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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Comment

& EDITORIALS %&

on Nick” Takes a Trick

Ne Appeasement of Goon T

‘THE cowardly and vicious attack on “Stu Alsbury and others puts the IWA workers a
Tron River in the trade union front line, fighting the battle for freedom, decency

baa aden IWA have carefully and thoughtfully taken our present stand, and are quit ,

d firmly prepared to support our decision to the hilt. ‘
oe Anpemenene of those who recognize no allegiance to any form of honesty or decency

has been proyen to be snare and a delusion. : * ‘
(A necessary review of the IWA position at insu, HVE lige to mind the fact that Se :
‘A has a contract at Iron River. It must be lived up to. é
ote efenneveitd voted overwhelmingly to return to work, while any grievance was
being properly adjusted through the medium of channels laid down in the master con-
t. i. + .
oa takes considerably more courage to go through that picket line, phony as it is, to -

force a democratic decision of the Iron River workers, than it does to participate in
any thug and goon-squad tactics, as demonstrated by the LPP-cum- “WIUC” in the past.
few days. = okie. i AR eS cote > ate “ wie ¥
‘HE Iron River men know that to submit to these goon-squad tactics would only be the
first submission. ce 3
Every IWA man in B.C. realizes that this fight is a test which has already shown the
Pritechett-Dalskog minions that the Iron River men have the courage and determination to
face and defeat such filthy, despicable tactics when used by traitorous union leaders, as —
well as when used by the boss.

{7 is heart-warming to see how the comrades of the Oyster Bay workers have allio

their support, from all corners of Vancouver Island, and all parts of the mainland.
Tron River is another clarifying battle which is bringing home to the public, and to the
men in the lumber industry the fact that complete destruction of the traitor, renegade

group is absolutely necessary.

1949_A Plan, a Programme, an Objective for the LWA

DUE to the militancy of District and International iiegotiators, the IWA

starts off on the right foot on at least one major issue in 1949.
Board rates are already a matter for collective bargaining between

‘THE District Convention next month will set the ball rolling for 1949.

That very same ball has considerable momentum behind it at the
moment, and achievements which gladden the heart of every loyal IVA

man both in Canada and the U.S.A.
The programme for the IWA in 1949 is straightforward, a:

ORGANIZATION of the unorganized, solidification of the present mem-
bership—preparation for a powerful move against employers in their
eternal fight to take the biggest profits from the lumber industry, giving

the workers the least possible.

employers and employed.

nd simple.

Columbia.

increased prosperity and well-bein,

In 1948 we witnessed the disgusting spectacle of Pritchett and Dalskog
ruining negotiations as quickly as you could say “graveyard scene”.
WE look forward to 1949, sure in the knowledge that it will bring
ig for the [WA membership in British

LET THE CHIPS FALL
by Weed, Woodpecker

SEVEN SMALL issues of the B.C. Lumber Worker have
done a fair deal to tell the truth to the boys in the IWA
about the regime ruining their union prior to Oct. 3, 1948.

Let’s flip back through the headlines.

Starting with November 1:

“$16,500 IWA Cash Willed Away”—first expose of illegal
transfer of IWA funds to the Mine, Mill union.

November 8:

‘Murphy Shrug Fails To Solve $23,541 Mystery; Further
Steps Planned.” 3

November 15:

“Auditors Brand Discrepancies In Mission Local’ —dis-
closures of scandalous maladministration in the Freylinger
set-up.

November 22:

“$1,305 Dalskog Loan Was Charged to IWA”; “WIUC
Lawyer Gets $8,500 Retainer Just Before Split”; “Parkin
Admits $134,000 IWA Strike Fund In Rebels’ Hands”.

November 28:
“Theft Charge Against ‘WIUC’ Officials”; “Two ex-IWA
Men Face $12,000 Fraud Allegations”.
Funny, isn’t it, we’ve not had a single challenge, far less
threat of libel suits on any single one of these stories. Think
_it our for yourselves, boys.

Representing the Organized Loggers and Mill Workers of B.C.
PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY BY

INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA (CIO)
B.C. DISTRICT COUNCIL No. 1,

PROVISIONAL OFFICERS

. Alsbury, President
FicSs Wines, ee Vice President
uires, 2nd

a3 tee, 3rd Vice-President J. Morris
M. Sekora, Financial Secretary S. Alsbury, Int, Board Member
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Trustees:
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‘Vice-President N._ Shaw

From Page 1

IW. A. MEN

During the rest of that day,
“WIUC” adherents resorted to
terror tactics. Gangs of six or
seven men waylaid four or five
individual IWA men and. beat
them up.

One man of 77 years of age
was a yictim..

In gangs, too, they visited
homes in outlying districts and
threatened reprisals against
men’s wives and children, unless
they quit supporting the IWA.

LPP-“WIUC” women visited
homes of IWA members living in
company houses at Iron River, and
threatened similar reprisals unless
their husbands stopped supporting
the IWA.

Later tHat day, reinforcements
of about 30 IWA men from Port
Alberni and Ladysmith arrived in
Courtenay.

T.W.A. Parade

December 9—Over 100: TWA men
and officials went to Iron River
camp at 7 a.m.

There they found 17 “WIUC”
supporters on the weakened picket
line, and three women, but no
“WIUC” officials.

Also present were about 25 B.C.
Police.

There was no violence, and the
“pickets” stood mildly by. “They
only attack when they outnumber
us 20-1,” as one IWA man put it.

The IWA men in the camp went
back to work,

At 3 p.m. a parade of 150 IWA
men, and 20 cars marched through
Campbell River and Courtenay.

Then the men were loaded into
the cars and proceeded to the Iron
River operation.

There was no picket line, It
had vanished, and hasn’t been

seen since,

‘WIUC’ PICKET LINE SHACK

BURN DOWN

IWA men burned down and
destroyed the picket line shack
erected there,

Several workers were later es-
corted to their homes to prevent
further terror attacks.

It is worth noting that the
morale of the workers at Iron
River is sky high. Public opinion,
too, is solidly behind them.

No Challenge

December 13 — Not a “WIUC”
man in sight.

Three hundred IWA men went
with the employees to the opera-
tion to ensure fair play. Pritchett,
Dalskog and Stanton reported to
be in Courtenay incognito.

CCL first vice-president Alex
McAuslane addressed a mass meet-
ing of [WA men at,Courtenay Pa-
xish Hall, Wednesday night.

Speaking with him will Bill Ma-
honey, CCL western director; Dan
Radford, George Home, Jim Bury,
and Pen Baskin, steel union leader
in B.C.

BANQUET
|__ Jichets

Party reservations for the pre-
convention banquet and dance at
the Commodore Cabaret, January
14, at 7 p.m., can be arranged by
phoning PAcific 7838.

As there are numerous requests
pouring into Local 1-217’s office for
tickets, all members who have un-
sold tickets are asked to return
them to the office, 218-175 Broad-

Your Space,

Boys!
C.C.F. Mayor Wanted

The Editor:

I thought I should drop a line to
do a little beefing about the last
issue of the Lumberworker, as it is
the last issue we will receive be-
fore the civic election.

The C.C.L. and its affiliated
unions have accepted the C.C.F. as
our political party to support.
When we have a good trade
union man and one-time member
of the I.W.A. running for mayor,
I think you should have had at
least one item in the paper asking
the members of Local 1-217 to ae
out and vote — Tom Alsbury for
Local 1-217.

Mayor.
H. Patton,
Copper Canyon Officers
Named
The Editor:

‘We have had a union meeti
which new officers were el .

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for, the IWA by an overwhelming
majority,

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