Page Ten oe B.C. LUMBER worker®@ October 17, 1944 Letters to the Editor SAY WHAT YOU PLEASE Bunkhouses Stand On Rotten Piling E. R. T. Boom Camp, Campbell River, B,C. The B.C. Lumber Worker, Vancouver, B.C. Dear Editor: On behalf of the crew here, I thought I would drop you a line and let the boys on the coast know about our wonderful camp here. It is situateg at the mouth of the Campbell River, ten minutes’ walk trom the village of Campbell- ton. It was built in the year 1907 or 1908 and nothing has ever been done to keep up the buildings, no improvement of any kind ex- cept a hemlock floor which was put into the bunkhouse, last sphing, when a man just about fell through it. The pipe line system has been out of order for the last two weeks and we are using water from the salt-chuck and some days the tide has gone out leaving us stranded, There is no dry-room, a little cubby of a washroom with toilet and shower combine. Every time a southeaster blows a guy doesn’t know whether he is on a boat or in the bunkhouse, the piles are that rotten. I have been in a lot of hay-wire places but I think this takes the cake. The stiff-legs are real man-traps, they are soaked with water so much, a man gets wet before he gets on the job in the morning. This camp is a full membership camp, but so far the boys don’t Seem to be able to attend the meetings, as they should. Come on brothers, wake up, the time is ripe. We don’t get anything with- out fighting for it. BOOK NO. 101A. Some Grievances At Salmon River Since organization of this com- pany last May efforts have been made to haye certification grant ed, but as yet to no avail. At our last meeting held on September 13, business agent Brother Jack Higgin declared that efforts to- ward having the agreement signed and the local certified by our next monthly meeting, was very accept- able news. This local is 99 percent organized and.if the motion of a closed shop is also agreed upon by the company we naturally can be sure of 100 percent unioniza- tion, The demand for a health certifi- cate for all the kitchen crew is one that all camps should advo- cate, and would ibe a help in elim- inating dissatisfaction, and guaran- teeing hygenic conditions in the preparing of food. It was also decided by a mo- tion that union dues be deducted at the end of each month, thus eliminating default in dues by in- dividual members. This also guar- antees a fully paid up membership which is a “must” toward full co- operation, which is the backbone of unionization, GREEN Light Lunches Confectionery — Souvenirs — Magazines — Tobaccos We have a few grievances which are to be taken up with the com- pany, and which we hope will soon be eliminated. There is a great need for a dry- house and conditions in the toil- ets this summer (and resulting water shortage) are such that a sanitary inspector would condemn on sight—and smells!!! In lighter vein, we must report on the activities of the rigging crews during the government ban on machine operations. The talents of our boys are remarkable and they really surprised themselves. They were working on the right- of-way for the truck road, ‘falling’ and such goings-on have never be- fore, or will, be seen again!!! Trees to the right of them, trees to the left of them, and all the boys spec- ulating on the ultimate way she’d fall, but those darn trees sure out- guessed them, but now the lads are back to their own domain againg and once again peace and quiet reigns. So on behalf of the brothers of Local 363 we ‘extend greetings to all brothers everywhere. Press Committee: A. J. Morgan, H. Erick- son. Tron River Not Popular With Boys RR1 Campbell River, B.C. Dear Mr. Editor: It seems a long time since I have seen a letter in the Lumber Work- er from the boys at-Iron River Logging Co. formerly Batco De- velopment Co. The boys here used to do a bit of hunting in by-gone years but now, lo and be- hold, they can’t even take their ears up the logging road. The road is badly in need of being graded too, and the rough ride morning and night does nothing to add to a man’s comfort. They try to get us out a few minutes earlier each morning and bring us home later each evening. Formerly a man could get a wood log but they can’t even get that now. When a man can’t get wood to keep his family warm then he’ll begin to think a bit. WILLIAM AXELSON. Card No. 147. Pool Hall Offers Some Recreation Holberg, B.C. Dear Editor: Things seem pretty dead at this end of the country, In fact, too dead for proper union ac- tivities. A few men have been leaving this camp lately, most of them students returning to their studies. Camp life has improved some with the opening of the pool hall, which is well filled nights and Sunday afternoons. The finishing HAVEN DUNCAN — B.C. of the hall this week should also help to improve the recreation problem, especially when they get the show going, which we all hope will be in the very near future. Another meeting will be called in a few days, and a good repre- sentation is hoped for, PRESS COMMITTEE. Bullcook Arouses Some Opposition October 9, 1944. To the Editor: In the October 3 issue of The Lumber Worker there appears an item in the “BuH- cook’s Column” in which a brother millworker takes exception to cer- tain Fraser Mills delegates, and to one “Vancouver Island Jump- ing Jack” for voicing their opin- ions on union agreements at the recent wage and agreement con- ference held in the city of Nanai- mo on Sunday, September 24. As one who attended that conference and took an active part in the de- bate I would say this: What is the use of holding con- ferences if they are not the place where true statements can be brought before the assembled del- egates? What is the use of send- ing delegates to conferences if they only come to say popular things of the moment, or to say things merely to give satisfaction to