B.C. LUMBER WORKER

March 19, 1953

LOCAL 1-71

Loggers’

~ Reports

Local
Action

-On return from a recent tour of the Englewood Camps,
Pioneer Timber Camp and other points, Financial Secre-
tary Fred Fieber, Local 1-71, reported gratifying progress
in IWA camp organization. His budget of news from the
Coast logging camps included the following items:

Camp Woss has maintained its
excellent record by keeping the
camp 100% IWA, for which
praise is given the persistent en-
deavors of Jimmy Ray.

At Beach Camp, the return and
re-instatement of Jeff Holloway,
with a cheque for back pay
amounting to $485 after the arbi-
tration award, caused as much
pleasure to the camp committee
as to Jeff himself, according to
the report.

Norman Swift won the post of
Camp Chairman as the result of
the recent election in Camp “A”,
Englewood.

Pioneer Timber

An excellent attendance at the
meeting at Pioneer Timber greet-
ed the Financial Secretary. New
committees were elected at the
meeting with Pete Rotham named
Chairman of the Camp Commit-
tee and Ted Plowright, Secretary.

The shadow of tragedy over-
hung the meeting, as shortly
before, an IWA member, Unto
Pajala, collapsed and died of
heart failure. The body of the
deceased was removed to Alert
Bay. Profound and sincere regret
was expressed by the brothers
of the deceased.

Organizer Jim MacFarlan is at
present assigned to the Queen
Charlotte Camps and President
Howard has been covering the
tip of the Island, including Hol-

~berg;~Alice. Lake. and- Jeune
Landing Camps.

The Loggers’ Navy has now
been re-commissioned after the
installation of a new engine, and
‘will sail at an early date for its
regular coverage of the more
isolated camps,

Aero Camp

Reports indicate that trouble is
again brewing at Aero Camp,
and crew members are inclined
to blame “Panicky Bill” again.

A well-known logger, it is al-
leged, was employed as hooker
and was moving the machine,
with three men short on his
crew. The Superintendent wasn’t
satisfied with the progress and
fired him after the second day.

A dispute arose over a com-
pany claim for pay deduction
which resulted in the RCMP be-
ing called in, but the man’s fare
back to town was eventually
paid. Investigation by the Local
Union is now under way.

Sad Fatality

From Queen Charlotte Islands,
Jim MacFarlan reports a sad
fatality which took the life of
John J. Bodwill, a bucker em-
ployed at the Aero Camp.

‘The deceased was working 120
feet from the fallers when a tree
twisted and fell the wrong way.
‘The funeral was held at Skide-
gate Mission.

me MEN WANTED
TO SELL TAILORED
TO MEASURE CLOTHES

Jeune Landing
President Howard was called
on to assist in the processing of
two grievances at a meeting at
Jeune Landing. On one count the

Company has refused to pay the ©

cost of living bonus on pay for
overtime, On the second count
the Company had neglected to

pay the Christmas Day holiday | =

pay.
Holberg Camp

A meeting addressed by-Presi-
dent Howard elected a new Camp
Chairman at Holberg Camp and
endorsed three important recom-
mendations to step up IWA or-
ganization in camp.

They were: the establishment
of a Union office in camp; more
effective advertising of union
meetings; and educational discus-
sions among the job stewards.
Organization in this camp as a
result is showing greater pro-
gress. -

A serious accident which oc-
curred on March 19 is being in-
vestigated. One of the rigging
crew had his hands caught be-
tween a choker and the log, with
the result that the fingers on both
hands were badly mutilated. The
crew members are determined
that the circumstances should be
probed.

Alice Lake Log.

an ly-elected job stewards’
committee in the Alice Lake Log-
ging Camp has undertaken a
complete reorganization of their
IWA program in the camp. One
issue which requires attention is
the sanitary conditions in camp,
which have caused many com-
plaints.

Lance Compton is back in camp
as Cook, but on counting noses he
is noticed to be short of help.

LOCAL 1-118
TOPS LIST

Local 1-118, IWA, Victoria, is
now credited by the CCL Depart-
ment for International Affairs
with having made the largest per
member contribution of any [WA
Local Union in the province to-
ward the work of the ICFTU.

The Victoria Local Union has
undertaken to pay one cent per
member per month into the fund,
and has pledged this amount
monthly for the full year of 4953.

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE secured adoption of a recommendation to continue emphasis

upon the CCL-PAC program which elected three IWA members to the B.C. Legislature. Members
of the committee were: Local 1-71, J. Ray; Local 1-80, F. Telford; Local 1-85, J. Whittall; Local
1-118, G. Ritchie; Local 1-217, G. Spratt; Local 1-357, A. Rose (Chairman); Local 1-363, J. Dillen
(Secretary); Local 1-367, C. Esplen; Local 1-405, D. W. Parker; Local 1-417, H. L. Evans; Local
1-323, D. Sdrogefske; Local 1-424, H, Dradar.

LOCAL 1-367

Marshall Appointed |

Local 1-367, Haney, took a
leading part in the local ob-
servance of Education Week,
when President Warren Lo’
ery participated in a panel dis-
cussion in the Maple Ridge
High School on the subject
“The Curriculum in B.C.” with
the support of other IWA
members.

Chairman of the panel was Mr.
F. Holmes, teacher at Webster's
Corners School, and other mem-
bers included Mr, A. T. Ainley,
Chairman of the Board of Trus-
tees; Mr. A. Hanson, Merchant;
Rev. Mr. Cutler, Ministerial As-
sociation; and Mr. J. Chell,
School Inspector.

Business Agent Appointed

At a special Executive Board
meeting, February 23, Charles
Marshall was appointed as Third
Business Agent.

It was reported by the Board
that Marshall, a veteran of both
the First and Second World
Wars, has a broad background of
organizational experience. He
has been a -member of Local 1-
367 for three years, having been
employed at the Decco-Walton
Logging Co. booming ground.

A full-time office will be open-
ed at Hope at an early date, it
was announced.

Safety Program

A safety meeting at the Henry
A. Larson Logging Co., Harrison
Lake, March 5th, proved stimu-
lating to safety efforts in the
operation.

District Safety Director, John

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T. Atkinson, attended and fur-
nished the audience with an able
and informative outline of the
IWA accident prevention pro-
gram, 2

Safety Committee members
elected on the occasion were:
J. G. Brown, H. Klaidt, M.
Elder, Joe Norman.

Grievance Committee mem-
bers also elected were: Joe
Norman, Frank Oliver, Joe
MacDonald, and R. Saltaire.
The District Safety Director

also visited the Stave Lake Ce-
dar operation and discovered that
the crew had achieved 145 acci-
dent-free days.

WINN AT 1-80

IWA International Secre-
tary- Treasurer Carl Winn
will be the guest speaker at
the Annual Meeting of Local
1-80, IWA, at the Odeon

Theatre in Duncan, March
22, 1953, commencing at
10:30 a.m. Business will in-
clude nominations for Local
Officers,

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