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LUMBER WORKER

Until granted direct represen-
tation, the Canadian Congress of
Labor will not attend future con-
ferences of the International La-
bor Organization.

Notice to this effect has been

iven the Canadian Goyernment

yy the National Executive Com-
mittee CCL this week. The de-
mand was made for the right to
nominate a worker representa-

ive.

In the past, the CCL has been
restricted to the role of advisor.
This was held by the Executive
to be contrary to the World
Court ruling that workers’ repre-
sentatives should be chosen in
gonsultation with the major labor
organizations in the country.

SICK LIST

Sisters Visit
General Hospital

JAN. 11—Sisters Mae Patton
and Jean MacKenzie report that
they have visited the following
Brothers at Vancouver General
Hospital;

__ Kenneth Maclvor—Leg injury.
Expeets to be out Jan, 13.

V. Niptrand—Bloedell’s, Osteo-
myalitis. Doing fairly well.

Benjamin Orr — Shingle saw-
yer, Hammond. Entered hospital
December 21, Leg injury. Expects
to be out this week.

_ Alex Ross— Mission. Leg in-
jury. Feeling fine.

Harry Bechthald — Limming
Mills. Admitted to hospital Jan.
q. Fractured wrist.

Robert MacLeod — Prince
George, O.H.M. Sawmills, Wood-
pecker. Operation on leg Jan. 5.
Doing nicely.

Calyin Marshall—Doing O.K.

Robert Fillinger — Canadian
White Pine. Admitted to hospital
December 28. Heart trouble and
dropsy. Treatments are coming
along fine.

©. Edwards — Butler Shingle.
Admitted January 7.

B.C. LOCALS ACTIVE IN MEMBERSHIP DRIVES

1-71 Sets Up Hiring Hall

1-217 Campaigns

For 7000 Strength

A temporary hiring hall is now operating under the

auspices of Local 1-71 IWA at 9 East Hastings St., Van- |

couver

A few members are leaving town for skeleton crews at
the following camps: Englewood, B.C. Pulp, Holberg’s,
Morgan’s Q.C.L. and Justkatla Camp Q.C.1. t

LOCAL 1-217, VANCOUVER

At a series of shop steward
meetings in the large plywood
mills over the past week-end,
plans were initiated for an inten
sive organization drive to gain
100 percent membership, for this
Local. |

Special attention will be given
to organization in the smaller
mills, accompanied by a drive on
all furniture plants, Preliminary
estimates indicate that Local
1-217 has a potential membership
of 7000. Of this number 5500
have already been signed up, and
the organization campaign’ will
be directed toward the 1500 re-
maining outside the union.

1-85, PORT ALBERNI

A letter of protest will be sent
to the Attorney-General for the
decidedly outrageous sentence of
thre years’ imprisonment in the
penitentiary given to two loggers
for their smashing a number of
windows in Vancouver, it was
decided at a well attended meet-
ing in the Eagles Hall on Jan. 9.

The Local also elected a com-

hmittee to draw up by-laws. This

committee consists of Brothers
G. Ingram, G. Colils, R. Faint,.C.
Folka, H. Jonsson,’ A. Cox, R.
Muir, R. White, J. Squire.

An inyestigation committee
comprised of Brothers B. Peter-
son, C. MeDormott, C. Anshelm,
was. appointed, This committee
will worl in co-ordination with
similar committees being set up
in most sub-locals. Their duties
will be to investigate new mem-
bership applicants, members
transferring from other locals,
and also some of the present
members. This is'a move to pre-
vent LPP supporters from gain-
ing admission to the IWA and
endeavoring to take control again
for the same old purpose—rule or
ruin.

A banquet wil be held after the

1.W.A. DI

Secretary, Box 430,
Duncan, B.C.

——~Jack Squire,
Business Agent,

1. 85

Port Alberni, B.C.

1-118 ____Bernard Macham,

715 Johnson Street,
Victoria, B.C.

1-217 ___Robert Watters,

Vancouver, B.C.

1-357 __George H. Mitchell,

New Westminster,

General Delivery,

Local Mailing Address
1-71 Leo Young
Financial Secretary,
Rm, 18, 9 E..Hastings St.
Vancouver, B.C.
1- 80 ____Edwin Linder,

108—2nd Ave. North

Financial Secretary, ‘

Financial Secretary,
Rm, 218, 175 E, Broadway,

Financial Secretary,
533 Clarkson Street,

1-363 ____Ed Tiber pearetary, ‘
H Box 83, Courtenay, B.C. Courtenay 135 «
1-367 ____Neil Shaw,
Business Agent,

1-417 ____W. S. Lynch, Home:
Secretary, Box 217, ete a
Kamloops, B.C. sag oa

RECTORY

Phone Number

—+__PAcific 3623

Duncan 388

—_—_—______1052

Garden 3012

FAir. 9530-31

Ces ee NW. 8137

Haney, B.C. Phone 219

Annual meeting which takes

The Ladies’ Auxiliary aré taking
charge of this event. In order to
kmow the approximate number of
members who will stay for the
banquet, job stewards will be
canvassing members and either
giving or selling admittance tick-
ets. The Ladies’ Auxiliary have
not yet decided whether admit-
tance will be charged, or a col-
lection taken to offset expenses.

LOCAL 1-357
NEW WESTMINSTER

Owing to mill shut-downs more
than 650 members are unem-
ployed. The seniority provisions
of the agreements are being
strictly observed in all lay-offs.

