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New IWA Sub-

THE B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

CHEMAINUS, B.C.—As the result of the organizational work being
carried on by the Ladysmith IWA Sub-Local and District Vice-President
Bergren, Chemainus mill has heen unionized and a secret ballot last week
voted 82.7 per cent for the IWA as against a “home union,” suggested by
the company management and some of the shareholders.

| CAMP ACTIVITY

Consolidated Timber Co. Ltd., Harrison
Lake, B.C, This camp is situated about
20 miles up Harrison Lake from Harrison
Hot Springs. There are six (8-9 men)
bunkhouses which look okay from the
outside, being painted white with red
shingle stain on roofs, but interiors are.
quite dilapidated, Blankets are fair and
mattresses hard as hell. Sheets are

Wash-houses are far too small; one set
of taps for 40 men, so we have to get up
early to avoid the rush in the morning.
Water is seldom real hot, which is neces-
sary for sanitation purposes. Only one
shower, Facilities for washing clothes
are very poor—six leaky wash tubs and
no place to set them,

The cook-house is good enough and the
grub fair, Lunches are fair, too. Lunch
boxes with thermos bottle supplies, but
always a shortage of the latter. The cook
has at least one habit with regard to sani-
tation. (For that matter, sanitary facili-
ties are lacking and no rules regarding
same are enforced as in some other
camps). To get back to the cook—he's
fair but rumor has it that he was re-
quested to quit by the crew of another
camp.

It is rumored that fallers are making
about $8.50 per day, bushelling.

Transportation: Crew travel to and
from work in a Dodge dump truck
(open), Same truck is used for road
work, ‘

Work conditions: Fair, not too highball
but fast enough, The hooker on track
side does not seem to be able to hold
crews, Seems to interfere too much with
his rigging slingers. Two crews have quit
in the ast month, The camp foreman
does not seem to interfere with anyone.

Morgan’s, Huxley Island. Working
three A-frames and two cold decks, Crew
demanding better bunkhouse conditions,
new mattresses, beds and a bed maker.

Kelley Log Co., Lagoon Bay. Fair camp
conditions, Good cook.

Kelley Log, Church Creek. Fair cook-
house and bunkhouse conditions, Cutting
crew about through on incline show. Will
be moving to the river bottom. Good
timber reported.

Allison Beach Camp. Cookhouse burned
down May 18. New cookhouse now nearly
completed, Fallers reported to be in good
timber at the Lake Camp.

Allison Rafting Camp. Camp conditions
fair, Good cook on the job.

J. R. Morgan Log, Cumshewa Inlet.
Started up May 1. Can’t seem to hold
crew. Only one set of fallers on the job
at present.

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One of the most outstanding organiza-
tional gains of the IWA in B.C, the
secret ballot at Chemainus last week, re-
sulted in 349 of the mill workers voting
for formation of a sub-local of Local

independent union sponsored by the com-
pany, with eleven spoiled ballots. The
vote was taken after the L.V.é&M. man-
ager, Mr. Humbird, had called a special
meeting of the millworkers following 2
meeting held Sunday night by the IWA
at Ladysmith at which a large number
of the millworkers joined the union. The
manager proposed the employees should
form a “home union,” whereupon they
voted to invite Mr. Humbird to speak for
the company union and Nigel Morgen,
Int'l Executive Board Member, to speak
for the IWA at a meeting to be held next
day.

The meeting was then held in the pub-
lie school grounds when the company re-
fused the crew use of the union hall,
which was on company grounds, attended
by practically all the employees as well
as the superintendent, some of the fore-
men and shareholders and the local
policeman. The shareholders, of course,
were ardent supporters of the company
union idea, Mr, Humbird did not accept
the invitation of his employees to attend.

Last Wednesday District Vice-Presi-
dent Bergren officially established the
Chemainus Sub-Local and installed the
newly elected officers: President, J.
Parkinson; 1st vice-president, G. Scof-
field; 2nd vice-president, T. McDonald;
secretary-treasurer, Alfred Jones; trus-
tees, Jim Mason, Ed Fitzgerald and Rob-
ert Mulligan; warden, Paul Ericson, and
conductor, Ted Brown, A sick committee
includes Robert Jones, Jack Jenkins,
Thomas Chalmers. Three delegates were
also nominated to attend the Camp Dele-
gates and Mill Stewards Conference,
which will be held at IWA District head-
quarters on Sunday, July 5.

Officials of the new Sub-Local ex-
pressed the hope last week, now that
such an overwhelming vote has been
given the IWA, that all employees will
unite in making the union one hundred
percent,

“The greater the difficulties are, the
stronger we resist, The final victory
must be ours.’—Dr, P, D, Chang, in
“China Today.”

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June 6, 1942

Youbou Camps 3 And 6
File Brief To Labor Board

YOUBOU, B.C.—Union meetings were held last week at Camps 3 and E
with 99 per cent attendance in both camps. The meeting,

6 Youbou,

addressed by Nigel Morgan, Int'l Executive Board Member, requested the
Union to assist in filing a brief to the National War Labor Board for an
increase in wages to remove the difference between wages in this camp

CHEMAINUS CREW
GET CONCESSIONS

CHEMAINUS, B.C.—Latest progress in
organizing the union here were conces-
sions granted by manager Humbird, who
met with the grievance committee this
week and agreed to some of the sug-
gestions.

IWA president of the sub-local there,
J. Parkinson, interviewed Humbird con-
cerning the use of the company hall for
union meetings. This was grantéd on
certain conditions, details of which were
not available at press time. This, how-
ever, was considered by union officials
to be acceptable since the union there
is in urgent need of a place to meet.

Arrangements heve been made to hold
the monthly sub-local meetings in the
Community Hall in Chemainus on the
second Wednesday of each month.

Plywoods

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Since the dispute originated the produc-
tion of plywood at this plant has been
seriously curtailed. In some sections of
the plant the production has been cut to
the extent of fifty percent. This plywood
is desperately needed in Canada and
England for war purposes, In view of
this the union officials are hoping for

| and the other higher paid camps in that area.
The meeting also voted unanimously to

elect a chairman and secretary and a
camp committee for each camp and to
hold regular union meetings henceforth.

At Camp 3 Dave Tate was elected
chairman, Jeff Conger secretary and the
following committee were selected: Nels
Kravik, Alex Skelly, Nick Mackewich,
John Gorenson and Len Ploom.

At Camp 6 Pete McDonald was elected
chairman and Harry Adams secretary.
The committee at Camp 6 includes Lorne
Atchinson, Louis Grip, Doug Robson,
Archie Nicholson, Cecil Gilchrist and
Hagan Westwick. ‘

Addressing the meeting, Morgan and
Organizer ‘Grafton strongly urged union
members to give their support to the
Pacific Coast Rangers now being organ-
ized in the Island camps. Stern warning
of the dangers of nuisance raids to Island
forest areas was given by the IWA lead-
‘ers, who also appealed for the support of
'the loggers for the development of a total
war offensive in 1942 with the opening
of a second front to smash Hitlerism
this year.

a speedy and amicable settlement of the
grievance, The company, however, does
not share this feeling as they are still
wasting precious time attempting to have
the decision of the government reversed
in their favor. di

The employees are willing to put their
shoulders to the wheel and go all-out to
win the war. When will the company do
likewise?

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Local Set Up at Chemainus