B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

WAGES

from page 1, column 6

“We'll keep our feet on the
ground,” he said. “This year we
are only starting to negotiate,
and will not retreat, but press
forward to secure for the lum-
berworkers every single item on
their program.” |

He traced erQua a in ne+
gotiations in the United States,
and the determined resistance
offered by employers. The same

olicies would be encountered in

.C., he predicted, and tough
bargaining would be demanded
of the IWA Policy Committee.

He was confident that the [WA

in B.C. could meet the test, and} SAY:

urged that the success of nego-
tiations would rest on the soli-
darity and unswerving support
of the members.

District President Alsbury
closed the conference, with the
assurance that ,unlike former oc-
casions, this time the will of the
members would be expressed
during negotiations for a new
and better contract.

The attitude of the delegates
assembled, he stated, was the
best possible guarantee that a
competent Policy Committee
would have behind them a mili-
tant_and united membership,
equal to all tests of organization
strength and determination.

Each Local reported on the
delegate elected for the Policy
Committee, and plans were laid
to speed up the completion of
negotiation strategy.

Delegates

Delegates from the IWA Lo-
cals are:

Local 1-71—Jas. McEwan,
Vancouver.

Local 1-80—Bert Schofield,
Duncan.

Local 1-85 — Reg. Faint,
Port Alberni. ‘

Local 1-118—Roy Whittle,
Victoria.

Local 1-217 — Stu Hodg-
son, Vancouver. }

Local 1-357—Andy Smith,
New Westminster.

Local 1-367 — Neil Shaw,
Mission.

Local 1-363—Jack Holst,
Courtenay.

Local 1-424—D. McShane,
Prince George.

Local 1-417— Wm. Lynch,
Kamloops.

Local 1-423 — Herb J.
Bruch, Kelowna.

Local 1-405—J. Miyasawa,
Cranbrook.

Basic Minimums

Brothers Fred Soon, and Ran-
jit Singh were appointed as con-
sultants to the Policy Committee.

Diseussion of rates for con-
tract work in the woods and mills
revealed that care had been taken
by all Locals to secure accurate
knowledge of conditions and the
views of the workers affected.

While _re-affirming the policy
of the IWA on piece-work, as
necessary to protect wage stan-
dards in the industry for the fu-
ture, a floor was proposed for
contract rates. A basic minimum
of $16.00 daily for fallers and
buekers and shingle sawyers, and
$12.00 for shingle packers was
advanced.

It was emphasized that this
floor did not at present affect
many contract workers, but did
offer protection for men working
under poor conditions, and served
as a guarantee against attempts
to reduce the present scale.

A_ resolution recommending
consideration of adjustment of
these rates under unfavorable
conditions, such as weather, poor
timber, or moving, was unanim-
ously approved.

Discussion of the proposed
wage demands was preceded by
a careful analysis of profit and
market trends in the industry by
Bro. Virgil Burtz of the Research
Department, International Office.
Even higher wages than those
demanded, would be justifiable
under present conditions, he ar-
gued, but it was essential to be
realistic. .

He effectively disposed of the
argument that wage increases
would prove detrimental to those
employed by the small operators,

iy portal to portal” prin-
ciple, ‘orced by ie minework~-
ers was appro in dealing with
travelling time,

Full attention to the work of
safety committees’ was stressed
4 numerous recommendations
in the hands of the Policy

DETAILS OF TWA ACTION
AGAINST “WIUC's” DALSKOG

First Affidavit

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF B.C.
BETWEEN
James Fadling, Al Hartung, Bill Botkin, Carl Winn...
J, Stewart Alsbury, Andrew D. Smith, George Mitchell,
Rae Eddie, Lloyd Whalen .. . IWA, etc.
PLAINTIFFS
AND:
Ernie Dalskog, Harold Pritchett, Hjalmar Bergren, John
Forbes, Bertjold Melness, Don Barbour . . . WIUC, etc.

a “ DEFENDANTS.
._1, ALAN THOMAS CAMPBELL, solicitor, MAKE OATH AND-

* 1. I am the solicitor for the Plaintiffs.

