THE B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Published Bi-Weekly, Every Second Monday by
‘DISTRICT COUNCIL, International Woodworkers of America
Editor: NIGEL MORGAN
Managing Editor: B. J. MELNESS
_ Room 504 Holden Building — Phone PAcific 9727 — Vancouver, B.C.
Make Payments to: “I.W.A., B.C, District Council”

JECENTLY Minister of Labor Pearson announced the government's
% ) intention of amending the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration
Act to a employers to bargain ESN with their workers.

“* “ation ‘will never be worth much until this fundamental right is put on
the statutes.

_ The bill's provision, if it is to serve the people of British Columbia,
“must be clear and‘ unmistakeable.

It must provide: (1) That employers must bargain collectively
‘through the union of the employees’ own choice; (2) Elimination of
_ discrimination against unions formed since Dec. 7, 1938; (3) That
‘company unions shall be definitely outlawed, and severe penalties
placed on those engaging in unfair Jabor practices; (4) That where
necessary, provision be made for determination by secret ballot of the
organization of the employees’ own choice; (5) That the period of time
between application for conciliation and final award of the arbitration
board be reduced.

MINISTER OF LABOR PEARSON leads the Legislature to enact
such a measure, he will have given a progressive lead to the whole
country, and the war effort will benefit enormously. Industrial disputes
have been caused almost entirely by the flat refusal of bitterly anti-labor
employers to bargain through the chosen representatives of their em-
ployees. This bill, if it is to be of any use in the present crisis, if it is to
provide a basis on which labor can put all its energy into fighting
Hitler; must enforce in unmistakeable terms labor's democratic right
fo unhampered trade union association and collective bargaining, free
from intimidation or pressure by any employer. This Act must be
amended to clearly state the union’s status as a bargaining agency and
establish machinery, swift-moving and free from the features which
make the present Act a device for stalling and evasion. Likewise com-
pany unionism, which is growing as a threat to the war effort, must be
halted. We must also make it clear that the clamor of certain elements
a the incorporation of trade unions must be ignored.

ABOR welcomes the recognition given our problem by the Minister
L of Labor; not merely because of possible organizational gains, but
because it will serve to bring workers into a fuller partnership in the
great war tasks of our country, Guaranteeing of labor's basic rights
will remove one of the worst bottlenecks to maximum production, and
we'll move forward much faster toward defeating fascism.

It is evident that the amendment of this legislation can have far-
veaching implications for labor. ‘The trade union. movement of this
province should make its voice heard and speak unitedly on this ques-
tion, thereby exercising the maximum of constructive influence in the

improving of B.C. labor legislation.
©.
respondent in Moscow:

“The campaign in Africa refutes
once more the skeptics who affirm
that Anglo-American leaders are
not capable of organizing a serious
war campaign.

“The campaign creates conditions
for putting Italy out of commission
and for isolating Hitlerite Ger-
many; finally, the campaign cre-
ates the prerequisites for establish-
ment of a second front in Europe
nearer to Germany's vital centres,
which will be of decisive import-
ance for organizing victory over
Hitlerite tyranny.”

‘The offensive in Africa is neither
the realization of nor the alterna-
tive to the second front demanded
by the people; but it can and must
be made the prelude to the inva-
sion of continental Europe.

We need to urge this development
with all our power. We need to
work with every ounce of energy
t ospeed its realization and to pro-
vide all the sinews of war for its
successful achievement.

3 ho recent British yictories in
Egypt and Libya, the occupa-

tion by U.S. troops of key points
in French Morocco and Algeria and
joint American-British advance

‘0 Tunisia have lifted our spirits

and gladdened our hearts, But there

is a danger-that a false optimism
or a sterile excess of suspicion will
dull the meaning of this Allied of-
fensive and hinder its extension.
‘There are those who proclaim the
_ second front demanded on all sides
is already here and has revealed
_ the futility of popular clamor and
the uselessness of all ideas that
generals and governments require
_ prodding by the peoples,
‘This viewpoint is both harmful

1d false, Prime Minister Church-
ened against it when he stat-
| that developments in Africa
not even be regarded as the
of the end, but at most
end of the beginning.”
is clear that in itself the fight-
in Africa cannot divert many
from the Russian front.
would be equally harmful
false to depict the offensive
as intended only to pro-
the appearance of a second
n Europe whilst avoiding the
African campaign and
success already gained
the initiative has now
the hands of the Unit-

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: Stalin stated in his MAr. 3757

