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THANKS LOGGERS
NAVY FOR WAGE
INCREASE

Editor,—Just a few lines to give you
an idea of the conditions at Kelly's Head-
quarters. The wage increase came
through OK and the boys are satisfied
for the present, Grub was a little bit
haywire for a while but a great improve-
ment has been shown lately.

Work in the bush is really highball
this year. We are working seven sides,
have three gas Clydes and one Vivian
Diesel yarding, also one Vivian Diesel
slackline, and two steam A-frames work-
ing tight lining. All sides are working
short-handed, two chokermen on all sides
and the slackline and tightline sides
have only a rigging slinger in charge—
no hooker.

McCuish made an accurate report on
the movement for a wage increase. We
knew the Laur Wayne was on the way,
so we held a meeting to give the super
a chance to make a decision before the
“Navy” got here. The moral support of
the union sure helps a lot to get the boys
together in a case like that. Well that’s
all for now, Sincerely,

‘VL 3229,

SPLITTING TACTICS

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sentatives in Canada and Canadian big
business. :

In the recommendation signed by the
District Officers, President Bergren,
Vice President Ernie Dalskog and Secre-
tary Nigel Morgan, and sent out to the
membership who will be voting on the
proposal during the next fortnight, the
following statement was issued:

“While this action is not our respon-
sibility, nor is it of our seeking, it is
the only answer to the bureaucratic,
hair-splitting policy of the reactionary
officialdom of the AFL. We cannot bury
our heads in the sand any longer to the
fact that there is no unity in the labor
movement in Canada, and that this divi-
sion in the house of labor benefits only
the boss.

“The new move has the complete
support of our international officers

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and another little bit of gossip on the “who's who”

LUMBER WORKER

Fifty Cents Per Day Wage
Increase Won At Ca

rstairs

Editor,—Just a few lines to let you
icnow how things are in this camp. There
are 54 men working here at present and
another three sets of fallers are expected
on this boat. The Laur Wayne called
earlier this month and a well-attended
meeting was held. New members were
signed up and dues collected.

Camp conditions are good. There is
no highball and the rigging is first
class. Lower paid men have received
an increase of 50 cents per day, effec-
tive from April 1.

Engineers’ and hook-tenders’ pay was
increased at commencement of operations
this. spring. Fallers and buckers do
reasonably well on the bushel system.
Wages now range from $5.00 on the
chokers and up. There has been a slight
raise in the commissary; board remains
the same at $1.85 per day.

This is a company camp operated by
Pacific Mills of Ocean Falls. Two cold-
deckers (one gas and the other diesel)
and a steam machine on an A-frame are
being used.

That is all the news for this time.

Fraternally yours,
Card VL 2273,
Card VL 860.

and the CIO. It will not change in
any way our international affiliation,
as provision is being made in the now
enlarged Congress for the affiliation of

international, national and local
unions.
“It is our firm conviction that this

development brings a new ray of hope
to the unorganized workers in Canada.
It is the first step toward the building of
a new Canadian trade union center,
where unity of purpose, intelligent poli-
tical action for labor and social legisla-
tion and an aggressive trade union pol-
icy can tackle the great problem of or-
ganizing the unorganized, to establish
greater job and social security for the
majority instead of a few labor aristo-
crats.

“If Canadian labor is to march for-
ward and protect its democratic rights,
and improve its living standards, unity
must be achieved.

“The formation of the new Canadian
Congress of Labor, which will be com-
pleted in a representative convention to
be held shortly, is a tremendous step in
this direction, and will provide encourage-
ment and stimulus to the organizational
program which the combined unions will
be able to press forward.”

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Construction of the new $4 ;
sulphite pulp mill by Bloedel Stewar
Welsh Co. is expected to start y
The new mill will be located immediately
adjoining the Company's big sawmill
Port Alberni. The Bloedel log;
operations at Menzies Bay,
River and Great Central Lake on
couver Island are expected to be
busy supplying spruce and hemlock -
pulping in addition to the regular de
mand.

Camp 3 and 6 of Industrial Timber
‘Mills at Youbou reopened April 22nd on
one side. C.R.T. was temporarily closed
down on the 20th and it is rumored
Englewood is also closing down one side.

The new Pacific Mills camp at Queen _
Charlottes shipped out the first batch
last Friday. Three sets of fallers anda _
few rigging men went out and additional _
gangs are expected to be called shortly,

‘The new operation of the Dollar Co,
just north of Nanaimo got under way
last Monday, when a few fallers were
taken on. The Export Log camp at
Ladysmith reports a new “soup;” Rob-
ertson of Duncan having taken over
from “Step and a Half.” The Co
mox lLog’s Ladysmith operation re-
ports about 25 additional men haye
been hired, some of them formerly hay-
ing worked at the Company's Courtenay
camp.

McIntyre's Camp at Wells Pass Is prac-
tically all down, with only a skeleton
crew of 7 or 8 remaining in camp,

Additional fallers have been taken on
at Kelly's in the Queen Charlottes; also
a few men went to Allison's and Mor
gan’s.

According. to the B.C, Lumberman,
Production at the Sitka Lumber Co/s
Vancouver plant, which is now on a 4
hour per week basis, will probably be
stepped up as government requirements
for spruce increase and the normal sea-
sonal log shortage is relieved by the ar
rival of new booms from the Queen Char. _
lottes. Increasing activity in the pro-
duction of aeroplane spruce is expected
as the season advances.

According to a survey of occupational
workers on Vancouver Island during
1939, just completed by the Department
of Labor, forest industries employed 6,618
male workers and 14 females during their
busiest week,

An unusual logging operation is being
carried on at a Stillwater where George
Powell’s camp is cutting a stand of alder, _
which is being rafted to Vancouver’ and
sold to furniture manufacturers.

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ed in since last issue were our old reliable
‘and Nick Hudemka, who, by the way, has
Knute Skaugstad, Kris Person, Fred Barry,

dolf Holm, Nels Johnson and also 6
Olaf Orseth, John Simond, Felix Snare, Ac 4 Ne : é
Fred Litzenberger, have dropped in on us to say “hello’ and lift one or two. Ade te sGRonGe

Fingar Nygren dropped in for a couple of days, as well as Frank Gorenal, ES

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Ralph Seether has, tried his hand at mining now, and we wish him the
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‘Among our friends who dropp:

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pero ceiend ‘McCuish also on the departed list.

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