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Court action by the Loggers’ Local to recover from

renegade officials more than $37,000 in cash and assets is

approaching a climax with shocking disclosures of mishan-| dling of funds by the LPP-Communist clique when they

had control of Local 1-71.

Progress report by Local 1-71 secretary, Fred Fieber, of the com- plicated legal action which has been in process since the failure of the stab-in-the-back “Wooie revolution” of October 3, 1948, shows:

1. Not a single account book of Local 1-71’s finances has yet been produced by Ernie Dalskog, acting for John McCuish and the other “Wooies” now being sued.

2. Only $33 remained of an approximate $20,000 in cash at Septem- ber 30, 1948 to be handed over to the Local, according to Dalskog, but the IWA scoffs at this, and is demanding the return of more

than $32,000.

3...Ernie Dalskog was paid $3,650 “back wages” for periods from 1940 to 1945, without, claims the Local, giving proof of any genu-

ine authentication or authority

for such payment.

‘out of IWA money after McCuish and his cohorts had deserted

Som oon members were paid IWA and CCL convention expenses

the IWA.

6. Dalskog said in a recent hearing that he repaid to Nels Madsen the $1,300 personal loan, made to him from Local 1-71 funds. The IWA have successfully sued Dalskog for this money. No bank statement has yet been produced showing the $1,300 being rede- posited to the Local, as Dalskog claims. 5

6. Nels Madsen has not appeared 7.

at the hearings.

“Loans receivable” of $7,000 are shown as an asset by the rene-

gades in their statement. The IVA demands details of the “Joans”, and wants a full accounting.

8. Dalskog claims that $9,000 returned from Mine, Mill, was in- eluded in more than $11,000 revenue reported received after the split. This is contested by the IWA as unauthenticated.

Office furniture, typewriters, equipment, and records of the Local

have still not been accounted for.

Fred Fieber stresses that this information is coming to light as the Registrar of the Supreme Court carries out the original court order obtained by the Lo- eal for a “full accounting” of I- W.A, Local 1-71 funds.

. The registrar, when he has heard the full case, will then give his findings and submit them to the Supreme Court for a judg- ment.

The Local’s case is being ably handled by Barrister A. T. R. Campbell, who acted for the I- WA in the successful recovery of the $130,000 District Strike Fund.

Being sued are John McCuish, Charles Fraser, R. Stafford, Nels Madsen, Don Barbour, Christian Ber; 1 and John Johnson, and MeCuish and Madsen “for and on behalf of themselves and all other officers and members of WIUC, Loeal 1-71, and the said Local”.

SUMMARY

Here is a summary of what IWA Local 1-71 is fighting to re- cover:

Cash . $19,920.27 Current Assets .. 6,590.57 Furniture .. 3,873.00 11,171.09

53.95

$41,608.88

Deductions allowed ..$ 9,276.78 Net claim .. 32,332.10 The Local also claims damages for “wrongful detention” of the * Navy, and is asking the lowing expenses:

Charter fees from April to Oc- tober, 1949, for the “Lady Alice”

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UNION SHOP GETS B.C. FED. SUPPORT

Full support for the IWA 1950 Wage and Union Shop drive is urged in the joint of- ficers report for submission to the Sixth Annual Convention of the B.C. Federation of La- bor, which opens in the Pender Auditorium, Vancouver, on Feb. 4.

Affiliated unions are asked to rally opinion behind the Union Shop demands of the IWA mem- bers, now comprising 60 percent of the Federation strength in B.C. It is tacitly recognized that on the success of the IWA de- pends the success of negotiations contemplated on behalf of. many other CCL unions.

It is anticipated that plans will mature as a result of the CCL assembly by which a concerted wage drive will be conducted.

Detrimental Decisions

Decisions by the Federal and Provincial Governments since the June, 1949, elections have had a detrimental effect on living stand- ards of the workers in B.C. states the report.

Relaxation of rent controls, the means test for Old Age Penéion- ers, the activities of combines to fix commodity prices, failure to deal with unemployment, are all cited to show anti-labor trends.

