The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-12
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
To the Officers and Members,

| OF July. On July LIST we were first
greeted with the news of the fail
ure of the Scandinavian-Amer
bank, which tied up all of the funds
OF the International. While we had
many things in prospect there was
not so very much of a definite ma
ture that could be reported to our
membership.
On August LIST, we chartered three
new local unions; Local No. 1865,
Laramie, Wyoming; Local No. 166,
Fox Park, Wyoming, and Local No.
81, Gle Elum, Washington. The
two new locals in Wyoming are
composed of tie and timberwork-
ers; the new local at Gle Elum is
composed of saw mill men and log
gers.
Union Shop at Gle Elum
The formation of Local No. 81
at Gle Elum was followed by the
signing of a strictly union shop
agreement with the employers; the
wage rate will not be less than
| $3.50, and may be more following
the meeting of a Board of Arbitra-
| ton which has been agreed to by
| the employers and the local union.
The Union Label of our Internation-
al will be put on the product of the
| company to the agreement. Copies
of the agreement will be mailed
to all local unions and organizers
| been done at Gle Elum can be
done in other places any time that
The workers bring about the degree
If organization that is necessary to
secure recognition by the employers.
The negotiations at Gle Elum were
carried out by International Presi-
dent Canterbury, and the company
showed its willingness to play fair
al every stage of the game.
According to information received
from the State of Wyoming, the
formation of our two locals in that
state is but forerunner of several
more; there is a demand for or
ganization in all lines of industry
in that section.
Further information received from
the state of North Carolina indi-
Gates that organization work in the
timber industry of that state will
| proceed after the State Federation
convention which will be held on
August 9Th, at High Point, N. C.
| Additional Special Organizers have
been commissioned in District No
and recent reports indicate that
our organization will soon be much
stronger in the South than it has
ever been in it's past history. This
is particularly true in the state
of Florida where two new locals
! have been formed under strike con-
ditions. While the employers in that
section have pursued their usual
tactics of discrimination, there is q
strong determination on the part OF
the workers to carry out the work
| of organization to a successful con-
clusion.
Local No. So, of Everett, Wash
| ington, is now carrying on an edu-
cational and organization campaign.
This local has arranged for some
special open meetings, and is dis
tributing literature among the work
ers in the mills; prominent men,
bers of organized labor will address
the open meetings; the message of
organized labor will be carried to
all of the workers in that section of
the state.
In response to our appeal for
funds in the states Of Oregon and
Washington, some favorable replies
have already been made, and sew
eral invitations have been extend
ed to the International officers to
address local unions and central
councils on the conditions in the
timber industry. and the need of Or
ganization in that industry. These
invitations will all be accepted and
our position will be placed clearly
before the labor movements of the
two states.
Wage Rates
Wage reductions continue all over
the country; there seems to be no
end to the desire of the operators
to drive the workers down to the
lowest level. Here are a few of
the latest reports received at this
office:
Vittenberg, Ala.-Common labor
(white) $1.25 per day, III hours) /;
common labor (colored) rs cents
per day, III hours).
Klamath Falls, Ore.-Pelican Bay
and Algona Lumber Company, COM
mon labor, $3.50 Other box fac
tories, common labor, $500; yard
men, $500; women, $3.50; boys,
1920 and $24O; chainmen, $3.50;
camps, 1920 and up. On July 1st
$50 men quit the logging camps;
from 80 to 40 men are being shipped
in from Sacramento, Cal, daily.
Rhinelander, Wis.-Received an
other so cent reduction; common la
Dor now $2.75 per day; another so
cent cut is rumored to become eff
fective on August 18th. Prices of
wood are from $3.50 to $3.50 per
load, the same price that has pre-
vailed for three years.
Nymore, Minn.-Reported cut of
% per cent by Crookston Lumber
Company on August LIST. 1t is also
reported that logging camps will
| start in this section ION September
LIST with wages at $4,000 per month.
Seattle, Wash.-Shingleweavers at
Pontiac mill received 25 per cent
| reduction; this puts saving down
to Is cents per NJ, and packing to
101 cents per NJ; the weavers re-
fused the cut.
Port Ludlow. Wash.-Common la
Dor, S2.4O and $3.50. Board and
room. $3.50 per week, which leaves
the $2.40 man balance of $3.50
per week, less hospital fee. and the
$3.50 man a balance of $500 per
week. less hospital.
Weed, ~Cal.-The Weed Lumber
Company is reported to have dis
charged its women workers follow
ing an investigation by the Indus
trial Accident Commission of Cali
| fornia on the charge that the com