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LUMBER WORKER

ANOTHER ‘COLUMN’

Why We’ re For.

Unionism
by “Slump & Starve”

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FUR WORKERS END
SIXMONTH STRIKE,

NEW YORK.—(FP)—Ending a 6
month strike of 226 workers, Local 70,
International Fur and Leather Workers’
Union (CIO), signed a closed shop agree-
ment with the Greek Fur Manufactur-
ers’ Association providing equal division
of work for all employees 11 months a
year. The employers had unsuccessfully
tried to break the strike by forming a
company union.

CAMS ATS ATT

QUITS AFL.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Another large
AFL, unjon has decided—by a vote of
800 to two—that its future lies away from
craft union restrictions and with the in-
dustrial unions of the CIO,

The union is Local 1010 of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Blectrical Work-
ers, which has just yoted to join with
the C.I.0.'s United Electrical, Radio and
Machine Workers of America,

‘The decision was taken at a member-
ship meeting here attended by 80 per
cent of the union's 1,000 members. Only
two members dissented when the vote
came up.

The newly affiliated group brings eon-
tracts with 17 New York plants and elec-
trical shops as a sendoff for its future
in the CLO.

RECEIVE DAMAGES.

NEWARK.—(FP)—Damages totalling
$9,000 were awarded May 10 by a federal
grand jury to seven Negro migratory
workers who were stripped naked, beat-
en and covered with white paint by a
mob who attacked them in their shack
a at Cranbury, N.J., last August. ‘he
Workers Defense League took up the de-
fense of the migrants immediately after
the attack,

LITTLE STEEL RETREATING.
CHICAGO. — (FP) — Little Steel is
backing down in its fight against union-
ization, Chairman Philip Murray of the
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
(C.I.O.) told 800 delegates assembled at
the second national SWOC convention.

FUR WORKERS GAINS.
Gains of the Fur Workers Union
(C.LO.) were reflected in a recent Con-

TO INVESTIGATE

_ WHAT'S THIS BUT WAR PROFITEERING!’

The increased profits of 243 Canadian
corporations in 1939 in the industrial
fields listed below show an average gain
of more than 20 per cent over the same
companies’ profits in pre-war 1938, The
figures are those of Nesbitt Thomson
and Co. The companies made their gains
largely in the four war months of 1939.

Earnings Available for Interest
and Dividends

No. of- 1939 1938 Chge.
Firms Industry Millions of $ 9%

17 Textile 48 21 $122.8
16 Pulp, Paper —101 57 + 78.9
4 Bldg. Material 5.4 89 + 38.7
5 Iron, Steel 16 5.9 + 29.3
12 Base Metals 86.1 672 + 282
18 Food, beverage..6.5 51 + 27.9
1 Railroad 353 281 + 255
iL Ma's'ing. 2.9 24 + 23.8
9 Petroleum 0.7 8.8 + 20.9
17 Machinery . 3.4 28 + 18.0
5 Coal Mining 13 11 + 16.3
27 Misc. Mfgr. i 22.0 + 102
81 Gold Mines - 218 + 52
80 Pub. Utilities “58.1 50.7 + 47
8 Elec. Equipm’t 42 43 — 20
5 Theatre 16 — 25
17 Unclassified 20 + 582

Ukrainian Hall
Not To Be Closed

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‘Waves of sharp protest and resentment
at the Government's action in banning
a. number of educational and cultural or-
ganizations, was evident in labor and
trade union circles this week. In a state-
ment to the Lumber Worker, Alex Shol-
dra, Provincial Organizer of the Ukrain-
ian Labor and Farmer Temple Associa-
tion and the Canadian Ukrainian Youth
Federation stated, “Our association was
strictly educational and cultural. We had
members of all political convictions, with
which we don’t interfere in any way.
There is not one person in Vancouver
who can point to one illegal activity of
our group. Our organization is demo-
cratic; it is 99 percent anti-fascist and is
very definitely in favor of democracy.”

