~ August 21, 1952

B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

‘ PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

FALSE STATEMENTS CORRECTED

J. STEWART caer IWA District President

- gratans which have been Sos in the pres:
pale puerat rok regard to the asta rey of our Unton s the sates
le it necessary to clear up any misunderstanding.
I ee toe > fermen which I have released over Interior

tives, A wealth
been compiled pee indicates
chee ye SOEEEG: f the suet
tors op; the IWA wage de-
mands Ae é without foundation,
Amendments Made

ame:
with the peers dispute. It is
fully pce that public hear-
ings conducted by these
¢ will be held at an early | p:
aa many and Teedless
Parte which the IWA is not
4 iB i important to note that this
is the Reset position of the dis-
he _conciliati

s
approval of the membership,
Tt will be noted that the Union

IW.
of evidence has

complying strictly with the | fixe

ee oe laid down in the Act.
No deadline has bee
the urgency of th
sees
on

Misleading covered

In facts, an
cause a the clea
of the Union, ae is

fixed, but | i

e faci aa
note poareey free to

\Sailor
Wins
Honors

Competing with tree climbers
from both sides of the line, Dai
Sailor, former member of Loc:

a 80, LWA, won both the at

dian and American tree climb-

ine contests, held recently in
US.A.

2d, but ne eventielesat ‘the Ae
mmittee has bee

Ree say delaying tactics
ator

Som mittee is} the
say ecure oe Dan, whose agility in climbing
wouldtum a monkey green with
. | jealousy, wo Canadian title
jn Sutherland, Oregon, by clit
or no Pace action. ing an 80 ft, tr the inc
-| All lumber BOE cers should | ible time of 17.6 seconds.

tio
been made to

has
Gun the impression ae whe
ie will nk a ae»

et he
io:
the job, eather Aa satisfactory
sehoment is reached o:
omni ag ra

The: ictions completely
i suisrepracen’ ane situation. It is
true that no deadline has beer

your Uni lin
4

MEN AND TREES

Fred McMasters was born in Winni-
peg but for ten years ‘has worked

in the logging camps of ae

Island, d int

ds ¢

his life's work.

His job as loading

—and a pepe supply g trees.

In Rettich C,

directly

or indirectly

resource,

en the forest

Protect Your Prosperity

Ke British Ci
Seep br

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

British Columbia Forest Service

‘At. Morton, as, the next
eI oy he won the Ametienn cham

'y authorization lin 21 set

ceil ARs ee Snap in- Dat
structions by democratic secret
balloting.

The hands of their negotiators

0 Dictato)
ereby serve modlee ont all
oe that in accordance
with the expressed will of the
membership in the Interior, the
fight on their peste if will be car-
e TWA. as a delegate of Poel
iain thelr just’ ight 3 and by
which they themselves Ha mesenuineectic:
rs | Sept aa 6 at Mission ere
ber they are holding tree climbing
ests.

In New Brunswick in 1950 a

| pound of baker's bread cost, an

average of 10.6 re than
any otter provi

RELATIONS JOB
IMPRESSES EAST

Public relations as conducted by the
strike attracted attention in Eastern Canada, it is noted by Jack
wv jplieras) in his column, “Yours fraternally”, in Canadian Labor.

ee

cee my chance orchids show |
up in the’ near future
awarded a badge of merit by the
this fotenone _ Pr | Canadian Red Cross peau of
@|no accidents during a given per-
jodjint thal wood operation’ erghers
injuries and fatalities run high.

YOU CAN BANK
BY MAIL

with
IMPERIAL BANK
OF CANADA
Sida suet laiectar tee head
an be carried

IWA
ORGANIZES
BLIND

Mi and lumbermen in
out-of-the-way places will
find banking easy and con-
Production workers employed ||| Venient using Imperial Bank
bythe Canadian National Insti- mail 1g sexvit
tute for the Blind, most of whom ‘Addr.
are sightless, are now amen ess you letter
of the International Woodwork- branch listed below and serv-
ora of Amel erica. ice will follow ptly.

In ‘ification vote the To-
ronto ‘erloyees favored the IWA
48-9.. 0; was ‘under-
taken on the insistence of ‘Hie

rm director of he

union, said.
“We were reluctant to organize

them ht oftere d to lend ous & Vancouver—Granville & Dunsmulr
en.

Vancovver—Hastings ue Abbott:
Other Bi

ae t hea: A
aie “Neither would they go Crnbroat isk os on
a ae ee bate the ey be ac- poaties Natal Nef
fonnen deta.
dat

filer hates oe to in eects of
charity, that is See pas thing
they are trying to o

IWA. during the recent -