B.C. LUMBER WORKER | ‘ THE IWA IN WESTERN CANADA ‘ollowing article is reprinted from “Can Lal Baus es ber issue. It is published he for “the reason | that it provides for thos: se who have joined t! of the Union in British Columbia. It also providles te general member: rship | with an appraisal o: of ithe Union’s rates of pay. union’s Cy CEE ter must whi initiative om rede wired: in ind js revealed that al The attempts of satisfy workers who have always |strength of organization. Www siaatien workers! ha cd displayed ‘a high de of inde-|“‘auickie” work stoppages, and |i pendence, which sunins from the |sometimes discreet sa botage, the [at ad 2 a 3 e ae riddin; of disgr ies vnsattary tive effort in its entirety must b mps, ad ensuring orkers Bi sor MORRIS strong enough and ‘ntellizent decent foo enough in direction to cope with se ne pioneers suffer Th hool of Men = well-financed | the ho ng “black-list” ite - di ided themelves on ‘employers, and, too industry of Beltishs cout and|made men, and aes "al i nee resent any ¢ curb on their | often, ed unduly severe pen- pee are not accidental in ori-|vices and virtues of employers in | “fret ee) enter eriees exploitation of |alties i der law eniorbeisent in- gin. y stem eee stvenlyrone this category. human and material resources. spired the employers. Their ee ‘ sora experience. Dur- tives. in th ories ye rod, uaton minded | They were highly individualistic wie Ind I Organization eee serge cL in (eaue ment. ‘hey did not faced tremendous odds as th 0 ex! =xploit the toil Ge their Out of ee onan as tay have developed o' mployees with years, has emer; ape ‘000-mem- sought collectively eriardslofiliving a ‘king | and worl which at the eaeos were esmolol fa ously low and oppre: ideas of indus- 3 eet ecutcas and Ruthles: Rugged S t These oo a feastioa & rugged i bee blended e of the re lustry, even though today it is ge ber organization, Peprecaate all the Goan in the logging camps, the sawmills, the plywood plants, th revived today in cussions, | Internationa Union Founded Early mts to link this em- bryonic sonia tion with the trade union eavertnd revealed Is MILITANT INDEPENDENT SPIRIT co IWA PROUD TRADITION 0a: When proces- lex industrial ¢ her 3 two thou-|into the equally extraordinary and |@ com! plet ee industry-wide aa a new international pee "They are. sepvated Hot | co-ordinated skill of crews con-|The diversification of occupations | union was: founded, atising! from aot i wered equipment, and |has, th n Ce aes vn crafts, /OPerating at almost incredible |Of related interests, built the | ganizing Serene ae. “tomer and yal the kao, skills sree, even in the densest forest |strength of the unity now growth. unknown elsewhere, — Especi: Wy fred et th tion was held in Portland, Oregon, the men who must under take the Difficu Ities Overcome in each section of Jin 1937. These were attended by Jo ha: rking uride prime-| These conditions and their de-| the ae oe tink arms with the tere aelegstions from Britis! val conditions, “felling” and" yard-|yelopment have presented diffi- ae in all other sections to | Columb: ing” towers tree! nie cultic Hed} ‘Rot. ordinarily experienced | mobilize the united strength on Lope: turdil 1 d ions, IWA. organiza-| which aie ae new organization corporations. The industry Brel several fede ago required indi- vidual daring, stamina, and man- ual skill, is now being mechani a hing’ plants, it urgent need for industrial organization began elf, the members discovered the so-called) militan In no other wang ‘The atc presses his inependence cs “wit through organization -|trade union solidarity itab- Se in the panes aay to ide effective - bargaining ne days is now being replaced |} oy the equally ruthless es tion. The extraordinary skill, is sourcefulness, and hardihood de nianded from the logger in ingrained outlook dakota by pis nature of his w ie e-scal ee oppo: te geri is now matched by a workers’ _, Structure, which has osition of izal ‘When, after expulsion from the American Federation of th i ral With the 2 Bein te pioneer independent in outlook eee i ees of ship ence in October, 1948, pas cr fe 2 nions, ne, a eaetsioet to Bs the me into a_new_natio: iat dubbed the Wooaworkers ial Union of Canada, thus no plac logging c Similarly, Rice individual be mastered only in the idely tered eerie units, ugh they are linked together Tradition of Milita The_ Tntemational ‘Woodwork meri he christened the saetne geua d: in one industry. The union mu weld together workers of sexes, who are engaged in a wit vide range of occupations with varying ers oft America. entered this field, in 19; the neue credit se successful organization in the woods and mills at the coast. Ores eee trained in the ate rect a part ely, units of this international union, could be found Bynes acd fs amazing vitality in the coast lum- b DUNCAN BUSINESS GUIDE LOUTET AGENCIES LTD. INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Duncon Lake Cowichan |. Lindsay Loutet Gordon R. Loutet 131 eles St. S. Shore Road trial Workers of the World, the Jater ne Big Union, first in in- aaaee loggers and mill workers tl ie of militant and organized struggle. They lef still si ties a tradition of militancy which | defiance curl The restrictive nature of wa) time regulations imposed during” the period 1939-1945 di t suc- in “b ie a ers, as well as the Gate eee HANEY BUSINESS GUIDE iS Wee Complete Sos ae ‘ond Dress Clothing ain | ULA! JE STORE WITH THE POP! 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