‘Urged To

o make it easier for you to
‘with our organizational
| the District Council has decided
“out thousands of copies of a semi-
bulletin, to be distributed free
gates, This bulletin will deal
y phase of our program and
you the program of our
the industry. It will deal ex-

e weaver. This is a great step to-
w stimulating and strengthening our
ion in this basic industry,
Our council is aware of the deplorable
conditions in the sawmills and realizes
obstacles they are faced with in or-
ganizing the thousands who are still un-
organized. ‘The right of workers to or-
-ganize in trade unions of their choice
is recognized by every one as a funda-
‘mental right under our Constitution.
British Columbia has now a trade
union bil lin force which gives the un-
deniable right to organize. This Bill, en-
jacted in 1987, called Bill 94, reads in
part. I quote: “It shall be lawful for em-
ployees to bargain collectively with their
employers and to conduct such bargain-
ing through representatives of employees
duly elected by a majority vote of em-
_ Ployees affected, and any employer or
employees refusing so to bargain shall
be liable to a fine not exceeding $500 for
"each offence,”
_ ‘Wheoretically you have the right to
organize, but under the same law, the
_ employer has the right to place every
obstacle in your way. While we realize
this, we feel that the degree of protec-
tion given you by this Bill 94 can be of
great help and we are confident that
if __ wherever We can get a 51 per cent major-
Eaty:

* in any mill, we can get an agree-
< it that will protect your job and bet-
4 ter appue condition,

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THE BC. LUMBER WORKER

~ Local 80

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Fred Marchese, of the West Hotel,
‘and the Roving Reporter had promised
to attend this dance, and some disappoint-
ment was voiced at their non-appearance.

We convey Fred Marchese's regrets
that he was detained by press of business.
He assures us he was more diappointed
than anybody else was.

As for the Roving Reporter, unless he
“has slipped considerably, he is well able
to dig up his own alibis—so we leave it
in bis lap.

| At the present time the CCF and pro-
gressive members in Ottawa have intro-
duced two important bills that would
safeguard and guarantee you protection
when organized or while organizing.
This bill is known as Bill No. 5. This
bill would make it a crime, punishable
by fine or imprisonment for any employer
to refuse to employ, to dismiss, to threat-
en or to intimidate workers in order to
prevent their joining a trade union or
because they already belong to’a union,
This bill is the most important ever in-
troduced in the Federal House, The pass-
ing of this bill would affect your very
livelihood by protecting your democratic
right to organize in a trade union, It
would give a great impetus to our organ-
izational drive to unionize the sawmill
industry.

Mill workers, you can do a great deal
in supporting this bill right now. Most
of you belong to some club or organiza-
tion, Have your own organization pass a
resolution, or write a letter yourself,
supporting Bill No, 5, and send them to
your member of parliament or to the
Minister of Justice at Ottawa.

The concensus of opinion at the time
of writing is that this Bill has a great
chance of being enacted, It has already
got the support of a majority of Liberals
and Conservatives,

There is another way by which you
can help support progressive legislation
and that is to see that you are on the
voters list and use your ballot to sup-
port any member who has a progressive
program that will benefit the greatest
number of people in their daily struggles
for a decent living.

Now, mill workers, these bulletins will
be delivered free at your mill gates, but
can only be carried on with your help
and cooperation. We intend to give you
mill news in the coming issues. This will
only be done with your cooperation. We
want you to express your opinion on
these bulletins, whether pro or con. Write
to our Editor, giving your comments,
and don’t forget to listen to our weekly
program over CJOR, 7:45 p.m. every
Tuesday, and for immediate problems
write to District Council, LW.A., 16 East
Hastings street, Remember only a trade
union will give you job security and bet-
ter conditions.

el West Ltd.

FRED R. MARCHESE, Mgr,

Statement Of
District Council

The genuine interest which has been
expressed during the last few weeks in
regard to the new development of the
B.C. Lumber Worker is reassuring to say
the least. For several weeks now the
B.C. Coast District Council haye been
negotiating a numbex of changes in their
official organ, in line with the decision
adopted at the last regular meeting of
the Council in Nanaimo, These changes
have made the Timber Worker the of-
ficial paper o fthe Union in this as in
other districts, and will widen the scope
of activity for the B.C, Lumber Worker
which will advance into the field as an
organizing bulletin, By free distribution
to organized and unorganized in camps
and mills, big and small alike, it will
thus be possible for the Lumber Worker
to fill its role more effectively as one
of the best organizers the B.C. district
has had. More news on job-activity and
organizational campaigns will be carried,
and the circulation of the paper, which
will be published bi-weekly henceforth,
Will be doubled immediately."The Tim-
ber Worker will carry broader news of
the industry, and carry on necessary
educational work for job-betterment and
social security, thus building and consoli-
dating the forces of labor in B.C. and
particularly the woodworkers,

As a result of generous cooperation
which has been shown by the Board of
Management of the Timber Worker, ar-
rangements have been completed to have
the entire subscription list of the Lum-
ber Worker taken over by that paper.
Commencing this week, subscribers will
receive copies of the Timber Worker
until their subscriptions have run out.

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New subscriptions or supplies for solicit-_
ing same can be obtained from the of-
fice of the B.C. Lumber Worker Union
Bulletin, Regular news coverdge will be
forwarded from this office each week,
So please keep us informed on interest-
ing happenings so that we can make
both our organs more digestible, and
more important still, a better rank-and-
file expression,

circulation for the B.C. Lumber Worker;

The immediate benefits of the new
policy will be: (1) More than doubled
(2) The Lumber Worker Union Bulletin
will invade the unorganized areas which
it had not done on the previous basis,
and which it is impossible for a paper
to do; (3) The effectiveness of the Tim-
ber Worker which is a most attractive
trades paper, will be greatly increased.
It will be able to extend its influence
and consolidate and unify the forces
south of the 49th parallel with those
to the north, thereby strengthening the
entire International and bringing a
stronger co-ordination of the broad
ILW.A. program; (4) The change will
save the B.C. Coast District Council in
the neighborhood of thirty dollars per
week,

So we see to the Lumber Worker, the
Timber Worker and to the B.C, member-
ship, the change will mean increased ef-
feetiveness for all. The B.C. District is
now closer to the International organ-
ization, which means that that body can
provide more effective aid and leader-
ship.

NIGEL MORGAN,
Vice-President.

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