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VANCOUVER, B.C., MONDAY, MAY 1, 1944

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Bulletin Published by The B.C. District Council, International Woodworkers of America, Affiliated to Congress of Industrial wa acerna aoe (CIO)

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“WORKER-WARRIOR” UNITY THEME OF VANCOUVER LABOR’S MAY DAY

PARADE

n Attendance at

workers of the city of

ie of the greatest May

the marchers

ishing after a peace which will be lasting and| as

Application of the industries, and suspension a8 Industrial Concilia

CWP Wins a.

tion to the Regional War Labor

Board by the International Wood-

of America Local 1-217

Canadian ‘ite Pine

Lumber Co., the following wage ve been

bitrati ree of Labor Pearson of the Federal Code was one session

ing of the request by the Provincial ee _ Fvicto

mi result of a joint Rapiite: |

Federal Labor Codes}: Applied ToBC Labor|:

By NIGEL MORGAN, International Board Member ie = District One Federal

anebOe Code to. all B.C. the duration of the war of the

on " seen. Behind their aes s

vy Ship Repair Band and See MAY

people. was known this year “Worker- ‘Warrior Pi

Provide security for all The parade

DAY—

ler ne! o! tandard Form of ee. with vacations with pay, etc.

le had the full the

appr means aa fen

val of Act w:

replaced C 1003 id all box car | rights, . ee arbitrations oading trom 6 to, ook eran will_henee forth be ed by Code. However, a spe- to 74, ce ai a Aa cial agreement was concluded yesterday between:the Federal and Provincial Gove

e 82, pine plat ie hands of Pro vineial to 69, head pipe | Minister of Labor Ge Geige S. Pear- 97, pipe fitter's}son at Victoria, This also has the

. Dl ith | endorsement of labor as through

Ul ler action by the Depart- ment; (2) better understanding of the problems; (3) closer contact with labor relations in the prov- ince, which is far away from the Federal capital; and (4) fairer, more efficient and more sympa- thetic’ attitude of the Provincial Department than the Federal.

yer th ish action, which | ‘©

e stalemate at Sitka Spruce

labor, il be | ton

Conciliator Appointed in -|L-W.A.Sitka Spruce Dispute

Lumber Company Ltd.

Bee reached had been attempted without success.

With the appointment missioner Thi

of Com-

Pri

called at the plant by Mr. Thom where the whole afgettan a tio:

See NEW LABOR CODE—Page 3

continues to do so, as it cannot in’ ency. any way

effect the bargaining pected to

of jompso: Ae conciliation commissioner to e quire ae ae dispute which J is ere as a result of management’s to bargain with the IWA which is the certified bargaining agency. decision to make app! for the appointment of the commissio: b was made after every other mean: Tights of the Union. Se apse nue ei mish HAVE | siting to co- oneraia in av move

tchett Visits

Teall wey, Day

Force, riday IWA District eer Seat See left

oe Bennett | Visits oe

Se aie eae ae week had Bro’ Bill Bennett

ogres

ous _ centres

gressing an

cesses and other plants ney he start- organization.

he membership of IWA again extends to Heat cena

aa

eae peuieareaara al ia ae where eae Sens aK i the first May Day Rally which has peisece cay at St Sor been held in that community i could have been avoided had the ae t 30 years. The meeting is management refused to recognize|heing sponsored by the Interna- a petition circulated by some em-| tional Union of Mine, Mill and who apparently had 28}Smelter Workers which. like the only purpose disruption. ‘A is an affiliate of the CIO. within the cue for their own otter sreskens at the meeting will selfish intere: Uphill, Labor member The ae oa consistently ze fr ae and Mr. Herbert Her-

fu and ridge d

rbi for Rossland Trail Soe will be t is.

President Pritchet! ex-

return early this week.

as an air- and all sincerely goes that, the war at soon be ov

with them being in | era nee ae wages, hours and con-

man, ai