°
Bi-monthly Bialletin Published

by The B.C. District

Vol. XIV., No. 6

VANCOUVER, B.C., MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1945

Council, International Woodworkers of America, Affiliated

East End <= Printers

to Congress of Industrial Org6nizations (cio)

(339)

B.C. District Council Approves
1945 Industry-Wide Agreement ,

Political Action
Stressed As Means
To Further Advance

complete review of the

IWA, held in the Boilerm:

ited by the District Council officers w:
aa aad by the aes of District

1945 gacusey, wide pontiac

‘s’ Hall, Sunda
b:

ours
. (More

C. Federation of Labor,

on February 25th and 26th. He outlined the_gains made

as being of tremendous impor-

ug¢@u z tance to the labor movement in
ieccities

labor lgisatin. (See Labor Lob-

by, page 3). port from the

Encountered [2,72.3) 4.77 fen

Iity and Constitutional Democ-

in the seas, was

racy within

are urgent.

Four of our main points proposed for our
have still to be won.

Do it now, don’t delay.

To Avoid Strikes

dustry-wide contract

Hew?

Read your Lumber Worker, consult your local secretary or busi-
ness agent through your Sub-local secretary for advice and as-
sistance in a campaign for;

Political Action

Amendments to PC 9384 and PC 1003

At Cranbrook|",

been received at the

ween Local 1-405
a local sawmill
down as a re-

der to the operator f

thi in Se-
ruary 2! Mea reek ead
or:

Nigel

had proceeded
sma ee parties Syueales
understanding

nsiter Eon ld be rectified
eeting could be held be-
been “himsele and Brother Mor-

orpolitieal Action was thoroughly

= ticipation in
Unity and

ion declared that in his opinion
the CMA

sm io

iseu eb!

a ee on fe paernters that af-
ter earetal nalysis a

region as a means 3 igs a
IWA i in that sector, regardless a

it. On the een
of wa: oad overtime pay, the
government retains full jurisdic-

tive to an at-| 202
ie eS Bea Sider Sani de-

(Permanent Comm

=\To Advance IWA Democracy

Official endorsement and
the Committee oe
Constitutional Democ-
(WA-CIt

ttee Formed

committee with an official eee
head, _ pearing the names
fEice:

Establishment of this commit- | ana
it

Bae “ios. yaa pelaied the
establishment.

iS: the action of the Taternational
Tr!

‘Ss at 3 cour enen held
, last year in ex-
pel ling pu from the IWA

Morgan is

eperators involved. He Baal

s to grant time and one-half
ike

after forty-four hours. Stril

the CMA ‘ficials to
ion,

eaen by the B.C. Steet
woes strike and could tay
en labor’s position

it | St 70 weak
pellectty. By pressing the op-
a feraire,

into an pam oseials situa-
trike, the

a granted. Rey eports
Re-| tion campaigns ee conduct-
oe ave ae a de

rates in three
brook area

fed we
and p
wae .

iS
ification oft ee campaigns

|bor Conference in resadoe ing-
ased a would accomplish nothing | 1: in.
ign-}and might even eulateer those

tb: Pd b

F rom Overseas

Morgan, International
B.C. District

Nigel
Board Member,

munist, Political Association in

Belka, District No. 2, was nomin-
ae and Sected as as

attle 1, Was!

oo Toll

official committee authorized to

id publications
re

_ We regret to report two more

conned No. 1 IWA, pect

‘rom a short

ing his attending the World La-

Eehting fronts in Baope, Se
e We detris

"of a seven

self, ‘the proud ey

by the Board
prepared

ning all demands by legislative
action.

son are doing fie at ahd are

are
expected home shortly.

eel “to resto in the
procedure within the wa; has of British Col-
een felt quite keenly since the umbia.
convention. e is intended to is- James
sue _Jeaflets from time to time Woodworkers | fey, choke:
have been 1 Bloedel, Ste-
e| disagreements exist, expose illed in BC’s | wart and Welc!
any pact os that may a deemed sine in- logging camp,
1 to the best interests lustry since | nea edel,
of Fa) WA, to Se a Ae pat 1945 | Menzies y>
e election of ‘office was struck by a
ing while at work Februai
doubtful situatio: 25nd and died di that night.
cueeen Karly nos District} Hans Hendrickson, of the
, was nominated and elected} & L. Logging Company at Alou-
Be ae as chairman. Brothers | ette Lake, struck by 4] Pp
- Nigel Morgan, pp etaee No. 1, W.| of a cedar sapling on the back
the neck and head, March
iste t No. He died in the Royal Columbian
nominated aid elected sees Hospital, New We: econ
as vice-chairmen. Brother Walter | Thursday morning, March