2, That on the 4th day of October, 1948, an order was made
by the Honorable Mr. Justice Coady in the action appointing a Dis-
trict Registrar to be receiver for, and on behalf of, the Plaintiffs
and Defendants in this action to receive and get in all the moneys,
funds, assets, books of record and account, and property belonging
to, or in any wise appertaining to the B.C. District Council, IWA
... Such order to continue until judgment in this action.

8. That this action is still pending.

4, That I.am informed by Mr. A. J. Tuttle, Deputy Sheriff,
that the order of October 4 was served upon the defendant Ernie
Dalskog, on October 5, 1948...

5and6...

7. That I am informed by the said Ernie Dalskog that he was
served with such order to turn everything over to the Receiver
aforesaid.

8. That I am informed by the said Ernie Dalskog, and verily
believe, that he did on or about the 30th day of September, 1948,
receive the sum of $130,000 of moneys belonging to or appertaining to
the said B.C. District Council of ‘the IW A, the said moneys having
been received by way of a cheque drawn on the account of the said
B.C. District Council, held in the Imperial Bank of Canada, Hastings
and Abbott, and said Ernie Dalskog forthwith cashed the said cheque
and that he held and continues to hold the said funds under his
control.

9. That the said Ernie Dalskog has since October 5, 1948, and
until this day failed or neglected or refused to transfer and deliver
the said funds or any part theerof unto the Receiver pursuant to
the terms of the said order.

SWORN BEFORE ME,
March 26, 1949.

BRICE S. EVANS,
Commissioner for Affidavits.

Second Affidavit

I, A. T. Tuttle, Sheriff’s Bailiff, MAKE OATH AND SAY:

1,. That I did on Tuesday, October 5, personally serve the
above named defendant, Ernie Dalskog, at 16 East Hastings Street,
with the writ of summons in this action . .. “

2. That I did at the same time and place personally serve the
said Ernie Dalskog with the order of the Honorable Mr. Justice
Coady made in this action on October 4, 1948.

8- That at the time of service, the said true copy delivered to
the said defendant was endorsed with the words following: “If you
within named (Ernie Dalskog) neglect to obey this order by the
time therein limited, you will be liable to process of execution for
the purpose of compelling you to obey the same order.

4, That now produced and shown to me is the original of the
said order.

SWORN BEFORE ME,
March 25, 1948,

“IVAN BOYD QUINN”,
Commissioner for Taking Affadavits.

Extract.— Notice of Motion

TAKE NOTICE that this Court will be moved . . . for an order
granting leave to the Plaintiffs ([WA) to issue a writ of attach-
ment against the person of the defendant, Erie Dalskog, in this
action, by reason of the contempt of Ernie Dalskog of this Honor-
able Court, in his failure, neglect or refusal to obey an order of this

“A, T. CAMPBELL”

“A. J. TUTTLE”.

Tailsawyer Sam

LABOR HUMOR

‘Tus week I have no ideas of my own, and so in the light of recent

events here in Chemainus, I’m just going to give a few quota-
tions from “Masterpieces of Labor Humor”.

“Certainly not,” the * mis-
sionary exulted. are

“Well,” mused the Chief.
“TI can’t see the need of go-
ing through all that grief. 1
don’t have to work now.”

First a couple of verses entitled
“His Future”. ,

“A workman spoke to a
‘youth one day,
“Tell me your future plans

I pray.” u - 7
Exclaimed the youth ambi- igi Ghiet) Heap) Wise!
tiously. Here’s another with apologies

“A millionaire I’d like to be.”|to Leonard Lyons of the New
“And what of your future,|York Post and Bill Knudsen of
come old age?” General Mot¥rs. When_asked
Enquired the youth at a later| about red tape in the Govern-
stage. ' ment; a business magnate re-
“My future?” the old man|plied:
sounded tired,
“I have no future—I’ve just
been fired.”

