B.

Cc.

LUMBER WORKER

September 21, 1950

Conroy To P.M.

“NO WAGE

CONTROLS

Royal City WA
Plans Social

Women’s Auxiliary, Local 1-357

at the regular membership mect-
ing held in the IWA Hall, Sep-
tember 138, laid plans to hold a
social evening at the same ad-
dress, 583 Clarkson Street, New
Westminster, September 30th.
President Mrs. Betty Sabourin

WITHOUT PRICE CURBS”

CCL Labor has told Prime Minister St. Latent that prompt ac-

tion must be taken to curb rising prices. s
The statement was made in_a letter to him from Pat Conroy
and called for a clear declaration of government policy that

PAT ON THE BACK

It is a genuine pleasure to state that the members of the B. C.
District delegation attending the Minneapolis Convention ac-

te quitted themselves with credit to their Local Unions. The influ-
ence of the B.C. District was. evident throughout the proceed-

ings, and made its mark on t!

The B. ‘fg ele:
gates could speal
on the floor with
assurance,
because they had
behind them well
fought trade
union battles and
sound experience
in the democratic
administration of
IWA affairs.

The number of young men
cluded in the B.C. contingent
aroused comment around the con-
vention hall. It is a matter of
satisfaction for the B,C. District
that young men in the IWA have
equipped themselves for trade
union responsibilities.

These things should be noted,
for one yardstick of our progress
is found in the manner by which
we help to build the International

Union,

The experience gained by our
delegates at Minneapolis will
prove a useful stimulus in the de-
velopment of our organizational
and educational program in B.C.

he

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major convention decisions.

Renegades To
Be ‘Screened’

Former IWA-CIO officials who
were expelled by the Union fol-
lowing their attempted establish-
ment of a rival organization of
woodworkers in British Columbia
last year will be compelled to
clear through local unions and
district councils of the area in

which they are located if they
wish to reinstate themselves in
the IWA-CIO, according to action
taken by the Union’s Executive
Board in a pre-Convention meet-
ing held September 8.

Tom MacKenzie of Vancouver,
B.C., Board member for the Brit-
ish Columbia District of the
Union, said the action of the
Board came in considering a num-
ber of applications for reinstate-
ment that have been received
from persons who had joined the
WIUC movement led by Harold
J. Pritchett, who is himself work-
ing in a shingle mill under juris-

be asked to subject itself either
to voluntary or official wage con-
trols if such control measures are
introduced with price controls
during a period when prices con-
tinue to increase as they have
been doing for many months,”

the national secretary,
been viewing with
concern the trend toward higher
prices.

coming more acute, is not only
reducing today’s living standards
of Canadian families,
creating a condition that may
have serious repercussions in the
future,
the grave international situation.

time high and steadily climbing.
Increases in the vrice of staples
—meat, sugar and coffee—have
been announced in the last few
weeks,

den
goods appearing in smaller cans,
with no proportionate price cut.

neither unwarranted price increases nor profiteering will be

countenanced.
“Labor,” said Conroy, “cannot?

up...uP... UP!

-“The officers of the CCL,” said
“have
increasing

“This development, daily be-
but

is

particularly in view of

“Family expenses are at an all

“Housewives are’ finding hid-
increases in the form of

“The mark-up in goods in re-

in the U.S. advanced .6 point,
while in Canada during the
same period it went up 4.9
points.

“There is an urgent need for a
clear declaration of policy that
neither unwarranted price. in-
creases nor profiteering will be
countenanced by the government
of Canada.” -

was in the Chair.

Four members named to servi

on the hospital visiting committe
were: Mrs. Margaret Seabrook,
Mrs. Gladys Alsbury, Mrs. Betty
Sabourin, Mrs. Ferg. Plans were
made to undertake regular visits
to the Royal Columbian and St.
Mary’s Hospitals. Information re-
garding woodworkers in hospital
is requested:

VANDALE BOOKED FOR CHICAGO

Lawrence Vandale, Financial Secretary, Local 1-857, IWA, New
Westminster, was chosen at the recent International Convention to
represent IWA, B.G. District No. 1, at the CIO convention, next

November in Chicago.

bil Chub

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Safety Program Acclaimed

IWA members in B.C. will be
gratified to learn that the Safety
Program of the IWA in this prov-
ince received high praise from the
convention delegates from other
districts. It was acknowledged
that B.C. is leading the way in
this phase of our Union work.

Another cause for gratification
was the praise extended to the
B.C, delegates with respect to our
official organ, the B.C. LUMBER
WORKER, We were told that our
publication ranks high in the
opinion of our American brothers
as a live trade union journal.

VANCOUVER, B.C.
Under New Management

diction of an IWA Local Union

Sa ae tail stores is frequently being

revised overnight.
Cost-of-Living Equal U.S.

“The cost of living in Canada
has been shown statistically to
be practically equivalent to that
in the U.S. although Canadian
earnings are still far below those
of U.S. workers.

“From June, 1949, to June,
1950, the cost-of-living index

BRO. BUNYAN
AT ALBERNI

The Paul Bunyan celebra-
tions over the holiday week end
at Port Alberni were the huge
success that was anticipated.

The Loggers’ Sports, held in
front of the Lewis Park grand-
stand were an especial success.

Dietrich-Collins cup for log
burling went to Billy Baikie,
whose father was second. Dougie
Geidt was third.

An exhibition of burling was
staged in the pool by Dorothy
Nunns and Myrtle Edna Baikie.

Winner of the hand-bucking
contest was J. C. Murray, Wel-
lington, who ousted last year’s
winner, Hugh McKenzie, Lady-
smith, with a time of one minute
19 seconds. Third was Alan
Woodrow, Courtenay.

Woodrow won the chopping
contest in 28% seconds. Hugh
McKenzie was second, and Phil
Whittaker, Duncan, third.

The Addison brothers, of
Nanaimo, won the power saw
bucking with a borrowed saw,
supplied in a sportsmanlike ges-
ture by the Nelson-Clavering
team after the Nanaimo boys’
unit broke down.

Their time was 49 seconds.
Runners-up were Brothers Lud-
vigson and Papsco, and O. Clark
and E, Eager.

E. Currie won the eye splicing
event in two minutes 47 seconds,
with W. Ford and Horsey Cal-
nan second and third, respec-
tively.

Ladies’ nail-driving competi-
tion went to Mrs. Nadasi, first;
Mrs. I. Ross, second, and Mrs.
Hryko, third.

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