Cassidy, A.P. cor-

Loggers’
Nite In Town

(A mixture of fact and fiction
but typical of most of the men
‘who work in the woods.)
As soon as the crummy gets back
from the bush
He heads for a shower and shave;
Something to eat, and he's ready to
go
There's something in town that
he craves!
‘There's a two-mile hike, and the
river to cross,
‘Then a drive of six miles or more,
And so when he finally does arrive
He’s ready to rip and to roar!
From the time he leaves camp
until he hits town
He has wonderful self-control;
But it seems to desert him once
he's there—
He'll often end up in the “gaol”!
To hell with the camp, the bush
and the logs,
He doesn’t care a hang—
But when there's no money for
drinks or smokes
He wakes with a terrible bang!
He remembers his job is waiting
for him
If he's back by six-thirty o'clock,

the hole—
"Tis rather a sobering shock!
However, he manages to be on time
To go to the bush with the boys.
He's sick, he's crabby, and his
headache
Has killed all the previous night's
joys.
‘And back in the bunk-house he
solemnly swears
Never to do it again—
But a night or two later he’s off
with the boys—
His promise is taken in vain!
‘And. thus. it .goes.on,, when. work

is done,
And free-time is getting him
down
He showers and shaves, then away
he goes—
"Tis “Loggers’ Night” in town!

—E.M.T.

Toll Reaches
Fifty-T wo

the report of two more logging
fatalities,
Magnus Nynas, 36-year-old Island

bucker and a

member of the
IWA, was killed
Nov. 25 when he

Woodworkers
was crushed by | have been
a rolling 10g | jatled in B.C’s
while working lumber in-
for the Comox | dustry since
Logging Com-]| Jan, 1, 1942

pany near Lady-
smith.

Gee Jan Hong, Chinese employee
of the E. L. Robson Co. mill,
Shawnigan Lake, was fatally in-
jured Nov. 19, when his arm was
torn off while he was working. He
was rushed to the Duncan hospital
where he succumbed to his injuries
Nov. 20, Hong leaves a wife and
five children in Canton, China,

James White, timekeeper for the
Kelley Logging camp at Church
Creek, died of exposure in a small

|taotox boat in which he was trav-

|

elling between Skedans Bay and
Cumshewa Inlet with superintend-
ent Jack Hanson, when the boat
was wrecked, Hanson, found in an

He's not only broke, he's gone in

The toll of life in B.C. lumber
rose to fifty-two this week with

ANNUAL BALL
ARRANGEMENTS
NOW COMPLETED

A Woodworkers’ Ball has
been arranged for the Arenex
in Queens Park, New West-
minster, on Tuesday, Dec. 29.
Admission will include
chances on the six good prizes
offered at the “Loggers’ Ball”
in Vancouver. Music will be
supplied by Val Bissonette’s
“Happyland” Orchestra. Every-
one coming is assured of having
a good time. Admission prices
do not include refreshments.
The Alberni Dance is being

Athletic Hall, Port Alberni, and
the Vancouver dances in the
Hastings Auditorium, 828 East
Hastings, with Helge Anderson
and his Old Time Orchestra and
in the Croatian Hall, 600 Camp-
bell Avenue; Trevor Page will
supply modern music. There
will, however, be no dance on
this ticket in Courtenay.

With the tremendous increase
in membership over the past
year ,it is expected that the An-
nual Ball will be even more of
a success than it has been in
former years. Prizes will be
drawn at the Vancouver dances.
Get your tickets now and be
sure to turn out for a turn out for a good time!

34 Fatalities
In BC Logging

VICTORIA.—Accidents in
British Columbia logging recs
during- the- ‘firstnine~months~of
1942 have cost 34 lives and caused
the loss of 214,000 man days of
production through injury, the De-
partment of Labor's Safety Branch
reported today. In addition to the
fatalities there were 3567 time-loss
accidents,

“The average time loss due to
a logging injury is 60 days,’
said an official of the depart-
ment. “Figuring on this basis,
we have lost 214,000 man days of
production of an important war
material, The wage loss alone for
the time-loss accidents would be
enough to have purchased $1,500,-
000 worth of Victory Bonds.”

The 34 fatalities mean a cumu-

unconscious condition, is recovering
in the Alliford Bay Hospital.
Fred McMillan, 29, of 3505 West
‘Twenty-ninth avenue, Vancouver,
was accidentally killed today during
logging operations at Spry Camp,
Port Alice, provincial police were
advised by radio. An inquest will
be held.

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lative loss of 204,000 man days—
another serious setback to pyo-
duction and a wage loss of enough
to have purchased more than $1,-
250,000 worth of Victory bonds.”
Since Jan. 1 in B.C, woods the
fatalities were divided as follows:
42 fallers, seven chokermen, three
hooktenders, three loaders, two
truck drivers, two pole men, one
brakeman and one grader. Three
men were drowned.

ARM TORN OFF
Deciding that the death of Gee
Jan Hong, Duncan, Chinese em-
Ployee of the E. L. Robson Co.
mill, Shawnigan Lake, was acci-
dental, a coroner’s jury at an in-
quest on Saturday afternoon rec-
ommended that more care be
taken to keep moving gears guard-

Gee died in Duncan Hospital on
Friday morning, His right arm was
torn off below the shoulder when
it was caught in the planer, about
8.10 a.m. on Thursday,

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