— B.C. LUMBER WORKER “LOCAL 1-217 STRIKE PLANS MADE READY Action to set up strike committees will be undertaken at a meeting of all shop stewards in Local 1-217, IWA, Vancouver, to be held in the Arcadian Hall, 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 23. This decision was made by the Local |j Union following reports received on the progress of cur- rent contract negotiations. Recent membership meeting of the Local Union declared that priority should be given to the support of contract negotiations. As a further step, the second series of job meetings will be launched during the present week. Shingle Mills Aroused Reports received at the Local Union Office in response to a questionnaire indicate that shin- gle mill workers are enthusiastic- ally behind the Union’s bargain- ing strategy. The evidence, sup- plied by the workers themselves, confirms in every detail the con- tention of the Negotiating Com- mittee that the operators’ pro- Pposals regarding new piece work rates would reduce the take-home pay for the sawyers. Grievances Adjusted A long-standing grievance at the Capilano Shingle Co. Ltd. was settled this week, when the company finally agreed to install fans in the boiler-room to reduce the temperature to a tolerable degree. The management at Kashmir Lumber Co, were persuaded that it was incorrect to cut the clean- up man down to three days a week by requesting other em- ployees to perform his duties. The matter was amicably settled. Burning grievance at J. R. Murray Co. Ltd is the continu- ing over-lapping of shifts. It has now become a major problem, and all crew members are await- ing the outcome of negotiations, during which remedies for the grievance were proposed. The average over-lap is one and one- half hours, and the attitude of the crew is that they will not back down from their demand for restoration of normal working conditions. Dues Increase Proposed Membership meeting on May 10, instructed the Executive Committee to hold a referen- dum of the Local Union mem- bership asking approval of a dues increase of 50 cents a month. This would bring the monthly dues rate to $2.50. Donations A $25.00 donation was author- ized in aid of the native Indian Pow-wow held by the Capilano Nation on May 18. Contributions made to date in aid of the striking grain handlers total over $1000, derived entirely from collections in the plants under the Local Union’s jurisdic- tion. This establishes an outstanding record for the Local Union when considered in connection with previous donations to the strike in the Pacific Northwest States, and later one at Durham, Ont. In goods and cash these dona- tions amounted to more than $3000. Some difficulty has been ex- Perienced at Universal Box Ltd. in persuading members of the Christian Labor Union, a Nether- lands organization, that their proper place is within the IWA. The question has been referred to the Canadian Congress of Labor. Accident Rate Up Reports from the plants indi- cate an alarming increase in the accident rate at many points, All job safety committees have been alerted to check on hazards, and give full support to the IWA ac- cident prevention program. PAC Supported The Local Union membership resolyed at the May 10 meet- ing to give full support to the PAC program. Speakers who addressed the meeting were Bert Gargrave of the United Steelworkers and Henry Wis- bach, National PAC Director of the Canadian Congress of Labor. McGregor: ‘What's the idea of a mourning band on your left leg, Jock?” Jock: “My mither passed away.” * McGregor: “But why on your leg instead of your sleeve?” Jock: “She was me step- mither.” Lees! 25, (TLC-AFL). Local 88 (TLC-AFL). Product of SIX UNIONS / we THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE UNION - PRODUCED BY MEN AND WOMEN WHO BELONG TO ONE OF THESE UNIONS: Vencouver Typographical Union, Lecal 226 (TLC-AFL). Vencouver Printing Pressmen & Assistants Union, Vancouver Photo-engravers Union, Local 54 (TLC--AFL).) Electrotypers & Stereotypers, Vancouver and Victoria, Vancouver Mailers Union, Lecel 70 (TLC-AFL. Vencouver Newspoper Guild, Local 207 CCL VANCOUVER PROVINCE PAeific 4211 o Lalita PPT Tritt ri RE Es a a a YI {S 100% 209, SRE 01959 Gu Serre “Don’t expect thesenon-unionmen to stand for you— They can’t stand themselves!” HARTUNG . SCORES OPERATORS Delegates attending the quarterly meeting of the B.C. “District Council, May 9-10, heard International President “AY” Hartung denounce in bit- ing terms the bargaining poli- cies of the employers in both the American and Canadian lumber industry. The President, who was heard after the delegates, had consid- ered the report of the District Negotiating Committee, called for vigorous action to build vig- orous organization to offset the operators’ anti-union designs. He referred to the progress of negotiations in both countries, as indicating that the employers had taken a new bargaining “line”. “They no longer give reasons for their decisions,” he stated, “they merely say ‘no’, and keep repeat- ing ‘no’.” Industry Prospering The employers had made the greatest possible propaganda ef- fort to convey the impression that “there’s nothing in the bag” for the workers this year, where- as all the statistics reveal that the lumber industry is prosper- ing. “You have the strength to win if you stick together,” the speak- er declared. He reminded his audience that it was the G.L’s who had captured the beaches of Normandy, and that it would be a united