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LETTERS

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CAMP ACTIVITY

By ROVING REPORTER ~

Local 1-71 is very pleased to
report that donation of $875.00
has been received from the Ca-
nadian Forest Products Ltd.
Camp G. Englewood. This is one
day’s pay from each member in
the sub-local. Approximately
$400.00 has been received from
the Kelley Logging Co. camps in
the Queen Charlotte Islands. The
strike ballots have been tabulat-
ed and we find that out of 26
operations heard from 686 are in

favor of a strike being called if
negotiations fail and 71 opposed,
Those operations that have not
turned in their results are urged
to do so immediately.

Cedar Logging Co. Ltd.,
Forward Bay, B.C.

At the meeting of the sub-
local held February 15, Brother
Kenneth G. Cox was elected
secretary. Brothers A. Peterson,
Floyd Atkins, Clare Munn, A.
Eckstrom and Tony Birch were
elected to the action committee.
Brothers Charles Fraser and
Nels Madsen spoke to the meet-
ing on the 1946 program and
the need for a strong strike
vote.

Booth Logging Co.,
Loughborough Inlet

At the regular business meet-
ing of the sub-Local held March
4. Mr. A, Whisker, safety ad-
visor, Department of Labor,
spoke to the men in regard to
safety. As a result, Brothers W.
G. Baird, Nick Nadeau, Gus
Johnson, Olie Olson, J. R. Rich-
ardson, Tommy Stewart and
Nels Anderson were elected to
the safety committee. Mr. J. R.
Fairbanks, Jr., foreman, is also
acting on the committee.

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Camp Comments

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Camp Improvements Win -

IT WILL BE SAID

When it shall be said in any
operation in the woods—
My workers are happy; nei-
ther ignorance nor distress
is to be found among

them;

My hours of work are forty,
the “take-home” pay. the
same;

Union security is not, lack-
ing, the taxes are not op-
pressive . . ~

When these things can be
said, then may that oper-
ation boast of

Its 1946 agreement and, we,
our legislators.

Roy Mah Back

From Overseas

Roy Mah, popular young Chi-
nese who became well-known
among woodworkers two years
ago as a result of his organiz-
ing activities, is now back in
Vancouver.

Mah has expressed surprise
and delight at the progress the
IWA has made during the time
he was away on the fighting
fronts. Roy Mah was the first
full-time Chinese organizer to be
employed by the IWA and was
responsible for starting the Chi-
nese edition of the B.C. Lumber
Worker.

He was replaced when he left,
by the present organizer Alfred
Quan, Roy Mah has applied for
his discharge from the army and
is hoping to be released within
a few weeks.

Sick and Injured

At Port Alberni

PORT ALBERNI, March 5—
Jimmy Braton, IWA sick com-
mitteeman for Local 1-85,
making his regular call last
night with cigarettes, fruit and
magazines, at the West Coast
general hospital (for the sick
and injured) reports the follow-
ing in hospital.

Choy Lap Yum, APL mill;
Geo. Lloyd, PLIB man; Jack
Ahlsten, Camp 8B, Franklin
River; Boyd Sherman, Camp B,
Franklin River; Harold Price,
BS. & W. mill; Nick Seywart,
APL Camp 1; John Ring, Camp
B, Franklin River; Paul Green,
Camp B, Franklin River; Mike
Rawlick, Sproat Lake sawmills;
Nikka Singh, APL mill; Sun
Wei, APL mill; Lorne Astleford,
Alberni Plywoods.

Not mentioned previously but
those who have been in and are
now discharged are:

Eric Johanson, G. Hammond,
Harold Dahl, Young Poy, Sur-
jan Singh, A. Barma.

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Mass Meetings

Great Success

COURTENAY, BC.—A
very successful public rally was
organized by IWA Local
1-363 Courtenay, Sunday night
in the Campbell River Commun-
ity Hall, with well over 100 citi-
zens present.

Speakers were: Harold Prit-
chet, District President, Local,
and Ernie Anderson. The speak-
ers dealt with the IWA pro-
gram and the postwar.

A similar meeting of over 200
citizens met the following night,
Monday, in the Native Son’s
Hall, Courtenay, and was con-
sidered one of the most enthusi-
astie turn-outs seen in the City
of Courtenay for some time.

Officers of the local report
tremendous enthusiasm for the
vote and the fighting fund. Steps
are being taken to organize the
last remaining unorganized op-
eration in that area, owned by
the Comox Government repre-
sentative, Mr. Welsh, MLA.

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Praise From Niemi Crew

Positive steps to improve camp conditions are being taken by
the Oscar Niemi Logging Co. at Britain River. A report from the
camp press committee states: “This camp is still under construc-
tion, the fifth bunkhouse being completed now. Each building has
nine rooms, two beds in each. They are the latest Wassman type,
three-ply sealed and painted. There is a building of flush toilets
and latrines, 2 wash and bath-house also a dryhouse. The cook-
house has two stoves and two refrigerators. There is ample electric
power for lights and motors. The First Aid Building is a model
electric heated and has hot water 24 hours a days.

There are fourteen maried
men’s houses now, and more to
be built. We have a school house
big enough for about 25 child-
ren, Also we have hospitaliza-
tion in Pender Harbour and the
company has a speed boat at
our service.”

Elect Committees
At Bloedels

On Sunday, February 17, at
Camp 12, Bloedel, Menzies Bay,
B.C., with the able assistance of
Brother W. Martinuck and Bro-
ther Ken Wies from Camp 5,
Bloedel, a Camp Committee was
established.

This camp is well organized| The following officers for the

and yegular meetings are held.
There are four active job stew-
ards, a grievance committee of

Camp Committee were elected:
Chairman, Brother W. Sharpe;
Secretary, R. G. Barnes; Griev-

ance Committee; Brother John,

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five; a safety committee of
eight, and a press committee of
two. 98 percent of the men are
paid up union members.

Cook, and Dennison.
Following the election of offi-

cers Brother Martinuck gave an

outline of union procedure.

The camp is unanimously in
favor of the three new points
to be embodied in the 1946
agreement, and voted overwhel-
mingly in favor of the power of
strike action if necessary to im-
plement the 1946 agreement)
‘They also voted in favor to take
up a strike fund of a day's pay|
each and every man. t

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