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LUMBER WORKER

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Sawmill News

“Every Reader a Correspondent”

REPORTS

CHIPS and
SAWDUS

‘By GREEN-CHAIN PETE

as ee i

Extensive Gains Reviewed In
Officers Report At Youbou

Parkinson Again
Heads Chemainus
wt 1-80

Greetings:
BC. F ie Regional War have reason to believe that vic-)dreds of telegrams were sent
he tonight in our 8)

Labor Bec ee granted the re- | pind eae Sub.’ tory over Germany will be won| the Honourable John dae e che) day,
quest of the Union and the Com. Local we rejoice with aL other|.this year. Prime Minister of parE Col. N ah 13, qs, ae ne eee,
pany in their democratic and freedom loving With victory in sight but tre-|umbia a over two hundred| tion of officers was held result-
wage adjustments which will be fa fan |mendous battles ahead and the/union ists oes upon|ing in the election of Brotl
troactive to January Ist, 1945. people of the world in the tre Bes at “4
retro: to uary si 5 ne ee being accomp-| Posibility of sacrifice of millions Victoria, denandine Japon leg-| John Parkinson, as president;
Th andes is ei ages * o 5

ese wage increases will amount | 1 iis allied forces|f our allied forces is is nolislation with the at a! Geoy, Ge A eoduifinanciainsede
to $600.00 a month and will af- ae wal Bars United ne os over- geonndenes or com-|Government and Rep- B : fs
feet over 150 employees. With| (rot; of the United States,|Placency but necessitate an| resentative Committee was set|"etaty and Brother M. Samuel-
the aeTaNE of the 1 Agree- (Gresouipritari © andath Soviet. ven spite are ‘on the part|up to consider labour legislation|Son, as recording secretary; Bro.
as 0 Sees fev YS, ue union and our many other allies of organized labour and the Can-|and present their findings the| Paul Erickson, warden; Bro.
th of consol Ht lating the Union ii brings victory over Fascism adian people to deal the final] government. This is something] Brnie Jackson, conductor, and
this Lae aw en pe sauce within our grasp and now finds| blow to iHtlerism and Japanese labour has been demanding since] pyos, Fred Hart, William White

Asti short or- |" Allied armies engaged in an|!mperialism that will guarantee ite beginning of the war. This is Will ase

ae zs cr . *aprliation ofen ‘on German soil | Victory n-partisan political action in pean raat ee OLE Bena
or certification has een seni ane report was given by Brot

crew and mai re to be
commended oa erate au is to |

and vith nowaal satellite coun.
s dealt a knock-out blow. We

record in the British Empire.
THER DARSHAN SINGH |
ai stay in Van.

East Indian |
peers soning in the Alberta
pak Shore Lumber Com-
Soe work mong the East

iealahe has resulted in the ma.
jority of them joining the IWA.

ah Knowledge of This work, but

ss organized and in its

‘Officers Elected
‘At Youbou Mill}:

the | our

0 comine year

nr
d session. Furt phe soe com
Sse Local

At the annual meeting
Youbou eae? ae eld Seen 9,
pesothen: Bac ‘on, penular
Youbou p of

Brothe: Wal Iter

1-85,

officers elected for th?

were: Vice-Presi-

ser, Jack Beeson,

Warden, Pur-

; Conductor, Oscar

; Trustees, Dick Whittak-

@, Wes. Henderson,
I

ie
Othe:

BB a

agree-

draft
a new eee application fora

BESOND.

now sider

Board that the wage rates
for were granted bringing Ge

jling.

= ae the rates prevailing in oth-
er operations. As

s been done a ae
|scught with ie Company’s rep-
acts the rates.

apoteton to the board by the.

IOR, RIVERSIDE, SU-

Feather Tare
newly appointed sate
tor for

ison, the
Instruc-

eee pevertiicln

ed | Week when hundreds upon

exesntive urges upon
iv

So this
the membershi, e serious

no ot only Ms maintain our
eauction record that has been
aac He the history of
cur in dus “but to inereasing
Saati a eet war material
ind to accept our wartime re-
sponsibility ‘¢ our nation and
fighting men..To this end

the Co:

epnize tone. 8

ate:

“No Strike Pledge.
ACTION

laid

non- pecan political
mittee ich will give
labour an eee to partici-
pate and aid all clan del ane
Eee who work and strive for
sting peace and ge yo

ther:
oe McLeod and Ji cen Fes

the IWA
ved success in their
fields of endeavour.

plete’ without mention of our
and ‘i

ni
was

Vacation Pay ay

off when ae sawmi
uary.

ill closed
down in Feb: te

The total

Elsona ee Mill.
KEYSTON Nore Labor Minister
report of Mr.

poate 2 ee

Cas hearted support of the

nen ‘ship

amout is $434.18, These che-
ques can be picker up af the
Those

write to the Company, or
Local 1-118 IWA at Room 2

cess of the sab Training Dae

1116 Broad St., Victoria, B.C.

his committee

Tis ob a Golcaatel Aap at th |
the union and ompany hav.
ing benefitted through their

res] ats ive
e r}

This report would be incom-| Zhe

BROTHERS ACTIVE

We would Uke: snow nti ayine
some of the
who left our SubvLocal during) embers of the inus Po-

the last year spastic Killeen,
former secre ur Sub-|nection with the recent Labor
peal ena ap Geeta ee y. B icLeod disclosed
of our local. Brother Langmead, | that oy telegrams had been sent
fannee (ietoraiie Seeeeteeaed oe a, fainting Gabe
a: international representative :

‘the IW. A, ini the interior’ of | S72ms ae every business firm
Brith Columbia; Brothe a ENS Ds

B ohich, hag Tone beenliaouentdtor

y organized labor.

ECONOMIC GAINS

ee. ee

ent

When the
bour Board

second ane ie Sirctive the nt
e

amountit
$1600. 00 and the second resulted
in seven claims, amounting
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