Qu B.C. LUMBER WORKER® Page Three _ ew Geers oodworking, manufacturing industry. Order For , Veneer, Box And Shingle Basis Won _ Extension of the principle of overtime premium pay was also announced last eee woodworking plants and the box The new rulings, know as Order No. 9 (1943) and Order No. 55 (1943) respectively, extend the same principle granted to sawmills several weeks ago, follow- ing submission of a 48-page brief: by the International Wood- workers of America to the Regional War Labor Board. © The new order benefits all those {CHIPS and SAWDUST By GREEN-CHAIN PETE . APL SHINGLE MILL ORGANIZES ‘This month has seen the organ- ization of another operation in this district when the employees of the APL shingle mill joined the ranks of organized labor. Much credit for the organization of this plant must go to Brother Bert Miller, who has consistently put forward the objectives of the union to his fellow employees and went ahead entirely on his own to complete the organization of the - mill. Overtime pay and equal pay for equal work is now a reality in the Lumber Industry! We have gained this concession through organiza- tion and consistent effort, The next things Gn the ageida are holidays with pay and the consummation of our gains by signed union contract. These are realizable objectives and can be obtained by the same con- sistent efforts. SAWMILL REOPENS reopened after a shutdown of near- ly a year. We have every reason to believe that the employees of this operation will soon be organ- ized under the banner of the IWA. There are quite a number of union members from other mills who are now working there who have signi- fied their intention to leave no stone unturned in the drive to or- - ganize this mill. _ Brother Percy Goddard was _ elected to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Bro. Walter Yates who resigned on account of pressure of other work. Bro. Yates ‘still remains as president of Local Brother Jack Butterworth was elected warden to fill the vacancy -ereated by Bro. W. O. Kelly who _ resigned as he is no longer work- ing for the APL. Bro. Kelly is now working at the Sproat Lake mill. The Sproat Lake Sawmills has| employed in the manufacture of sash and doors, cabinets and show eases, office and store fixtures, wood furnishings, plywood, veneer Products and general mill pro- ducts, with the exception of sta- tionery engineers, pumpmen, oper- ating millwrights, foremen, tur- bine operators, and oilers, persons holding positions of management and supervision, cookhouse and bunkhouse employees, watchman, caretakers, storekeepers, first-aid attendants and employees in the transportation industry. Order No, 55, which covers all those employed in the making of wooden boxes, box shooks, barrels, barrel staves and kegs, casks, tierces, pails or other wooden fix- tures, with the same exceptions as those listed above for order No. 49. Time and one-half shall be paid to all employees with the above ex- ceptions after 8 hours in any one day or 48 hours in any one week. The order ‘for overtime premium pay goes into effect for the wood- working plants on August 3, 1943, and for the box manufacturing in- dustry on July 19, 1943, Hammond Loc. 367 Asks Certification Hammond Local 1-367 has now applied for certification and are expecting a government check to be made within a few days. The mill is operating under’ a handicap at the present time as a large percentage of the crew are members of the Reserve Army and are now away at camp. Those that are left are doing all they can to keep production rolling. Members at the Butler mill at Ruskin have decided to iransfer their membership from Local 1-217 to the Hammond Local 1-367, and at a meeting on the mill property held at noon on July 15 they de- cided to collect all membership books for this purpose. Courtenay Local 1-217, International Wood- © workers of America, was certi- fied this week by the Minister of Labor as the sole collective bargaining agency for the Red Band Shingle Mill of . Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Limited. Certification of this mill, one of the largest shingle mills in Can- ada, follows a long drawn out pe- riod of arbitration last year, in which the arbitration award fav- ored the company. The men re- jected almost unanimously the award and following the amend- ments to the Industrial Concilia- tion and Arbitration Act, proceed- ed for official certification. The company shut down this operation four times; the reason stated was “shortage of logs.” The big Bound- ary Road shingle mill has for many years operated a full day shift and a half night shift, but is now op- erating just the day shift. Certification comes at a time When the Chinese workers, who constitute a large portion of the crew, are agitated over the new income tax requirements