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Shingle weavers need six hour
day, elimination of piecework

By HAROLD PRITCHETT

‘Workers in the shingle mills
have over the years been noted
for their militancy and organi-
zation. This is understandable
because of the type of work
which has always been based on
Piecework like the fallers in the
woods. As a result the sawing
and deck work is hazardous,
heavy, noisy and dirty.

There has scarcely been 2
period in history when the
Shingle weavers were not
Organized and struggling
against the boss. One of the main
issues was elimination of plece-
work.

Some attempts have been
made by the employers to auto-
mate the shingle mills but to
‘date, without success. The
personal touch in preparing,
Sawing and packing shingles has
not as yet been eliminated.

Another big issue is the six
hour day and presently, two of
the largest shingle mills are on
strike in B.C. for this demand. It

-is estimated that, 90% of all
Shingles and shakes produced in
Canada are sold in the U-S.
where our brothers in the I.W.A.

| established the six hour work
| day in 1938.

In addition to the direct
competition with our American
brothers, Canadian employers
never had it so good. Number
One shingles have reached anall

time high of $34.00 per square
and number fours, the lowest
grade, at $9.00 per square. When

you consider the fact that

fallers are now working a 6%
hour day and the building trades
35% hours per week, there Is
plenty of justification for
shingle workers demanding and
getting the long-awaited six hour
day.

The problem now is how to
obtain the six hour day and
elimination of piecework.
Maybe we can learn something
from our American brothers.

The six hour day was estab-
lished in the U.S. by popular
demand and full mobilization of
the entire shingle industry
around the one demand— 6 hour
day & realizing that while the
employers are usually prepared
to make wage concessions they
will always fight like hell to
maintain or even extend the
hours of work.

- It is essential therefore to
clear the decks for an all-out
struggle, first with a full
mobilization of the entire
shingle industry around the
popular demand for a six hour

=o The I.W.A. Regional leader-
ship should take a lesson from
history, namely, that to conduct
a major struggle for the six hour
day requires a full mobilization
of the shingle workers, backed
up by the entire industry and
fully supported by the entire
labor movement.

The shingle operators have,
down through the years, been
fairly successful in frag-
menting the workers on craft
versus day-labor lines. It was
only a few years ago they worked
the white sawyers and packers
against the Chinese sawyer's and
packers so we must be on guard
against divisions.

Unity is the key to success.

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DONALD GREENWELL, prominent
trade unionist and past president
of the Hastings Community
Assoc., is a COPE candidate for
Parks Board. Leng a fighter for
better parksand recreation facili-
ties for east Vancouver, Green-
well polled a large vote in 1970
when he ran for Parks Board.

IN RANKIN CASE

UFAWU demands
charges dropped

The United Fishermen and
Allied Workers Union added its
voice this wéek to the protest
over the Law Society’s citation
of Vancouver lawyer and alder-
man Harry Rankin for alleged
misconduct.

The letter, sent in response to
a statement issued by the Citi-
zen’s Committee and sent to all
trade unions, urged Attorney-
General MacDonald to ‘‘use his
good offices to order with-
drawal of a complaint laid by
Deputy Attorney-General Gil-
bert D. Kennedy.’’ The letter
also called on MacDonald to
examine the structure of the
B.C. Law Society with a view to
“stripping the Society of its ‘law-
unto-itself’ powers, limit its
disciplinary powers and impose
a responsibility to the public.”’

Charging that the Attorney-
General’s department under
the Socred government, includ-

' ing Mr. Kennedy was guilty of

gross indifference to the public
outrage generated by the Fred
Quilt case, the Unionstated that
“Kennedy must share the blame
for the deplorable situation that
developed but undaunted he has
the gall to lodge a complaint
with the Law Society.”’

‘Mr. Rankin is involved in a

civic election campaign and _

won’t be muzzled by this organ-
ized attempt to discredit him,”’
Secretary Jack

Nichol.

OBITUARY

Walter Stockand
Veterans of the labor move-

ment will mourn the passing of —

Walter Stockand, 78, who died
on Monday, November 27 in
Cumberland after a long illness.

Born in Nanaimo, Walter
played an active and leading role
in bringing trade unionism to
the coal mining industry on Van-
couver Island. The Stockand
family were pioneer builders of
the union movement on the
Island. Walter also took an
active part in the unemployed
struggles of the thirties.

A long-time active member of
the Communist Party, Walter
was a strong supporter of the
PT. He is survived by his three
sons, Alan, George and Howard,
a daughter Louise and his wife
Harriet.

The PT expresses its con-
dolences to members of the
family... sdpe a

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LIKES ANGIE

Alice Hamilton writes: A Na-
tive Canadian is going torun for
the position of Mayor, or per-
haps more correctly, Mayoress
of Vancouver. Angie Dennis is
on the Committee of Progres-
sive Electors that includes alder-
man Harry Rankin. Let us all
get together and back up Angie
and Harry and COPE candi-
dates and put to rout the old
McGeer palace-guard of big busi-
ness at City Hall.

The NPA are having political
problems keeping their party
machine together. Next on the
political stage is TEAM, organ-
ized to try and save the day for
big business in case the NPA
fails to pull the political wool
over the eyes of the people. We
also hear that there are some
Mighty Socialists of the New
Democratic Party whose slogan
is no unity with COPE and
Rankin.

We believe in Angie Dennis for
Mayor and Rankin and all other
COPE candidates. Let us work
for more unity todefeat big busi-
ness at City Hall.

BACKS COPE

The following letter, sub-
mitted by John Nebot, was sent
to the Vancouver Sun who re-
fused publication. We offer it
here for our readers.

I could explode with anger to
see how unscrupulous elements
of the NDP organization which I
respect in essence, but not for

the latest political tactics, could ~

Qeere FORUM

climb, nonchalantly, the
echelons of leadership, and little
by little destroy it without giving
offence.

This kind of ability and specula-
tion I find most shameful.
Shameful to try and steal the fine
accomplishments of Mr. Rankin
and COPE or atleast having that
intention.

Now that the rugged job has
been done by COPE, Mr.
Campbell appears — not the
“Terrific,’’ but the other, the
opportumist, and just like that—
he wants to be mayor of Van
couver. He is assuming that the
same is going to happen in Van-
couver as it did across the prov-
ince. People had enough of Mr.
Bennett but Vancouver wants
more from COPE and Mr.
Rankin.

I have heard Mr. Campbell
talk and I have seen how hard he
tries to borrow from Mr.
Rankin; he robs some of the
ideas, stereotypes them, and
then poses as the proud con-
queror. Wrong Boy! If it were
in a book it wowld be called plag-
iarism. First, Isay, goon learn

the intricacies of building your-
self a much-needed class
conscience. And remember,
while you are at it, not to forget
the meaning of the word unity.

Who are you kidding Mr.
Campbell? You are appearing
on the mayoralty scene like a
polaroid picture, which is
finished in a minute, but after
the civic election you will befor-
gotten.

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CORAY CAMPBELL donates $10 to the Pacific Tribune in his

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