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An increase for 24 categories
has been granted by the board
as a result of the joint applica-
_ tion made some time ago. These
increases amounting to some
$850.00 per month, brings the
Alberta wage scale up to one
of the best in the industry. The
agreement for this plant has also
_ been signed and a meeting is
_ being held on November 2 for
_ the election of committees.

Bridge Lumber:

_ A night shift has been started
at this plant, and the crew have

already held a meeting and

THE BC LUMBER WOR

KER

Who; Is The Union

By VIC KIETH
From the P.U.P. (Plywood Union Paper, Oct. 30)

The other day one of our members approached me and asked
“What is the Union doing?” That is really a question that each and
every member can very easily answer for himself. YOU, and YOU,
and YOU are the UNION. It is you that makes the Union; the
uniting together with cach other formulates the union of workers.
The Union is not a pilot ship that steers us, wihout personal volition,
through troubles and struggles and protects us from all the danger.
THE UNION IS YOU. Now let’s look at that question again “What
is Union doing?” really means “What am I doing?” Let us com-
pare this organization to a bank; the more you put into it, the
greater the interest and the more you get back. Put nothing in and
reecive the same. Let’s repeat, “What am I doing?” Is my part
large enough? Can I do more? We all can. Let’s solidify our posi-
tion by all doing something for the Union,

Anti-Union
Firms Supported

Canadian White Pine:

This plant has again gone over
the top in the Victory Loan. The
quota of $115,000.00 was reached
early Friday morning, October
26, with other sales still coming

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Company Union Attempt
To Be Fought To Ottawa

Appealing the decision of the Provincial Minister of Labor,
Mr. George S. Pearson, the Sitka Spruce Lumber Worker’s Union
have petitioned the Wartime Labor Relations Board to set aside
his decision in certifying IWA, Local 1-217, as the sole bargaining
agents in the Vancouver plant of this company. Over the signature
of George Lawson, the elected treasurer and acting secretary, and
other officers purported to be elected, the petitioners :attempt to
prove that the Sitka Spruce ————————
Lumber Worker’s Union is a legal

trade union as provided under
Wartime Order-in-Couneil P.C.
1003, and supported by the fact
that they have registered the
company union with the Depart-
ment of Labour as provided
under the Trades Union Act of
Canada. The officers of this com-

poses to prove their right to bar-
gain on behalf of all the em-
ployees of this company, and are
using the fact that company
unions are already in‘ existence
in the Pacific Coast Terminals,
New Westminster ,and A. P,
Slade Company, Vancouver, and
the independent workers’ union
at Trail, B.C.

elected a shop steward. A recent
joint application to the board
resulted in an increase for two
categories,

Kings Lbr. Co.:

Offieial word was received on
October 29, from the Provincial
Department of Labor, that the
TWA is now the certified bar-
gaining agency for all employ-
ees in this plant. The certifica-
tion of this mill makes history
for the IWA as it was the last
operation left with over 100
orking.

arrows Lbr. Co.
Certification has been granted
for this operation, and the local
officers have everything ready
to commence negotiations when-
ever a meeting with the manage-
ment can be arranged.

Plywoods:

A joint application to the Re-
gional War Labor Board has
been granted for four of the six
inereases applied for. The case
of the millwrights and electric-
jams, the two categories turned
down has been appealed jointly

the management and union,
Universal Box:

An inerease for 30 categories

in.
Western Plywoods:

Certification has been applied
for and it is expected an inspec-
tor from the Labor Relations
Board will be around shortly to
check the records. The Western
Plywoods is a new operation con-
structed this year on the North
Arm of the Fraser, near the
Fraser Avenue bridge.

Empire Box:

A drive has been started to
bring this operation into the
IWA also, and the first meeting
shall be held on Monday, Nov-
ember 5, in the lunch room at
noon hour.

Evans Mill:

Negotiations have been opened
up for a revision of the wage
scale, as it is now over a year
since it was last negotiated.

Allan McDougal and Butler:

Preparations are underway
for opening up negotiations on
the wage scale, A recent meeting
held at the plant resulted in the
election of an additional shop
steward, and from the reports
coming in it is expected they will
soon hit the 100 percent organ-

Union members of the Em-
balmers and Undertakers Union
are complaining about the lack
of support coming from union
families. They point out that
undertaking firms who have
been, and still are, very anti-
union are still getting the support
of union people in times of be-
reavement in the family.

While this is not a very
pleasant thing to talk about, the
union officers feel that this mat-
ter should be discussed in the
family home, and a firm selected
for this purpose, because death
sometimes strikes suddenly.

Union officers also point out
that inasmuch as newspaper
publicity is given to the death of
persons, that these anti-union
firms point gleefully to the fact
that a union member—sometimes
even a very active union member
—has been buried by an anti-union
firm. These things strengthen
the hands and the efforts of
these firms who have been bat-
tling against union conditions for
more than two years. Let each
of us take steps to stop it.

Lumberworkers, When In

pany union, aided and abetted by
the company’s lawyer and the
company, hope to prove that they
are the legal bargaining repre-
sentatives rather than the IWA,
which is certified.

An arbitration board estab-
lished by authority of the Min-
ister of Labor vested in him by
law, brought down a unanimous
award favouring the IWA and re-
commending that the company
enter into negotiations for a col-
lective agreement. This the com-
pany flatly refused to do and
based its refusal on the fact that
the majority of the employees
had petitioned him to refuse to
enter into such an agreement
with the legal bargaining agency.

IWA, Local 1-217, with the as-

sistance of the District Council
will fight the case through be-
fore the National Wartime La-
bor Relations Board,

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a sensible thing if they discussed with their families the ques-
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