| Page Eight B.C. LUMBER WORKER June 22, 1950 “Strike Is Off!” “THE STRIKE IS OFF,” says shop steward to group of Vancouver woodworkers preparing for strike deadline during the early morn- ing of June 15. Your Space, Boys! PRITCHETT DOESN'T SPEAK FOR IWA The Editor: I see where Pritchett made a press release to the Vancouver Sun that there’s not enough prep- aration for a strike. The loggers know that NOW IS the time to strike, when the lumber industry is at its height of prosperity. What’s the use of striking when there’s no market for lum- ber? All the same-as shutting the stable door when the horse has gone. Pritchett talks as if he’s afraid of a strike. Is he thinking of the meal ticket he will lose if his few members go out on strike? When he made that statement to the press, he must have been talking for his WIUC! Mission Faller. LOCAL UNION OFFICIALS phone news of settlement to Vancou- FOUR BUSY ME ver Island points and cancel strike action planned. (Left) Jacob Holst, Local 1-85, IWA; Joe Miyazawa, International Regional Of- fice; Gilbert Schofield, Local 1-80, IWA, and Lawrence Vandale, Local 1-357, IWA, aie SICK LIST a Vancouver General Hospital Sisters G. McDougall, J. Jones- Cook, Lucille Busch, and Vera Wild of the W.A. to Local 1-217, IWA, visited the General Hospi- tal during June, and distributed cigarettes, matches and copies of the B.C,’ Lumber Worker, and International Woodworker to the following patients: Charles ‘Dane, Unemployed — Stomach trouble. Being dis- charged from hospital. Steve Paul Yurisich, Smith & Oscar, Carter Bay—Hernia op- eration. Discharged. Peter Panchuck, Pioneer Timber Port McNeil — Varicose veins. Progressing slowly. Fred Barry, H. & A. Logging — Leg injury. Coming along. Peter Rushrick—Leg injury. Go- ing home soon. 5 John O'Neill, Harvey Logging, Minstrel Island—Broken back. Progressing slowly. Archie McLaren, B.C. Forest LAST DITCH NEGOTIATIONS through Labor Relations Board reaches settlement v IWA strike action, June 15. LRB officials confer with IWA Negotiating Committee till dawn. \] (CIO-CCL) USW APPEAL B.C. Labor Relations Board ig- nored at least seven precedents set by themselves when they re- fused to certify Steelworkers’ Lo- cal 4281 in Trail, B.C. This is one of the facts which will be brought to light when United Steelworkers of America appeal against the refusal to certify the union in the Consolidated Mining and Smelting operations. The appeal will probably be taken shortly. 2,200 Signed Up “The Board has ignored the written wishes of 2,200 men,” said a Steel Union official to the B.C. Lumber Worker. “Not only that, their reasoning doesn’t tie in with their own ac- tions. No dues were collected from the men in Trail, but neither were they taken. from workers at Durand Machine Works, Vanco uver, certified earlier this year by the self same Board. Products — Broken _ pelvis. Walking on crutches. Hopes to go home soon. Joe Koenig, Eburne—T.B. Still improving. Mervin Williams, Fraser Saw- mills—T.B. Hopes to be out next month. . Mike Raphael, Harvey Logging, Minstrel Island—Condition not so good. Sima Heiklonen—Head injury. Albert Hankin, Shawnigan Lake Logging—Head injury. Condi- tion fair. Gordon Bryant, Grand Forks — Just operated on. Edward Johnson, Giroday Saw- mills — Broken leg. Operated on. Jacob Wagner, Western Plywoods —Right arm crushed. Finger amputated. Doing well. Walter Grisenthwaite, Gordon Wright Camp, Alison Harbour —Badly frozen feet. Trying new crutches, Harold Staffen, Cedar Produéts— neck, Feeling not too badly. Eric Nieme, Gibson Bros. Jeune Landing — Back injury. Six fractured ribs. Feeling fine. Reg. Rummy, Seymour Inlet — Diabetic. Ted Milokoyich, Comox—Rheum- atism. Feeling better. Herbert Rickens, Reliable Log- 5 Co., Duncan—Broken leg. ling good. Runacres, Nanaimo Saw- mills — Spine injury. Feeling not too badly. Lewis Bonk, Comox Logging — Spine injury, Progressing well. ‘Thomas Blake, D. & E. Logging— » Broken thigh. Not doing so well. Fred Gaustin, Princeton—Injured bee Very eta | Kelleher, Stolberg Construction —Broken ankles. Injured in January, out and in hospital ever since. Perce Douchette, Pacific Lumber Co ae Port Alberni—Left leg ing. Bone graft; progress- |}// No. 401 "Leghe Craceer” Full 10 Upper io Our most popular styl for comfort and durabi