© Page Four THE BC. LUMBER WORKER LETTERS CAMP ACTIVITY By ROVING REPORTER J. R. MORGAN LTD., CAMP 1, CUMSHEWA INLET, B.C. At the regular monthly meet- ing of this sub-local, a vote was taken on the three points to be embodied into the 1946 agree- ment. The members were unani- mously in favor of this. Safety and grievance committees were formed as former members had left the employ of the camp. CRUCIL LOG CO., LTD. SECHELT, B.C. The members of this sub-local endorsed the wages and contracts committee’s reporh at theif meeting held recently. Brothers J. H. McGinley and Ben Salter volunteered to act as auditors| on the newly formed auditing committee. 4 JERVIS INLET TIMBER CO. LTD., JERVIS INLET, B.C. Brother Mickey Collins was elected Chairman and Brother Bill Byers was elected Secretary of the sub-local at the meeting held February 4th, Grievance Committee, Safety First Com- mittee and a Press Committee were also formed. It was M/S/C that the management be asked for a check off of union dues. INTERNATIONAL _LUMBER- ING ASSOCIATION, HOM- FRAY CREEK ,B.C. At the union meeting held Feb. 4th, the members voted unanimously to endorse the Dis- trict Program, Wages & Con- tract Committee’s report. The safety committee suggested that no blasting be carried out during working hours, and that blankets be provided for all stretchers in the woods. ———7 JOHN STANTON Barrister - Solicitor - Notary 602 HOLDEN BLDG. 16 B. Hastings St. MAr. 5746 J LOGGERS Eat At STOCKHOLM CAFE (Harry Kolot, Mgr.) $11. Main St. Vancouver MASSAGE Specialist for Injured Logaers STRAINS — SPRAINS Stiff and Sere Joints Reconditioned Joseph Reifenrath Phone PA 4019 ROOM 5, 601 MAIN STREET Vanceuver, B.C. (EE Camp Comments “Every Reader a Correspondent” Local 1-80 Swings Into Action On 1946 Program The unanimous approval of the convention proposals for 1946 negotiations, was given by members of Local 1-80 at their annual meeting held in the K of P Hall, Duncan, January 27th. This included endorsation of the taking of a strike vote and the collec- tion of a $100,000.00 Strike Fund. The officers were instructed to start the campaign for collection The meeting was opened by Mayor Savage of Duncan who spoke warmly on the construc- tive work done by the IWA in this District and complimented the leaders and membership for an outstanding record during the war. Mr. Sam Guthrie, MLA, gave a lively talk and pledged his support to the IWA program for higher wages, a forty-hour| week and union security. Hjal- mar Bergren, District Vice- President, and one of the old- time leaders and builders of Lo- cal 1-80, spoke at some length on the perspective of world la- bor in the coming period and the part that the IWA must play. John McCuish, President of Local 1-71, was also a very wel- come visitor as was Mr. A. M. Whisker, Safety Director of the Department of Labor, who ad- dressed the meeting and urged greater safety measures in the lumbering industry. Mrs. V. Weaver represented the Ladies’ Auxiliaries and reported on the activities of the Lake Cowichan local. The importance of organ- izing the Auxiliaries to assist the union was her main theme. Phe officers in their annual report to the meeting, said that “the efforts of organized labor throughout the continent has de- veloped into one of the greatest crusades in the history of the labor movement, with the united efforts centered around the de- mands for the 40-hour week, $2 per day increase in wages and union security.” “Labor is united as never be- fore to forestall the attempts of those who would smash wages, which would in turn reduce our nation to pre-war working and living standards.” The report stated that “if we are to main- tain and increase the standards set throughout the war period, these demands must be won, and unless labor is successful, the peace for which this war was fought and which all peoples looked forward to, with hopes for jobs and security for young and old, would be lost.” > Among the recommendations in the officers’ report for the achieving of these demands, were that “labor must at every op- portunity bring the real issues before the public, and how the success of our negotiations is a vital concern to themselves. The business men must know and be made to understand that low wages and unemployment means fewer customers for all goods and empty stores for the little busi- ness man. That when depression comes, he is the first to go bank- rupt, and that higher basic wages and salaries will give us full employment, a rising stan- dard of living, prosperity and abundance, “Second, we must tell the far- mers that low wages and unem- ployment means few customers of this fund immediately. Nominations = For Local 1-80; Nomination of officers by Local 1-80 for the coming year ‘which will be submitted to the membership by referendum vote are as follows: president, Owen G. Brown; first vice-president, George Grafton; second vice- president, J. Parkinson; third vice-president, H. Hall and G. A. McLeod; financial secretary, W. Killeen; recording secretary, F. Wilson; warden, V. Weaver and P. McDonald; three year trustee, J, Atkinson. Blected as delegates to the Island Labor Council were: A. Greenwell, F. Wilson, W. Sutherland. 