@rxx B.C. LUMBER wonxag@ Page Three Sawmill News “Every Reader a Correspondent” REPORTS CHIPS and. __ SAWDUST By GREEN-CHAIN PETE The management of the Canada Creosoting Company on the north shore is becoming fearful that their employees will join the IWA. Latest move by this company is the set- ting up of a company union based along similar lines to that which MacMillan Industries (Plywood Di- vision) is trying desperately to es- tablish, We know that the em- ployees in the Creosote plant want a real honest to goodness union through which they can get not only wages, hours and working conditions, but also security. The Creosote Plant produces timber and lumber for the construction of airport hangars, barracks and other war projects. Brownie Bennett, former pro- duction manager for the two Mac- Millan Plywood factories in Van- couver and Port Alberni, is report- ed to be leaving for a new job in the Plywood industry in the State of Oregon, USA. I wonder if Brownlie knows that he will be working in a 100 percent unionized plant? A committee of employees from B.C. Plywoods have contacted the Labor Youth Federation with a view to establishing swing-shift dances for the gang at Plywoods. So far reports have it that the idea is going over in a big way. Some of the girls seem afraid that the boys won't turn out; so come on, fellows! Don’t let them down! Swing-shift dances for the em- ployees of the Boeing Company have been very successful and we are sure that everyone coming from Plywoods will have a good time. If you are interested, keep your eyes peeled for the notices. There is a rumor around the Plywood plant that the war will certainly end shortly. When in- quiring into the reasons for these optimistic predictions, we found that the reason was that Pete Kelly had received his army call and everyone agrees that Hitler wouldn’t have a chance against this one-man army. UNION BARGAINING SHOULD BE MADE LAW SEA FOODS are Good for You ...and you'll like them at THE “ONLY” FISH They Are Always Fresh! 20 EAST HASTINGS STREET 100% Union House | = Horseshoe Barbers 102 EAST HASTINGS ‘There is more to a haircut than cutting off the hair. . Try the Horseshoe Barbers for an up-to- date stylish haircut. UNION SHOP SHOE REPAIRING While-U-Wait We Sell Men’s Fine Shoes Walk-Rite Shoe Repairs - 6th St. 1 Block up from P.O. ‘New Westminster, B.C. two weeks. In the B.C. Fir and Cedar mill, the shut down is being utilized to make repairs and it is reported that the entire crew is ‘being kept on for this purpose. At Alberta Mills the Grievance Committee ap- proached the management in an attempt to do the same in that mill; however, it is apparent that the company does not feel that re- pairs at this time would be ad- vantageous, (Regarding the question of re- employment after the shut-down, the Alberta Mills management has promised that all present em- ployees will be re-employed as soon as possible. The men have been instructed by the union to return to the job when the mill re-opens, so that the organizations gains that have been made will not be lost. The union also advised the men to go directly to Selective Service immediately and register for unemployment insurance, to which they are all entitled. It has also been reported to the District Office that notice has been given to all employees of the Cart- wright mill on False Creek. Rea- son for shut down of this mill has not been ascertained, but it is presumed tha tthe log shortage is also responsible here. Ukrainian Assoc. Raises $11,315 The Canadian Ukrainian Associ- ation in British Columbia raised a total of $11,815.00 during’ the re- cent Canadian Aid to Russia campaign. The Provincial Commit- tee wishes to thank all those who helped in making the drive a suc- cess. Amounts raised by the various branches are as follows: Vancou- ver, $5,115, Prince Rupert, $612; Vernon, $900; Port Alberni, $500; Princeton, $500; New Westminster, $1,211; Mount Cartier, $235; Haney, $440; Canion, $136; Steveston, $159; Burnaby, $107; Beaconsfield, $138; Revelstoke, $217; and individual collectors in logging, mining and railway Industries, $1,042. 