Page Six THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER April 3, 1944 “Green Gold” Interviews Barbour On In response to many requests we are reprinting an interview with IWA Hiring Hall Manager Don Barbour by. “Green Gold” reporter Nigel Morgan. With the completion of the indus- try-wide agreements and establish- ment of improved labor relations in our industry, don’t you think we have a wonderful opportunity to establish Union Hiring, Bar- bour? Barbour—Yes, Nigel, the import- ance of a fully functioning Hiring Hall cannot be too strongly em- phasized, Union Hiring will strengthen the IWA tremendously, will eliminate the chaotic condi- tions that have existed and will re- move the feeling of insecurity so prevalent amongst our members in the past. On top of that it will help in policing our agreements and in stopping discriminatory practices, paying for jobs and blacklisting of union men. Morgan—Well, Barbour, that is something that I am sure every member of the IWA is anxious to do. Would you mind outlinng for our listeners your ideas on what is required to, put union hiring on a functioning basis? Barbour — The most important thing of all is to get a complete registration of all our members in the various locals. Registration cards will be sent to any Local or Sub-Local on request and if they, with the help of the job stewards, _ can register every member on this form, it will do a great deal to make my job easier. The informa- tion required by the Hiring Hall is the name and address of the member, their phone number, if any; whether married or single; how many children or dependents; the work classifications; date of initiation into the union; name and address of next of kin in case of accident; the date and place of birth and number of years of ex- perience in the industry. Morgan—Well that seems simple enough, Barbour. What else do we require to make Union Hiring work? Barbour—Well, another impor- tant thing is for each and every Union member to check in at the Union Hirring Hall as soon as they come to town and let us know about when they plan on going out so that we will have a live list of men available for jobs as they come in, McNiff's Alberni, B.C. MEN’S WEAR and SHOES e LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR ° Phone Hiri mee. when a man goes back to camp? Barbour — Well, we certainly would like to know when a mem- ber goes out so that we can remove his name from the list of those available to take a job, thereby saving an unnecessary waste of time. . Morgan—That seems to pretty well sum up the co-operation you meed from the membership. Barbour—Well, noti quite all— there is one other thing we want and that is we have to boost union hiring to our brothers on the job. I am not going to be able to put union hiring over alone, but if the membership get behind me, I am confident we can do that job. Morgan—I agree with you, Bar- bour, and it will be a job which will bring us real diyidends when this war is over and the scarcity of man power is not as acute as it is today. Barbour—We want security in hiring, as well as on the job. Building and developing of a dis- patch system which will give full service is one of the major tasks confronting our union today. We have got to make our union hiring hall the main centre for jobs in the lumbering industry. Union Hiring means job security. Before we go off the air, I want to make an appeal to every logger and millworker who is listening in tonight, to be sure and register and to remember, whether we make a success or failure in es- tablishing job security through full union hiring depends upon you. Morgan—That’s right, Barbour. hope that every member of the IWA will take your message to heart and give you every co-oper- ation necessary in doing as good a job in building the union hiring as you did in building the organi- zation in the Courtenay-Campbell River area. During the last two months, 122 IWA members were hired through the Union Hiring Hall—3 cooks, 3 chasers, 12 chokermen, 1 timekeep- er, 2 saw filers, 3 engineers, 3 rig- ging slingers, 3 signal men, 66 fall- ers, 1 bull cook, 2 boommen and 1 side foreman. What will the record be for next month? Brothers and sisters, that depends on what YOU do to sup- port Union Hiring.: Don’t forget to register at the Union Hiring Hall, 204 Holden Building, Van- couver, as soon as you go to town. Secondly, ask your employer to hire through the union and thirdly, boost union hiring to your brothers on the job. NEW WESTMINSTER & + Italian Labor Groups Unite For Victory LONDON, Eng.—(ALN).