THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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Camp and Mill

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Local 80 Conference

Marks Gains Of Year

Meeting in the I.W.A. Hall at Lake Cowichan, Local 1-80 held its annual
meeting last Sunday. The meeting, which was opened by President Fred
Wilson, was later addressed by District Representative Nigel Morgan,
who extended greetings and best wishes from the International and Dis-
trict Council. Committees were then set up to handle resolutions, ways
and means, by-laws, balloting, and organization.

The policy of the Local regarding negotiations for agreements was
fully discussed, and plans laid for work in this direction for the coming
season. Arrangements were made for special meetings at the Ist of Oc-
tober to elect three delegates, one from Ladysmith, one from Lake Log,
and one from Local 80 direct, to attend the International convention.

A recommendation was brought in that the District Council issue a
leaflet on the I.C.A. Act, pointing out that only an organization which

VICTORIA LOCALS
HOLD JOINT MEET

A joint meeting of the two Victoria
LW.A. unions, Shingle Weavers Local
1-118 and Sawmill Workers Local 1-122,
was addressed last Friday by Nigel
Morgan, district rep-
resentative, During
the course of the
speech, Morgan laid
particular stress on |
the war situation and fh
the- grave responsi-
bility which rested
upon the shoulders of
organized labor to
show a progressive
lead in uniting tne
people to:

(1) Intensify their
struggle against reac-
tionary despotism

Nigel Morgan
both within and without;

(2) Demand preservation of our demo-
cratic rights of free speech, a free press,
a free radio, as well as our rights to col-
lective bargaining;

(3) Demand conscription of wealth and

industry before the
human lives;

(4) Demand adequate measures against
ruthless exploitation and profiteering at
the disadvantage of both consumers and
producers; and

(5) Demand that the tax on the basic
necessities of life be lifted and be re-
placed by a tax on profits.

After the address considerable discus-
sion took place on organizational plans
and some of the problems faced by the
LW.A. in B.C, general satisfaction being
voiced by the membership on the progress
being made by the District Council.

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has the majority behind it can make use
of this act, and that as individuals we
are powerless. A resolution urging im-
mediate application of Health Insurance
was adopted and considerable discussion
took place on the question of a Union
Health Project, Support was voted for
the Packing House Workers’ Organizing
Committee in their staunch fight against
Armour & Company for collective bar-
gaining, Resolutions covering conscrip-
tion, war-profiteering, retention of demo-
cratic rights, and pledging the support
of Local 1-80 in the struggle against fas-
cism and aggression highlighted the one-
day session, At the conclusion of the
meeting nominations took place for the
officers for the coming year. President
Fred Wilson was elected by acclamation,
and ballots ordered to be circulated
amongst the membership for several of
the other positions,

The secretary-treasurer’s report showed
the Local in a sound financial position.
Considerable gains were reported during
the past year and consolidation of the
organization was another sign of the
progress being made in the Lake Cow-
ichan area to improve the wages and
working conditions of the loggers,

CEDAR SHINGLES
IN DEMAND :

To make an intensive survey of the
potential effect of the European war on
building, W. W. Woodbridge, manager
of the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, Seattle,
left for Chicago, Washington and New
York recently,

“The red cedar shingle market is in
healthy condition,” said Mr, Woodbridge,
“with the Department of Commerce fig-
ures showing a 23 per cent increase for
the first six months of 1939 over the same
period in 1938. This is the only increase

shown for roofing material in this price
range.”

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REPORTS
ESS

CAMP ACTIVITY

It is estimated by spokesmen for the
lumber operators that logging is running
about 75 to 80 per cent of capacity, with
between eight and ten thousand men at

work, Amongst larger camps reported
operating are:

Allisons and Morgans, with a skeleton

crew at Kellys, Q.C, Islands; Alberni Pa- —

cific; Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, Frank-
lin River and Great Central; Burns &
Jacks, El River; Hemmingson-Cameron
on the west coast; Malahat at Port Ren-
frew; Merrill, Ring & Wilson, Squamish
and Rock Bay; Pioneer at Port McNeil;
Wood & English at Nimpkish River; Vic-
toria Lumber & Manufacturing at Cow-
ichan Lake and other Island points;
Rounds, Burchett; Vancouver Bay, Gust-
ayson Bros, Salmon River; Lake Logging
Company; O'Brien's Camp at Wells Pass
and Stillwater.

Nearly 1000 men have returned to work
during the last week, Four hundred men
returned to work at Comox Log at
Courtenay, with the company officials
stating that, “With the end of the fire
hazard, we are reopening the camp to

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future demands.” All logs from this camp
—which has been shut since June 29—go
to Fraser Mills and are mostly fir, ‘The
second operation of this company, whiéh
employs about 200 men back of Lady-
smith and where the stand is 30 per cent
hemlock, returned to work a weels ago,
Logging resumed today also at Elle
River Timber Co. operation at Campbell
River, where 350 men are reported work-
ing the first time since the end of June,
Industrial Timber Mills, Youbou, ex-
pressed confidence in a steady market
by sending 40 fallers back to work at
Camp 3 on Sunday. They will be followed

by more this week and another crew at
Camp 6,

Mayo, Hillerest and the Victoria Lum-
ber Manufacturing at Chemainus are op-
erating as usual. J. Braten’s small log-
ging camp and T, Watanabe's camp at
South Cowichan are also running.
Bloedels at Campbell River are logging,
The W. & W. Logging Co, are logging at
Dove Creek and Wolf Lake with about
40 men employed. The Tansky Log Co.
is hauling logs out of Buckley Bay. The
new operation of the Victoria Lumber
Manufacturing Co. at Fanny Bay has
completed construction but has not
started logging.

In this area the demand for fir is not
strong, but there is a steady market for
cedar and hemlock, Actually on the West
Coast there are now more men at work

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