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LETTERS

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CAMP ACTIVITY

By ROVING REPORTER

Local 1-71, IWA is very
pleased to report that its mem-
bership has contributed $6,203.92
in. support of the Ford Strikers.
This amount does not take into
consideration several cheques
which were turned over directly
to the strike committee of the
B.C. Federation of Labor from
the sublocals, which would add
substantially to the figure al-
ready quoted.

At J. R. Morgan’s Logging Co.,
Huxley Island, it was passed
that the membership donate one
day’s pay per month until the
strike is won.

Canadian Forest Products,
Camp A, has contributed $709.11
among approximately 150 men.
BOOTH LOGGING CO.
LOUGHTON INLET, B.C.

.At a special meeting called
November 29, Brother T. Lloyd
was elected. secretary and Bro-
ther Richardson was. elected
chairman. Wires were sent to
Prime Minister Mackenzie King
and Minister of Labor Mitchell
demanding amendments to War-
time Order-in Council P.C. 1003,
It was MSC that a collection be
taken for support to the Ford
Strikers.

CANADIAN FORESTS
CAMP A, ENGLEWOOD, B.C.
At a special meeting called

November 13, it was MSC that i.

wires and leters be sent to Pre-
mier Drew of Ontario and Min-
ister of Labor Mitchell protest-
ing police being sent into the
Ford Strike area.

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Camp Comments

“Every Reader a Correspondent”

French Bros. Find No

LW.A. - CIO. LOCAL 1-71
Annual Meeting

Thursday, December 27, at 1.00 p.m.
Boilermakers’ Hall, 339 W. Pender St.

Election of Officers and Delegates
to District Council Convention

Discussion on 1946-7 Agreement

All Members Are Urged
To Attend

‘Go To Town’ on Ford
Fund at Silver Skagit

At the last regular meeting held in this camp, the membership
decided to do something about the Ford strike donations. The
management was opproached to have the individual donations
deducted from the wages. In this way, it.was more convenient for
the collectors, because they didn’t have to handle the cash.

This camp did a very good job

for support of the Ford Strike, li
the sum of $960 was collected; eha Is rew

$600 collected from one camp

alone, S G
The organizing in this camp is| MCOLES ovt.
progressing very well. This

camp is over 75 percent organ-| A strong resolution was sent

ized, and we expect to have this|on the 27th of November to the
Company under Union agree-| Right Hon. Prime Minister W.

BaeDESSOOns tigve q, |» King, Hon. Minister of Re-
Although the conditions in

this camp are not of the best for
the time being, but as it is still
under construction, there has to |
be allowances made. We hope,
however, as time goes on that
we will be able to have the best
conditions possible, seeing that

construction Mr. Howe, and Mr.
George Cruickshank, M.P., from
the Harrison Mills Sub Local 1-
867, on the subject of unemploy-
ment. The resolution severely
criticized the government for its
lack of action in solving the pres-

we have a very active Union| nt crisis.

membership in this camp. | A press statement from the
Press Committee.

Harrison Mills Camp declares:
The heavy fall of snow in Nov-
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ember closed the camp for eight
SHOE SERVICE

days, and on reopening, one side
@. Korolak)

only was able to work, employ-
ing only half the crew. The Stat
lu side rises to a height of over
2,000 feet and seems to gather
all the snow this side of Alaska,

The lay-off of men is a souree
of discouragement to the spirit
with which they produced and
fought during the war years. Our
government and our industrial-
ists have found, or sought, no
solution to these periodical lay-
offs.

Why Not Think It Over? -

Might we suggest to all good union men that it would be
a sensible thing if they discussed with their families the ques-
tion of selecting a Union Funeral Home to serve them when
the need arises. This would save time and worry, and would
insure union families being served by Union Funeral Homes.

CHAPEL HILL COMPANY

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Discrimination in Camp

TO ‘THE EDITOR: ‘

It was with very much of shock to myself and others of
nationality to read in the public press of the very poor tre
that some of our Brothers from Quebe¢ say that they h
received out here in British Columbia. q

I,’ myself, joined: the Union,

IWA Local 1-71 and because at| <4 KYLE TAXI

the present time I am working
at Elk River Timber Company (NEXT B.C. CAFE) |

have transferred to toon ee
ii thers 0:
In this camp there are othe! sare i
Anywhere, Anytime

my own nationality, Quebec
Frenchmen. They have seen the
conditions out here, all are in
the Union and some of them
worked in the woods back there;
but they didn’t eat as good there
and 8 hours sure weren’t enough
in Quebec. I’m sure that no one,
or at least very few make from
$6.48 to $11.00 a day and mind
you, we are new and strange to

Charter: Bus
Ambulance

Phone 102
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this kind of logging and we pers: .

realize that we have to learn to BOILERMAKERS’

become Hooktenders, Riggers, : he :

ete. Union Building
But in regards to being slight- g :

ed, one of our Brothers is on the DANCE

TUES. and SAT.

12 BOWLING ALLEYS
Large and Small Halls
for rent

339 W.,Pender — Vane!
Phone PA. 9481

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Grievance Committee of this
camp. If there was such dis-
crimination practiced in the log-
ging end of B.C, would this
Brother have been elected on a
Committee where there are 280
other Union members in camp.
O. Gauvreau Adrien Lauzon
G. Arvisais J. L. Allard

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