THE B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

November 2, 1

. UNION
DIRECTORY

IWA-CIO, District Council No. 1.
Secretary, Nigel Morgan, 504 Holden
Bldg., Vancouver; phone PAc. 9727.
Executive meets at 10 a.m. every
second Wednesday at the District
Office.

IWA-CIO Local 1-71. Secretary,
E, Dalskog, 506 Holden Bldg., Van-
couver; phone PAc. 9727.

IWA-CIO Local 1-80. Secretary,
H. Valley, Room 1, Halse Block, Na-
naimo, Phone: Nanaimo 1482.

IWA-CIO Local 1-85. Business
agent, Al Dewhurst, Box 746, Port
Alberni, Phone: Alberni 783. Meets
the 2nd Sunday of each month in
the Victory Hall, Port Alberni, at
7:30 p.m.

IWA-CIO Local 1-118, Secretary,
Jack Waggett, 2875 Gorge View,
Victoria, Phone: EMpire 5675.

IWA-CIO Local 1-217, Secretary,
Bill Bennett, 505 Holden Bldg., Van-
couver. Phone PAc. 9727. Meets
every 2nd Friday at local head-
quarters, 505 Holden Bldg.

Allison Cumshewa IWA-CIO Sub-
Local 1-71. Secretary, Fred Taylor,
c/o Allison Logging Co., Cumshewa
Inlet, QCI.

Chilliwack IWA-CIO Sub-Local
1-71. Secretary, Myles Nugent, Box
F. 164, Chilliwack,

Church Creek IWA-CIO Sub-Local
1-71. Secretary, Chris Bergdahl, c/o
Kelley Logging Co., Church Creek,
Cumshewa Inlet, QCI.

Skedans IWA-CIO Sub-Local 1-71.
Secretary, James Tyron, c/o Kelley
Log Co. Skedans Bay, QCI.

Morgan Cumshewa IWA-CIO Sub-
Local 1-71. Secretary, Joe Aver, c/o
J, R. Morgan Log Co., Cumshewa
Inlet, QCI.

Huxley IWA-CIO Sub-Local 1-71.
Secretary, Ed Reed, c/o J. R. Mor-
gan Log Co., Huxley Island, QCI.

Camp A-35 IWA-CIO Sub-Local
1-1. Secretary, Andy Hassell, c/o
Pacific Mills, Camp A-35, Queen
Charlotte City, QCI.

Chemainus IWA-CIO Sub-Local
1-80. Secretary, Alfred Jones, 103
Maple St. Chemainus, Phone: Che-
mainus 155, Meets the 2nd Wednes-
day of every month in Chemainus
Community Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Courtenay IWA-CIO Sub-Local
1-80. Secretary, Ernie Anderson,
Royston, Phone: Courtenay 271.
Meets the last Sunday of each
month in the Native Sons Hall,
Courtenay, at 2:30 p.m.

Crofton IWA-CIO Sub-Local 1-80,
Secretary, EB, Frederickson, Crofton,

Alberta Mill

‘|that wel over fifty per cent of the
two hundred and eighty employees
are now members of the Union. The
Chinese workers who met with Bro.
Bill Bennett, Secretary Organizer
for Local 1-217, have promised that
all of the Chinese brothers will be
signed up by the next meeting. The
Hindu brothers are also willing to
join the rest in fighting for better
production and conditions,

‘This organization in Alberta Mills
is showing a lead to the rest of the
woodworkers on False Creek, and
the officers of Local 1-217 are look-
ing forward to the building of a
powerful union in this area.

It is estimated that there are ap-
proximately two thousand men
working in this area, and it is
hoped that within the next few
months they will all be in the
union. It is significant to note that
the resire for genuine Collective
Bargaining is the uppermost desire
of these workers.

‘The Sub-Local is meeting every
second Friday from their first
meeting, and it is reported that
several delegates from other mills
will be attending the next meeting
as observers.

Youbou.

