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THE B.C.

LETTERS

LUMBER WORKER

“Every Reader a Corresp

Camp Comments |

ondent”

Attention!’
John Mulry

John Mulry is asked to get
in touch with Oskar Johnson
at Allison Harbour. Important.

E. H. Seott

E, H. Scott who worked at
Aero Timber in 1942 is asked
to get in touch with Local: 1-71,
204 Holden Bldg., Vancouver. A
cheque is there for him.

Sick and Injured
At Port Alberni

OES, : Bro. Bruton would appreciate it
greatly to have magazines donated
towards this work for him to dis-
tribute. to the brothers in the hos-

“Say, Joe, what IS safety rule number 6?”

pital. Anyone wishing to do so,
could leave the magazines at the

McMillan Operations

union office, Port Alberni.

Cornelious Fieguth — Camp B.
Franklin River:

Kramer Cornelious — Camp B.
Franklin. River.

William Charters — Camp 10,

A report sent in to #

H. & R. logging camp at
cent. Sub-local meetings are
siderable progress
some difficulty with th
first aid man are planning
respect to exchange on che
settled. They are now urging
on the crummy and a satisfac’

the operator. eC
‘Mike Freylinger, international

representative in the Fraser Val-
ley District, concluded an organ-
izing- tour on Harrison Lake a
week or so ago and reports con-
siderable enthusiasm. He was suc-
cessful in organizing Tretheway's
camp on the upper Harrison Lake
where a considerable number of
Indiah brothers are employed.

COMOX LOG CREW

H&R Camp Now 1005
Mission Meeting, No

the B. C. Lumber Worker this we

Ss. Mi ding secretary of local 1-367 discloses
Ce rae Dewdney is now organized

js being made. They have straighten
the cookhouse,
classes on safety. The g
eques has also been sa

peing held regularly an
, and the timekeeper

the installation of a new ro

tory signalling device to
©

This is the last camp of
on the lake to be organiz

An unconfirmed report
this week indicates that the car
of Fraser River Timber Co.
DeRoche has shut down and #
crew laid off without seven day
notice. This is being investigate
through the office of Sel
Service in New Westminster, '
report indicates that the com;
is planning to sub-contract
work,

Since the amalgamation of

Open Wage Negotiation

Negotiations on wage rates and reclassification of categories
for all McMillan operations on Vancouver Island with the
exception of the Alberni Plywood Plant were opened on Fri-
day, Nov. 3, in Vancouver. Extended discussions which lasted
for almost two days took place at the office. of Stuart Research
Ltd with Mr. R. V. Stuart and Mr. A; C, Kennedy representing
the company, and Nigel Morgan, Wilfred Killeen and Jack

Higgin the union. i;
eB Sen .__ ?two, thousand employees will be
Six of McMillan’s operations,

Sproat Lake.
Theodore Ambroch — Camp 8,
Great Central.
Ted Nesbitt—Camp 1, APL.
Richardson Thomas—Lake Log,
Cowichan.
Gee Tye—APL Mill.
XK. A. Svenson—APL Mill.
Philip Kruljac—BS&W Mill.

gers and sawmill workers in
Valley area into one local,
mendous organizational gains hi
been made. So far, however,
bers have not been overly
tious at attending their local meet
ings. All members of Local 136
who can possibly arrange it a

ELECT OFFICERS

COURTENAY. — At a well at-
tended meeting of the Headquart-
ers Crew of Comox Logging held
in the IWA Hall, Courtenay, the
following camp committee was

namely, Victoria Lumber Co,. at
Chemainus, Shawnigan Lake Log-
ging Co. at Deerholme, Victoria
Lumber -Co. camp, at Copper
Canyon, Camp Seven at Fanny
Bay, Iron River Logging Co. at
Campbell River and Northwest
Bay Logging Co, at Nanoose Bay
were included. © Approximately,

Continued
district officers at the head table.
They had Mitchell there? "He had

so faithfully trotted Behind them.

at all sessions.

“table © 01

ed, “Maybe they were not on
spanking . terms
mammy.” Se

_ I happened to be in the lobby oy

the hotel at the close of the dom
vention when Benedict’ ai
George Grafton, of Local 1-85, if
he would gather together a few
‘of the B.C. delegates and clean up
the hall. Says Grafton, “No,
thanks, Brother. Benedict, we have
no time for this kind of cleaning.
I admit there is some cleaning up
to do in our union and make no
mistake about it. We are on our
way to do it right now.” What a
convention! So long, boys.

effected by these negotiations. Robert Steigenberger — BS&W

Joint negotiations which em- | Mill.
brace two locals of the IWA, local genet James—McLeans Lumber
0.

1-80. and 1-363 are a result of the
desire expressed by the company
Of having a uniform wage scale
for all their operations. As soon
as the present negotiations are
completed negotiations will com-
mence for Plywoods in Port Al-
berni where one of the fastest
jobs of organizing in the history
of the IWA. was completed a few
weeks’ ago.” *

John Bencze—APL Mill.
Everett (Pug) Biggs—APL Mill.
Mecha Singh—APL Mill,

Young Wing—APL Mill.

Fong Wing—APL Mill.

Mar Tuke Yen—BS&W Mill.

we held an emergency meeting
and it was agreed that each man
would contribute a day’s pay to
the widow -and family of the de-
ceased. To to the amount that was
raised, $341.46, the management
kindly added $500 as their contri-
bution.” 7 -

Management
Donates $500

2The boys at the camp of Alaska
Pine Co. “Ltd, Halsam>, Lake
fhrotigh ‘their2secretary, W. J. Fat-
have, requested space in the
‘umber. Worker to express

MODERN. and OLD-TIME
DANCING
Every Mon., Wed. & Sat.”

Hastings: Auditorium
828 Hast Hastings

|| MODERATE’ RENTAL RATES

Following a report by Secretary
J. Higgin on the Wage Agreement
Conference held in Nanaimo a full
discussion was held with the fol-
lowing recommendations that the
B.C, Stationary Act and Railroad
Act be enforced in the Lumbering
Industry and that all cold deck en-
gineers get equal pay regardless of
size of machines,

This company has not paid va-
cations and the camp grievance
committee will be meeting the
management in the near future for
a settlement. . z

The following men were elected
on the grievance committee: Bro-
ther N. Kravich, W. Franklin, ‘N.
Frend, R. Phye and C. Stockland.
Safety commitfee: Brothers - N
Peterson, J. Piket; C. Widen,
Cessford, G. Saban and G. Geroz.
“The next meeting will be held
on November 23, at 8°p.m. and’all
members are urged to attend:

Established 1914

CHARLES KENT & CO.

“EXCLUSIVE CUSTOM TAILORS

49 East Hastings St. MA, 8445 Vancouver, B.C. .

Hotel

PAc. 8374
444 Carrall Street”

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. Moderate Rates a
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elected: Chairman, .N. Kravick; ;
secretary, Shields; warden, T. asked to attend their meeting af
Saban. Mission on Nov. 12, at 1 pm.

John Nugent Dies
With the passing of John
gent, in the Vancouver Genera
Hospital, October 31, the lumb
industry has lost one more
timer. Born in the province
Quebec sixty-six years ago, «
Jack, as he was intimately kno
to many loggers, came to B.
1915. As a young man he wi
in the woods in the State of |
where his early training ¢o
with his physical stature made }
one of the outstanding axem
the logging industry over th
quarter of a century. —
Jack’ will be missed by h
friends for his cheerful d

fellow worker in time of 1
characteristic trait of the
logger never ‘typified —
anyone than John Nugent.

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