igs Added Benefits the Midsummer Conference of the IWA at Na- tional Board Member Nigel Morgan emphasized ant gains made by the Locals of District No. 1, stating progress is being made in the IWA’s campaign to union- lumber industry of British Columbia and Canadian labor lly marching forward today, as can be seen from the z achievements of the past six months.” _ Morgan summarized the union’s, four to five housand additional ns as follows: members have joined the ranks of The successful campign by] the IWA, making it possible to es- e B.C. trade unions, led by the] tablish three new locals’ in Dis- n n locals of the IWA, which| trict One. « R ‘resulted in the passage of a new| 3. Three new Ladies’ Auxiliaries 4 Act outlawing company | have been chartered in the last six ‘unions and unfair labor practices,| months and three more are now in and making collective bargaining | process of organization. ‘through the union of the employees’| 4. The first union agreement ever own choice compulsory by law. to be signed in the history of the 2. Big organizational gains have been made, with the result that ocal 1-71 Lays Plans To Open Union Hiring Hall On Friday, July 2, members and delegates from camps under IWA Local 1-71, jurisdiction held their emi-annual meeting in the Hold- en Building. The progress of the union during the past six months was reviewed and problems con- See BENEFITS—Page 8 ther urged all loggers to register with the union before hiring out to camp. Arrangements were be- ing made for a ground floor loca- tion now. In view of Minister of Labor Mit- chell’s consistent anti-labor atti- FEATURED IN GOVERNMENT FILM Over 200,000 workers in Canadian industry are now receiv- ing a visual accounting of the way the products of their labors are fighting for victory. War action films and specially prepared newsreels containing items of particular interest to men and women in industry are being shown once a month by the Na- tional Film Board right in the shipyards, machine shops, foun- dries, camps and mills. In British Columbia during the month of June, 84 shows were staged in war plants. The purpose be- hind this progressive undertaking is to keep Canadians up-to- the-minute on both the wartime activities of their fellow work- ers and the efforts of the men and women in the armed services. As a cooperative effort with the Canadian Congress of Labor, Trades and Labor Congress and Workers’ Educational Association, the National Film Board has also established Trade Union Circuits as a free service to locals wish- ing to show movies during their meetings. Every effort is made to obtain educational films based on questions of concern to labor, and in fact all films released are first screened before the two congresses in Ottawa. The Industrial and Trade Union Circuits received the full endorsation of our recent con- vention in Nanaimo. A timely subject being current- ly screened for locals in British Columbia is “Our Film,” which was financed and produced by the workers of the Denham Film Co. in England. A powerful film, it shows the workers and manage- ment of a British factory setting up a joint production committee. Their hopes, their difficulties and their acceptance of responsibility to produce to the utmost limits at home to back up their comrades at the fighting fronts are dramati- cally presented. Latest extension of this film service is on Vancouver Island. Mr. Ernie Belton, secretary, Vic- toria Trades and Labor Council, has been engaged as projectionist for the Up-island circuit. Com- mencing in the Lake Cowichan area on July 19, Mr. Belton will make the rounds of the camps and mills once every four weeks. Pro- fronting the membership in the coming six months were discussed. e __ A resolution passed unanimously stated “we are prepared to take drastic action to have the decision “of the Conciliation Board put into immediate effect.” Delegates from Queen Charlotte Islands reported the growing impatience with the " operators’ attitude in refusing to “recognize the union and urged an ‘end to the delay in reaching a ~ settlement, Voicing their dissatisfaction with the hiring halls now in operation, IWA Local 1-71 passed a resolu- tion to be forwarded to the dis- _ trict council conference recom- mending immediate establishment of a union hiring hall. They fur- tude and particularly his recent statements concerning placement of controllers in labor unions, the meeting went on record unani- mously asking his removal as min- ister of labor, in the interests of better labor relations and in- ereased