B.C. LUMBER WORKER November 15, 1951 1-217 Activities Cover Social’ Side; Grievances; Education More than 600 IWA mem- bers with their wives and friends spent an evening of fun and gaiety as-the guests of Lo- eal 1-217 IWA at the Ell-Mar Ballroom, November 10. The occasion was arranged to hon- or the IWA Softball team. Officers of the Local Union ten- dered warm thanks to the mem- bers of the Ladies’ Auixiliary and the Social Committee whose painstaking endeavors contribut- ed largely to the success of the affair, Next major social event will be the Annual Christmas Party to be held December 9, at 2 p.m., in the Denman Auditorium, 1805 West Georgia. The joint Commit- tee of the Local Union and the Women’s Auxiliary are already engaged in the necessary prep- arations. Electrolytic Removal of CORNS and CALLUS ONE PAINLESS - APPLICATION JAMES W. LIN- Member of ILW.A.) 224\/, East Georgia St. {Suite 3) Vancouver, B.C. For Appointment phone TAtlow 5738 SAN FRANCISCO. — TAILORS — LOAN MONEY ON Suits, Overcoats, etc. Loggers’ Boots, Sleeping Bags, Suitcases, Radios, Watches and Rings Expert Watch Repairing UNREDEEMED Suits and Caulk Boots For Sale MAIL ORDER 52 West Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B.C. A number of grievances at the Goodwin Johnson logging camp, West Vancouver, and the Good- win Johnson booming grounds in North Vancouver, have been taken up by the Grievance Com- mittee and President Whalen. Transportation facilities at the |* logging camp is the main griev- ance. The Company has agreed to-install canvas tops and build wooden bottoms in the trucks in order that the loggers will not be in danger of slipping and falling when they get into the trucks with their caulked boots. The committee at the booming ground has requested that the Company build a decent lunch- room immediately, and that the employees receive their pay cheque on the designated pay days, the 7th and 22nd of each month, The procedure in payment of cheques for some considerable time has been to mail the cheques to employees’ homes, the results being that they receive the cheques a few days after the regular pay day. The booming ground is now 100 percent union. Restmore Manufacturing President Whalen, with Busi- ness Agent Harry Bardsley and Plant Committee member Tommy Haggart, met with the manage- ment of Restmore Manufacturing and ironed out some of the dif- ferences in the Contract regard- ing rates of pay, overtime rates, seniority questions, and the agreements have been forwarded to the Restmore Manufacturing Co. and to Hammond Furniture Company for signing. Giroday’s The IWA Plant Committee at Giroday’s Sawmills, headed by Donny McDonald, deserves com- mendation for the job in settling seniority questions. The night shift was laid off. The Committee met with management, and were successful in ironing out all sen- iority questions except one. The crew refused to go to work until they had a thorough discus- sion on this matter, and after two hours were spent in the WILBECK’S IN YANCOUYER FOR RADIOS AND LATEST RECORDS 2258 W. 4th BA. 4523 HAND-CRAFTED WITH “At MacGREGOR'S MEN'S WEAR, PORT ALBERNI” OHNSON’S LOGGERS (UNION MADE) - COMFORT and . QUALITY A.W. Johnson Ltd. 63 West Cordova St. Vancouver, B.C. FINEST SWISS LEATHE! SANDWICH WHITE BREAD Sliced BALANCED RATION Siiceprcad “dents?” meeting between the Plant Com- mittee and the Company, an agreement was arrived at ‘and seniority established and placed in writing by the Company. Universal Box The long standing grievance re seniority, re employees on the green chain at this Company, has been processed by the Plant Com- mittee and later by the officers of Local 1-217 who have en- deavored to negotiate a settle- ment through Forest Industrial Relations, Lion’s Gate The shop steward at Lion’s Gate Boiler Room has been suc- cessful in having the Company hire a full-time watchman on the afternoon and graveyard shift, This was a major grievance in the boiler room, as the firemen had to leave their boilers and go out and-punch the clock. Other grievances regarding safety con- ditions in the boiler room at this plant have been discussed with the Company and steps are being taken to rectify all unsafe work- ing conditions. Public Speaking Classes The Educational Committee of Local 1-217 are very pleased with the response to the Public Speak- ing Classes being conducted by Mr. James Peter Ferguson, There are 27 members attending the class, being conducted on Friday night, and 14 members are at- tending the class being conducted on Tuesday morning. The classes will last 13 weeks, and any mem- bers who are desirous of enroll- ing should do so immediately. An insurance agent, writing a policy for a cowpuncher, asked if he ever had any accidents. “No, I reckon not,” the client replied. “A bronco kicked in a couple of my ribs and a rattle- snake bit me a few weeks ago.” “Don’t you call those acci- “Reckon not. The dang critters done it on purpose.” ALSBURY