B.

C. LUMBER WORKER

‘ Page Seven

‘BEEFS’ FROM
THE INTERIOR

SOME evening, instead of going

to see Boris Karloff in some
gruesome movie or listening to
“The Shadow” on your radio, I
would suggest that you read a
copy of the Interior agreement.

This masterpiece has all the

earmarks of a blood-curdling |

drama in its designs to imitate a
union man’s agreement. If after

reading a page or two, you start | <

associated with the lousiest
ment any worker ever had to
put up with.

There is no doubt that as a
start in 1946 it was a gain for
the Interior workers to get an
agreement of any kind—with the

‘ior newly organized and the
rators with big ideas, as they
isually have. However, no doubt
you remember that the Coast

oo it will be because you

went back to work in 1946 and|°

left the Interior without an
agreement.

Last fall, the disaffiliation
move came a few days before the
Interior conciliation award was
handed down. Following that, the
operators refused to give the
award their representative agreed
to on the board. This all helps
to make the Interior workers feel
that they are not getting the sup-

ort of the Coast in their trou-

s. At least they didn’t get it

der the reign of terror by

ritchett.

In _their agreement, the Hours
of Work clause offers nothing
more than a.misinterpreted ver-
sion of the Hours of Work Act.

ey still have the 44-hour week

in many cases the employ-

S are using every trick in the
bag to work overtime. The boys
in Kamloops Local last year wit-
nessed several attempts to work
a 54-hour week on production.

The wage scale attached to this
agreement would curl even the
wiriest of hair, There is only one
wage scale for all Interior saw-
mill and logging operations, from
little gypo outfits to the larger
plants in the Interior.

The basic rate is 974% cents
an hour and from there on the
most skilled labor runs from
$1.05 to $1.20, with the sawyer
and head filer quoted at the enor-
mous rate of $1.43.

Operators in larger plants are
forced to pay over union scale to
get men to stay, but just try and
establish it in’ the agreement,
and you should hear the argu-
ments they put up. It all goes to
prove the old saying that you
ean only get what you are strong
enough to take. Good arguments
and a well-presented case haven’t
much effect on Mr, Ruddock,

This year it’s an absolute must
to demand and get a better agree-
ment for the Interior workers,
and this year the Interior wants
the support of the Coast,

Be seeing you,
Kelowna Joe.

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Sisters Florence Blair and May
Patton, Women’s Auxiliary Local
1-217 IWA, report that they have
visited the following brothers,
distributing cigarettes and THE
B.C, LUMBER WORKER:
© Ralph Duplin — Head injury

clearing up.
‘Andrew Johnson — Heart at-
tack. Needs quiet. z
Robert Fillinger — Looking

much better.
Manno Paula, Port Hardy —
Knee injury. Doing fine. S
William Roberts—In hospital
3% months, Leg mending nicely.
Charles Liptak, Vancouver Is-
land—Hand_ injury healing.
Kon Kiena, Peragon Cedar
District—Doing fine.
William Thomas — Leg injury.
Doing fine. ii
Alexander Ross — Getting up
and feeling better.
Stan Quage— Legs improving
slowly.
Harry Green, Local 1-217 vice-
president—Stomach trouble.
George Fox—Appendix opera-
tion. Doing fine. a
Nels Berglund—Back injury.
Kallstrom Sjalmar— Back in-
jury. Recovering. :
Mr. Jorgan, Hope—Pneumonia.
Nearly well.’
Erie Ward, Universal Box —
Head injury. Improving.

BY EXPERT CRAFTSMEN

Wechs “Catch” at

Week’s “Take” in Local 1-363, IWA. The local fishermen have been
(WIUC) buttons discarded by disgusted loggers. Poor fish.

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“WIUC” A
LOST CAUSE

Local 1-71, [WA

“The most ardent supporters
of the WIUC now admit that the
WIUC no longer has a chance to
gain the general support of the
B.C. _lumber_ workers,”. stated
Bro. J. R. Wolthuis, Secretary of
Holberg’s Camp Committee and
;|delegate to the Wages and Con-
1] tract Conference in Vancouver,

April 2-3.

