‘THE BC. LUMBDR WORKER B.C. LUMBER WORKER Bi-weekly Bulletin Published by B.C. DISTRICT COUNCIL Initernational Woodworkers of America The people who invest only their capi- tal in industry are usually the first ‘to “get theirs” when business booms. The people who invest their lives and their daily labor in industry do not do so well. But where militant, fighting industrial unions, like the CIO, are strongly or- ganized, labor too has a chance to keep its end up. Since the NeW Year, the CIO has chalked up better than five hundred million dollars. That is the kind of dividend real rank and file unionsm, and unity of action can bring. That is the reason why 80,000 workers in the world's largest industrial plant, Ford, struggled for over four years to beat King Henry’s vicious anti-labor policy, discrimination, blacklists, stoolpigeons, plug-ugglies and beat-up artists, and fin- ally, culminated their organizational drive last month with an overwhelming vote for CIO, Bs -Actually, hundreds of millions of extra dollars are going into the pockets of coal miners, steel workers, auto workers, electrical workers, textile workers, ‘sea- ™Men and longshoremen, fishermen, smeltermen, newspapermen and white- collar workers, lumber workers, rubber workers, shipyard workers, aluminum and agricultural workers, as a result of becoming UNIONIZED. ‘This money means better food; and more clothes, education, recreation, medical attention, and freedom from worry for the worker, his wife and children, - How .did American workers. achieve these desirable results? They did four things: (1) Joined their Union, (2) Attended all union meetings. (3) Paid their union dues regularly, (4) Worked patiently to induce their fellow workers to become union mem- bers. In this program, American Industrial workers have achieved a high degree of solidarity. Each has accepted his part in the responsibilities of organizing and deciding union policies. When negotia- tions were under way they were united militantly behind their’ demands In those cases where strikes were necessary, they were as one in going off the job, in resisting strike-breaking attempts and in picketing, Consequently, they have been uniformly successful in negotiating shortening strikes and producing -‘re- sults. § B.C’s thirty thousand woodworkers will achieve the same results when they accept ‘their responsibilities. towards themselves, their families and their fel- low..workers in the same wholehearted manner, HOW DO YOU STAND WITH THE UNION? DON’T BE A SLACK- ER... DO YOUR PART! ‘ PALACE CAFE 417 WEST CORDOVA STREET 938 GRANVILLE ST. A Satisfied Customer is Our Best Advertisement 100% UNION HOUSE ‘Resentment Against Ukrainian Fascists The daily press reported on Monday, May 26, that a Ukrainian worker, named Daniel Mycok, broke most of the win-| dows in what was known formerly as the Ukrainian Labor Temple, property.|. which belonged to the Ukrainian Labor and Farmer Temple~ Association, until it was banned by Order-in-Council, in June, 1940, and their property confis- cated, Since then, many of their buildings in Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catherines, Calgary and Edmonton, have been rented out or sold to the Ukrainian National Federation or its subsidiary, which were known before the war as Ukrainian Nazi organizations, who definitely and quite openly supported all the acts of aggres- sion of German and Italian Fascism. Proof of this statement is available. in their own writings in their official paper known as “New, Pathway.” This incident was quite apparently an expression of the bitter resentment among the Ukrainian people against the policy of the Federal Government in turning properties of the former Ukrain- fan organizations (which never once ex- pressed ‘anything but opposition and hatred for the ruthless, gangster doc- trines and actions of Fascism and Hitler) over to Hitler-Mussolini agents and known enemies of the Ukrainian people and democracy generally. We might point out. that the labor |movement does not believe in, or advo- cate individual action of this. sort and repudiates all attempts to insinuate: that such acts are organized or encouraged by the labor movement. At the same time .it is necessary to express our firm opposition to the policy of the Federal Government in seizing these properties, allegedly in the interests ‘of successful prosecution of the war, and then turn- ing them over to a group of well-known Canadian fascists. What About Canada’s National Labor Supply Council? “Labor ... has no adequate rep- resentation in the OPM or the na- tional defense advisory commission or thé war department. It is true that there are some individuals from labor in the set-up. But they do not represent labor in the gov- ernment; they represent govern- ment in labor. Their business to chloroform labor so that it will be voiceless and supine and go along with any policy . . .”