Page Four THE B.C. LETTERS LUMBER WORKER Camp Comments “Every Reader a Correspondent” CAMP ACTIVITY By ROVING REPORTER Aero Timber Products, Camp No. 1.—A special meeting was held on July 17, John McCuish, president of Local 1-71 spoke on organiza- tional work, and also dealt with the question of the agreement, and he pointed out that it would be of great benefit to the camps in the Masset Inlet Area if there was a conference held from all of these camps once a month, to discuss business of mutual interest, Aero Timber Productos, Cum- shewa Inlet—Meeting held on July 17. Question of shipment of meat from Vancouver was discussed, and it was pointed out that due to the Poor refrigeration, and the hot weather that meat is arriving in a very poor state. Political Action letter No. 3 was read, and letters were sent to the chairman of the Unemployment In- surance Commission requesting that loggers be included under the unemployment insurance provi- sions, Letters were also sent to the Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, and to Olaf Hanson, M.P., for Skeena, and to Hon. Ian McKenzie, and G. S. Pearson, Award from the Regional War Labor Board was received this week which granted substantial wage increases on application for Woods Brothers Logging Company at Courtenay. The signalman be- ing increased from 5.16 to 5.91; hook and rigger from 8.66 to 9.50; chokerman from 6.16 to 6.64; un- SOLDIERS’ CLOTHI SUPPOR Comments from Canadian Forest. Products Press Harrison Mills BC The regular meeting of this camp was held Tuesday, July 11, 1944. Not all the boys attended which was regrettable, for now is the time to build an efficient, ac- tive and a one-hundred percent organization. This cannot be done if the members think it so much effort to attend these meetings. Among the things discussed at the meeting was one relating to a lack in certain sanitary installa- tions. The company being informed of the motion passed at this meet- ing at once commenced installa- tion of this building, and it is now complete. As individuals this lack of a proper building was brought to the company officials from time to time in the past, but nothing ever came of it, but immediately the boys through their organiza- tion took the matter up, action was then immediate. There are still other sanitary matters to be dealt with at a future meeting. 7.16 to 8.88; head loader from 7.66 to 9.11; chaser from 6.66 to 6.96. President John McCuish of Local 1-71 reports a number of success- ful meetings in the Queen: Char- lotte Islands where he and Organ- izer Einar Hjeldness are on a tour of the camps. McCuish reports a big improvement in labor relations since the camps were placed under union agreements, and ex- cellent work being done by’ Griev- ance, Safety and Production Com- loader, 5.16 to truck driver, aa FIRE AUTO Sawmill and Logging Workers OPEN SATURDAYS TILL 9:30 P.M. Hotel West Ltd. FRED E. MARCHESE, Mer. Moderate PAc. 8374 — § 444 Carrall Street a C. Bradshaw & Co. INSURANCE 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 i H ! Insurance for i 1 1 1 iy 1 H Rates and. Centrally Located mittees in a number of the camps. 10 a | LIFE ACCIDENT DUNCAN, B.C. PAc. 8375 Vancouver, B.C. NG ALLOWANCE TED BY HARRISON CAMP This camp has a deserted ap- pearance over the week ends, most of the workers going to their homes in the valley. It is good to leave the woods at 1:30 every Saturday and to get home to our families. But not all leave the camp, and to the ones that stay up it seems a long week end. Here would be an opportunity to put in some hours of good reading and study. At present we lack worthwhile study books. There is a library here in connection with the com- pany’s commissary but the reading is of the entertainment type. If ever the worker needed to know where he was going then it is now, lest the policies of our govern- ments lead us into another devas- tation. Only by long, hard study, can we fit ourselves to take a hand in government. It is ‘govern, or be governed.’ Entertainment in reading has its place but not at the exclusion of general study of Political and economic and allied subjects. The union here will take the matter up on the library at an early meeting, three There were delegates from this camp attended the Mission City convention held June 18, 1944, This camp closed for the holi- day at noon on Friday, June 30, and resumed work Thursday, July 6. “The following is a resolution sent from this camp recently. A detailed list of clothing require- ments for loggers was enclosed with the resolution proving that a minimum clothing allowance should be more than $150. Ac- knowledgements have been re- ceived and consideration for the representation has been prom- ised. x INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS of AMERICA July 11, 1944. To: The Hon. Prime Minister "Styles for Young Men and Men who Stay Young” L MacKenzie King, Ottawa. From: Local No. 71 District 1, International Woodworkers of America, Harrison Mills, B.C. Subject: Clothing allowance of returning soldiers, 1. It is indicated in the press that your government is consid- ering to increase the amount of clothing allowance of returning soldiers. 2. During the war no expense is considered, as is quite right, to outfit correctly and in keep- ing with necessity the man who responds to the call