i ud ’ H 4 San Francisco Tailors ; 6 Page Three LETTERS @= B.C. LUMBER a Sawmill News “Every Reader a Correspondent” REPORTS CHIPS and SAWDUST By GREEN-CHAIN PETE The victory of the loggers in the Queen Charlotte Islands, while in itself a tremendous gain, is only the beginning of the B.C. lumber workers’ struggle for signed union agreements. Already reaction is be- ing felt in the lumber and shingle mills of B.C. but this has only served to increase the determina- tiomof the entire membership of the IWA to go forward unitedly to establish this fundamental demo- cratic right for all woodworkers m the Province of British Columbia. We hope to hear of great things from Alaska Pine, now that their Plant and Production Committees have started to function. Red Band Shingle Mill has set up its first Grievance Committee and at their next meeting will set up the other committees which go to make up a good union. Two very successful meetings were held recently by the shingle mill employees; one in Vancouver and the other in New Westminster. The results of these “meetings is Shingle Mills At New Westminster Get Pay Boost The IWA Local 1-357 New Westminster was successful last week in obtaining substantial increases for the employees of the Superior Shingle Mills Ltd. and the Riverside Shingle Mill Ltd. In the first case the Union and the Management went jointly to the Board and in the second case the Union went alone. Saunders Elected To Represent Hammond At its regular meeting IWA Local 1-367 at Hammond, a large turnout of members hailed the Queen Charlotte Island agreement and endorsed the purchasing of ten thousand dollars of Victory bonds with the Strike Fund. The meeting elected Charles Saunders, President of the The Superior Shingle Mills raises® were the following: Sawyer, from .30 to .32 per sq.; packers, from .19 to 21 per sq; deck hands, from .60 to .70 per hr.; block piler, from .57% to 65 per hr.; chief engineer, from .80 to 85 per hr; shift engineer, from .70 to .75 per hr.; Boom man, from 60 to .70 per hr; filer, from .85 to 1.00 per hr.; car loader, from 57% to .65 per hr. At Riverside the increases were: Sawyers, from .29 plus .05 bonus to .31 per sq. plus .05 bonus; pack- ers, from .17 per sq. to .20 per sd. plus .05 bonus; deck man, from 62% per hr. to .70 per hr.; block piler, from 57@ per hr. to .65 per hr.; chief engineers, from .80 per hr. to .85 per hr.; shift engineer, from..72% per to .75 per hr.; fitter, from .90 per hr. to head carloader, from .70 per hr. to Dance to Aid Strike Fund 3 The Queen Charlotte Island Strike may be over but the Saw- mill workers in Vancouver are go- ing right ahead raising money to boost the strike fund. On Friday November 5, the local is sponsor- ing a dance and raffle in the For- esters’ Hall at Broadway and Scotia Street, the entire proceeds to be donated ‘to the strike fund. A fifty dollar bond has been pur- chased and will be given away to some lucky ticket holder. Good music has been arranged so come on out and have a good time and help to build the IWA strike fund. shown by the steadily increasing membership, Equal pay for equal work does not seem to be the practice at Sitka spruce, where girls are re- Placing men on the kiln cars and in other positions. The management at Canadian White Pine made a grave mistake when they would not allow a labor man to speak at their Bond Drive meeting. In my opinion, manege- ments who refuse to cooperate with their employees are seriously re- tarding our war effort. Our congratulations, to Local 1- 357, New Westminster, and to Lo- cal 1-85, Port Alberni, for “the part they are taking in helping to set up United Trade Union Com- mittees. Organization is really going ahead in New Westminster. We do not know of any mill there that is not organized or is not in the process of being organized. Nice going, Local 357! MONEY TO LOAN ; ‘On Men's Suits, Overcoats, Log- 4 ging Boots and Sleeping Baga { meme ene eens eeneeeeneed orers, meet your friends at the, REX CAFE Ltd. Where All Union People Eat JENRY ts LTINO FE 7 FR ' vies “WAL, WHADDAYA KNOW! PRAIRIE PETES STRUCK IAT LAST.” When in VANCOUVER Stop at COLUMBIA HOTEL LICENSED PREMISES 303 Columbia Avenue MAr. 3757 SPEED THE VICTORY BUY WAR BONDS MODERN and OLD-TIME DANCING EVERY WED. AND SAT. All Modern Every Friday. Hastings Aulitorium 828 East Hastings MODERATE RENTAL RATES Dock forthcoming arbitration Board Ex-Plywood Worker Says “Get Hep” Dear Editor: Hy Kids: You'll never know who this is coming in on the beam, but before I finish this scrawl maybe you'll get hep to who it is. I'l tell you this much: I was really in the groove making plywood for awhile So you pidgeons should know who’s sendin’. IT left the barn for greener pas- tures and maybe you think I didn’t find ’em. I'm working under a closed shop contract and brother is our union solid (wages, hours, and working conditions) are really sharp and what’s more we all figure that the Union is the only thing that keeps these things on the beam. The way you kids are cut- ting the rug down there at Ply- wood’s you really deserve a solid set up. You know I tried while I was down there to give you the low down on this Union Jive but not enough of the mob seemed to get hep. I only wish some of you could work. under the solid Union set up that I do and you'd soon get in the groove and savvy what’s cookin’. The I.W.A. has been in the groove for years and when you look back you can see that it has really been in there sendin’. So why don’t all you alligators get in there and pitch a little hay yourselves? No kiddin’ it's really the McCoy. How about it? Let’s see Plywoods in there leading the parade again. Pipe Fitter’s Card No. 459,628, Former Plywood Shop Steward. Always the BEST e Ask for them in the Co: mumissary Or Order Direct from A. W. JOHNSON & CO. 63 West Cordova St. MAr. 7612 JOHNSON’S LIGHT CRUISERS Vancouver and Shipyard Workers, as their representative for their which has been applied for to —ehear evidence in the dispute be- tween the union and the company. The IWA has been certified as the sole bargaining agent for the em- Ployees in the Hammond Cedar Mill. The main question before the jarbitration board will be that of signing an agreement between the union and the company. The meeting also discussed ihe question of wages and instructed the officers of the union to pre- pare and present a brief to the Regional War Labor Board imme- diately, requesting an adjustment in wages. Shop Stewards Hold Joimt Meet On Sunday, October 17, Local 1- 217 held a successful and enthusi- astic Joint Shop Stewards Confer- ence in the club room, About thirty-five delegates at- tended representing seven mills. The shop stewards discussed or- ganizational problems in general and passed some very good recom- mendations to the local. The 5th Victory Loan Drive: was also endorsed. Among the many recommenda- tions were: that leaflets in for- eign languages be printed explain- ing the main points of the con- stitution. The sick benefit committee be enlarged with the view of estab- lishing a sick benefit fund. The local purchase shop stewatds membership report card. A motion was passed that shop stewards distribute Lumber Work- ers, The meeting adjourned until November 28, unless a special meeting is called.