10 Local Reaches 2M Mark Local 1-424, IWA, Prince George, will celebrate the 11th anniversary of its char- ter on July 9, it was stated recently by Financial Secre- tary, Howard Webb, speak- ing over Station CKPG. He said: Next week, Monday, July 9th, our Local Union will be celebrat- ing its 11th anniversary. The Lo- cal was chartered originally in July, 1945, and took in all the country lying north of Macallister to the Yukon and west from the Alberta boundary to Fraser Lake. In 1949, the Local Union which was established at Terrace, was eliminated and the western boun- dary of Local 424 was extended to Hazelton, with Local 1-71 tak- ing in the remaining jurisdiction of the former Local at Terrace. During the year of 1955, a fur- ther change was made in the Lo- cal boundaires to the south ,when they were again extended down the Cariboo Highway to Lone Bute and east to Wells Gray Na- tional Park. ; 2000 Members During the period of 1945 up to the present time, our Local files indicate that over 12,000 members have been signed up in the IWA. Owing to the seasonal nature of the industry in this area, there has been an excessive turnover and although. 12,000 persons have been signed into the Union over the years, the number Continued Column 4 most people do! Call TA.1121 for FREE HOME DELIVERY “Also Brewers, and Bottlers of Silver Spring Ye Olde Ale, Silver ‘Spring Beer, Rainier Beer and ‘Silver Spring Stout.” 1 his advertisement is not published or. eieleyed ny is Pagel Conta eo jovernment Board’ or ish Columbla, LOOK FOR THE LABEL By George Droneck ACW Representative “Why should you be interested when we ask you to make sure that there is an Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America union label in the inside pocket of the suit you buy? Does that set you thinking—why should a lumberworker be interested in. a union label in his suit? What concern is-it of his? ‘The more you think about it the more important the question will loom in your mind. For instance, did you know that some unorganized clothing workers in Quebec get 60 cents an hour and less, That is hard to believe in this day and age, but it is so. “A Fear Complex” And that worker is unorganized mostly because the owners of these factories have struck fear into the workers’ heart. The worker doesn’t dare to be seen with a union organizer because he knows that his boss will fire him if he gets caught doing so. It is no fancy story, it happens every day in Quebec in this year of 1956. ‘That same employer ships his goods to B.C. as well as other centres and they ARE sold here in large quantities. So you, the lumberworker and every other conscientious trade unionist in B.C. can figure it out for yourselves and refuse to-buy the product of such sweatshops. If the manufacturer knows that a lot of people will refuse to buy seab produced clothing then he is going to come to terms with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, which will mean more wages and better working conditions for the workers con- cerned. So, knowing that you are a goodhearted lumberworker and will want to help another human being in distress you will only buy a suit with an Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America union label. Your Job Too But let us put it another way and see how the argument comes out. You are a lumberworker with a strong union and earning a decent wage, but how long will you be going nicely if there are too many people not making enough money to buy what you pro- duce? How much of what you produce can a worker buy, earning 60 cents an hour? You can see that you may well be helping to save your own job by helping to build a more healthy and prosperous Canadian economy. That may sound fancy ,.. but all it means, in part, is doing something about those underpaid fellow workers who need a helping hand from you. “Are You Listening” That is why I say that the Iumberworker has more than a slight interest in buying men’s and boys’ clothing with the ‘Amal- gamated’ label in them. You will help pull another fellow worker out of the quicksand of poverty and heartache and at the same time help yourself by adding customers for the products of your own hand. You just can’t lose if you insist on the ‘Amalgamated’ union label when you buy your clothes. Are you listening Iumber- workers?” Builders of British Columbia Joe Morris, who is also known among his fellow IWA mem- bers as “Big Mo,” was born in the “cradle of trade unionists,” Lancashire, England. He came to Canada and moved with his The aggrieved worker was re- instated, with retroactive adjust- ment of pay. The evidence heard before the Board indicated that the plant rules were not understood, nor was any attempt made to adhere to them by management. The foreman in charge of the night shift developed a dislike for Wuori, and seized every oppor- tunity to persecute him, it was shown. He finally accused Wuori of Board Reinstates Fired IWA Sawyer Arbitration Board sitting to hear the complaint of Local 1-417 on behalf of Tito Wuori, a sawyer on the night shift, Salmon Arm Farmers’ a found that the complainant has been unjustly discharged. Exchange, unanimously nailing his lunch bucket to the wall and chasing him out of the plant with a cant hook. Wuori was then fired, but when the facts were investigated, the foremai statement was found to be un- true. Mr. W. G. Stone was Chairman of the Board, and Clayton Walls acted as the Union’s member, W. J. Thompson acted as counsel for the Union. Continued from Column 1 retained in active membership is approximately 2,000 at the pres- ent time. Fine Service Record The condition of the Local Union is sounder than it has ever been, and over the last two years, contract conditions for the mem- bership have been more fully met than ever before, I do not say this boastfully, but take pride in the fact that as a Union, we have been able to bring about better conditions for our members in the lumbering industry. We can now look back to as- sess what progress has been made since the Local was orig- inally chartered in this area and one of the outstanding achieve- ments by the IWA, is the master contract which covers all opera- tions under agreement, with family to Vancouver Island in) 1929. He earned his first Cana- dian dollar in the Old Cassidy Mine. In 1934 Joe moved to the lumber industry with a job in the Chemainus mill and the fol- lowing year he went into the woods as a chokerman. And lumbering is where Joe’s heart has been ever since. He spent three years in the Canadian Army during World War Two and returned to the woods at Comox four days be- fore the IWA: strike in 1946. He led the Ladysmith Sub- Local after the strike and took over leadership of the Duncan Local after the abortive at- tempt of the Communists to force a split in the IWA in 1948, JOE MORRIS, he usually spends his birthday SAN FRANCISCO TAILORS LTD. - LOANS On suits, overcoats, watches, rings, baggage, radios, log- ging boots, chain saws and all articles of value. STORAGE Store your clothing and bag- gage in our storage vaults while out of town. 52 WEST HASTINGS terms setting forth the rights of management and labor and giy- jing stability to employees as far as job conditions are concerned. Contract Gains The IWA in the Interior can , now say that their contract pro- visions in respect to seniority and certain other conditions, exclud- ing wages and paid holidays, are equal to the contract terms of the Coast in the same industry. This is definitely an indication of the progress that has been made since 1945 and we are looking forward with hopes towards future im- provements for the Trade Union movement in the lumbering in- dustry for Local 424, IWA, be- fore the next anniversary. Regional History Recently we had a request from Fort George Historical and Mu- seum Society for a documentation of the IWA history in this area. We understand the history will be kept in the Museum with that of other organizations and ar- rangements have therefore been made to commence gathering all the details. Up to the present time, we have been fortunate in having some of the old timers come forward to give us dates, times and places, which will. be of great assistance to us. We therefore ask anyone who is in- terested and willing to give us any data, that they may feel is of value, please contact the [WA office at your earliest convenience. “My husband is an efficiency expert in a large office.” “What does an efficiency ex- pert do?” Joe has served three terms as a member of the Ladysmith City Council, and since his birthday is the same date as the IWA contract expiry date, in union negotiations. “Big Mo” has proved abun- dantly in his 27 years on Van- couver Island that he is a Builder of B.C, * For Fair and Accurate Reporting on All Phases of Productive Activity in B.C., Business, Industry, Management and Lab: Read Another Builder of B.C. rf The Vancouver Province \. You Can Depend on The Province VANCOUVER, B,C, “Well, if we women did it, they would call it nagging.” INSTRUCTION IN INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID available through Correspondence cy Eiat Al! 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