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THH B.C. LUMBER .

February 22, 1943

Absence Makes the War
Last Longer

By LEN

ee makes ae heart grow fonder—but not aiseulee.

m. This new and much cussed ’ism does not apply
absentee owners, it seems, but only to the sons and daughte:
of toil.

It’s an ‘ism wi e believes in it o:

proudly calls ae Ye “ae Ws | eciced but Bees
preach

2

luction—as

bsen’ prod
well as a ae raced ie enilahor oo Oe te ples the] us
workin, uy h

ousing shortages, transportation

job, | difficulties and other pals rea-

ld be aoe sons.

Ss iors oi all-
the

10 BE al a war

housin

ti
Much picker Hah sae By Boor

Collective Bargaining Result

Of Long, Hard Struggle

By DON BARBOUR
IwAa International eae
The historical mee th
prior to 1832 is es illegal ®
orm or join a aber a unio.
Great Britain; that cmolovers
ir influence in

as well

isease | quate stig facilities, as
ition

that can be cured by yelling and | by tl aren of more
5

still using
pevlament 5 eorprevent ‘workers of
Ban

J Filberg, 8. G. Blay! R. V.
Stuart, J. G. Robson, an “wraser,
©. Moxon, Roger P,
Browning, J. Hamion a =
in|Locke, K.C, and W. E.
History also rds Gate ‘the

of the F

in pie of children under nine years | fr

working clase continued their agi-
breast

30 subvervient to the Nazis

darkest

uch conditions, is
d ee cause es ecenem ae
“high wages,” as they falsely claim. | ularly on of working
It's business executives
‘Ss 0 tak shortages near
mean that many w'
have to travel long ec
wast can't fast mucenenitiicewinter to their jobs, Hour:
without a f
Workers, Boar
once in a while

in Ba
limonene
auto breakdowns, as well a
| auate public eee taiicn: cause
ay absences from work.
en, too, when all adult mem-

like to Cadaad

them I

ng, Si

hold Biers? and the services of
sts, etc., are often not
available except during working

as soldiers are sometimes AWOL.

gi Pi
egies have a stronger sense of

most aes ple
MPLOYERS’ business-as-usual
practices and Hoveramiental

irresponsible, and “as
eeism

lown ab-/ are Lad the worst causes of ab-
to an ini

workers’ morale’ inevitably
they see eee of un-

every worker were

war | ii

teroug “Higa of their own

othe “fottowing clip ing from one

win” that gui
paeeoren: to Victor:

ey through a union of =

t such leg-
islation is imperative for not onl;
the working class, but for ali sec-

tions of society, is revealed by an-|

ver Boas in-
tren the cabi: ae on ae pro-

ndments to the Indus-
ae ciate and Arbitration
Act,

supporting

m | of recent date, which reveals some

of the treacherous Laval’s
and how to obtain s
“Lava's power has ane sirenath
ened by recent events in Frat
the ines GeecenT Gt “He

power

‘While the
of collective bargaining, the dele-

ation sugested
ment 5

© the cabinet

fat ae} chieive was to

a bare of
y Past “tae impos

prevent what
ees in ating factory committees, and he | the social progress: of t
upon

low ae Deats and
form hi:

time becoming

ree ite Allies’ ultimate vic-

Ob

draft the so-called Collective Bar-
‘gaining Bill to be introduced at
\the coming session of the Legis-
lature.

“This development,
co

political teal
carding

which
urpri:

followed the
‘inst draft of the
Adams,

this earth 111 years hence

“Laval will shortly have his own
vate army, superceding that of

Vie Ae He has gained control of
trade unions remain by cre-

we do in the erie of sodiall Pe:
lation in 1943, just as the history
ooks in our eae aay recor
ast.

y
an materials in
work is iG Braiiasd,
nese them time on their hands;
they know the speedy
of one job may mean a

4
Be
®@
;

e si
us problem. For i
chief causes lie beyond the indi-
vidual worker's control en.
completion

nicl neh
the IPoway were no! |
becoming the compulsory Seea|
ing agency of that

ENT

ee meee coasted of W.
n,

(Cera studies

it most absences work

fro1 materials or another
are caused by sickness, Baer,

Another cause of as is

the long hours worked by man

“We haven't had a ae absence
since ai and ) Put in in thi
departm

ing seven days
manly bound

hem are work:
week and are hum:
need more rest.

nions are doing

m
» morale-building ac-
‘o by striking at its

ing out
Robert

ms
(Continued from Page 11)

Plywoods

(Continued from Page Three)

Brother John Parkinson,

cal 1-80 and

year
Posty ears an

The manner in which the company

sed in a meeting, epas employ-

e
ployed hi Lumber
Co, at New Westminster. Darshan
ingh, who sey ti oriental
membership of which
baa greatly evans aa th

| recency

They therefore decided

nee result of tne balloting shows

, employed by the Cameron
Co. :

demonding
Bs all-out production —

plant and machine may be “utilized
to the full and the workers may

The ecutive, whi
cludes tae ibzgete ani ee
orkers, will be offically ae

{ company

she alla mane 2 ade-

are

- | Wedn

~ | duties,

Board Mesabor Nigel Morgan next
March 3,

they will take over their official

d report of the district |
ee ot will be forward-
and sub-local b;

the cents Sania committee,
In addition to the newly elected
rae the district council execu-
will in

A detaile
eae H

urging rationing to make food and

ee member, i

tically ee the

not be scted to lon;

ssiteaton proeeing, as ee the

FOR UNION

sae Now
Sousa WAGES AND
clude the igus | WORKING CONDITIONS! &

Morgan, and District Board

bers cen Carlson (Local 17,
Heman Mey (Local 1-80), Bill
sneeels Ceca 1-217), and Percy
1-357). No board

to war workers; and in dozens
Ba nie similar ways.

member aa yet been geen by
Local 1-85 or Local 1-1:

Next
ecutive Sil be

every two
council
terly.

eeting of the district ex~
Wednesday, March

meetings are held