Youbou Camp 6 IWA-CIO Sub-
Local 1-80. Secretary, Joe Malbou,
c/o Industrial Timber Mills, Camp 6,

Fanny Bay IWA-CIO Sub-Local | Youbou.
1-80. Secretary, Fred Olkavich, c/o} Youbou Sawmill IWA-CIO Sub-
V: L. & M, Camp 7, Fanny Bay. Local 1-80. Secretary,’ Tommy

4 Duncan IWA-CIO Sub-Local 1-80,
Secretary, Cecil “Carr, Gen. Del.,
Duncan. Meets on the 2nd Wednes-
day of every month in the K.of P.
Hall, Duncan, at 7:30 p.m.

Honeymoon Bay IWA-CIO Sub-
Local 1-80, Secretary, James Mc-
Millan, Honeymoon Bay, Lake Cow-
ichan,

Ladysmith IWA-CIO Sub-Local
1-80. Secretary, John Ulinder, Box
310, Ladysmith. Phone: Ladysmith
68-R. Meets the 1st Tuesday after
the 10th of each month in Nichol-
son's Hall, Ladysmith, at 7:30 p.m.

Lake Cowichan IWA-CIO Sub-
Local 1-80, Secretary, Archie Green-
well, Box 51, Lake Cowichan. Phone
¢/o Gordon's Store,

Mayo IWA-CIO Sub-Local 1-80.
Secretary, Leo Benard, 882 Jubilee
Street, Duncan,

Rounds IWA-CIO Sub-Local 1-80.
Seeretary, Alex Sholdra, c/o Lake
Logging Co., Rounds. Meets the 2nd
Thursday of each month in the
cookhouse at 7:30 pm,

Wellburn IWA-CIO Sub - Local
1-80. Secretary, Paul Cyr, Box 583,
Duncan,

Youbou Camp 3 IWA-CIO Sub-
Local 1-80, Secretary, James Clarke,
¢/o Industrial Timber Mills, Camp 3,

Townsend, Youbou.

APL Camp One IWA-CIO Sub-
Local 1-85. Secretary, Mark Mosher,
Port Alberni,

APL Sawmill IWA-CIO Sub-Local
1-85. Secretary, Paul Nichol, Box
935, Port Alberni,

Bloedel’s Sawmill IWA-CLO Sub-
Local 1-85. Secretary, Dennis John-
ston, Box 748, Port Alberni.

Great Central Sawmill IWA-CIO
Sub-Local 1-85. Secretary, Frank
LeClaire, Port Alberni,

Vancouver Sawmill IWA-CIO Sub-
Local 1-217. Secretary, Lloyd Hun-
ter, 2754 William Street, Vancouver.

Shingleworkers IWA-CIO Sub-
Local 1-217. Secretary, Ben Orr, 46
Bast 47th Avenue, Vancouver.

New Westminster IWA-CIO Sub-
Local 1-217. Secretary, Sid Stephens,

Room 5A, Ellis Block, New West-
minster,

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Organize New Sub-Local

Employees of Alberta Mills on False Creek in Vancouver
held a meeting in the Fisherman’s Hall, Friday, October 16. The
meeting was a great success, and 69 members were initiated.
Brother Nigel Morgan spoke on the necessity of organization at
this time, stressing the importance of setting up a solid organiza-
tion and recommended that a full slate of officers be elected.

The following were elected as officers: Bro. A. Ward, Chair-
man; W. McInnis, Vice-Chairman; Lloyd Hunter, Secretary;
Bro. Wilson, Conductor; and Alan Prevost, Guard. The officers
were obligated by Bro. Nigel Morgan. Since this meeting the

executive have met and reported]

Workers

Best Wood Shingle
Mill Organized;
Ask Pay Boost

The employees of Best Wood
Shingle Company at Bariett at
their last meeting instructed the
local officers to make represena-
tions to the Regional War Labor
Board for an adjustment in wages.
Bert Marcuse, director of the Pa-
cific Coast Labor Bureau, will com-
pile and present a brief.

