THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Camp Comments

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Crew At Niemi
Gain Demands

To the Editor:

Just a line to let you know how things
are progressing here at Niemi’s Camp,
Sechelt.

The camp committee met Mr. Niemi,
and as a result, the management is
building new toilets, and have promised
us new mattresses.

There was an accident here last week,
one fellow had his shoulder injured
and had to be taken to a Vancouver
hospital.

The grub is fair, and wash-house is
No. 1, and there's no highball in this
camp.

Fraternally yours,
- Press Committee.

Island Log Crew
Get New Cook

To the Wditor:

The main grievance we had here at
Island Log, Jordan River, was the grub,
which just wasn’t fit to eat. After
grumbling about it for some time, we
decided to do something about it.

We called a meeting in the bunkhouse,
with the result that out of 74 men in
camp, 69 signed a petition to get a new
cook. And now we have here a cook
formerly well known at Lake Log for
his mastery in the art of dishing out
appetizing meals.

We saw from this one event how much
can be accomplished by organization, and
add we need now is to find some way
to rouse a bit of enthusiasm in more of
the fellows working here, and we will
be able to overcome all of our grievences.
We can’t wait to “let George do it” for
us, we must each of us share in the
work of building the union.

Fraternally Yours,
Card VL 2710,

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REPOR}

Union Efforts

To the Editor:
Just a line to let you know how

of this year. On the 15th of July the
management, owing to organization and
agitation, granted a wage increase of
approximately 50 cents a day.

Not being’satisfied, the crew organized
100 per cent, and demanded a further
inerease. While we did not get all we
asked for, we did make substantial gains,
as the following. comparison of wage
scales will show the difference in rates
we received July 1, and those which went
into effect on September 15.

July 1 Sept. 15
Whistle Punk $4.75
Chokermen . 5.50
Chaser 5.75-6.00
Rigging i 6.25,
Hooker . 115
Rigger 7.60 8.25
Engineer (gas) - 5.50-5.25 7,00-6.75
Head Loader 6.00 7.00
Second Loader 5.00 6.00
Leverman (gas) 5.25 6.75
Roadman 4.65 5.00
Boom-man 5.00 6.00
Fallers and Buckers .... 5.00 6.00
Filer 5.50 6.50

Fraternally Yours, Card B703,

New Auxiliary
To Meet October 28

Long-delayed steps have been taken
to again establish the Ladies’ Auxiliary
to the IWA, and a meeting has been
called for Tuesday, October 28, at 8 p.m.,
at 506 Holden Building, 16 East Hastings
Street, to which all wives, mothers,
sisters and daughters of members of the
IWA are invited.

We want to urge all our members in
the camps and mills to encourage their
women folk to attend this meeting, and
take part in the work of helping to better
their living conditions, and make safer
the conditions under which the loggers
and millworkers have to work.

Let us back up the IWA with a strong
Ladies’ Auxiliary.

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There is a crew of 30 men working here at this truck outfit,
This camp was one of the lowest paid operations on the Island, in July

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GIBSON'S CREW
GET INCREASE

Editor, B.C. Lumber Worker:

We held our regular monthly meeting
at Gibson’s, Chamis Bay, B.C, on
October 5th. The attendance, however,
wasn't very good. The questions of the
union Boat Fund were thoroughly dis-
cussed, and a collecting committee struck
off with the result that about $75.00 was
collected.

Camp conditions are improved a little,
as we now have a fairly good dry-house,
but we are still struggling along with
coal-oil lamps. It's also generally agreed
that the cook could do a littl better. The
rides to and from work aren’t exactly
pleasant for some of the boys, as “cabin
space“ is rather limited.

We are pleased to report that on Octo-
ber 11, we were granted a raise in wages
amounting to 25 cents per day all around,
Falling by the bushel was raised five
cents per M,

We cannot, however, pat ourselves on
the back or truthfully say that the
raise was due to the militancy of the
crew in camp, but the “Loggers’ Navy”
has been threatening to “invade” this
coast very shortly, so that may have
something to do with it. Perhaps it’s
due to the shortage of men in town.

‘The meeting also elected a social com-
mittee which organized a well-attended
whist drive; five tables operating,
‘Twenty-five cents admission charged was
all given in prizes,

Fraternally,
Camp Committee.

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B. & K Logging Co., Sechelt—Ri
one trackside, and two cold-decks,
a crew of 60 men. Poor accommodation,
16 men to a bunkhouse, which is filled
with the wet clothing of all, there being
no dry-house. Grub is not bad. Wages —
paid are as follows: chokermen, $5.30;
rigging slinger, $6.30; hook and rig, $7.80;
whistle punk, $4.70, and fallers on con-
tract at 70 and 80 cents,

North Coast Log—Ninoty men in the
créw. Fallers, contracting at 90 cents,
find it hard to make wages, conse-
quently are changing steadily, Other
wages paid are: chokermen, $5.60; rig-
ging slinger, $6.80; engineer, $7.60 for
9 hours; chaser, $5.90; chase and second
load, $5.90; engineer on skagit, $6.40;
truck driver, $7.40, and signalman, $5.40.

Moore Bay Log—Report from this
outfit shows that wages are low for
those who do not complain. Former
scale was $5.00 on the chokers, $4.50 for
signalmen, but a little action on the part
of the men brought the rates up to $5.50
for chokermen and $5.00 for whistle
punk, Other scales being paid are:
chasers, $6.00, rigging slinger, $6.50, and
hook-tender, $9.00,

York Log.—Twenty-two: men in the
crew, about half of whom are more or
less in the family. It is intended to quit
the rigging in a short time, but fallers
will continue to work, Wages paid are:
$450 for flunkey; hokermeni, $5.50;
bulleook, $4.00, and fallers get from 75
cents to $1.00. Camp Is generally haywire,
and the grub is very low grade.

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