B.C. LUMBER WORKER *

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ers who had violated the spirit of
the law in stalling bargaining
and conciliation procedures. They

were attempting to hoodwink the
public, he charged.

CMA Policy

The lumber operators were
slavishly following the policies
agreed upon earlier through the
CMA to smash the trade union
movement at an opportune mo-
ment, the District President con-
tended.

He assured the audience that
the IWA would continue to fight
for justice to the bitter end, if
need be, and warmly welcomed
the evidence of public sympathy.

Workers on strike or under
lock-out in the building trades
and construction industry were
represented by Harry West, Sec-
retary of the Building Trades
Council. He outlined the issues
which confronted the carpenters
and other workers, and- appealed
for support.

Fishermen’s Union-

Research Director, William
Rigby, of the United Fishermen
and Allied Workers’ Union, des-
cribed the difficulties encountered
by the fishermen in reaching a
fair price for their catches.

He claimed that a close rela-
tionship existed between his
Union and the IWA largely be-
cause of the interchangeability of
occupations in many sections of
the province. The name of H. R.
MacMillan, he explained, was also
well known to the fishermen,

He traced the course of nego-
tiations which were then in pro-
gress, and stated that without a

- satisfactory agreement fishing
you be discontinued after July

CCF Parliamentary Leader
Harold Winch was the only po-
litical representative to accept
the invitation which had also been
‘extended to the Social Credit
Party. He referred to his last
meeting on Powell Street grounds
when he had addressed the men
evicted from the Post Office and
the Art Gallery in the stormy
days of the depression. Like
1932, the present year had be-
come a year of crisis, he stated.

Year of Crisis
The crisis existed, he contend-

ed, because never had there been
ae year when so many were unem-

LLY

ployed solely because of the re- |’

fusal of the employers to treat
workers as citizens of industry.
. He ascribed the causes to the
agreement among employers to
attempt the suppression of the
trade union movement, Plans had
been laid, he alleged, to break the
organized movement by exploita-
tion of the unorganized.

Extortion

The political spokesman for the
CCF charged that the B.C. lum-
ber operators had demanded ex-
tortionate prices from the British
Government at a time when the
needs of the British people were
acute. Little wonder, he stated,
that they now found difficulty in
restoring confidence in their sell-
ing methods, when faced with
greater competition.

The British buyers had a per-
fect right to feel “gypped”, he
claimed, because of this grasping
attitude, and reckless disregard
of stable trade relations.

Investigation Urged

He urged that the conduct of
the lumber industry and the
events leading up to the present
strike be investigated under the
terms of the Public Enquiries
Act. It should be known whether
there had been conduct subversive
of the welfare of the province, he
affirmed.

He congratulated the IWA
upon the election of three of their
‘members to the Legislature and
said.“The CCF is not behind you,
the CCF is 100% with you.”

AFL Chieftai:

President Tom Albsbury of the
Trades and Labor Council pledg-
ed the full support of his organi-
zation in the strike issues, and
expressed appreciation of the co-
operation which had been estab-
lished in the crisis between the
two labor bodies. The workers
should speak with one voice on
such matters, he stated.

He referred to the situation as
“The Bosses in Blunderland” as
the strikes had resulted from a
succession of blunders based on
their determination to deny all
the rights of labor. ,

The AFL chief attacked the in-
action of the Provincial Govern-
ment and urged joint action by
all political leaders to remedy the

situation.

(Graham

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Ingenuity displayed by IWA
strikers at Ladysmith and Port
Alberni has excited the admira-
tion of strikers elsewhere in
the Coast area, who have not
had the same opportunities to
supplement their needs from
nature’s bounty. 5

At Ladysmith two fishing hoats
have been in service for picket
control duty — the “Blossom”
(crew members Alex Brown, Vic
‘Tassim, and Bob Francis) and the
“Race Point” (crew members
Max Sanders, Jack McAdam, and
Eddie De Wild).

While not engaged in patrolling
the booms in adjacent waters, the
crews of the two fishing craft
have been employing their time
usefully in fishing cod. On land-
ing their catches the signal is
given on the fire bell, which calls
the strikers or their families to
the wharf for a share of the
catch; often amounting to more
than’ 1000 Ibs. a week. Cod kept
fresh in the “live tanks” of the
craft has become a popular item
of diet in Ladysmith.

Systematic exploration of ad-
jacent waters has also provided
the strikers with an abundance of
other sea food, such as clams and
occasionally crabmeat.

Apart from ingenious foraging
for the strikers’ larders, proud
boast of “Jocko” Colwell, Sub-
Local President and picket con-
trol captain, is the efficiency of
his land-air-sea patrol.

In addition to the picketing of
all operations on land in the
usual way, and the use of power
craft to guard “hot booms”, a
chartered plane takes off peri-
odically from the nearby airport
to scan the islands for unauthor-
ized lumbering.

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INTERIOR |
STALEMATE

to the present Article.
CONTRACT RATES: A sec-
tion to be inserted into the
Wage Clause providing that
all contract or piece work
rates established in the Wage
Schedule shall be subject to
negotiation,

REST PERIODS: A new
clause to be written provid-
ing for two 10-minute Rest
Periods each day, one to be
taken in the morning, and
one in the afternoon.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Im-
provements to the present
clause with respect to the
granting of Leave of Ab-
sence.

ELIMINATION OF BEGIN-
NER'S RATES from the pres-
ent Wage Schedule.

WATCHMAN’S RATE: We
request that the Watchman in
all coperations be paid not
Tess than the men’s base rate.

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“TOP-DOG’

ON|THE COAST

Top Dog Says:

“Next time Bill Rea wants
to interview a dog trainer on
his ROVING MIKE show at
8:45 a.m. he can go by

himself!”

Port Alberni strikers’ achieve-
ment has been the successful or-
ganization of a wood - cutting
scheme, which not only provides
a day’s wages for a day’s work,
but serves to supply the strikers
and the townsfolk with needed
fuel.

“Was he shocked
death of his mother

“Shocked is ly
for it. He was el

eee
A poll was taken to

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Stressing the issue of human

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effectively with domestic and
world conditions of 1952”. Pre-
sented by Secretary - Treasurer
James B. Carey_and Vice-Presi-
dent Walter P. Reuther, July 2,
the CIO called for a bold pro-
gram of industrial expansion to
meet mobilization needs, making
our economy secure against the
ravages of inflation, fair distri-
bution of tax burdens, national
health insurance.

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