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LETTERS

CAMP ACTIVITY.

By ROVING REPORTER

Alaska Cedar Products,
Minstrel Island, B.C.

Regular meeting held August
1. Brothers Eric Lund and Bert
Mowat were elected as job stew-
ards, It was reported that the
sum of $56 had been collected
toward sending a full quota of
delegates to the international
convention this fall.

M & M Logging Company,
Forward Bay, B.C.

Regular meeting held August
6. Brother H. C. Vliet was elect-
ed secretary, replacing Brother
C. Laffin, Brother John Eng-
strom was elected chief job-stew-
ard, and Brother Ross Cameron
was elected job steward. The
following replacements on com-
mittees ‘were elected: Brother
Harvey Long, grievance commit-
tee; Brother R. H. Gaskel, safety
committee; Brother Bob Spear,
safety committee.

Further evidence of the lack
of boat service to the Queen
Charlotte Islands is contained in
a statement sent in this week. It
reads as follows: Last Sunday at
Alert Bay, there were 25 or 30
men who wanted to go to Van-
couver. The Union Steamships
wired to Alert Bay that there
‘Was no accommodations for first
or second class. At the boat, the
purser said he couldn’t let us on
the boat unles we paid first class
fare to him. We paid $13.34 fare.
We had one meal on the boat
and-no place to sleep. The name
of the boat was the “Cardena.”
This statement was signed by
J. Kjedsen, V. Halberg, H. Man-
son, F. Steele, John Meland, 0.
W. Rarson.

THE BC LUMBER WORKER

- Camp Comments

“Every Reader a Correspondent”

R.W.L.B. Orders Q.C.I. Wages Cut

Demand was recently made on all Queen Charlotte Island em-
ployers and IWA Local 71 that wage scales, which have been in
effect since November 1944, and which had been approved by the
government agency, Aero ‘Timber Products, but not by the War
Labor Board, be reduced to the scale in effect on Vancouver Island.
Strong objection was taken to the demand of the Queen Charlotte
‘Island companies, who pointed out that at the present time their
camps are only operating 40 percent of capacity, and that in con-
sideration of the isolated nature of their camps, good recreation
and general working conditions, a higher rate than that permitted
the lower coast was required if the camps were to continue in
production. :

Joining the operators in the demand for continuation of the
present rate, IWA Local 1-71 pointed out that an average differ-
ential of 50¢ a day has been in effect for most Q.C.I. camps for
some years, and that it would be absolutely impossible to get men

to work in the Queen Charlotte Islands for the same wages paid in

the lower coast.

The joint union-management
application was denied by the
Regional War Labor Board, as
was the appeal made last week,
which has now been referred to
the National War Labor Board in
Ottawa. President John McCuish
this week appealed to Queer
Charlotte Island loggers to stay
on the job until final disposition
of the case has been made, point-
ing out that no stone is being
left unturned in the union's
efforts to obtain a satisfactory
solution to the impasse created
by the Regional Board’s ruling.
Operators have agreed with the
union to take the case to the
highest tribunal in the land and
Local 71 is now preparing a brief
to be presented to the National
Board in Ottawa.

BLOEDEL TO LOG
AT UNION BAY

Bloedel, Stewart and Welch,
one of British Columbias larg-
est logging operators are now
putting in logging roads and
booming grounds just north of
Union Bay, which are expected to
get started about the end of

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DETROIT—Richard T. Frank-
ensteen, United Automobile
Workers’ International vice+
president was No. 1 candidate
for mayor today in a CIO sweep
of yesterday's primary election.

Frankensteen gained one of,
two mayoralty nominations in the
non - partisan ballot, leading
Mayor Edward J, Jeffrier, Jr.

Leechtown Sub-Local
Elects Safety Committee

A very well-attended meet-
ing of the Leechtown Sub-Local
118 was held last week at which
a safety: committee was elected.

There was a great deal of dis-
cussion on this most important
subject. The committee was
elected on the xecommendation
cf the safety branch of the De-
partment of Labor and ‘will work
in conjunction with A. M. Whisk-
er, head safety adviser for the
department.

The meeting also heard an
outline of the objectives of the
1WA by International Represen-
tative. Tommy MacDonald. He
cemplimented the officers and
members for the excellent job
they had done in the past year,

Comox Log Elects Executive;
Discusses Vacation Plan

OKE OLSON IS
AWARDED D.F.C.

Flight Lieutenant Oke Olson,
RCAF, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ol-
son of Lake Cowichan, and a
prominent leader of the IWA,
has been awarded the DFC as a
result of raids on six midget sub-
marines. His citation read in
part: “These attacks on extreme-
ly small targets under difficult
circumstances have been an in-
spiration to other members of
his squadron and reflect out-
standing perseverance and devo-
tion to duty.”

Members of the International
Woodworkers of America will
join in extending to Mr, and Mrs.
Olson, his wife and family,
hearty congratulations on the
outstanding honors he has
brought to the Lake Cowichan
community. We hope, Oke, you
will soon be back with us again
where we know that the perse-
verance and devotion which you
have given to the destruction of

Adolph and Tojo may be given
again to the building . of \ our
union,

Spanish Republicans
Would Try Franco

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United Nations War Crimes
Commission to enquire into the
xecord of General Franco and
decide whether he should be
tried as a war criminal has been
sent by the Iberian League of
Servicemen and Ex-Servicemen.

The league consist mainly of
former Republican Spanish sol-
diers now in Britain.

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the IWA Hall, Courtenay,
officers and committee men were —
elected to represent headquarters —
and Comox Lake camp of the
Comox Logging Company.
following officers were elected:

ers Johnson, Edwards, Peterson,
Telosky and Litser.

Downey, Stockand, Geroz, Vaton, —
Orr and Saban.

Harbury.

question of vacation pay as this —
company has only paid vacations —
once at Christmas, 1944.
committee is taking this matter
up with the management and a
report will be given at the next
meeing. A membership drive is
on to bring the operations to 100
percent organized by the end of
August.

At a well attended meeting |

The

Chairman, R. Leidberg
Vice-Chairman, @. Geroz
‘Secretary, T. Gray
Warden: G. Saban.

Grievance Committee, Broth-

Safety Committee, Brothers —

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