production for the war ef- fort. Other resolutions called for-more equitable distribution of rationed goods and refrigeration in camps and on boats where there now is none to prevent wastage of the rations now allowed. A committee was set up to in- terview the companies in the Cum- shewa Inlet area affected by the hospitalization contract asking them to use their influence to re tain Dr, Patterson in that area. IWA Hails Offensive In Sicily, Pledges Support As we go to press the Italian island of Sicily, immediately adjacent to Italy, is the centre of a major allied offensive and by all accounts may be the Second Front and the invasion of the continuent of Europe long awaited. Storming Allied assault troops, parachutists.and glider- borne infantry men were filmly established along the hundred |. miles of Sicily’s southeastern shores Sunday night, and held "The Island Drug Co. First Aid Supplies Vitamin Concentrate Tablets — for Pep and Health Du Barry Toiletries Creams, Lotions and Powders ow Phone 212 Dunean, B.C. Duncan Iron Works R. SANDERS, Prop. MACHINISTS —— WELDERS BLACKSMITHS Vancouver Island, B.C. while successfully beating off lim- iter counter-attacks, it was an- nounced from Allied command posts. Observers emphasized that concentrated Axis counter-offensive could be expected. General. Dwight Eisenhower paid tdibute to the Allied forces, in- cluding British, Canadian, Ameri- can and South African, in the of- fensive action. More than two thousand vessels were involved in the landing operations in Sicily. Continued YOUBOU to win in the shortest possible time. The union placed the war effort first and had been patient under provocation and delay, he said. The next step, he said, would be to present the argument to an arbitration board. The union asked an agreement providing recogni- tion of grievance, safety and pro- duction committees, seniority, and recognition of Monday as the first day of the work week. became the greatest by far in all history, more than doubling the 850 war- ships and merchantmen who com- prised the invasion. fleet in North ES B.C. LUMBER WORKER @- : Page Seven _ Of Organization|LABOR-MANAGEM'T COOPERATION |Cersitications Eight major operations have been certified by the IWA since the last issue of our paper. Local 1-357 has been certified at the Mohawk sawmill at New Westminster. Local 1-80 has been certified for the Comox Logging Company at Ladysmith; Camp 9, Victoria Lum- ber Manufacturing Company, and Gme shrdlu hrdlu hrdlu rdlu uuu the Copper Canyon Camp of the Victoria Lumber Manufacturing Company. Local 1-71 has been cer- The IWA to Date Has Been Certified in 2 i OPERATIONS As Sole Collective Bargaining Agency tified as the collective bargaining agency for the Kelley Logging Company at Church Creek; for the J. R. Morgan Logging Company at Huxley and for Pacific Mills, Camp A-35. Local 1-363 has been certified as the collective bargaining agency for Camp 7 of the Victoria Lumber Manufacturing Company at Fariny Bay. jectionists have also been appoint- ed in Victoria and Vancouver. Let’s give them our full support — be sure to turn out to the first show in your district. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE UP-ISLAND CIRCUITS. Monday, July 19. — Paldi, Com- munity Hall, 12:25 p.m. Monday, July 19.—Youbou, Com- munity Hall, 8:00 p.m. -Tuesday, July 20—Hillerest, Cook House, 12:30 p. m. Tuesday, July 20. — Cowichan Lake, Community Hall, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 21. — Youbou, Camp 6, evening. Thursday, July 22. — Youbou, Camp 3, afternoon and evening. Friday, July 23. — Honeymoon Bay, Lake Logging Mill, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 24. — Rounds, Lake Logging Camp, evening. Sunday, July 25. —Cumberland, 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 26. — Union Bay, evening. E ‘Tuesday, July 27. — Oyster Riy- er, Batco, evening. Wednesday, July 28. —, Bloedel, Menzies Bay Camp, eyening. Africa last fall. Every province |» Thursday, July 29. — Camp 8, in Canada was represented among the troops and nurses, who carried their kits up the gang planks and boarded the transports to be con- voyed to the North African bases to follow up the Sicilian offensive. A number of French speaking troops were among them. Elk River,-Cook House, evening. Friday, July 30. — Camp 9, Elk River, Cook House, evening. Saturday, July 31. — Camipbell River, Community Hall, 8:00 p.m. “Stamp Out the U-Boat” . . , Buy War Savings Stamps! Fa rquhar's-Bakery High Class Confections BREAD, CAKES A Phone 456 and PASTRIES Dunean, B.C.