. LUMBER WORKER ACROSS CANADA — A ROUNDUP OF CANADIAN LABOR NEWS — » Addressing more than one ‘Union of the ‘eran seaman, declared that the slums of the sea.” He appeale: _antediluvian conditions under hich heroic seamen carry out their hazardous wartime duties for “miserable pay.” The meeting voted to give unanimous support to a “resolution asking for the immedi- ate climination of several griev- ances, granting of higher wages,| better food and accommodations and a set of agreements similar to those under which Australian, New Zealand and United States seamen "work. This resolution was passed by the National Union of Seamen _in New York and also approved in Montreal. Other speakers at the _ Shipbuilders Ask Adjustment ST. JOHN, NB. — Stabilization of wages and working conditions in east coast shipyards on the same basis as on the west coast is urged in a wire sent the National War Labor Board inquiry by the In- dustrial Union of Marine and Ship- building Workers, Local No, 3. The union's wire says: “We respectfully urge the Na- tional War Labor Board to take under immediate consideration the| matter of stabilization of wages and working conditions in the’ship- building and repair industry on the Atlantic Coast along the lines of Award N 617, establishing same on the west coast.” Shipyard op- erators here have openly admitted _ that the wage rates of several in- termediate classifications are un- _ duly low and out of line with the _ fair wage ratio between the occu- _ pational classifications set down _ in Award N 617. _ “RIDICULOUS SCALE.” “Tn the past all NWLB awards Atlantic coast shipyard work- have merely Ievelled off wage atid no attempt was ever to stabilize the various oc- onal classifications as to actual job yaluation, result- in a ridiculous scale of wages ‘a number of occupational classi- ut . Consequently large num- s of shipyard workers are leav- he industry. 1 one of the largest yards on Atlantic Coast nine percent of » employees applied for their re- in one week, This fact alone a NWLBE shipbuilding ittee to be appointed at ¢ a F ‘ of a uniform national bonus and unfair tion on overtime needs ler the auspices of the Deep Sea and Inland Boatmen’s acific on Sunday afternoon, Pat Murphy, vet- front in the form of an aggressive democratic union to better what he called, "the disgraceful eamen Ask Better Conditions; ore Merchant Ships As “Slums” hundred seamen at a meeting British merchant ships are “the d to seamen to present a solid meeting were Bill Stewart, Presi- dent of the Boilermakers’ Union and Ed Leary, President of the Vancouver Labor Council. Mr. Stewart said that very few people in Vancouver realize the conditions undes which the merchant seamen work due to the fact that no pub- licity-was given to it. He recom- mended that the griveances of the seamén be made known to the public. The meeting was under the chairmanship of “J. M. “Digger” Smith, Secretary of the Deep Sea and Inland Boatmen’s Union. Union Fetes President Off To Army PORT ARTHUR, Ont. — Eino Raappana, president of Local 2786, Lumber and Sawmill Workers’ Union, was given a send-off here on May Day by his union. He is on his way to serve in the Cana- dian Active Army. A leather -writ- ing case was presented to him by Secretary- Magnuson in behalf of the bushworkers. Speeches were made, and the departing president said he thought there could be no more fitting commemoration of May 1 on his part than to leave to take up arms to defeat Hitler- ism. TC PUT ASIDE Co) AT LEAST STAMPS BONDS AND Loggers, Shipyard Workers, Lab- orers, meet your friends at the REX CAFE Ltd. Where All Union People Eat HOME OF TASTY MEALS Union House J. Mirras, Mgr. 6 EAST HASTINGS PAc. 6741, eee "Styles for Young Men and Men who Stay Young” correction to attain all- juction.” 301 West Hastings St. nt JOHN STANTON Barrister, Solicitor, Notary 503 Holden Bldg. 16 East Hastings ‘MAr. 5746 Join Your Friends at COURTENAY HOTEL “The Loggers’ Headquarters” G. TATER — PROP. COURTENAY, V.L IAM Establishes District Council In Ont. Aircraft Scandinavians To Have Summer Fete The Scandinavian Midsummer Festival will be held Sunday, June 27, at Seymour Park, just at the north end of the ‘Second Narrows Bridge. The festival will be high- lighted by a program consisting of talent representing the five Scandinavian countries. The choos- ing of the midsummer queen will take place during the program and be performed by Mayor Cornett of the crowning ceremony will Vancouver. A well known Junior Dance team will stage folk danc- ing on the platform, Outstanding musicians will play and there will be a well known guest speaker. ‘There will be games for the chil- dren as well as sports. Games for the older people will be performed at various points throughout the grounds. Music in the pavillion will be supplied by Helge Anderson's orchestra. Refreshments will be served on the grounds as well as soft drinks, ice cream and other confections. The festival is sponsored by the Scandinavian Central Committee, which is a delegate body with rep- resentation from fifteen societies of Danish, Icelandic, Swedish, Nor- wegian and Finnish origin. The midsummer festival has been held for the past seven years and is the greatest Scandinavian event of the whole year. With every pass- ing year the attendance has grown. People of Scandinavian etraction now know from eperience that at the midsummer they have a better chance to meet old friends than any other place or at any other time of the year. This does not only apply to peo- ple from greater Vancouver, Scan- dinavians from the prairie prov- inces as well as from various parts of B.C. try to make it a point, if coming to the Coast, to be in Van- couver the time of this year's fes- tival. Let's frequent this year's festival and try to break last year’s record of 4,000 people. TORONTO, Ont. — Representa- tives of over 700 aircraft workers in this area unanimously decided to set up an IAM Ontario Aircraft District at a meeting held at the union’s headquarters in the Cen- tral Building last week. ‘Among thése present were dele- gates from the Malton Victory Aircraft plant; Canadian Aircraft Instruments and Accessories; Sut- ton Horsley Company Limited, and W. D. Beath. The district will cover aircraft workers from Ottawa to London, Ont. Tom Kelly was appointed provinsional chairman, and Qordon Longhouse provisional ‘secretary. It was recommended that the Dis- trict have a full-time secretary- treasurer and a full time business agent, There will be a District Council embracing all aircraft and aircraft assembly and accessories locals of the International Associations of Machinists. The decision to form the Ontario Aircraft District was made in ac- cordance with the recommenda- tions of the recent National Con- ference of IAM aircraft locals at Winnipeg, a union statement said. The purpose of the District Council will be the coordination of the work of TAM. aircraft locals in the district, completion of the unionization of aircraft workers, and strengthening of the union’s efforts to achieve ever greater co- operation and production in the in- dustry. Resolutions adopted at the meet- ing will go back to the locals for ratification. The ‘next District Council meeting will be held on June 17, when delegates from Hamilton and other Ontario cen- ters are expected to be present. “The International Association of Machinists is confident that the new District Council will fill a long felt need and will strengthen the great contribution of Ontario's aircraft industry to the national war effort,” the union said. SMALL ARMS OUTPUT Nearly 50,000 small arms are pro- duced each month in Canada. More than 25,000 Canadian work- ers are employed in making small arms. SCANDINAVIAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE’S ANNUAL Midsummer Festival j at SEYMOUR PARK North End Second Narrows Bridge SUNDAY, JUNE 27 joke CROWNING OF MIDSUMMER QUEEN kk GAMES AND SPORTS FOR CHILDREN Music in Pavilion Refreshments Served