Mr. Sholdra estimated the value of the
110 halls owned by his association in
Canada would amount to over a million
dollars, There are between 3 and 4
thousand Ukrainians in B.C., mostly in
Vancouver, who are chiefly employed in
the logging, sawmill and fishing and
farming occupations.

“Both the ULFTA and the CUYF have
been disbanded,” he said, “but the hall
is still open and concerts and cultural
activities of a non-political nature will
be carried on by the Workers Benevo-
lent Association and the Dramatic Musi-
cal Circle which are not under ban. In
this way it is hoped to be able to main-
tain the fine twenty-four thousand dollar
hall, which the Ukrainian organizations
had just finished paying for about three
months ago.”

membership in every Midwestern city,
noted that contracts had been strenytn-
ened everywhere, by getting wage in-
creases, the 35-hour week and closed

ference which recorded a growth of

cecenetiiec ae,

shop.

Attention, Loggers!

Jack Matsui, formerly of the New
Lion Hotel, has moved to take over
personal management of the popu-
lar HOTEL EAST.

All communications regarding the
‘New Lion should be directed to Mr.
Matsui at the

HOTEL EAST

“Make It Home”
445 GORE AVE. SEymour 0308

Well,
where to begin with this column. I feel
sort of depressed, having just attended

gentlemen—I don’t know just

the funeral of R. J. “Bob” Thompson.
Perhaps Bob was not known to very
many of you guys for the fact is that
hhe was very unassuming. I remember
him best from the days of the 1934 Log-
gers Strike, when he, Einar Stern and
llis Fromberg used to mimeograph our
Strike Bulletins. Bob was buried today
—he is the last of the three. Einar and
Ellis, who like Bob were of much the
same nature, went to Spain with the
Mac-Paps. Neither of them returned.
Now Bob is gone. So long, Bob!

Talking of the Grim Reaper calls to
our attention the fact that the fatali-
ties in the woods seem to be piling up
for an all time high. A few weeks ayo
there were two deaths in a small out-
fit at Granite Bay, employing a crew of
eight. Both accidents occurred within
a fortnight. Thus we see 25% of the
crew destroyed within two weeks. So
what? Well, it proves that if Lord Gort
was able to evacuate the BEF. (335,
000) from Dunkerque with a percentage
loss (according to reports) of about 10%
he should be congratulated for with-
drawing his forces with less losses than
in some gyppo camps on this
coast in the course of a few weeks’ work,
Or are the employees in the woods vic-
tims of periodic “Blitzkreigs?”

We are now in the midst of taking a
referendum on the question of affiliating
with the All Canadian Congress of Lapor
(A.C.C.L.). This does not mean we ure
to disaffiliate with the CIO, We would
not have to do this were it not for the
fact that the AF. of L. does not like
the way we part our hair, Perhaps they
interpret “industrial unionism” as part-
ing our hair too far to the left. Perhaps
I had better stop now before I start
describing some AFL “top-dogs” in ton-
sorial terms relative to what they should
employ in order to look natural,

A few years back it looked like we
were going to have unity between the
ACCL, the CIO and the AFL but certain
forces stood in the way of this “CUM-
MON SENSE" move. Shortly after a split
occurred in the ACCL and like any ill
bodies it reacted to nature's call and cast
off its waste matter the Canadian Feder-

ation of Labor (C.F. of L.) to whom the
scab-longshoreman’s association
hooked up. However, the AF. of L. is
still suffering from chronic constipation
and until g cathartic is administerea we
cannot venture a blood transfusion.

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NORTH SYDNEY, N.S. — (CUN) —
Seeking higher pay for their work to
keep pace with the rising cost of living
and equipment, 150 fishermen struci
here Jast week. One ship with an 18,000-
pound cargo did not unload when tne
captain was informed of the strike. Cost
of fishing equipment has risen 40 per
cent, the men said.

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