An upward ‘revision of wage
rates for four categories was re-
cently secured at Pacific Veneer.

‘A wage scale has been negotia-
ted with the new management at
North-Wood Products.

Nominations for office in the
Local will close at the next gen-
eral meeting, Jan. 30th.

Reinstatement was secured for
three men recently discharged.

CHEMAINUS SUB-LOCAL
J. M. Milmore, Recording Sec-
retary, reports
“Sinee the recent bust up in
our union, Chemainus has never
been in doubt as to whom they
wish to side with. Except for one
“goon” supporter, Chemainus has
been IWA all the way.
“Chemainus paved the way for
the IWA in Canada, and. still
knows that in unity there is
strength, and to the devil with
Unele Joe and his B.C. aides.
“During recent wage adjust-
ments, the IWA Shop Committee
negotiated with the Victoria
Lumber Co, Ltd., and were suc-
cessful in obtaining 60 percent
of their claims, Negotiations
were carried out in a courteous
and highly satisfactory manner.
“Chemainus always has been,
is, and always wil be IWA, until
such time as the Fraser River
wears rubber pants to keep its
bottom dry.”

ABOLITION OF
WFTU URGED

OTTAWA. — Abolition of the
World Federation of Trade
Unions was demanded by the Na-
tional Executive Council ‘of the
CCL in session here.

Support will be given to world
trade union organization cem-
posed of “free institutions devot-
ing themselves to the day to day
welfare of the worker and people
of all lands.”

Canadian unions were advised
that the WFTU had failed to
function to the benefit of work-
ers in their immediate problems,
because it had been used as a
sounding board for Soviet power
politics. :

“The main reason for this lack
of attention to the worker’s prob-
lems is that the unions in Russia
and its satellite nations are noth-
ing short of glorified state com-
pany unions, and have no other

than that of promoting the poli-
tical interests of the Russian
state.

“Where the unions of the West
are free and able to challenge the
policies of their respective gov-
ernments, the Soviet unions, be-

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cause of their state company
union status, are virtual prison-
ers of their government.

“The World Federation of
Trade Unions is, therefore, com-
prised of ‘one-half free unions, as
Eepreeelens: the West, and the
other half captive unions as rep-
resenting Russia and its satellite
nations. This cannot eontinue, _

“The World Federation of
Trade Unions is not a legitimate

“trade union bod:

place on Sunday, February 13. |

purpose in the international field |e

forgets the months of suffering

Say IWA Sick-

WORKER this week.

Regularly each week, a com-
mittee of four from the Women’s
Auxiliary of Local 1-217 IWA,
Mrs. Jean MacKenzie, Mrs. Mae
Patton, Mrs. Pat Fulljames, and
Mrs. Helen Sims visit St. Paul's
and Vancouver General hospitals
carrying cigarettes and news to
sick and injured woodworkers.

By an extensive search of hos-
pital records and through the co-
operation ‘of old-timers in the
wards, they painstakingly locate
the beds of casualties from the
industry.

Friendly introductions are e3
changed over a gift of cigarettes
supplied by the Cigarette Fund
of Local 1-217. The pleased sur-
prise of the patient is usually
followed by a request for news
af the union and friends in ‘the
industry. Promptly a copy of The
B, C. Lumber Worker is produced.
Messages for relatives and
friends are conveyed to and from
hospital. Special needs are noted
and reported to the local.

Notes are taken for THE B.C.
LUMBER WORKER, that pals
in the industry may’ know how
they are doing and when they'll
ilkely be out.

Their reward—a big smile of
appreciation from grateful wood-
workers.

“To the Ladies, God Bless ’em.”

Local 1-357, New Westminster,
Canadian Legion Hall, 7:30 p.m.,

Jan. 30. Nominations for officers
to close.

Vancouvér Labor Council. Pen-
der Auditorium, 8:00 p.m., Jan.
25. Election of officers.

ATTEND YOUR UNION

cheery aid of hospital visitors Mrs. Jean a
Mae Patton, and Mrs. Pat Fulljames from the Women’s Auxiliary,

“God Bless The Ladies’ - -

BIG MOMENT for “The Sheik”. William Roberts of Roberts Creek
from multiple fractures with the

MacKenzie (left), Mrs.

List Men ®

“Only those who spend weary weeks of pain in a hos-
pital bed can fully appreciate the thoughtfulness of the
women’s hospital visiting committee,” was the enthusi-
astie tribute of an ex-patient to THE B.C. LUMBE

Patients in
St. Paul’s

Hospital visiting committee,
Women’s Auxiliary, Local 1-217
reports that cigarettes, maga-
zines, and copies of The B.C.
LUMBER WORKER have been
distributed to the following bro-
| thers, who are now in hospital.

ST. Paul’s Hospital _
0. Parta—Awaiting operation
on foot.

Lorrett— Alice Lake Logging.
Leg injury.
Smotrecki—Foot operated on.

Potor Ebuko—Bloedel, Stewart
and Welch. Arm injury.

MacMillan — Alta Lake Lum-
ber. Arm injury.

Wurch—Eburne Sawmill.’ Com-
ing along fine.

Stan Quaye — Farstead &
Burns. Progressing slowly.

Stuart Carlson — Robertson &
Hackett, Foot injury.

Otto Strei—Arm injury.

H. Adreine — Fraser Mills.
Coming alonf fine.

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