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International Lumber. Associa- growing steadily. This bein ond cour b methods, conducted by Harry Jones, Di-
tion, Homfray Creek B.C. amp and still under on- ector of Techn cal Eduention, which 8 IWA ‘menibers attended, was
meeting held struction, certain yWwances completed last week. TWA personnel taking the tra aining were Bert
shall have to be made, ‘The bunk Hill, Fred Olkavick and Michael S This course is a follow
M . numb: ‘i of the course 0 last month on Job Safety
house accommodations are very up of the previous - ted SO areeR
ances were dealt with. Brother good. Light, wash house, and Training, ee 11 IWA Eee attended, see is See BCs aie «
George Voight was lected the transportation facilites are very of inettimable value ny hea ee
new chairman for the eaaea a ‘ ; Job methods training teache: ae
Ete Coane pee ees " Gildersleve Logging Co. ae how to break down a job in mate ;
also. Ae jvas men oues ne son a Oe cae Inlet, “B.C. ee 2 es to improve efficiency and safety Foreman, rew
Nad been leaving there lately. | Tt is reported that the Gilder- ee on ith fis’ oraedecltapntee
3 sleve Camp has been reorgan- : : N C H
Western Logging Company, ized and that there are new 2 : Hon x new methods. eee ot ooperating
Jackson Bay, B.C. shareholders in the company. A Bea Ee i ak
Regular meeting held on|number of grievances seem to eran A report sent in to the “Lum-
a H thought of trying to plan a whole aS
March 17. -Five new members| be arising in the cam new departmental lay-out or how |ber Worker’ last week from
have been brought into the or-| Alice Lake Logging Company. FORE te. CETTE to ‘make large installations of workers at Spring Creek Logging
Een, ON ae eee Port Hardy, B. 2 eT equipmtnt. There are, how-|camp on Harrison Lake, is one
received a lively discussion. Un-| Regular meeting held March ever, amerous small “improve- that we on ee expect to receive
der new business, a motion was) 13, It was reported to the men RAGE | AT ane ie sacdb Gn c=
passed expressing appreciation | that no satisfaction had been Deman hat ing jobs, “using present equip- from a camp owned by the Cana-
to Mr. W. A. Neill, M.P., for|yeceiyed in regards to getting ents ‘is program is particu- |dian Forest Products Limited.
Comox-Alberni for the work he spring-filed mattresses. |A num- Lewis Act ie beneficial to labor-manage-| Contrary to the usual si lent
s done in the Parliament on/per of other grievances were ment committees, as it puouiiee welatigng! betaaen tine sail
behalf of labor during his term|taken up. WILKES-BARR John L,|Uniform methods of _lexlete " ;
of office. It was reported that -BARRE. — John L. Be roblente, sugges suonere = |management in camp: aa mills
was 2 Gibson Brothers Tgeee Co., | Lewis has been asked by miners e helo: suite to this compe ag he
replies from George S. Pearson, mendation
provincial minister of labor;| Jeune Landing, B.C. to get them “shifting shan enous ae view, it will |Pears that Rex South, the
lamphrey Mitchell, Federal | It was reported that the griev- pay” in line with a favorable be necessary to have a, follow-up man at Spring Creek, 1s nyt me
ae of labor, and H. Gar-| ance of raising the board has not| yy... a thie Ean ember Huby esoperavee cane
Wes abor Board decision fo s ebay The at & Gu
graves had been received on| been settled as yet, and it will be| | "G19 packing Hou a Sa eather ty ee ane men at Spring Creek are in-
resolutions yegarding labor leg- pee o. Vancouver to the|* na. tes ah: pe oe noes whlch Rhesetmen eee been a on Sate eee
eadquarte Information may be “obtained H E
WLB procedure, and his current endent, ae pcre: at the
popee a onater COMPANY, stelke aiid, Lobiais eal 2444, | cll office of the IWA. Consolidate sad
Port McNeill, B.C. New reat For 71 one of the biggest in the ar Classes conducted by IWA|Which Mx. ‘Tones also as Suris-
A meeting was held on March Contract Let UM ence diction, are much better, indicat-
12. The report from the nego-|] 4 ss ncement was made ||scale committee, It requests that class in Nanaimo have already pre mieligf te ea
tiations committee’ was, ac this week by Emie Dalskog, || the new contract wet ute urovend eneficial to the member. v
