THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Improvement Needed

At Jervis Inlet

To The Editor:

This operation is known as
the Jervis Inlet Timber Com-
pany. It is situated at Vancouver
Bay in Jervis Inlet. Transporta-
tion is by Union Steamship to
Pender Harbor and then by gas
boat to the camp. This opera-
tion is working one side and a
colddeck, five gangs of fallers
including one power saw gang.
Falling is by the bushel rate,
$1.25 per thousand about 65 men
in all including road men and
construction crew

Camp conditions are far be-
low the average, poor grub and
no dryhouse. No hot water most
of the time, no walks between
bunkhouses and cookhouses or
washhouse. We held a meeting
on February 4 and elected a
grievance committee, safety first
committee. The grievance
committee interviewed the man-
agement regarding these con-
ditions and was promised im-
provements as soon as lumber
was available. This camp, be-
cause of conditions, has a large
turnover, men leaving on every
boat.

This camp is not certified and
until some stability in member-
ship is achieved it will remain
difficult,

Application has now been
made for certification of this
camp

PRESS COMMITTEE.

Union offices and

customers.

and ready mades

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Say What You Please

new store on street level 12 E.
Hastings St. Below the 1.W.A.

vites his many friends and

We have reserved a limited
amount of high grade cloths

ging and fishing industry.

TWO WEEK SERVICE
IF NECESSARY

12 East Hastings

Nigel! Morgan Visits
Camp G Englewood

/To The Editor:

A special meeting was held
at Camp G, Englewood, to listen
to a speech delivered by Brother
Nigel Morgan. The executive
declared it an open meeting and
the attendance was very encour-
aging. Brother Morgan stressed
the necessity of a united active
membership in our union to
back up our representatives
when they negotiate with the
operators this coming spring.
The problem of finance was dis-
eussed and the purpose of the
day’s pay collection was ex-
plained.

Brother Morgan spoke of the
Veteran’s occupation of the old
Hotel Vancouver. He gave a
very interesting blow by blow
description of the operation
which brought laughs from the
members present.

A question period followed
where questions were asked
pertaining to long hours worked
by kitchen staff. Sunday work
was also discussed. Indonesian
and Greek problems were thor-
cughly thrashed out.

Half way through the evening
the lights went out, but a hur-
ried pumping of gas lamps
saved the day. Members consid-
ered the evening informative
and well spent.

PRESS COMMITTEE,

Want Better Attendance

At M & M Meetings

To The Editor:

Just a line or two to let you
know that we are getting
things pretty well organized
here. This camp is 95 percent
union and we hope to have it
100 percent in March. We are
having a few troubles getting
the boys to attend meetings. It
seems that some people think
that if they pay their dues up
they are good members. We
seem to think that a member
who pays his dues and lets it
go at that is a slacker because
some one else does his kicking
for him and he gets the benefits
from it.

They have made quite a few
improvements in camp. ‘They
built an addition on the wash-
house and installed new wash-
tubs and showers. The food is
not bad but could show improve-
ment. They are shy on choker-
men here, but hope to have that
rectified as soon as they have
accommodations for them.

Hoping the best for the 1946
agreement.

PRESS COMMITTEE
M. & M. Log Co.,
Forward. B.C.

Congratulate Keystone
From Prince George

To The Editor:
Here I am back again. I see
that Mr. Beach has signed on

the dotted line, which proclaims | |]

a victory for the union, Now 1
see that the old Hotel Van-
couver is occupied by returned
soldiers and I bet that hurt big

business too. The old Hotel Van- ||
Camp G, Englewood, B.C.|couver should have been given

+ ANNOU

Syd Harrison

Announces the opening of his

cordially in-

for the log-

Greecsons  Nancower, BL.

absolutely free to the returned
veterans as a gift in honor ot
their heroic job.

I heard on the radio today
that a number of Air Force vet-
erans are threatened with the
loss of pay and their gratuities
if they do not call off their
strike by February 11. In my
idea, the government needs a
jogging up. It seems to me that
they are deliberately stalling
because they are afraid to
bring too many home at once.
The returned men and women
have a perfect right to demand
an explanation for unemploy-
ment when they find their fam:
ilies living in small unfit quar-
ters or facing forced evictions.

We hear a great deal these
days about inflation and unem-
ployment. In a country with
such huge quantities of natural
resources as Canada, so many
thousands of miles of roads to
be built and many more to be
maintained and with such a
huge housing program necessary
unemployment is ridiculous and
outrageous, and plenty of work
with good pay will always off-
set inflation.

R. G. BUNCE.

February 25, 1946

Program Discussed

Fully At B.C. Pulp
To The Editor:
There was a special meeting

held in camp on February 15 to.

talk over the situation regarding -

a strike vote, and the question-
naire sent to us from the Local.
There was some very good dis-
cussion on them, but still hasn’t
been settled at this writing so
maybe on my next report I’ll be
able to tell you the outcome. We
are all pulling for the new
agreement 100 percent, though,
and hope that before very long
it will be put through. Also at
this meeting a new safety pre-
vention committee was elected.

There is a pretty good social
club here which has some form
of entertainment every night of
the week. Last Saturday there
was a basketball game and
dance, and everybody had a
good time so you see it is not
too dull around here.

Well, this is all for this time,
so with everybody pulling to-
gether for a 100 percent Union
in every camp here’s hoping for
the best.

PRESS COMMITTEE
Holberg, B.C.

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