eres,

THE

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Monday, September 10, 1045

Ruling On Creston Mill
Stands; Appeal Denied

The application submitted by J. H. Ruddock, Secretary of the
Interior Lumber Operators’ Association on behalf of Creston Saw-
mills Limited, for permission to appeal against the Regional Board
ruling ordering equal pay for equal work for boys and females in
ole factories, was this week denied by the Regional War Laobr
On August 28th, the Regional War Labor Board ruled: “With
YeepeGt to the Board’s communication of August 6th, 1945, to/

Creston Sawmills Limited re-

Local 1-418 Now Has jgarding the Boys’ and Female
Labor, this is to advise you that

Three Certifications is e
the Board’s interpretation of the

PRINCETON, B.C. — IWA| ‘
p [WA words ‘boys’ and female labor
see e bargahuinge axonay tor| s0e to 45e for 1st three months,
as argaining, agency *0r|then occupational rates,’ remain
sted gee cast week this! as outlined in this Board's com-|
| munication of August 6th, 1945.”

ety riveted, OF Aust 6th, 1845,

in the ruling of August 6th,

Interior Activities

FROM CRANBROOK, NELSON, PRINCETON, KELOWNA, KAMLOOPS AND PRINCE GEORGE

Dalskog Now!In
Smithers Area,
Plan New Local

District Organizer Ernie Dals-
kog, responsible for the organ-
ization during the last two
months of one of the best in-
terior locals, 1-424, which now
has over 650 members at Prince
George, moved to the Terrace
Smithers - Vanderhoof District
this week. While Brother Dals-
kog is undertaking an organiza-
tion campaign to establish an-
other IWA Local will probably
establish headquarters in Smith-
ers and take in operations from

| Terrace to Vanderhoof, District

Organizer, Mike Freylinger, re-

and Taylors Sawmill and Log-
ing operation. These are the
first certifications that the local
union has obtained. Five more

| cently sent to Prince George, will

1945, the Regional War Labor
Board declared: “If at the com-
pletion of 3 months’ services ‘in

| continue organizational work in

that area.

‘Interior Conference To
iBe Held At Kamloops

An Interior Conference has been called for September 28 in

Kamloops. A call has been sent out as follows:
“Organization of the lumbering industry in the interior of

British Columbia has proceeded rapidly during the past several

|months. Locals have been established at Cranbrook, Kamloops,
Princeton, Prince George, Kelowna and Nelson. fe

‘A considerable number of cer- | — 5 - =
tieations have been gained with a a eee
many more pending and applica-| nq working conditions. The
tions being sent in every few! time has now arrived when it is
days. The perspective of hav-| o<sential that all locals coordin«
ing the interior completely org-| ate their activities on a cam-,
anized by the end of the year is|*iie0 ‘to ‘secure contracts, ia
excellent. their respective operations em-
bodying their demands for union
recognition, wages and condi-
tions of employment.

Pursuant to instructions giv-
en at an Executive Board meet-
ing of, District Council No. 1,
held on August 1, 1945, a one-
day conference of interior locals

“Since organization was start-
ed in Cranbrook a year ago, a
consistent struggle has been con-
ducted to establish union recog-
nition, a stabilized ‘wage rate,
the eight-hour day and_ better
working conditions in interior

were applied for at approximate-| the occupational classification of
Iy the same time. ‘Boys’ and Female Labor? thé

Members of the bargaining|employees are not placed in|
agency are W. Smith, President,| Some other occupational. classi
R. Richards, Vice-President, L.| fication covered by this Board’s
Stewart, Financial Sceretary |Pitding and Direction ABC
and C. Colins, Conductor. 6471, they are required to be
Fred Oldrich resigned as trus-|P2id the common labor rate,
tee, due to the fact that he is| “hich is a rate within the range |
no longer employed in the wood-|‘f 55¢ to S5e an hour—and to |
Working industry. Brother No-| P#¥ them a rate within the range
Vick was unanimously elceted as| Of ®5¢ to 65e per hour retroactive
trustee to fill the vacancy. | tc December ist, 1944. |
—— 4|_ ‘This represents an outstand- |
| ing gain for interior mills,” sta- |

)|| Labor Board. |
|

Seva

TRAVELLERS
CAFE

(Niek Bush)
PRINCETON, B.!

