6 B.C. LUMBER WORKER From Page 4 “FIR’s Claim” many of them openly admit that fing all their energies obtaining in- they can afford the increase even |Junctions, in an effort, no doubt, eee It companies |'© break the determination of the oy y are small comp woodworkers and create a situ ~~ to pay a proper wage increase /tion where they can force the to the workers without in any way | worker back to work on substan- inpaing their ability to maintain |dard wages while they steadily 8 Prades =o increase already vollen profits. seem to pe the cmon For Industrial Relations , and when these reasons salbied ee hae that their aes ane highly debatable Not only the peter eae but every person in ine If orkei able gain a just and cnaitable Tees in- crease it will mean increased pro- sperity for every copay in which woodwor! made their homes. It is “oat the anit million dollar rporations who the furniture, radios, res' sticks to the tl SS PLEDGE OF FULL SUPPORT Fim: the lntersaroney to B.C. 1WA emery on the by A. F. Hartung, !WA International Presi kis when he addressed the mass rally of mae 217, we July 30, in the Kerrisdale Arena, Vancot is year ea x3 5 & r is Mr. Ter Wa' agement Pareentetive from the appliance stores. w nominated by the aforementioned Lumber p I d last year, yet there has been the industry. by g er no increase to workers in The Saga of . Paul Dunyan Giant Among Men s not the companies who buy s, the bikes for children and f living for all resi- © Province will rise. Mr. Billings. What could be more natural than for him to agree with - | his. Feniled ues janagement . to agree w one or the there to mal rity. mes ia n th ¢ lumber er wage increase to ontuee kers this year withou any impairment of their ability to reasonable dividends to the eholders. It is the 1 1 S weed: workers and the Province at larg: the] Boar cor workers in B. n| made any gains in | and THT co! past few y ci rrect is valid, nditions during the The Bouter award of a Con- The companies appear to be i iniunetions i ff f interested only in obtaining 's back to work on substandard wages. ciliation Not with standing the fact that Board pees ‘ecom- the lumber i i no wage inc Unay to the Courts for injunctions ever, after exten ded. aiecanions forcing the lifting of picket lines| prior to contemplated eae ac- at every opportunity the IWA|tion, the Union was able to con- pickets have acted, as they hi been instructed by the Union, we an and peaceful manner. holiday Race violence any picket line in athe coastal area of B.C. The in yy Court Eheaintn of ie pickets to gain a just settle- ment is a solid as the first da: =e of the stril ee ope fF iotehenreulnehveltseiie ot I of our people ployer groups to deers and panies have bee fection ee hae negate the effectiveness of econ-|of timber under Forest Manage- ic acti ment Licenses and Tree Farm g a certain amount of|Licenses should cause the general Birtcaa ia hibate Garr lic some concern, especially t is apparent to us that Forest|when these companies by their Industrial Relations ha: inten-| actions, appear to be more inter- tion of meeting with the IWA in|ested in their own selfish ends an effort to find a satisfactory|than in helping t ‘Ea a better n solution to the problem facing us. I ai i d more prosper all citizens ate our Province. PUT IT OUT Brought To You By ‘ere Paris & Sons 51 WEST HASTINGS ST. VANCOUVER 3, B.C. WHOSE REPUTATION FOR FINE BOOT MAKING HAS STOOD MILE-HIGH (LIKE PAUL BUNYAN’S) FOR OVER FIFTY FOOT-HAPPY YEARS. P.S.—UNION-MADE, OF COURSE!