THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER giles here we are back again, ‘wood is beginning to move toward uck. Camp is operating in full swing ith four track-sides and a cold-decker ty sets of fallers; all in all about first meeting was held April 27, at Camp, Safety First, Sports, Lib- Ways and Means, Political Welfare, “what is meant by a Political Wel- “fare committee we will briefly outline "some of its functions. The responsibility “of this committee is to see that all mem- ‘bers in camp are on the voters’ list, thus ‘enabling them to exercise their franchise, since we consider it just as much a crime _ to scab at the polls as it is on the econ- omic field, Besides this it has the duty to arrange meetings for various political ‘candidates, Under this form of activity the committee has arranged a meeting to be held in camp May 8, at which Sam Guthrie, C.C.F, M.L.A. for Cowichan-New- eastle and H. E. Winch, C.C.F. M.L.A. for Vancouver East, will speak, CONSCRIPTION OPPOSED. "Since camp reopened the question of the newly adopted government policy of ‘conscription of men and equipment from industry was brought to our attention by the management, In discussion, we did not consider the plan merited the support of organized labor in the lumbering in- As an alternative the enclosed jution was drafted and endorsed by th a x ‘When in the City make your Home at the NEW FOUNTAIN HOTEL 45 W. CORDOVA ST. Sey. 28 MRS, FLO. YOUNG, Mer. Welcome, Loggers! HOTEL NEW LION 122 E. Hastings Street CITY THE RADIO It is our desire that this resolution be discussed by workers throughout the in- dustry, FAVOR PER CAPITA. Besides the above-mentioned activities, the referendum ballot for the B.C, Lum- ber Worker per capita was held and re- sulted as follows: For, 190; Against, 13; Spoiled, 1. Since this is a union camp, naturally we should give a brief report of the dele- gates’ activities. At our monthly collec- tion of dues approximately $800 was col- lected and seventeen new members were signed up. Camp is 100 per cent except for a few coming in since the collection. enthused with the result of their last dance held at the Honeymoon Bay Dance Pavilion, the Women’s Auxiliary, in co- operation with the Camp Committee, are making plans to hold another card party and dance at that popular rendezvous on the 27th of the month. Come one, come all, to the hall! Keep up the good work, Mr. Farrell of “Green Gold” fame, and at this time we extend our thanks to Fred Marchese, benevolent sponsor of this worthwhile program, Realizing the importance and interest of job news we will endeavor to keep the workers in industries informed of the activities in this camp from time to time. Fraternally, The Press Committee, LOGGERS’ NAVY RUNS ASSCC.’S GAUNTLET On Board “Laur Wayne,” Sointula, May 4, 1939. Visits have been made to the crews at the Pioneer Logging Co, at Port MacNeil and to the Wood & English Logging Co. at Englewood. Englewood has over 100 men working there at present, Wages, to quote a few in the lower brackets, are as follows: woodbuckers and signalmen, $3.75; chokermon, $4.26; rigging-slingers, $4.60, with workers in other categories rela- tively underpaid. This is an “Association” camp and it is felt that the wages there should be raised through insistent action by the workers involved, which should commence with organizing into the I.W.of A. There did not seem to be much dissatisfaction amongst the fallers, who as } SEA FOODS ARE GOOD FOR YOU ... and youll like them at THE “ONLY” FISH THEY ARE ALWAYS FRESH! 20 East Hastings Street 100% UNION HOUSE “{ternational sympathy towards China has increased; the foundations for victory have been laid,” — From “China Today.” HANEY TAILORS 62 East Hastings St Phone SEy. 9417 “Vancouver, B.C. Camp and Mill “EVERY READER A CORRESPONDENT” REPORTS unemployed men into employment at tion in the operations affected; willing to take part in preserving our AND WHEREAS, the Government has and care of unemployed men; on the public; sider its decision in the light of the Lake Log Opposes Conscription For Firefighting WHEREAS, the plan of the Provincial Government to conscript employed loggers for the purpose of fire fighting at a wage much lower than the scale paid in the industry, is contrary to the expressed policy of the Government to absorb a decent living wage; AND WHEREAS, taking men out of the industry would seriously curtail produc- AND WHEREAS, there are many unemployed loggers who would only be too forest wealth; already set up Forestry, Camps to train AND WHEREAS, these camps are now being closed, throwing thousands of men onto the streets of our cities, where they will in a short time become dependent AND WHEREAS, these men could be stationed in camps at stra toele 0 centres and trained in fire fighting and reforestation; AND WHEREAS, the Unions in the industry and the Employment Agencies would be willing to supply experienced loggers who are unemployed in the case of fire; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we employees of the Lake Logging Co. at Rounds, B.C., go on record protesting the action of the Government in con- scripting employed men from the industry in the case of fire. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we petition the Government to recon- above-mentioned facts, are being paid at the rate of 70c per M. WAGES LOW AT PIONEER. At the Pioneer Logging Co.’s camp wages were found to be lower than in any other camp visited, with woodbuckers and signalmen receiving $3.50; day falling, what little there is of it, $4.00-$4.25; chokermen, $4.00; second loaders, $4.25 Besides these low rates there are un- necessary taxes imposed on the men, such as a school tax of 50c a month on single men and $1.00 on married men. This tax is checked-off through the office and we are informed that the men were never given an opportunity to vote on the mat- ter in accordance with the Public Schools Act of British Columbia. The Coast Mission also takes a nice slice from the workers at the Pioneer, which is also checked-off their wages. Here we have another example of an “Association” camp and while no one will say that the loggers are getting too much wages in any camp, it is remarkable what a great spread exists between the wages paid in various “Association” camps. Clearly, here is evidence of the need for organization in these camps, for while there may be arguments advanced by em- ployers against a general raise in wages throughout the industry, there can be no room for any controversy as to. why the wages paid in other logging camps, where the scale paid is from 15 per cent to 25 per cent higher, cannot be paid by these cot-throat outfits whose wage standards constitute a threat to living standards of the Coast loggers. It is to be hoped that the employees affected will realize this and co-operate to the mutual advantage of themselves WE GUARANTEE A PERFECT FIT AND COMPLETE SATISFACTION! LOGGERS’ Office & Stand: 404 COLUMBIA AVE. 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