May 15, 1945
THE FISHERMAN
Page Five
VICTORIA, B.C.
SHIP CHANDLERS
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let 1838 1214 WHARF STREET S«« us for a full line of Ropes, Anchors, Chains, and Fishermen's Supplies.
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CANADIAN FISH & COLD STORAGE CO. LTD.
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Fishermen's Supplies
Fish Buyers Good Harbor   Fresh Water Imperial Oil Products
REFUGE COVE
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General Merchandise
FRESH MEATS kept fresh by our modern refrigeration system. VALVOLENE Agency.
ALERT BAT
YUCLATAW TRADERS
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Fishbuyers, Store, All Supplies, Oil Station, Postoffice and Telegraph
Jas. B. Graham
Duncanby Landing Rivers Inlet
FISH BUYING CAMP GENERAL STORE
Standard Oil Products
Timlin Trading Co., lAd.
(Red & White) A complete stock for every need «/ the fisherman. Fish Buying Camp — Imperial OU Products LUND, B.C.
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WASHINGTON LABORATORIES
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We pay competitive top of market cash price for fish livers.
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Speediest Action Comes By Union
Editor, The Fisherman: I hear a lot of talk nowadays that unions have served their purpose and should be thrown out in favor of political action and the various co-operatives. Now I am getting old and no doubt have old fash-ioned ideas.
I have lived through various crises where political action was necessary and I have found that one can get a hundred times more and quicker political action through a union than any other organization. A union's effectiveness is only limited by its members' attendance at meetings and their well thought out and expressed ideas.
As to the various co-operatives taking the place of a union, to me no. I want my union to be a parent and a guide to my cooperative. In some respects when a cooperative grows to a point where it ceases to be a marketing or distributing agent of an association it needs to be reorganized and dusted off.
To me both the unions and the various cooperatives -which should grow from the union are all necessary for a full and complete life. Let some of those who doubt me look back to the Hungry Thirties and they will know that we all went less hungry and our children wore more shoes after the Unemployed Association got working.
You know that was the lifeline that everybody clung to, though thousands were too cowardly or too lazy to join. I could write a book on the subject, but I see I have already exceeded the allotted length of a letter to the editor, so please forgive me, an old salt, for blowing off steam.
OLD SALT.
Vancouver, B.C.
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Congratulations To Mrs. Olga Rush
Editor, The Fisherman: Please convey through our paper my congratulations to Mrs. Olga Rush on receiving the grand news concerning her husband Maurice.
Her joy will be equally shared by all those active members of the labor movement.
We are indeed fortunate to be able to welcome this fighter back to our ranks in this the most epochal period in the history of human progress.
GEORGE SEYMOUR. Courtenay, B.C.
Large Rally For Morgan At Courtenay
The second of- a series of election rallies on behalf of Nigel Morgan, independent labor candidate for Comox-Alberni, was held in Courtenay in the Bickle Theatre before an audience of about one hundred.
Sharing the platform with Morgan was William Rigby, secretary-treasurer of the United Fishermen & Allied Workers' Union, who emphasized labor's non-partisan policy of political action. Rigby cited the case of United Automobile Workers in Ontario, who have already nominated three candidates in the provincial election, directly from the ranks of the union, and have had pledges of support from both the Liberal and Labor-Progressive parties.
Neither of these parties will run candidates against the union nominees, and as a result at least three official spokesmen of labor will likely be elected to the next'provincial parliament.
Nigel Morgan, in his talk, explained the advantages of full employment not only to the labor movement but to all sections of the community, including local business men.
Reporting on the meeting to The Fisherman, UFAWU member George Seynrour states that the loggers are "indeed doing hard work to have their brother unionist elected. I would like to see some friendly rivalry between our union and the IWA to see who can roll up the most votes for such an outstanding labor candidate," Seymour declared.
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Social Set For May 31
Plans for a full program of social and sports activities were outlined last Thursday at a meeting of the newly-formed social and sports committee of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union.
Already definitely arranged is a social with dancing and light refreshments to take place following the joint meeting of fishermen and shore workers on Thursday, May 31 at the Fishermen's Hall.
Acting on the instructions of the committee, shoreworkers' organizer Billy Donaldson has already
New Buttons Being Issued
Work buttons will be sent to all local secretaries and plant delegates this week, it is announced by Willim Rigby, secretary-treasurer of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union,
All members paid up to the current month will be entitled to wear the button which carries the name UFAWU in black on a red background. Boat stickers for 1945 are also being sent to all fishermen's locals this week.
A special button for plant and boat delegates was issued last week by the general executive board. The button is quite large, and is black and green on an orange background.
Those entitled to wear the delegate button are as follows:
• Secretaries of union locals and other members of the locals who are authorized by the local to collect dues (e.g. local president, organizers, etc.).
• Boat delegates.
• Members of plant committees for shore workers.
• Field delegates and organizers empowered by Union headquarters to collect dues.
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• General executive board members and general organizers.
secured soft ball equipment and is making arrangements to obtain suitable grounds for holding practices.
Also in the offing are arrangements for bowling, badminton, and Pro-Rec activities. It is hoped that a badminton court can be marked off in the union hall.
Members of the social committee are as follows: Frances Greenwood, Helen Smith, Melba Strom, Elsie Pearse, Cecil Howden, Joe Sally, Oscar Pick, Laura Kelly, and Billy Donaldson.
Deep Bay Local Votes To Join Shoreworkers
A meeting of the Deep Bay local held on April 29, voted endorsement of recommendation from headquarters that amalgamation of fishermen and shoreworkers take place in that area on the basis of separate meetings with joint meetings once or twice a year as necessary.
R. Yeatman, plant secretary, was<&----
elected secretary also for the fish
ermen, to be assisted by delegates MacFarlane. Parry and Larson.
The meeting elected D. McCrae, chairman, and T. Hambrough, V. Ohara, R. Ballon, W. Parry, J. Cleasby, B. French and Ed Carlson and Ed Anderson to the executive board.
Monthly meetings according to a motion approved by the meeting, will be held by the executive on the 15th of each month. Members extended a vote of thanks to UFAWU organizer Fred Olsen for his attendance at the meeting.
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