Ist Issue, April : ¢ B.C. LUMBER WORKER FROM PAGE 1 (<4 a | C 9 ‘The IWA will not be required vifice its autonomy, nor wil mpts to At the same ti Be: Shoerstion in Bice nonene to bring complete unity -in our own industry. Extra Week Urged OTTAWA Heads IWA Delegation Joe Morris, IWA District President. given to all w ed- j i] troduced in the Commons re- cently by Stanley Knowles (CCF Winnipeg North Centre) becomes law. Knowles’ Bill, sed on legislation in effect in Saskatchewan, will provide for the two-week vacation after o “3 ser urged the government to estab- lish the two-week vacation period. osal, pee relates to Peecttioat bani’. and. inter: provincial businesses, applies equally to men and women and would retain in force any more favorable vacation agreements th Vacations with pay would bi pro-rated for banployess with les than one year’s service. Bienes ncnths’ ities, Eee worker would be entitled to one i yacation. Employees who weel af are & ible, but not permitted to t must 1 in the days to come, IWA mem- eel will demonstrate that they mean what they say, when they take a stand on the side of unity in Toronto this month.” It is expected that IWA del gates from all the provinces will in Tonto on the day ie CLC convention. re: ms peculiar to the Tei TLC delegates will meet convention on April 21 to Aiees ize the transfer o ets to thi new Congre: This step med previously ied taken by the Ci during last year’s conven eee bia a from British ference to deci ho wee the a within ya oaths from the date when they become due for their holiday. TORIES HAVE. ,JONE WORKER LONDON (CPA) — There is a noticeable shortage ae ordin- ary working-men among the pepuscerative aed of tl w British Hou: leader, who recently visit trade union officials. From left, ist Vice-President; Vic Forster, MICHAEL MOOHAN, M. P., National President of the New Zealand Li Gordon Hall, RWDSU; Mr. es Secretar: Cou 'y, Vancouver Labor Party, and trade union and ted Vancouver to address the CCF Sues is shown here with CCL olan Wm. N. Gray, IWA District FROM PAGE 1 “MERGE” (VLC); credentials, Reg Lanfesty (VTLC). President ey described the sessions as “one of the most im- portant dics. in the history of B.C. labor.” “Organize Unorganized” “We must discontinue this non- From Page 1 “Police In h IWA officials de- cated what the camp would soon 00% and t Threat” On top of this the cutters are required to bay their own tools. cation ad, haa m: for cet 2 a he incident threw additional tae ae —it’s a luxury we can no thas afford,” ie went on. “Now should be possible for us to oS sifered. by the ie ta pulpwood cutters. In. sate to the Dis- tri yuver, the con- as puede by “Frank Howard. He unions,” Tom Alsbury declared the new council would “go fox ard ae nd strong to serve ‘he peo ths city and the country.” e described how Vancouve ex's fir a Labor Coun is formed by a small group 3 eadecteritin 1893 and declared the currei ony meetings were makirig new labor history. More than 700 delegates will be is S cirhellorging haves vastiyiaie ferent than that on the West oast. worker o.clear more than Ha Bo ired t —unable t a day, and ank H phatically i in is ad that ‘he Alb erta Jun mber workers are Cages m detenuthadl ion, me spirit, and with a es By d this, the ally called pulp cutters. The tre Ciatinte loach lenctiaradtl s tacked j in cords. The cutters are thwest is a ties elestrician, R. L. awby, MP for Totnes, Devon. Mr. Mawby has among his 344 =| tory “calengues a total of 138 any directors; 62 barristers session on May 15. A special hall will be au ired to accommodate them, later semi-monthly meetings wit continue at the S| Labor Tt 2.03 A Day In his explanation for Coast loggers as to what this bree) H lait tion for one of the os B.C.-Vice- Presidents. farmers; 29 retired officers; and 13 writers and journalists. A Real Union Shop And No Mistake! No less than TEN unions work in harmonious the management of The Van- with of three British Columbia homes. The sin is heey a day, cut 8 cords of wood. The average ite a “worker ae cut i two cords tangle auiancee all aha? inat his earnings amount to $9.50 a d: After the deduction for board and lodging, he has $7.50 to send home to the little woman and the rat the er slaves” ses an eae oe for about a aon and ended up owing the $50. Another worked lays and cut a little sanders anes ‘eee, which aver- aged for him about $2.03 a day. “Take off WHAT mask?” Union made satin “fuishinge Sears clothes at the HUB, you don’t poy more hae you can afford! And remember, ee cay, no i rerio 45 EAS) - LincriNcs TREEN No. 20C7 Treen Glove Co. Ltd. 224 WEST BROADW., VANCOUVER 10, ue at Nowe Yelp will with you and logger: rs that you and I to welcome into iin addition oe se struggle ro in Alb the loggers lean padin a ee camp sanitation, and ae re whole som esta Fagen Jordan R. Elects — avanell 5 meeting of 4] Kenzie Ed. Bese eee a paren and Committees for the yeeet a Chairman: John Bartanus. Recording and Financial Sec- retary: Gordon ip Commi H. Hamil- tor, Fred Rogers, Rene Fourn- x, John aloes (Ho ee. jar P. Shrimpton, D. Slater, J. ae ue sai! P. Michalsen, R. Fourn- right,” said’ the “Yes, at's little ei anew erie be hen “Who's that?” a: ther. y “Us some woman who keeps saying oa distance from Los Angeles. Many men a proposed on their knees have Sagat ae a eed n_years trying to feet.