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LUMBER WORKER

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“men’s Industrial Relations, who
represent 200 of the major units,
the Loggers’ Association, cover-
ing smaller units in Seattle and
Aberdeen areas, Portland, Eu-
gene, Coos Bay, Klamath Falls,
and Lewiston, Idaho,

Also negotiating are the Tim-
ber Manufacturers’ Association,
which include Potlach Forests
ine., Diamond Match (4,000 work-
ers,) and Plywood and Door Ma-
nufacturers’, (4,000 workers).

The bigger independents in-
clude the Weyerhaeuser Timber
Company (9,000 men), Willam-
ette Valley operators, and Oregon
Coast Operators,

Fadling Negotiating

President J. E. Fadling is lead-
ing the negotiations.

NORTH-WEST STRIKE VOTE

Research Director Virgil Burtz
has pointed out the U.S. lumber
market is firm, with good orders
and good prospects for 1950.

He added that the Canadian
lumber market is good in the U.
S. and that, in general, prices are
rising with the demand. The em-
ployers are in good financial po-
sition.

“We in B.C.,” said District
President J. Stewart Alsbury, are
watching with the keenest inter-
est, and give our fullest support
to our brothers in the U.S. in
their fight for the conditions that
workers in the industry are fully
justified in obtaining at the earli-
est possible moment.”

Alsbury Tells 1-363 Of

AFL Raids

The annual meeting of Local

1-363 was held on Mar. 11,
with President Wessberg in
the chair. There was good rep-
presentation from both Sub-
Locals. President Alsbury gaye
an enlightening address on the
AFL raiding and the coming
year’s negotiations.
. A resolution was passed ask-
ing the Unemployment Insurance
Commission that all claims north
of Courtenay, which are being
processed through Vancouver of-
fice at present, be processed
through the Courtenay office, in
order to give the claimants a
better chance to have the organ-
ization represent them in case
of any technicalities arising.

Two resolutions were passed
from the Fanny Bay Sub-Local,
concerning shingle mills and the
guaranteed wage.

Names to go out on the refer-
endum ballot for officers are as
follows:

President, E. Lidberg; 1st Vice-
President, C. Widen; 2nd Vice-
President, G. McEntee; 8rd Vice-

Alex B. Mactlonald

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SOLICITOR TO THE

President, S. Wessberg; Record-
ing Secretary, R. Longfield; Fi-
nancial Secretary, J. Holst; Con-
ductor, O. Schultz; Warden, L.
Carlstrand; 2-Year Trustee, O.
Herrdine; 8-Year Trustee, W.
Johnson and J. Mack.

District Board Member, J.
Holst; Alternate Board Member,
S. Wessberg. é

Delegates to the Quarterly Dis-
trict Council are as follows:

E, Lidberg, O. Schultz, W. Kir-
stead and G. McEntee (stands as
an alternate).

Delegates to the Island Labor
Council are as follows:

H. N. Molland, W. Johnson, J.
Holst, S. Wesberg (alternate)
and C. Widen (alternate).

Fanny Bay Gains

Two grievances were success-
fully settled concerning the en-
gineers at Fanny Bay shingle
mill, One was in regards to the
payment of statutory holidays
and the other concerned an engi-
neer who was paid $1.38 for two
days of the week, and $1.12%
for the remainder as a fireman.
We were able to have his rate ad-
justed and he is now being paid
$1.88 straight through.

200 SIGN UP AT
PR. GEORGE

Intense activity, stimulated
by the recent visit of Interna-
tional Organizer Mike Sekora,
has secured 200 new members
for Local 1-424, in recent
weeks.

This program of activity is be-
ing followed up energetically by
Financial Secretary Dan Mc-
Shane, with ever improving

strength for the Local Union.

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1-85

"Allen Heads
Alberni Local

Newly-elected officers of Lo-
cal 1-85, IWA, Port Alberni,
were installed by District Pres-
ident J-Stewart Alsbury, at the
membership meeting, Mar. 12.

Balloting report indicated
the highest number of ballots
cast in an election since the in-
ception of the Local Union.
927 members voted, as com-
pared to 525 in 1948 and 625
in 1949, :

Declared elected and installed
were:

President, W. F. Allen, ist
Vice-President, A. G. Ingram;
2nd Vice-President, C. A. Cox,
8rd Vice-President, S. Adams;
Financial Secretary, S. J.
Squire; Recording Secretary, R.
G. Bondue; Conductor, A. Man-
nix; Warden, H. Rieder; Dis-
trict Executive Board, R. Faint;
Trustee, H. U. Allen.

Following the installation of
officers, the membership heard

full reports from the visiting of-
ficers on plans for the 1950-51
negotiations. These reports were
greeted with enthusiastic ap-
proval by the members.

Strike Action

A motion was adopted which
authorized the Executive Board
to take all necessary preliminary
steps to set up strike action com-
mittees.

