Morris, Joseph

MORRIS, Joseph, labour leader (b 14 June 1913, Lancashire, England; d 11 Oct 1996, Victoria). His family immigrated to LADYSMITH when he was a teenager and shortly after he went to work in the woods as a scaler (see LOGGING). He became an organizer for the International Woodworkers of America (see INDUSTRIAL, WOOD AND ALLIED WORKERS OF CANADA), then rose to become president of the western district from 1953 to 1962. After joining the executive of the Canadian Labour Congress, he became...

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