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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

The Profit Picture For Five Leading Lumber Companies Now Negotiating With

Company & Fiscal
Year Ends

B.C. Forest Prod., Sept. 30

MacMillan & pled sep 30

Wester fo}

Som Zeller. ins ‘Bee. 31
well River, D

Net Earnings ri

1958 1957 1958

$ $ $

6,028,059 4,772,330 _ 890,000
31, 652,395 32,833,402 7,532,923
2,006,121 1,917,948 607,300
237,000 14,357,000 5,347,000
20,058,065 21,652,843 7,400,000

es Net Profit
1957 1958 1957
$ bia $
945,000 718,943 —_1,076,02
10,005,982 8,109,327 10,223, 0
490,032 eon 696 516,
3,791,000 3,750,
7,550,000 5 606, 089 7,762,377

Strachan Forecasts Early
CCF Government Reforms

Membership meeting’ of Local tent IWA_ heard oe
ae

the Op: posi sen
outa his vi
teu

S pai ate of the
roical program.

address to

ne
Ws spo
meeting May 10th. me ame had been e
Local Union’s recently instituted “political

incial Legi: ee
litical action

his
Union, the C.C.F heuer who is
ee on the Brotherhood of
and eas urged
trade u oe to back the CCF
Gey ie ee condi-
orkin

Paitisaney usually iisinct
wo!

al to the workers. “It is time,” he of large ate aor

said, “that the organized workers| O° Serve ou ees Or Ga:

take united tt arose action onl|| (mt. GCE icader made it clea

their own beh

a subsequent interview that "the GUEST SPEAKERS, Robert Strachan,

The which fa ea cit the only |new party t forme the] Unionist, agree in addresses before Local

Party, which ae batt ne ioe the) Canadian Labour Congress and| (From left) Bob Strachan, Rita Stephen
ights ns and the thou-|the CCF would be truly democra-

sands worl Ker nt ON|tic in character. The present plan

the unions for the betterment of i om rt the CGF in the next

He added, “Those who most
loudly condemn

f the workers.

rth of an entirely
broadly-based

°
He denied that sane oa

a0) nS the NS eu foundland

ll

10 supply their party’s campaign
nds.

0
be he

plan of j

finance “ie cr directly. Ae

pport ntire ti
opinion oO Miss! ‘Rita Ste teotey

declared, a genuine ae

ed,
ing einai in whi
ions

a

F leader advised the

e IWwA. members present that the
CE

Un-

recently s

Miss St epheny a meruber of t
Union of Post 0:
OW, it

id has also been named a

Py

LOUTET AGENCIES
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
“Gordo

Duncan
Lake Cowichan

ences) froutst

131 Jubilee St.
S. Shore Road

ber of the panel of peasnectiea
parliamentary candidates for the

British Labour Party,

she learned of

vi ewitr
observer for the British Trades re

Union Congres:

“ESQUIRE

HANEY ere ie GUIDE |F

WEAR

as ihe . ay ee ee Clothing
POPULAR BI

ORE WITH THE
HANEY

RANDS”
er COLUMBIA

“y

d ha
v n
foundland.” “JT spent some time

well aware of Hinee ane ice
are fighting for freedom of associa’ atio n.”

lends Paid Working
aoe ee 1957 1958
$ $s $
1,447,625 11,268,806
5.200456 S268'273 38 (617,694
294,387 ent 779 a Be
eso 000 16,956,770

6,300,000 e00'000

M.L.A., Leader of the Opposition, and Miss Rita Stephen, British, Trade
1-217 I.W.A. that formation of working - class p
‘ond President Syd Thompson, Local 1-217 1.W.A.

“| Shall Never Forget
What | Saw In Newfoundland”

loggers on strike deserve the
rade union movement was the
oH rade Mion ets wh
ike area. “The loggers a
They know that they

16/604 aed 139,350,617
1,308,824
27/869,120 94,481,000

11,566,747 63,716,629

sentatives, If this should fail, they
may resort ie a Whitley bee
sed

compri rep! age of

both oan Finally, the union

may yoluutarit sles§ to subintl :
dispute arbitration

ratte
tril Bute *Atiouh th is optional
the

now indicated their support of the
ey ike. They are now moving in ti
ooperation to give help, she said.
She spoke of the resolution ad-
opted by th ttish Section of
he TUC urging more militant
action to help the loggers, She
also exp: the lich that in-

Brit Os

Capital
bat
“o

Net Wo
1958
8

5,582,010

arty is essity,

union, they
eee Ne findings of the
unal,
Political Party Fi

ig
of ships carrying newspri
the AND val cayeuereablede
British Por

Civil Servants Organize

Lembers of her union are civil

exac
dustrial workers without discrimi-
nation. Miss Stephens stated that

ee asian agreement contains
to strike, if this right | w
sos i invoked by the mem-

was impressed ah the fact
ie were full; of the basic
tes for which Hees are fighting.
They sao he Bek are re euting
for fret

International Aid Loom:

For ae hing A
ee or _

PORT ALBERNI BUSINESS GUIDE

MacGREGOR'S Pere MEAS

a
We Can Afford
To Sell The..-

* BEST For LESS!

Phone 1600

een STORES
(PORT ALBERN

“YOUR FAMILY SHOPPING CENTRE”
Closed Wednesdays All Day

Dev
5:30 ine. UF
Hours: 9 Biates ai Gres Boitaie will te |
on request, be cabled abroad. The

I)

rade union circles, sh
stated that all such bodies tye

ber
As it happened, the ‘Shan had
this
i
made available as alternatives
ABT eaatin

The organized civil servants

bership vote on the issue with the

aoea affiliation
Labour

of candidate es for Parliament not
only
also
parties.

eons pee the British ye

os
Bete Gos Bis still ctl
thea to jepen-

sult that the majority decided
with the British

arty. é
Individual Members, May

by right of aaiation, but
through the constituency

She expressed belief that the te — 4

excellent of oH ne fot ot
Ba d provided them-—
ean of political —

ray complete ind

directly with eoverumeet repre-

ee,

to their ecom

in regar:

ICFTU To Act

International Confederation o

isclosed r

The detailed movements of ships
carryi newsprint fi ae

Ang aor omadls sor

operate pat ee IWA in the Nee foundland strike

In Active Support
Of Logger’s Newfoundland Strike

Probability that maritime unions affiliated with ral

{ Free Trade Unions will c

bulk of this cargo is consigned t
Cer Britain, where the ets

British te have publishe
ae (the ponte

‘The
Trades ta ion Cot
ne ssed a resol

shed 0
of labour trouble |
Ree jani
‘cottish sects
yngre!

olution ureing |

nly lately gaining any widespr
circulation in trade union cee

| protect free trade unions in >
foundland.

to act more militantly