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THE BC. LUMBER WORKER

January 14, 1946

Convention banquet, Vancouver Hotel, Jan. 5, 1946, IWA Distrcit No. 1

Time For Review And
Plans For The Future
Editor, The Lumber Worker:

At this time of year it is
popular to review economic and
political events of the preceding
twelve months. Our big bank-
ing houses give their annual
reports with advice to business
to meet the problems for the
ensuing year. This is quite in
order, for only in the light of
past events can we plan for the
future. In this year’s reports we
find the big interests have laid
plans for a determined offensive
against organized labor. It is
our cue that we too will show as
equally a determined and a more
effective counter offensive. The
plans for this counter offensive
rests with the executives of our
organizations. lected to those
positions because of their strong
and resolute minds they are able
to plan, and with our help, carry
out a formidable move that will
result in victory, and an advance
in our secial, industrial, and in-
tellectual progress.

Our part as individual mem-
bers is to give our executive our
whole hearted support. It is no
longer sufficient to pay our dues
regularly each month. It is of
necessity that we attend every
meeting of our camp local, to
take part by voice and vote in the
important matters brought be-
fore us. The directives and guid-
ance will come from the execu-
tive, but it is from the support
of the floor that the battle is
won,

During the year because of the
acute labor shortages, men in
the woods performed a herculean
task in getting out logs, The
credit due them has not been
forthcoming from the bosses;
and it now being a buyers mar-
ket would be forgotten anyway.
Today’s slogan is “More produc-
tion at lower cost.” The only way
they see to do this is either
lower wages, or call for a speed-
up. More logs with less men.

Vancouver, BC:

Ileads Shoes

21 EAST HASTINGS

“HEADS” YOU WIN

Locally, in our own camps we
have our work. We have to
guard the’ solidarity of our union.

To see that our seniority
clause is maintained and correct-
ly interpreted. To see that in-
creased duties are not assigned
to the camp employees by the
laying off of a brother here or
a sister there. To press for” the
improvement of camp conditions,
sanitary ash rooms, satisfactory
dry houses, reading and recrea-
tion rooms. To uphold the dig-
nity of Labor. To aquaint the
bosses that the war was not won
that we might be trafficked in
as so, many commodities to use
as the management sees fit. To
show that their responsibility is
not exclusive to that of the in-
yestors. That it is equally to the
producers who fought and won
the war that producers and in-
vestors alike shall live in secur-
ity ond peace.

H. G. SHAW,
Press Committee.

Operations Resumed

At Chamis Bay
To The Editor:

We had a special meeting for
the election of board member
and International executive.
With the crew that was left over
the holidays, the meeting was
fully attended and the ballots
forwarded. The new crew got
back on the last boat, and more
are coming in on this down boat
so our regular monthly meeting
was postponed for a couple of
days.

Our shop stewards checked up
on the new arrivals and so far
about 95 percent of the crew is
organized, with a 100 percent
guaranteed in the near future.

The camp is in first class con-|2

dition and our bull-cook does a
splendid job of keeping it that
way. We are losing our cook and
ave hoping the next one keeps
us as well satisfied.
Press Committee,
Chamis Bay Sub-Local.

Continued from Page 3

Convention

ing on behalf of Secretary Trea-
surer Pat Conroy, for the Cana-
dian Congress of Labor, brought
greetings on behalf of the Con-
gress, to the asembled delegates,

Many other notable and inter-
esting speakers attended, includ-
ing General Worthington, G.0.C.
in Command of the Pacific Armed
forces, Mike McGeough of the

Regional War Labour Board,
Wm. McKinstry, Regional Super-
intendent of the Pacifie Region
of the Unemployment Insurance
Commission, Chris Pritchard
Commissioner, Workmens Com-
pensation Board, James Thom-
son representating the B.C, De-
partment of Labor, Jack Hen-
derson, President Canadian Le-
gion and Harvey Murphy Int. rep,
resentative IUMMSW.
Highlighting the Convention
was an address, delivered to the!
Convention on Sunday moring by
Karley Larsen, President of IWA
District Council No. 2 Northern
Washington District.
President Larsen pointed out that
the monopoly interests in the
United States, were no different
from the monopoly interests in
Canada and elsewhere in the

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ance of the struggle on the part
of the workers, as apolitical
fight, a fight in which the mon-
opoly interests of the world used
every means in their power,
political and economic, to reduce
the standard of living of the
workers, and maintain their
struggle held on the markets of
the world. He also stressed the
need for unity with those that

are willing to work with us om

the issues of common interest,
and the necessity for following
through with the program adopt-
ed at this Convention, on to the
job.
NOMINATIONS

Nominations for District Of-
ficers were as follows:

President; Harold Pritchett
and Stewart Alsbury. First Vice-
President:Hjalmer Bergren and
Gordon McEntee. Second Vice-
President: Mark Mosher and
Mike Sekora. Third Vice-Presi-
dent: Mel Fulton and Wm. Lynch.
Secretary-Treasurer: Bert Mels-
ness and Rae Eddie. Trustee,
three year: Jack Lindsay and;
Walter Smith.

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her sturdy sons who
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i Published as a contribution to the discussion
of Canada’s post-war future by

WESTMINSTER BREWERY LTD.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C,

Subsidiary of

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New Westminster

Victoria

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