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VANCOUVER, B.C., MONDAY, MAY 1, 1944

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Bulletin Published by The B.C. District Council, International Woodworkers of America, Affiliated to Congress of Industrial wa acerna aoe (CIO)

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“WORKER-WARRIOR” UNITY THEME OF
VANCOUVER LABOR’S MAY DAY

PARADE

n Attendance at

workers of the city of

ie of the greatest May

the marchers

ishing after a peace which will be lasting and| as

Application of the
industries, and suspension a8
Industrial Concilia

CWP Wins
a.

tion to the Regional War Labor

Board by the International Wood-

of America Local 1-217

Canadian ‘ite Pine

Lumber Co., the following wage
ve been

bitrati
ree of Labor Pearson
of the Federal Code was one
session

ing of the request by the Provincial
ee  _ Fvicto

mi
result of a joint Rapiite: |

Federal Labor Codes}:
Applied ToBC Labor|:

By NIGEL MORGAN, International Board Member
ie = District One
Federal

anebOe Code to. all B.C.
the duration of the war of the

on
" seen. Behind their aes s

vy Ship Repair Band and
See MAY

people.
was known this year
“Worker- ‘Warrior Pi

Provide security for all
The parade

DAY—

ler ne! o!
tandard Form of ee.
with vacations with pay, etc.

le
had the full
the

appr
means aa fen

val of
Act w:

replaced C 1003 id all
box car | rights, . ee arbitrations
oading trom 6 to, ook eran will_henee forth be ed by
Code. However, a spe-
to 74, ce ai a Aa cial agreement was concluded
yesterday between:the Federal
and Provincial Gove

e
82, pine plat ie hands of Pro vineial
to 69, head pipe | Minister of Labor Ge Geige S. Pear-
97, pipe fitter's}son at Victoria, This also has the

. Dl ith | endorsement of labor as through

Ul
ler action by the Depart-
ment; (2) better understanding of
the problems; (3) closer contact
with labor relations in the prov-
ince, which is far away from the
Federal capital; and (4) fairer,
more efficient and more sympa-
thetic’ attitude of the Provincial
Department than the Federal.

yer th
ish action, which | ‘©

e stalemate at Sitka Spruce

labor,
il be | ton

Conciliator Appointed in
-|L-W.A.Sitka Spruce Dispute

Lumber Company Ltd.

Bee reached had been attempted
without success.

With the appointment
missioner Thi

of Com-

Pri

called at the plant by Mr. Thom
where the whole afgettan a
tio:

See NEW LABOR CODE—Page 3

continues to do so, as it cannot in’ ency.
any way

effect the bargaining pected to

of jompso: Ae conciliation commissioner to e
quire ae ae dispute which J is ere as a result of
management’s to bargain with the IWA which is
the certified bargaining agency. decision to make app!
for the appointment of the commissio: b
was made after every other mean: Tights of the Union.
Se apse nue ei mish HAVE | siting to co- oneraia in av move

tchett Visits

Teall wey, Day

Force,
riday IWA District
eer Seat See left

oe Bennett
| Visits oe

Se aie eae ae week had
Bro’ Bill Bennett

ogres

ous _ centres

gressing an

cesses
and other plants ney he start-
organization.

he membership of IWA
again extends to Heat cena

aa

eae peuieareaara al ia ae where eae Sens
aK i the first May Day Rally which has
peisece cay at St Sor been held in that community i
could have been avoided had the ae t 30 years. The meeting is
management refused to recognize|heing sponsored by the Interna-
a petition circulated by some em-| tional Union of Mine, Mill and
who apparently had 28}Smelter Workers which. like the
only purpose disruption. ‘A is an affiliate of the CIO.
within the cue for their own otter sreskens at the meeting will
selfish intere: Uphill, Labor member
The ae oa consistently ze fr ae and Mr. Herbert Her-

fu and ridge d

rbi
for Rossland Trail Soe will be
t is.

President Pritchet! ex-

return early this week.

as an air-
and all sincerely goes that,
the war at soon be ov

with them being in
| era nee ae wages, hours and con-

man, ai