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_ themselves to work unceasingly

pledged themselves to remove all “No Beer—No Bonds” slogans
hat they may find chalked around the mills.

_ The conference, et the chair-
nship of IWA District President
‘Harold Pritchett with George Mit-
chell from New Westminster act-
ing as secretary, discussed three
points: the new Industrial Concil-
 jation and Arbitration Act, a, draft
working agreement and the Fourth
Victory Loan Drive. The mills rep-
resented were: Canadian Western
Lumber Company, Fraser Mills;
Alaska Pine Company; Mohawk
Lumber _ Company; Hammond
Cedar; Bloedel, Stewart & Welch,
‘Red Band Shingle Mill; McKay
Flannigan Mill; Pacific Pine; Tim-
ber Preserves; and the Universal
Box.
After hearing an outline of the
amended Industrial Conciliation
and Arbitration Act by President
_ Pritchett, the Shop Stewards thor-
oughly discussed the steps which
it is necessary to take before ap-

On =. April 11, seventy IWA Shop Stewards repre-?
senting’some 3,000 workers in mills on the Fraser River, unani-
no endorsed the fourth Victory Bond Drive and pledged

to make it a success. They also

gaining agency, by the Depart-
ment of Labor. The opinion was
expressed that the new amend-
ments would certainly do much to
improve labor management rela-
tions in the mill along the Fraser
River, Many shop stewards report-
ed that the mills which they rep-
resented were now reaching a de-
gree of organization where appli-
cationss for certification could be
made almost immediately.

The draft
which will be used in all future
negotiations in this area, was much
like that recently signed between
IWA-CIO Local 1-363 at Courtenay
and the The Batco Development
Company Limited. However, there
were a few changes such as the
inclusion of a vacation with pay
after one year’s service and slight

union agreement,

See SHOP STEWARDS
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_ plying for certification, as the bar-
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charter for
_ the formal application.
__Defininte boundarles over which
‘the new local will have jurisdic-
tion have not yet been established.
r, it is expected that it will
e members in such points
Mission and including the mem-
rs in a number of mills around
lverdale and (Ruskin who are at
pat nt under the jurisdiction of
\ ah) ‘A Local 1-217 in Vancouver.
- On Wednesday night's meeting
four new members were ini-
bringing the total member-
ip in the Hammond Cedar Com-
“at the present time to well
300. The meeting was ad-
by District Secretary Bert
who congratulated the
workers on the tremen-
cements that they are
in organization, Ho also
on labor and the war, out-
ia detail what is Li maa |
if Faseiam is to be defeat-]
Melsness stvessed the

HAMMOND, B.C.—On Wednesday, April 14, some 200 em-
 ployees of the Hammond Cedar Company Limited, members
of the International Woodworkers of America, held their reg-
ular meeting in the Hammond Theatre. The meeting voted
Bomanuely to apply to the International office for a Local
that area and instructed temporary officers to make

defeat of Fascism this year.

At the close of the meeting the
membership voted to purchase a
$200.00 Victory Bond from the
union treasury.

Former Officer
Of Local. 1-71.
Killed in RCAF

We regret to announce the loss
of Brother Albin Feusie, former
vice - president __
of IWA Local
1-71, who took
Teave of absence
from Kelley Log
In the Queen |
Charlotte
Islands a little
over a year ago |
to join the
Royal Canadian
Air Force.

Bro, Feusle’s
death while serving with the Ca-
nadian Armed Forces, will be a
great shock to IWA loggers,
amongst whom he was known as

Al Feusle

a popular and capable leader.

HAROLD PRITCHETT
District President

Death Toll
Reaches 15

The death toll in B.C. lumber
climbed to 15 this month with the
report of three more fatal logging
accidents.

Gus Laken
died in Vancou- 1 5
ver General | woodworken
Hospital Tues- aveiniconis
day, March 30, |. killed in B.C’s
as the result of lumber in-
an accident at | dustry. since
Camp 3, You- | gan. 1, 1943
bou, last No-

vember, when a log rolled on him.
Laken, who was a bucker at In-
dustrial Timber Mills, had been a
patient in the General Hospital ever
since his injury last fall.

