\ i ORIEN “a AE EGO ae ae Wives of members in the Salmon Arm Sub- Local of Local 1-417, IWA, have re- cently formed a ladies auxil- jary and elected officers for the year. Officers elected were, Mrs. Ray Jacob, President; Mrs. Bill Hobbs Jr., Vice-Presi- dent; Mrs. Bill Hobbs Sr., Re- cording Secretary; Mrs. M. Reading, Financial Secretary; Mrs. C. Williams, Conductor- Warden. The members of the new auxiliary are keenly interest- ed in the trade union move- ment and have invited a num- ber of speakers to address them on this subject. Cliff Michael, Financial Secretary of Local 1-417 has been in- vited to attend the Auxil- iary’s July meeting and speak on grievance procedure. Mrs. Cliff Michael address- ed their June meeting and explained the structure and democratic procedure follow- ed in the IWA. Other activities of the Aux- iliary include hospital visit- ing and fund raising events. Auxiliary gets $89 Nine ladies in Blue River, B.C., have formed another branch of Local 1-417 Ladies’ Auxiliary. The officers elect- ed are as follows: é President, Mrs. E. Fehr; Financial Secretary and Re- cording Secretary, Mrs. H. Rebinsky; Warden, Mrs. F. Vlutters. Bill Zurba, the Secretary of the Blue River Sub-local, reports that $89 was turned over to the auxiliary which represented the money left over from the IWA sports day and dance. * Unit jobs prove best Is the assembly line on the way out in some industries? An experiment in one divi- sion of General Motors sug- gests an interesting answer. The company found that the simpler the job became, and the more educated the employee was, the more he was inclined to apologize for his job and the less pride he took in it. The bosses tried having one employee assemble a com- plete fuel pump, or instru- ment panel! or air cleaner. The company discovered that sere were enthusiastic, and were voluntarily acting as inspectors, a chore they never undertook on the as- __ sembly line. Employee turn- over rate dropped, and so did the rate of rejected items. Cost studies are not yet complete but the company the experiment is “prom- Says ising. THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER Financial Secretary Ed Lin- der, Local 1-80, IWA, reports visiting the following lumber workers, relatives and friends while hospitalized. King’s Daughters Hospital Mr. Howard Delmage, Youbou B.C.; Mr. Jiti Daleep, Marsh Road, Duncan, B.C.; Mr. Henry Palm, Lake Cowichan, B.C.; Mr. Alan Stevenson, Duncan, B.C.; Mr. Vernon Hankins, Duncan, B.C.; Mr. Sig Carlsson, Lake Cowichan, B.C.; Mr. Leslie Dennis, Honeymoon Bay, B.C.; Mr. Henry Jang, Honeymoon Bay, B.C.; Mr. Phil Wellman, Cobble Hill, B.C.; Mr. John Prus, Youbou, B.C.; Mrs. Surinday Dhut, Somenos Road, Duncan, B.C.; Mrs. Helen Goldhawke, Lake Cow- ichan, B.C.; Mrs. Kathaline Monti, You bou, B.C.; Mr. James Fern, Lake Cowichan, B.C.; Mr. Ray Dysart, Duncan, B.C.; Mrs. Dorothy Morford, Duncan, B.C.; Mrs. Ray Kaube, Cay- cuse Beach, B.C. Chemainus Hospital Mr. Nick Novosel, Chemainus, B.C.; Mr. Stan Ejinarson, Crofton, B.C. Ladysmith Hospital Mr. Fred Midley, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr. Robert Mitchell, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mrs. Jimmy Houston, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mrs. Amie Douglas, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mrs. Beatrice Damant, Lady- smith, B.C.; Mrs. Gudrun Lamberton, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr. Ralph Warda, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr. Percy Gilchrist, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr. George Copp, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr. Thomas Strang, Sr., Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr. Marshall Rollston, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mrs. Pat Luoma, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mrs. Emma Brown, Ladysmith, B.C. Nanaimo Hospital Mr. Marcel Beuselinck, Parksville, B.C.; Mr. Allan Marwick, Nanaimo, B.C.; Mr. Gordon Gimnes, Qualicum Beach, B.C.; Mr. John Johnson, 7th Street, Nanaimo, B.C.; Mr. Graham Hooper, Cobble Hill, B.C.; Mr. John Todd Brown, Nanaimo, B.C.; Mr. John Lee, Alberni, B.C. Royal Columbian Sisters Betty Skog and Elizabeth Rose of the LA of Local 