Eight-hour Hearings To Conclude at Prince George Hearings on the 8-hour day for interior woodworkers will re- commence August 29th, at Prince George, when International Board |} Member Nigel Morgan and District Representative Ernie Dalskog will represent the union and final submissions will be heard. While at Prince George, Inter- national Board Member Morgan will address a public meeting on Wednesday, August 29, at 8 p.m. in the CCF Hall. Subject of his address will be “The World La- bor Conference and Labor’s Post- war Plans.” In a report to the “B.C. Lum- ber Worker” this week, Brother Dalskog reported most opera- tions in that area work 54 hours per week; some work a ten- hour day and have Saturday afternoon off; and a few 8 hours per day and 48 per week. One operator, Ralpli” Lindstrom, who runs a small mill and logs for the mill, stated he could work all year round, provided he had the men available to do so. At the present time, the mill employs only 18 men. The Upper Fraser Spruce Mills at Upper Fraser, logs in ‘the winter time only and stacks the logs on the river bank. They thus have logs available’ the year round. Operators there claim seasonality, but, according to Brother Dalskog, “the only sea- sonality is the condition of the roads, which in many cases pre- vents hauling in the fall and in the spring.” The Prince George Local has found a general demand for a shorter working day and has gone on record, at their meeting on July 8, in favor of a 40-hour week. i District Representative Dals- kog also reports application for certification is now in’ for the Eagle Lake Sawmill Limited, camp and mill, which employs approximately 170 employees; the Six Mile Lake Sawmill, em- ploying 20; Sinclair Mills, camp and mill, with 150 employees and the Aleza Lake S.B. Trick Saw- mill, camp and mill, employing 60. There are also a number of op- erations in which the union feels they have the majority; the Caine Sawmill (3 operations); the Proppe Sawmill (two opera- tions); the Strom Lumber Com- pany (3 operations); the Geddes Lumber Company (2 operations) ; Upper Fraser Spruce Mills (2 LOGGERS For a Real « STEAK TRAVELLERS CAFE (Nick Bush) PRINCETON, B.C. operations); and the Cornel Saw- mill, for which application for certification will be made im- mediately following a meeting with the crew. As soon as the 8-hour day hearing is- over, Dalskog will make a tour of the Terrace, Burns Lake, Dekker Lake, Fran- cois Lake, Hazelton, Freser Lake districts. Greatest draw back on oper: tions in this area, he reports, is the, poor camp conditions; no’ wash houses or showers; poor- bunk houses; packing blankets; no sheets; no pillow cases — in some places no pillows; extrem- ely poor board in many opera- tions and no dry “houses any- where.'The eréws come and go steadily, with a lot of prairie workers travelling through. A general demand of the work- ers is to have Saturday afternoon off so they can do their shopping then. : Sinclair Mills HaveSub-Local On July 24 and 25 union org- anizational meetings were held at the logging camp and sawmill at Sinclair Mills. These were org- anized by E. Dalskog, District Vice-president. At the meetings 70 members signed up, and sub- local officers and job stewards elected. At the time of the first regular monthly meeting, held August 13, the union membership here had increased over 50 percent, with, a total of approximately 110. At this second meeting, which comprised both mill and camp crews, the following committees were elected: Bargaining Representatives — Bill Lakusta, Bob Range, and Don McDougall, to work in con- junction with District IWA of- ficers. Grievance Committee, T. Ness, Don Minty, G. Frenkel, P-.J. Morrison and Kenny Kurashima. Accident Prevention Commit- tee, N. Kriberg, H. Sande, J. Buckham, J. Cunningham, Er. Mueller, and K. Kurishima. With the majority of crew signed up this mill is in a posi- tion to have IWA certified as bargaining agent, and steps are now being taken to this end. JOS. HARWOOD General Trucking VERNON Phone 40 Box 38 P.O. Box 158 — ‘The Most Complete Store in the Interior For LUMBER WORKER'S to Outfit is W. D. MacKENZIE & SON (Bill MacKenzie) VERNON, B.C, — Phone 155 THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER Interior Activities | FROM CRANBROOK, NELSON, PRINCETON, KELOWNA, KAMLOOPS AND PRINCE GEORGE “Let's ask them to contribute to the ‘Clothing fon Europe” Drive.” Workers At Clearwater Organized Into |WA All the