B. C. LUMBER WORKER

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Charlie” Claus
lafomes To Town

“Santa Claus (nee Charles.

r! ) is giving his reindeer
extra ration of oats these
ws in anticipation of an exten-
workout on December 19
Pn Local 1-217 plays host at
Children’s Christmas
in the Arcadian Hall

2:00 p.m.
Both halls (upper and lower)
we been reserved and a pro-
m of entertainment has been
ranged including a “hocus
sus” expert, musical entertain-
nt and the distribution of a
a of candy to all the young-

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SERY FOILED OVER
-“CHECK-OFFS””

and methods used to revoke IWA check-offs has
ed by an investigation at Youbou.

A few days ago, the IWA sub-
local discovered that 120 revoca-
tions had been turned into the of-
fice, but that all had been signed
by the same handwriting.

“The 120 names were those of
Chinese and East Indian brothers
employed at the mill, who had been
teemicpersuaded” to pull out of the

Chinese representative of the
IWA at the sub-local has now per-
punted the men to stick with the

Ten Disciples

The following camps and mills
are the latest operations that have
voted by large majorities to remain
within the IWA: Kapoor Logging
Operation, Shawnigan Lake Lum-
ber Co, Camp 6 Youbou and Meade

reek,

According to reliable reports, the
WIUC have ten organizers in this
district alone.

Enthusiastic loggers of the
Shawnigan Lake Lumber Company,
who are 100 per cent IWA, at Dun-
can on December 1, elected a full
slate of Officers and Job Stewards,
with brother Ralph Poilievres as
chairman,

Said Chief Job Steward, Pat
Helin, “there is not one of us who
eyen thought of quitting the IWA.”

Throw Out “WIUC!”

Nanaimo Nanoose sub-local, 1-80,
has demanded that all CCL unions
join with them in withdrawing
delegates from the Joint Labor
Council.

Reason is that the council has
accepted as an affiliate the
“WIUC” — professed union, which
does not merit association from
responsible organizations.

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@ 650 Howe St.

Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C.

Lumby
Loyal
To IWA

Fred Fieber, [WA organizer
for Local 1-423, reports a dis-
tinct “back-to-the-IWA” move
of men who left in the first

flush of the attempted split.

A rally was held in the Legion
Hall at Vernon recently, attended
by 50 lumber workers.

Fifty men were present. After
hearing discussions, and facts of
the “WIUC” move, all but three
of the men yoted to return to the
IWA.

Many of them had previously
voiced support of the rebel orga-
nization.

Fieber said, “In the past Lumby
sub-local may have been about
equally divided (except for Bell
Lumber and Pole workers) but the
trend now is that they are sweep-
ing back into the IWA. It’s a good
sign, and a logical one. Lumber
workers hereabouts have their
heads screwed on the right way.”

Osoyoos 100%

Osoyoos Sub-Local, who know
the inside of the “WIUC” tactics
through the efforts of Glen Tweedy,
have voted 100 per cent IWA.

‘At Lumby Timber, the efforts of
Mel Fulton and Art Anderson to
split the operation were wasted.
Fred Fieber reports this operation
is now 96 per cent in favor of the
IWA,

All the men at Interior Pole are
now signed up IWA.

At Boundary Sawmills, Midway,
Frank Carpenter is acting chair-
man of the IVA Camp committee
until elections are held.

From Princeton comes the im-
portant news that the Kettle Val-
ley Lumber boys are back in the
IWA to protect their wage gains
and improve working conditions.

Local 1-217

“SKYLINE” THROWS OUT
FIVE CENT WAGE OFFER

Vancouver’s sawmill local,
day, is very busy fighting
claims, and many grievances.

Employees of Sky Line Manu-
facturing voted overwhelmingly
last week to reject the fibal com-
pany offer of five cents or six per
cent, and have asked the executive
to get a Conciliation Board into
action.

Most of the shingle operations
have closed down, and will remain
closed until January 1 due to lack
of orders and failing prices, say the
bosses.

Labor Board has handed down a
decision in the Joseph Chew
Shingle case which means the
workers will get back pay from
July 15 to September 10.

Delay was caused because the
mill was sold_and the buyer re-
fused to pay. Similar ruling is ex-
pected in the case of Chappel Lum-

ber.
Back Pay

Numerous back pay cases are
being fought for men who changed
jobs since July 15 and did not ap-
ply for their retroactive mone;
within the required 30 days period.

Application has been made for
certification of Rivers Sawmills.

Workers at the plant have, due

to Pritechett-Carlyle negligence,

being paying dues since 1945

without benefit of agreement or

union coriditions.

Keith Prendergast, safety com-
miteeman, was fired’ from Beaver
Hardwood, Marpole, for refusing
to handle “unsafe” lumber.

_On being told to pile two-inch
pine planks, Prendergast said, “The
pile isn’t safe to work on.” Super-
intendent Jim Baird told him to
work or pickup his time.

Tony Gargrave, shop steward,
told the Lumber Worker that the
men and the Local are determined
he be vindicated and re-employed.

1-217 MEMBERSHIP SOARS
OVER 5000 LEVEL

More than 100 shop stewards of Local 1-217, met in the
Steel Hall, Sunday, November 28, under chairmanship of Bill
Stevens, to discuss organizational problems.

It was reported that actual dues
payments for the month of October
amounted to 4,802 with every as-
surance that this total will have
reached 5,500 or more by the time
totals are compiled for the month
of November.

This would give Local 1-217 the
greatest membership in its history
and one of the largest in the Dis-
trict.

Ninety-five per cent of this
dues money was collected on
check-off reflecting the newly

found confidence of our member-
ship in proper Executive leader-
ship and a realization by the
mass of members that every dol-
lar saved in administrative costs
means a greater return in serv.
ices rendered by your Local Ofi-
cers.

Volunteers were called for to as-
sist the Women’s Auxiliary in
staging their Christmas party on
December 19 and a Committee of
ten was set up to act as ushers, ete.

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1-217, growing in size every
retroactive pay claims, wage

PORT ALBERNI — Regular
meeting of Local 1085, Sunday, De-
cember 12, 2 p.m. Election of dele-
gates, finance report.

VANCOUVER, Local 1-217. Re-
gular general meeting, Arcadian
Hall, Sixth and Main, December 12,
7:30-p.m. Business: closing of ex-
ecutive committee nominations;
election of Labor Council dele-
gates; delegates to District meet;
election of balloting committee;
by-law amendments.

.VANCOUVER, Auxiliary 1-217.
First and third Wednesdays of
each month. Phone Fairmont 9530
for particulars.

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