0. Ar- buthnot, J. Parkinson, Wm. Me- Martin, W. Killeen, and C. Hadrell, alternate, Delegates to the District quarterly meetings were: 0. Brown, D. Custer, J, Parkinson, I J. Gibson, Geo. McLeod, Geo. Crafton, L. Sumner, P, Weaver. W. Killeen was elected as ex- ecutive board member for B.C. District Council No. 1. A very representative Politi- cal Action Committee was elect- ed including the following mem- bers: F. Dougan, D. Custer, C. Haddrell, Geo. Grafton, W. Kil- leen, 0. Brown, F. Wilson and Wm. McMartin. Sick And Injured At Port Alberni Folowing is a list of those woodworkers sick or injured who are patients in the West Coast General Hospital during the past week, submitted by Jimmy Bur ton, Sick Committee. Alfred Beauregard, Camp 3, Sproat Lake; Caesar Branchi, Camp 10. Sproat Lake; Harold Dahl, Great Central Mill; Ru- dolph Rost, Camp B Franklin River. Choy Lay Lum, APL Mill; James Rogers. McLean’s Mill; Hary Lawson, Great Central Mill; George Lloyd, P.L.I.B.; Joe Frktich. Plywoods; Albert Mil- Jer, BS&W Mill; Jack Muirhead. Great Central Mill; Victor An- derson, BS&W Mill; Steve Clym- chuk, Camp B Franklin River; Wm. Jackson. Camp 1 APL; Louis Beaulieu, APL Mill. for their piled up crops and their farm products. That the indus- trial worker is his biggest cus- tomer. That unless wages are in- ereased and jobs provided for unemployed Canadian workers, he will see the return of the days when millions of bushels of wheat were burned, while thous- ands of Canadians were living in a state of semi-starvation un- able to buy the food he pro- duced.” nnn REPORTS \cursnanessecennanecernatee A Letter From Finland Dear Brother McCuish: : Ml Was I a glad fellow this morning when I received your c#) of Season’s Greetings from back home. I haven’t heard from any of the old comrades from B.C. since 1989. I have intended to write but to where? The addresses have been unknown since the Union Headquarters was changed from the good old 180 W. Hastings Street. ‘ I sure landed in a God forsaken country of pro fascists as you are all aware. It is too bad that the comrades from the East didn’t occupy the whole country and have a real clean out here so the people could start by themselves as & new nation. There are too many of the old ones left in the new government that should be hanging on the highest tree tops. Say, how are the other friends and brothers: H. Bergren, H. McNeil, Gunrud, Dalskog, Johnson and Scotty; you know who I mean. Are they still active members. I guess you are aware that I got married here in 1938 and am a proud father of four kids (two pairs of. twins), the oldest will be 7 years in April and the youngest 4 years in April. The oldest ones are two girls and the younger ones are one of each, so this is not far from a record of each kind, or what do you think? ; The worst of all is to raise a family here as you can’t buy 4 anything for yourselves or the kids. There is absolutely nothing, no clothes, no food or anything else, An example: as simple a : thing as a cup of coffee hasn’t been here since the war broke out; but the government has promised some in the month of February as the boat is loading now in South America. The price will be 1300 finnmarks a pound for it, and the best of wages here is 800 marks a dayiso that is that. This is only one example of the standard of living for a working man here. The same goes for everything else. Will close now, with greetings, best wishes and happiness throughout the coming year, and this goes for the rest of the brothers also. Hindersby, Lapptrask, Finland. J. R. EKLOW. 6 § Se) KNOWLTONS LIMITED Druggists We can supply all your Medical Requirements Prompt Attention to All — Mail Orders — No Order Too Large No Order Too Small Contract Signed For Silver Skagit Camp The signing of an agreement between Silver Skagit Logging Company at Hope, B.C., and the IWA, Local 1-367, was an- nounced last week by Shelly Rogers, IWA Business Agent. The agreement is the standard form and was negotiated by the District IWA Committee and Stuart Research Ltd. for the employers. The contract will be re-opened on March 16th along with all others in the industry, WESTWELL’S CAFE STATIONER — TOBACCONIST — CONFECTIONBER SODA FOUNTAIN Toys — China — Fountain Pent M. W. COOK Duncan, B.C. FRED E, MARCHESE, Mgr. Moderate Rates and Centrally Located PAc. 8374 — PAc. 8375 ) 444 Carrall Street - - - Vancouyer, B.C. e