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THE B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

LETTERS

Camp and Mill

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Spicer's Log Camp,

Hardy Bay, B.C,

August 22, 1939.
Editor, B.C, Lumber Worker:

The “Laur Wayne” has called and gone
headed for the Queen Charlotte Island
camps and the boys are looking forward
to a return call on the way south, A well
attended meeting, some 28 of the crew
of 35 present, was held; dues were col-
lected and new members were signed up.

‘A grievance aired at the meeting con-
cerned the shipment of fresh meats to this
and other up-coast camps, and a com-
mittee was elected to prepare a. resolu
tion asking the Union Steamship Com
pany to install proper facilities for pack
ing fresh meats,

It was pointed out that the carcasses
are stored in the cargo decks without any
refrigeration, and by the time they reach
these northern camps, it is very often
“over-ripe.” The boats arrive here late
at night so when the meat hits the table
for the first meal it is already 48 hours
out of refrigeration, not counting the time
it has laid on the Vancouver dock.

Brother Gunerud gave an interesting
talk on our Union and International, and
made a rousing appeal to all to join up.
“Skipper” John McCuish, and Al, Parkin,
both well known to most in camp, were
busy for a few minutes after the meet-
ing writing up dues and installations and
answering questions,

Here’s hoping our “Navy” pays us a
visit on its way down,

Cards VL527, VL3036, VL 3080

THANKS, LOGGERS!

To the Editor:
May I through your columns express
my deep appreciation ‘s» my many logger,
friends at Cowichan Lake, Ladysmith, Al
berni and Vancouver, and particularly to
Mr, and Mrs, K, Laine and Mr, and Mrs.
R. Peltdo for the kindly help you gave
me since I have been in hospital.
Havnig been a patient for over fou
years at the General Hospital your help
has been greatly appreciated, and as
leave for my homeland this week, witt
my health partly recovered, I can assur.
you I shall not forget the generous con
tributions which were made to assist me
‘Again many thanks!
Yliharma,
‘Vasa, Finland,

DENTIST

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‘Over-Ripe’ Meat Causes
Men’s Request To U.S.S.C.

sons received relief in May, the «
ment of labor reports, Of the total,
» [Were -urban, industrial employed,

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OTTAWA, Ont.—A total of

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All-three main camps on the Queen
Charlotte Islands are still operating,
two of them with reduced crews.

The Morgan’s Log Company is oper-
ating at close to full strength, with
some 110 men in camp. There are rum-
ors that most of the crew will be fin-
ished" within two months, leaving only
a cold-deck crew and some gangs of
fallers, Camp conditions are fair and
the grub is good, Wages on the rigging
range from $4.50 on the chokers and up.
‘This low scale in comparison to camps
on the mainland and Vancouver Island
is the subject of much dissatisfaction,
the lack of organization prevents any
effective action being taken,

Allison Log Company.—General condi-
tions in this camp are similar to Mor-
gan’s with the exception of the grub,
which could stand improvement, Sey-
eral weeks ago the crew signed a peti-
tion favoring a better deal in the cook-
house, but again lack of organization
blocked a successful outcome. Some of
the rigging crew were sent down two
weeks ago, leaving about 125 men in
camp, Fallers and some of the cold-
deckers are expected to work through
to December,

Kelly Log Company is the best of the
three camps, both from the view of
camp conditions, the cookhouse and
working conditions, Wage scales are
the same as the other two camps. There
are only about 45 men in camp—all of
them on the rigging, Fallers were sent
down about July 1 and no more gangs
hired. Camp 2 has been moved to the
headquarters camp at Lyell Island,

You can enslave men, subject them to
forced labor, and paralyze their thinking
with false propaganda, But you cannot
give them insufficient food and then ex
act from their undernourished bodies
record labor output, Yet this is wha
Hitler is trying to do.

—Judith Greenfield

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Allison's Camp, Q.C.1.

‘The opening of a proposed coastwide —
campaign to force installation of refrig-
eration equipment on Union Steamship
and Canadian National boats, was made
last week when the entire crew of the
Allison Log Company on Cumshewa In-
let voted unanimously to place the
question before the shipping companies.

‘The question was raised at a mass
meeting of the crew addressed by or
ganizer Ted Gunerud of the “Loggers?
Navy,” and was a result of dissatisfac-
tion expressed over the condition of
meat and perishable vegetables reaching
camp from Vancouver without benefit
of refrigeration, Both Allison's and
Morgan’s camps are affected, Allison's
in particular since there is no refrig-
erator in camp, .

In approving a resolution on this
question, the Allison's crew recommend-
ed that the LW.A, take the matter up
on a coastwide scale and secure tho
support of other camps, since almost
every logging operation north of Soin-
tula is affected by having to use rotten
meat,

It is understood the cooks at both
Morgan's and Kelley’s approve of a
campaign for refrigeration service. The
Kelley Log Company, besides having its
own refrigeration in camp, hag all its
meats shipped in dry ice, so that half-
rotten meat is no problem in this camp.

Lumbermen

Win 5% Raise

CLEVELAND, Ohio.—Workers at the
American Box Company here won a
five per cent pay increase in 2 contract
signed after months of negotiations.

The agreement signed with Local 182,
International Woodworkers of America,
will mean nearly $3,000 yearly wage
raise for 52 employees, It was signed
as the zero hour of a strike threat ap-
proached.

Similar pay raises were won by mem-
bers of the union working at tho

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