Hospital Insurance

The “debacle” of Hospital In- surance in British Columbia is deseribed as “aid and comfort” to those who have been opposed to all social security measures,

The faults of the ICA Act and the arbitrary rulings of the La- bor Relations Board will be given a prominent place on a full agenda.

Political Action

One of the main subjects for diseussion at the Federation gath- ering will be the manner of pi ticipation in the political action program of the Canadian Con- gress of Labor. © A full report on the 1949 activi- ties will be heard, with the rec-

ommendations on future action by PAC units and officers.

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Vol. XIX, No. 58

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WOODSMEN

- Swift action by the IWA Dis- trict Executive Board has scotched the attempt to deprive woodworkers of unemployment benefits during the Christmas shutdown period.

Net result is that 8-10,000 woodworkers, the bulk of them members of the IWA, will get more than $300,000 in retroactive unemployment insurance pay.

Loggers and sawmill workers had been advised that they would not be entitled to unemployment insurance for the two-week holi day work stoppage because was regarded as an “annual holi- day” by many operators.

‘The situation was brought fore- ibly to the attention of the opera- tors and the Unemployment In- surance Commission, by members of the District Executive Board.

It was pointed out to the Board

(and this was agreed by the op- erators) that the shutdown was not due to Christmas holidays.

It has been the custom for many of the operations to close down about the middie of Decem- ber and stay closed until the mid- dle of January, or even later, de- pending on the weather.

It was pointed out, too, that the fact that the Christmas holidays of Dec. 25 and 26, as well as New Year's Day, just happened to fall

makes continuance of operations in many cases, a virtual impos- sibility.

While the Executive Board was

mission that workers in the wood- working industry, previously dis- qualified by the two-week holiday period, would be eligible for the insurance benefits.

The necessary retroactive ad- justments for the period of sus- pended payments is to be made as soon as possible.

within the period when weather |

in session on Saturday, Jan. 28, | word was received from the Com- |

IWA WINS UIC BENEFITS FOR 10,000

has been summoned to meet

Review of District Convention instructions resulted in the im- mediate reference to the ap- proaching convention of the B.C. Federation of Labor of all resolu- tions dealing with the legislative program of the IWA.

Family Allowances

Further resolutions received and approved for the Federation Convention included one which proposes that family allowance payments be continued beyond the age of sixteen years, and un- | til. the children have completed their education, whether at high school or university.

Such a step was necessary, it was contended; in order that chil- dren in low income families might secure proper educational oppor- tunities.

Labor Relations Board

In drastic terms, the District | Executive Board emphasized the

|Convention condemnation of re- cent decisions of the Labor Rela- tions Board, because of unwar- ranted interference with trade union jurisdictions.

Preemptory demand was made that amendments to the ICA Act should be introduced next session | of the Legislature to restrain the Board’s attempt to regulate trade union affairs.

‘Trial Boards

By resolution, the District Ex- ecutive Board, asked the Interna-

tional Président to authorize the

Council Blasts Labor Board; Calls For Amended ICA Act

Next Quarterly meeting of the B.C. District Council

March 4-5, to coincide with

the Wages and Contract Conference. t

This decision was reached at the regular meeting of the District Executive Board, Jan. 21, as preliminary steps were taken to set in motion the 1950 IWA program.

establishment of a Standing In- yestigating Committee “which would have authority ‘to investi- gate all charges and complaints filed with the District Executive Board and to investigate all charges filed with the Local Unions”.

A further resolution, addressed to the International President, re- quested approval of a policy with- in the B.C. District which would prevent suspension of officers and members of the IWA until after report of the investigating com- mittee,

Education

A report from Lawrence Van- dale, Financial Secretary, Local. 1-357, relating to a consultation with the UBC Extension Depart- ment officials, led to the appoint- ment of a special committee to investigate and report upon:plans for trade union education as ap- plicable to the IWA.

Brother Vandale stated that the University authorities had of- fered to provide library service to loggers while resident in camps, and* to prepay postage charges. The use of films for trade union purposes was also canvassed.

Appointed to the committee were: Lawrence Vandale, George Mitchell and Tom MacKenzie.

Contract Rates

District President J. S. Alsbury

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