THE BC. LUMBER WORKER

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REPORTS

CAL 1-217:

Certification has been applied
for River Sawmills Ltd., Mitchell
Island; and for Pacific Wood
ig ‘S$, a veneer plant on the

ae

e ee have’ been| ©

ie crew attecte d by in-

Marpole Community ssocia-
tion; The IWA has joined with

ie various organizations the
Marpole district in raising Sanda
for a nity hall, The as
sociation held- a three day en-
tertainment and realized $5700,
which will go toward the build-
ing. Subscriptions have been

forgan, interns Bho
en to some sixty “eda
pceulat ie affec'

e code on whi
Of the a
xi
gging; 2,
ingle mills; 18, sawmills; 11,
saws; and 10, woodworking ma~
inery.

regulations are opened up

Compensation Board
pees Pe

ting lustry. The mm be-
ig discussed ae SRengthen" Sccident prevention work, he

Workmen’s Soipenesgen Board

Good Start,

mitteeman,
eport continues, “We an
to open megetiations
motto: As
erelbeteariyl Tie

in
confirmed.
sawmill and s!

acquainte ed with he provisions
ef

will
new Grepocall at
the next District Council meet-
ing, and any member with a pro-

§
¢

of B.C. a
for organization for
Th

last regular meeting]
1-418, Jack Geena
Secretary-’ Bessie of Distri

for acoseia and

periodically, at a Public He es
s both union, employ:

aie gait slanted

After each such hearing a new
set of Safety Rules and Regula-| t
tions s of

should send it ine before _that

was a acon
guest of the evening. A lot of

PR TON, B.C.—Certification has ap}

operations oe Local 1-418. “This is only just a start, the ball has -

only just begun to roll,” states a press report sent by Ray Richards,
coz

Princeton Local Off To

Greet IWA

been applied for at five

e preparing to draft agreements
as soon as our certifications are
igned agreement with every interior

Makes Start At

Prince George

a report to the District Of-
fice this

in the near future the building '

will completed; President Local Union offices or eee

ritchett donated his time and every |
rarer Ie cal heer in fact every a

the District Council their truck! jo, member ‘should obtain a
announcing the sports and

and the Workmen’s Compensation
Board invite your cooperation.

ir the
eee eciate

members and offic
Hie Geena aur
x | by Brother Greenall. Ralph New
was aleo in attendance; under his
guida fhe cal has got off
to a mead an

“The By- eee committee pre
ented to the membership for
ratification, the by-laws which

for
ae at the crowning of the

Bush and Miller; After ees
waiting the blowers have bee!
Dis a Coed ae ‘the
aoa ic power al

use

Capilano Shingle crew have
taken the vote on the District-

Signing of the eg caret
Canadian eee Lumber Co.

n

has ‘expressed

itself in favor, so it is expected
im

Sr ene
The

that in a short time the plan
will be in effect

Boundary Road Shingle
will take a vote on it in the near
future. .

LOCAL i}e0
Ec crncore for the You-

Killeen i

ing with Stuart Research, mill

superintendent Wittaker and
anager Culter of Industrial

Timber Mills’ in Vancouver. A

report will be given at the next

sub-local mee’

ward revisions negotiai

Kelowna Local

‘elowna Woodworkers’
Local ect has decided to fir Be
ate to the IWA, accordin;
report. A nite Greenall, ee

ast | Weeks, co

< the Cascade Mow

Plan Hearings
On 8-Hour Day

In a letter from Deputy

ister ihe Labor

confirmation was given
that the Bepincial Department
of oe is conside1 ering amend-
ment the M: um Hours
S s provide an 8-hour day |p:
and a 48-hour week east of the
Cascade range, for interior log-
sawmill workers. Up to

i B. C.

ei west of

oe was signed after agreemen
joint peadilcxdion to the Regional War

Min-
ae lam Bell la: ec
fi

Fraser Mills Contract
: Signed, ees Revised

Ja the Fraser Mills plant of the
eed last week by Percy

h appli-
Reena now beroce the board
and should be dealt with in a few
days.

imp Ghee feature of tl

they had drafted. They were ac-
cepted with one amendment.”

Lumber Famine Looms
United States
WASHINGTON — A lumber

| shortage more severe than in

any Brarion wartime
threatens to reta sel

¢
&

near future,
al oreanieneenay assistan
be required ke care of the
ice er new member:

rapid

ye E r|- expected.

ction Board at
01

are 8,000,000, 000 feet
seen supplies—an snbelanes tak
las aroused precy fears of a
mber black m:

airman one " Krug has
d the shortage may “inter-

Plumbing & Heating
REPAIRS A SPECIALTY
SAWDUST BURNERS

A Robertson H. Whittaker
“169L Port Alberni 471L

of the war Ri pees ”

mains the bigeest Penta
increased produc

SANE
BOILERMAKERS’
Union Building

ive years employment. Close to
fifty per cent of workers in this
plant will be entitled to benefits
under this clause, Another is the

vision in the eonteact calling
for a paseing betw. p
co! ‘itte management to

a
in respect to

ils
- | the epolien tient of seniority.

hen in Vancouver, for your
feat sake, go to the .
HASTING

HS

STEAM BAT!
HLgh, 0240, 764 x. Hastings

Last week International Board co
Member, Nigel Morgan, Boban

i ‘or refusing to

sign agreements, will be over-

sore, Eicceby
hop: ne

Votes For IWA i

page brief to the “Board o}

ich
hold a

an
is at present pro-

alle that ae ihe earings be

held in Nel ison. C rt House on
-| July 17th, pes

Hous: July 18th and Vernon

Court "House, July 20. A further

ee Is

DANCE
TUES. and SAT.

12 BOWLING ALLEYS

Large and Small Halls
for ren

7
Expert Hasan in Attendees
Afcer. ie S! pe ee

sir
5

a ure. In
confident that the 8-hour au
one of the main reasons cited 5;

on, Nigel Morgan

e later
wil cueeee the IWA- re

yee eee ere hearing: Ss

Okanagan last wee
was taken on Saturday, ae ie
maji

200 «sawmill workers
the

iver Cost
5 EAST HASTINGS ST.

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