THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER Sawmill News “Every Reader a Correspondent” Strike Fund: Secretary mn reports that a total $2,670.05, has been collected date by Local 1217 for the Optical Strike Won The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers and its Local 514 wholeheartedly thank the many supporters of the Imperial Optical strikers — the clergy, the university students, other labor unions and the public generally, for : Workers. Western Plywoods: Official word was received last week of certification for this Plant. The Stuart Research have already no- tified the Secretary they are ready to negotiate the Wage Seale and Agreement. A meeting has already been called~by the erew for, Sunday, Dec. 16, 1945, for a discussion on wages and election of cémmittees. Kings Mill: Negotiations are now completed and a. Joint Ap- plication made to the Board for fan increase in several categories. The Agreement has already been signed by the Loval Ofifcers and forwazded to the Company for their signatures. Evans Mill: An increase for a number of categories has been granted by |the Regional War Labor Board as the result of a ___ Joint Application made sometime ae edgetis Ltd: An application af for Certification has been for- warded to the Labor Relations Board. This Company is com- javitively -new, and hires. -ap- proximately 50 men, and cuts mostly Maple and Alder. Burkes Lumber Company: An inerease for 18 categories has been granted by the Board, retro- active to November ist, follow- ing a Joint Application made in November, Empire Box: An application this strike. THE STRIKERS WON: out in the unan’ Board of Conciliation. DISCRIMINATION. their splendid contribution to the settlement of THE IMPERIAL OPTICAL WORKERS WENT ON STRIKE FOR A UNION AGREEMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS IN WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS s 1, A SIGNED UNION AGREEMENT embodying a full procedure for grievance settlement and a recognized stew- ards’ system, full seniority protection, check-off, etc., as set ous recommendation of the Government 2. WAGE INCREASES directed by the Ontario Regional War Labor Board embodying increases ranging from 5e per hour to 20c per hour, 5¢ per hour night shift bonus, im- proved vacation plan, time and a half for overtime, ete. 8. ALL STRIKERS RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT Appreciation Mr. and Mrs. G, R. Johnson of Lake Cowichan, wish to thank the local residents for their kindness during Mr. Johnson's recent illness. * Sick Visited ~ At Pt. Alberni IWA Sick Committeeman, Jim- my Bruton of Local 1-85, reports the following woodworkers sick or injured in the West Coast Hospital: Peter Malmo, Camp 8, Great | Central; Herb Reedal, Camp 1, 5 Cents Across Board For Westminster Mills. A wage application for a 5¢ increase for all employees of the B.C. Manufacturing Company Ltd., and the Westminster Shook Mills, has been filed jointly by Local 1 367 and the management of the two. companies. Each cate- gory is listed separately for an increase taking the place of a blanket application which was first. proposed. In this way it was felt that the application would receive greater considera- tion from the Board in as much for Certification has been turned down by the Board owing to more people being on the payroll than was figured. Steps are being taken to re-apply at an early date, ' Narrows: Negotiations have been conducted and the manage- ment have agreed to sign thd Master Agreement. Several of the wage rates are still under dis- cussion and following the settle- ment of these cascs the Agree- ment will be signed. Allan Segal: A majority had been signed up at this furniture factory, which employs approx- imately seventy, and and an ap- plication is being made to the Labor Department. MASSAGE Specialist for Injured , Loagers STRAINS — SPRAINS Stiff and Sore Joints Reconditioned Joseph Reifenrath "Phone PA 4019 ROOM 5, 501 MAIN STREET ‘ancouyer, B.C. as rates already up to the ceil- ing would not jeopardize wage increases for those that were not, APL; Bill Goddard, BS&W Mill; Bill Cousins, Camp 8, Great Central; Albert DeBlois, Grumbach’s Mill; Murray Snell, BS &W Mill; Wm. D’Appolonia, Camp 9, Great Central; Chay Lay Yum, APL Mill; Yeung Bong, Grumbach’s Mill; Walter Thrift, ‘APL Camp 1; Len Jennings, Ky- quot; John Beneze, APL Mill; Dan Ivezich, Camp A, Franklin River; Frank Batiuk, Camp 8, | Great Central; Bill Jones, Camp 1, APL; Eldon Ellis, Camp 1, APL; Bob Menzies, Camp 8, Great Central; Herb Broadhurst, Meet the Boys At GREEN LANTERN CAFE — TAXI M. B. Dayman, TWA CHICKEN DINNERS Phone 90 Local 1-217 Adopts Three Major Demands One of the largest meetings ever held in the Local’s history took place on Sunday, December 9, 1945, in the Boilermakers’ Hall. After a lengthy discussion on the recommendations to be for-, warded to the coming District Convention for the Industry Wide Negotiations a resolution submitted by a number of plans was en- dorsed. The resolution stressed on the danger of going after too many minor changes in our 1946 Agreement as it would only con- fuse the issue and weaken our Lumberworkers, When In position on major demands. The CHEMAINUS correctness of this policy was STAY AT heartily endorsed by the over-/? GREEN LANTERN whelming majority at the meet- : HOTEL ing and it was agreed to recom-|= 5 mend to our Indstry-Wide Nego-|# ae Pan MEGe tiation Committee to go for the i P.O. Box 171—Phones 79-51 following three points only. 1. Union Shop. 2. Check Off of Union Dues. 3. Forty-Hour Week with 20 Percent Increase in Pay. OLD-TIME The following ten members DANCING were elected as delegates to the 3 aaa forthcoming District Convention: || Hastings Auditorium Harold Pritchett, Vern Carlyle, Every ; Thomas - MacDonald, Gladys : Shunaman, George Pulling, Wil- Wed. & Sat. liam Croy, M. A. Skuzanski, Neil McAuley, Doug Watts and B. J. Melsness. SEN, L. A. PATTERSON MLD. Wishes to announce the return to practice in Vancouver, B.C., as physician. and surgeon PAc. 7956 — 706-7-8 Dominion Bank Bldg. BAy. 7139 207 West Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C. Alf Carlson’s Orchestra Moderate Rental Rates If no answer, call MAr. 2474 ALWAYS “The Best for Less’’ area Tees “Your Western Shopping Centre” VANCOUVER, B.C. WRITE FOR MAIL ORDER CATALOGUE cats nin een Oh i Wl te ats BS&W Mill; Louis Coulombe, f Cc. ‘Great Central Mill; Harry Stew- Chemainus, B.C —e See (Chipper) ooo 5 ROLAND A: THORPE