THE B.c. LUMBER WORKER Page Three Woodworkers of America H. Bergren E. Dalskog . Secretary Nigel Morgan __-Mill Organizer - Don Cameron 3 MANAGING EDITOR NIGEL MORGAN Room 506, HOLDEN Btoc., YANcouver, B.C, ° PHONE TRINITY 4464 _ MAKE PAYMENTS To: “B.C, LUMBER WORKER”? __ “WHY WE SHOULD _ BELONG TO THE I.W.A.” I joined the union because I rea- ‘lized as a worker that I could never re- ceive a fair day’s pay for a fair day's ‘work without some support from my fel- ‘low workers. I knew the employer would never meet my demands for more pay. Instead he would discharge me from his payroll and down the track _ he would send me. This has been done to many thousands of workers and is a lesson I have learned from bitter exper- jence. If the workers had been organ- ized when I was first up on the labor market, I would never have experienced the hardships I have in the past, "president Vice-President DUTY. - It is the duty of every worker to join @ union regardless of what his pay may be, his job, or the conditions he works under. Some workers may say, “I have good conditions with good pay, so to hell with the other guy and the union, too.” But no worker should take this kind of a stand. Sooner or later, he may be up against the same conditions as the other fellow, and then he will realize, but too Tate. 1 It would be a grand world to live in if all the workers would stand shoulder to shoulder. The lumber barons and the money kings stand together, why not the workers? The working class is en- titled to the best of everything, and it is up to the workers to get it. alg we're not interested in bettering our conditions, it’s a cinch nobody else will be! BE WISE, BE VIGILANT. ‘The employers have always exploited the workers and will continue to do so until the workers challenge them. The Working class must unite and prepare their own future and educate themselves. ‘This is the duty of every worker. JOIN THE LWw.s. d Some people wonder why the workers belong to a union or want to join a union? If there wasn’t a labor union, Where would the workers stand with the employers today? Every unorganized worker must rea- lize that if it wasn’t for organized labor, his or her pay, as well as social and labor legislation like Compensation and Mini- mum Wage Regulations, would be very much less. ‘The workers should worship themselves and not be the master’s watch dog. If all the workers would organize _ into one union, that would end slavery and rotten conditions, and everyone would enjoy the abundance of life, "Organize to protect your family and “your future, Join ‘your Union and help ‘the TLW.A.’s campaign to “Boost Pay A in B.C. 638% OF FATALITIES. I now come to the part of Mr, Taylor's speech which I am confident you will agree reveals some very startling fig- ures, statistics which present a real chal- lenge and a demand for action. Let me quote you Mr, Taylor, the Chief Safety Inspector of the Workmen’s Compensa- tion Board; and I quote: “The lumber industry alone account- ed for about 44% of the accidents of three or more days of time loss. The lumbering industry also is accountable for about 53% of the fatal accidents occurring.” All these figures quoted above indicate to some extent the tra- gedy and human suffering from indus- trial accidents, “The employer or men in charge of each operation are responsible for acci- dent prevention in their own particular plant. The only way to teach safety is from the top down—not from the bottom up. The foreman in charge of any, group of men should be held responsible for the safety of his own men. His intimate knowledge of the working habits and capability of each man in his charge qualifies him to carry on an educational campaign better than anyone else. His failure to practice safety means more accidents, more suffering and more ex- pense.” ‘ , SHOULD MAKE SUGGESTIONS. Later on in his report, Mr. Taylor makes a specific recommendation and I quote again: “The workmen should be encouraged at all times to make recommendations to the foreman, and the foreman, in turn, should welcome these recommendations and assure the workmen that his interest in safety is appreciated. Doubtless there are many recommendations received which are not practicable, but when this occurs an explanation should be given the workman as to why his suggestions cannot be adopted. This will naturally engender a feeling of closer cooperation between workman and employer . . which, in turn, is good for safety. When a plant merits a reputation for safety it is usually an efficient plant and gives a greater production. Violation of safety practices breaks down the morale and leads to further violations.” Addressing the meeting of employers and superintendents, Mr. Taylor con- cluded, and I quote: “But the thing I want to impress on you is this: When employers complain that the rate is too high on their indus- try the answer is this, ‘You made the rate’ At the beginning of each year, all the data regarding payrolls, accident cost, etc, has been assembled from the previous year, the rate is worked out according to the experience of each par- ticular class. The rate in your indus- try is what your industry has made it and your own task is primarily to have your men work safely. Safety is the only solution for the whole thing.” ‘A very frank and clear explanation to say the least and one which the In- ternational Woodworkers of America should see is given additional publicity. We agree with Mr. Taylor in the em- phasis he places on employer-employee ES JOHN STANTON Barrister, Solicitor, Notary 503 Holden Building 16 East Hastings St. ‘TRin, 4464 Lumber Accounts For 53 Per Cent. Of Industrial Accidents VANCOCVER, B.C.—In a recent speech before the Consolidated Red Cedar Shingle Association of B.C., Mr. Taylor, Chief Safety Inspector of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, released some interesting statistics regarding the accident rate in B.C. lumber. In a review of the Workmen’s Compensation Act since its inception in B.C. 23 years ago, he reported for all industries, claims totalling 593 thousand or an average of 25,800 per year. In these industrial accidents 4,71 resulted in death or an average of about 194 per year. As a result of these fatal accidents there were on the compensation list at the end of 1989, 1,054 widows, 860 children and 139 dependent mothers, 2,305 workmen in receipt of compensation for permanent disab’ Since the act came into force on January 1, 1917 partial or total disabilities resulting in 13,974 awards. figures quoted apply to all classes of industries covered under the act well as ies. there have occurred Of course, these high accident rate in the woodwork- ing industry. The LW.A. is convinced that this cooperation will only be gained when the employees, through their union, democratically elect safety committees on every job, representing every department, who backed up by organization, can present without fear or favor to their employers, safety re- quirements as they see them. UMWA LEADER KILLED ON ISLAND William Atkinson, former organizer and recently elected Vice-President of District 18 of the United Mine Workers of America, and Secretary of the Up- per Island Central Labor Council at Nanaimo, was the victim of a serious car accident in which two lives were lost and several others seriously in- jured last Friday. Atkinson and a log- ger, Fritz Amderson, were killed in- stantly when the-car in which. they were driving sideswiped into a truck on the Island Highway near South Wellington. Ed Webb, former Presi- dent of the Nanaimo U.M.W.A,, was al- so seriously injured and four other passengers cut and Bruised. Sympathy of Union members and the IWA goes out to Mrs, Atkinson and his daughter Joan, as well as his parents, and brother Jack at Ladysmith. SS TO JOIN AC.C.L. 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