Now that | am back from
holidays | am qettina cau-
ght up on any union busin-
ess that needs to be att-

ended to.
One of our biaqgest needs
is Shop-Stewards. Is there

someone there amonast our
ranks, who is interested
in the job? {tf so, please
make yourself known,

Some say the Union is no
good. The Executive do
nothing. Why not stop and
ask yourself this question,
"Who is the Union?! And
you may find you are call-
ing yourself down. (Think
about it.) ! must say,
that those who are on Com-
mittees do work at it, but
there is always help need-
ed, ;

These articles are to be
for information, so with-
out further ado.....

The Fact-finding Comm-
ittee, is working at pro-
posals for our furture
contract. The Committee
should be reporting at the
General Meeting,.on April
10th. This of course, is
. to qet general approval up
to date, Then they will
be recessing until later in
the year, possibly till
September, when serious
thoughts should be aiven to
the Barqainina Committee,

Next, there will be a
C.W.S. School sometime in
either March or April and
it will be open to a lim-
ited amount of men, The
Campany, also par-takes in
the school. The instructor
is one of our representat-
ives from the Toronto

sianed up member.

LOCAL 6536

offices, namely, Mr. ALF.
Edwards. Watch for further
announcements.

The Sick & Welfare Com-
mittee, have been doina an
excellent job, on behalf of
our Brothers and Sisters.
| extend our Thanks.

The. Union donated one
hundred dollars, ($100.00)
to the Lee family, who lost
their mobile home through
fire.

{ would like to mention,
that we are the first North-
ern local to have a woman
Shop~Steward. Sister
McKiernan, is a Steward in
the Kitchen Department.

Those whom belong to the
Western District Union
Death Benefit Plan, will
notice that the assesment
of $1.50 for February, was
a little hiqh. The reason
being, no assesment was re-
ceived for December, 1971.
This covers December and
January, 1972. It would
like to point out the total
number of deaths in Dist-
rict 6 for 1971 was 48, for
the total cost of $4.80 per
‘Nineteen
deaths were accidental and
twentynine of natural causes,
A fairly reasonable insur-
ance for the benefits de-
rived,

Brother Harvey Kent, our
District Representative,
attended the General Meet-
ing, February lth. He
outlined the possibilities
of a Northern Strike Comm-
ittee, this when formed,
will encompass all Northern
Locals.

Notice of motion has been
made, this motion will be
made and seconded at the
General Meeting, March 13th
1972.

Motion - ''Moved that this
local participate in a rea-
ional strike fund, that
other Northern Locals are
participating in and that a
local member be appointed
to the board.!!

Our Financial Secretary
will be preparing the nec~
essary documents, ready for
the audit requested by our
International Auditors. The
audit will be done either in
Whitehorse or Watson Lake.
The dates and place have not
been confirmed as yet, but
will be in the near future. -

Brother, Oscar Daum was
elected Safety Committee
Chai rman,

Henry Hawkins,
President ~ Local 6536

EXECUTIVE:

.

Vice-President..\Wm. Akey
Secretary....Geo. Thomas
Financial Sec..D. Millar
Greivance Committe Chair-
man....e. Wm. Akey

Chief Shop-Steward.....

J. McCallum
Sick & Welfare... R. Knowles
Safety Committee Chairman.
~- O;. Daum,