B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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May 17, 1951

LOCAL 1-80

BEAR CREEK COLLECTS FOR
BRO. BERGREN’S WIDOW

Certification for Nanoose Tie
Mill has now been secured by
Local 1-80, IWA. This was
one of the few small operations
for which certification had for-
merly been granted to the

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'@ Fotiowing are the new Sub-
cal officers of the Ladysmith

IWA, 1-80 Sub-Local, for this

year:

President, Axel Anderson; 1st
vice-president, Fred Svennson;
2nd vice-president, J. F. Colwell;
third vice-president, Leo Kar-
vanen; financial secretary, Stan-
ley Heyes; recording secretary,
Martin Backmeier; trustees,
Hank Pollock, J, Popovich,
Tommy Tame; warden, Swen Ell;
conductor, S. Holmstrom,

Safety Inspection
The Local Safety Director,
John T, Atkinson, is making a
esas tour pf this Local Union,
and in the course of his tour ex-
pects to meet many of the mem-

bers of the Safety Committees in
the various operations.

Energetic Job Steward Martin
Satcher, at Bear Creek Camp,
Port Renfrew, reports with pride
that the IWA Camp Committee
recently secured a generous col-
lection to aid the widow of Bro.
Linus Bergren, accidentally killed
a few weeks ago.

Officers Elected

Owing to a_ typographical
error in the previous issue, the
corrected list of officers elected
and installed for Local 1-80 is
published herewith.

President
Ast vice-p:
2nd vice-pres.
8rd vice-pres.
Fin. Sec.
Rev. Sec,
Conductor ..

.Joe Morris
T. Atkinson
George Smythe
Frank Telford
Edwin Linder
awrence Jones
.Bert Smith
Warden ‘im Bailey
Trustees ....J. F. Colwell, Peter

MacDonald, J. M. Milmore

@vic & Mc Yields To CCL;
Avoids Strike

CIO-CCL unions are all set for
a major drive to complete nego-
tiations for the 600 employees of
Mc and Me on the Lower Main-
land. Mec and Me are a firm
which hitherto has been noted for
its low standard of wages and
working conditions.

Big stride forward came last
week when, five minutes before
strike deadline, the management
of the steel warehouse in Van-
couver capitulated to the Steel-
workers and reached settlement.

Me and Me’s acceptable offer
gave the 35 employees affected
wage increases from $54 to $70 a
month, and dating back to
October 1, 1950. This means the
individuals will get retroactive
pay from $400 to $500.

Steel also won union security,
check-off, nine statutory holidays
and two weeks’ vacation after
five years.

The contract will run to
October 2, 1952.

Before the action by the Steel
union, basic pay in the warehouse
ranged from $30 to less than $45
a week,

Steel official Ewart Orr said
that interim increases have been
obtained, recently in six other
contracts, and final negotiations
will open in July,

Orr said, too, that a determined
effort was being made to end the
strike at Amalgamated Electric,
Granville Island. The dispute
has been going on for a year.

Educator

HOWARD CONQUERGOOD, re-

cently appointed Educational
Director, Canadian Congress of

Labor.

Sports Program .Set For

Further dispute with Pretty
Logging Co., Texada Island,
was avoided by Local 1-71,
IWA, when Conciliation Officer
C. O. Gordon secured a settle-
ment on the basis of the master
contract terms.

When the plans of the IWA
Camp Committee, Kelly Logging
Co., Aero Camp, mature they ex-
pect to have the best recreation
program on the Coast. The Social
Committee is planning an ambi-
tious sports program to include
softball, volley ball, table tennis,
as well as swimming and fishing
at a nearby lake.

Members of the crew may
shoulder a special assessment and
the company is co-operating by
providing material and equip-
ment. Company bulldozer will
level the playing ground near the
camp. ‘

| Aero Camp, Q.C.L

Terrace Sub-Local

Organization within the Ter-
race Sub-Local has resulted in
tremendous gains in Union mem-
bership. A determined stand is
being taken by the men in an
effort to gain the wages and con-
ditions that are commensurate-
with the type of coast logging
that they are doing. The Sub-
Local officers recently elected
are:

Chairman, Bill Lord; Secre-
tary, Harley Norbirg.

Job Stewards for Columbia
Cellulose, Bill Gigger, J. “Pierre-
roy, Bill Dale, Jim Horkin, Matt
Kawinsky, L, Burt, Frank Green.

For Boyson and Dale — Jack
Miller, W. McConnell.

For L. H. and K., Town Mill—
Tom Presky, George Hall.

For L. H. and K., 17 Mile
Camp—Jim Wilson.

SEKORA SURVEYS

Organization survey recently
undertaken by International
Representative Mike Sekora in
the Peace River Block around
Dawson Creek and Fort St.
John has disclosed attractive
possibilities for IWA organiza-
tion in that area.

Wages and working conditions
are described as being below any
other section of the province.
Sanitary conditions were found
to be so intolerable that special
action was taken by Representa-
tive Sekora to secure action by
Provincial Health authorities. |
Loggers are required to pack
their own blankets when leaving
for camps, contrary to regula-
tions.

Frequent violation of the law
regarding regular wage: pay-
ments, and overtime were dis-
covered, Almost all operations

disregard the annual vacations
provided by law. These infrac-
tions were brought to the atten-
tion of the Board of Industrial
Relations.

Meetings addressed by Repre-
sentative Sekora were well at-
tended and plans were laid for
the organization of a Sub-Local
at Dawson Creek. Eventually a
sub-office at that point will be
required,

Because of numerous requests
from all classes of workers, a
detailed report was forwarded to
the CCL in connection with plans
to station a special CCL or-
ganizer in the territory.

Representative Sekora reported
that the northern section of the
province is experiencing one of
the greatest booms in its history.
Completion of the PGE from

Quesnel to Prince George, and!

NORTH

the surfacing of the John Hart
Highway from Dawson Creek to
Prince George promises to stimu-
late new developments through
the entire district. Prince George
expects to get new pulp and ply-
wood plants. New sawmills are
being planned to keep pace with
this development.

Conciliation Board has been
applied for in the dispute with
Western Plywoods Ltd. at Ques-
nel. Issue is the Union’s demand
that wages and working condi-
tions be maintained as in the
Coast plywood plants.

It is contemplated to place an
organizer at Burns Lake this

summer.

You never realize how the
human yoice can change until a
woman quits scolding her hus-
band and answers the phone.

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