Successful Ball Held At Princeton The social committee of Local 1-418 held their first annual Log- gers Ball in the Elk’s Hall in Princeton on October 17. It was considered to be a great success due mostly to the efforts of the ladies and the dance committee. Proceeds from the dance are to be used to defrey the expenss of sending delegate Ralph New to the international convention at Bugene, Oregon. The ladies found the work of assisting the local social com- mittee so interesting, that they have decided to form an auxili A program of activity and social entertainment hes already been mapped out, including a Christ- mas tree for the kiddies. Four Locals Elect Convention Delegates Four interior locals have elect- ed delegates to attend the Inter- national convention at Eugene, Oregon, November 13. These are Local 1-417, Kamloops, Mike Se- kora; Local 1-418, Princeton, Ralph New; Local 1-423, Kelow- na, Mel Fulton; Local 1-424, Prince George, A. E, Papke. SEIS ONO TSG Genuine MSA Skullgards High Pressure Fleck Bros, Safety Div'n Vancouver, B.C. a JOS. HARWOOD General Trucking VERNON Phone 40 Box 38 LUMBER WORKERS When in Vernon, make VERNON HOTEL (Chas, V. McNeill) YOUR HOME Phone 47 LOGGERS For a Good, Reliable TAXI Phone VERNON 190 Kal Taxi (Bob Carswell) 21 Eighth St. Res. Phone 515 THE B.C. LUMBER WOR Interior Activities FROM CRANBROOK, NELSON, PRINCETON, KELOWNA, KAMLOOPS AND PRINCE GEORGE In Memory The sudden death of Brother James England came as a distinet shock to the members of Local 1-405 and to the com- munity-on Ovtober 18, when he passed away due to a heart condition while at his work in the St. Mary’s Lake Camp of the Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company. Brother England was a staunch supporter of union ideals and has been a mem- ber of this Iocal for over a year. He has been one of the logging fraternity for over forty ‘years, thirty-five of which were spent in the East Kootenay area, He was held in hich esteem by his fellow workers and employers alike. So far no relatives of the deceased have been located. Working Conditions By MIKE FREYLINGER The woodworkers in the Prince George area are becoming in- creasingly aware of the sub standard living and working condi- tions that are still in existence in this area. The utter lack of any compliance with the existing Health Regulations of this province by the majority of the operators is forcing many workers to quit their jobs, as well as creating much dissatisfaction for those that stay on. Disgusted because unsanitary conditions are a constant threat to their health, vermin infested bunkhouses deprive them Union for assistance to obtain for them even the most essential requirements to maintain health and some measure of comfort in these places of work which are to most men their homes for eight or nine months of the year. : The absence of shower-baths, washing facilities, dry houses, is deplored by everyone. Poor lighting makes it impossible to do any reading after the day's wo! done. Packing of blankets hedbugs to all operations. Many of the places have not even a bull- cook. And that means that men have to heat their own water for washing after they get home from work, as well as build bunk- house fires and pack wood. PIGS IN CAMP The unrest and grievances of the men are well justified, as witness the following letter received from one of our sub-locals and I quote, “This Camp has no bath house or dry room. Also the lighting is very poor. There are a number of pigs that have the full run of the camp, and the pig house is much too close to the bunkhouses. The whole place smells of pigs. The well is in a ravine, and the barn is up on the bank.” Another man who came to town had this to say, “Some guy built a steam bathhouse out there and when they got short of room they put three men to sleep in it, The blankets are wet and there was no bulleook to make fires. One tub to wash clothes in and only a couple of wash basins for about 80 men. When I wanted a bath I had to come to town. I could not stand it any longer.” These are not isolated cases, but rather the general rule in the whole area. The men haye every reason for complaint. One of the brothers, in voicing his complaint, put it this way. “They Imow better because they have,decent homes to live in themselves, and anyway how can a man do a decent day’s work under condi- tions like that.” Yes, indeed, it would be of tremendous benefit to all concerned if the operator would wake up to the fact that a satisfied worker does produce more, and that camp and living conditions determine a workman’s attitude to his job. EMPLOYERS TOO WILL GAIN Of course not all of the operations lack everything in the line of necessities. During the last few months I-have noticed a genuine concern by at least a few who admitted that some im- provement could be made. It is not the intention of this article to criticize or to stamp as unconcerned all operators of camps or sawmill operations, but rather to point out to those who are lagging in providing the essentials that they are really doing themselves the most harm. We all recognize that workers seldom leave jobs at which they are satisfied. A constant stream of men coming and gong due to poor conditions is hardly profitable to any oper- ator. Tt is the desire of the Union not to ask for anything unreason- able, but to establish decent conditions with which the worker will he satisfied insofar as his basic requirements are concerned. Along these lines we will establish a much better relationship between the workers and their employers. : The Most Complete Store in the Interior For LUMBER WORKER'S fo Outfit is W. D. MacKENZIE & SON (Bill MacKenzie) P.O, Box 158 — VERNON, BC. — Phone 155 Third Interior Contract © Signed At Princeton The third agreemet between the IWA and an interior operator has been mene The bargaining committee of Local 1-418 were successful in negotiating this agreement, which is the second in the Princeton area. The agreement, signed between E. N. Freding Logging operation and IWA Local 1 418, is identical to the one signed by Taylor Lumber Company and ‘provides for union shop and check-off, with maintenance of membership, vacations with KER of a decent night’s rest, and because in most places the bathing | and washing facilities are inadequate, workers are coming to the | from camp to camp without any provision for clean sheets spreads | pay, transportation by the em- ployers. It also proyides that where ‘an employee starts to work in the morning, he is assured of a half-day’s pay, whether work- jed or not. Walter Sniith, presi- dent and Ray Richards, vice-| president of Local 1-418, carried | |out negotiations with assistance |from Ralph New and Bert Mel-| sness, International and District representatives. | ‘The Princeton local has sent a resolution to the district nego- tiating committee asking that union ship and check off be in- | cluded in all agreements negotiat- jed with interior operators. A | mecting between the district ne-| | gotiating committee and repre- sentatives of the majority of in- To Delay Decision On Business Agent At the last regular meeting of Local 1-418, a lengthy discussion took place on the question of fi- nancial assistance to the Kelowna Locel for payment of a business agent to service both locals. A decision was made that the mat- ter be left in abeyance until next spring, During the winter, there will be a decided drop in the mem- bership of the IW of A in the interior and many operations will be closing down. As soon as this local fecls that the membership warrants the services of a busi- ness agent and is financially able terior operators is scheduled for November 8 in Vancouver. to contribute, the question will again be taken up. ae ESS A.W. 280 Columbia Avenue JOHNSON | — Vancouver, B.C. 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