The crew at this mill is one hun-
dred percent in the union and it is
expected that they will move soon
for an agreemeht. The members
expressed a desire to set up a reg-
ular Shingle Mill Sub-Local which
would embrace all shingle mills in
the Vancouver area. They instruct-
ed the officers to make representa-
tions in this matter to the crew at
Boundary Road. A meeting will

be called for this purpose in
the near future. It is also hoped
that the crew from Capilano

Shingle Mill have some representa-
tion there.

The majority of the employees at
Best Wood are Chinese and much
credit for the organization there
can be given to Brother Fred Lowe,
who has assisted the organizers at

all meétings.

IWA—CIO Has Constructive Sixth

[Annual Convention

Call For Canadian Wagner Act; Endorses All-Out
War Program for Second Front and Pledge
Full Support to CIO Pres. Murray

On Monday, October 5th almost 200 delegates attending the
IWA (CIO) Sixth Annual International Convention went into
session in the Moose Hall in Spokane, Washington. The Con-
-vention lasted for four full days during which time a policy
which when carried out, will have far reaching effect among

the woodworkers of the Pacific

Coast, was outlined. One of the

main resolutions affecting Canadian woodworkers was that

dealing with compulsory collective bargaining in Canada.

The resolution called upon the
Canadian Government to pass legis-
lation similar to the “Wagner Act”
in thé U.S. The Convention con-
demned the present Canadian labor
legislation as being inadequate and
failing to insure the rights of or-
ganized labor in this country.
Copies of the resolution were for-
warded to the Hon. George S. Pear-
son, Minister of Labor in B.C., and
to the Hon. Humphrey Mitchell,
Federal Minister of Labor at Ot-
tawa,

Another question of vital import-
ance to B.C. woodworkers taken
up was that of IWA delegates, a
number of whom after being duly
elected to attend Conventions and
conduct other union business, are
being denied entry into the United
States. The Convention unanimous-
ly passed a resolution which was
forwarded to the American State
Department demanding that these
delegates be permitted to enter the
States on union business.

On the question of the opening
of a second land front in Europe
there was a lively discussion. The
final outcome was the’ passing of a
resolution favoring the opening of
the second front as soon as human-
ly possible, and while the Red
Army is still intact and able to
carry on the same type of aggress-

Word has just been received of a
wage increase for the E. L. Robson
employees of Shawnigan Lake. The
increase ordered is a result of the
IWA’s application to the Regional
War Labor Board, and is effective
as from today and will increase
roadmen from $4.00 to $4.75; gravel
truck driver from $4.75 to $5.00;

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trucks; hand fallers and buckers
from $5.40 to $6.00 and $7.00; and
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ive resistance which has marked
the eastern front struggle as one of
the greatest feats in military his-
tory.

Another “highlight of the Conven-
tion was the adopting of a strong
resolution condemning John L,
Lewis, former head of the CIO, as
a menace to both labor and the
nation because of his isolationist
policy and splitting tactics in raid-
ing other CIO unions, The resolu-
tion further pledged unanimous
support to President Philip Murray
and IWA delegates who will at-
tend the coming CIO Convention,
were asked to support Murray for
selection to the president of the
cro.

A motion to support Presigg@y
Roosevelt and the United Nati
leaders in the prosecution of the
war was passed. The delegates ex-
pressed the belief that Roosevelt
was really doing a job, and were
convinced that he would do every-
thing in his power to see that a
second front was opened as soon
as possible.

After completing the business,
the Convention adjourned late on
Thursday, October 8, until next
year when the Convention will be
held at Sacramento, Calif.

Delegates present from B.C. were
D. Barbour, International Organiz-
er from Courtenay; Tommy Mac-
Donald from Chemainus; and W. J,
Bennett, Secretary of Local »@
Vancouver, B.C. President Wort)
Lowery presided over the Conven-
tion. Bro. Don Barbour attended
the International Executive Board
Meeting as a representative from
irDstict No. 1, substituting for In-
ternational Executive Board Mem-
ber Morgan.

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