Here’s another from the Bank-

ers Magazine, London, in August :
i948, Be ¢ gus A®D finally:

"Its the same as in private indus-
try, but there we don't call it “red
tape”, we call it “company policy’.

"Workers of the future will re-
quire fears of unemployment and
poverty to insure the necessary drive
in this world of internal and inter-
national competition.”

AND now for a little story by

Scott Nearing about a proud
Indian Chief, to whom a mission-
ary was preaching the gospel of
work.

—“You must enter the shop
and work,” urged the mis-
sionary.

“Why?” asked the Chief.

“Well, if you work hard
you will be promoted and
your wages raised.”

“And then?”

“Why, you will be pro-
moted and become a fore-
man.”

“And then?”
persisted.

“Keep moving,” continued
the missionary, “and you
may be appointed superin-
tendent.” =

“What then?”

“If you are successful you
can have a shop of your own,
with many people working
for you.”

“Ah!” exclaimed the Chief.
“then I wouldn’t have to
work for myself, would I?”

the Chief

“Y’m thankful that the shin-
ing stars

Are far beyond our reach,

‘And that the rolling planets,
too

Are deaf to human speech.

If they were not, I’m very

sure

Rich men would own the
skies,

And manage the whole uni-
verse

By Private Enterprise.

“Black Dan” MacDonald is re-
juested to communicate with the
‘ecretary, Local 1-71, 9 Hastings
St. East, Vancouver, for infor-
mation to his advantage.

KYLE TAX)

DUNCAN
165 STATION STREET

Four, 5 and 7-pass. cars
AMBULANCE - BUSES

Q.C.A. Reservations and
Ticket Office

2 Pliones: 102 or 103 ~
ANYWHERE — ANYTIME

court made on October 4, 1948...

which failure neglect or refusal consists in his having failed
to transfer and deliver to the Receiver the sum of $130,000 belong-
ing or appertaining to the B. C. District Council, IWA.

“A, T. CAMPBELL”,

Solicitor for the Plaintiffs.

FINANCES—from page I, column I

ALSBURY’S REPORT OKAYED

District President Alsbury re-
ported on the recent meeting of
the National Council CCL, which
he attended as representative of
the IWA.

He gave his reasons for sup-
porting the action to suspend the
International Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers Union, as being
identical with those necessary
last October to maintain the IWA
in British Columbia.

In this matter and that of the
suspension of G. S. Jackson,
UEW, he, claimed that the gen-
eral welfare of the labor move-
ment had been so threatened as
to make such action necessary.

This did not imply, he stated,
that any ill-will or designs
against the interests of the mi-
ners were involved. The hard
rock miners had clearly indicated
that they no longer had confi-
dence in the Mine, Mill leader-
ship. Raiding was not contem-
plated, nor would it be permitted
by the CCL, When the miners
had regained control of their own
union, full jurisdictional rights
would be restored. :

The District President’s report
on this question was approved
without a dissenting voice or
vote.

PORT ALBERNI GUIDE.

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26 Year’s Service

I HAVE BEEN ON THE

PICKET LINE

AROUND THE

_ DAILY PROVINCE :

“Until I was forced on the picket line by the Southam
Co. in June, 1946, I had worked in the composing room of
The Daily Province for 26 years. ‘

“J contributed my fair share to the building of The
Province, and I worked there long before the Southams of
Montreal moved into Vancouver with their millions and
bought the paper. ‘There never was any trouble until the
Southams took over. é 3 < ‘

“Southams rewarded my lifetime of service with 32
months on the picket line, obtained a court injunction, sued
members of my union for damages in the Supreme Court
and imported individuals from all over Canada to take

my job. Stag
“J ‘am, still on the picket line with my fellow I.T.U.

printers. We will be there until the Southam Co. will

abandon its union-wrecking policy and sit around the

conference table in good faith.” ;
uy 1 ASK YOUR SUPPORT