PRESIDENT

Neto Westminster and District : GERRY STONEY

FIRST VICE-f RESIDENT
r wae MIKE KRAMMER
Labour Council
SECRETARY -TREASURER

709 - 12th STREET, NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C. TOM BAKER
PHONE 524-9311

October 31, 1975.

TO: All Local Unions affiliated to the DOUGLAS
Vancouver and New Westminster District Aprnece LIBRARY
Labour Councils and Local Unions “° WRCHIVES
National, International and Provincial

Unions affiliated to the G.t.C.
Greetings:

The Vancouver and New Westminster and District
Labour Councils with the assistance of the Education Department
of the Canadian Labour Congress are holding a jolnt Education
Seminar on Saturday and Sunday, January 24 and 25, 1976, at the
B.C. Institute of Technology.

: This week-end seminar is offering a large variety
of courses on topics such as, Stewards! Training for Building
Trades, Stewards! Training for Industrial Unions, Stewards!
Training for Provincial Government Employees, Stewards! Training
for Federal Government Employees, Stewards! Training for White
Collar Workers, Collective Bargaining (industrial Unions), /Wo~*
men in the Work Force, Labour's Past, Present and Future (Labour
History), The Citizen and the Law, Duties of Officers and Commi t-
teemen, Organizing, Labour's Role in the Communi fy, Parliamentary
Procedure, Labour -Legisltation and Jobs, !ncome and the Canadian
Worker.

Especially now that we are faced with wage controls
by the Federal Government, it is of utmost Importance that Local
Unions expand their educational activities to meet the educa-
tional needs of their membership. We, therefore, very strongly
urge your union's participation by sending as many delegates as
possible. The registration fee per delegate is $15.00; this
includes a free lunch on Saturday and Sunday. All registrations
are to be sent to the: Education Committee, Canadian Labour
Congress, 112 East 6th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. Registrations
should be sent to this office NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 15 to al-
low for proper allocation of classrooms.

A description of the courses, schedule of the sem-~
inar and registration forms are enclosed herewith.

For the first time in the history of labour educa-
tion in Canada, we are providing ‘day care! facilities. Will

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