in 1936, In August 1942, he joined the ‘A, and actively assisted in the or- B. Cc. LUMBER WORKER Page 3 J, STEWART ALSBURY Local 1-357, IWA Candidate for District President Bro. J. Stewart Alsbury gained his first trade union experience carly in life through the Teamsters’ and Chauffers’ Union, A.F. of L., in 1918. He joined the Lumber Workers’ In- dustrial Union in 1931, and later, the Lumber and Saw Mill Union, A.F. of ganization of the New Westminster Local 1-357. Upon formation of this local, he was elected to the office of 2nd Vice-President in the newly char- tered Local, November 1942, and served in that capacity for two years. He also became Chairman of the Fraser Mills sub-Local and Grievance ‘Committee. In 1947, he was elected President of the New Westminster Local with @ three-to-one majority, October 19, 1948, he was appointed Provisional President of B.C. District No. 1 IWA, following the disaffilia- tion move of October 4th, 1948. In 1949, following the Annual Dis- trict Convention, he was confirmed in the position of District President by referendum ballot, and has served in that capacity until the present time. At the Annual Convention of the Canadian Congress of Labor, 1950, he ‘was elected a member of the National Executive Committee of the Congress. | : He is also 1st Vice-President of the B.C, Federation of Labor, and a mem- ber of the Grievance Committee of the Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland Labor Council. TOM BRADLEY Local 1-217 Candidate for District Ist Vice-President Brother Tom Bradley has had over 25 years of experience in the trade union movement. Starting with the United Mine Workers in Alberta, he moved on to the Lumber Workers’ Industrial Union in B.C. He took a prominent part in the struggles of building the union in the =e period, including the Fraser strike in 1931" and the big od of pt and Beets also setting up the Federation which Jed to the of the IWA in 1937, when d the position of District Sec- FRED FIEBER ° Local 1-71 Candidate for District 3rd Vice-President Bro. Fred Fieber, upon securing employment with the Alaska Pine Co. in 1942 as a welder, immediately joined the IWA, Local 1-357, New ‘Westminster. He became active in building up the newly chartered Local, and served as Shop Steward, and Board member for the Alaska Pine sub-Local. He was associated with those who re- stored democratic control of the Union's affairs. In 1948, he was offered the ap- pointment of International Organizer and undertook organization work in the Kamloops and Kelowna areas. Following the WIUC attempt to split the union, he was assigned to Port Alberni and assisted in the main- tenance of the IWA Local at that point. Subsequently, he performed similar duties in Cranbrook and Ke- lowna areas. He has served as Financial Secretary of Local 1-71 IWA and District Exec- utive Board member since July 1949, and was on the 1950 Negotiating Committee of the IWA. ANDY GOOD Local 1-217 Candidate for District Six-year Trustee When Brother Andy Good finished his active service in World War IL he found employment in 1947 at the Eburne Sawmill Division of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. While he is not disposed to mention the fact, he is also a veteran of World War I. He immediately joined the IWA, and as a loyal member assisted in the reorganization of Local 1-217 IWA, when it was threatened by WIUC disruption, ‘These activities led to his election as Plant Chairman in the Eburne Mills, a post which he held continu- ously from October 1948, until his re- tirement in December 1950. His great- est pride is that during this period, the IWA membership in Eburne Mills increased from 200 to over 600. He is known to the trade union movement by reason of his work as a delegate from Local 1-217 IWA to the Quarterly District Council meetings, the sessions of the Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland Labor Council, District Conventions, and International Conventions. His experience has made him a firm advocate of education in trade union principles, and the promotion of credit unions for IWA members, Biographies Of B.C. Candidates STUART M. HODGSON Local 1-217 Candidate for District 2nd Vice-President Brother “Stu’’ Hodgson confesses that he made his first contact with the lumber industry in 1940, but that this was soon interrupted by his enlistmént in the Navy, in which he did a four- year hitch on active service. On rare occasions he has been per- suaded to tell hair-raising stories of his experiences on the Murmansk run, in the Soviet Union, and elsewhere on the high seas, during a 83,000-mile tour of duty. Upon discharge from the Navy, he returned to MIL and joined the IWA, which had organized the plant in his absence. In 1946 he was elected to the Pub- licity Committee of Local 1-217 IWA, and in January 1948 he was elected IWA Plant Chairman at MIL from among 850 employees. After the October 1948 “revolution” he was taken on the organization staff of the International Union and was active in the reorganization of Local ;|Local 1-217. In February 1949, he was elected Financial Secretary of Local 1-217 IWA and has served in that capacity continuously up to the present time. During the period of negotiations in the Interior, 1950, he was delegated by his Local Union to assist the Kam- loops and Kelowna Local Unions both in negotiations and the supporting organization drive. He was recently elected to the Exec- utive Committee of the Greater Van- couver and Lower Mainland Labor Council as Chairman of the Grievance Committee. Among his other numerous activities he has found time to help organize the Local 1-217 Softball Team, and rouse enthusiasm for the Union's recreational and educational programs. CARL