5c per Issue Log Shortage Closes False Creek Mills The acute shortage of logs, caused by the closure of many logging camps due to weather conditions, is making necessary temporary shutdowns in a number of sawmills. Among those closing are the Alberta Lumber Company’s mill and the B.C. Fir and Cedar Mill on False Creek. With the coming of milder weather, and the consequent reopening of the logging camps, it is expected that the shutdowns should not last more than | Plywood’s “Company Union” Blasted On Friday last the establishment of company unions in Mac- Millan’s Plywood Plant was again blocked when the employees voted 239 No and 198 Yes against acceptance of a Company Union Contract. There were 9 spoiled ballots and 51 absent. It is the opinion of the IWA that this constitutes a rejection vote of the majority award of the Arbitration Board of last year. The working agreenient, voted upon last Friday, was similar Red Band Shingle Mill Resumes Operations The Boundary Road Shingle Mill of the Bloedel, Stewart & Welch Company, which was for some ap- parently unknown reason closed down for the past several weeks, reopened last Thursday. The mill was shut down with no notice being given to the men, who immediately asked that the union take the mat- ter up with Selective Service of- ficials. A thorough investigation was conducted immediately, with the result that the mill has opened. Employees of the Red Band Shingle Mill were of the opinion that the recent unanimous rejection of the majority award of the Arbi- tration Board which heard evidence in the dispute between that com- pany and its employees may have had something to do with the shut- down. Practically all the crew has re- turned to the job and it is expected that in the near future, some settle- ment will be made regarding the dispute in that mill. The men are asking that the IWA be recognized as their bargaining agency. Last summer, some gains in wages were made and also some improvements in working conditions. The employ- ees feel, however, that all gains made should be embodied in a working agreement signed by the company and the union and thus giving the men the security that the gains will not be lost under less favorable circumstances. Prisoners Write Their Gratitude TORONTO.—If I had ten cents between me and starvation — I'd give it to the Red Cross,” writes a prisoner of war to his mother. “The Red Cross is looking after us wonderfully,” writes another to his girl. These letters are the best possible thanks for the time and money poured out by the mass of Canadian men and women for war READ “THE PEOPLE”: LABOR’S VOICE for VICTORY Published at 104 Shelly Bldg. — Vancouver, B.C. services, $2.00 a Year New Silverdale Sub-Local Meets Vice-President Knickle of Local 1-217, togther with the temporary executive of the Sub-Local, called a meeting of woodworkers of Rus- kin, Wonnock and Mission, in the Silverdale Community Hall. The response was good and all present signed affiliation cards, agreeing to pay their initiation on pay day, owing t6 a lengthy shut-down. The meeting was addressed by Special Representative John Greenall and District President Harold Pritchett, who outlined the aims and objects of the IWA, followed by a lengthy period. Later, many grievances entailing wages and con- ditions were taken up. The acting executive were question unanimously in- structed to carry on until the next meeting, and was further strength- ened by the election of three more shop stewards, This territory em- ployees two thousand ‘or more woodworkers eligible for member- ship, and the next meeting is on call of the executive which will meet regular once a week, UNION BARGAINING .in many respects to the contract which IWA Local 1-217 presented to the Company on behalf of the employees last summer and which the Company refused to sign. Since that time, the Company has been trying desperately to establish a signed working agreement with their employees through the Con- ference Committee, which is noth~ ing more nor less than a “company union.” The IWA agreement in its over- time pay’ clause, asked for time and one-half for all work done in excess of eight hours in any one day, or forty-eight hours in any one week. The Company agree- ment provided for time and one- half for all work in excess of forty-eight hours in any one week. The majority of departnients in the plant work only forty-two hours a week at the present time; there- fore the company’s overtime clause was little better than worthless. The article dealing with éettle- ment of grievances stated that the grievances should be submitted to Conference Committee representa- tives who will then take the matter up with the management. Failing settlement, the Conference Com- mittee will then take the matter up with the management. In other words, the final settlement of griev- ances would be entirely in the hands of the company-controlled commit- tee, and grievances would remain unsettled for months just as they are doing at the present time. The employees of MacMillan In- dustries have, by voting down the company union, strengthened tre- mendously the position of labor throughout the province in asking for amendments to the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. SHOULD BE MADE LAW! 4 Always the BEST ° Ask for them. in the Commissary Or Order Direct from A. W. JOHNSON & CO. 10563 West Pender Vancouver JOHNSON'S LIGHT CRUISERS (Continued on Page 6)