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LUMBER WORKER

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1-85 _ Business Agent, Jack Squire 108 Second Avenue North, Port Alberni. Phone P.A. 1052 Bro. A. G. Ingram, Business “Agent, and Bro. Ed Haw visited the following operations, with the exception of Sandspit, and re-

held meetings at each which were entirely satis- Factory.

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in the Tahsis are as follows: Tah- sis Logging Co., Sandspit, Bro. Brindlesom, Secretary. This camp employs about 25 men, but re- ports are that this camp will be increased in the near future, Tah- sis Mill, Tahsis, Bro. S. Wheiler, Chairman. Brother Wheiler is a good union man and with support of other Brothers, will do all he ean to improve conditions in the mill. We have not received the name of the Secretary or the men on the Committees, as this Sub- Local has only just held their Sub-Local meeting.

Tahsis Logging, Tahsis, Bro. Reid, Chairman, Brother Sperl-

ig, Secretary. The reports of Ye conditions in this camp

SMB very good and the food is good also.

Tahsis Logging, Chamiss Bay, Brother ‘H. Sinclair,’ Chairman, Brother H. Bancroft, Secretary. This camp is on floats and is very good. Good bunkhouses, good food and the men seem to like, it. Although I did not see for myself the working conditions in the woods, I did not hear any complaints.

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PROGRESS AT TAHSIS 85); HOWARD JOINS STAFF

shut down—and were unable to find out when this camp would re-open.

Manning Sawmill, Zeballds. This mill is running with about 25 men, and it is rumored that it may shut down for a short per- iod. On the other hand, there are reports that it will be operating at full capacity very soon.

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Bro. Frank Howard, formerly of Camp “A”, Englewood, has recently joined’ the International organizing staff, and has been assigned to assist this Local.

Accompanied by Financial Sec- retary Fred Fieber, he recently visited a number of camps, as noted below, to convey informa- tion on current negotiations and assist in expansion of organiza- tion.

At O’Brien’s Logging, Camps “A” and “C” in the vicinity of Powell River, everything was found to be in good shape.

At Camp “B”, of the same company, the IWA membership is steadily growing. The “wooies” who used to disrupt IWA meet- ings by walking out (the “walk- ing Gromykos”) are now in hid- ing.

IWA members at Vancouver Bay and Britain River, B.C. For- est Products, operations are suc- cessfully promoting an organiza- tion drive in support of IWA ne- gotiations.

All operations on the Sechelt Peninsula are now nearly 100% IWA, including Linton, Scott’s and Osborne Logging.

At Kuchinko and Peterson’s the well-known “wooie” chieftain, Jno Gustavson, has departed for other fields now that the IWA has signed up a majority of the operation.

Loggers at Rotter Log, Half

loon Bay, give full credit to Alf Olson, the Camp Secretary and Shop Steward, for the fine state of organization with all commit- tees operating under full steam.

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A Woman With a Conscience

We are always hearing about women folk who don’t see any sense in trade unions. Well, last week we met a young woman who does believe in them, while her hus- band does not. There is no union history in her family, and she has had little or no contact.with union members. But she believes in unions and in doing things co-opera-

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Her husband is another story. He thinks his boss gives him and his fellow workers a square deal. He jsees no reason why he should be paid for holidays or sick leave. Asks why the boss should carry the load and pay men for not working. Does not believe senior- ity should count.

“No Toady, But—”

Yet he is not a “boss” toady. He has had rows with his boss, and admits his boss is not always fair or just in his treatment of the men, But he puts this down to “business worries” and asks just who is always 100% fair.

He spent most of his youth un- employed, or in the army... but has no bitterness. Seems to feel that if workers get work that lets them eat and raise a family in a (very) modest way, they have no kick coming.

If he is hurt on the job, of course, it’s a compensation case, but if outside the job it’s his own tough luck. Extras like a washing machine, or car or even:a week’s holiday, these are things for “upper brackets” not for work- ers like himself. Doctors’ bills, dental bills are necessary evils, and if they come, are paid out of the housekeeping money.

Clothes are bought when abso- lutely necessary, not when some- thing new would be nice to have.

Of course, it’s different with the boss and the boss’s wife and family . . . they can have these things by right. Not that the boss works any harder than he does, indeed the boss can go golf- ing ‘whenever the spirit moves him, but he IS the boss, and no boss—no job.

