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VOL. 9,

No. 8

VANCOUVER, B.C., MAY 15, 1940

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No. 231

B. C. LUMBER TAKES 7 MORE: LIVES

PIONEER TBR. CO. FIGHTS ORGANIZATION TO BLOCK
WAGE INCREASE: THREATS AND PROVOCATIVE ACTS

OF SUPT. BRING CHARGE OF ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE

VANCOUVER, B.C—The alarmingly
high and tragic record of killing, more
than one worker every second day (in-
cluding Sundays), has been established
by B.C Jumber during the past fornight.
Included in the seven deaths reported
in the two-week period are (1) Alvin
Odegaard, Northern Co-operative Tim-
ber Mill’s loader, who was killed at Bella
Coola when a log slipped from a truck
pinning him underneath, (2) Also caught
by a rolling log was Victor Nyberg, who
was instantly killed
1 at the Pitt Lake oper-

ation of the Vasey

Logging Co. Nyberg

was 35 years of age;

Woodworkers
have been | 2nd his relatives are
killed in B.C’s | being sought by Pro-
lumber in- | Vinclal Police. (3) Carl
dustry since | Oscar Johnson's death
Jan. 1, 1940, | is reported from Mor-

gan’s Camp in the
Queen Charlotte Isl-
ands, where he was working as hook
tender. (4) and (5) In an accident at
the Port Neville Logging Co., Gunnar
Rosen, 31; and George Surgenor, 23-
year-old rigging slinger, were killed
‘when a “hang-up” broke a spreader and
the lines flew in the afr. According to
witnesses the rigging and equipment
‘were in good shape and men report no
“pighball” at this camp. Rosen leaves
@ wife and two children at Port Neville
and Surgenor a mother, father and sis-
ter at Sandwich and a brother at Powell
River.

(6) Ken Fairweather, 20-year-old New
‘Westminster youth, was killed at Key-
stone camp at Drury Inlet on May 11.
‘According to reports from this camp an
“j? frame was pulled down. Guy lines
were rotten and it is stated that this was
the second “A” frame to be pulled down
in the last while. (7) 8. Maida, Japan-
ese faller at Hillcrest, was also killed
when he was struck on the head by a

falling snag.

BLOEDELS BUY
C.R.T. OPERATION

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C—End of the
eld Campbell River Timber Company
camp as a separate operating unit is re-
ported here following last week's big
million dollar deal in which Bloedel,
Stewart and Welch took over the camp
from the H. R. MacMillan interests for
an unspecified sum.

"The operation had been purchased by
MacMillan only two or three years ago
at a reputed price of $950,000. Fe

'The deal came as a surprise to resi-
dents of this district as well as employ-
ees of the company, negotiations having
apparently been conducted in strict sec-
recy. *

Under thenew ownership, the CRT will
cease to operate as a separate camp in
July, when it is reported -that Bloedel’s
intends .to abandon the headquarters
eamp at Garrett and combine the opera-
tions, Logs from the ORT are already
being brought down the Bloedel main-
line,

Families at Garrett have been notified
to vacate their houses by June 30, it 1s
reported. At about that time, Bloedel’s
are expected to be ready to move to their
new headquarters at Mahone Lake on
the old Lambs claim. Since this new
headquarters camp will be located only
a relatively short distance from the pre-
sent CRT timber limits, it is believed
‘the company plans to abandon the CRT
mainline completely, bring all the logs

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THE IWA

WANTS

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Eyes of the entire Pacific Coast are
centred on negotiations for an industry
wide contract for the firbelt in the
neighboring states of Washington and
Oregon. With wages and conditions far
ahead of British Columbia, our Ameri-
can brothers are today bargaining with
the West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
for a uniform agreement for their whole
industry which will:

1, Stabilize wages and employment,
2,Gain higher wages; with a basic min!-

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UNITY and SOLIDARITY

mum of 75 cents per hour, $9.00 for
fallers and $8.75 for buckers per day,
being asked,

3.Establish union recognition for col-
lective bargeining.

4,Lead to hiring through the union.

5, Assure job security and seniority rights.

6. Provide for time and a half for over-
time,

7, Abolish bushelling and piece work and
last but not least

VANCOUVER, B.C—Returning from
a trip to Port McNeil to assist loggers
at the Ploneer Timber Co.'s operatioa
in blocking discrimination, Ernie Dai-
skog, secretary of IWA, Local 1-71, today
instructed IWA Attorney, John Stanton,
to lay a charge of “robbery with vio-
lence” against superintendent Mc Quil-
Jan and two other company officials.
The charge arose out of what appeared
lke attempts to provoke a fight, when
the company officials followed Dalskog
and “Skipper” MeCuish of the “Loggers?
Navy” out of the camp after a meeting
and finally seized Dalskog’s briefcase.
Fortunately the briefcase only contained
@ copy of the ICA Act, some Conciliatio.s
blanks, an unused receipt book and a
pad of writing paper,

After having visited the Pioneer Log
Company camp twice previously, the or-
ganizers on the "Laur Wayne” got “a
meeting called on Monday night, May ¢.
A committe was elected to negotiate a

for bushel workers. The committes
were to see the superintendent upon his
arrival from town on Wednesday, the 8th,
but before having a chance to discuss
the request, three of the four on the com-
mittee were fired. One cold deck crew
was, presumably, laid off at the samo
time. These men came into Vancouver
on Thursday the 9th.

Some tive weeks ago the company laia
off 6 gangs of fallers, returning them
to work after 10 days lay-off. Saturday,
May 11, 6 more gangs-were laid off gain,
they were told that they would return
back to work within ten days tinie.

On Saturday night, May 11, John Mc-
Cuish, and Ernie Dalskog walked in to
the Pioneer company’s camp about 8:45
P.m., visiting around for a while. As
they were leaving camp about 9:30 and
lights weer going out in the bunkhouses,
the super, Harry McQuillan anda man f
many names, (told us, he called himself
Bill McGregor) started to escort us out,
tramping on our heels and trying their
best to provoke a fight. They were rein-

forced by one more, a short distance from
the bunkhouses.

LADYSMITH “HARD
TIMES” DANCE

Masquerade,

Refreshments,
Novelties and Prizes for
Most Original Costumes

Ladysmith Finn Hall
FRL, May 31st — Admission 50c

Auspices Sub-Local 1-30
Ladies’ Auxiliary