B.C. LUMBER WORKER DELEGATES OF LOCAL 1-80, Duncan, at the District Conven- tion and who recently shared in successful Annual Meeting in Duncan with reports of organization progress. Local 1-80 - JOE MORRIS WILL HEAD | DUNCAN LOCAL IN 1949 The nomination of Bro. Joe Morris was unopposed and his election as President by acclamation assured at the annual meeting of Local 1-80 in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Duncan, Feb. 20. _Six other officers for 1949 were given acclamation during the nominations, over which ‘District President J. Stewart Alsbury presided: 1st vice-president, John T, Atkinson; 2nd vice-president, Axel Anderson; 8rd_vice-presi- dent, Dave Melvor; financial sec- retary, Ed Linder; recording sec- retary, Sid Holt; conductor, W. Boulet. Prior to nominations, the mem- bers of Local 1-80 gave unani- mous endorsement to the actions of the provisional officers during their term of office and heard the financial statement as signed by chartered accountants. The names of Geo. Smythe and Ed Dalston were placed on the ballot for Warden. The trustees will be selected from among Stan Abercrombie, Hugh McKenzie, Jack Armstrong, and Pete Me- Donald. ‘NO PARTISAN POLITICAL ACTION’ The charge that Pritchett and Dalskog had wilfully omitted reference to the minimum rate in the 1948-49 agreement was repeated by District President Alsbury during his address to the annual meeting. The state- ment issued by Harvey Murphy, IWA representative, upon publi- cation of the award of the Con- ciliation Board, had made defi- nite reference’ to the Board’s wage proposal as establishing a minimum rate of $1.08\per hour. This, he stated, had been omit- ted from the agreement without consultation with the member- ship. _The District President assured his audience that negotiations for 1949-50 would be conducted with determination to keep faith with IWA members and to ad- vance the welfare of workers in the industry.“ Points for negotiation, he de- clared, would include the five day week, board rates, union shop, satisfactory seniority clauses, and welfare plans, as well as wage increases, The officers and members of Local 1-80 had every reason to feel pride at the accomplishments of the past few months, Brother Alsbury declared, as he extended good wishes and fraternal greet- ings from B.C. District No. 1. Bro, R. W. Muir, President of Local 1-85, was ‘present, and when introduced, spoke briefly of gains made in the Port Alberni Local. The delegate chosen for the Victoria Labor lobby was Bro. George Smythe. Following a debate on the question of political action, the opinion was expressed as against partisan political action “unless the membership so decide by referendum ballot”. Local 1-424 Prince George |Makes Progress Local 1-424 IWA covering a large part of Northern B. C., now has taken a new and much firmer grip on life as it is lived up here. ‘This winter it is pretty rugged too. The WIUC split cut into the membership for a time in Prince George and without the funds for an organizer, the Dalskog outfit had their own way. After the International cut loose and sent Bro. Andy Smith up here, things began to change rapidly. Chuck Thomas took over the weekly IWA broadcasts on Station CKPG and between Chuck and Andy the fur really began to fly. The latest figures give the IWA close to 1000 members in the area and the WIUC less than 100. Bro. Carl Mueller has been appointed organizer to assist Andy Smith and the two of them have really gone to town lately in the so- called WIUG strongholds. Radio Work The radio broadcasts have held the interest of not only the lum- ber workers, but of all organ- ized labor. Now that the IWA organization is completed, the union can devote itself to real union work. Bro. Don McShane, Business Agent reports that the office which is situated in the New Prudente Building in Prince George is now prepared to han- dle all the new business which the very active organizers are send- ing in. Bro McShane would like x from the shop stewards on each operation every once in a while, to keep him in touch with organization work through- out the district. Any news items would be welcome also for the radio program. A great deal of interest is be- ing created through the North in the elections that are being held now. Every member is concerned with getting an active slate of District Officers elected. If suffi- ient local news is forthcoming, News of Northern B.C. will ap- pear in each issue of The Lumber Worker from now on. 1-357 FINANCE AUDIT SHOWS SOCIETY IN FIRST-CLASS SHAPE _ The $17,000 home of the IWA in New Westminster will be paid for this year. This information was contained in the audited financial statement submitted to the first annual meeting of Local 1-357 IWA Society held in the Society Hall, 533 Clarkson St., New Westminster, Feb. 20. More than half the cost of the building held by the TWA mem- bers through the Society has been paid. The cost of substan- tial alterations and the installa- tion of a new heating system has been defrayed. The financial po- sition as reported by Griffith & Griffith, Chartered Accountants, held out the prospect of final payment within the next few months. ; The well-attended meeting of the Society, which is comprised of all members in good standing of Local 1-857 IWA, elected 12 members to the Board of Direc- tors for 1949: president, A. D. Smith; vice-president, Gray Fra- ser; recording secretary, Rae Eddie; treasurer-manager, Law- rence E. Vandale. Directors elected for a two- “year term: Rae Eddie, George H. Mitchell, Lawrence Vandale; for a one-year term, Robert Blake, C. J. Abrams, Patrick Power, Gray Fraser, Otto Ekman, and W. L. Palmer. j Plans were considered and ap- proved for the completion of a hall adequate in size and equip- ment for all IWA functions in New Westminster. Provision will also be made to house the edu- cational and recreational pro- gram in view for union mem- bers. anid ‘Warm appreciation was ex- pressed for the remarkable pro- aod made with this projet on | | e) - half of the members by the officers of the past year, It ila praised as a wi accom] = ment in the history of the [WA in B.C. BALLOT ARRANGEMENTS Local 1-363 Courtenay Arrangements have been made with the officers of Local 1-71 ;who have very kindly agreed to set up ballot boxes for any bro- thers from this Local, who may