YOUBOU MEETINGS DISCUSS CA. ACT AMENDMENTS A series of three successful meetings of camps in the Youbou area were held recently to discuss labor’s war policy, the need for Production Committees, the IWA’s campaign for amend- ment of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. The meetings, which were addressed by International Executive Board Member Nigel Morgan and George Grafton, Business Agent for Local 1-80, had practically 100 percent attendance. In each camp Shop Stewards pledged themselves to work for 100 per cent organization, to help the Sub-District Negotiations Com- mittee and achieving signed union agreements during the coming spring. Marked organization] pro- gress has been made in the Cow- Nigel Morgan ichan Lake area. Continued New Charter central point of the Local's new jurisdiction, Attractive offices have been opened up through the co- operation of the Duncan Sub-Local. Secretary Valley and Business Agent George Grafton, who are the two full-time officials of Local 1-80, are now working out of the new office, which is situated on the corner of Craig and Station Streets, directly opposite the Cow- ichan Merchants and above the Island Drug Store. The new postal address is P.O, Box 430, Duncan, B.C,, and the new telephone number is Duncan 388, commented that Sub-Local meetings in the Youbou camps are amongst the best organized and most effici- ently conducted anywhere in our union, Chairman of the Camp 9 meeting was Dick Custer; Camp 3, Don Tait, and Camp 6, Dunc Mar- shall, At the Camp 6 meeting, an invitation was extended to wives of union members to attend. Fol- lowing the meeting a Ladies’ Aux- iliary was organized and Charter application completed. Known Member Recovers Illmess Ernie Witso, well known mem- ber of the International Wood- workers of Amercia (CIO), who has been ill in the Vancouver General Hospital for the past few weeks, is now on the road to recovery. We hope this re- covery will be speedy and that he will be back with us soon. Q.C.1. Arbitration Again Postponed Sittings of the Queen Charlotte Island Arbitration Board hearing evidence in a dispute between the QCI Logging Operators and their employees has been postponed until Saturday, March 13, At the last session held on Sat- urday, Feb, 27, very little progress was made. The company called H. R. Anderson, company’s legal adviser. Mr. Anderson, under ex- amination by C, H. Locke, KC, stated that he recommended to his clients that they should not sign an agreement with the IWA. His only apparent reason was the fact that he personally considered the lead- ership of the IWA as foolish, He Jater stated, under cross-examina- 444 Carrall Street Hotel West Ltd. FRED R. MARCHESE, Mgr. Moderate Rates and Centrally Located PAc. 8374 — tion, that Mr. Pritchett and Mr. Morgan were intelligent, capable, and highly talented leaders. | Mr. Anderson suggested also that the companies had refused to sign an agreement due to the fact that the IWA appeared to support the Communists. When asked by Mr. Stanton, IWA counsel, as to whether he thought this was a reasonable attitude and further, if he considered the recent agreement between Churchill and Stalin should not have been signed, Mr. Anderson replied that Mr. Stalin was not a Communist. This brought laughs from the entire court room, It is hoped that at the next session more progress can be made, PAc. 8375 Vancouver, B.C. - Camp Comments “Every Reader a Correspondent” a@ B.C. LUMBER WORKER d March 8, 1943 “REPORTS Does Your Bunkhouse Display This Label? THIS BUNKHOUSE 100% Authorized by the International The cards, a replica of which is shown above, which were recently |printed and distributed by the Dis- trict Couricil, are beginning to show results. First notification that every bunkhouse in camps is displaying the IWA’s new one hundred per cent union card, was received in a telegram from Secretary Joe Mal- bon of Camp 6, Youbou. In order to display the union card, every worker in the bunkhouse must be UNION Woodworkers of America (CIO) @ paid-up member of the IWA. Congratulations to the brothers of Camp 6, Youbou, for their initiative in getting every bunkhouse display- ing the union card. Second notiifcation was received a few hours later from Brother Amer Singh, delegate in the Hast Indian bunkhouse at Youbou. Camp 6 has shown the way. Who is going to be next to display this ecard on every bunkhouse door in camp? Wage Scale Spruce Cam We are