Page Three THH B.C. LUMBER © Qt Well, boys, sooner or later a story about a scotch-man was bound to creep into this column. Now most of the stories told about Aberdonians are fictitious. This particular story, however, is au- thentic, and I have documentary evidence to prove it should any of you be bold enough to raise any doubts. It seems that in the or- ganization of the Canadian White Pine Mill, our shop stewards have run into the usual percentage of men that come under the union name of “floaters.” They are only waiting until the rest of the mill is fully organized and under a union contract before they sink their money into the organization. One of these people had been ap- proached by a Shop Steward on four different occasions. Each and every time he promised to join the union as soon as pay day rolled around, Pay days, however, came and went and this particular bro- ther never seemed to have any spare cash. However, one day last week, while a group of men were eating lunch, the shop steward again approached this man with the request that he join the IWA. Again the same excuse of finan- cial embarrassment was given. One of the fellows in the group sug- gested that the hat should be passed and that a small collection taken up to defray the expenses of initiating this worker into the IWA. The hat was passed and the first man to contribute was a big Scotchman who threw fifty cents into the hat and said, “The People of my particular race are noted for their ability to hang on to money, but while we are canny about the indiscriminate spending of hard-earned silver, still where a cause is worthy, we are not back- ward about supporting it, either financially, physically, or morally, I beileve the gains to be made from the union will be far greater than the initial cost’’ This was too much for the reluctant brother to take, and digging down into his Pocket, he brought to light a bill- fold and promptly paid his initia- tion and dues out of his own poc- ket. “You know,” he says, “if Jock here is willing to sink money into this union, it must be a pretty good proposition.” Now I don't want anyone to think that I en- tirely agree with the idea that all Seotchmen are tight-fisted. What I wanted to bring out here was the fact that in practically any operation there are twenty percent ‘of the men who are always waiting for the rest of the mill to get ‘signed up before they put their _ mame on he dotted line. While this may seem the proper thing to them, if they would sit down and follow Jury Claims to investigate conditions of the safety precautions on the part of the management,” leading to death “injuries accidentally Gelved when Green was struck by a swinging log at the plant where he was following his usual duties removing debris from the barking machine.” Shift foreman at the plant, Clar- ence Potter, testified that a crane operator was using a 102inch log attached to a crane to push a 113- inch log into a conveyor. The 102- inch log skidded over the end of the other log, and swung out to- wards the barking machine where Green was working. The log struck him on the head, killing him in- stantly, from re- When questioned by the jury as to the safety of using one log to roll another, the crane operator reported that he did not think it @ safe method, but that no one had ever told him not to do it and it was a general practice during the seven years he had worked at B.C. Plywoods, He explained that the hooks on the crane would have had to be adjusted to pick up the larger log which had rolled out of place, and that to save time, the men usually Pushed a misplaced log with an- other log, rather than pick it up with the crane and ease it into the conveyor. The jury in its report recom- mended that in future all logs be moved with the crane. Bro. Green Was a member of IWA Local 1-217, Drama Club To Present Review The Victory Drama Club announced that it is making preparations to produce an “In- dustrial Review,” the theme of which will be winning our war. The review will be made up of music, dances and skits which will be written, acted and pro- duced entirely by young people employed in war industries. It will be a three-act review depicting production and unity and outlining the tasks of young people in this regard. The final act will have as its main theme victory. Any in- terested persons are asked by the committee to get in touch with the club a 104 Shelley Building, or phone MArine 6929, Ruther Turner is in charge of the chorus and or- chestra; Elsie Anderson is in charge of writing, and Cynthia Carter is in charge of the danc- Ing. “there had been serious neglect of? Sawmill News “Every Reader a Correspondent” REPORTS Neglect In Plywood Fatality Recommendation that safety measures be enforced at Mac- Millan Industries Limited, Plywood Division, to eliminate future accidents of the type that caused the death of Bro. Maurice Green, 22-year-old crane operator, on Wednesday, June 23, was handed down by a coroner’s jury at an inquest held June 24 accident. The jury found that Hammond Local 1-367 Asks Certification HAMMOND, B.C.—In the meeting last Wednesday night in the Hammond Community Hall, some 150 workers at the Ham- mond Cedar Co. Ltd., members of IWA Local 1-367, after hear- ing the membership report of the executive, voted unanimously to apply immediately to the Provincial Department of Labor for certification as the sole collective bargaining agency. The HAMMOND EXECUTIVE Shown above is the Executive of Local 1-367 at Hammond. Left to right they are: Back row, Harold Bruhn, vice-president; Arthur Nick- lin, warden; Robert Stackhouse, president; Richard Blaylock, record- ing-secretary. Front row: Francis Hill, financial secretary; Alice Montpellier, one-year trustee; Yvonne Montpellier, conductor. Robert Straw, two-year trustee, was unable to be present at the time the picture was taken. Romas, three-year trustee; Albert Local 1-217 Meet Hears International Officers On Sunday, June 20, some two hundred and fifty employees of Canadian White Pine of B.C. Ply- woods attended a meeting held un- der the auspices of IWA Local 1- 217 in the Legion Hall, District President Harold Prit- chett summarized the growth and development of the Interna- tional Woodworkers since its es- tablishment in this Province, Pres- ident Pritchett also spoke on gains made by the organization in Brit- ish Columbia in the past year. Mr. Pritchett pointed out that the rap- id growth of the IWA was respon- 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 Meet Your Friends at MANITOBA HOTEL 44 West Cordova St. Outside Rooms — Elevator Serv- ice — Steam Heat — Reasonable Rates — Centrally Located PA. 0267 N. J. Thompson, Mgr. sible in every case for the gains made. He called upon the workers at Canadian White Pine and B.C. Plywoods to consilidate the union in their plant so that, through their organized strength, they could go forward to better hours, wages and working conditions, 2 The meeting was also addressed by International President Worth Lowery who brought greetings from our brothers in the United States to the woodworkers in the feature speaker at Wednesday night's District President Harold Pritchett. Jack Greenall also spoke briefly. was The application for certification has been eagerly awaited by all members of Local 1-367 since they began organizing . some four months ago. The local union is now well established and is extending its organizational drive in its neighboring territories. It is also taking over the membership of the Ruskin, Silverdale and Mission areas which were formerly under the jurisdiction of Local 1-217. The local is making arrange- ments to raise funds to send their delegates to the International Con- vention in Sacramento in August. The local union is also sending five delegates to the District Con- ference in Nanaimo, Ask Certification For Red Band It was reported this week by Floyd Hamilton, chairman of the Shingie Mill Sub-local of IWA Lo- cal 1-217, that an application has been made to the provincial de- partment of labor for certification of Local 1-217 as the sole collec- tive bargaining agency for all em- ployees in that plant. The union members at Boundary Road have conducted for the past year a mil- itant and determined fight to maintain their union in spite of repeated shut-downs and provoca- tion on the part of the company. They also are determined that the struggle will continue until their union is recognized as, the sole col- lective bargaining agency and a union agreement with the company Province of British Columbia. 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