<3 i ® on that account. upper age limit. these unused days. ous benefit year. icting B.C. LUMBER WORKER : Page Sevea LUMBER HEADS B.C. INDUSTRY i ee J THRONES pgs 1937 «=«938~=S«9S9=—=«*H9KO-—- ATS 19421943 1944194 «1946 I9AT ae 7, ° A, J 3 358 290 TI ITZ WA 230 il 260 (970 poe eS ae : 2 260 | 2 Sas} ‘The purpose of this col- aso |_ fe Proovonve Bee ste aa: 250 ane ie to provaies a) esis 240 RSS Rona 240 Q—i am sixty-nine years old|} whereby our readers who ie : and I am liable to be laid off work| { want information on Unem- 930 |i \ sane / Tota, BCAnca | 230 Could I draw| ployment Insurance can ob- 290 goo joyment insurance? tain it. 10 210 ‘ If you have a question 2! = nao) —Yes, provided you meet the|$ respecting Unemployment 200, other qualifications. There is no Insurance, write it out and noo 190 Persons under send it to the editor. For L-—~ 180 sixteen years of age cannot draw identification purposes it 180 . % would be well to include 170 (EE PRODUCTION CHART OF FOUR 170 2 Lee ae out address. ea Hf Pores Nl BASIC INDUSTRIES OF B.C. 160 e will send your ques- nine \ 48% | es e tion to the Unemployment 150 i Bue 193% h t 140 ite eet claimant |) Gees ee I. tee Sere who finished .a-benefit year with| ‘The answer will be pub- pce |e ie £ prod - 130 a mamber of days still to his} lished as soon as possible 120 1947 4 orem te | erodit may find himself in a posi-|3 after being received. iF Fee a ese? tion where he cannot collect Wo tot Hecitate to aend in 110 — wi H your question or questions. 100 Jece 100 | A ee oe Commission has ad- ee 90 A—One of the basic principles me) anys 90 of mmemployment insurance is xe-| } fied us that it will be glad 0 80 eeney of attachment to insurable) { [4 "tmst amar ta rH employment. In the first benefit| 3 POY Donen: =) a year, a person must have made SO SEND IN YOUR 60 wa 180 daily contributions in the two QUESTIONS = =| so years immediately preceding his} iy See 7 ae im. In any subsequent bene-| 40 x ar, he still must have the! > 30 E 30 s days in fo years and, in ad-| ° ae a5 lition, 60 of these 180 contribu-| E A : tions must have been made since |,,%~ Wat, industries, are likely) | 10 . 10 ee erat oe tat bao a [is lumbering in this category? = claim and authorize a certain}; A_—The lumberi dnlogegi . = er of days’ benefit without | indietos in Been Coheme ine| Conservation Enquiry EAST END TAXI ROWG CHa y the period within|alreadv been reviewed and no| Leading government engineers ‘ x i} which these. benefits would be|seasonal regulations have been|dnd university scientists touched Union Drivers Social & Commercial Priaters taken, would violate this basic|imposed. Seasonal regulations |off a searching enquiry into the principle; as a man who conceiv-|may be imposed in respect to|position of the No. 1 “meal HAstings ably had no connection with in-/jumbering and logging, in the|ticket” industry in B.C.—fores- Noor” surable employment for five years| other provinces of Canada, when|try—at the second annual B.C. 0334 ov or more could still draw benefits|the industry in these provinces|Resources Conference recently. l ech Nerhe raen on the basic contributions made|becomes insurable. Any industry|Subject of their enquiry, was Fully Insured lexander Strc many years before. whose labour force drops below puhetlies B.C. Tesourees wool ue 24-hour Service VANCOUVER 50 per cent of the peak for a con-|timately maintain a population o! ae ? tinuous period of 20 weeks each | three million. 613 E. Hastings Se. PAcific 3723 e year is subject to review. The latest estimate of mer- a se i ts th: chantable timber is 155,129 mil- Vancouver, B.C. E> Pe ediupbe. expected! (that Certifications lion board feet at the Coast and the Commission will enforce the regulations recently gazetted re- specting the seasonal work of fruit and vegetable workers? A—The date of application of seasonal regulations to the first processing of the fruit and vege- table industry is still under con- sideration. The regulations have been approved in principle follow- ing publie hearing. 2 Q—What will be the effect of such régulations in the payment of benefits? A—The effect of these regula- tions will mean that persons who work only in this seasonal indus- try will be unable to draw bene- fits in the off-season. It will not affect workers who have a rea- sonable amount of insurable em- ployment in the off-season. LABOR PLANKS COMPARED | IN B.C. ELECTION CAMPAIGN . the labor planks in the manifestos'of the two contending poli- parties, in the provincial election, THE B.C LUMBERWORKER reproduces these below, urging only that trade unionists compare them carefully, and then vote as they consider advisable in the Im response to enquiries regarding tical Interests of organized labor. CCF PROMISES TO: 1. Replace the present Industrial Conciliation and Arbi- tration Act in order, among other (a), union ion vo! arising from pro" ii benefits and Guarantee labor the right to organize and to obtain security in all public as well as ‘private enterprises. Streamilii tification and conciliation procedure 2 Awe fal settlement of disputes. To remedial action against violation of the Eliminat t provision for government su- : of trade-union voting. Provide Facuoh iicatnat is extend the Workmen’s Com- cover all workers and all occupational International Woodworkers of America, 1-423, CCL-CIO, as to operation at Lumby of Interior Poles Ltd. Meetings Local 1-357 IWA Fraser Mills sub-local—May 8 at 7:80 p.m. Safety Committee—May 12 at 7:30 p.m. Mohawk Lumber Co. sub-local —May 30. Western Crown sub-local— May 20. Someae Veneer sub-local—May Fort Langley sub-local, at Fort Langley—May 23. Thurston-Flavelle sub-local, at | Port Moody—May 26. things, to: rovide undertakes— 99,270 million in the Interior. The bulk cut in 1948, as meas- ured in total scale (million FBM) was 4,203. Prospects in the industry now hinge on a number of factors. U.K. buying of B.C. lumber during the first six months of this year is running below that of the same period last year? The British contracts run out in June, and further buying is still a mat- ter of speculation. Buying from RETAIL LUMBER BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES PAINTS — WALLBOARDS — ROOFINGS STEWART & HUDSON LTD. Branches at: y Victoria, Duncan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Port Alberni South Africa and Australia has also slackened. U.K. demand has mainly been for “clears”, (the most recent contract was 80% “clears”), which has created a marketing problem for lower grades, especi- ally “No. 3 Common”. MacGREGOR’S MEN’S WEAR For Everything a Man Wears WORK, SPORT. or DRESS We can afford to Sell the BEST for LESS MacDONALD'S PHARMACY Prescriptions, Drug Sundries First Aid Supplies Registered Optometrist Argyle St. Port Alberni For the first time, MacMillan, Seaboard, and Koerner interests are giving attention to the do- mestic market, through the “B.C. Woods Trade Extension Bureau”. COALITION — PROMISES: The Coalition Government Hand Made LOGGERS — Work Boots ASK for THEM LOGGERS WORKMEN: Send your Boots f Dayton’s for Repair or Rebuild by Expert }} ‘Craftsmen. DAYTON SHOE MFG. CO. (B.C.) LTD. 950 Commercial Drive HA. 5177 : VANCOUVER, B.C.