THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER June 27, 1942 LETTERS “Every Reader Camp Comments a Correspondent” ‘REPORTS Cl Production Committees Set Up | CAMP ACTIVITY. | ‘Now that the weather is more like real summer and with the annual shutdown approaching ,all the loggers are feeling in holiday mood and are drifting towards town. Familiar faces from all sections of British Columbia’s logging industry are seen every day on the skidroad and by the end of next week we expect most of them will be in town not only for the ‘Annual Ball on Friday, July 3, but for the Mid-Summer District Conference of the IWA, on Sunday, July 5, and Local 4-11's Semi-Annual Meeting on Monday, July 6, as well. Morgan’s, Huxley Island — Reports come down that the crew has been suc- cessful in obtaining new mattresses and the promise of a bed-maker, something “that has been urgently needed here for a long time. Pacific Mills — This company has opened a new camp at South Bentick ‘Arm, about: 75 miles from Ocean Falls, Camp C-42, Reported to be a good camp and fallers and buckers are doing fairly well there. Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, Frankdin River — Reports indicate that this camp will be closing down on June 27 until about July 7 for the summer holiday. Allison's Logging Company—Bullbucker went back on the last up-boat with a number of gangs of fallers for both camps. Niemi Log Co., Sechelt — Camp dele- gates reported that this camp will close on June 27 until July 14 for the summer holiday, so the crew will be down this weekend. Beaver Cove Timber Co—Reports. state that Camp A, formerly Camp 8, Engle- wood, is now operating, eight miles up on Nipkish Lake. There is no phone, no first aid man. When the crew arrived, they found no beds made up, just bare mattresses in bad condition, They them- selves had to repair mattresses and make beds up before they could get any sleep. ‘There is reported to be no meat house, that the meat is left lying out on planks. Rate is 80 cents per M, average scale between 24 and 28 thousand, Hick’s and Black's Agencies both dis- play the sign informing loggers that, under the new job-freezing regulations, they must obtain a permit card from the Employment Office before they can be signed on, PALACE CAFE 47 WEST CORDOVA STREET 938 GRANVILLE ST. A Satisfied Customer is Our Best Advertisement 100% UNION HOUSE MALASPINA GARAGE (Opposite Malaspina Hotel) NANAIMO, B.C, o. Fleet of 10 New 1941 CHEV. U-DRIVES REASONABLE RATES... PROMPT SERVICE NEW SUB-LOCAL CONSOLIDATES GAIN CHEMAINUS, B.C. — Organiza- tion of one of the largest and oldest sawmills in British Columbia by the IWA was almost completed this week with Hindu and women work-| ers reporting 100 percent organiza- tion and Chinese 90 percent. Completing one of the most rapid and successful organizational drives, the Che- mainus mill workers have set an example that may well be followed by the rest of the workers in B.C.’s 30,000-man lum- ber industry. In doing so they have shown how the union can be built and industrial democracy brought about. In the secret ballot on whether to estab- lish an IWA Local or a company union the employees voted 82.7 per cent for the IWA. Since that time officers and shop stewards of the Chemainus Sub-Local have carried that vote into life. In addition to the membership in the big Chemainus mill, organization has also been extended now to Copper Canyon where the majority of the crew have joined the Chemainus Sub-Local. Sev- eral meetings have been held between the management and representatives of the Grievance Committee. Amicable rela~ tions have been established and a number of minor grievances have been adjusted. Permission has been granted to hold the union meetings in the Chemainus Community Hall. Regular meetings are now being held on the second Wednes- day of each month. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, July 8th, at 7:30 pm. ONLY 5 MORE CHOPPING DAYS TO THE LOGGERS’ BALL When In Vancouver - Stop at COLUMBIA HOTEL ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ Licensed Premises i 303 COLUMBIA AVE. } MA. 3757 4 4 ae aes 7-Jewel Walthams and Elgins $6.75 and up 15Jewel Walthams, Elgins ——----.-—-$9.95 and up UiJewel Walthams, Elgins and Hamiltons, as low as_...$14.50 19-Jewel Elgins, Walthams as low as —___. 21Jewel Walthams, Elgins and Hamiltons, as low as...___$20.75 We carry a fine stock of Diamond Rings and Wedding Rings to match, _as low as $12.95 per set. Mail Orders promptly filled, Expert Watch Re- pairing. LONDON Jewellers 70 West Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C. Reg. Cross, Mgr. iamond Brokers ————— QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS, B.C.—“Production for Victory Com- mittees” have been established in all Queen Charlotte Island spruce camps, in line with the request of Elliott M. Little, Canada’s Director of National Selective Service, and the recommendations of officials of the International Woodworkers of America. The committees, which will devote their energies to increasing production of vitally needed airplane spruce to help destroy Hitler-Fascism, will be concerned with: 1. Improving production methods. 2, Removal of bottlenecks, and 3. Elimination of conditions and griev- ances which are causing discontent and thereby hampering manage- ment-labor cooperation, so essential at this time to the defeat of fascism. IWA Member Wins Trophy DUNCAN, B.C.—Kermit Thornley, who was provisional secretary for the new Chemainus Sub-Local when it was first established, won the Watson Glove Trophy for tallying, and John Liptak, of V.L, and M, Co. staff, won the trophy for lumber grading, it was reported this week. Competition for the Chemainus Chal- lenge Cup for lumber grading began yesterday and will be concluded on Su- day. Practical tests are being taken in the V.L. and M. Co. plant. A GOOD HARD KICK Here's a toast to make tonight With your glass of beer— Let's open up that Western Front And kick the Nazi's rear. (Good and hard, brothers!) The committees elected by the workers in each camp, like the crews themselves, are 99 percent IWA. Those elected to represent the workers in each camp in- clude: Nels Madsen, Joe Rocchio and Andy Hassell for Pacific Mills, Camp A-35; Fred Taylor, Ed Knight and Frank Green for Allison Logging Company, Beach Camp; D. Vickery, D. McNeil and S. Bowden for Allison's Lake Camp; Dick Roche, Chris Bergdal and C. Chris- tie for Kelley's Church Creek; B, Mc- Gillivray, A. Sutherland and E. Eckman for Kelley's Lagoon Bay; Harold White, J. Wheeler and O. Ness for J. R. Mor- gan’s Cumshewa Camp; and M., J. Cooper, Steve Goring, S. Hofstad, Paul Kimola and C, M. Dillen for J. R. Morgan's Hux- ley Island Camp. S Since a number of main grievances were settled, Queen Charlotte Island camps have been able to bring their crews up to full strength again. Practically all of the men who have recently gone to the Islands have been union members and the position of the organization, con- sequently, is considerably strengthened. A last minute attempt to reach a settlement with the Queen Charlotte operators on the question of an agree- ment and union recognition has fallen through and it is expected the dispute over collective bargaining will be re- ferred to conciliation next week under the Federal Industrial Investigation and Disputes Act, Bc. 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