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LUMBER WORKER @ “ June 14, 1943 Arbitration Award recommendations which will result in the. establishment of sound la- bor relations and thereby benefit Canada’s war effort in stepping up the production of vital Sitka spruce. “We stand ready to enter into immediate negotiations with the employers on matters referred to both parties, and sincerely trust that all questions remaining in dispute will be settled amicably and consummated in a signed agreement in the interests of in- dustrial peace, harmony and im- proved production, “Organized loggers in the Queen Charlotte Islands must be highly commended for patiently pursuing their patriotic duties while awalit- ing decision on their just demands, which, to say the least, has been anything but speedy.” A minority report, signed by Mr. Tupper, the employer's represen- tative on the Board, ignored the whole question of collective bar- gaining and refused to recommend a signed contract with the union because of the alleged political opinions of the leaders of the union. Loggers Should Use IWA Hiring Service For the purpose of acquainting and thoroughly familiarizing the membership of the International Woodworkers of America with union hiring under Selective Serv- ice, the following regulations are get forth, which we feel, if put into offect by active participation of the membership, will add dignity and prestige, as well as assistance to the government in placing union members in suitable jobs with the least loss of time, Any member of the union desirous of takigg dd- vantage of the IWA’s Selective Ser. vice Union Hiring permit should clip the following regulations and carry them for future reference and study. () Any employer Who has been accustomed to hiring employees through a Union, may continue to notifiy such Union of help re- quired, provided that he has first notified the Vancouver local office, Unemployment Insurance Com- mission, of the vacancies to be filled and the nature of the work to be performed, (2) The Union may refer its members (but no other person) to the employer for employment, sub- ject to the conditions stated be- low. There may be cases where a person has dropped Union mem- bership, but such person may be regarded as a member if there has ‘been a bona fide application for membership or te-instatement: (3) ‘The Union shall communi- ~ cate with the local office before referring a member or members to a job to determine whether or not there is work of higher labor priority to which the member or members should be sent; (4) A member may not be re- ferred to a particular job by the Union if the National Selective Service officer wishes to have him referred to any other job; When in VANCOUVER Stop at COLUMBIA HOTEL LICENSED PREMISES 303 Columbia Avenue MAr. 3757 (5) When referring a member to a, job, the Union shall issue a per- mit (NSS 122) signed in blank by the National Selectivé Service offi- cer; (6) The Union shall deliver or mail to the local office not later than noon of each day the local office copy of each permit issued on the preceding day; (7) Any permit granted by a Union on behalf of local office may be limited in time or revoked at any time by the National Selective Service officer; ~ (8) If a Union member serves notice of. termination of employ- ment on his employer or received from his employer notice of separ- ation, he may deliver his copy of a notice either to the Union agent or to the local office; (9) When a Union agent refers a member to a job, he shall for- ward to the local office with the local office copy of the permit, the employee’s copy of notice of seperation from previous employ- ment, if the copy has not been deposited at the local office. Your attention is particularly drawn to (1) wherein you will note that it is necessary for employers to notify the local Selective Service office of their vacancies, as well as the Union; and also you will note (3) that it is essential for the Union to communicate with Se- lective Service before sending any member to a job. ‘The arrangements outlined above can be of real value only if they are carried out on the basis of understanding and cooperation be- tween the employer, Selective Ser- vice and the Union, and with that cooperation, the placement of men in essential war work will be ex- pedited, Two buttons we like to see — every worker who believes in de- mocracy should wear them both— The Union Button and IV Victory Loan Button—for Victory at home and overseas. All Work Guaranteed Service Jewelers Dealers in Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry EXPERT WATOH & JEWELERY REPAIRING “HL Zlotnik, Mgr. 28 E. HASTINGS ‘Vancouver Regular Dues Payments Help Get Government Certification By JACK GREENALL International Organizer Union collective bargaining is no longer a dispute to be arbitrat- éd, and “union recognition is guar- anteed once the Department of Labor is convinced that the major- ity of employees in a particular plant or operation are, and have been, members of one union for three months or longer and are not more than six months behind in their dues. a Certification of the IWA in B.C. as sole collective bargaining agen- cy has been gained in some camps and mills. In a few cases when cer- tification was applied for, the union had a very slim majority and only won ‘by a hair’ so to speak; this in places where eighty to ninety-five percent of employees were members of the IWA. ) The difficulty, of course, is the transcient tendencies which are af- fecting all mdustries today includ- ing lumbering. The turnover is so great that in many cases thirty to fifty percent of the crew