B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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together of Auxiliary members Fas: of the Plaza Hotel on Jan. 7 at

This gathering was presided over by Mrs. Jean Ouellette, from ysmith, president of IWA Kuxiliary to Local 1-80. Secre- y was Muriel Bradley, the sec-

, of Auxiliary to Local 1- Bir, Veheouver.

Those in attendance were Mrs. Jacqueline Clarkson, president 1- 217 Auxiliary; Lucille Busch, Phyllis Cole, Kay Wood, Pat Full-

_ james, all from 1-217 Auxiliary, Vancouver; Mrs. Herrdin from “Courtenay Auxiliary 1-363; Mrs. Evel; Smythe, Camp 6, (sub-| Auxiliary 1-80); Mrs, Irene Mc- Caffrey, Cowichan Lake, vice- "president sub-Local Auxiliary 1-| Bo; Mrs. Holmstrom, Ladysmith, financial secretary sub-Local Auxiliary 1-80; Duncan, secretary Local 1-80 _ Auxiliary; Mrs. G. Collis, Kel- owna; Mrs. Stan Brown, Vancou- _ yer; Mrs. Alsbury and Mrs. Mad- New Westminster.

Additional delegates from urtenay as well as Port Al- _ berni did not arrive in time.

Discussion centred around the different phases of Auxiliary work in the various localities. A

it deal of interest was shown in the reports given by the wo- men from the sub-Local Auxili- aries, under Local 1-80, Camp 6, Cowichan Lake, and Ladysmith.

All present who were associ- with Auxiliaries reported on

the Christmas parties which .had “been held, and also on hospital

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Arising out of the discussion, it was announced that an Auxili- ary would be in formation soon in New, Westminster, and plans are under way for an Auxiliary organization in the Interior in the Kamloops and Kelowna areas.

The Women’s Page in the B.C. _ Lumber Worker was discussed, and all present agreed that it Was necessary that we send in news items, reports and articles _ of interest to IWA women, in or-j der that the various Auxiliaries could keep posted on each other’s

activities.

All those in attendance felt

_ that not only had we discussed common problems and achieve- ments, but that we had been af- forded an opportunity to become acquainted with the different members from other Auxiliaries.

Mrs. J. Clarkson,

President, WA, Local 1-217, IWA. -

08 FOR A&N

Demand that no more sur- war material be sold by deral authorities to the ey and Navy Department ss Ltd., because of anti-

or actions, will be made as result of a resolution adopted the IWA District Conven-

The resolution accused the \ and Navy management of to bargain in good faith hits employees, and pledged full moral and financial sup-

of IWA Locals for tl

evidence of this support, the ition requested members of ‘omen’s Auxiliaries to take

collection, which realized the | Y‘

| of $108.40.

delegates heard Welington

ish, representing the Retail,

h le and Department Store

describe the fighting atti-

of the girls on the picket long, weary months.

es 5 reminded the Convention he struggle on the picket front of the Army and tment Store in New

the gain union or-

retail establish-

now

WOMEN'S PAGE

Auxiliary Parley at Nanaimo

During the IWA 13th Annual Convention, an informal get-

Anne Webley, |

was held 3:00 p.m.

GRADE SPUuDS, SAYS 1-217 WA

The first meeting of the year of the W.A. to eee 1-217, 1WA, was held on Jan. 4, with 24 mem- bers present.

, One new member, Sister Viv- ian McKee, was welcomed. Volunteer delegates to the Lo- cal Council of Women were rati- fied, and a resolution asking for uniform grading and packaging of potatoes was endorsed unani- jmously, with instructions ‘to the

delegates so to vote at the LCW meeting.

in the Lounge Room

LETTER

“Save far Coming Strike”

Editor:

Now that we have had a good successful Convention, lay ing down a sound, honest policy which aims to help the lumber workers to attain better wages and work- ing conditions, it is up to all the members, be they officers or rank and file, to carry out that policy to the utmost of their ability.

