. Seeking employment, . e) LUMBER WORKER @ Uh The following questions and answers have been received: D> Q—Can the money paid to the Unemployment Insurance Com- mission be withdrawn when one ceases to be insured after chang- oney credited to us in case we ould be insured> again in the future? A—No refund of contributions is made when an insured person ceases to be insured. All contri- butions made in the five years preceding a claim for benefit are used to determine the duration of benefit, Ste e 2: jobs? In the negative, is the Q—After paying some contri- butions for a while, if a young girls marries, can she get some- thing out of these contributions? A—If a girl marries, provided that she is capable of and avail- able for work and is genuinely she «can draw benefits if no suitable em- ployment can be found for her. 9. Q—I have been working in a job where I did not have to pay unemployment insurance. Now I am out of work. Will the National 1489 2141>¥d deano2ue, — sBuyse}y yse3 ] OF On, VN Ag suewesnboy |eojpo~y anok ty a Ayddng ues isioonud sardans aly isuld Sassnul si13a_Aqog sonua NEES EE eee That’s How We Wanted it, Boys! PARAL ARES Until the Southam Co. Opens the Door and Negotiates WHY READ THE PROVINCE? The Southam Province is the Only Newspaper in British Columbia produced Behind a PICKET LINE. Vancouver Typographical Union No. 226 Queries Answered Employment Service help me to get a job? A.—Yes. The National Employ- ment Service tries to help all workers. Call at the nearest of- fice of the National Employment Service and register for employ- ment, ? Q—I want to apply for unem- ployment insurance, but I am re- ceiving a small pension. Does this disqualify me? A—No. A pension is not wages. If you have contributed and are now unemployed, you are entitled to apply for benefit. ? Q.—Is there any age limit for insurable employment? A.—No. Insurance books are required for all insurable em- ployees irrespective of age. School children are insurable dur- ing school terms as. well as in the summer holidays unless spe- cifically exempted. (Ask for addi- tional information at any local office of the Commission.) D Q.—One of my employees left without notifying me. I do not know where to find him. What will I do with his'insurance book? A.—Send the book within one week to the local office of the Unemployment Insurance Com- mission, and ask for a receipt, ——<$<$<$<—<__——_. Vancouver General Sisters Gladys Cole and Jean MacKenzie, Women’s Auxiliary, Local 1-217 IWA, visited the fol- lowing patients, giving them cig- arettes, match folders, and copies of the B.C, Lumber Worker: Bob MacLeod, who was in hos- pital for over a year, has just re- turned to have his lez amputated. He is a general favorite in the wards. _ Cecil Boyd, Midge Creek, Cow- ichan Lake. An old timer in the woods, has leg injuries Doing as well as can be expected. William Roberts, Roberts Creek —Was 6 months in hospital last winter, Injured‘his leg getting on street car, but coming along well now. SAN FRANCISCO — TAILORS — LOANS MONEY ON Suits, Overcoats, ete. Loggers Boots, Sleeping Bags, Suitcases, Radios, Watches and Rings. Expert Watch Repairing UNREDEEMED Suits and Caulk Boots For Sale. MAIL ORDER 52 West Hastings Street VANCOUVER, B.C. keep themselves alive. It took some years for men to seethat it is to their advantage that women get equal pay with men for equal work. But now the men have seen the light. Appar- ently some women have not. At the moment interest is set on two strikes where women and men are asking for higher wages and better conditions. One is the Army & Navy Department Store in New Westminster, the other the Western Crowns Manufactur- ing Co., New Westminster, which makes woodenware and brooms. Shame! Two women, wives of good IWA members, have crossed the Army & Navy picket line and are scabbing on their fellow workers. The fact that they, as wives of workers and as workers them- selves, have benefitted by the struggle of trade unionists through the years, apparently counts for nothing. A delegation from the IWA has called on the husbands of these two