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Sawmill News REPORTS

“Every Reader a Correspondent”

[Sitka Spruce Dispute Is
Referred To Arbitration

Victoria Local 1-118
Reports Good Progress

With the Se of the Mo-|June 7, and nt gt
ere | 4 pares reported from the office of Local 1-217 this week|hawk Handle any branch | toria next week, and it is hoped
words. It means action on the on illiam Stewart, Dresden of the paonerimalsets and Iron|here, Local 1-1: ne ace has agree- | that th eements will be sign-

part of every woodworker in the ip uilders YaIon, Local No. 1, had been appointed ie|ments pending with set opera-| ed as soon as possible.

jtish Columbia. It unions arbit the dispute ile the lo al union and/ tions in the Victoria are Indications are that the Lemon
means the every job steward, must |the Sitka ce Lumber any on False Creek. The! Negotiations were begun with | Gonnason Mili will soon take its
foes and every member |COMpany’s appointee Russ all of Vancouver. R. V. Stuart in Vancouver on! place in the list of organized
must e a ganizer, It} At the time of goi plants. The workers there are
means that when we negotiate |the two arbitrators were meeti Hae ° faced great obstacles in the past,
our mew agreement we should! for the purpose of discussing a P. ressing The Attack but swith):the certifeation\iof/ the
have numerical strength of 20000 chairman for the Board and eurrouiding yp Operations gand.ytne)
members instead of 18,000. This, a moral support of the other wood:
brothers, is our best meontaaie of the appointment is expected the ar nition activ-
winning a union ship clause this |¢@tly this week. T ques- ity there has begun t aioe a
8 this d we will re-|tion before the Board will be that sults. And following the visit of

port at our e: annual conven-| Of whether or not the company is Mah, ‘ine:
tion that we have fulfilled our|obliged to negotiate and sign an hursday at noon,
pledge of organizing the un-| agreement with IWA Local 1-217, the membership list has taken
which is the certified bargaining . A meeting of the

Moody et carlitce agency for all employees in the doubt be held soo

of Thurston-Flavell’s was ap- | ™i ie Union's cas il be ertification. The
plied for this week. At a Deca presented by A: ant Beet being made at this
meting on May 31st the following Secretary Jack Greenall, will lt of the in-

re elected, Bargain- | oxic by inal Roe ii

Plant committee, Sister ‘Lenore |SPruce arose from the fact that
Bros. A, x, Burke alleged major: -
Lindquist, Ted Dey, M. Mallen, T, | Ployees signed a petition request-
lam Lakusta, J. Bug- t ny not to sign th

den, A. Fleury, , Burns; | Standard form of agreement with
ittee, Sister fary the IWA. The 5} fe t ie

Phelo, Bros, Anc ta, Elmer eae pointed out that the Union
e, G. Strom, J,| Would be absolutely willing to

Mauser, Burke, and J. Bugden a n an agreement containing

8 me Me the standard form of
bor sent its representative tin pore :

now. “| New res ee
it this plant
hae is et o a a nope Soft Woo

mills, have

A very good vane was held
y the Elder Sub-Local on Ma:
i n

re mice a
in oe School House, if it could
‘at purpose.

cific Veneer plant at New West- mn Eee ab ee a Par embers ; a ties S me of ae f
s succeeded through} Canada’s Armed Forces eke most effective offensive weap-
Haas processes in transform-| into action with a twenty-five | ons, which our troops have. On | j ekholm Cafe
- A 1 = = ie Italian front thes IS, Our Meals are as Good as the
ie Ci Cae pecan stiff and yet stil easly workable] manned by Canadian soldiers, |} Best—Better than the Rest!
in ACRES els hav veral occ We Specialize i
neer, by impregnating Diecl avoodt In spite of high density the im-| .. 024 patteries of German 88mm Weeene eae
ath oe Can,| Proved strength and weight ratio
first compregnated wood in | are more favorable. weapons. Our troops need more |i 31; WAIN ST. - Vancouver
fa in 1942) whl made. at of this type of weapon, let’s see Pade Oe3
important contribution in t = eae thet they ieetathen)
field of aeroplane construction. Attention ! y 8 3
faldcneni Wood plastic alloy Bi pene de-| | we Carry a © aa Line of
y discussion | veloped from western white birch ig
e and it 45) veneers through the don of Gents) crOTHING
a suf- He; ‘oe
certain chemicals and gluing s'
ne in| geient sheets er high CLEANING AND PRESSING]

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