B.C. LUMBER WORKER by Portland Pete WooDworKING business is picking up in the Pacific Northwest. President Fadling pats IWA men on the backs for their firm wages’ stand because “operators are no longer hoping for cheaper lumber at the ex- pense of the workers”. se 4 FACE SLAPPING for the AFL came at V and M Logging, Castle Rock, Wash., where the teamsters were rejected and IWA main- tained. se 4 DON'T LOOK for a job as a} pilot, photographer, upholsterer, Jawyer or engineer, say the U.S. Labor Dept, ‘Train instead as a cook, bricklayer, die maker, horse doctor, or dry cleaner. Room enough in those fields. eH 8 SLICK PIX will be taken at the convention by the IWA offi- cial picture snatchers, Parodi and Bohl. a 8 8 BED BEEF led to a two weeks? strike at Washington Veneer, near Cougar. Everyone's sleep ing well now, new beds, and the strike is over. ek oe FIVE MONTHS of strike brought victory to the IWA men in the Masonite Plant at Laurel, . They won wage gain of 98¢ minimum, other concessions, and held all previous union conditions. ee 8 ONLY ONE shan voted against the IWA Local M-217 operating a Union Shop contract at Juneau Spruce, Alaska. Vote was 70-1, for this first Juneau area union shop contract. NRLB supervised vote, eek GEORGE BROWN, “Weel kent” face in B.C., and organiz- ing director of the IWA, has taken over as Oregon State CIO secretary. O) CLASSY CLASSIFIEDS GUS has been reading the ads and picked out a few that he thinks ought to be posted up in the bunkhouse. [’'ll take care of the replies, if any. These he gives honourable mention: For Sale, Lovely two-bedroom house. This is a very livable house with large loying room. For Sale, White spitz puppies. nas at Hot Dog Stand, Deep love. For Rent, Five rooms, without bath, newly decorated. Only clean people need apply. For Sale. Unpainted Furniture. See it in the nude. Special. Pies like Mother used to make — 15e ... Like Mother thought she made — Tbe. Help Wanted. Attractive girl to work jn dark room nights. They ee Winsome retail clerks, members of Retail, Wholesale, CIO, maintain determined picket line on New Westminster street against Army and Navy Department Store, where strike is in progress because of management refusal to grant wage increase awarded by Conciliation Board. CCL EDUCATIONAL Fifty trade unionists spent a successful educational weekend at Orlomah Beach, September 16, 17 and 18 under the auspices of the Educational Committee, Vancou- ver Labor Council, CCL. ‘The /group included a number of LWA students. * Professor Stuart Jamieson, U.B.C., condtcted the class on| Labor Economies; James Bury, ‘Secretary of the Vancouver Labor Council dealt with Shop Stew- ards’ Duties; Bert Gargreave, CCL organizer, led discussion .on Labor Legislation and Collective Bargaining. SCHOOL A SUCCESS: A_ lively and entertaining rec- reational program enabled the students to find fun and relaxa~ tion between classes, and enjoy the admirable facilities for out- door sport provided by the camp. At the final session, apprecia- tion was expressed for the out- standing work accomplished by Frank Dean, chairman and prime mover in the project. A vote of thanks was also tendered the of- ficials of the Children’s Jubilee Summer Camp Association ‘for excellent catering and numerous courtesies. 531 INJURED IN AUGUST August accident rate in the B.C. lumber industry reached a high of 531, with 6 more fatalities during the month. This brings a total of 4,705 accidents since January, 1949, and 37 fatalities during the same period. The Workmen’s Compen- sation Board, (which pub- lishes these figures) gives the following statement on lum- ber-milling accidents for July and August, apart from log- ging figures: Sawmills and shingle mills, 401; sash and door opera- tions, 9; veneer plants, 15; pulp and paper operations, 15. ON THE AIR... VANCOUVER 600-CJOR, Thurs. Green Gold - - = - - 7:00 p.m. PRINCE GEORGE 550-CKPG, Friday IWA Program - ~~ - 6:30 p.m. CJAV Alberni, Thurs. Volce of the IWA ~~ 6:15 p.m. ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS Ba oF Mee pncaeserl” Blea givens WHA A y, pg for banking by _ Do you live out-of-town, oF find itinconvenient to come t0 the bank Tike our Bushing by Mu? plan for doin We have thousands of Banking-by-Mail customers evidence of the satisfaction this service gives. + ‘Tallcit over with your B of M manager. Bank or MonTrREAL 21 ways a milion Conadians use the Bof M not sonally? If so, eer will yusiness. Welcome... 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