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THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER

What Type of Union?

yy ALF DEWHURST
Among some of the skilled sections of our raged te has
been discussion and agitation for some kind of a craft oe La
up. It is therefore our duty to raise and ateelie 4 with
bers of the IWA the implications involved in the Eni ei
Act PC, craft unions in the lumber industry. By NIG!
Se an First of all, we should make clear the position of the IWA bitcutloeal Gee wnat apa taste ls ilade
this matter. We are an Industrial Union, which, simply Sane
Code, was Passed by the |] cans ONE INDUSTRY, ONE UNION. We are unalterably op: IS YOUR PROBLEM COVERED?
Government as a wartime Ree Rat 5 Soils
measure and now for the first time posed to the breaking up of the industry into craft unions, and Preparation of a brief for presentation to the Provincial Cabinet
in our history we have a unifo pons ia maintain on eae ae aeane ce of oe by Canadian Congress of Labor affiliates in B.C. is progressing. Pro-
ns Act. who encourages the formation of a c! uni guilty o! posals have already b a z
engaging in dual unionism. This is a serious Ksaeutatoaal ee : Gi HES, CREAR 2h ct euareme cuGt Maeve!
Ke oustanding features of the |} fence and cannot be passed over lightly. National Labor Code for the postwar period; amendments to the
are sil sah ate on ‘Why do we take this position? W. An ote Ce ere on © ene bla anket coverage’ for all in-
workers do to the whole by banding themselves into a tight little lustrial accidents and diseases, including hernia;
Two, recognition of the Unions is 7 si v a ent vice | {100 percent compensation allowance and fairer treat it e tt
inion of their own? What can they accomplish for themselves’
compulsory where the majority of First, if we allow one group to organize Png eon > itally disabled; amendment of the Masters’ and Servants’ pro-
the workers in any industry, either H : de f Kk impro it of safety
Deioll Ge by trade p cither || are giving the green light for every separate trade within the 7 UIProveWtent OF sate Sealaare eninaton o
on ae Ss, |} industry to do likewise. The result woul a score of weak, fan eoverdime regulations; Boensh jhe hos.
Meiine 5 A resentatives ineffectual organizations that would command neither the respect Pitalization for maternity patients; a week’s scat with 1 all
"4 fare nt the ll! ce the employer, the general public or the gov ane y law; an adequate housing scheme to eli ite the present shame-
nia dd is compelled to ly we would witnes: e spect of th 5 aes ful evictions, an commendati rel; the gover nt taking
ach re “Sasa aa ‘lect- stroying themselves (and incidentally all organization) throug ove of he ower and electrical-transportation industry. If you have
ay , jurisdictional warfare, fighting mong themselves o' th a legislative problem and have not yet referred it to your Local or
ee Ast YH administered by all tion of who wa peeanive W District Council, please do so without delay. This will be the last
Board wherein four represent org- e have the eesti ion: Can they accomplish anything }|C#!! for legislative proposals.
anized labor and four represent for amare even for a short period? The answer is NO! For
ao r p 1 RN THE UKRAINIAN HALLS
‘ organized employers with a where are they going to get their strength? Certainly not from The main eae in this edition deals with the vital problem ~
pena a a ii their own ike for they are only a small minority. They will of the return of the Ukrainian Halls. Recently a representative dele-
a 8, W! ie hie not be backed by the strength of the Waa ee = Reale gation, gliding members of the Ukrainian Association and the Civil
if m the point || Liberaties Union met the Prime Minister and Cabinet at Ottawa. Fol-
ane cast always bear in mind is that the igubaiide Barat of lowing that meeting, J. L.+Cohen, K.C., well-known Canadian labor
any 01 tion is pay. as great as the numerical strength that attorney Toronto, announced that further consideration had been
that organization enjoys. pre b une same time Mr. Cohen warned, and his advice has
The IWA i" ae ne organza ion. We are organized from the || been echoed by the Civil Liberties Union and other members of the
bottom to ugho! out the entire industry. We have a dsesaton, tat the popular demand must even be increased if the
Jon, eee bras that will ete eae ges ee ane to act favorably on the recommendation of their com-
conditions of all workers in ie industry. worl the anaes
; Senay yer TWA a an aes Ca oe ne ae e We urge everyone who has not yet completed a posteard to obtain
A re BealNS Let oF ae join the forward march ior |) ore from their Job Steward and fill it in without delay. We urge all
epg Ch NS ae Locals and Sub-Locals to renew the demand by sending still another
separately under the National ak U * Hi 5 D d letter or telegram, resolution or petition to the Honorable eae
McLarty, Secretary of State, Ottawa, Whether the halls will be re-
roid ‘ nion ring ep enas turned and justice done to this loyal and industrious group of people
be dec:

locals are now be- ded

é + 4 lecide

aS an suai On Your: Support Fe ee ae eee

In se ee issue of the Lumber Worker I Lag out that no mem-| We Will not be too late in doing our part to rectify this just grievance.
a of our union could do less than his best to help build and main-| POSTW.

Rae ‘Union "ng Hall. Out of the number of men who have “Sixty million American Mes re probably want gainful work

‘k in the es Pe a trea eae ene cae - aes ae percentage have not done thelt after the war, which will require 12 millio more jobs than in 1940.”

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pany unions. ee in proltes of the ane Sobs and “ned Dae aoe ae the point of departure for ae job publton es ute National CIO. “Pre-war reais of production,” the
fact ee since utlook sa’ ould Jeave 20 million people unemployed after the
Bc oe Hiring | war.” phe whey a the solution of this problem of full employment at

union “has been certified but on| tall for me to straighten out their grievances that occurred on the decent wages lies in non-partisan political action,” it continued, point-
4 the other er many powerful | job; a job for the Camp Committee (elementary my dear Watson.) i ut that governments today regulate wages, farm prices, run
and f LZ unions have} Now as there is nothing secret about the functions of the Hiring} schools and hospitals build roads, dams and airports, levy taxes, make
been eae a collective aca Halls and as it is an utter impossibility for contact all these | provision for the unemployed and the needs, 3 and directly or indirectly
obtain en hi contrary | determine

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fact hare gate representatives trom done much to wreck the Union dispatch system as conceived by our] As we vote, so shal we Jive. ‘or by our yotes we directly influence
L ie CCL, | nistrict Council, I therefore propose the names and addresses of : Kind of homes , the food, education and fun our kids
n a not fulfill , and the opportu ie ‘will get for developing and using their
financial and other obligations to the Union Hiring Hall be published | shies, ey Outlook says.
i e very near future thus giving the entire membership the full ore levels of production and employment will mean
a of what occurred. This wil 0} ge national income, the Sudeoe polnts sou citing th
ortunity to assist in Union Hiring by pointing out to these members! 91 million man years of nae work, id the hundred aaa
error of their ways. A Seat = pestle days of the OBU} sixty billion dollars vortiog ods forever Reh to lee ee through
a ov t i

th

do}
must profit by past mistakes. It has iden feat “By our mistakes will This lost Leanne Ail have produced 15 million new house:
come victory,” but i believe Victory will come much easier and| aided in education, health, conservation oe scores of other alec
quicker if we don’t make too many mistakes. Our Union Hiring Hall au aes left 95 billion dollars, ths Out adds.
will only be properly functioning when its manager will not have to r mu: ust call for a ction to si
appear at all ae ee oint at a departure to the various camps in B.C.,} aj
for after all Lhe joven There is no reason ne

that th

fi the reconversion process,
a action on pare
improvements to the ee panes syste! ie then we must back
ra our demand with intelligent, Treclive pala action as re-
an ever ae irate * aati are es up to the ane em- saat ay our International Union and the

died in Union Hiring and the Union

Incident tally, es has been two Labor esis under which “Sa

of
Nazi Germany, Article 1 reads: “In a business undertaking the em-
ployer as sas and the employees as followers shall work together The British Columbian
to further the purpose of the undertaking and for the common good.”
Article By “As between the teader of an undertaking and his fol 1s and WEEKI
lowers the leader shall make all decisi undertakii
@ United Nations armed forces are about to relieve the workers Est. 1860

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d and improving labor codes of all fone “We Dominate Our Field”

. The degree of improvement of our labor code in

frat tumber industry depends entire won wh NEW WESTMINSTER — BRITISH COLUMBIA

ed is willingly and able to tay B asiapte true collective
bargaining wl aie ch includes Union Hiring. VP,