The Credit Union meeting in
the Elks’ Hall, Mar. 25, will be
preceded by a banquet and fol-
lowed by a dance. The banquet
is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Guest
speaker on the occasion will be
Jack Burns, managing director

of the B.C. Credit Union League. !

Alberni Plywoods Sub-Local,
elected officers for the year at a
meeting held Mar. 19, but the A-
PL Sub-Local meeting has been
postponed until the first Sunday
in April.

FRASER MILLS
ELECTS OFFICERS

Election of officers in the

Fraser Mills Sub-Local 1-357,

IWA, returned Henry Switzer

as chairman. The retiring

chairman, Pat Power, now as-
sistant business agent for the

Local Union, administered the

oath of office to the newly-el-

ected officers as follows:

Charles Spooner, vice-chair-
man; Doug Ferg, recording sec-
retary; Glen Smith, head shop
steward; Doug Furlot, assistant
head shop steward (nights); Les
Smith, assistant head shop stew-
ard (days); Frank Melvor, board
member; Leo Stadnyk, alternate
board member.

Departure from the procedure
of former years was the decision
to elect the members of the
Grievance Committee by referen-
dum ballot, and steps are being
taken accordingly.

The newly elected chairman,
Henry Switzer stated, “The mem-
bers at this plant are watching
with great interest the plans be-
ing formulated for the negotia-
tion of the 1950-51 contract. This
is evident by the increased num-
ber of check-off slips coming in.
We intend that the operators
Shall have no .excuse to deny us
the Union shop by June 165.”

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FADLING ADDRESSES MEMBERS;

GARGRAVE NEW

International President J. E.
Fadling addressed one of the
largest membership meetings
held in recent months by Lo-
cal 1-217, on Mar. 12. Interest
was high in the plans for the
approaching negotiations on
the 1950-51 master contract.

President Fadling took the oc-
casion to deal with numerous
questions which had been re-
ferred to the International Ex-
ecutive Board by Local Unions
in British Columbia. He also
dealt with progress made in neg-
otiations by the IWA in the Paci-
fic Northwestern States.

The film showing, which pre-
ceded the business meeting, and
which included interesting sport
shorts, attracted a large and ap-
preciative audience,

Tony Gargrave was declared
elected as Recording Secretary of
the Local Union for the ensuing

year.
Quick Record

Plant Committee in the Chap-
ell Lumber Company, whose op-
erations have only recently
opened for the season, has al-
ready reported 100 percent IWA
membership and is the recipient
of congratulations by the Union.

Western Plywood members
have completed their elections for
the year and have established
their Plant, Safety, Grievance and
Shop Steward Committees,

Gets Medal

Honorable mention is made
this week of the activity of F.
J. Rowland, IWA shop steward
at Stohlberg Construction Co.,
for signing up a large number
of new members,

Shop Steward Rowland wins
this praise because of the fact
that workers for this firm are
constantly on the move, thus re-
quiring him to work unassisted
by Local, Union. officers,

Compensation Won

Toe amputation suffered by L.
Rosta, and confusion as to his
rights under the MSA, led to
difficulties with the Compensation
Board regarding medical ex-
penses,

When the claim was brought
to the Local Union office, an ap-
peal to the Board resulted in
payment of medical expenses as
part of compensation,

Calling All Ball Players

Decision has been reached by
Local 1-217 to again sponsor a
softball team for the next season,
in view of the outstanding suc-
cess achieved last year.

REC. SECRETARY

siring to make the top team in
the league this year, when to re-
Port for a try-out and early sea- .
son’s training.

121 Members

Membership drive, in which
Local Union officers and shop
stewards have been active, netted
the Union 121 new members dur-
ing last week. Aroused interest
in negotiations is putting steam
into this drive which every day
is gathering momentum.

Mixed Social

High jinks will be the order of
the evening, when members,
wives and friends assemble at
the Veterans’ Community Hall,
47th and Fraser, April 22, for
cards, dancing and refreshments,

The affair is jointly sponsored
by the Women’s Auxiliary and
the Local Union Executive.

Erickson Death
“Accidental”

“Accidental death” was the
verdict of the coroner’s jury,
following an inquest at Camp-
bell River, Mar. 17, into the
circumstances surrounding - the
fatal accident to John Erickson,
bucker, at Salmon River Log:
ging Co., Camp 2, Mar. 15.

Evidence revealed that the de-
ceased either did not hear or
failed to heed the warning given
by the head faller regarding the
danger from a hemlock hung up
in a fir, He failed to get in the
clear, and was instantly killed.

Gordon McEntee and J. Holst,
of Local 1-368, IWA, who at-
tended the inquest on behalf of
the IWA, brought out in evidence
that the members of the crew
were not wearing hard hats.

NEW ADDRESS

After an ex-
tended holiday,
my NEW
DENTAL
OFFICE is now
open, and all
old friends are
cordially in-
yited to come in
for a visit.

Dr. B. Llewellyn Douglas

9 EAST HASTINGS sr.
(CORNER Carratt)

Early announcement will be

made, advising all members de- |

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