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The deadline for stories for the coming issue is 4 p.m., Thursday,
October 12. *

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By DON BARBOUR, Hiring Hall Manager

that the weather is no longer a reason for camps not bees
ers in

Convention Program

In the Vancouver Hotel on October 24 members
Woodworkers of Am

ill gathe: ion. at
the forces of fascism in Europe e eee soit ca ‘te
cone

of the International |

5
BEes

usiness in the Hiri
this tae reparations must bi
ss that the signi:

Due to the fact in the wage conference fanaimo on Sun-
day, September 24, while e ct of wages, conditions, ete.,
that new agi shall and must contain was thoroug! dis-

Union Finn Dateeeekt

re puke 16 tisies The chairman cer-

blems | issue of Union ‘ing did not ae as prominent a place on
| agenda as such an important feature of our organization merits.
one of the most mapa ever held by 2 It is true that the number of our m ho have utilized the
In the United States jajor political « crmpaign is in progress with} Union Hiri to date are not e1 to make th A Hi
eee Praae e i000 ae eat panental Hall the largest hiring unit of the lumber industry in B.C. and it
;, mal a supreme bid for power.
is obvious that if Roosevelt is to be reelected « a the contig only become that when the rest.of the workers throw their a ae
plan for world rehabilitation subscribed to by him is to be put into| behind those wh alrea their best to promote Uni
effect, then it is labor wl e mainly respons ats Hiring. Should anyone doubt the importance of the hiri hase of Ga
In Canada a similar ani it d indus! wish oint out that Vancouver now has ten places where
fest itself as clearly to the electors, it is nevertheless just as bitter. | Workers can hire besides a new hall established in Nanai o. In thi
bor today realizes, as the wo! in Germany learned through | chang ‘ld the major companies are today decentralizing the!
bitter experience, that their future aa fvaltare is no longer dependent | birt good many of us remember too well when approximately 90
on economic action on the job alone. te 2 a ts job that workers] Percent of the hiring went through onl, hall. We have to admit,
must organize but their program must sed firmly on eae se-| from the employers’ viewpoint it worked out very well and there
curity and full employment for all sections Me eaelety not only in their | 0 reason wh: h an efficient hiring hall controlled by the union
m countries but throughout the wor: ill not serve the Bee of nee who work in the’ int jus'
The program adopted at this c oe convention, if it is to contri-| well. Twenty-five years of hiring problems have taught us much
bute as it should to the perspectives of democratic advancement held | Perhaps - Benjamin rs nin tthe nai e head when he said
out by our great leaders, must include 4 points. “experience es a eeneals fools w: in no other and
1) Industry negotiations on the widest possible basis so as to scarcely in way. Yet, e Who will not listen to reason will get
all employers together thus minimizing the possibility of one or ee rapped over ae knuckles. » ae brothers, let us not have our knuckles
super-reactionaries provoking trouble, and to stabilize working con-| rapped again.
ditions throughout the industry. wever, in this grim business of making a ing funny things do
(2) Continuance of “no stri olicy as a lever to gain better,| occur neal unlike the bulleook, I Hey to tell y ue si

stronger, more efficient labor legislation.
(3) Adoption of a postwar plan for social security and full employ-

sous eee the pe day on takin
nam ae itis

dt be
to get a wor

:
be able to bess w scmone else :

Well, boys, penny T like to _

ody
el Leja a if it is a ques-
tion of m

ment . roper name am. He tl him} matter. This sort of complex be-
(4) A program of elimination of any and all conditions or excuses | chri! stened Bill a as cate ial said she did ae oe ae ae a Rule comes a disease with some people.
that may be used for racial, religious or political discrimination ot in the family. I felt sure this boy will al s be known a: ey e the old-time poli-
our union or outside of it. ticians—they like to slobber a bib
program such as this there is no doubt that the Interna-! ind over again.
tional Meee of America will advance proudly, side by side F STANDING TIMBER 1931-40 nen
a bro

with’ all other progressive, democratic organizations ‘to
and a fuller life.

ader

eet

it
|

The ‘No Strike’ ites

of the most important t probl lems a will aCe ae rade anion
0: t

be

ly

ing a licy rakelioa ry operato! eir
utmy ert is provoke strikes is a fares conclusion and he a a aie
for a number of reas

In the first Br re; action is not satisfied Pet ene trade unions
backed up by progressive legislation are here to yay are looking
for a way out and will do i eee ee
ness men, asin and servicemen against teatoes unions. A g

QUE. B.C.

Average Annual Primary Production

ONT.

di;
the last ear when wo! and returnii
Bt of both.
n thus created they hope to do away
cae the goyernment and turn the
p and me

ing veterans were turned

of
Pecunia

eir
in the correct
iy ut will

d it
ction. A constructive prog! gram. was adopted that if ceed
a wards ing conditions in B.C. Lumber and
fringing security for labor in the postwar.

Thi ma am is one that a endous support from the
will be recognized all eee people as a major
step to oe uniting all ee ci this great industry into one
ee fore
is gains di

| LoGs & BoLTs

2/22 22EE

‘he policy of “no strike” responsible for tremendou:
he war will also win wide support for labor’s program in pi
pees that it is accompanied by positive political dation on the ‘part
of labor.

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