be in Vancouver, to use. They may vote on both the Dis- trict and Local 1-363 Referen- dums in the offices of Local 1-71. Me Local 1-217, IWA General meeting, Arcadian Hall, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 13th. Credit Union, Steel Hall, 6th and Main, 2:30 p.m, Saturday, March 5th. Shop Stewards, Steel Hall, 6th and Main, 2:30’ p.m. Sunday, March 6th. Local 1-357, IWA — Fraser Mills sub-local. Union Hall, 533 Clarkson St., 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 13th. Business election of officers for sub-local. LAST REMINDER; on March 10. in Vancouver. is entitled to attend the count. With this issue, the B.C. $ for election. Used ballots, registration sheets, and certifications of elec- tions must be returned to the District Balloting Committee, Room 7, 426 Main Street, Vancouver, postmarked not later later than March 10, 1949, by FIRST CLASS REGISTERED MAIL. Arrangements have heen made enabling IWA members of other Locals to vote at the offices of Local 1-71, 9 Hastings Street, East, and Local 1-217, 175 East Broadway, if detained The District Balloting Committee will conduct the count March 11th to 17th, inclusive. Any candidate or representative the publication pf all biographies received from the candidates BALLOT PAPERS TO BE IN DIST. OFFICE MARCH 10 . Officials and members of the IWA in British Columbia are reminded that bailoting for election of District Officers ends LUMBER WORKER completes ‘|ary 16. Mrs. Beryl Busch, 6916 ae Roe a WA STRENGTH, 1000; ‘WIUC’, Vancouver Local Capilano Timber Grievance Settled By 1 - “The business-like procedure of an IWA grievance % committee, acting under the has again proved effective, as of trumped-up LPP-WIUC Lloyd Whalen, President, announcing the reinstatement with the Capilano Timber Co. tions Board and in the da’ Whalen. The facts as disclosed by the] officers of Local 1-217 IWA are that four men were not re-hired after the recent shut-down of the plant due to weather condi- tions and the power shortage. ft was alleged that all four men were members of the WIUC, and this organization thereupon made an attempt to charge discrimina- tion with a fanfare of publicity, before the Labor Relations Board. In the meantime two of the men concerned laid their com- plaint before the IWA grievance committee. Steps were taken im- mediately on their behalf, under the grievance procedure laid down in the IWA agreement. IWA committee men disregarded their reported affiliation with the WIUC. Both men were reinstated and the precedent so established enabled the other two men to yeturn to work immediately. Proof As proof that this action by the IWA was successful, a copy of a letter addressed to the La- bor Relations Board by the com- pany was secured. It reads: Labor Relations Board, Vancouver, B.C. Gentlemen: Re: Arne Hagen and Frank Richards. Pursuant to a request submitted to us by the In- ternational Woodworkers of America, under Article TV of the Contract, a meet- ing of the Grievance Com- mittee was held to consider the complaint of the aboye- mentioned individuals, re- garding failure of the com- pany to rehire these men after the recent shut-down. After reviewing all of the circumstances, the Grievance Committee was of the opinion that the men were entitled to re-instate- ment with back pay, and requested this Company to take action accordingly. Messts Hagen and Rich- ards resumed their employ- ment yesterday morning, February 14th, in the same occupational capacities in which they were employed when the mill closed down, and they will receive back pay in accordance with the Grievance Committee’s recommendation. Yours very truly, CAPILANO TIMBER COMPANY LID. Members of Local 1-217 IWA are displaying side by side with considerable amusement, the ahove letter and the leaflet is sued by the WIUC. This leaflet boasts that the WIUC threat of prosecution under the ICA Act as | made before the Labor Relations Board and a resolution passed by a handéul of WIUC members, | h brought the Capilano Timber Co. to its knees. The slogan “All for one, and one for all” is also adopted by the WIUC in the leaflet, a senti- ment which many find difficult to reconcile with their actions in October. The congratulations ex- tended by the WIUC to the Capi- lano crew are now being accepted by the IWA grievance commit- tee, as well as applications for IWA membership. NO CLUBS! The Women’s Auxiliary, IWA Local 1-217, spent a very joy- able evening at cards on Febru- Local 1-217 IWA, 217 terms of an IWA ¢o contrasted with the political agitation,” s' if recently of four men in employment “The facts fully expose the blustering pretensions of Harold Pritchett and the WIUC before the Labor Re ily press,” added Presiden: JOHN BUSCH, Warden and Business Agent, Local 1-217 WA, popular broadcaster over Green Gold” and CCL Radio Programs. 1-217. REVISES | MAILING LIST Local 1-217, in co-operation with the District Council, has, for the last two weeks, com- pletely revised the mailing list for “The B. C. Lumberworker” in 1-217 and, for the first issue in March, thére will be 1900 names added to the indiyidual mailing list. This has been quite a tedious and difficult job to cross-check our files and add these additional names, However, owing to the fact that we do not have as yet some addresses of the members, any- body who was a member of Lo- cal 1-217 before January 31st and does not receive a Mareh is- sue of “The Lumber Worker” should contact the Local olfice and give his latest correct name and address. Special Cards ,_ Also, any person who is receiv- ing duplicates, owing to the mis- spelling of his name, ete., should do likewise. It is possible that the Local Executive of Local 1-217 will print a special card for that purpose. The office staff of the Local has searched through the City Direc- tory to find many hundreds of addresses and added these to the list. From now on the Local will he setting up a system whereb a person will receive automati- cally, on becoming a new mem- er, a copy of “The Lumber Worker”. When a person signs the check-off, he will, within six weeks, receive his newspaper will continue to receive it for two or three months after he leaves the industry. Print, Please To enable all new members to receive “The Lumber Worker” soon as possible, it is very portant that Shop Stewards pr very carefully, names an: