emt er 25, 1940 THE B.c. LUMBER WORKER Page Three LUMBER WORKER Bulletin Published by BO. DISTRICT COUNCIL j onal Woodworkers of America _ ‘Managing Editor NIGEL MORGAN n 506, Holden Bldg., Vancouver, B.C. |. : Phone, TRinity 4464 Payments to: “LW.A, B.C. D.C.” (Continued zrom Page 1) tic discussion of the “pros and ns” in a union meeting? We some- wonder how “patriotic” some these people are who would stoop to try and stifle the first duties of _ democratic Canadians —to find the facts about their economic and social problems and try and bring justice to the vast majority of Canadians; _ the 90 per cent who are workers. _ The I.W.A. is honestly and sin- eerely endeavoring to find out the _ problems of its membership, and to Jend assistance to those who need assistance. Toward this end the LW.A. will continue work. We are confident that most of the people of this province will agree that de- _mocracy demands of its citizens a frank facing of facts and assumption of duties in the community and in the final analysis right on the job. We suggest that those operators who want to continue these attacks might explain what in the program and policies are “subversive,” and that they show a little more loyalty to the cause of freedom themselves by rec- ognizing their employees’ rights to join a union of their own choice, and that they recognize and meet with democratically elected negotiating committees of these workers to maintain those relationships and standards which are the essence of democracy and essential to the main- tenance of law, order and good business, Help Organize The Unorganized — Buy Your Assessment Stamp With the adoption by a referendum vote of the membership of the special six months assessment, the barrier to thousands of unorganized woodworkers entering the ranks of the IWA, and CIO hhas been removed. The assessment went into effect immediately it was adopted by the majority vote, thereby making it a first obligation on the entirs mem- bership of the IWA for the months of August to January, inclusive. The fifty- cent assesment must be paid each month before a dues receipt can be given, and immediately it is collected it is: for- warded to a special Canadian account _ for use for organizational purposes only. ‘The successful building of this fund will be the “green light” to move ahead on an agressive organization drive in Bri- tish Columbia, for every cent collected _ in Canada will be spent right here in Canada. As we have learned, organiza- tional work cannot he carried on without adequate finances. You have to have money to do the job. We can have it now. The speed with which this drive can be launched depends upon the local unions throughout the B.C. district and on the efforts of the camp stewards and ‘delegates, and in the final analysis on the individual members comprising our inion membership, : Adolph Germer, CIO Director, sent ‘out to the West Coast by President John L, Lewis, to assist in the drive on lumber, and the International Officers to place organizers in the field just uickly as finances will permit. The of the campaign willbe set by the of the assessment by the mem- 8. J i get off to a real start in or- zing “unorganized. Market con- sentiment for unionization by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reveals amongst other things the fol- lowing living cost trends. ‘The average cost of staple foods is highest in British Columbia of all nine Canadian provinces, British Columbia is the only one in the $9-$10 interval and points out that it exceeds the Do- minion average by 9.5 per cent. The retail cost of food in Canada for the first six months of 1940 is the high- est that it has been since 1933. Its in- crease over 1939 is 6.8 per cent, re- vealing that the rate of increase of food, which is the most important item in a family budget, is higher than the rate of increase of all items. ‘The index for the first six months of 1940 is the highest that it has been since 1933 and that it has increased from the Safety Rules Need Enforcing An excellent leaeflet recently issued by the Safety Branch of the B.C. Depart- ment of Labor, demonstrates very forc- ivly the following tragic, but none the less important information: “During the first six months of 1939, log production was 1 million 748 million feet. There were 2,490 accidents, 39 of which were fatalities. Comparing the first half of this year to the same period in 1939, we have 636 more accidents, in- cluding seven fatal accidents. To offset the larger number of accidents, produc- tion has been 110 million feet greater. “We would ask you to compare the in- crease in the number of accidents with the increase in producton and judge for yourself if it is justified,” concludes the Safety Branch leaflet. “Then, decide honestly whether you are doing all you can to work safely and prevent accidents. “We can encourage you to do your best to avoid being injured; and we can ask you to help your fellow worker, all you can. But only you, who are right on the job, can put safety principles into prac- tise. You alone can better the present accident record.” “Democracy is a living thing. If you seek to bind and chain democracy, if you seek to keep it for a while without letting it live, and without permitting it to exer- cise itself, democracy will wither; it will die.”—Dorise Nielsen, M.P., in the House of Commons, Ottawa. 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A recent analysis of figures compiled © first six months of 1940 over the first six months of 1939 4.2 per centy CASA HA Just arrived in this metropolis and al- ready I am hankering to leave it again, Was across-examining Brother Dalskog on his return from the ACCL - CIO con- vention just recently held in Toronto, particularly the technique he is reported to have developed at Toronto's palatial Royal York Hotel in the use of the “finger bowl.” It appears we have made a stride to- wards further unity; but any such step or jump will be just as good as the efforts put forth by each of the parties to this move. Was informed of a speech made by Secretary Dowd of the new Canadian Congress of Labor, wherein it was stated “that the marriage of the two bodies of labor should beget a healthy child.” At that point in the speech Brother Morgan quite rudely interjected the remark that it would likely be a bastard, pointing out it had been charged by a large number of delegates that the union had been completed in a somewhat unorthodox manner, Well! Anyway, time will tell, and even if this marriage is without benefit of clergy (beg pardon—AFL), it cannot be denied that, to change the old saying somewhat — Necessity is the mother of unity, and by gad we'll have to learn that it's a hell of a lot better to try some- thing and fail, than to try to do nothing and make a big success of it. See that the AFL opened their annual pow-wow today. Hope something will come of it, In the past, asking them to do some- thing towards organizing the industrial workers was like the winter about forty years ago when the big snow fell and lasted so long that feed for the cattle ran low. An appeal for aid was sent to the gov- ernment, with the result that the De- partment of Agriculture sent us green spectacles with instructions to put them on the cows and turn them out in the snow. Of course, in fairness to all, Ill have to admit the scheme was never tried as the people were very backward: Might add that the foregoing may be an old story to you, but that’s how it started. Say, is that guy next to you a Union Member, IWA or otherwise? Are you? im Regent Fi 324 W. HASTINGS ST. PATRONIZE our ADVERTISERS WINDSOR TAILORS CLEANING — PRESSING REPAIRING Travelers’ Sample Suits Values to $35.00 — Special — — $14.75 ana wp Liberal Allowance on Your Old Suit 82 E, HASTING ST. SEy. 6758 PALACE CAFE 47 WEST CORDOVA STREET 9388 GRANVILLE ST. 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