the presiding officers, or just to cheer loudly every official statement? What is the value of our conferences and how can our democratic principles survive, if our local unions send to these conferences only tame, docile sub- servient members who try to stamp out every form of independ- ent judgment? Brother Editor, the whole truth of the matter is that too many of our elected delegates come to con- ventions and conferences wholly unprepared to debate even one single point. It is safe to say thaf 65 percent of our delegates never utter one single word. This writer often wonders if such delegates fufill their obligation to their lo- cal unions. On the other hand some delegates take a conference very seriously and spend a great deal of time in studying the sub- ject matter to come before it. Surely, if anything, such members should be commended for their interest, instead of being held up "Styles for Young Men and Men who Stay Young” 301 West Hastings St. Attention ! We Carry a complete Line of High Class GENTS’ CLOTHING Head to Toe CLEANING AND PRESSING We exchange old suits for new}- WINDSOR TAILORING & CLOTHING October 1. The conference voted for joint action with the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada to ensure the election of a progressive majority in the next house, which will base itself upon the program ‘of organ- ized labor, as enunciated by. both Congresses. A resolution adopted by the fed- eration and which received the unanimously support of the dele- gates present declared that the safeguarding of labor’s gains dur- ing this war and the establish- ment of conditions for prosperity and full employment in the post- war depend upon the character of the government elected in the next general election. It is evident, the resolution pointed out, that no pol- Continued “ALFRED QUAN this country to take up English studies. He was secretary of the Chinese Patriotic Society of Moose Jaw, Sask., and was prominent in many of the war bond campaigns and charity drives, where he made pub- lie the views of the Chinese peo- ple. His ability as a public speak- er was well recognized. Last summer Brother Quan left Moose Jaw and came out to the coast where he found employment with an Insurance Company but later left it and obtained a job in one of the lumber mills in Vic- toria and became an IWA mem- ber. Brother Quan will concentrate his efforts in organizing the re- maining unorganized Chinese wor- kers in the industry. He will also take up grievances and compensa- tion cases, iranslate IWA policies, interpret for union officials, and edit the Chinese Lumber Worker. to ridicule. If some delegate appears to mon- opolize the floor to the exclusion of other delegates rights then it lis the duty of the chairman to see that other delegates are ac- corded full rights to speak, Let us not rest the blame on the in- dividual. JOHN ULINDER. Chemainus Sub-Local 1-80, Syd Harrison HARRISON CLOTHES SHOP Stylists for Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Smartly Tailored Clothes e \ 16 East Hastings St. PAc, 7047 Vancouver 32 E. Hastings - Vancouver, B.C. aaa eae Y B.€. Federation Of CCL Unions Formed Oct. 1 VANCOUVER, B.C.—With 64 Canadian Congress of Labor affiliated unions and five Labor Councils, represented by 74 delegates from all parts of British Columbia, the CCL’s B.C, Federation of Labor came into being in Vancouver, Sunday, Meeting in the Boilermakers’ Hall, the Federation’s 1st convention adopted 22.resolutions and pledged itself to lead B.C. labor in a determined effort to have a direct say in who is to be Canada’s next minister of labor. Complete recognition of organized labor, expressed by a direct representative of the trade union movement being in the next federal government, was unanimously urged by federation delegates. {tical party will establish an over- all majority and labor should play a direct and important part in the coming election to bring into pow- er a combination that will legis- late along progressive, democratic lines; strengthen national unity and facilitate peaceful and rapid reconstruction and rehabilitation. Danny O’Brien, regional director of the ECL in B.C., was elected by acclamation as president. Oth- er officers elected included Har- vey Murphy, international repre- sentative of the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers as 1st vice-presi- dent; Alec MacKenzie of the Unit- ed Oil Workers, 2nd vice-president; and Harold Pritchett of the IWA as sec.-treas.. Tom Ostell of the United Mine Workers at Nanaimo, representing the Island Labor Council; W. H. Sands of the Okan- agan Labor Council; Malcolm Mc- Leod of the Shipyard Federation; Corey Campbell of the United Steel Workers and Eric Morton of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway. Employees were elected to the executive. The new federation passed reso- lutions favoring the re-enactment of P.C, 1003, the wartime labor relations act, into permanent stat- utory legislation, suggesting the CCL and Trades and Labor Con- gress submit jointly a numbér of additions to the Act to outlaw com- pany unions and provide for closed shop and check-off provisions; cor- poration of the Old Age Pensions Act to give $60 per month per per- son and $100 to man and wife, in- cluding persons permanently in- capacitated through illness or in- jury, with a reduction of the age limit to 60; legislation to provide a 30-hour week in B.C., to be put into effect as soon as the man power situation eases and the em- ployment situation indicates pro- gressive reduction in hours prac- ticable. Phone PA. 0856 249 E, Hastings St. AFTON HOTEL ALL OUTSIDE ROOMS Hot and Cold Water In Every Room UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT MARK DUBCHUCK Vancouver - B.C. Green | Lantern Cafe M, B. DAYMAN (Member WA) e Where the Boys All Meet! — e CHEMAINUS, B.C.