—John L. Lewis, speaking at testimonial din ner to Philip Murray. eee nn ncaa s 6 g + W. G. MANSON, D.C. ¢ y CHIROPRACTOR $ ‘ PALMER GRADUATE p fi o 4. The latest technique in X-Ray # ‘ Service used in this Office y s {602 Dominion Bank Bullding j 4 MArine 9718 “(Opposite Cenotaph)’4 ‘ ‘ now on all newsstands. hoa Page Five LABOR AND THE LAW B; sy ATTORNEY JOHN STANTON My last few columns have been de- voted to a discussion of P.C. 7440, the prdei-in-council which pegs wages, How- ever, since the last column appeared an event of great interest to organized labor has occurred in Vancouver and I want to deal with it now, leaving further con- sideration of P.C. 7440 until the next column. : “On April 24 Edward Sturgeon was dis- charged, with a tumber of other mén, from the plant of the Langley Manu- facturing Co. Ltd. on Granville Island. The. circumstances of his discharge were peculiar, During lunch -hour one fore- man had seen an employee named Dick Belliveau receiving union literature from a Canadian Congress of Labor organizer. The. foreman accordingly discharged Belliveau after remarking that he was the “ringleader” of the union, _ Fifteen minutes later, the foreman came back to Belliveau in a very apolo- getic mood. He explained that a mistake had been made and that Belliveau was not, after all, the “ringleader” at all. He. went on to explain that the company had found that Sturgeon was the ring- leader and that Sturgeon would be fired the same night. Sure enough, the very same night Sturgeon was told to go to the office and get’ his time. On arrival«he found the manager of the plant, a Mr. Davies, distributing cheques to a number of other employees who were also being. dis- charged. When he got his cheque, Sturgeon asked Davies the reason why he was-fired. Thereupon the following conversation took place: Sturgeon (following Davies into the inner office): “I want to know why I am_being fired, Mr. Davies.” “Do you want a reason?” “Yes.” Davies: “The work is’ slacking off.” Sturgeon: “Come now, Mr. Davies, that is not the real reason.” Davies: “Do you want another one?” Sturgeon: “Yes.” Davies: “You're’ very inefficient.” Sturgeon: “(Come again, Mr.. Davies.” Dayies (getting angry. and raising his voice): “YOU ARE THE SHOP STEW- ARD_ AND AS SUCH ARE AN UNDE- SIRABLE EMPLOYEE.” Sturgeon: “Will you give me this in writing? : Davies: “You're quite a sea lawyer, aren't you?” Sturgeon: “What do you mean, sea lawyer?” . lens oe Davies: “You wanting me to give you my reasons for discharging you in writ- ing; this I am not compelled-to do, so I won't give it to you.” Sturgeon: “Thank you, Mr. Davies.” It so happened that outside the door of the manager's office two of the dis- charged employees were waiting their turn for an interview with Mr. Davies. They both overheard most of the conver- sation. i On the strength of the story related above which was confirmed by all wit- nesses, Sturgeon lald a charge against the Langley Manufacturing Co. Ltd. under Section 502-A of the Criminal Code, At the time of its passage in 1939, this* section was held as a Magna Charta for labor because it Sllegalized the discharge of an employee for the “sole” reason of his being a union.member. Unfortun- ately, although many prosecutions had | been brought under this section in an effort to prevent employers from dis- criminating against union men, not one had succeeded because employers were always able to convince the courts that there were other reasons for the dis- charge. This case was different. The evidence was very strong against the employer. His defense was unconvincing. After a one-day trial in the city. police court on May 8, the company was convicted and’ ordered to pay a fine of $100. Thus for the first time in Canada, Section 502-A was used to register a conviction against an employer for anti-union discrimina- tion, i It should be noted that the section does not provide for reinstatement and consequently Sturgeon is’ still without a job. - This not inconsiderable victory should serve to make union men all the moro alert in’similar infractions of the law in future. “Whenever a man suspects. that he is being fired for union activity he should always attempt to secure from his employer a reason; and he should always have a couple of witnesses on the the employer, as in the Langley case, loses his head and blurts out the real reason then no time should be wasted in starting ‘criminal proceedings under Section 502-A. p Join the IWA and Help Boost Our Pay a Buck a Day! HASTINGS AUDITORIUM 828 EAST HASTINGS ST. High, $248 Four separate halls for your weddings, meetings, socials, dances, etc. eto. Reasonable Rates, NOTICE! 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