Page Four THE B.C. Questions and Answers QUESTION: Can labor make effective gains without giving some attention to political action? ANSWER: No. The fact that our government is today dominated by our employers (Big Business) should be suf- ficient proof of the necessity of labor to pay particular attention to political action if it is to consolidate its gains. B.C. is at present notorious for its com- pany towns and feudal domains. Such industrial towns as Trail and Maillard- ville, for instance, are dominated both economically and politically by the em- ployers. The association camps in this province have no-tresspassing signs both on land and the water that they have leased and God help you if you are a union organizer or even a progressive M.L.A. and found on their property. If the B.C. Lumber Worker is sent to these camps they never go past the office. To state that the government of B.C. is a government of the Industrial As- sociation of B.C. is debatable, but to state that Pattullo and Pearson are car- rying out a policy that only serves in the interests of the Industrial Association is apparent to all. Our campaigns to build the union can- not be separated from the struggle to change the attitude of the Patullo gov- ernment towards labor. The right of the |. Boss Loggers to set up feudal domains in democratic Canada must be chal- lenged. The economic and political power of the mill barons in Maillardville, Port Alberni, Chemainus, Youbou, etc. must be defeated by the sawmill workers. In these places the sawmill workers must get organized and elect their own mem- bers to represent them on the municipal bodies of these towns. All of the recent big strikes in B.C., Anyox, Corbin, ’34 loggers’ strike, ’35 Waterfront strike, etc. were not defeated by the employers but were defeated mainly by the municipal and provincial governments who mustered all the forces at their disposal (even the Navy in the case of Anyox) to aid the employers in smashing the strikes. Where labor has taken political action on a national, provincial, and local scale, there we also witness the gains of labor consolidated. The thing to keep in mind, however, is that labor political action must develop out of the local issues that we are confronted with, and while 2 trade union is independent of political parties, nevertheless, its economic re- quirements must also be fought for on the political field, irregardless of what party is in power. PATRONIZE our ADVERTISERS Rew eeeeeeeeeeeenenennnnnnuns e e 4 Riverside Hotel} COURTENAY a9 “A Home for Everybody” R. Dixon yreweuununancacae: saaseecunun: W. JOHNSON SHOE REPAIRS 1056% West Pender St. LIGHT WEIGHT CAULK SHOES Made to Order Guaranteed Repairing While You Wait 9OOOOO0000000000000000000008 B.C. T.U. To Meet Sept. 18 Trades Unions, Religious And Social Groups Urged To Send Delegates The B.C. Federation on Unemployment hhas issued a call to a convention on Lo- cal Welfare and Unemployment for the Moose Hall, Burrard street, September 18, commencing at 9:45 a.m. Four major points on the agenda are: *() Municipal self-liquidating public works, designed to bring to an end the present relief work projects and substi- tute them for a fair wage plan. (2) The need for hard-surfaced high- ways and a program of linking up south- ern B.C. roads; this as a means of put- ting unemployed men to work and in- creasing the earnings of our highways. (3) Low rental housing, and need for speedy construction of same as a means of coping with over-congestion and house scarcity. (4) The need for a _federal-provincial social welfare policy designed to offer full and proper care for the old. Speakers will include: Dr. A. H. Bar- ton, President Vancouver Federated Ratepayers’ Association; Mr. John Stan- ton, President Greater Vancouver and New Westminster Youth Council; Alder- man Helena Gutteridge, Vancouver Civ- ic Housing Committee. Dr. Barton will indicate the growing concern of taxpayers. John Stanton will report on the findings of Vancouver Youth Council while investigating un- employment in five Vancouver neighbor- hood districts. Alderman Gutteridge will explain Vancouver’s housing needs and report as to municipal progress thereto. At the convention all present executive officers of the B.C. Federation on Un- employment will resign, and the confer- ence will be asked to appoint a Presi- dent, Secretary-Treasurer, and adopt a constitution providing for an Executive Council, to be composed of one repre- sentative of each affiliated organization. All trade unions, ratepayers associa- tions, youth groups, churches, women’s societies, veterans’ branches, and unem- ployed organizations are urged to Bend delegates. A fee of fifty cents for one delegate or seventy-five cents for two will be charged. Printed reports of all Proceedings and other factual data will be sent to all delegates after the con- vention. 