printing the following wage scale, which is in effect at Aero Timber Products Limited at Queen Charlotte response to requests from many of our members: Baker, day rate, $6.00 and board; with Industrial A Ticket, $6.50; Blacksmith, day rate, $8.50; Blacksmith’s helper, day rate, $6.50; Boatman, monthly rate, $150 and board; Boom-man, head, day rate, $8.00; Boom-man, second, day rate, $6.50;.Bullcook, day rate, $4.00 and board; Cat driver, day rate, $9.20; Chaser, day rate, $6.75; Chok- erman, day rate, $6.50; Cook, day rate, $8.00 and board; Cook, second, day rate, $6.50 and board; Dish- washer, day rate, $4.00 and board; Shannon Bay, Islands, in Bed-maker, ) | Engineers, cold deck, 9 hours, $8.50; Fallers and Buckers, contract, 80c and 85¢ per M; Fallers and Buck- ers, day rate, $10.00; Fallers and Buckers, right-of-way, $7.50; Fire- man, donkey, day rate, $6.00; Filer, At Aero ps Fair head, day rate, $8.50; First Aid Man, A Ticket, $6.50; Flunkey, day rate, $4.00 and board; Handyman, day rate, $8.00; Hook and Rigger, cold deck, day rate, $9.50; Hook Tender, cats, day rate, $9.00; Hook Tender, gas, day rate, $8.50; Hook Tender, rate, $8.50; Leverman, barge, 9 hours, $8.50; Loader, barge, day rate, $9.50; Me- chanics, day rate, $8.00; Mechanics, cats, day rate, $9.50; Pitman, day rate, $7.50; Powderman on Grades, day rate, $7.00; Rigging Slinger, $7.50; Scaler, boom, monthly rate, $250 and board; Signal’Man, cold deck, day rate, $6.00; Gas Shovel Engineers, day rate, $10.00; Un- hookman, day rate, $6.75; Wood- bucker, day rate, $5.75; Woodscaler, day rate, $7.00; Woodsplitter, day rate, $5.75; Towboat Skipper, monthly rate, $175 and board. Charge for board and blankets, $1.35. Approximate number em- ployed, 250. steam, day Cars Fully Insured x WEST PAc. 0936 Ask for “GEORGE” Office and Stand: Rf | | | WEST HOTEL, 444 CARRALL ST. | TAXI * — Reasonable Rates PAc. 8374 CAMP ACTIVITY By ROVING REPORTER Aero Timber Products, Johnson’s Camp, Shannon Bay, held their regular monthy sub-local meeting on Feb. 9, where, among other things, the brief presented to the provincial cabinet by the Joint Labor Delegation on amendments to the ICA Act was endorsed. A petition has also been circulated requesting a doctor or some kind of out-post hospital for the Massett Inlet area, The management of this camp has been requested by their employees to establish a reg- ular payday each month. Aero Timber Products, Sorn’s Camp. At a general meeting held Jan. 28, at which 95 percent of the crew were present, the following committees were elected: Camp, Safety and Recreation. Camp con- ditions are not too good but the j™en are out for 100 percent war production. A petition requesting hospital facilities in the Masset Inlet area has also been circulated ‘at this camp. Gibson’s Spruce Camp, Ucluelet. Camp conditions here are terrible; sheets and pillow slips have not been changed since last January and the blankets never seem to get washed. The wash house is poor and there is no dry-room yet, al- though we are promised one. How- ever, the grub is good. Englewood. This is a B.&K. Camp and the conditions are typ- ical of the B.&K, camps, Cooks are Chinese and not any too good. Wages are low in comparison with other camps. K.& W. Logging-Company, For- ward Bay. We are having a little difficulty in this camp. There are days when we work only a few- hours but we notice that we are charged with a full day's Defense Tax. For example, if the wages are $7.00 per day, the defense tax de- ductions come to $1.73. But if we work only two hours that day the defense tax deductions still amount to $1.75. Personally, I think it is rather unfair. We would like to know if it is legal. Pacific Mills, Camp C42. At the time of writing there are only 15 men in camp, one cold-deck crew and a couple of cat drivers. Ex pect to have about 50 men in camp when the company starts full op- erations. No committees set up as yet but will do so as soon as the rest of the men arrive. The weather has been very bad but it is getting warmer. Grub is good. Landing, Rivers Inlet. They have Doc Gildersleve’s Camp, Dawson been stuck at Dawson's Landing for two whole weeks on account of ice in the inlet. The snow is all gone by now but theré is still ice at the head of the Inlet where the camp is going to be moved. —— a SHOE REPAIRING While-U-Wait We Sell Men's Fine Shoes Walk-Rite Shoe Repairs 43 - 6th St., 1 Block up from P.O, ‘New Westminster, B.O,