“THE B.C. LUMBER Page Five WORKER Sawmill News “Every Reader a Correspondent” | REPORTS Big Membershi Shingle Mill Drive Nets p Gains Local 1-217 Negotiates With Eburne Sawmills ii The oustandng organizational gain made in the lower D Ch li oe : Si wee! certification Tad. ee the ast. twos wee feck De ie encertd iciye oug. q ap: Mice the Union as the bargail made by four International Organiz g, Floyd Ham- agency for employees of thi rn i ilton, J. oe hi and T. Ma ebonald together wth pare Hill, Gets N oy I ob eee Sawmill anes ha Local 1-367 Bus! iness Agent e Shingle Mills i is area. : nate : nee drive, which lasted o fe week, resulted in the union obtain- = lar Vice- tained fro the Depart- ne the majority of members in the Capilano and Keyston s G ae oar get ies ment of Lahor arrangements hay- ae gle Mills, Other Mills visited¢ Ewa ae ceanea ng jing fot sa 2 open aa where organization was started umber Workers’ ae at the Bloedel Stewart aaa oon te een ae were Hutington and Merritt, Mc- War Effort Welch Mill at Port Alberni. Bro- aires fimenon ene pies the | Nairs, Bestwoods, Chews and But-| phe importance of the contribu-|*Her Chaplin takes with im the results of negotiations were not sala abe Sulaaaee of ag a Jer in est-|tion of itish Columbia lumber best wishes of the ‘e member- How , the Neg otiating ploy: © mnt workers to the United Nations war |S!#P of Local 1-217. Gormmittee! ue rar Hat ew = established ct drive is continuing this|effort emphasized out in a recent First joining the union when agreement will be consumated oo ‘The District Wide Agreement is a Sr iaeatisual Representative speech of Timber Controller wil-|“odking for the Alaska Pine in cml of week! ‘the result of the untiring efforts| moyq Hamilton working full time |liamson in Montreal, in which b ‘Westminster and assisting: in Stewards at Eb aw the officers and the member- the Shingle Mills, Brother|stated that if the lumber require- building the union there he was) ins reported that approximately ship of what is now a matw ‘iton reports that there are|ments of Britain are to be met ea moved to the Universal Box) 5) percent of the crew now responsible trade union. eight shingle mills in B.C.|during 1944, shipments will have y Where he continued his | embers of the Union, On Sunday There are now fifty pegeuone under agreement and only three|to be increased from 100 to 150 activities ion and Was|;,:+ the Shop Stewards of the covering 13,000 Y aegtal d -|in which organization has fifion feet, He also pointed out| Successful in assisting in making | pure Sawmill met and discussed workers under signed unio: Lae been established; namely, North-|that of this, B.C. has lied 40|the mill, at the time of his leav-| Vit the Negotiating Committee tracts, major operations in-| west Cedar Products, the Fanny] percent of all lumb d 50 per-|i28> better than 51% organized. | + > question of wage adjustments cluding the Fraser Mills which is| Bay Mill on YVaneolives Tsland and|cent of all plywood for these ord-| Brother Chaplin has done outs. the mill. These adjustments to the ingest ey in the British] the Powell River Shingle Milljers and that all commitments to standing work in Local 1-217 in|)? 2yen up with the management Empire signed the contract.| which will be visited next week. |date have been supplied, as well connection with education in the} aing negotiations. cee made to the press as 70 percent of the Sitka Sn ce a pate saree will miss Provincial Mini: of La- production in Canada. \- a eee bor, indicates the government's Sub-Local For eearenelice = anounced! “ther Heery Membe intention of applying the new Fed-| Port oody will be no increase in the Bae Yates Elected reueet eral Labor Code PC 1003 to super-|" Hoon, sntemational |! Mmber to consumers in Canada. 4 ja the ICA Act, creates com] .m ye te announced last To Hospital Board! React cast Brea tence | week tho stavlishment of a Sub-|Wellbucm iil Secretary Al Dewhurst of Local||] For EFFICIENT SERVICE eal in Port overing em- 1-85 reports President Walter in the new code, is the climin- pee of the pee ie LO Close Soon __|yates has been elected as labor call at. « tion of the three months waiting Eames Canpany.The, estion Announcement was made this| representative to the West Coast{l] J [| WATTS’ period before certification as f officers soniited in Brother Tily|“eek by the Wellburn Timber !yfospital Board in Port Albern quired the ICA Act. of ae ed Chairman, and B) Company that its sawmill at Deer- ‘he addition of a labor represen- Sh Il Our tion cordially €X-)thor Hampton, See for the|Holme near Dunca h iS/tative on the Board is a victory é tends an invitation to all wood- cee 1. e meeting also under agreement to the IWA, willlor the members of the IWA in Sees Station worl to join our ranks and|Tiected eight shop stewards, who|Pe closin down on March 18.|port Alberni, who initiated the receive the benefits already sai0-|haye been given credentials and The company, which has com-|move and the selection of Presi ICTORIA, BC. ed through the organized strength are expected to complete the work pleted logging of its present tim- Yates will give them a cap- 1 a nal es of the Union. constitution | ¢ organizing the balance of the claim, has apparently been |aple voice to present the workers’ haan eke e ides for equal rights and] people in this mill ish is ae a secure additional stands. | point of view. equal responsibility to every meM-| over ie a Pee It we d the compan; bel ae there is be n = foody ea under 5+ |cnseig cvbisment of ne MODERN and OLD-TIME Join Your Friends ation against any = Ze bY in regards to creed, ice Hew = in e 7 M/undercut timber, while logs from N NG COURTENAY ee yintbonal! Mraeeiisieres to bal c2 of the present opera-|| EVERY WED. AND SAT. HOTEL You have a ese to Ried into the Union. tions will be taken out to Cowich- Modern Every Friday. “The Loggers’ far and an on the Canadian National Headquarters” “rite th in It is anticipated sufficient work Bostic Auditorium G. TATER — PROP. “Woods ee gee Member eaued = =a ea a i a cee ne pal anal iy: bole i employment o com- INTAL RATES fa snd ae i or as Get a Member! pany’s present 70-man crew. otal x our Allies in an 2a vi over Fascism and after the establishing Hastings pean Baths 764 EAS’ STINGS ST. Eeremment Regret Masseurs of a it ae peace, ORGANIZE B.C. LUMBER 100% Loggers, Shipyard Workers, Lab- orers, meet your friends at the ‘Kk CAFE Ltd. Where All Union oy pet ee Pipe cor a Norwesiah and Seale sh American steamship Lines BARE ss: ALWATS OFEN 'S OPEN HOME OF TASTY MEAL! Union House J. 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