ps © inte Bulletin Published by The B.C. District Council, International Woodworkers of America, Affiliated to Congress of Industrial Organizations (clo) a VOL, XIN. No. 6. overnment in the above picture District President Pritchett ma Gated Boireeite shia Nefins aks ere shown with the sound tru iting another assi it, Only in service a cnupies of weeks, ‘the et iipinant ete Lie? aay at eng its value on several occasions. VANCOUVER, B.C., MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1944 emands, P. pe (314) Heeds C. 9384 Cases Ruled on Under ‘Straitjacket’ Regulations of Old Order oe ent of the Wartime waee, Control Order PC 9384, labor, was announce! ae Feder. ‘al House ah Conon: Points revised (1) Modification of the section limiting wage increases to the ability of the employer to pay, without causing price in- ‘ation of a National War Labor Board of three m ie representative—instead of labor having on &) Restriction of the right of the ae 0 rd to vary Regional Board decisions, By. requiring that opportunity be aie “interest d parties to make Heecoeeieie before any change is made. (4) eee of the section giving War Labor Boards au- thority to reduce (2) Cre pers thereby giving labor one sepreeenialty e an ee employers mn of si J abor’s Amended Changes Open Way For Adjustments In| WILF. KIL Elected ane aa 1-80 (5) Revoking provisions WA G .. B uo Ri hit place the onus of proof of com- Bifance on ani employee or em: IWA L | ] 80 R | t | ains argaining ig S ployer charged with an offence Oca ee: e-e ec S F 1,100 B.S &W E | under the order; and 3 (6) Reduction of penalty clauses Ow B WwW P d t or ] avn | mp oyees|. plying to persons found guilty en ro A resi en ett {es ber has reached a new high. The ot Site or taking part in an il- Results of the referendum ballot of local officers conducted oa peeenuzauen ES fed lum! bat ae 3 eae in Local 1-80 w: nounced last week, resulting in the fol- Wel Alberni area, namely, The changes reported from Ot-, lowing being el President, Owe rown Ga ow- Stewart & AMPS | tawa eliminiate eee ae the ichan); first vice-president, John Atkinson (Ladysmith); second A and B, oct ned Camp 9, Great Central Lake and the] features bitterly condemned by, Vice-president, John Parkinson (Chemainus); third vi esi- wmill at Port Alberni. The age number of employees in-| labor for the last two months, and| dent, I. J. Gibson (Youbou Mill); Sec’y-Treasurer, W. il ‘olved, according to the company payroll, is in excess of 1,100.| in effect restores the order to prac- leen (Youbou); recording secretary, Fred Wilson (Lake cs ™ " HES ly the basis as existed in); conductor, Richard Custer (Duncan); warden, Blon loedel, Stewart 5 prior to last December 9th when | Sedgewick (Lake Cowichan); trustees, A. B. reenwell eke ¢ single lumber operation in Death Claims eerie acne) coanad| (Cowichan), Ralph Godmey a male Gamichen)\imhesl this Alberni area and one of the i: P.C. 9384, were brought down: (Nanaimo). t on the Pacifie Coast. Al- Bro R ahich ¢ Dominion- wide. campaign Brother Wilf Killeen has been ‘perni is also one of the largest and . and united demand of labor, Youbou Auxiliary elected to the key position of Sec- t lumbering centres} One e fatal logging accident| backed by the una) vote of retary Treasurer and is well suited | onan bro the toll in BC. lumber this| the B.C. Legislature, further sup-|2S Organized ; tot having extensive knowl- dn BC. eck up to a total of eight, ported by the Vai r, Saanich, well attend eeting eee ante : With the Alberni ne Co. ke Rahich was fatally injured| Esquimalt City Councils, as wel t Youbou Thursday night at}¢dée of the industry as he has pas eaten fraternal | Which application was made for | worke the sawmills on the Rg is now firmly aatiehs a speeder and ti has ted in a/the llth 1WA Ladies’ Auxiliary|Lower Mainland and has for the 100 a hand car col- complete victory. The government ae ae pee Coma cee past eleven years been uaa ein ided on a log- hhas apparently given serious con- 3 at the Big Youbou S; 1 ging railro sideration to the recommendations | President and Mrs. Rose Daly see-|" °° : can cna near Cowichan | Woodworkers || of jabor and is to be congratulated | Tetary of the IWA’s Youbou Ladies’ ie sda eeelleat won ganiiza: Lake Mon- | have been or the steps they have Auxili rae peakers addressing tional work. day, ch 6, [ killed in oak Considerable pperrens will be | the eting included Nigel. Mor- He is also well vai with The accident tl ri found in the new provisions and gan, “teratoa Board He ;|wnion problems having served as oceul n the Reet; since || jabor will now be able to deal ber; Owen Brown, president 7 a tania RT le wage iy igetting “adil 0 ele. District Council of Fed- ee ace Sees = i Exeour railroad between Honeymoon Bay| upward revision of low paid cate-|erated Auxiliaries; Mrs. Geor i om ‘or Local 1-80. with a majority | and the Lake soeeisg main camp, Stee The new provi . how-| Hawk of the Duncan Ladies’ Aux- si x Wilf Killeen was re- IWA. Or-| at 4:20 p.m., just minutes be-| ever, are still vague regarding the | iliary; Mi ie Atchis nm of|sponsible for ich of the work Y os uitting time, cost-of-living inequalities and the|the Camp 6 Ladies’ Auxiliary; 1 ¢ in connection with the wage section crew and track| interpretation of “gross inequali-|J. Gibson, president of the You a to the Regional War Labor bou Sub-Locai and Georfge Graf-|Board which resulted ae a com- See DEATHS—Page 7 See PC 9384—Page 4 ton, business agent of Local 1-80. ° Ree vietory for the Unio: