THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER Page Three The Continued : ° President's FIGHTING FRONT i ler of Hitler’s forces can satisfy us. Th COLUMN same high degree of international cooperation betwe United Nations, which the opening of the Second | exemplifies, must realize: thin Canada. At Cc iG the discussion on}| this critical hour Canadian boys, gst them fellow By NIGEL MORGAN the Union Shop, this matte: ker: ym your camp and mill, relatives and frien International Board Member and Legislative Director has a direct bearing on produc- £ ours, desperately fighting to establish and extend those tion; for if there grou) a nm Europe’s Atlantic seaboard, must have eit 1 non-union employees who ar Pemalareporettt haicimseresconsitals etsehour as Political action——not partisan politics ! conten! accept the benefits of || the International Wood of America has long main- ae Action—it’s in the air! union organization and a pee ane to do everything possible to strengthen national ction—it’s everywhere! ay Repent ay, respons. nity, to meinen full production and seve everything t other oe it needs defining, What is meant by ae have gi ti , neg nate and paid for sucl rue victory has been ae it like mos‘ “political seen ” and what i woe and s ak in which peace, any and freedom 5 minediay sens eam our ye enticed otis benefits will be only natural. In- for all is firmly es stablished; let us re-e cho in Canada the committees tak i ich difference between proper Political deed there are cases on recoi ied Europe Action and = politics as ther between night ani iin h aegis ces to work “Death to Fascism — Victory ae i sees % last District oon vention a number of important legislative alongside non-union men who a A to take disciplinary action against the B.C. coast. Since that time this political program of our union cept benefits out Smite ossible a tion by nsurance has been Placed before the various governmental departments con- ing nea einority; ploye eerie ands con nsideral ater eul Eerie ns been given to our requests. There question of | mat aes aH be cai ba S ] oviously, however, d end there, the -CIO is goil 0 have ower RA eat fen 5 its membership commands in the te eal a she mai shop | exist if the mers belong to alesmen the legislative field, if the legislative needs spiratic of B.C. of Order-in-| the union, fae it is only then that =° woodworkers are to be fulfilled, it is obvious ur membership must pee . aire now generally |ine union can enforce any neces- rganize be organized politically. be organized pol ly, every member known as the Labor Code, Article| sary disciplinary action. Mani- mse be Reriered 8: wate: Bee atone aren Toa evey zap ib-local, ana i A ery member must be mobilized to carry on political work in support ; Section 1, “Every employee |rostly the union cannot co Progressive insurance men of of ey poset Gema nds—not just this week or next week — but shall have the right to be a mem-| yor can it.be responsible for the| Vancouver and vicinity have re- - e ue in a em-| actions of ion emp! s. |cently achieved can we aie ‘s do this Intel ge nEly our svielative! demands musty ff Load ey ation and to par- understo e popularized. New legislation mus carefi ticipate in the lawful activities in ema the proposed agreement | classed as a considerable ac- analyaddl andl proscanie ot aicniinahe Ieee eee Hae iad rAeeae Eeeeiicna a mplishment. A local union has | !ati ene and progressive social legislation must be carefully and well dema rict ce e org An Jaw not only establishes os part of the union of every been formed is know as “The r last District Convention considerable progress has been fe a ov sin 2 a clause. Fr: e union cannot | Canadian Life Insurance Agents registered. "OR the Jeeislative gone gains in which our District and ined tut definitely. establishes fuisn this expectation with any|| Association, Local No, 173 of The | Leal Political Action Committecs have-played a very important part pe Reeiieatior workers) haying be- i pplication of the ne’ Code, P.C. 1003, to all B.C, . 4 degree of certainty if it is faced | Unite ice and Professional | industries. Having siete Foote oa red provincially instead come ized, to enter into col-| with a situation where minori ‘i f federally under Humphrey Mitchell Amendment of the Wage Freezi Work of America, affil z A lective gain and cement a oe sup or individ- ith the CIO.” In the last ler-in-Council, and angem( a for spreading inecine ee pay- stich bargaining into a signed col- to join the union and nts over a perio of “your ‘mont is on the iment asis— are but a few of the successful campaigns our Political Com- bargaining agreement. thereby noe subject to its de- the United Office and Professional ioe tare we ee) om Z er of fact, practically all exist- TV, Section 3, states as cis of America has negoti-| ing labor legislation hhas only come as a result of united and deter- lows: a pairs eae ae Peerrion ine atten! wrpceou- weet over $1 eons worth of sal-| mined pressure by labo ak the ‘rade union movement is not interest sentatives haye been cer' - oA in its o1 ‘ol emah der section eight, the bargaining | ton of the war fo ensure an early | ary increases a fhe ue ee The most recent, and on ott he ae excellent aa me of tatives or the employee’s| victory cover the is and to | Were. aes by "| what Political Action can do hea all parties unite on a common 1 Sh *henerdl ith| guarantee a lasting and just peace | “sting ‘contracts "are “hea with | issue, was the Wage Freeze Order-in-Council, which the government ee here Be allt ns Se catty ai ta The | was forced mend and to make decidedly better tor all labor prece: : led up fundamen va SB in Canada. is very doubtful if that could have been accomplishes into negotiations with 2) question of labor's w er- Edenial Tarun, companys through the alternative of placing the matter in the hands of any of Peesaacienniation cf 2 col ip with management id gov-} Wright Corporation, Columbia ts zie in. pppoRtien, ive agreement tween the f the most outstanding jobs on the Wage Freeze Order was employer concerned on = = ernment. Neither management nor mes Corporation ot many One done bys ae Port Alberni Local 135, ypiey sorsenized a public Bro. test meeting al ions un- with representatives of essive organizatic a the first of its kind in | the comm ut Present, including the teachers) Association, the Nurs BepAsaen ‘bn ths other derestimate of ging the © ta Association, the Farmers’ Institute, other AF of Land C rion Canada, ae pecma on) es hand.” cai that | Well. as Pep retenat yea Ofte Mayen ity Cou: meet- ee eben ing init series of othe: etings, ae arrangements for a half 1d labor must play in making |we have groups : progressively page ad in the paper and undertook the printing of postcards and PINDER te terms of the pro ae possible, but must on the |minded men and rome in Petitions, as well as the sending of telegrams and resolutions of posed agreement the whtn is ‘other hand accent Uahor as a sa white collar fiel are ae uiptest Be So success wa meee the cam) pee at Mr, poole pipet er required to accept definite and | wor partner, Hn aR EO EAE take their Heb ment for amendmen OE the! Worse feaniea ag Irder, heavy responsibilities. As A re accept its sul econ =e place in the working class move- he had received over three thousand personal letters from the sponsible organization the aa der such recognized war partner- it ia ate meena the op- cieioate ¢ constituency. That is the kind of activity which, will national Woodworkers of Ameri aD. rtunity with open. juarantee ae valimination of r eHenaty; anti-labor policies, and as- fully intend to abide by the re a ure the adoption uch needed ressive and social legislation. and spirit of er Me — UKRAINIAN HALLS cifically, ec _ AS an exam) immediate project, consideration should cms itl i gots oe Seren ean pee ee ee eri louse ‘commons at Oe eaeeaapregqaine The British Co um lan mi should be decided upon, the legislation. 3 should be _thoroug chly the elimination of strikes, al ante Baliieabea oa set obtain ost Bel DAILY and WEEKLY ree ae yee ee and partially. They include the st 1 r Se ion aa oe ee our attention, and which vitally rovisions affects a large and PORE section oe Be Gee rship, is the re- ae leas acceptance of - rae fe the eoura aini: x Labor Gantenven as a oaaeigins he any dis- “We Dominate Our Field’ ri ers ‘Although thelr organtaton fa been 1 legalized arbitral re a uf Bh ent, and in apie ot of He cnet etic anil standing pcontbulon pute arise in conn they ae made to fe y also include i] NEW WESTMINSTER - BRITISH COLUMBIA ‘ill insisting on wala i their Vancouver Hall, wi alors pd sine f En for .00—a hall which cost $26,000.00 to build in 1938, Reso pane of protest ghouls be direct ce ye all our seals 2 pula eal indivi ae ara eee e Right Hi ay L. Mackenzie King, Pri ean ns, Otta PS eerecceccccs: International acter 7 alte Saag a Se. BOOKS—Old and New NEWSPAPERS and PERIODICALS Prompt Mail Order Service ry pe ‘T YOUR POLITICAL ACTION COMM) We urge ¥ pee or sub-locals to give this question, of vital po! ortartea ce to en immediate and favorable consideration. te you. ae not already done so, we urge you, in with the program adopted at our Annual District ‘Convention last January, to establish olitical Action of five members. We request that you us the names and addre: of the members of you Political Action Committee so that w them on for our monthly bulletins. We should appreciate hearing from our Politi- cal as to what they doing in gee iy program, ¢ ae estions and requirements; so that the expe! of one commit as the means of encore an devel Hoping the work of other committees; and so that we may be Ae in et the views and needs of our membership < a