of the federal government. Application has been made to the company to commence negotiations immediate- ly. The official negotiating commit- tee will consist of Floyd Hamilton, chairman of the sub-local and newly-appointed International Rep- resentative; Ben Orr, secretary of the sub-local; Bert Melsness, dis- trict secretary; Bill Bennett, newly appointed international represen- tative; and Harold Pritchett, presi- dent of the District Council. Alaska Pine Forms Production Comméttee NEW WESTMINSTER. — Last week the IWA was successful in establishing another production committee when representatives of the union visited the Pacifie Pine Mill and started the committee. Members of the committee are: J. Wheeler (chairman), W. Jantz from the log deck, R. Parkin from the edger, J. Cant from the grad- ers, F, Wiesbred millwright, and R. Johnson planerman. All those serving on the com- mittee are members of the IWA and have the full cooperation of the management. The committee says that their only objective is to materially increase production for war. They are soliciting the aid of every member in the mill and are asking for suggestions that will help them in their job. By January, 1943, 1,491 Maltese had been killed and more than 1,- 500 seriously injured in air raids. Join Your Friends at COURTENAY HOTEL “The Loggers’ Headquarters” G. TATER — PROP. COURTENAY, V.L All Work Guaranteed Service Jewelers Dealers in Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry EXPERT WATOH & JEWELERY REPAIRING H. Zilotnik, Mgr. 28 E. HASTINGS _—_ Vancouver /A Certified At Largest BC Shingle Mill attended the meeting in Duncan Sub-Local’s Executive went over president; W. Killeen, financial president; Gil Beck, trustee, and Youbou Sawmill Sub-Local Holds Election Of Officers At the last meeting of the Youbou IWA Sub-Local 1-80 held in the Community Hall the annual election of officers took place with the following officers being elected for the coming yea I. J. Gibson, president; A. Thomasen, first vice-president; W. E Langmead, second vice-president; D, A. Sanford, third vice-presi- dent; W. Killeen, financial’secretary; F. T. C, Seed, recording sec- retary R. H. Whittaker, warden; C. Mackie, condyctor; Sawarn Singh and R. Ledingham, trustees. Installation of officers was conducted by George Grafton, business agent for Local 1-80. On Sunday Messrs, Langmead, Killeen, Mackie and E. Whalley delegate, and W. Langmead, alternate, to the International con- vention of the union at Sacramento, Cal., on August 17. On Friday evening 18 shop stewards and members of Youbou regular monthly meeting of the Sub-Local there. On Saturday the visit was returned by six members from Camp 6. The IWA spent a busy weekend, according to a report in the Cowichan Leader. On Friday a committee comprising J. Atkinson, met the management of the Industrial Timber Mills with reference to the Regional War Labor Board order of Oct. 23, 1942. C. J. Culter, general manager, speaking for the company, said that any employees who were not receiving wages as set out in the order would be paid in full retroactive to October 1, 1942. at which W. Killeen was elected by boat to Camp 6 to attend the secretary; A. N. Johnson, vice- IL. J. Gibson, chief shop steward, Local Shingle Mill Secretary William Bennett of Local 1-217, and District Presi- dent Pritchett, were called in to the Chew’s Shingle operation on False Creek recently when the Chinese crew, which constitutes over % of the employees in the mill, had tendered their seven days’ notice as a protest against the new governmental regulations in connection with income taxes. A meeting was called of the en- tire crew at whch Mr. R. Hughes, general manager, was present. It was found that the Chinese were agitated over the fact that they were not getting equal pay for equal work and felt that some ad- justments in wages were necessary. Mr. Hughes immediately agreed to equal pay for equal work, retro- active to July 1, and that on pres- entation by the union of wage 1-217 Averts Tieup adjustments would be made. A partial list has been prepared and presented to the company and will be completed this week. Ne- gotiations for a union agreement will proceed shortly, as the Gen- eral Manager has stated he doesn’t about one hundred percent or- ganized at this plant, and the company are very far apart. “Stamp Out the U-Boat”... Buy War Savings Stamps! New Westminster STEAM BATHS | i 1 H 40 Lorne Street H | NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. i 1 Ipm. Oil and Hlectric Massage. I Tel. 2264 Owner, M. Varila scales in other shingle operations, | z LIGHT CRUISERS Always the BEST ° Ask for them in the Cc ommissary Or Order Direct from A. W. JOHNSON & CO. 63 West Cordova St. MAr. 7612 ——=——S JOHINSON’S Vancouver feel that the union, which is now.