Unhappy Wife

He is music crazy, and has a fine taste in music. He has some excellent records and would like to build up a really first class library. This is, of ocurse, im- possible on his present pay. But there is just a regret that it takes so long to get the things he wants.

His wife -is different. She is a gentle soul, has had an art edu- cation, and is a “whiz” at making her own and the childrens’ clothes. Her house is always full of flowers, and her. table nicely laid.

But she is NOT content. She doesn’t whine, and she doesn’t nag, but she DOES believe that a man who works as tirelessly and honestly as her husband does, is worth more than his mere day’s hire,

She thinks he should have holi- days with pay, seniority, but above all, some insurance or wel- fare plan that would cushion him and his family against illness and enforced layoffs.

As she said the other day, “He seems content to go on from day to day. He likes his werk, though it is really hard, and he likes the gang he works with. But he hasn’t had an unbroken paycheck for weeks, and it takes almost all of it for food. I would like to be able to buy some odd things I feel we need, but I can’t. And I just dare not think of the fu- ture if he is laid off, or any of us get sick.”

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LOURDES HOSPITAL, CAMPBELL RIVER

Sisters V. Manning and E. Wiedswang of the Women’s Aux- iliary, Local 1-363 IWA. visited Lourdes Hospital, Campbell River, giving cigarettes, maga- zines and copies of the Lumber Worker to the following:

W. N. van der Est, Owen Bay, B.C.—In hospital frquently. Il: ness.

Ray Varley, Camp 5, Bloedel— Arm injury. Improving. Out visit- ing.

Wesley Boyd, Boyd Lumber Co, Sayward, B. C.—Foot injury.

Thos, Dyer, Sayward, B.C

Mat Mars, Bloedel, 'B. C- old-timer. More or less confined to his bed. Glad to see us and hear’ what’s what.

We are pleased to report that our hospital visits have been wel- comed by the loggers—all log- gers!

VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL

Sisters Margaret Slarker and Kay Wood (Women’s Auxiliary 1-217) report visiting the follow- ing patients with gifts of cigar- ettes, candy and copies of the B.C. LUMBER WORKER.

Nels Bergland—Has had tough time, but is now on crutches and feeling fine.

Darwin, F.H.A. Logging Co., Texada Is.—Operation scheduled soon.

A. Moore, Manning Timber Products, Zeballos—Had legs run over by Truck. Doing nicely now.

D. Clarkson, Prince George. Knee-cap trouble. Doing nicely.

C. Morgan, Pan-a-Bode, N.V.— Stomach trouble. Improving.

D. Bevin, English Lumber Co. —Compound fracture of legs. Do- ing well.

R. Rodney, Eburne Sawmills— Hernia operation, Going home soon.

G. Fowkes, Hillcrest Lumber— Leg and foot injuries. Getting along nicely.

L, Winfield, Giroday Sawmill— Sitting up. Glad to be going home soon.

R, McLeod, Prince Rupert— Back in again with osteomyelitis.

A. Lundgren, Eburne Sawmills —Stomach trouble. Up and about. .

ST. PAUL’S HOSPITAL

Sisters Muriel Bradley and Pat Fulljames report visits to the following:

Stuart Carlson, Robertson and Hackett—Doing well.

G. A. Johnson, Tidewater Lum- ber Cos Port Alberni—Back in-

jury,

William Chappell, Port Mc- Neill—Injured knee. William J. Harte, Quesnel—

Patchett and Sons Lumber Co.— Burns on arm and shoulder graft- ing. Doing well.

Joseph Bergeron, Tahsis Lum- ber Co, —Amputation third left finger. Fair.

Art Hanser, Harwood Island, Taking new treatments.

S. G, Pike, Sarita River—Knee injury.

Sidney Harrodine, Say Wood, Dyers’ Logging Co. — Knee in- jury.

L. Linette, Port Hardy—Back in hospital with knee injury.

E. Ulonska, Cedar Grove — Ulcers in the legs.

ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL COMOX

Sister Hulda Lidberg visited the following loggers in St. Jo- seph’s Hospital, Comox, B.C.

Ross_O’Brien — Power saw faller. Doing fine.

Thomas Ripley — Leaving for hospital in Victoria.

J. W. Nefranier—Not too well.

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