have been in the operation less than three months and certification in extreme cases is hard to obtain, no matter how many members the union has. Ancther problem confronting members in larger operations, Fraser Mills, for example, is the lack of reliable information as to the total number of employeep Figures released by the company differ extensively from union es- timates. Furthermore, the company in this case, apparently not over- anxious to recognize the IWA, al- lows minor officials to discrimin- ate against individuals and recent- ly, to conduct an undemocratic ballot in the plant over a side- issue, which so flagrantly Provocative that it could be in- terpreted as a deliberate attempt to antagonize workers into leav- ing the plant; this, when every skilled worker, leaving the indus- try is a blow at our war effort. It could be that these tactics are a studied attempt to reduce the num- ber of members in the plant who are eligible for certification. Members at this mill, which can be considered one of the key places and will affect all other mills in the area, are proceeding in a sys- tematic way to prepare themselves for certification. Those members who are eligible and are thinking of leaving are being persuaded to stay long enough to get the appli- cation through. Provocation is be- ing exposed and a determined ef- fort is being put forward to clari- fy each member on the importance of disregarding these attempts to was ORGANIZE B.C. LUMBER 100% Hastings Steam Baths 764 EAST HASTINGS ST. Government Registered Masseurs in Attendance J. WEPSALA, Prop. Also Agent for . . . Norwegian and Swedish American Steamship Lines High. 6240 ALWAYS OPEN in democracy. The issue of certification must be given the same importance as was given to the issue of amend- ments to the ICA Act. After all, legislation is only as effective as the members make it, and until certification is gained, the Act means little. It can become a pow- erful force, but only when the wor- kers seize it and make it live; when. they cause it to pulsate and serve as a channel for the conve- nience of all those progressive JACK GREENALL ideas that they can contribute to ward winning the war and as a road which will enable them to bring up their forces to break down opposition to an all-out pro- ductTon program. Certification is the next step and all the efforts of the membership must be directed foward this ob- jective. The importance of every local and sub-local camp and mill preparing for and gaining certifi- Recognition and consolidation must be gained in order to clear the way for further advance. Every member must be clear on the im- portance of staying on the job, re- gardless of provocation or bore- dom and win this battle for dem- ocracy. If incentive is needed, think of the boredom suffered by our boys in England, standing guard over democracy there. Think also of the people of Russia, who have stood their ground in spite of all the suffering’ they have had to endure, Think of the mass at- tack now’in preparation which will smash the enemies of democracy im a two-front war, and of how those who will spearhead that at- tack, are looking to us for support. Certification of the IWA in B.C. is an integral part of this global war and we must unite all our ef- forts to gain this objective. {MONEY TO LOAN § iy On Men’s Suits, Overcoats, Log- # 4 ging Boots and Sleeping Bogs! 4 + “i 4 San Francisco Tailors ; 52 WEST HASTINGS ST. s 4 4 Doors West of Beacon Theatre / Rueenseeeseeepenenenenee’ break their morale and their faithe cation cannot be overemphasized, | Pacific Pine Wage Dispute Is Settled ‘A stoppage of work at the Pa- cific Pine Limited in New West- minster resulted in IWA Local 1357 being called in by the em- Bloyees to assist in settling a dis- pute over wage increases. The stoppage was caused by the fact that the company gave several raises throughout the mill and many categories which should have been raised, didn’t receive them, A committee of employees requested that Percy Smith, busi- néss agent for Local 1-357, attend a meeting to advise the crew. This was done, with the result that Bro. Smith was elected by the employ- ees to make representations to the company. The stoppage of work, which lasted for approximately 14 hours, resulted in the management “agree- ing to meet the committee and the men went back to work, After sev- eral hours of negotiations with the company the committee was able to satisfactorily settle the dispute and the raise was granted to all employees as requested. Shipbuilders Seek Wage Contract SANT JOHN, N.B.—Local 3 of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilders last week filed an ap- plication for a Board of Concilia- tion in its efforts to secure a new working agreement and sole col- lective bargaining agency rights for the union at the Saint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., employing 1,600 workers. It is expected that acommission- er will be appointed and a vote of the workers taken shortly. The union has also presented a brief to the National War Labor Board public inquiry into industrial re- tions. : BRITISH AID TO RUSSIA _ To send help to Russia through Iran (Persia), Britain built special assembly plants for trucks in that country. By January, 1942, 200 trucks trucks a month were being assembled and carrying supplies. Locomotives and freight cars are built in Britain to transport sup- plies to Russia over the Persian railroads, The quantity of planes sent through Persia increased 600 percent in January to April, 1942. Small arms afd small arms am- munition produced in Canada go to 50 different destinations in every part of the world.