WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER Ist Issue Aug., 1960 BANQUET AND DANCE held by Local 1-417, IWA, for students of the Union Training Programme was enjoyed (as may be seen by the pictures) by those who attended the gala affair July 9, in the Village Hotel, Kamloops. Union Drive Airs Rotten Conditions Shocking substandard wages of laundry and dry cleaning plant workers in the sprawling Metro Toronto region have been brought to light by a new union organizing drive. More than 7,000 of these workers in this area have been drawing down a weekly pay of between $20 and $32 — less than half the national wage average. New Canadians Thomas Corrigan and Gil Davis, organizers of the International Laundry, Cleaners and Dichouse Workers Union which has been conducting the drive, says new Canadians make up the bulk of the victimized laundry workers. The union flatly denied charges contained in a statement by the Dry Cleaners and Launderers In- stitute of Ontario. The institute said the union was employing threats of violence to force workers into its ranks. Harry Simon, regional director for the Canadian Labour Con- 77 gress, described the company in- stitute as notorious for its anti- labour tactics. Simon also countered the in- stitute’s statement underlining the fact that the laundry workers’ union has been expelled from the AFL-CIO in the U.S. for corrupt practices of some officers. INSTRUCTION IN INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID Correspondence Courses leading to Industrial First Aid Certificates approved by the Workmen’s Compensation Board of B.C. Also Correspondence Course in Timekeeping and Basic Accident available through Prevention. THE INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID 152 West Hastings Street CREDIT UNION DIRECTORY IWA Credit Unions and other Credit Unions supported by IWA Local Unions in B.C. Alberni District Credit Union, 209 Argyle Street, Port Alberni IWA 1-217 Savings, Broadway & Quebec Streets, Vancouver 10 IWA (N.W.) Credit Union, Room 21, 774 Columbia Street, New Westminster Local 1-118, IWA (Victoria), 904 Gordon Street, Victoria Chemeainus & District Credit Union, Box 229, Chemainus Lake Cowichan and District Credit Union, Lake Cowichan, B.C. Courtenay Credit Union, Box 952, Courtenay Duncen & District Credit Union, Box 1717, Duncan Prince George & District, 1046 - 4th Avenue, Prince George Nonoimo & District Credit Union, 499 Wallace St., Nanaimo Ladysmith & District Credit Union, Box 154, Ladysmith, B.C. United Lebour Credit Union, 1475 East 43rd, Vancouver Clayton Walls Speaker At 1-417 Banquet IWA Interior Regional Di- rector, J. Clayton Walls was guest speaker at the Banquet held for members of Local 1-417, IWA’s Union Training Programme July 9, in the Village Hotel, Kamloops. Thirty-four students so far have participated in the Union Training Programme held under the able direction of the three instructors, Cliff Michael, Financial Secretary of Local 1-417; Dick Larson, 1st Vice- president of Local 1-417; and Bob Schlosser, Recording Secretary of Local 1-417. What’s New For You LESS DRAG from ship’s hull is in prospect. System for coating hulls of submarines, underwater missiles and surface ships with flexible materials has been de- veloped. It is said to reduce drag by up to 50%. System uses thin | outer skin of rubber supported by a mass of minute rubber pillars which are attached to the surface of the vessel. Area between rubber skin and vessel is filled with silicone oil or other shockabsorb- ing material. xx * CHILDPROOF, or nearly so, is claim for molded closure cap designed for drugs, pills, other | products. Requiring adult strength | to open, the polyethylene cap is pried up, but is permanently attached to bottle by plastic strip. | It is hinged for bending back and | forth. * %* * INDUSTRIAL WASTE irom} steel plants may be licked by new process for reclaiming spent acid and dissolved iron. U.S. electro- chemical firm working with German steel makers, says steel plant would realize profit from re- covered iron as well as avoid polluting streams and _ coastal waters at plant sites. * * * PAINT in wet weather with new additive. Manufacturer says 4 oz. of additive to 1 gal. of paint |} even where there is heavy con- densation. It is designed to dis- place water or moisture on wide range of surfaces although it is less effective on absorbent ma- terial that has deep-seated damp- ness. * * * SAFETY and convenience for children learning to swim are promised by Canadian-designed ATTENDANTS ASSN. OF’ B.C. Vancouver 3, B.C. SOME OF THE STUDENTS and instructors who attended the Banquet and dance held by Local 1-417, IWA, pose for their photo. Unfortunately no names were submitted with the picture and the only person that can be identified is Cliff Michael, Financial Secretary of the Local Union, seen on the extreme left, front row. swimsuit. Foam rubber is built into collar attached to shoulder straps and into pants of the suit to keep child buoyant. Designed by Toronto woman, suits will go on market soon at around $9.95 retail. * * x BEGINNER gets a break in handling precision micrometer. New one has built-in brain which flashes automatic reading on dial, eliminating chance of human error. * % * REACTOR SIMULATOR for high schools or universities is being offered by a U.K. firm. A two-day yisual course with the “student” nuclear reactor may take the place of weeks of read- ing or lectures, the company says. Cost cf the cheapest model: $19,008. * % * INSPECTION of the soil for- imation beneath construction pro- jects can now be done with a tele- vision camera housed in a shell made of acrylic plastic and steel. Previously inspectors, outfitted in diving suits, were lowered into caissons sunk deep in the earth at the building site. Or the construc- tion company relied on core dril- lings in judging whether the cais- sons had reached a formation that would support the building. \ * * * DESTROY and bale confiden- tial papers in one operation with a combination shredding and baling machine. Shredder cutters won’t need re-sharpening in a lifetime of use, maker says, and paper clips and fasteners won’t damage shred- der unit. Material can also be baled without shredding through a hopper filling door. Did You Know? A new fishing reel has been developed which is built around a magnet. The magnet holds the parts together while providing the necessary drag, * * * An Eskimo sun visor is made by cutting slots in a carefully- shaped piece of wood and fit- ting it with strips of hide. And No Finer Boot Has Ever Been Made Than The Logging Boot Made Right Here In British Columbia by Pierre Paris & Sons £4. 51 West Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C. A family business owned & operated in British Columbia for 48 years