Sack UMBER WORKER —— PEN NY PICKETS FIN D MYSTERIOUS SPLASHING Prize story, illustrating the resourcefulness of Interior strike pickets, was told by Joe Boudreau from Penny, B.C., at the quarterly meeting of the B.C. District Council recently. _ When the strike was declared in the Northern Interior, the mill crew at Penny, 100 miles east of Prince George, acted immediately to picket the logging as well as the mill operations of the em- ployer, Fred Thurston, Two logging camps were situ- ated along a stretch of the Fra- ser River extending 35 miles above the mill’s booming grounds. Approximately 250,000 feet of logs were in the. river, and presented the danger of be- ing caught in the ice and carried away with the spring freshet. 35-mile Picket Line ‘The crews in the logging camps for the most part migrated to parts unknown, and the picket- ing duty for both logging and mill operations fell to the lot of the mill crew. At first they managed to picket the river with patrol boats, al- though the employer called on the RCMP in an endeavor to dis- suade them from this action. At the time there was no legal rea- son for the police to interfere. Later an injunction, restrain- ing all picketing was made effec- tive throughout all the opera- tions, and picketing had to be abandoned. The employer then engaged farmers situated along the river banks to “rear” the logs, that they might float down with the river current to the - booming grounds. The strange sequel then oc- eurred that frequent. hunting parties, seeking meat to supply an impoverished ~community at Penny, kept passing by the “rear- ing operations” with such fre- quency as to discourage the farmers, turned river - drivers, who were swamped in the wash of the outboard motors. The icy waters of the Fraser at that point proved most uncomfortable when spilled down their waders. As the farmers were gathered up, and transported down to the only landing point, this they dis- covered was outside the area covered by the injunction. There they found a solid line of IWA pickets waiting for them to tell them what they thought about their strike-breaking activity. It is reported that the farmers have now seen.the light of day, and have no wish to defy com- munity opinion. LOCAL 1-217 UNION RALLIES. STRIKE AID In answer to the appeal sent out by the District Office for support to the Interior strikers, Local 1-217 now re- ports mounting financial support. - The membership assembled in a special Local meeting unani- mously endorsed the recommen- dation of an assessment to help | out the striking workers. In answer to a further request for warm clothing to assist the striking workers in all parts of the Interior, the Local union set} Monday, November 30, as “In- terior Clothing Day”. At that time, all members of Local 1-217 were asked to bring their clothes to the operation in which they | work and a truck was sent out} to pick up the various items. A number of members have jumped the gun and already a truckload of clothing has been turned in at the Local office. This has been passed on to the Dis-] trict for distribution. Capilano Timber A major grievance that arose in the last few weeks at Capi- lano Timber was brought to a successful conclusion early this week with representatives of the company and union sitting down and systematically working out the issue at hand, The grievance arose with the eurtailing of production whereby the work was split up between the night shift and the day shift. The day shift would work one week and the night shift would work the next-week. Everyone agreed to this idea, providing it lasted for only thirty days. At the end of the 30-day per-|. iod, with no indication of a re- turn to normal production, the crew insisted that security be instituted in line with the master agreement. Christmas Party Plans are under way this year to present Local 1-217’s biggest and best annual Christmas party. The decision was made this year to again hold a Christmas party after a lapse of two years, and the Social Committee, along with the Ladies’ Auxiliary, are work- ing out the details to ensure a successful event. A two and one-half hour show has been arranged which will be “OLD DOC” Dr. R. Llewellyn Dow, has moved his Dental Office from 9 East Hastings St. to 712 Robson St., Vancouver, B. C. NEW ADDRESS {come to attend. As well, followed by Old Saint Nicholas’ appearance, who will assume his usual role of giving out presents to all the children. All members and their chil- dren from Local 1-217 are wel- an open invitation is extended to visiting members and their fam- ilies from out-of-town Locals. Carl Winn, International Sec- retary-Treasurer, has indicated that if he can get away from the International office for a couple of days he will be present to bring the greetings of the Inter- national Union, At the first indication of a major layoff in the Plywood in- dustry the Vancouver Local Union immediately instituted a series of programs to present to the Federal Government urging a number of systematic