MERTZ Local 1-217 Candidate for District 2nd . Vice-President =~ Brother Carl Mertz entered the em- Ployment of Canadian White Pine, Vancouver, in 1936, and has been continuously employed in that plant since that time, except for overseas service. He spent five years on active service as an infantryman and was wounded. Upon discharge from the army, he re- turned to Canadian White Pine, and District ing his absence the plant had been organized, His activity in the IWA led to his election as Plant Committee Chairman posts he served Local 1-217 IWA from 1948 until January 1951. Al- though his duties in a plant employ- ing over 900 employees were exacting, he was also active as a delegate to IWA Wages and Contract Confer- ences, and in negotiations on behalf of his fellow-employees. Brother Mertz gave active assistance in-the reorganization of Local 1-217, following WIUC disruption, and was a member of the group of loyal IWA members who succeeded in holding the IWA line in Canadian White Pine. As one who served a term on the Education Committee, of Local 1-217, he has a great interest in trade union ‘education, and has forcefully presented his views om this and other subjects las a delegate at the last three District conventions. GEORGE H. MITCHELL Local 1-357 Candidate for Secretary- Treasurer, B.C. District No. 1 Bro. George H. Mitchell entered the trade union movement through the Hod Carriers and Helpers Union, 25 years ago. Upon change of occupa- tion, he joined the Shoemakers’ Guild, and retained his membership for 11 years. In 1939, he secured employment with the Can. Western Lumber Co. in Fraser Mills. Immediately he be- came associated with the early attempts to organize the woodworkers in the district, which resulted in their affili- ation with the IWA. Originally, he joined Local 1-217, Vancouver, but subsequently was dele- gated by the New Westminster mem- bers to apply for a Local Charter. He served as an officer on the original Executive Committee and also as Re- cording Secretary. For two years he filled the post of Financial Secretary in the Local Union. In 1944 he was appointed to the organizing staff of the International and despite opposition from the Prit- chett-Smith clique, played an active part in the organizing of the New Westminster area, which finally brought almost every mill under union contract. > He served as District Board mem- “.|ber for New Westminster for five years, and was recently re-elected for his fourth term as Vice-President of the Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland Labor Council. In 1949, Brother Mitchell was elected District Secretary-Treasurer, and has occupied that post continu. ously since. “NO WAR — NO PROFITS!” Out of the mouth of a leading industrialist has come the '|plainly-worded prediction of an economic recession “within 12 months, if the war situation ... does not grow worse.” The speaker was Mr. Alexan- der Gray, Sr., president of the Gray-Bonney Tool Co, Ltd., and a director of the Canadian Ex- porters’ Association. His predic- tion was reported as part of an address _to the Society of Auto- motive Engineers in Montreal on December 1. The present business boom, he said, is built“ on uncertainty, on fear of the unknown, on credit.” |He said industrial plants were ; how running to capacity, but did not know where their future steel and raw materials are to come from, and they don’t know what labor is going to ask, “So just to be safe, they up the prices a immediately joined the IWA, as dur- |; and Head Shop Steward, in which ia JOE MORRIS Local 1-80, TWA Candidate for District 1st Vice-President Brother Joe Morris is always cither too busy or too modest to supply full details of an active trade union career. He admits that he has been an active member of the IWA for years, and that he became President of the Ladysmith sub-local upon his dis- charge from the army in 1946. He was elected President of Local 1-80 IWA upon reorganization in October. In 1949 he was elected District 2nd Vice-President, and has served in that capacity until the present date. In addition to his duties as a Dis- i | trict Officer he has been actively en- gaged in a full-time capacity on the International Organization staff, since October 1948. He was an active par- ticipant in the 1950 negotiations, both at the Coast and in the Interior, and assisted organization in the Southern Interior in support of negotiations. He was re-elected Alderman of the City of Ladysmith last December. ROY WHITTLE Local 1-118 Candidate for District Six-year Trustee Brother Roy Whittle’s association with the lumber industry commenced in 1938, when he was engaged as an electrician. His employment in the industry has been with the Cameron Lumber Co: and B.C. Forest Products Ltd. When his plant was organized in 1942, he joined the IWA, and imme- diately became active, with the result that in 1947 he was elected Recording Secretary of Local 1-118, Victoria. He had previously served the Union as Shop Steward and Plant Committee Chairman. His official duties brought him into conflict with the LPP clique which then ruled the IWA. This placed him in a position of leadership after the October 1948 “revolution” and he was then named Provisional President of the Local Union. He was elected Financial Secretary of Local 1-118 in March 1949, and has served in that capacity continu- ously until the present date. As a representative of Local 1-118 IWA upon the District Executive Board, at District Council meetings and conyentions he has played an ac- tive part in the Union’s negotiations during the past two years. Brother Roy Whittle is also cred- ited with an important contribution toward the promotion of CCL organ- ization on the Lower Vancouver little.” Island.