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Bi-monthly Bulletin Published by The B.C. District Council, International Woodworkers of America, Affiliated to Congress of Industrial Organizations (cio)

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Vol. XIV.,.No. 11
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VANCOUVER, B.C., MAY 21, 1945

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Special District Council Meeting
Sets Pace For Interior Drive

To Send Help If Experienced
pet Not = By Brown

Paclesaies to the special Dis
The spel meeting whic
cutive for the

called by the ex
This w ade necessa

ry by

Ss mai y the action taken
recently ‘appoir nted three sisted

orkers in interioy

ized woodw r B.C.
‘ovided muere e taken

opportunity is pro
20,

nt them into completely u

Peter sila 17-year-old aa of Local Ik, |
carries timber away ee a Bota saw! mle he THe irae 288
ae hee ae pa a rage is 6-000 a fey or Aue tenes

pa Pattie andar
difteutt 3 is ies ena in establishing wage peal ie in
with work performed.

Expulsions
Referred To

Prepares For Peace

BELLINGHAM, Vase See arson, President of
the Northern Washingto: Council of th

ict ie IWA-CIO of year’s con-| al able. ‘woods brings the fetal ‘suber
and Walter Belka, the fase 's Secretar Ware nominated ae n ancouver: in the city} Warm discussion which lasted 945 in
re-elect: ction, * their offices. Paha Gpaostan at the an-]|of Eugene, Oregon, and that in|for o four hours took place
nual convention of the Council, held in Bellingham April 20|the event it is impossible tojon a resolution which was sub-
1O'22, lifer, Vice-President was not a Resligate for|make satisfactory arrangements, | mitted by the officers as a sub- |I
re-election and will be succeeded by W. W. Wallace, who| due to travel and hotel restric-| stitute resolution for the dozens
as nominated unopposed for that office. “The three-day |tions. that other arrangement: e been pouring into lo-
Bees BAPE et stoot be made so that the annual con-| cal and district officers condemn.
‘ e Pt |three top See of the Coun-| vention can be held in accord- ing the aston. of, goteanuational
BMeMer rerclations thet|on eas tet ance ae th egies ion. r Geo:
guaranteed ull seniority rights pi Gaile ands iatabilt= eral debate ae resaation Se con-
to retuming war yeterans, gave|zation of wages was urged as a sad ‘heated discussion. criti pecs ae Browns torshisqeerion! it
a pledge of suppott to President|means to prevent widespread re-| >¥ the Canadian Locals and ait
* reyent: Vouepisttict Counetl,. of: the| felt situation. and’ accused ‘Rint
Hi Risnhmecunentied ions in wages through | P-" 4), : c
saeaeeneal MNvAr Board) andling of the interior organ-|of placing moltieed consideration umber in- |.one vertebrae
the iaolat: tionist program of the|? Th he del izational drive b: organiza- | first without ability. dustry since | of his spine
top AFL leadership that has pre- [ings The delegates voted to| tional direct a voted down | “These jen? Se aout Tan. 1,1945 sal
= nted AFL participation in the continue the present organizing] hy the majority of the board, in-| stated, “are not only new mem- i noth dislo-
orld-wide trade move-|Prostam to strengthen local| cluding the four international bers, untried and incompetent | .4, hae eee vealed heii
ment sees yeas ae the |Uions against any attempts that| officers. Nigel Morgan. represen-|in building membership in their | tt rk . dead a ‘hich hit
trike Pledge” by John 1,|MBht be made to destroy them/tative of District No. 1, in/home locals; but vigorously op- rue ce toa me
Lewis, and the minoworkers, ad. |#!ter the cordance with the resplution of | pose the basie policy of the IWA him, . oe
Shinty holding of joint meet-| Minimum crew vequirements, the B.C. District Council, xexis-|and_the CIO; namely the non-|* se Sat), 3). inom
ings between labor, of working hours and|tered a strong protest against | partisan political action program Pee aie ast ener aT aS.
ao government in all communi-ja guaranteed annual eabeh re|the organizational department's | and no-strike pledge: aenimous: beats Li Cor on was
ties to work out post-war prob-|listed as objectives for the post-| tivities: selection of organizers, |ly adopted in convention; ther oat CeEInEnS cat
FMME scien ot for: |-wor period ‘with Stand ediation, and lack of cooperation with the | fore be it resolved, that this Dist. | dréwned _ near Phe
ssiny legislation by the Washing: better vacation a Cepadiem) Vocals) and BC é or a gon fa 1
egislature and opposed| night shift aiferentils ent. | Tet. demn and vigorously protest the | tor” Gothed man sank just
te referendum movement|ployer paid insu: and The appeal of John Ulinder aforementioned eppornieen aes Bettas of his companions nearly
‘against these bills, pledged con-/enactment of the rederal mini. | sea psi cuspensisi and pen palties these’ Incernational, lackewe sand) ser aastnaadl
ing his e le Olson, 40 year

~ titwed support of the CIO Politi-;mum wage law of 65 cents \
cal Action Com and ex-jhour at points of concentration| ting his conviction by the

* pressed apreciation for the lead-|during the war. ae cares one awa

Giship of President Philip BMus| The delegates stood for a mo-|the trial committee and later up- |i

fay and other CIO officials in ie in reve eee silence in mem- held by vote of the membership

_ making the London Trade Union of the in wesiden t Frank-| of Local 1-80, hinders eae

Conference a e$s, tn 1 D. Roosevelt, re ‘om they eich “was denied by the District

delegates opposed — thesai ecutive Board unani-

ing in 0 prea
ithe Int

organi:
will Have! ian oppovtunity ot ad- Tad been fully approved by Bal-
ee from experienced lea lard.

Taking anto aie ae I am seriously concerned about
seriousness of the situation in-|the situation that has been cre-
asmuch as two charters have al-|@ted.” declared Allan’ | Parlin,
veady been applied for, one in| President of Local 1-405. “We are
Kamloops and the other in Pen-|the Spearhead local of the IWA
icton, the delegates instructed in the interior pad a Ew. of the
District Officers to appoint re- 0 Page 6

oeuente to go into the

ible malas tiie) orticonmine
Tatematonal Cnpranitiy as per
decisio:

meeting also autho:
eee to colt a Sposa convention
Sine trict One if a

tion Bi i

nectar he sec zz Four Killed;
Toll Now 20

fatalities in the

Four

je de eae eae

peers tr take cur matic
forts Fr ms ae a left - ie
d

for the
of power

district wage and 5: peace, pros-

mously, was upheld

to Ee wit
An . Di No. 1, }
a | Mashineton District 2, South

‘est Oregon Pa aa ae Inland

mn director B

- | demand the) eir iamsieee periores
with

ta ve proven ability
genlzing | his Disinet and build
union in r

‘April ‘30
ke

ruck by a
ae “alng sat feet. He died
of the brain on

‘Ernie Fox log ruc driver at
Eine. Westview, died in

ital at Vancouver, Suess, ye
ay 15. after he had been flown
to town following an E aceidene
in which his truck went over an

dent Pritchett,
stated ‘that ere was no doubt

He is believed to have failed
set his brakes for the down-

mpire District 1

‘ittee, consisting of ae perity and freedom for all.”

Dane t Nee 12 eas
tin aieioe on orn 8

officers had been, consulted by
Bsown and that Brown's actions

Kill run. He s paras two roksan
legs and other si injur