plans to ensure the sale of primary pro- ducts, thus providing adequate work. It was pointed out to the Government that already, before going into the winter months, there are 177,000 people unem- ployed in the Dominion of Can- ada at the present time. Van- couver Local has urged the adop- tion of the Federal Government’s three-point program: 1. The establishment of an International Currency Sta- bilization Fund which calls for the setting up of a sys- tem whereby Canada would accept currency from the sterling bloc in exchange for its products. The institution of a sane, sensible, systematic Nation- al Housing program to take care of Canada’s ever in- creasing population and its 735,000 housing units need- - ed at the present time. Such a program would create a big boom for primary for- est products. The institution of the 1945 Green Book proposals as originally presented by the same government as in power today. 2. Educational Program In reply to numerous requests for “Let’s have more of that kind of education”, Local 1-217 announces that they will be hold- ing their Third Annual Weekend Educational Institute in April of next year. The decision was made after observing the enthusiastic students in attendance at the Second Annual Institute held in the Steelworkers’ Hall, Novem- ber 14th and 15th. Instructors at the Institute were: Lloyd Whalen, Local Presi- dent; Tom Haggart, Local War- den; and Grant McNeil. The two days were spent ex- amining extensively the duties of a grievance committee, analysis of a’ contract, and Trade Union History. Grant McNeil and Lloyd Whalen reviewed with the many interested students, the history of the trade union movement over the past one hundred and eighty-five,years. At the conclu- sion of the Institute the unani- mous response of the many stu- dents was “Give us more of the same.” HEAD’S LIGHT CRUISER Champion of All Lightweight Caulked Boots Recturing High Carbon Steel Oil Tempered Boot Caulks FOR SURE GRIP Another Favorite . .. HEAD’S famous “SAFETY TOE BOOTS” for Mill Workers W. J. HEAD BOOT FACTORY LIMITED (Pa, 4044) 21 East Hastings Se, Vancouver, B.C. “HEADS YOU WIN” Call has been issued for the next Annual Convention of the B.C. Federation of Labor fix- ing the date as January 9-10, 1954, and the place as the Moose Hall, 1129 Howe Street, Vancouver. : ” Resolutions for consideration of the Convention are required to FEDERATION JAN. 9-10 be in the hands of the Federation at least two weeks prior to the opening date. They should be typed in duplicate. - It is anticipated that due to critical issues arising on the eco- nomie front, the deliberations will attract more than ordinary attention, LOCAL 1-71 Camp employees have applied for IWA Certification following the successful organizing job accomplished by Bill Paton, Camp Secretary, with the able help of other camp members. The majority of the men haye now joined the union. - Camp Secretary Tommy Woods and his Committee at the B. C. Forest Products, ‘Britain River Camp, are reported by the local union to be doing a great job in maintaining the crews’ interest The Gildersleeve sami | Camps Boom IWA in the union. The Camp’s mem- bership which is 100% IWA, was built up almost entirely through the efforts of this Committee. Periodic visits of the Loggers’ Navy Organizers and an active Camp Committee at the Sorn Logging Company, are keeping union affairs at a high pitch of activity. Beach Camp, Englewood, is maintaining a 100% IWA mem- bership thanks to the alert Com- mittee and union members throughout the camp. STRIKE “When men and women en- | dure the sacrifices such as are now demanded of the strikers and their families in the Nor- thern Interior, the people of British Columbia should realize that there are wrongs to be righted.” Opening the campaign for his party in the Victoria by-election, Leader of the Opposition, Arnold*| Webster directed attention to the struggle waged by the lumber workers in the Interior of the province, and proposed measures WEBSTER VISITS AREA to bring the employers to the conference table. . He deplored the tactics pur- sued by the employers, which he claimed gave rise to the belief that they were intent upon an economic dictatorship unrestrain- ed by the processes of collective bargaining. ‘ Mr. Webster will undertake an on-the-spot investigation of the strike, it was announced this week on his.departure for the Prince George area. Dr. R, Llewellyn Douglas, one- time sponsor of the IWA “Green Gold” radio program, known to his many friends among the’ log- gers’ fraternity as the “Old Doc”, has moved into up-to-date and more commodious quarters in the heart of downtown Van- couver. He is now to be found at Suite 8, 712 Robson St., close to the corner of Granville. Those whose molars have been ruined by camp fare, find under- standing and helpful aid from the “Old Doc”, for he can fit them out with “store falsies”, without extracting any more from their pocket-books than forty bucks a plate. 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