a> Page Two THE BC, LUMBER ye "INTERNATIONAL, 1 WOODWORKERS oF OF AMERICA (clo) On Your Support RI] ; : STRICT COUN “Bae JACK PEAT i DON Pash ry antag a o 2. ait “Room * bee Holden Seanes tase Pha A161 iVanceaver B.C. TZ f i on 2 ig Hall almost to a standstill. However, there are a few camps Hello’ Boys: r ‘The deadline for stories a = oo isoue is ra Pm, in operation that ie So ree the closed district that hire ae cy Ast aoe Bega Thursday, li a me | the I paras ie er Co eth wt ee Tid he A y ~ | the Union eae Hall, 206 Holden Building to re ran, : pound ae ideas on what can be done to raise the ee mate our| fires raging on " ie 5 Hiring Hi the most “rine fe =| Ge 93 84 tecti to ful-| of conversation fill this ambition. A consolidation of our union can be accomplished | ys day, while in the : Recently'Finance Minister J. L, Isley, amounced “tax relies” around the common struggle of ciple can Hiring hecatiee | ers of one Oh aieaeaanae foc ana f commodities in demand. Excise taxes are thus bei ery individual worker | POW : lifted, permitting- m act 0 absorb the entire price ‘differ: in the industry. poriums where loggers gather in i: ounting to m an a scoré'million dollars. No = large i Gy hot di steps, apparently, are being taken to see that this reduction “in tax ‘om the number of letters oe District Office and I havi “Do You Tian ssed along to “And no indication has yet| ceived from members serving im the armed forces and especially | ° intends to unfreeze SERGE d wages. |from those who were rare 0 gO oversea se is poh many cap- tee aa Any Paskvan and a theor cetical Kengover | 22 would be of more value to the nation | Pete Olson that just beat the plod d long ago. Failure|"W, if they were back in the lumber aden ae t the Lake Tee by an eye- vern- ba to amen e d P. C98 384 asa inly does ge that the e I can wholeheartedly agree with them after considering the Tash” ment doesn’t realize his ane y and justice of such a measure. iti i i " refusing to eliminate low wages, Canada is taking a shortsighted lina ee ee a Ses Rae eure end vend ah e “Sure, I know those guys,” Im attitude and counting on a 2 alts ean zi acres Be lar. In recent meetings witl se ‘who are in @ position to)|) 3.9 th ayant ian in the ‘markets for peacetime products. The IWA aie ably 3 ber thei such a low wage policy bein ng I Jed Syjemunberto! large maaniutactacers ie is hoped that by os ‘hue the fire ban on logging has been lifted, | 80d probably: they remember the ards Hosting House. apalite se d jn Ontario, will lead to nowhere but industry will have many experienced loggers ready for work.| big Meriville fire back aa ae ae 0 mH when many people of that ‘ As the United Bab ons approach final victory, more an e i hs been, workin a atone handed cree Oven aaa us ir Tk ionaeh cS OIE pasta of time will find their jobs less difficult and less tedious. |lage had to flee for their lives, Meepi the wheels’ of production tarning fa’ peace, a= well aa ivoaen |(Dhis will mean\an improvement dn, working condi oie Gnitlentte teeta Meee just barely making it to” By keeping the wheels of industry turning, we not only supply jobs a. one pea the basie reasons for organization safety too.” for the people, but—providing their rates of pay are sufficiently ! hier we also Raarents e that people have the money to buy aetleles e “ produ ee stay eo ae improved ii eke years. ibas also iene thee Then another lad says, “I see al ¢ by order-in-ouncil, the Wage |onditions having imp ve done & the war period, they should con- by te Control O ORacge ONGUGA Tae ven Can Teepe Cine trata ae a | nue CS Teapraretaa ing peace ow neces perhaps | 76 Hits) (bean) (a) (causeay ° "palgn by, reactionary pice and their nee “Charlie Me-| more th that i s solemn |death, Joe Gailus, a youngst arthy’s” in Parliament, who use every excuse and apportunit: to = f sabo tage genuine ¢ collective bargaining eddibicekithe eran aie of | ligation that he takes upon ahie re ra rhe an ion. only 80 yee old. Do you know h iniorpretation given PG, ast 2 the} _V.E. Day was the promise to the millions of people of Europe | im?” “I have never worked a Wee late Beard in deserving of strong. condemnation. Amend: |that their fature would by ring ipereasd living standards, It is up|the Lake Log, but from all I ments are urgently required to: to us to help fulfill that promis ‘Phe consolidation of our ynion ante heard of that camp, L nu 1. Help elimniate ‘ub standard wages and gross inequalities in [and the guarantee of full ata ini is an integral part of o i pay. 2. Establish a nationa 3. Provide increased | task in helping to build a better worl bout the ole logger in BC, Paaralitsetiissenced tradi rovide that general rates eda, i r than on the geographica ate the grossly unfair technicalities an tape in connection with vaca- tions with pay. stal t of workers to oosni pa eclucuvovortinie work on regular shifts Today a cleverly inspired, Tory instigated plot is under foot to do aw: way with the Orders- in Couneil, which are admittedly far providing he could do “hte ‘ye I said. in their own decane oie The success of plans for rising living standards, the “job s. all” program, and other declared aims of the government dep upon “relief” across the board. And it is up to labor to see. that this iz done. ‘The Intemational | Woodworkers gf, Ameriea must e- P.C. ow, double ‘the Pressure for ‘Gonsolidation ‘Y a small percentage of lo; peEere. and millworkers poe back es are indic: ating a deste to x everal reasons haves been ai 5 "sted before the war when job se- is industr oe : eee to be solved path the great need for lum- “Poor Sap! He didn’ order his cool eorly enough” eee that eoeener ine andes acute shortage of manpower, is | convinee former woodworkers to go bas industry. ‘This can | Similarly, with th be helped by amanging with Army authorities in cooperation with organization aise eal ngoat th ast magement and the LWA to publicize the changed coulitons an | Creanizat epeth diane. A lng indus fun ames aan wall are operating with large blocs of he uld be the first step; but we cannot stop here. We must | of the crew, i is natural that Rom be able to show that we intend to advance further and ee Ga ae eventually be aes ditions in tis industry up to o-standerd second -tomane amouertiose | Gee ocean that are basic in B.C, The 40-hour work week with 48 hours pay. | solidgte coe ante eS reg ee returning is fhe union shop and check off are demands that must be made and | solidate our union ind bul anny and 1m charged initiati retain seni and no case has yet been report vt ground fro eee we intend to approach this task? ‘The operators wil | man refusing to to join-the union, cite fhe ee of a returned | fect ae agree that shorter hours, and higher wages are necessary to build | that we ar ion shop and. Bends are | ceurity £0 all Dut most of them are agreed also that this aaa tak er steps to gai onditons in a Ae iy Balin ine, ea should apply to someone else em. They agree that there at will conform with the kind fs ‘e we ear? and of how good ‘they are but should ie "a peaphavmieat pe Be the same timt, a nets of unem- ery mem| bute ee will 2 Admit ia nthe eh ploy ed at cugatee Bent to hire and fire as they please mai ; is free 2 Y Abedin Hato lose ett G ip pe copies e gains we mention above a be won when the union is strong Soa to win them and not before. When a crew is one hu mares eee organized and united in its requests, then the) the tor becomes convinced that he must accept the inevitable.