1-357, IWA, visited the following patients in the Royal Columbian Hospital from June 15 to July 7, distributing candy, cigar- ettes and copies of the Western Cana- dian Lumber Worker. D. Holmes, Vancouver Plywood; M. Burgess, Canadian White Pine; O. Liseth, Rayonier (N.W.); O. Olson, Timberland; G. Laughinton, Canadian Forest Products; G. Belej, Canadian White Pine; P. Chodachek, Pacific Veneer; S. Thachuk, Anderson Bros.; R. Nahar, Rayonier (N.W.); R. Wor- bets, Fraser Mills; E. Baust, Pacific Pine; J. Kulhawy, Bay Lumber; H. Orr, Fraser Mills; L. Smallwood, Fraser Mills; P. Harder, Canadian White Pine; O. Slatten, Westminster Shook Mills. B. Parron, Rayonier (N.W.); O. Lafavor, Fraser Mills; J. Mason, Fraser Mills; M. Madeiros, Flavelle Cedar; D. Duke, Pacific Veneer; J. Zuzek, Port Kells; N. Nisbet, Capi- lano; G. DePape, Canadian White 11 Pine; J. Langdeau, Empire Box; R. Isaac, Mt. Baker Plywood; U. Thoma- setti, Flavelle Cedar; N. Nikel, B.C. Forest Products; W. Fife, Rayonier (N.W.); R. Cote, Vancouver Ply- wood; L. Manning, Rayonier (N.W.). Besides the daily 25,000 words of talk that pass through throat and mouth, millions of germs crowd in, from the air we breathe and the food we eat. The throat serves as a regular battle- ground, and the skirmishes with the bacteria that cause most internal infection are fought in this territory. Z Northland ships. granted to [WA members. Moreover, seamen get only $1.85 per hour as against $2.23 paid to [WA members. Seamen get $1.85 but the annual BC industry average is $2.43 per hour; Construc- tion Laborers get $2.47, and Longshoremen receive $3.19 per hour. NORTHLAND SEAMEN GET TIME AND ONE QUARTER OVERTIME All other comparable industrial workers get time and one half, double time, and even treble time conditions for the excessive hours worked by Northland employees. WE'RE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE ANY TIME The Union is prepared to resume negotiations any time the Company indicates will- ingness to engage in serious talks. Northland Shipping employees are not prepared to remain working under the lowest wage levels and worst conditions on the Pacific coast while our fellow seamen and workers in other industries widen the gap already separating us. WE REALISE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU Seamen are responsible citizens who ask nothing more than to be treated as such. Most Northland Shipping Company men and womenhave homes and families to maintain ashore. ~ They are fully aware of the possible effects of a disruption of shipping on their lives and on your community. But they are not prepared to remain indefinitely as the poor cou- sins among BC workers. We are used to the occupational discomforts and hazards of our work for Northland Shipping. We ask only that our demands for equality with other BC workers be recognised. NORTHLAND SHIPPING SEAMEN INSIST ON A FAIR DEAL IN 1964 Low Pay, Poor Conditions — Force Strike at Northland Seamen employed by Northland Shipping Company are among the lowest paid on the BC coast. They are on strike because the Company has refused to bring basic wages and over- time conditions to a decent level. . Local 400, Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport, and General Workers, which represents the seamen, has taken a most responsible attitude in negotiations. WE TRIED OUR LEVEL BEST TO AVOID STRIKE We recognise the importance of servicing coastal communities which depend on That’s why we postponed our strike to July 8 — to see if the Company would serious- ly negotiate. Then we put it off until July 14 pending further negotiations under a federal conciliation officer. Despite all our sincere efforts, however, the Company refused to bargain, leaving us no alternative but to strike. Ships involved in the dispute are the Northland Prince, Hecate Prince, Kemano 1V, Lake Else, Canadian Prince, and Pacific Prince. SEAMEN WANT APPROACH TO WAGE PARITY A minority conciliation board award has recommended an increase of. $20 per month in 1964 and $20 in 1965. This is well below the $26 per month in 1964 and $22.50 in 1965 SEAMAN’S LOCAL 400 Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport, and General Workers 451 East Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C.