women, to see if they can use their influence to keep their wives from scabbing, but to no avail. Apparently the men have no influence over their wives. Of course, there is something to be said for women too, For years men resented women getting into industry, and did not welcome them in trade unions. They refused to treat them as equals, and therefore the history of trade union struggles was largely unknown to the women. Unless we study the story of the past, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and the Haymarket Riots mean nothing to us. Indeed we here in B.C. are apt to forget such re- cent events as the Nanaimo strike, the horrible affair at Cor- bin, and the Blubber Bay strike. Even the Vancouver Post Office riots seem to have left little mark on the minds of the workers, ex- cept those workers who felt po- lice batons and tear gas. In the event of an IWA strike, what position will the womenfolk of the striking workers take? Will they bellyache about strike pay and having their men under their feet all day, or will they be good comrades in a fight that must go on if the workers and the children of the workers are to have full stomachs, decent homes, proper education, and leisure enough to be men and women and not just beasts of burden. WOMEN’S AUXILIARY EVENTS Local 1-217 The “Lucky 13” members of the W.A. to Local 1-217 had a good time together on August 24, at the home of Sister Kay Ward, 1355 W. 13th Avenue, Vancouver. Whist prizes were won by Sisters Beryl Busch, Pat Fulljames and Rossie Cummins. A surprise “Baby Shower” for Sister Helen Sims resulted in many dainty and practical gifts for the “arrival”. On September 7 the regular business meeting of the Auxiliary was held in the Board Room with a good attendance. ’ Johnson's Boots Hand-Made to the Highest Quality Specifications. UNRIVALED FOR © Comfort @ Wear © Safety Ask for them at - your commissary and at all Leading Stores. A. W. JOHNSON LTD. 63 W. Cordova St. Vancouver, B. C. ‘Cx *« WOM N’S CORNE Women and Strikes As women ourselves, sometimes we are ashamed of women. It is not so long ago that women and little children were working from dawn to dusk for barely enough to Trade unions have:changed all that. They have set hours of work that permit men and women to see the sun, and child labor is a thing of the past. “= SICK St. Paul’s Hospital Sisters Phoebe Olsen and Pat Fulljames, Women’s Auxiliary to Local 1-217 IWA, visited St. Paul’s Hospital with cigarettes and “International Woodworker” to the following on August 11, and B.C. Lumber Worker, Aug- ust 19: Wm. J. Harte, Quesnel, B. C— Shoulder burns, Expects to be out soon. W. Chappell, Port McNeil — Knee injury. Doing fine. Sydney Harradine, Saywood Dyers—Knee injury. Doing very well. L. Lirette, Port Hardy —Knee injury. Coming along fine. J. Armstrong, Queen Charlotte Islands—Foot injury. Doing well. J. Levstek, Harvey Logging— Progressing nicely. Harry Beamer, Camp A, Engle- wood — Feels fine. Going home soon. Jack Rollo, Linton & Scott, Se- chelt— Broken ribs and cracked collar bone. P O. Parta, Chemainus—Back in hospital. Has had operation on ‘oot. LIST se Emil Babiuk, Birdsview—Back injury. Coming along well. Sam Kalugin, Port Alberni— Knee injury. Condition fair. George Galloway, O’Brien Log- ging—Knee injury. Doing well. Geo. Malli, Queen Charlotte pee — Knee injury. Feeling ine. Pete Johnson, Stillwater—Con- dition good. Cliff Ovellatt, Victoria—Graft- ing on. ankle. Lourdes Hospital Sisters V. Manning and E. Wiedswang of Women’s Auxiliary to Local 1-363 IWA, visited the Lourdes Hospital at Campbell River and distributed books, cig- arettes, and copies of the B.C. Lumber Worker to the followin; Alfred Buck, Elk River—Infec- tion of the knee. Leslie A, Halliday, Bloedel Camp 5—Hit by sapling, injuring head and shoulders. Out soon. Wesley Boyd, Boyd Lumber Co. Sayward, B.C. — Crushed foot, progressing well. Oscar Knurson, Bloedel Camp 5—Back injured by shovel. MAIL ORDER DEPT. : An additional Service for Camps our Salesmen have not been able to cover. 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