IWA BC. Louns allWonker BULLETIN SUPPORT YOUR UNION The Boss Won't Build It, So II’S UP TO YOU! « VOL. 9, No. 11, SATURDAY, JUNE 29th, 1940 —— No. 234 CIO Representative Keynotes Conclave With History Of CIO ClO UNIONS LOOK TO TRAIL AND Delegates to the CIO Convention last ‘weekend, who represented unionists front all corners of B.C.; from Trail in the Bast; to the West Coast of Vancouver Island; and from the Queen Charlottes in the North to Victoria in the South; were welcomed by His Worship, Mayor Lyle Telford. In welcoming the delega- tion, the Mayor outlined some of the problems in civic administration, report- ed on the recent Mayor’s Convention and discussed a number of problems arising out of the war. Delivering the keynote address to the Convention was CIO representative, Adolph Germer, who has just been as- signed by John L. Lewis to direct CIO's mass organizing drive in lumber. As one of CIO's first organizers and right hand man of President Lewis, Brother Germer gave an interesting and informative ad- dress outlining the history and reasons for the birth and growth of this great three-year old industrial union move- ment that has made possible the organ- ization of millions of hitherto unorgan- ized workers in the great basic indus- tries of this continent. Explaining the action of the AFofL bureaucrats in the States, he outlined a situation similar in character but much greater in magni- tude to that faced by unions in the Van- couver Trades and Labor Council. Pledging the full support of the B.C, Industrial Union Council to CIO's aggres- sive organizational program and pro- gressive legislative policies, Chairman Nigel Morgan requested Brother Germer to take back to President Lewis “the news that we in British Columbia are going to do our part in organizing that five million unorganized that the CIO has set out to achieve in the next five years!” “And when that becomes an ac- complished fact, as become it will, in the words of President Lewis at the last con- vention of the CIO in San Francisco, there will be unity in the labor move- ment and the voice of lebor will be re- spected in every legislative body across this great continent,” he concluded. Francis, Regional Director for the neighboring State of Washington, Death Rate Is Near Fifty Mark Rising more than fifty percent higher than last year’s death toll at this same | time, B.C’s great $0,000 man woodwork- | ing industry this week claimed its 49th 49 _ Deaths reported this _ week include Nels An- derson, 46 year old Jogger, at the Bloedel | Woodworkers have been camp at Port Albernl: | yitted in B.0’s iam Frederic lumber in- who was killed | dustry since Jan, 1, 1940. C. INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL’ TO UNITE AND STRENGTHEN LABOR Representing sixteen CIO unions in the province and a combined membership of 9028, a B.C. Industrial Union Council was organized at the two-day Convention held at IWA Headquarters in Vancouver, last weekend. Besides the CIO unions, fraternal delegates were present from three A.F. of L. unions, the All Canadian Congress of Labor and the Relief PLAN AID FOR DRIVE - CO. RUN ON = Mosi important organizational recommendation of the Convention was the decision to “give full financial and moral support” to the Trail drive of the Mine Mill ahd Smelter Workers’ Union in order to break the yoke of company unionism in B.C, and make way for the organization of B.C.'s great hard rock mining industry. Trail, which has been the centre of an intensive drive by the Miners’ Union for the past two years, is the key to organizing the industry in B.C., and has shown con- siderable headway during recent months. The Council is urging all locals to donate as generously as possible, and has guaranteed assistance during the next three months at the end of which time a plan has been arranged to make the union self-sustaining. Attractive organizational stamps, the proceeds of which will be turned over to the Trail Drive, are being issued by the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers District Office in Vancouver this week. Anyone desiring further information or willing to assist the drive, is requested to communicate with George Price, the Secretary, at 508 Holden Building, Vancouver, B.C. Malahat Log Crew Demands iaisstisaine os crvntos sed ec Wage Hoist And Agreement After several months of careful pre- paration and organization, loggers at the |Port Renfrew operation of the Malahat Log. have taken up the lead of the ILW.A. B.C. District Council and are pressing forward with all the strength of their organization, demands for (1) A dollar