THE B.C. LUM

BER WORKER

‘June 12, 1939

LETTERS

Sointula, B.C, June 3, 1939,
‘The Laur Wayne has just arrived here
after completing a trip to the Queen
Charlotte Island camps, During the trip
there Kelly’s, Morgan's and Allison’s
_ eamps were visited and in all camps meet-
ings were held and a good number of
initiations were made, While in some
camps the desire for organization is
stronger than others, there is need for
strengthening the organization there as
it has-been found that even in this dis-
tant place where the natural conditions

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as to terrain, timber and transportation
are similar in all camps, there exists dis-
crepancies between the wages on the
same jobs in different camps. A good
example of the latter is Morgan’s camp,
where the boom-men are being paid 50c
a day less than Allison’s, Most of their
spruce is being shipped to Tacoma.

No calls were made at the smaller
camps on the way down, due to the short-
ness of the time and the curtailment of
production in most of the camps above
Seymour Inlet,

Since arriving here the camp at Port
(“Fort”) MacNeil (Pioneer Log Co.) was
visited, Here the organizers were met
by the superintendent, who invited one
of them to examine his collection of “No
Trespassing” signs, for which the former
is becoming notable. The other organizer
took adyantage of this opportunity to
distribute the B.C, Lumber Worker and
a leaflet dealing with conditions in that
particular camp. The camp of Cyrs and
Allen was also visited. After leaving here
it is the intention of the organizers to
visit the crews at Salmon River, Engle-
wood and other camps en route south.

LABOR DAY
CELEBRATIONS

Local unions will celebrate Labor Day,
first Monday in September, in a big way
if plans of delegate Pete Munro of the
Street Railwaymen are fulfilled. He
points out that this summer the local
Trades Council will mark its fiftieth an-
niversary, and believes that a major
Labor Day celebration would be ap-
propriate. The council executive will ap-
Foint a committee to act in the matter.

Hear the woodworkers’ broadcast,
“Green Gold,” every Tuesday, 7:45
to 8 pm. over CJOR.

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ROUNDS LADIES’
AUXILIARY ACTIVE

Editor, B.C, Lumber Worker:

I am writing a short report of our
activities which I hope will encourage
some of the other Auxiliaries to get
busy. In April our Ladies’ Auxiliary
donated one hundred dollars to Local
1-80 for organizational work. As a re-
sult considerable organizing has been
done and this means higher wages,
which indirectly means better conditions
at home for us. We have six new mem-
bers in our sub-local since April, when
we had a party in one of our sister’s
homes for the flower fund.

A word about the Lumber Worker.
We sure miss it and wish we were
getting it every week like before,

Fraternally,
LW.A. Ladies’ Auxiliary
Sub-Local 30.

Franklin River Letter
Claimed Unfounded

Editor, B.C, Lumber Worker:

Re Franklin River district, in which I,
Calvin Walker, was injured on May 6,
of this year,

I read all about it in your issue of May
26th, in which a Special Correspondent
gave his version of the accident, and the
brutal way in which he states I was
treated. In fairness to me, I think you
should publish this letter, as the corre-
spondent who wrote the letter was very
wrongly informed,

He emphasizes the fact that I was
turned on my stomach, regardless of my
protests, which are wrong, as I threw
myself on my stomach myself as soon as
I hit the log, and the accident would have
been fatal if they had put me on my
back. The hook-tender, Wm. (Smokey)
Pennicott, took charge at the time of the
accident, and I have him and the other
boys on the scene to thank, for the care
and first-aid given me by them was one
of the main reasons that I'm alive today.

A basket stretcher of the latest design
was used to take me in, making splints
unnecessary,

The Special Correspondent also stated
that the head first-aid man, whose name
is Edward Parkinson, administered a
hypo to me, which did not take effect.
That too, is wrong. I went to sleep as
soon as he gave it to me,

I was met at the beach by my doctor,
who accompanied me to the hospital.

In closing, I wish to add that working
conditions, and first-aid equipment at
Franklin River is the best.

(Signed) Calvin Walker.

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Editor, B.C, Lumber Worker:

‘There are 18 men working here at pres-
ent, There is one A frame and one set
of fallers working. The A frame will be
finished in about a month's time and a
smaller crew may possibly do some cold-
decking. Camp conditions are fair but
the weather is terrible. No fire season
in this country. One man has been in-
jured this year but has returned to camp
after a layoff of nearly two months. The
dance tickets have all been sold and the
cheque for same is here enclosed. We
are expecting a visit from the Laur
Wayne in th near future.

Our best regards to the paper and the
union.

Card VL 2268. Card VL 2273.

SAWMILL DRIVE

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and written many union agreements,
thereby increasing their wages, We might
site here as an example, the hardrock
miners, the coal miners in Nanaimo, the
fishermen of British Columbia, some of
the larger logging camps on Vancouver
Island, the restaurant employees, etc,

As a matter of fact, a wave of organi~
zation has swept Canada this year and
made it possible for the progressive mem-
bers in Ottawa to pass the famous trade
union bill, No. 90. This wave of organiza-
tion ‘has been given impetus in B.C. by
the Trades and Labor Council, who have
now in progress a drive to organize all
trades in B.C,

The LW.A, in their last spring conven-
tion program dealt extensively with the
sawmill question and have since accom-
plished encouraging results,

Hundreds of copies of the B.C, Lumber
Worker Bulletin are now being delivered
at the mill gates, Committees are being
formed to take up the question of or-
ganizing the mills, With the additional
security of the new Federal Union Bill
and with the thousands of new union
members just enrolled, who want to sup-
port us, our drive in the sawmills will be
successful,

We know that. our conditions can be
improved, our wages increased and our
jobs made more secure. This can be ac-
complished but only with your help and
full co-operation,

We have at your service our weekly
radio broadcast, “Green Gold” at 7:45
pam, over CJOR every Tuesday; our or-
ganizers will be delivering papers at
your mill gate. Help yourself by dis-
cussing your problem with them and elect
committees that will be your bargaining
agency, Get in touch with our office at
504 Holden Building or telephone TRinity
4464 for information and help. Begin
right now looking after your interests and
you will be surprised how quickly you
will become a factor in the life of British
Columbia.

Forward with the thousands of trade
unionists who are enjoying higher wages,
better conditions and job security.

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