JOS. HARWOO

General Trucking
VERNON

Phone 40 Box 38

A MAN‘S JOB and his Clothing

must be two of a kind. A tough job calls for clothes designed
to afford the utmost in protection in the worst weather, under
the most arduous conditions,

DRY-BAK WATERPROOF

Canvas Coats... Pants...

Fallers Shirts . . . Cruisers Coats
MEET ALI, REQUIREMENTS ON ANY MAN'S JOB

LOGGERS _ ff} tcd International Board Member |
OEE ae || Nigel Morgan, who represented |

a Rez Cranbrook Local 1-405 in the ap-
STEAK peal before the Regional War |

| ei
2 a
strength of the IWA, stating | ff athapa {1 |
[AEE stent wo aa’ Charter Received For
lation for such a structure in | iN
Nelson area. That the meeting L | q 42 5 At ,
should consider electing a presi- | o¢a | u
1
i
|
|

Iember. Considerable work has
been done and some suceess has
bene achieved. Hearings, con-

|ducted by the Board of Indus-
|trial Relations of the Provincial’ Paul on Sunday, September 23,

Lf |
Newest Loca
eight hour | 1945 commencing at 10:00 a.m.

i @ | Government the
Aakes Progress) Svemer om te. cst hom Stnation wil he on bn
Al

of the B.C. District has been
called for Kamloops at the Ma-
sonic Hall, 3rd Avenue and St.

day have now ion
nd a decision is expected mo-|0f two officially elected dele-
ntarily. A survey of wages |Stes from each local union, as
throughout the Interior has been | Well as the International or Dis-

© Coast | ttict Organizer in each area who
eport on | Wil have voice but no vote. The
|agenda for this conference will
|include: Contract negotiations,
{a uniform wage program, pro-
als for District Council ser-

An organizational meeting was |
held in the Eagles Hall, Nelson, |
on Tuesday, August , for the |
bencfit of the employ

ef The} conducted by the P:
Powell Lumber Co. Lid., Nelson! Labor Bureau and a
and The Patterson Lbr. Co., Nel-j the findings of that survey are
son. The attendance was very |now available.

good, some: 59 people turning
cut, all of which had either signed

“However, in every case when |

Cards or made application to join | 2¢8°tiations have been opened|viees and assistance, and_dis-
pHeteniantther. | the operators, through their rep-} cussion of safety, sanitary,
|resentatives in the Canadian| compensation and legislative

Association have | problems.”

International entative | Manufactu
Bill Langmead gave a short ad |

dress on the structure and

Repr

the purpose of laying the foun-

elson

Gr ae |The newest Local in the IWA received their Charter from tho
eorge Khadikin was elected | International Office last week. thereby insuring to the Union a full
president and Arvid E. Moen was | coverage of the industry in B.C., and assuring that when the Interior
elected secretary. Wage and Agreement conference is called, all Interior. Lumber-
workers will be represented and that a program will be adopted
based on the opinions and desires of a membership united under
the banner of one Union.

| Local 1-425

[oma the Wea pocteney, covering every branch of the
.|/ area, taking in the towns Of| i qustry and one new one, the

Grand Forks, Rossland, Trail, | xyaich Block Industry.

Wages are sub-standard and
working and living conditions in
most instances are very poor,
with the workers more than an-

dent and secretary pro tem.

LUMBER WORKERS

When in Vernon, make

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(Chas. V. MeNeill)

YOUR HOME
Phone 47

represents the

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For LUMBER WORKER'S fo Outfit is
xious t i =
W. D. MacKENZIE & SON gram that will Insure to aterm

(Bill MacKenzie) fe hieiees 3
P.0. Box 158 — VERNON, BC. — Phone 153 flor wases home ar wean ae

working conditions comparable
to those on the coast,

We Sell For Less ——E—=.
| LOGGERS

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Kal Taxi

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|
|
| (Bob Carswell)

Army and Navy will never knowingly be undersold.
i We will meet any. competitor’s price at any time,
1 not only ceiling prices but floor prices, and we will
! gladly refund any difference. Army and Navy prices
H are guaranteed to be the lowest in Vancouver at
| all times.

21 Highth St. Res. Phone 515
P VERNON, B.C.