THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Page Five

Ss and
SAWDUST

By GREEN-CHAIN PETE

Local 1-217 has been notified
by the Department of Labor that
_ they have been certified at the

Lions Gate and Allen McDougal
Butler Sawmills, Chews and
Northwest Cedar Shingle Mills.
‘The local files of the B.C, Fir
and Cedat Sawmill have been
checked and having a large ma-
jority of union members working
in that operation certification is
assured.

Cedar Cove held a plant meet-
* ing recently where shop stewards
were elected to consolidate the or-
ganizational drive with the result
that certification has been applied
for. Labor and management rela-
tions in this operation are out-
standing and the union looks for-
ward-to even better understanding
and cooperation in the future.

North Shore negotiations are pro-

ceeding satisfactorily and the
agreement will be signed in a few
days. :

‘A banquet sponsored by the
company for the employees was
held Jast week at which represen-
tatives from the union and the
Department of Labor were invit-
ed. It was an excellent evening
of dining and dancing and a dem-
onstration of cooperation where
employees, management and union
officials met on a friendly social
: basis.

Sitka Spruce shop stewards are
doing a splendid job of consoli-
dation since the favorable award
Sent down by the arbitration
board. New members are joining
the union and old members are
paying their back dues, many to
the end of the year. The Federal
Director of Industrial Relations
Stated that he favors negotiations
between the IWA and the manage-
ment be started immediately and
this has been done.

Mr, Sutton, the manager of Sit-
ka Spruce, is withholding the
Signing of the agreement for the
time being, but has agreed to
meet the union or the plant com-
mittee at any time to discuss
Wages and working conditions.

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Pictured -here is the Seventh Victory Loan committee at Universal
Box Co. Ltd. Vancouver, when they met to prepare their canvass
for Victory Bond applications by the employees. Left to right, top
row: Nels Arseneau, business agent, IWA; Gordon Findlay, carpenter;
Bill Croy, Shop Steward; Mel Andrews, Shop Steward; Gordon
McDonald, shipper; Charlie Walker, Shop Steward. Centre row:
Gerry Appleyard, chairman plant committee; Otto Korner, company
president; Hilton Leslay, Unit 7 National Finance Committee; L. J.
Korner, company director; T. W. Benwell, organizer of Victory Sales
classes; Roy Windram, gang saw operator. Bottom row: T. Christen-
sen, foreman; Elsie Econofy, shop steward; Kay Timmins, shop
steward; Miss Doran, office; Guy Thoen, shop steward.

Crew and Management
Together For Victory

An excellent example of good |for each $1,000 over the first $5,000

Local 1-217 WA Fastest
Growing Local in B.C.

By GLADY SHUNAMAN

Local 1-217 is ho longer the smallest IWA local in B.C. Dis-
trict No. 1. We have grown in the last year from 400 to 1200
dues paying members. We have not only improved in numbers
but have developed many members who .are capable of and
willing to take the lead and to accept responsibility for all the
problems that arise in their particular operation, and in the
local. People who know. that trade unions have an important
role to play, not only in improving wages, hours and working
conditions now, but in becoming a determining factor in post-
war reconstruction and rehabilitation. We have learned that
cooperation among union members is important, and that
friendly relations with management improves the effectiveness

ALBERNI DRIVE [mses cannes or sae
STARTS FAST.

management relations are found
in Canadian White Pine, where
the shop committee has solved

A report sent in from Port Al- | Very grievance that has arisen,

perni dated Oct. 25, indicates a|Where production has improved

determined effort on the part of | 2d both parties to the agreement

IWA members in that area to over-

subscribe their quota in the Vic-

tory Bond Drive. Great Central

are satisfied. In Universal Box
where Gerry Appleyard, chairman
Mill and Alberni Plywoods went
over the top the first day and

of the sub-local is consulted by
the management before action is
taken, because they know that
others were not far behind. (Genny gles ne ps tin nia On one
While a good record had been } 4nd is sincere in his desire to im-
made by operations in this area|P¥ove conditions and also that he
in previous loans, officials stated | Will be reasonable in his argu-
that never before has so much |™ents on any question. There are
enthusiasm been shown, Full re-|™any other examples too numer-
ports have not as yet come in from
the various districts where IWA
locals are participating in the

ous to mention here in the space
drive but indications are that this

allotted.
Our local has organization in
drive will produce a record.

Marpole, North Vancouver and
Barnett as well as in Vancouver
proper and holds agreements in
all major sawmill and shingle

teamwork was demonstrated dur-
ing the Victory Bond Drive con-
ducted in the plant of Universal
Box Co. Ltd. over the past two
weeks, Management and labor sat
down together and in cooperation
ith loan officials worked out a
joint campaign.

The union shop committee which
had been functioning even before
the agreement was signed took
over the sale of bonds and the
employees responded by over-sub-
scribing their qiiota by $13,000,
thereby earning themselves a
three-star pennant,

The management has in each
loan given a $50 bond to raffle

worth of bonds purchased. Thirty
$50 bonds will be raffled this time
and each employee buying a bond
has a chance to win another. Total
sales in the plant were $36,700.
Universal Box Co. Ltd. is one
of the operations owned by the
Alaska Pine Co.

Local 1-357 Calls
Special Meeting

‘Meeting in the Canadian Legion
Hall on Sunday, Oct. 29, mem-
bers of local 1-357 decided to call
a special meeting on Nov. 12 to
discuss convention issues. Visitors
present at the meeting included
President Worth Lowery,. Vice-
President Ballard, President Kar-
ly Larson of District No. 2, Wm.
Wallace of Bellingham Local 2-46,
and many other members of B.C.,
locals including Harold Pritchett,
president of B.C. District No. 1, all
taking advantage of being in town
to visit New Westminster.

President Lowery and Wm. Wal-
lace both’ spoke briefly on the
controversial issues of the con-
vention but general “discussion of
these issues was postponed until
the later meeting.

Officers for the coming year
were nominated and the meeting
decided to conduct a referendum
vote for elections. It was felt that
this would provide a better op-
Portunity to those brothers and
sisters in isolated. sub-locals to

Lowery Appoints
Mitchell Trustee

George Mitchell, delegate from
1-357, New Westminster, was ap-
pointed international trustee by
President Lowery of the IWA dur-
ing the convention in Vancouver
Hotel.

First intimation to delegates of
Mr. Mitchell’s appointment came
when he was introduced from the
head table at the convention ban-
quet, at which table he was the
only B.C. member to be seated, as
the new trustee.

The appointment was ratified at
the next day’s session, over pro-
tests of 37 of the 41 B.C. delegates,
who contended there were others
in B.C., who, by their long record
of service to the union, men like

Bergren and McCuish, who were
much more entitled to the honor.

In a similar manner T. S. Barnett
of 1-85 was made delegate to the
CIO convention, although a caucus
of all District No. 1 delegates the
night before had unanimously
nominated Darshan Singh of Vic-
toria. z
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mills in the area. Exceptions are
B.C. Plywoods where an organ-
izational drive is under way and
the Alberta Lumber Company
where organization is near the
certification point.

The Chinese organizer and busi-
ness agent, Alfred Quan, succes-
sor to Roy Mah, is of great value
in bringing Chinese brothers into
the union and in solving grievances
and interpreting our policy to
these brothers. He is doing much
to weld the union solidly behind
the no-discrimination policy of our
union. The Chinese Lumber Wor-
ker is greeted with enthusiasm
by the Chinese brothers who hail
it ‘as a tremendous contribution
toward better understanding.

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