Vy HE BCG LUMBER WORKER Sawmill News “Every Reader a Correspondent’’ SAWDUST | { | | \ By GREEN-CHAIN PETE }} Hl OCAL 1-217 | The chips and sawdust have) not been flying for some time! 4 a number of the mills which _ have been down owing to aj; shortage of logs. The shortage | has been largely due to the past} month of adverse _ towing| weather, and also the 1,000 odd men short in the camps this year. The local sports committee met Tuesday night and decided to have each plant elect a com- “mittee, for the purpose of get- ting ball teams under way for the summer season, and to have said committees well established to carry on an extensive sports program next winter. EVANS FACTORY Negotiations will get under way on the question of wages and an agreement, immediately upon Mr. Stuart’s return to Van- couver. Mr. Stuart is acting on behalf of the company and is expected back on April 10. LOCAL 1-85, Negotiations are under way for an upward revision of wages for the crews of APL, BS&W, and Great Central Lake Mills. Bloedels are carrying on ex tensive drilling operations for the pulp plant and sawmill to be erected beside their present mill in Port Alberni. It is also re- ported another mill of approxi- mately 50,000 M per day capac- ity is at present being construct- ed in this town. LOCAL 1-357, KEYSTONE SHINGLE MILL Conciliation has been applied for by the Union to bring the company to time regarding the signing of an agreement; nego- tiations for which has been stalled for some time. The single application made by the Union to the Regional War Labor Board for an increase in wages, cov- ering a number of categories has been granted 100 per cent. A. E. MORRISON MILL A considerable increase in} wages, retroactive to February 15 has been granted by the Re- gional War Labor Board as a result of a joint application by the Company and the Union. SUPERIOR SHINGLE MILL ‘An application is at present in the hands of the board for an upward revision of wages, af- fecting a number of categories. The Union being unable to get the company to go jointly were foreed to make this a single application alse. MOHAWK HANDLE COMPANY A night shift differential of 5e _ per hour has been granted, retro- active to February 10. Stockholm Cafe Our Meals are as Good as the Best—Better than the Rest. x e + We Specialize in Workmen’s Meals e | MAIN ST. - Vancouver ‘PAcifie 0538 LABOUR IN JAPAN Works 16 hours per day Earned per month in 1942: Men $19.25 —Women $7.50 Labour force at end of 1942: < Women 519%. Adolescents from 15-20—2590 “JAPAN, ABOLISHED TRADE UNIONS IN 1940 ‘Tickets are thirty-five cents and can be obtained from any TWA -| member in New Westminster and entitle the holder to a chance on over $200.00 worth of prizes. When questioned, Brother Pal- mer stated that they were not worried about the affair being held on Friday, the thirteenth, that everyone was looking for- ward to five hours of fun’ and frolic. Alberni Local Reelects Officers, Large Majority A report has been sent in to the BSLW advising that the bal- latting Committee of Local 85, Alberni, has announced re-election of its President, Alderman Walter Yates was re-elected by acclamation. Yates, for his third term. Brother All other officers were elected and re-elected into office by a better than 10 tol majority. Those re-elected were: Vice-Presidents Brian Walker and Mark Mosher; Secretary, Alf Dewhurst; Recording Secretary, Jim Saxby and War- den Jim Hamilton. New officers ductor; Three Year Trustee, Olsc: William Curtis. Council Formed At Port Alberni Delegates representing practi- cally every major trade union in the Port Alberni District met in the Erie Graff Hall Friday eve-| ning, March 30th, and established | a labor body to be known as the | Alberni District Joint Labor} Council. | The new Labor Council will serve as a medium to coordinate the efforts of organized labor in this area around their common problems. One of the immediate tasks will be to rally the support of all people in this community around labor’s campaign to amend the wage freeze order known as PC 9384 and to win union security legislation by amending the exist ing order governing collectiv bargaining, PC 1008. ————— The following organizations were represented: ILWU-CIO, U.B. of C. and J.