REPORTS “CONGRESS UNITED” Complete denial of newspaper reports that there has been a serious split in the ranks of the Canadian Congress of Labor was made by District President J. S. Alsbury, as immediately upon his return from Ottawa he reported to the quarterly meeting of the B.C. District Council, IWA, November 8-4. He affirmed that all major un- | ions had been represented at the recent meeting of the National Council, and that determination to maintain unity and harmony was clearly evident. The resignation of Vice-presi- dent Alex MacAuslane had been accepted, he informed the Coun- cil. The resignation of Secretary- Treasurer Pat Conroy had “been tabled for another two weeks and would be considered at a special meeting summoned for Novem- ber 12. Jurisdiction in the tanning and leather sections of the fur and leather industry was granted by the Congress to the United Pack- inghouse Workers. The manufac- turing sections would be organiz- ed under Union directly charter- ed by the Congress, it was ex- plained, as a sequence to the ex- pulsion of the Fur and Leather Workers from the Congress. Impartial treatment of unions seeking certification in govern- ment and public utility consrtuc- tion contracts, had been demand~ ed, the President reported. Of special interest was the work of the Congress Research Department in connection with the pending revision of the cost- of-living index. A more satisfac- tory and complete estimate of changes in living costs is in course of preparation. Resolutions referred to the Council for action by the recent annual convention in Vancouver were dealt with in the recent ses- sions of the Council. Chief among these was a resolution endorsing the policy of the United Nations, to “fight aggression wherever it may arise”, and to promote trade policies designed to promote the welfare of the peoples of all countries. The outlawing of injunctions in labor disputes was pressed before the Canadian Parliament. Farmers’ C.O.L. Up, Too! OTTAWA (CPA)—Farm living costs have risen even more rapidly than have those of urban workers. That’s revealed by the index figures for August, released by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, November 5. The farm family living costs index stood at 214.7 in August; the urban cost of living index had risen to 188.9 at that time. The composite index of farm costs, including ma- chinery, equipment and hired help, ran to 227.3. KITIMAT WORKERS JOIN LOCAL 1-71 Certification has been granted Local 1-71, IWA, for Kitimat Constructors at Kitimat in respect of woodworking operations. Certifications have also been awarded the Local Union in the operations of Boyson & Dale, Terrace, and Remo Timber, Terrace. Second Annual Convention of the Local Union will-be held in the Arcadian Hall, Vancou- ver, Friday, December 28th, starting at 9:30 a.m. This an- nual event of great iniportance to the Loggers’ Local, which is held at this time of the year for the convenience of all log- ging camps, is expected to at- tract a bumper attendarite this year. The Annual Loggers’ Ball, sponsored by Local 1-71, IWA, will be held on the evening of December 28 in the Pender Auditorium, 339 West Pender St, Boilermakers’ Hall). An attractive and lively program appropriate to the occasion is being arranged. The Local Union desires to inform all loggers who plan to spend their Christmas vacation in Vancouver, that this affair is the only genuine social affair of the kind conducted by log- gers for loggers. 100% IWA Telegraph Cove Mills, at Tele- graph Cove, B. C., now report the mill as 100% TWA after a year’s effort to establish organization. — President Frank Howard spent the necessary time in Terrace to assist in preparations for the strike vote, November 13, at Lit- tle, Haugland. and Kerr opera- tions. The members who gave a 100% authorization for a strike ballot are standing solidly behind their original intentions, it was reported. The issue is the estab- lishment of Coast contract terms as in the adjacent operations of Columbia Cellulose Ltd. Life Insurance is the Difference Between “I Have” and ‘I Wish’ JAKE FRIESEN Branch Office: 475 Howe Street Courtesy and Service Wrong Firm eo Named It was incorrectly reported in the November Ist issue of the B.C. Lumber Worker that Lo- cal 1-367 had presented a grievance respecting call-time to B.C. Forest Products Ltd. This should have read Cana- dian Forest Products Ltd., and apologies are hereby tendered to those concerned by the edi- torial staff. LOGGERS ATTENTION! Ask for Spoed-Sew at Your Commissary MENDS SOX, JEANS, BONE DRYS in 30 SECONDS Giant Size Tube Mends at Least 50 Pairs of Socks 75c Plus Tax Universal Enterprises Hoad Office: 228 Rogers Bldg. Vancouver, B.C. WORK : GLOWES ; &® Skillfully made in a 100% Union Shop fo give maximum protection. VANCOUVER, B.C. A * distinguished : product of the BRITISH COLUMBIA DISTILLERY = Co. Ltd. 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