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B.C. LUMBER WORKER 2nd Issue, December

“Work Gloves That Are Union Made”

The IWA camera records on these
pages scenes in the factory of the John |
Watson Co. Ltd., manufacturer of work |
gloves and mitts. The skilled workers —
seen here occupied in the various stages _
of glove manufacture are all members of §
the Glove Makers Union, and ply their ee
trade under union shop conditions. The 24!
product of their labour is marketed under fee
their union label as a guarantee of high
quality workmanship.

9... . EMPTY SHELVES, before which the manager-owner, “Dinty” Moore bewails the fact that the de-

"mand has overtaken his stockpile. He is cheerfully backed up in the effort to supply the consumer by the
union, whose...

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10... . PRESIDENT, and shop stewards here pose for the IWA camera. (From left) President Dave Morgan,
end job stewards, Gloria Venn, George Bailey, and Roy Armstrong.

6. . . . RIVETTED, alternately, one way and then the other, to give it «
rugged strength for rough work. When the product is all tidied up it is
placed in this operator's hands for the . . .

7... . UNION LABEL, here being secured by a special stitching me-

chine. The gloves are then packaged, according to size, quality, and
destination by these . . .

AND THE Bedg¢ BOOTS OF ALL ARE MADE BY

Pierre Paris & Sons

A Family Business Owned and Operaied in B.C. for

1906 50 YEARS 1956

51 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C.

8. . . . SHIPPERS, who ore at present making frantic efforts to keep pace
with the winter demand, which is exceptional as will be seen by the . . «