There was one thing that failed to come to the Cénvention floor which I think is very important; that is the question of either to

iden our master contract’s bar- @ power to cover the inte- industry, or to have’ the in- terior’s agreement terminated the same time as on the coast.

In my opinion, the Union shop is long overdue. It should have been negotiated into the master contract at the inception of our Union, at least during the war years anyway, when most ‘tinions went for closed shop conditions and got it, too.

Strike Sure

It is safe to prophesy that, if we don’t get our basic demands this year, we will go on strike the day after our contract. is up, namely June 15. Unfortunately, there is no substitute for strike. You cannot get anything from the operators just by round table discussion. We tried it before. We must use the only means la- bor can use to back our just de- mands,

But a strike is a luxury in any workers’ language. While some workers can afford it, others can- not. Does that mean because of this fact that we have to forego strike altogether? Certainly not.

Save Now

We must save, save now for this sure-to-come strike. I don’t care how you do it, but as long as you start saving now, you have no regret when the time comes. To save now means (1) an insur- ance against futare out-of-work hardship, (2) a guarantee to vote freely the question of strike, (3) to put an end to the necessity of strike.

As I see it, the employers usu- ally worked on the workers’ psy- chology. The more you are in a position to strike, the more they are afraid of strike. On the other hand, if you are poorly equipped, they would so much as to dare ou to strike, even though they gan ill afford it themselves. The problem at hand _ is, how to strengthen our position so that when the show-down comes, we will be at an advantage over them. : I would suggest to every member to put away on every pay day, a definite amount as your own strike fund. Surely you can do it. If you can buy a stove or ra- dio on the instalment plan, you can do it with your job and living

struggle.

General Hospital

Sisters Margaret Slarker, Kay Wood, and Alison Brown were visitors to the Vancouver Gen- eral Hospital this month from the Women’s Auxiliary, Local 1- 217, IWA.

‘The following patients réceived copies of the B.C. Lumber

bars:

Joe Koenig, Eburne—Chest con- dition. Very cheerful.

Wm. Marler—Intestinal trouble.

L, Gaustin, Princeton — Back in- jury. Feeling fine.

, with leg injury. Looking well, and talkative.

E. Klaudt, Lakeberg Logging Co. —Eye injury. Expects to go home soon.

T. Woll, Quatsino — Leg injury. Reports he is feeling fine.

Worker, cigarettes and chocolate‘

Improving. |

Alec. Ross, Mission — Back in}

wis SICK LIST ofa

I. Laudit, Eburne — Arm burns. Going home soon,

L, Wallace,* Blackwater Logging Co.—Head and jaw injuries. Feeling much better.

T. L. Bailey, L. & K. Lumber Co. Pneumonia. Looks well. Going home soon,

W. Kickbust, Island Industries— Leg injury. Back in hospital, but cheerful.

E. Duchowne, Jackson Bay—Leg injury. Has been in quite a while, but hopes to go home soon.

St. Paul’s Hospital

Sisters Beryl Busch and Ruth Bullock of the Women’s Auxili- ary, Local 1-217, IWA, visited St. Paul’s Hospital’ during January,

[distributing copies of the B.C.

Lumber Worker, the Interna-

tional Woodworker, the Con-

veyor, cigarettes and matches to the following: ;

Fobers, Stickland Fuels—Leg in- injuries. Quite ill.

Tamasumas, Western Lumber, Jackson Bay—Foot injuries.

Henry Deleski, Harrison Mills — Pinched back and legs.

Al Laughren, Sweeney Cooper- age—Broken back. Smaller cast on and able to get around.

Lukala, Park’s Logging, Eureka Mills—Arm injury.

Wood, Giroday’s — Finger ampu- tation.

Hurford, CPS, Jordan River — Two year old injury causing trouble.

The Sisters also had a friendly word with other non-lumber pa- tients in the Compensation Ward.

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