10 B.C. LUMBER WORKER 2nd Issue, April LOCAL 1-80 POJE NAMED UNOPPOSED “Our return in benefits will be in ratio to our expendi- ture of collective effort,” said IWA District President Joe Morris, when, as guest speaker supported by District Safety Director JohnT. Atkinson, he addressed the An- nual Meeting of Local 1-80, IWA, recently in Duncan. The President, after outlining « the 10 points in the Union's con-, tract demands, pointed out to the audience that it was a program of the rank and file and as such ; it became their duty to ensure | that the program was properly | implemented. { Contract Gains No half-way measures would | do, he stated, as the operators were not in the habit of playing Santa Claus, so any contract gains achieved by the Union de- pended solely on the amount of effort put forth by the member- | ship. A 50% effort by them | would see a 50% return and| 1-80 MEETS MAY 7 Membership meeting of Local 1-80, IWA, will be held Saturday, May 7, in the IWA Hall, Brae Road, Dun- can, commencing at 10:30 a.m. Business of the meet- ing will include the installa- tion of Local Officers who will be elected in the refer- endum presently being con- ducted throughout the Local Union. similarly a 100% effort would see a 100% return. District Safety Director’ John TT. Atkinson spoke to the meeting on safety where, he pointed out, that British Columbia was the brightest spot in accident pre- vention in North America. Accidents, he stated, have been reduced by 60% and because of the Union’s safety program, the WCB have been able to increase their benefits. The following officers were nominated at the meeting and ballots will go out to be voted on by referendum vote: President: Tony Poje, un- opposed. 1st Vice-president: Smythe, unopposed. 5 2nd Vice-president: Lorne Johnston, unopposed. 8rd Vice-president: Albert L. Smith, Frank Telford. Financial Secretary: Ed Lin- der, unopposed. Recording Secretary: Laur- ence Jones, Walter Tickson. Conductor: Robert Hopkins, James Humphreys. ¢ Warden: Leonard Baker, Malcolm McKinnon. . Bro. Gilbert Schofield was re-elected as District Board Member. Delegates elected to the Dis- trict Safety Councils were: George James M. Milmore, Ross Davis, The B.C. LUMBER WORKER Lorne Johnston, Arthur Briggs, Charles Pierce, Stanley Heys. Delegates elected to the Is- land Labor Council: Tara Singh, Laurence Jones, Stanley Heys, John F. Colwell, Peter Wilkes, Elof Sundquist, Gilbert Schofield. Delegates elected to District Conferences: James M. Mil- more, George L. Smythe, Tony Poje, Lorne Johnston, Stanley Heys, Ed Linder, Robert Hop- kins, Laurence Jones, Albert L. Smith, John F. Colwell, Peter MacDonald. Frank Tel- ford and Alistair Macleod tied for 12th delegate. Balloting Committee: Robert Bouchard, W. T. Morgan, Jas. M. Milmore, Allen Nelson, Peter Wilkes, Charles Pierce, James Callapy. CHEMAINUS—District Safety Director, John T. Atkinson, was the guest speaker at the Chemain- us Sub Local Meeting of Local 1-80, IWA., March 20th, where he reported on the progress of safety in the Union and installed the newly elected officers. Officers elected were— President—Gilbert Schofield 1st Vice—W. T. Morgan 2nd Vice—P. Wilkes 3rd Vice—W. Pederson Financial Secretary — James M. Milmore Recording Secretary—H. Cher- chas Warden—W. Kerr Conductor—G, Brin Trustees — G, Ledingham, W. Pattison, E. Beaubien. LABOR LEADERS are here seen on the platform of the Rt. Hon. Mr. Attlee, Parliamentary Leader of the British Labor Party, when he spoke recently to a capacity audience in the Exhibition Gardens, Vancouver. Lloyd Whalen and Tom Alsbury, President of the CCL and TLC, Vancouver Labor Councils respectively, are seen on the far right. IWA elected representatives, John Squire, M.L.A., Rae Eddie, M.L.A., Tony Gargrave, M.L.A., Frank Howerd, M.L.A, and Tom Barnett, M.P., were among the welcoming delegation. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY = Ce] eTiea7) HOUSING - STARTS wy seams, 1954 LOCAL 1-71 Loggers Fired For Query Loggers in coast logging camps have been aroused by the anti-labor action taken by the McLean Logging Co., Sullivan Bay, in discharging five men for union activities, and may be expected to act through Local 1-71, IWA, to deal with a most flagrant defiance of a provincial statute. The camp is one usually des- cribed as a “gypo outfit’, and normally employes eight men. desire to return to the camp, but reported to the Union, in the hope that the employer’s action might The discharged crew has no] be known to any who might-un- K UD.;D0~iiWiitCMi UC@( kk K&qQ,||\\«\\ who says so wittingly accept employment in the camp. The men concerned were fired when the enfployer discovered that they had written to the IWA for information regarding their rights of organization. They had previously tried in vain to get action regarding food so bad that the crews frequently refused to touch it. When they walked out of the cookhouse in protest, the employer seized upon the incident to vent his spleen about suspected union activity. ‘The camp in question is the one operated by Mr. Ed MacLean, six miles from Sullivan Bay. » = “4 WHITE BREAD To get the. facts straight, it’s only common sense to be sure of sources, to double-check for accuracy. 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