| Local 1-217, Vancouver

Certification has been‘ gained
for the J. & BM. Shingle Mill, Mit-
chell Island with the crew elect-
ing shop stewards, signing up the
erew, and preparing for the ac-
tion, which will be taken to gain
the improvements in the 1946
contract.

Applications for certification
have been made for Western
Shingle Mills, Pollet Fuel, Ham-
mond Furniture and Simson and
Trethewey Sawmill,

Local 1-85, Port Alberni

During the past few weeks, the
influx of new members into
Local 1-85 has surpassed even
the most optimistic expectations.
The organizatoinal progress has
been particularly encouraging in
the Bloedel, Stewart and Welch
mill. The sardonic touch to this
is this is that the company them-
selves did a lot to foster organ-
ization when they refused admit-
tance to district Representatives
Ernie Dalskog and Vern Carlyle.
The reaction of the majority of
the workers to this move was to
line up wholeheartedly with the
union,

The workers at the Alberni
Plywoods seem also to have re-
ceived the proverbial “shot in
the arm.” They are not only
signing up in large numbers, but
but those already in the union
are taking a more lively interest
in unjon affairs, especially the
organization of live-wire commit
tees.

The workers at the APL mill,
long considered the solid centre
of organization in this area, are
also bestirring themselves organ-
izationally, but they will certainly
have to look to their laurels if
they hope to be in the lead in
Percentage of paid-up members
when the 1946 agreement is
signed.

Camp 3, Sproat Lake, has
achieved recognition as being the
first operation in this area to
haye absolutely 100 per cent paid
up members. Congratulations
boys, but we hope you do not
remain alone in this objective.

Certifications have been applied
for in the last few days for Grum-
bach’s Mill, Littleton,s Mill,
Teboe Mill and Maclean's Mill
and camp. This, we believe, will
mean every operation in the area
will bargain through Local 1-85.

President . Walter Yates

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Furniture Workers Are
Becoming Organized

With one signed agreement in the furniture end of the
industry, IWA Local [-217 is at the present time conduct-
ing an extensive campaign for the organization of these
workers. At a meeting, held on Wednesday night in the
Boilermakers’ Hall, it was reported that certification had
been applied for in the case of the Hammond Furniture
plant of Vancouver. Wednesday night’s meeting was
especially called for the purpose
of extending organization into
the Restmore plant, which is
one of the larger furniture fac-
tories in the city.

An excellent response from the

During the course of the meet-
ing. it was reported that in the
case of the Hammond Furni-
ture, enough signatures were ob-
tained within the first two weeks
to make application to the De-
partment of Labor for certifica-
tion of the union as the sole
collective bargaining agency, and
the idea was expressed that
similar results would be forth-
coming at Restmore. Wages in
the furniture industry are ri-
diculously low, with some work-
ers being paid as low as 37¢ an

workers was forthcoming to re-
ports from International Repre-
sentive H. Bergren and Local
Business Agent Tommy Mac-
Donald. Numerous questions per-
taining to organization were
asked by those who attended,
with the final result that the
meeting decided to immediately

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volunteered to act as shop stew-
ards and were supplied with
application cards and other ne-
cessary material.

agrement was now held, a basic
minimum had been established
of 67¢ per hour for male work-
ers dnd a starting rate of 50c
for female workers, with the
job rate applying after a proba-
tionary period, regardless of sex.

Local 1-85 suffered a painful ac-
cident on Good Friday, when a
small building he was demolish-
ing fell on him. He spent two
days in the hospital, but is now
again his usual charming self.
But next time, Walter, use an
atomic bomb—it's safer!

A-further meeting of furni-
ture workers is being arranged
for this week. The Local union
requests that all workers be on
the alert for the announcement
of time and place.

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For Strike Action

In preparation for any eventuality which may arise in

the near future regarding direct action for the obtaining of
the union’s demands, Local 1-217 Strike Committee met
last week to work out final details in establishing commit-
tees which would ensure a maximum of efficiency from the

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first day that any strike was called.

Attended by a representative
from each mill within the juris-
diction of the local, the meeting
established a strategy committee

and strike committee and pro-
ceeded to elect the chairmen of
sub-committees who would be
members of the central commit-
tee. Committee chairmen elected
were for publicity, relief, picket-
ting, canvassing, speakers, trans-
portation, and social and welfare.

The meeting also decided to di-
vide the area into zones, which
would in turn set up their own
organization for conducting the
strike on the job. This week
meetings are being held in the
four zones established for the
purpose of setting in motion re-
quired machinery.

Other local unions are also re-

porting that similar action has
been taken and that the member-
ship is fully mobilized for action
on a moment's notice.

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