y Bi-monthly f.:\'etin Published by The B.C. District Council, International Woodworkers of America, Affiliated to Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) Vol. XIII. No. 16. VANCOUVER, B.C., MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1944 Browdmay > (324) Printers Ita. MEETING OPENS WA ORGANIZATIONAL DRIVE IN INTERIOR, LANGMEAD REPORTS LADIES’ AUXILIARY DISTRICT COUNCIL REQUESTS ” IWA-CIO HEADQUARTERS NOW ° ESTABLISHED AT CRANBROOK CRANBROOK, B.C.—The first report from International Representative Bill Langmead, the Cranbrook-Nelson area, is to the effect that the situation looks extremely favorable and good progress is being made. A mass meeting of millworkers was held there last week with Brother Langmead and Harvey Murphy, representative of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers being speakers, A good office has been located’ in one of the most up-to-date buildings in the central part of Cranbrook. The first issue of the B.C. Lumber Worker in that area is now in the process of distribu- tion. According to Bro. Langmead’s report there are some 56 opera- tions in the district, wich between one thousand and seventeen hun- dred workers employed. The two largest operations are located right _s»in_ Cranbrook, with dozens of tic, mine-prop and pulp camps scat- tered along the railroad line. Woodworkers at interior points are urged to give the IWA full support so as to build one indus- trial union solid from the stump to the finished product all the way from the Alberta horder to the Pacific coast, stretched irom the Yukon in the north to the United States border in the south. By making it 100 percent strong it will be possible to usher in union conditions and union standards for woodworkers throughout this great CCL To Hold Convention In Quebec Oct. 16 OTTAWA, Ont.—The call for “the annual convention of the Ca- nadian Congress of Labor has peen sent to all local unions across. the Dominion. The conference this year, which will be one of the most jmportant in the Congress history ‘and will bring together delegates fom all industries in all parts of Canada, will be held in Quebec City on October 16, he B.C. District Council of the ywWA, which will have one of the - Jargest delegations in the whole “convention, went on record in executive board meeting Wednes- gay, August 2, urging all local ‘unions to elect and send their gull quota of delegates to make convention an outstanding recently assigned to organize NIGEL MORGAN APPOINTED T0 NATIONAL P.A.C. A special meeting of the Na- tional Political Action Committee of the CCL has been called for August 11 and 12 in Toronto to map an, aggressive Politica] Action campaign. Nigel Morgan, IWA Political Ac- tion director, who has been named. by the unions of Comox-Alberni to contest that riding in the forth- coming ‘Federal elections, has been appointed as IWA represen- tative on the Congress P.A.C. LOGGER AIDED BY RCAF PLANE | Don Stanich, Nanaimo logger, in- jured while working at Juskatla Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands, was rushed by RCAF aircraft to Vancouver Wednesday, hurried into awaiting ambulance and taken to Vancouver General Hos- pital, where his condition is re- ported “fairly good.” He was hammering a wedge when a piece of it flew into his eye. When his condition did not improve an appeal was made to the RCAF authorities, who co-op- erated and flew him 800 air miles to Vancouver. Pilot of the mercy plane was FO Don Ritzell. Stanich was working in the blacksmith shop of Aero Lumber Products camp when the accident occurred. % Vancouver Aux. Receive Charter A special meeting has been called for next Tuesday night, August 8, at 702 Holden Building for the Vancouver IWA Ladies’ Auxiliary. President Harold Prit- chett will be guest speaker at the meeting at which the new charter will be installed and officers elected for the Vancouver Aux- iliary, PLAN FOR ADEQUATE HEALTH INSURANCE The second quarterly district council meeting of the auxiliaries held in Nanaimo on July 23 heard progress reports from 10 locals in Renfrew and Camp 3. , and greeted the news that locals were to be set up The council passed many resolutions which were an application of the political, or legisla- tive action resolution passed formerly. The political action resolution pointed out that in no way were we supporting any one political party but that we would use our influence to bear on the governmental bodies® to pass legislation which would improve our living standards. The resolution on National Health in its preamble stated that millions of working days are lost due to sickness -and disease re- sulting from no safeguards, care or collective responsibility of the nation. Many farmers and -work- ers are unable to get the proper care when sick. The council sup- ported the National Health Bill in the main, but pointed out that the proposed system of financing it was_too heavy a burden on the smaller income brackets, while the employers and - corporations would gain millions from the in- creased health and consequent in- crease in production. The coun- cil went on record demanding that the system of financing the scheme should be by general taxation to the sum of $250,000,000 and that no special levy or fee be imposed upon the people, that the cost be borne by the entire nation col- lectively and according to the ab- ility of each to pay. They urged cash benefits be paid to maintain a minimum in- come during interruption of earn- ing power through illness, that the plan embrace factory, school and health centres, that more hospit- als and sanitariums be built. That mobile medical and dental units be used to service the rural areas. Canada's Dive Bombers Heaviest and largest dive bomber used by any of the American forces, as fast as a fighter and extremely manoeuvrable, the Curtis Helldiver is being produced in Canada for the Unit to the tune of one fourth of its total aa et those, Production, One of the two Canadian plants producing this heavily armed plane is the Canadian Car and Foundry Company at Fort William, Ont. Photo shows bay of plant with camera’s eye directed along completed Helldivers, fong line of nearly- The council urged that joint committes of representatives from Labor, management and medical and chiropractic authorities and government be appointed to ad- minister the plan to insure equit- able distribution of benefits and responsibility to the province. The Ukrainian Farmer Labor Temple Association was declared an illegal organization in June 1940. All its propertiés including 108 halls with their furniture, li- braries, musical instruments, etc., were seized. and. placed under the custodian of alien properties. The association has at no time proved itself to be a subversive organiza- tion (many members are serving in the forces today) and in 1943 that all properties be returned to their rightful owners. The value of the halls and instruments has de- teriorated and taxes have accumu- lated. Judge McPhee has ruled that these halls should be returned but definite action has not been taken, therefore the Women's Council went on record demand- ing that his recommendations be immediately carried out and that discrimination against a large séc- tion of our population be stopped. Another important resolution adopted was to, request Mr. Pear- son, minister of labor, to take ac- tion that would lead to chiroprac- tors receiving the same considera- tion from the Workmen’s Compen- sation Board as is now accorded to physicians. The boys overseas were not for- gotten. The council went on record in support of the Red Cross Blood Donors and urged that every local get as many new donors as pos- sible for the needs of the boys on the fighting fronts. The council went on record as strongly urging the government to assume the responsibility that we as a nation must feel for the boys who are doing the job of fight- ing on the home fronts, that the present -discharge clothing allow- ance is totally inadequate and must be raised to $150 if we are to rehabilitate them back to ciy- ilian life.