membership that would defeat the obstinacy of the em- ployers. Winn Recovering The President informed the delegates that International Sec,-Treasurer Carl Winn, who had been taken seriously ill during the. B.C. negotiations was on the way to recovery. International Vice-President Dicey had been forced to make another stay in hospital in or- der to have his fractured arm re-set, '| mittee, Local 1-71, the victim of \| the accident was with the rigging SIGNAL ERROR KILLS LOGGER Confusion regarding a signal caused the death of chokerman Paul Coulombe, at Fraser Creek Logging Camp, May 4. The deceased, crushed and killed instantly, 28 years of age, who was is survived by a widow and three children at Sudbury, Ont. As reported by the camp Com- slinger, setting a choker on a medium-sized cedar log. The back choker had already been set on a small cedar, parallel to and at the rear of the log where they were digging a hole for the front choker. The signalman states that he heard a shout to go ahead on the turn, and blew the whistle. The engineer went ahead and the de- ceased was terribly crushed be- tween the two logs. Signalmen Erred The signalman was 175 feet from the crew, who were work- ing approximately 450 feet from the tree, No one had given instructions for the signal to go ahead, and it is surmised that the signalman was confused by a shout from another setting, approximately 2000 feet away. Careful investigation was made by the IWA Camp Safety Com- mittee, that steps might be taken to prevent any recurrence of mistaken signals: Local 1-363 RATE CUT FOUGHT Attempts by Salmon River Logging Co. to welch on the rates being paid per M. to fall- ers and buckers, have forced Local 1-363, IWA, to lay the matter before the Labor Rela- tions Board, under Sections 16 and 17 of the IC & A Act. The act clearly. states in the above sections that there shall be no change in rates of pay or working conditions once notice has been given to commence bargaining. Seniority rights were’ upheld when Officials of Local 1-363, IWA, successfully negotiated the rehiring of F, Dawson by the Elk River Timber Co, Ltd. The Fanny Bay Sub-Local 1- 363, IWA, at a meeting on April 27, elected the following Officers and Shop Stewards: Chairman, Louis Cottini; Secretary, John Cushing; Shop Stewards, Alex Hughes, W. Waterman. CAULK INSPECTION URGED Regular inspection of caulk boots was recommended by a Coroner’s jury. at the inquest into the death of Oliver Jones, head loader at the Salmon River Logging Co. Ltd., who was accidently killed, May 1st, in a fall from the loading boom. During loading operations, the tongs fouled in the block. Several attempts were made to free-them with the straw line until the straw line finally broke. The boom was then swung over and Jones, by means of the free tong, climbed the boom ‘in an effort to free the fouled tongs. Gaining the top of the boom, he slipped off, landing on a par- tially loaded truck. He suffered multiple injuries which resulted in his death shortly after. The IWA was represented at the inquest by President J. Epp, Local 1-863, , ~ GOOD DEED This is the story of an inci- dent which happened recently in Saint John, N.B., and which illustrates one of the practical sides of good international union relations. A Dutch ship docked at Saint John for re- pairs which involved some work in the crew’s quarters. A dis- pute arose as to what provision was to be made for the crew while the wotk was being done. Ralph Osborne, CCL repre- sentative at Saint John, heard about the trouble and went to see if he could lend a hand, The crew welcomed him, and explained that they belonged to ‘a Dutch sea- men’s union but there was no officer of the union on board and they were anxious to have a union official see just what the conditions were. Osborne toured the ship and interviewed the of- ficer, finally obtaining a settle- ment for the men. Financial Secretary Jacob Holst, is the Union’s nominee in the seniority dispute with the Elk River Timber Co. Ltd., which has gone to Arbitration over the company’s refusal to rehire E. Johnson. The two parties have requested the Labor Relations Board to appoint a Chairman to arbitrate the dispute. Pickets Exempted OTTAWA — Workers who take part in legal picketing will be protected from charges of sabotage by extra clauses writ- ten into the revised Criminal Code by a House of Commons Committee. The committee added the clauses after labor organizations warned that the law as originally proposed might be used against unions. Sabotage is defined in the sec- tion as any act that damages or impedes vehicles, airplanes, ma- chinery or apparatus or damages , property, if done “for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or inter- ests of Canada or security of” the ;Sumes some three-fifths of the The exemptions added cover persons who stop work because of a labor dispute, and persons engaged in legal picketing. Canada Leads UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK (CPA)—Canada produces more than half the world’s news- print and the United States con- world’s supply, according to the 1952 UN Statistical Year-Book. The next largest producers of newsprint during 1951 were the | United States, the United King- dom, Finland, Sweden and armed forces. WHAT. — HE TRIED To SELL YOU 8 SUIT THAT DIDN'T FIT? TRY THE HUB, MY BOY, AUO CET YOURS WITH EASY CREDIT/” Home of Union Made MEN’S WEAR AND FRIENDLY SERVICE 45 EAST HASTINGS VANCOUVER, B. C, France.