-AFL; Local 1-85 IWA-CIO; Hotel & Restau- rant Employees Union-AFL; B. C, Teachers Federation-AFL and West Coast Hospital Employees Union-AFL. Alf Dewhurst, IWA, was elect- ed President pro-tem, and Art LeBlane, ILWU, Secretary pro- | tem, Plumbing & Heating REPAIRS A SPECIALTY SAWDUST BURNERS e A Robertson H. Whittaker 169L Port Alberni 471L elected included Ray Tyler, Con- ar Olson and Two year Trustee, The next regular meeting of Local 85 will be held Sund afternoon, 2 o'clock in the Eric Graff Hall at Alberni, where the officers will be officially installed by Nigel Morgan. Nigel Morgan speaking o'clock in the Capitol Theater at Alberni, where a report will be will also .be {presented on the recent World Trade Union Conference in Lon- don, England, and his impres- sions on the Canadian Army over- seas. Other meetings in this seriés included Thursday night at APL Camp 1; Friday night at Bloedel’s Camp 10, Sproat Lake; Monday night Camp B, Franklin River. This series of meetings sre under the auspices of IWA Local 85 and a cordial invitation is extended to the public to at- tend. To Build New Mill On Vancouver Island ~ An interesting announcement to people living on Vancouver Is- lend’s west coast was made last week by Gibson Brothers in con- nection with the formation of a new company, Gibson Mills Lim- ited, to operate a 200 thousand dollar sawmill at Tahsis River. The mill, on which construction BOB SIMPSON CRANBROOK @ Men’s Furnishings Biltmore Hats Heel Hugger Shoes Baker St. Cranbrook oh A Sunday evening at 8| has started, is expected to cut about 75,000 board feet per day. Ballot Completed In Local 1-363 The Referendum Ballot of Lo- cal.363 for election of officers for 1945 resulted in President Ernie Anderson and Secretary Jack Higgin being returned to office for the coming year. Andy Hog- arth was elected first vice-presi- dent; Bill Kahki, 2nd vice-pr: dent; Rudolph Leidberg, 3rd vice- president; Bob Davis recording secretary; George Nichols, war- den; S. Fedichen, conductor; and |trustees, Bob Henderson, A. Hames and C. Karlson. Local 363 also held its monthly meeting in the IWA Hall at Courtenay last Sunday afternoon when the officers were officially |installed by Vice-President Ernie | Dalskog. | Strike Time Loss Halved Last Year Working time lost through | strikes and lockouts in 1943 was | cut in half in 1944. The 1944 re- {cord of 189 strikes, invloving 77,- 698 workers, compared favorably with 402 strikes in 1943, involv- ing 218,404 workers. Approxi- mately half a million days were lost, with over a million in 1943. Administration of the Wartime Labor Relations Regulations which came into effect on March 20th, 1944 stated Minister of La- bor Humphrey Mitchell, had un- doubtedly had an important effect New Westminster Again Plans Klondyke Night Announcement has been made by Lee Palmer, chairman of the Social Committee, Local 1-357, New Westminster, that the Annual Klondyke Night under the auspices of this local will again be held at the Arenex, Queens Park, at 8 p.m., Friday, April 13th. This Klondyke Night has Lecome a tradition among labor circles in New Westminster and all who attend are guaranteed a good time. Govy.-Lab.-Man. Committees Now Law In France PARIS (ALN)—A law estab- lishing joint worker-management enterprise committees in all French factories employing more than 100 salaried workers was published by the French govern- ment last week. As finally passed, the law has been severely cri cized by trade union leaders, who claim that pro-trust elements in the Consultative Assembly emas- culated their orginal proposals. Nevertheless, the bill provides for enterprise committees with much more power than similar committees in the U.S. or Britain possess. The joint committees will have jurisdiction over all matters of management, working conditions and production, except questions of wages, in which they have an advisory role. The com- mittees, to be known as Enter- prise Committees, are to be es- tablished in any factory employ- ing more than 100 workers at the order of the Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Production or any. other interested ministry. They are compulsory and, once estab- lished, both parties must adhere to all provisions of the law. ji _ Members will include the plant manager or his representative and workers’ delegates according to the following formula: plants with 100 to 500 workers, five del- egates and three alternates; plants with 501 to 1000 workers, six delegates and four alternates; plants with 1000 to 2000 workers, seven delegates and five alter- nates; plants of over 2000 work- crs, eight delegates and five al- ternates. All employees of the factory, male or female, who are over 18 years of age will vote in the election of delegates, which will be by secret, sealed ballot. CATT ‘Light Cruisers Always the BEST e@ Ask for them in the Commissary Or Order Direct from A. W. 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