9° LUMBER WORKHR @- Paye Five — — ACROSS CANA A ROUNDUP OF CANADIAN LABOR NEWS DA. “Industry Conference ships and to eliminate job problems. The executive of the union has@: requested periodic conferences with ‘all managements of shipyards in the Vancouver area. At these conferences working conditions and job problems would be dealt with, and thus a greater harmony and efficiency in the yards would result. “There are so many problems in the shipyards,” said Malcolm Mc- Leod, the union business agent, “that it is essential they be ironed out on a uniform basis. "The previous method of taking these problems up with the man- -agements of one yard, and then going through the same process at every other yard, is outmoded. If we can have periodic conferences wth all managements at the same time, we will arrive at a uniform policy, which can be put into ef- fect in all yards. In this why we can deal ‘quickly and efficiently with the problems as they arise. The executives of the union are prepared to sit down at a round table periodically and iron out all difficulties.” ~ This the Boilermakers set the lead in labor-management cooper- ation. The first conference request- ed by the union would deal with journeymen leading hands, the question of more women coming into the yards to offset the manpower shortage, revision of piecework rates, etc. Continued EOC |. sentatives, Mr, Stuart and Mr, Curry, at which it is hoped a rep- resentative from the management of each of the Queen Charlotte Island companies will be present. ‘This meeting is scheduled for July 6 in the Vancouver office of the federal department of Labor at 11 a.m, While in Ottawa last week, International Board Member Nigel Morgan conferred with representa- tives of the federal department of _ labor in regard to implementation of the award. SHOE REPAIRING While-U-Wait We Sell Men's Fine Shoes for Young Men and Men who Stay Young” ilermakers Seek Ontario- Loggers And Go’s. Agree On Wage Scales FORT ARTHUR, Ont—A joint production conference be- tween the Executive of Local 2876 Lumber and Sawmill Work- The Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders Union of Canada, | ers’ Union: and the operators has laid down a wartime wage Local No. 1, took the lead in Canada to speed up production of| policy which has been submitted to the War Labor Board for their consideration. The main points in the submission are: “Put on a shade that will go with axle grease!" W-398-Yoo Duncan Ladies Score Sugar In Soft Drinks DUNCAN, B.C.—At an enthusiastic meeting in St. John’s Hall under the chairmanship of Mrs. George Hawk, president of the Duncan IWA Ladies’ Auxiliary, discussed the question of the allotment of sugar for canning purposes. Visiting speak- ers at the meeting were Mrs. Owen Brown, president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, B.C. District; Mrs. Ralph Godfrey, president of the Lake Cowichan Ladies’ Aux- iliary; Reeve Chapman of Duncan and Mr. Sam Guthrie, CCF MLA. All the speakers did an excellent job of analyzing the problem. As a result, the meeting unanimously endorsed a resdlution condemning the use of millions of pounds of sugar in the soft drink industry. The resolution, which sent to The National War Time Price and Trade Board, as follows: “The Wartime Prices and Trade Board, after displaying confusion, uncertainty and indecision finally struck a figure to be the allotted 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 PaAc. 6741 amount of sugar per person for preserving, and WHERE: The soft drinks dustry, whose product is made of chemicals, synthetics and aerated water receive 113 millions pounds of sugar a year, for the produc- tion of a beverage proven to be void of food value and found in many instances to be injurious to one’s health. Therefore Be It Resolved: That we demand that the National War- time Prices and Trade Board turn the sugar allotted the, soft drins industry, to the people for fruit preserving, thereby saving approxi- mately 150 million pounds of fruit.” in- JOHN STANTON Barrister, Solicitor, Notary 508 Holden Bldg. 16 East Hastings MAr. 5746 ee i. The present practice of pay- ing a service bonus of 3 months of employment should be discon- tinued. 2.In the case of monthly em- ployees, proposals were adopted for a progressing increase rate follow- ing necessary adjustments of basic rates. 8. A principle of incentive wage rates as advanced by the union was adopted. A press release by the executive board states: “We are satisfied that the pro- posals made by the joint confer- ence will go a long way towards removing present inequalities and substandard rates of wages as fro- zen by Order-in-Council PC 5963. It will definitely help to remove absenteesm and much loss of valu- able time now wasted in moving from job to job resulting rom in- equalities in wage rates with the same job classification. We are confident that, if adopted by the Regional War Labor Board, the proposals now being made will serve to prevent serious work stoppages and continuous exodus of men from the industry, At this critical time when our armed forces are poised for the decisive battles of the war, it is to be hoped that no time will be Trail Union - Gains Please Reid Robinson TRAIL, B.C, — Honoring Reid Robinson, president of the Interna- tional Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, one of the lar- gest labor parades in Trail's his- tory was held last week under the auspices of Local 480, IUMM&SW. In spite of the threatening skies, over 2,000 persons gathered at the Esplanade to hear Robinson, Har- vey Murphy, international repre- senative of the IUMM&SW, and Chase Power, international board member. jRobinson compared his present visit with thiee years ago, when he had been refused entry into Canada, trhough the influence of S. G| Blaylock, president and gen- eral manager of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company at Trail. The Union leader was pleased with the great progress made by his organization in the Trail district, Robinson urged the workers to join the union so that they could play their part in building democ- racy at home, and with the work- ers of Britain, the U.S. Russia, China and the rest of the United Nations, bring about the complete destruction of Fascism. lost in putting into effect these very constructive proposals which, in our opinion, will go far toward total mobilization of every ounce of energy for all-out production in our industry.” \WLB Hearings Finished Good Report Expected Returning from Ottawa week, where he presented a brief on behalf of the loggers and mill- workers of this province to the National War Labor Board's spe- cial enquiry into Labor Relations, International Board Member Nigel Morgan reported that the IWA’s representations received a consid- erate and sympathetic hearing. From this special enquiry of the National War Labor Board, which is being presided over by Mr. Jus- tice McTague, we can expect some definite improvement in Canadian labor legislation, adjustment of a number of the worst features of the present cost-of-living idex sys- tem, as well as an answer to some of the worst grievances in the mat~- ter of rationing. The hearings are now completed, a large number of briefs have been heard, including one from practi- cally every major labor organiza- tion in the Dominion, and a report is now to be drafted which will in all probability be submitted by the National War Labor Board to last@- the next session of parliament in the fall. The National War Labor Board, in, conducting this hearing, is performing a great national ser- vice in studying problems and grievances of labor which are im- pairing vital war production and considering constructive propasals for their correction. While in Ottawa, Morgan also met with officials of the depart- ment of labor regarding the Queen Charlotte Island dispute, ration board authorities, and the National Film Board with a view to hav- ing the government provide addi- tional recreational facilities, such as moving pictures, in logging camps. “Home factorles” in Great Bri- tain, where volunteers devote their spare time to war production, are springing up in fire stations, coun- try cottages, ARP depots, shops, warehouses, front parlors, and back kitchens.