4 ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ s , ‘ ‘ ‘ 4 ‘ , ’ ‘ , , ‘ s ‘ ‘ ‘ , 4 ‘ ‘ ‘ MONEY TO LOAN On Men’s Suits, Overcoats, Logging Boots and Sleeping Bags. SAN FRANCISCO Tailors 52 WEST HASTINGS ST. wees cewenee! ’ g é ‘ g s é ‘ s Uy é g ‘ s ‘ g 6 g é s s é ‘ s ‘ ‘ é ‘ OXFORD BARBERS 425 ABBOTT ST. For a stylish Haircut and a smooth Shave, patronize a Barber Shop that’s 100% Union. 2 Chairs at your service, ART WALSH, Prop. 4) SS HASTINGS STEAM BATHS 164 EAST HASTINGS ST. Government Registered Masseurs in Attendance J. WEPSALA, Prop. Also Agent for Norwegian and Swedish American Steamship Lines. HIGH. 240 ALWAYS OPEN LL SEA FOODS ARE GOOD FOR YOU . +. and you'll like them at THE “ONLY” FISH THEY ARE ALWAYS FRESH! 20 East Hastings Street ; 100% UNION HOUSE SE ST LUMBER W@RKER August9, 1938 |Washington-Oregon Shingle Workers Sign Wage Agreement Shingle weavers! From a recent agreement reached between em- ployers and locals in Washington and Oregon we reprint the following extract giving the wage scale. Compare this with your wages and ask yourself, “Should I join the union?” ARTICLE VII. (a) Six hours continuous labor, per- formed in any ‘twenty-four (24) hour period is one day’s work; thirty-six (36) hours shall constitute one work week. (b) Any person or persons employed in excess of six (6) continuous hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period shall be paid at the rate of time-and-one-half, except engineers, firemen and watchmen, who may be employed at the straight time rate to forty 40) hours per week. Above forty (40) hours per week, the rate shall be time-and-one-half. (c) The minimum wage shall be sixty- seven and one-half (6744) cents per hour. (d) The minimum wage bracket clas- sification shall be: (1) Clean-up men; (2) Bandnailer; (3) Woodpicker; (4) Second-car Loader; (5) Watchman, and such other desig- nations as may be classified by the plant committee and em- ployer. (e) The pay spread between the bracket classification shall remain as ad- justed in 1937. (f) Shingle sawyers shall be paid at the following minimum rate per square, based on the present grading rules established by the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau: Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 24", 24c 24” 18’ 30¢ 24¢ 18”. 240 AGM 0G 1607 240 AC a aae Sawing dimensions shall be ten (10) cents per square more than the above rate per grade. Packing shall be paid the following “THE FISHERMAN” The Only Trade Union Paper in the Fishing Industry Rates: $1 year, 60c 6 mos., 35c 3 mos. Published Every Other Tuesday at 164 East Hastings St. by the Salmon Purse Seiners’ Union and Pacific Coast Fishermen’s Union 43, 615 West Hastings St. All Newly Decorated — Outside Rooms 122 E. Hastings, Vancouver (Opp. Carleton Cafe) SAAS EE Canadian Volunteers in Spain Need Smokes, Etc. DONATE TO: Friends of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion MONTHLY SHIPMENTS MADE Welcome, Loggers! . a atime rate per- square, based on the present grading rules established by the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau: Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 1642 21¢ Packing dimensions shall be five (5) cents more per square than the above rate. ‘Packing and mailing bands shall be one (1) cent per square above the regular rate. Packing and tallying shall be two (2) cents per square above the regular rate. Packing, nailing bands and tallying shall be three (3) cents above the regular rate. BLUBBER BAY DRAW All parties having books out on the Blubber Bay drawing being con- ducted by the strike committee are reminded that books must be in to the District Council office by Fri- day, August 12. THE BARBER SHOP In Balmoral Hotel 159 East Hastings St. ALWAYS GOOD SERVICE UNION SHOP — Alf Lindahl, Prop. | tn tt ct nc tn LOGGERS AND FISHERMEN! . while at HARDY BAY . EAT AT Mrs. Chas. Lynch Cafe Hardy Bay, B.C. Union House sees ee eneeeeenseencensneey SCANDIA CAFE 217 Carrall St. “The place to meet your chums at meal-time in town” weenessnmenanennmnnascseinne- weeeeeeesy wenenecee Vancouver, B.C. HOTEL NEW LION CLEAN AND QUIET Hot Water Always in Every Room Well Managed Elevator Service Moderate Rates PHONE SEY. 2964-0