ed. It'was reported that.a reply|} ooo oor fox Local 1-71, thay ||Sion include paym Ste ship. It may sometime before the appears that grievances
had ‘been received from Colin || eee ey en een signet pune shanging eothes in shite ful “effect of this training will borat forward at Spring Creek
Cameron on a resolution regard-|| “+41 y. Nicols and Sons, boat- ||img shant es before|be felt throughout the IWA, but |have received no consideration at
ing labor legislation. Rex Mel-|! 1 iiders at Squirrel Cove, B. || and ates vet ere is no doubt that as aie all and that relations with the
Janson was elected job steward!) G soy the building of a new || Leonard kewiez, Loomis classes continue and more mem-|foreman had been such that men
to take the place of Mel Rich-|! iat for the Loggers’ Navy. || president, Aa eee not stay tn eat en
ardson who has left the camp. || The boat will be 38’ 9” long || week that the “shifting shanty bathe ne ue GEE ct se continually ehanging. Tn the
i ‘aul ill be sou n the basi am fe wor ie crew, “the lavatory
Cam lG, Englewood, BO. savored with a S2:hore |lofa decision handed down last|—————.—__ ——>—.| (outside type) stinks. to) high
pG, Englewood, B.C. e powered with a 52-ho d al pay demands for his], > Blosh toileta beeen
ower Gardiner diesel engine. week by the WLB in favor of the eaven. lush s have been
oe — encouraging progress has/| ? ) ya: Maite Sones strikes peainst the war. ___ |promised but no action bean
been made in this camp in re- backing 4 Statkewiez quoted a Washing-| taken. Cookhouse conditions are
gards to IWA activities. A few) French Workers Extend | FORMER RING! ne | ton Romasanteaakn of CIO} such that the cooks, several in
new m ers have been signed Hours; Speed Supplies Statkewicz, a pri e| that the WLB decision to Pay | number, over the past few months
up and a considerable amount of He Gishten whorlodls oe a y gous packing workers for time|have all quit. Overcrowding in
back dues collected. The cam PARIS (ALN)—In order to] 4, haired Jack Demp-|Spent in changing clothes “re-|the bunkhouses and in the cook
in itself is not 100 per cent}speed the aces ir of locomotives, sey, went into some detail on the presented a substantial victory.”| house lead to a conv oneal e
union, but no effort or work is|life-line of the Allied armies on) 12 “shifting shanty pay” de-| He told how the found that | Tt appears that
spared to brig it to that ulti-|the Rhine, workers at the Lil-|0%%a “His semarks xecalled the|nder the “abnormal conditions,”| are brought to the :RGA ea
te Until present date,| loise plant i Inay-sous-Bois | fous “portal to portal” pay.| Peculiar to the meat packing in-| the foreman he only laughs at
there ha: vol y raised their| me Gro Metal Miners won it|@Ustry, certain workers must|ihe committee,
out there, only heavy construc-| work wéek from 48 to 54 hours. through a court decision while change clothing on the premises.
tion is well under way. The crew | The onkers also voted to send) ticking to their no-strike pledge. Nee eRRT Ay es ae. Call For Mail
at present belong to various or-|one hour's pay a week to the|T oi Gotied ¢ , refused Firm and Station omeL
ganizations. ae owing to en- French brceed of the ea ne Routakeltielmniners mCacencome It turns out that John L. Lewis, Walter Buckley, Peder
creek oudgnemsistantiactions battling the Germans on the At) courts, and used their portal to ‘bil us! ast Eee oe ote ree ast Hany Meare BS.
of the nae Haas the IWA is |lantic coast. Ma mama, about +0 lead a new wage drive, || Thom R. Alex
a is asking no more for the miners Bony Cornet ‘Carthy A.
3 2 than other unions have already|}| H. Chi se ee sch
a GREEN won without strikes, Can anyone William J
hel aie Lewis’ aggressive, Hat Otto sie
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iN] dyn militant way of stand- William Horodecki, A.
ABA
() Cj. est CAFE AND. TAXI ing ‘still? (Alan Max im the New cae
York Worker.)

FRED E. MARCHESE, Mer,
1944 INCOME TAX RETURNS

April 30th is the deadline for filing uae I will be in the

part of Aj

Chicken PIONS

Moderate Rates and
Centrally Located

WHERE THE BOYS from the 21st to 30th April will be a bas Island. Will visit
ALL MEET!

in these districts during that

M. B, Dayman, Member mwa] B. L. oe Accountant pads ‘lhicome Yah
Consultant

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