Thomas Cuthbert Robson, 68,
councillor for the municipality of
North Cowichan, died in Duncan
Hospital Friday, April 2, from in-
juries received four days earlier in
a fall from a telephone pole at
Honeymoon Bay, Lake Cowichan.
According to evidence, Mr. Robson,
employed~ as lineman by Lake
Logging Company, plunged 30 feet
tothe ground from a pole when
one of his climbing spurs slipped.
A long-time resident of Cowichan
and active in municipal affairs, Mr.
Robson is survived by two daugh-
ters.

Herman A. Parrent was fatally
injured Friday, April 9, in the plant
of.the Mohawk Handle Company
Ltd. Parrent, running a winch
hauling logs out of the Fraser

,| the

op 7 Discuss President Hi. Pritchett
| ions | To Tour Q.C.1. Camps

Last week District President Harold Pritchett announced
| thet he will be leaving on Wednesday, April 21, for an extended
tour of the Queen Charlotte Island logging camps. Organizer

John McCuish, who has been
since early this spring, reports
are now pretty well organized
companies, The purpose of
President Pritchett’s visit is to as-
sist the loggers in that area in es-
tablishing more harmonious labor-
management relations through the
signing of a union agreement.
President Pritchett’s visit will

Dock & Shipyard
Workers Purchase
$2000 War Bond

At the last meeting of the
Dock and Shipyard Workers’
Union, Local No. 2, in Vancou-
ver, the membership voted $2000
of the union funds for the pur-
pose of ‘purchasing Victory
Bonds. The union is to. be con-
gratulated on’ their outstanding
contribution to the war effort.
If labor in general will similarly
support Canada’s Fourth Vic-
tory Loan, it will undoubtedly
go over the top. This is labor's
answer to fascism,

in the Queen Charlotte Islands
that the majority of the camps
and are ready to negotiate with
cover the camps of Aero Timber

Products, which is a.Crown com-
pany, producing the famous Sitka
spruce, which is used extensively
in the construction of bombers and
While in these
camps, President Pritchett will give
assistance wherever needed in the

establishment of * joint labor-man-
agement “Production for Victory”
Committees with a view to increas-
ing the production of this vital ma-
terial to a maximum.

fighting planes.

In the meantime, the arbitration
case between the IWA and certain
other operators in the Queen Char-
lotte Islands will be profeeding.

On reaching the Queen Charlotte
Islands, President Pritchett ‘will
proceed from camp to camp aboard
the MV “Annart.” It is expected
that he will be in that area for a
month or six weeks. This is the
first time that President Pritchett
has visited Queen Charlotte Island
Cmaps and all the members in that
area are looking forward to his
| visit,

1700 Attend

Klondyke

Nite In Westminster

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.— On Friday, April 9, IWA
members and friends in New Westminster gathered 1700 strong
in the Arenex for the Annual Klondike Night. Feature attrac-
tions of the night were games and dancing to the music of
Len Kirk and his band. Everyone who attended reported hav-
ing a good time and are congratulating Bro. Jack Lindsay and
his committee for the excellent manner in which the function

was conducted.

Dancing started at 9 and —con=@ —@ ———____

tinued until 1 a.m, At 11 o'clock
a draw was held for 11 door prizes
which went to the following peo-
ple:

1st prize, one $50 Victory Bond,
to H. Wicklund.

2nd prize, $25 cash (donated by
McKenzie and Wraser Limited),
to Peter Uabox.

rd prize, $25 credit not (don-
ated by Gregory and Price Ltd.),
to H. McKinnon,

4th prize, $20 credit note (from
Gifford’s Jewellers), to Don Urqu-
hart, F

Sth prize, one pair of logger’s
boots, value $18.50 (donated by
C. J. Pineo Limited), to T. A. Mc-

Kowan.
6th prize, $15 cash (donated by
Jack Morgan of the Fraser Cafe),

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See LKONDYKE NITE.
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Local Negotiates
Two Agreements

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — Ne-
gotiations commenced last week-
end for a union agreement between
the newly-formed IWA-CIO Local
1-363, the Brown Logging Com-
pany, and the Grant Brothers Log-
ging Company of Oyster River.
Negotiations will continue next
‘Wednesday night when it is hoped
an agreement satisfactory to both
parties will be consummated.

. Workers at these camps are ask-
ing for an agreement similar to the
one recently negotiated with the
Batco Development Company, ac- .
cording to a statement issued to-
day by International Board Mem-
ber Nigel Morgan, who is assisting
the Local in negotiations,