In a detailed and straightfor-
ward account of conditions in his
camp, Bro. Wolthuis described a
marked change in_ sentiment
among his fellow-workers during
recent, weeks. “Formerly theWl
UC white buttons were seen
everywhere on the job, now the
IWA check-off button predomin-
ates,” he said.

With from 250 to 275 men em-
ployed in the camp at present,
approximately 100 are on the
IWA check-off, with an additional
number paying cash. WIUC but-
tons have been tossed away, but
many are now reserving judg-
ment in their anxiety to avoid
another mistake.

Results of a debate between
Mike Sekora and John McCuish
had a profound influence on the
men in camp. The distortions of
this affair as.published by the

—

Courtenay

have gone on a new diet-white

Mone Local News

AUXILIARIES VISIT THE SICK

Edwin Mason—Back injury.
_James Dyer, Hillcrest Logging
Company.

Donald Johns, Copper Canyon
—Back injury.

Sister Jacqueline Clarkson re-
ports that she visited the follow-
ing brothers and left cigarettes
and copies of THE B.C. LUM-
BER WORKER:

W.-R. Johnson, Cobble Hill
Mill — Back injury. In hospital
off and on for the past year.
Operated on this week.

Frank Kehler, Salmon River
Logging Co., V.I.— Crushed by
loading accident. In and out since
last May.

W. Soder—Brother Soder and
his wife were run over by a truck
on March 12. Improving.

John Toth, Hilerest Logging
Co., Vl. — Knee cap injury. In
poe ‘al past five months.

Charlie Cote, Port Alberni—
Leg injury, recent operation. Do-
ing well.

St. Paul’s Hospital

Sisters Pat Fulljames, Phoebe
Olsen and Helen Sim. they visit-
ed the following brothers and
found them in very good spirits:

J. Levstik—Going home.

L. Hensen — Ankle coming
along fine. :

B. Baychuck—Going home.

K. McIntosh — Knee getting
better,

J.. Armstrong—Feeling better.

Lindberg—Arm not very good.

Peterson—Doing fine.

Backlon—Cut'leg not too good.

BINGO!

Women’s Auxiliary—Local
1-217 IWA
4785

Mrs. Jean MacKenzie,

WIUC were resented by all those
present. From now on, he stated,
the men are determined to get
the facts, double-checked. He was
scornful of Ernie Dalskog’s re-
fusal to meet Sekora in debate on
the issues before workers in the
industry.

Although the WIUC has at-
tempted to maintain safety and
grievance committees apart from
those elected by IVA members,
the effective and successful work
is actually accomplished by the
IWA, even on behalf of WIUC
members, he stated.

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ADVICE ON
PAY SCALES

; Local 1-424, Prince George
Brother Carl Mueller reports:

First of all I wish to mention
that operations in this area are
practically at a stand-still due to
the spring breakup and the ban
on roads to lumber trucks.

A lot of the boys are in town
here enjoying a well-earned rest
after a long and, cold winter in
the logging camps. Sinclair Mills
is shut down now for repairs but
Giscome and various fair size
operations are running their
planer mills at full capacity. But
that is about all until such time
as the sawmills are ready to
operate once again which we
hope will be in the not too dis-
tant future. d

One important point I wish to
bring up, concerns the wage
scale, applying to various occu-
pations in the lumber industry.
I advise strongly that before a
man takes a job in the bush or
the mill, he should inquire about
the rate of pay for his respective
job before he sets out to his place
of employment. It may save a lot
of: grief and hardship for the
persons concerned.

That is all for now. Hoping to
give you som€ more news in the
near future, So long, and the best
to all.

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an evening of Bingo and refresh-
ments. Prizes went to the follow-
ing sisters: Beryl Busch, Phoebe
Olson and Pat Fulljames.

Connection

The B,C. LUMBER WORKER
wishes to correct a typographical
error appearing in the report of
Local 1-85 IWA in the issue of
March 17. The number of men
reported in Sarita River Camp
should have been 300 instead of
500.

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