IWA

Longtime International Woodworkers of America (IWA) activist Lyle Pona went from a teenage plywood worker and shop steward to national director of organizing for IWA Canada, leading campaigns in Thunder Bay and Newfoundland. He also shares stories of the NDP’s...

This interview was conducted by journalist Rod Mickleburgh with Syd Thompson around the time of his retirement. Thompson was president of both the large Vancouver local of the IWA [International Woodworkers of America] and the Vancouver and District Labour Council...