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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

2nd Issue,

Stranded Logger _
Hikes 1200 Miles

Callous treatment by Kelley Logging Co., Justkatla
Camp, in failing to make any provision for return trans-
portation recently, forced Steve Slobodian to hitchhike
1200 miles in order to reach his original hiring point in

Vancouver.

Investigation made by the offi-
cials of Local 1-71, IWA, reveals
that he was hired as a second
loader, and despatched to Just-
katla Camp, Queen’ Charlotte
Islands, He worked five days,
and was then discharged, on the
ground that he was not a com-
petent second loader.

As he had no money to leave
camp, and also because he hoped
to secure other work, he remain-
ed in camp for another week. His
stay, was cut short by the RCMP
constable who arrived at the re-
quest of the management and
took Steve. to Queen Charlotte

City, apparently as a vagrant.
He was kept in custody for three
days.

As he was still without funds,
he begged a ride on a fish-
packer to Prince Rupert, 100
miles distant. From Prince Rup- |
ert, he hitch-hiked his way to
Vancouver, a further distance of
1100 miles, i

The Local Union contends that,
under the circumstances, the
Company should have accepted
responsibility for his return
! transportation. i

B.C. FED.
SUBMITS
NAMES

District Sec.-Treas. George
“Mitchell of the IWA, has
been selected by the B.C.
Federation of Labor, as one
of six nominees submitted
to the Minister of Education
for the Provincial Curricu-
lum Advisory Board.

The other names forward-
ed in response to the Minis-
ter’s request were P. Dug-
gan, UPWA; R. Smeal, Vic-
toria Labor Council; L.
Jones, Island Labor Council;
G. Hall, Vancouver Labor

Council; and H. Martin,
Grain Workers.

Island Unions’ Rally
Attacks Labor Act

Joint labor rally on Vane

ing delegates from TLC and CCL and Railway unions,
agreed to launch a vigorous and extended campaign
against the unfair restrictions of the Labor Relations Act.

The Act was scored on all
sides by the trade union repre-
sentatives as “dictatorial”, “in-
timidating”, “discriminating”
and “bad”. Major purpose of the
campaign will be to arouse the
workers to the threat against
their rights contained in the
Social Credit legislation.

Labor leaders attending the
meeting were president of B.C.
Federation of Labor Dan Rad- |
ford, president of B.C. TUC Jim |
Barton and Bob Casey, secretary
of the Standard Railway Labor |
joint legislative committee.

Chairman was Lawrence Jones,
president of the Island Local
Council CCL. Bob Strachan,
MLA, was also present.

George Home stated it was not
labor officials fault that opposi-
tion was coming so late. Last
October they had asked Labor
Minister Lyle Wicks for’a draft |

ouver Island, June 20, includ-

of the new bill but had not re-
ceived one. until one week before
it came down.

“Regardless of any outcry
|from the labor movement the
cabinet said the bill would go
through as is, What we have to
do now is tell the people what
is in this bill,” he asserted.

Home charged employers had
helped to draft the bill. Both
management and labor represen-
tatives on the new Labor Rela-
tions Board were being nominat-
ed by the government.

He drew a comparison with
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy
where even the shop stewards
were appointed by the govern-
ment.

Dangerous
“You must remove these peo-
ple at Victoria because their
philosophy is dangerous to what

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we believe in British democracy,”
he said.

Chairman Jones charged the
government with ignorance of
government. “They are loosing
bills they don’t understand — a
monster they don’t know if they
can control.”

Barton advised support for any
organization which ran foul of
the act. Bob Strachan blamed
individual members of the Legis-
lature for letting the bill go
through and suggested the trade
union movement take a second
look at members elected.

He also criticized the govern-
ment for not understanding trade
union history.

Threat to Unions

Section 23 dealing with agree-
ments for more than one year
was aimed at trade unions, as-
serted Dan Radford as 51 percent
of people working at a plant
would have to sign for an agree-
ment. “It gives employers the
opportunity to stop organization
of workers,” he alleged.

Mr, Casey said sections 28 and
29 set up a “dictatorship under
the power of one man.” The
sections say a conciliation officer
who cannot bring about an agree-
ment can make recommendations
as though they had been made
in a conciliation board report.

“These sections are very in-
dicative of what we shall have
to look for from our government,
which has accepted a different
meaning of democracy. It is a
crazy perversion of the principles
for which the trade unions have
fought in the past. These two
sections are vicious.”

Alex
Erickson!

Will Alex Erickson, form-
erly of Youbou, or anyone
knowing his present address
please contact his brother,
Emil Erickson, at the IWA

- IWA Honored |

pe “Seanad

PUBLIC INTEREST AWARD, National Safety Council, is pre-
sented on behalf of that body to George Mitchell, Managing Editor
of The B.C. Lumber Worker, by Chairman, Adam Bell, Workmen’s
Compensation Board, with praise for exceptional service in the field

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Alberni Local
Aids Students

Plans have been laid by Local
1-85, IWA, Port Alberni, to pro-
vide a scholarship for an out-
standing Alberni District High
School student in forestry to con-
tinue along the same lines at
university.

Interest of union members in
courses which are proposed as a
part of ADSH curriculum was
shown when they voted at the
regular local meeting to set up
a scholarship to be awarded to
a leading student in the elective
subject.

Considerable discussion of the

proposed courses took place at
the meeting with members ap-
proving it in principle although
concern was expressed on some
phases involved.

Intention of the local is to do-
nate a cash bursary if the
courses are satisfactorily inaug-
urated. Department of Educa-
tion has already unofficially ap-
proved the plan and details were
discussed at a recent meeting at-
tended by department officials,
representatives of the high

school, industry and the TWA.

1-417

Recent elections conducted
by Local 1-417, TWA, Salmon
Arm, for the year 1954-55, re-
turned J: Kelly as President,
and W. J. Thompson as Finan-
cial Secretary.

The complete list of officers

elected by the Local Union is as
follows:

President, J. Kelly, R.R. No. 3, |

Salmon Arm; Vice-president, G.
Gutfriend, 761 Pine St., Kam-
loops; 2nd Vice-president, H. L.}

Elects

Evans, Salmon Arm; 3rd Vice-
president, J. Honey, R.R. No. 3,
Salmon Arm; Financial Seere-
tary, W. J. Thompson, R.R. No.
8, Salmon Arm; Recording Secre-
tary, T. Shepherd, Canoe; Con-
ductor, N. Rosvold, Canoe; War-
den, W. Sharpe, Canoe. «

Trustees, C. DeNeve, R.R, No.
3, Salmon Arm; K. Konas, Revel-
stoke. Policy Committee, D. Mat-
thews, Canoe. Safety Director,
D. Matthews, Canoe.

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