June 26, (A MEMBERS pernred e the Vancouver Plywood D ivi: Page 3 B.C. LUMBER WORKER ion of MacMillan & Bloedel panied casting their Company's premises, during the Government supervised strike litions come to obtain a just of abe demands. resent, they e on the st ee eo ‘that many of the has made, such ere mes puss ses, dot industrie! of employment, that they are willing to sacrifice current in- settlement | members seota that | Uni n trikes ae in the as 2 a ee to ie bel ey It is not a rnin nde may lead to a lution of the problem, but vt smear the ess rea ployers tried to make the point that the average wage iy alr Sy hist To do this these had load: statistics. The; daily rate their esti- mate of other benefits, such as vaca pci holidays, HERON, ete. As pr ate can be the aoe Aue table prove more convincing. hen the workers conc demonstrated eadiness pe weapon of last resort — the rike. Boca have the: oO support their denands oy utilizing interruptions of er red Vy some workers in the ine , and Zi Jer: ae try, because of fire, s His of all that rae heen said | other seasonal factors. No Ten in criticism of unions in this re |was made of the deductions made gard. “hen viewed in relation to from the lo oxger's income for pro- the init ive equipment, travel expense, activity. the worktime lost nd be 2 result of strikes involve: aly On her accasion, they at- very minute fraction of the vot tempted to claim that wages over productive activity of the recent years have risen more idly than the official index of his regard. Bickel lines to be on the ater in tl consumer prices. This, expensive also collapses of its own a ut strikes have been used frequently to combat and destroy is b misleading, and that every, reput- vA weight, for the simple reason that beginning of the period P ad- nw ° IWA Position Stated” Oe ee It is because of this that the IW ‘ ea come ic the basis of real wages, argument used by the em-| now enjoyed Wwners, it/point should be made, has made a conscientious effort | parison on the real , i enaHt i sted periodically to hat this market is un-| is not fficut ae 0 diene Who} cause of | deliberate falsehoods LO emer eT eaeicvalies Make i is “mortgage fpetieasouable,, Tt is the placed in circulation. The officers | SY? Mone ces wel-| At meetings of our Negotiating d” will not beat close|ployers who thro ghout have|of the Union in this ares will not | face of our people. S Committee all the developments pees provided by maintain ogra eee aeleyat|escive any salaries during the) “S.-7. tiie strike commenced, the|in the strike have been carefully ee ay | nce having ol leet Benet é sinlovera have. peace Tamte [peer ave reached th ene foe many | profit. making epportniies ieee e, as in this one, we| Oibtication in the daily press of | conclusion ieabarne ation ea for ta simple reason that expense of their e nployee s. They hear outers stating that the materia intended to show that| cause for great pride in the be- Rill sects ane j id pees BS fee, Because ee union is unreasonable, It is|haviour and demeanour of the Ba ere (oes concemed. will have to Henan that they did not dis-|men and women who are manning grant the BREE MInIeCElstae crits | wosk tor a long period of time hid caiteleading “ prosawaridal Gusteickee linea worker: make up the loss in wages suf- It ie peste the employers ete Mutng 3 strike, have b 0 very paneas cable tt type of arithmetic is very that this ss Las occu: r to Union members. The Ww have a word for ni man who cates, ebapletely miss the SS Old im ‘tries to tell an IWA striker that and their families, ac- foolish to go on strike, My rr rithm uated by the hazards and ante first word is that the decision was} Thi tsiders assume tha ‘ ce E arns made in a democratic vote by the| Striker is simply balancing his these side by side with as membership and later by all the poser! pioge ot Bass rae fons of growing prosperity! workers in the industry, Another | strike with the possible gains he Fi |W. A Bene Prosperity ald derive from a settlement Or : Hoy jought processe: ot nal wore ee paste The following tribute to Dr.|and support in assisting the : i Be pee inet is pub- organeing campaigns to oreaaie e le LU workers were governed | umber unorganized i the basic in conditions to suit his fancy, tting wages and working by Wo Eee er iM eon of es © genuine fe sveipalley Rtas the trade his union. is very ways ire a seemingly long| Orme “ans Gf. the TA) period of time to recover. The| Giring the Union's earlie point is that the employer could sel hed. ee percent bargaising into Doc, as he is affectionately | Old ce known throughout British Colum- tt has been fixing teeth for log- incom: lea its gers, miners and fishermen an The i ortant pete is that eyen | their families for the last forty- feaeileniae’ this potential loss in| two y s a matter of fact, h income, workers feel strongly|is not only well nia for hi enough about preserving their dentistry, “here reason- union, and improving their con-'able prices, but for his, Petes B vata Lodge No. 144, aeeies of the Provi This feeling poe “abonr ait fe principles grey it ‘Old that on the railroad working out of Ni for the a_trainma ae Wastmitnates He joined the Brotherhood of and for a/num- , and rei MS | ber ars, maine Bers unti xa 1912 when he Fie the University of St. Louis and his Less Than S‘a ALL THE NEWS of lt the world. . . all the news of Canada, B.C., your home tow eS all the, features to entertain evely member of your se The Vani Sun brings to your faa ya And’ for cents a day, delivered . . , eae rice of a cup of coffee er five Wyegcacietivs:.- The are still a few bargains around in ot i sees ove Ef winflation hen your big, metropolitan ty THE ,a@ Wer All You Vee sean athaeall It’s Yaa Your BEST BUY! DAY... degree as a Dental Surgeon. After his return from College he went overseas and See “Doc” Page 11 way Wy, 5 RAL OW enc After practising Dentist this province for over Fi ry YEARS the Dental Dr. R. Llewellyn Do 712 Robaon St St. Neco isla fe Granville) ancl 1-4022