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S and SAWDUST, -REEN-CHAIN PETE

‘Well, boys, the organized wood- workers of the IWA have won an- it was reported by W. a bennett secretary ‘of IWA Local other victory. This time -in the oir he organization in C. an White Pine and B.C. Ply- Queen’ Charlotte Islands where | WO iS progressing favorably, particulary in the former op- is Io} have won their twenty- eration. New members are signed up every day and two months’ fight for the right to e 51 percent for certification will soon be obtained in this bargain collectively with their em- eatin : ployers. They ha’ n| The Organizational Committes; Pine Lumber Co, and McMillan ere an P' b-| at Canadian White Pine reports| Industries Ltd. ood Div.., are of provocation placed in|that arrangement ave been| cordially invited to attend and aa path by the Boss Loggers’| made to hold another mass m Heine vous He ends, a tion, these men have down e meeting is under the aus- the line and bares the way for the| 7& ™ the Canadian Legion Hall) 1225 of Sa Local 1-217 and will of the men in the lumbering on Bhi Tune 20, at 8 pm. The| he under the chairmanship indu: Th ittee has eteaey Boake of that local.

Local To Sponsor Rally

For Pine and Plywoods

New Hammond Local Holds First Meeting

HAMMOND, B.C.—IWA Local 1-367 met here on Wednes- day last for their first meeting since the instal ation. & is eir charter last meni A good att to discuss the bus: of the a The me: rebel a rey port by ie financial seorelay, oot wa showed that a large majority e employ gf the Hammond Cedar Co. L Ses rs of the union that an ap- plication for ae should Hendlig and immediate grievances de withi crew at Hammond Cedar. 7 instructed to |The local elected five delegates to make me peated at the earli-| attend the Midsummer Conference est possible date and that in the] of istrict Council No.

within the ‘next 6

the operators are waging against

as arranged to have m Van-

naimo on July 4.

tures to the company with a view An interesting feature of the

Sam Guthrie, CCF MLA fro!

the IWA reminds me of a in the old English history books,

It seems that there was a king

nay Harold ‘ritehett, eeeliaat ce District No, 1 of the IWA

cently returned a toui a e Queen Charlotte Island Eee camps, will ak.

ployees at the Canadian White

his

the poor old mething scandulous

se straw-bosses told ou lay that as a king of e was powerful snout to stop the incoming tide of ¢

ly by co7

on his pedes- yun

| about the inadequacy and unfair-

Living Cost Index Will Be Studied

ae a been a ate in ‘Vancouver inion Bur- eau aaah iain _ needs at cl e cost of living

wi ies. Me hear their

sabor S ‘ol country have vigorous

BZ ves

meeting was the showi:

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ation, The ims wel ‘Tnsids Fighting Russia,” and a film Labor ~-Management Production Committees in England. Visiting speaker District Secretary Bert Melsn:

He evn Une Mal

ughout the sly protested to the government, especially to the national Labor Board,

et Finland could not “isolate” herself

Goebbels’ Pre:

Conference:

unto, By Suaphen

The Allies have from Russia, nor from the other

Scandinavian countries.

far that the index is unfair, and pen-

court got ti.

alizes many

A MASS RALLY

for EMPLOYEES of IAN WHI

8 3 ES & a zi 4 atl =] QD

: obth, at 8:00 P.M. N HALL — 49th and Frase: SPL AaIR me a PRTOHET President, TWA Distcict No. 1 SAM GUTHRIE, CCF MLA, Vancouver Island

JOHNSON

ae : tis from his little escapade, Any-| of this deluded English monarch. Alaska Pime Meet way, the straw-boss started | Canute learned his lesson and tho| Welll Atte this whole thing had his head re-| lumbering operators in il eeting of the Alaska Pine moved sat as a friendly warning] eventually learn, too. The bosses| Subjocal in New Westminster was not to monkey around with the| will find that there is no force as| held last Sunday night and a v king’ organized | good turn-out reported. zeae there are some things that even| workers and that even the mighty| speaker of the evenin, a king can’t do. boss loggers’ association will be] trict President Harold ae Now this happened away back — interesting fil Ss a Dark Ages, one the moat of unionization coming up and en- the Workers’ Educational hire nf this tuinibecin, gulfing them and their Erer, pacae s enjoyed by ne regard to th epee elie = who atte of un! in the lumbering ORGANIZE B.C. Reports show that organization industry is parallel to the stupidy LUMBER 100% in this mill is progressing favor- ably wit isp ercentage of MENEMENEEE | Horsesioe Barbers || mr vem moms : EAST HASTINGS Ho ition ass a | ly ore a more to a haircut than cutting off the male - +. Try the : forseshoe Barbe p-to- | NANAIMO, B.C. Athletic Park date stylish thal ON SHOP | Nanaimo Steam Baths

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