a day wage increase; (2) Recogni- tion of bargaining and safety committee elected by the employees; and (3) Sen- fority rights. After several unsuccessful attempts to open negotiations between the employ- ees committee of 8 and the management, a meeting of all employees was called last Sunday, Employees voted 123 in favor of applying to the Provincial Depart- was working for the Vedder Logging Co. at Langley. Nels Jacobson, 46, a mill- worker at Bloedels Alberni operation, who was killed when a plece of flying wood struck him, and George Peterson, 19-year old boomman of Gabriola Island, was drowned yesterday when he fell from a log at Fletchers booming ground at Port Coquitlam. ment of Labor for a Conciliator, 6 voted against and 2 spoilt thelr vallots. A del- egation was sent to interview Minister of Labor George S. Pearson, who appoint- ed Jack Place of Extension as Concili ator, In the meantime the Company, re- portedly in an attempt to stave off mounting anger of the crew, posted not- ices of shutdown and offered to pay bon- uses from 7 to 16 dollars apiece. The Minister of Labor, however, has assured Union officials that no discrimination will be allowed and that no new men can be hired by the Company until these men have been either reemployed or of- fered their jobs back. Prospects*for a settlement of the dispute at an early date are good providing the manage- ment will sit down and negotiate an agreement with thelr employees. meesennenuncenseneeeenceeces IWA WAGE CONFERENCE SUNDAY, JUNE 30th, 10 AM. 504 HOLDEN BLDG. 16 East Hastings St. All Camp Delegates and Members Are Urged To Attend OCC eecteceececeerceccoltd guweeeeeenes, Project Workers’ Union and the pacific Coast Fishermen’s Union. ¢ The new body formed as a result of the splitting tactics of the AFL top-official- dom, decided to apply to CIO President, John L. Lewis, for a charter and in ad- dition, drafted a constitution and a legis- lative and organizational program. Highlights of the Constitution which was drafted in line with CIO policy were safeguards against arbitrary expulsion of delegates of unions; a stipulation that no meeting can be adjourned except by a majority vote of delegates present; guarantees against descrimination or denial of membership for reasons of race, color, religious or political belief; as well as provisions for recall-election of officers on petition of 20 percent of the affiliated membership and fair trial by a trial committee of five. One of the most important recommend- ations of the Convention instructed the Executive to meet with representatives of the All Canadian Congress of Labor for B.C, to work out co-operative action in the; industrial field and to unify legis- lative and organizational efforts pending complete unification of the two bodies after the joint National Convention next September, A similar recommendation was made on adoption of the Legislative Committee report, calling for the initia~ tion of a broad conference of all bonafide union organizations next fall for the drafting of common legislative demands to present to the Provincial Government. The progressive legislative program drafted by the Convention named un- employment as the No. One problem of the nation, called for amendment of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitra- tion Act; improved Hours of Work and Minimum Wage Regulations; increased Compensation benefits, particularly for silicosis; the inauguration of Health In- surance; the further investigation of monopolies such as the gas, light and power and other public utilities; und Preventive measures against profiteer E Nigtl Morgan, Canadian reprsentative for the IWA, was elected President of (Continued on Page 4) VICTORIA LOCAL HOLDS MEETING At the second well-atteneded meeting of IWA Sawmill and Shingle Weavers’ Union, Victoria, this week, the new charter of Local 1-118 was installed by the District Reprsentative, Nigel Mor- gan. Vice President Orton, who had been invited to make the installation, was unable to attend due to a strike prob- Jem in Portland, but will be speaking in Victoria shortly. ‘A number of new members were ini- tiated; delegates to the IWA District Council and the Victoria Trades and Labor Council were elected and organi- zational worl discussed. Reports were made that sentiment for the union in two mills particularly was very good and that two of the larger opperations in the city had granted a $5.00 bonus for Dominion Day. It was decided to issue an organizational leaflet to all mills and the Executive were instructed to set up a committee with representalives of all mills in the city.