employees of the Swanson Lumber Co. have signed up for membership in the IWA with exception of one employee. Sev- eral men from ‘outlying camps also joined up and’a powerful com- mittee was elected that will no doubt sign up the balance of the workers in and around Clearwater. Officers Elected by Armstrong Sub-Local At the last meeting of the Armstrong IWA-CIO Sub-Local 1-423, the following officers were elected: President, A. B. Flindall, formerly president of the CCL Woodworkers Local; Vice-president R. S. Simpson; re- cording secretary, Ernest Pe- ment; warden, Vic Martin; head job steward, H. W. Webb; sawmill job steward, A. Tooley; and box factory job steward, E. Dehn. The Armstrong Sub-Local was orie of those turned over to the IWA by the CCL and is now part| of the Kelowna Local of the union. Freylinger Off To Prince George Appointment of Mike Frey- linger as district organizer to assist Vice-President B, Dalskog in the Prince George area has been-announced. Brother Dals- kog recently asked for help in LOGGERS For a Good, Reliable TAXI Phone VERNON 190 Kal Taxi (Bob Carswell) 21 Eighth St. Res. Phone 515 VERNON, B.C. | | | The following were elected as the committee: Prank Klopfer, chairman; Fred Cuthbertson, Lenard Wurm, Cliff McKenzie, Wm. Loper. Several of the employees of the mill operated by Mr. Frank Capostinsky, sub-contractor to the Swanson Lumber Co., also joined up and promised to sign |up sufficient for certification. |The majority of the employees |are now composed of German | prisoners of war, which, under time. However, with the present Jabpr impossible to replace. The management of the Swan- son Lumber Co. is in favor of |union organization and treated the representative with respect. Some of the employees signed up with the management assisting in the collection of dues. mills in the vicinity. Freylinger BOB SIMPSON CRANBROOK e Men‘s Furnishings Biltmore Hats Heel Hugger Shoes @ Cranbrook Baker St. na. slie; Leier; entine Charles J. Thompson. Trustees are Joe Marty for. the three-year term; A. McInroy for the two-year term and. M. Popoff, for the one-year term.’~ Executive board member’ for the B.C. District Council of the’ I.W.A.-C.1.0. is) M. Popoff and the local’s..two delegates to the - council are W. L. Baum and J. E. ‘Marty.’ ‘The George, E.. Walker, M. Popoff and V. Hungle as delegates to the Okanagan’ Labor ‘Council: proper notice, heard Monday, August 27, 1945 — financial * yecording Hungle; and local Penticton’ Sawmills - Must Give Pay Following a OPERATORS APPEAL CRESTON RULING An appeal of the Interior Lum-- ber Operators Association on be- covering the many camps and|half of Creston Sawmills Limit- ger | ed against a recent ruling of the has established a fine organiza-| Regional War Labor Board, or- tional record in the IWA and} dering substantial increases for his efforts in the Prince George| female and boys’ classifications, area will be welcomed. was LUMBER WORKERS When in Vernon, malte VERNON HOTEL (Chas, V. McNeill) YOUR HOME Phone 47 *] Woodworkers at Kelowna Get IWA Charter Transfer of the CCL Wood- workers Local at Kelowna to the IWA was completed last month and the charter installed. following officers were elected by Local Union 1-428, L.W.A- CLO., at a meeting held July 24 in the Orange Hall in Kelow- President, Mel‘ Fulton; first vicepresideht, George ‘Walker; second vice-president, R. J. Ain- secretary, Val secretary, Marion’ Holten; conductor, Val- warden; meeting with B,C. Regional Enforcement Offi- cer of National Selective Sery- ice in- Vancouver, Board Member Nigel Morgan re- ported to Penticton IWA’ Sub- Local this-week he had received assurances that Selective Serv- ice regulations will be strictly enforced. Advice was given that a week’s pay must be given all employees of Penticton Sawmills who have been laid off without He was also as- sured that unless this was done immediately by the company that, prosecution would be instituted International Law must be mov-| by Selective Service under Sec- ed out in a certain length of| tion 608, Sub-Section 2. The union is also insisting that shortage they would be| new hiring permits be disallowed by the Penticton Office of NSS, until such time as all former em- ployees have been reinstated. International in Vancouver Thursday. Hugh Dalton of the. Carladian Manufacturers ‘Associ- - ation and ©. H. Ruddock ap- peared for Creston Sawmills; In- ternational Board Member Mor- gan representing the union.