—An appeal to labor in Britain, America and the Soviet Union “to help us reach a speedy so- lution of our problems” was sent by the constitutional conven- tion of the General Confederation of Labor of Italy, meeting in Naples March 10, it was learned. The convention, attended by delegates from the labor federations of Bari and Naples, voted to merge the two groups into a: single confederation embracing all the workers of liberated Italy “re- gardless of their political affilia- tions.” The GCL’s message, addressed to the British Trades Union Con- gress, CIO, AFL, Railroad Broth- erhoods, International Transport Workers’ Federation, and All-Union Council of Soviet Trade Unions, stated: “In order to strengthen our war effort and achieve our im- mediate aims, we need a govern- ment which truly represents the people, a democratic government free from all fascist ties. We know that it is up to us to take all possible steps in order to lib- erate ourselves from our enemies. But you can help us reach a speedy solution of our problems British Unions Ask 40 Hour Week LONDON, (ALN).—A sorty-hour week asa general standard for post-war industry was recommend- ed by the general council of the British Trades Union Congress, meeting here last week. The council has proposed to its affili- ated bodies that they request the introduction of a bill in Parlia- ment “to enact a 40-hour week without a reduction in earnings.” This recommendation is in line with the TUC decison to formulate without delay constructive policies on all aspécts of post-war prob- lems, for which purpose a special meeting of the general council has been called on April 5. The general council also wel- comed the government’s White Paper setting out proposals for the establishment of a national health service.. The council has decided to participate in joint discussions regarding amendments ‘to these proposals with a committee com- posed of Labor party and Co-oper- ative Congress representatives. W. T. Corbishley; COAL BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES Warehouse: E.& N.Ry. Track Duncan St. Phone 111 Box 61 DUNCAN, B.C. not only by increasing production in your respective countries—as you are already doing—but also ‘through your strength, your public opinion and, finally, through your governments.” The convention drew up the fol- lowing program, which was sub- mitted to the Allied Control Com- mission and included in the mes- sage to United Nations labor: “1) Continuation of the war against fascism, against the oppressors of liberty and the men or reaction, until victory is won, 2) Realization of true democracy in the field of labor, agriculture, industry and the professions. 3) Direct participation of workers in the war effort on the battlefields and in the factories. 4) Living’ conditions which will permit us and our families to work efficiently. “5) A speedy re-opening of our industries. 6) Direct participation of the workers in production plan- ning through shop committees and labor-management committees. 7) Democratic distribution of mach- ines, raw materials and fertilizers for the improvement of industrial and agricultural production. 8) Elimination of the black market and the setting up of co-operative stores, regulated by Allied and Italian officials.” The executive committee of the GCL, elected by the convention, includes: Giacomo Schirone, Ac- tion party (headed by Count Sfor- za); Eugenio Laricchiata, Socialist party; Raffaele Pastore, Commun- ist party; Vito Popolizio, Liberal party; Giacinto Genio, Christian- Democratic party. The new GCL incluudes the former Catholic, So- cialist and Communist trade unions. Before suppressed by Mus- solini in 1927, the General Confed- eration of Labor had 2,500,000 members and the Catholic Confed- eration of Workers, 1,800,000. R. D. Tassie CHIROPRACTOR Cross Block Phone 328 PORT ALBERNI, B.C. Soviet Film At Paradise Scheduled to open at the Para- dise Theatre in Vancouver on Monday, April 17, is the Soviet film “No Greater Love.” The film is released by Artkino Pictures of New York and is the first Soviet film presented with the dialogue in the English language. The main role, that of Pasha, is played by Vera Maretzkayo who has been awarded the Order of Lenin by the Soviet Government. The story, “No Greater Love,” is based upon the actual life of Se- nior Lieutenant Pauline Siedova, whose heroic exploits in this war are known all over the Soviet Union. To make the picture as realistic as possible the cast and directors of the picture visited the areas which had actually been under German control. While on this tour the players met and inter- viewed men and women who ac- tively particpiated in guerilla at- tacks. This first hand study of Nazi methods and the reaction of their victims enabled them to cre- ate this unforgetable epic of the Russian people. Stage properties used in the film such as German uniforms, tanks, guns, ete., are actual weapons cap- tured at the time of the lifting of _ the seige of Leningrad by the Red Army. Also some of the material actually captured by the guerillas. The woman heroine has a tre- mendous appeal as the symbol of the Russian mother and wife which expresses at the same time deep humanity l,ove for her fellow man and unlimited devotion to the sa- cred cause of freeing her country. The pictures aroused a profound sympathy and inspiration for the cause of the United Nations. 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