The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-03
CANADA MINERS
HOLDING STRIKE
LINES STRONGER
Dist. Is Fights; No Aid
From international

union. The men favorable to the aims
Of the Company called special meet
ing to discuss the offer made by the
local operators. When the meeting was
called an attempt was made to ex-
clude President Sherman from the
meeting, but after a fight and by ma
,jority vote of those present, Sherman
was allowed in the meeting.
The proposition of the Grows
Nest Pass Coal Co." was to the effect
that they were prepared to break
with the Coal Operators Association,
if the miners were prepared to break
with the u. M. w. of A.; form local
company union and forego the right
to affiliate with any other body. On
this basis the company was prepared
to make a five year agreement with
the local union, wages to be based on
those paid at the Coast, IL per cent
higher the first year, nine per cent
higher the second year and six per
cent higher the third year than the
Coast wages.
Men Reject Offer.
Needless to state, such an arrange
ment, besides taking away all rights
of the men, would put them in COM
petition with the unorganized miners
at the Coast and was rejected by the
miners present at the meeting. 1t has
had the effect of putting more fightN
ing spirit into the men and if relief is
forthcoming the miners of that dis
trict will hold out.
Luscar local union has circularized
all the locals Of district Is condem-
ming the action of the policy COM
mittee, and the attitude of the Inter-
national towards relief for the dis
trict.
The resolution sent out from the
Midlandvale local calling for special
convention of the district is being
widely discussed and endorsed by
number of locals.
Evictlons Ordered.
Saunders West Coal Operators have
succeeded in their action to evict
union men from their homes. This
action is taken in order to chase the
militant members of the local out Of
the camp to make room for scabs
and backsliders. The houses that
the men are being evicted from were
built by their own labor in the ma
jority of cases. The miners of the
above camp have been served with
notices to move out on the first of
July.
Saunders Creek has number of
men doing development work. Alexo
camp is quiet at present and every
thing is going on well with no signs
Of them starting for the present time.
To the Southwest of Edmonton the
nonunion stripping mines at mine Al
and 4S are at standstill. At mine
SLY, 531s and 81 not man is work
ing at the present time. Foothills
has ten men working in accordance
with the agreement signed with the
local operator. No more new men
are being taken on.
Calgary Helps Strikers.
Cadomin has so men working dig
ging coal in the new panel on prom
Use of the operators that they would
not ship coal but would merely dump
it. Luscar reports no union men at
work, but coal is being loaded by
some of the fire bosses. A number
- ~ he
are producing coal for the domestic
market.
The Calgary Trades and Labor
Council donated fifty dollars to the
strike fund. The Edmonton Central
Council of the Canadian Labor Party
voted by small majority to table
resolution calling upon the Council
to donate fifty dollars until they
could secure the consent of the ma
jority of the organizations affiliated
to it.
There is an active committee of
workers in Edmonton taking up the
work Of securing funds to help the
miners of district IS, and they are
organizing a monster concert in one
of the largest theatres in town. They
have also secured from the City
Council the privilege of holding a
tag day on the 18th Of July, all pro-
ceeds to go tothe strike fund.
ukrainlans To Help.
The joint organizations affiliated to
the Ukrainian Labor Temple Associa-
ton in Edmonton held a mass picnic
on June 20, for the strike fund.
Many of the local unions have do
mated funds and the sentiment in
favor OF assistance to the striking
miners is good. A second collection
was taken UP at a meeting of the
Communist Party in Canada, at
which Jack Kavanagh of Vancouver
was the speaker, and twenty-four dol
lars raised for the miners relief.
Reports from Winnipeg are to the
effect that shop meetings are being
held and considerable funds are be.
ing raised for district IS relief.