6 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER Holst Charges C.F.P.C. Again Scab-Herding GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. —The strike- bound planing: mill of North Canadian For- est Industries Ltd., Grande Prairie is stepping up its scab- herding evidently at the insti-- gation of the parent company, ’ Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Vancouver. Scabs are being recruited for a second shift in the mill which has been limping along mainly with unskilled workers who apparently have been brain- washed with anti-IWA propaganda. The actions of the company were severely criticized by IWA Regional 2nd _ Vice- President Jack Holst in a radio address here this week.’ He accused the parent com- pany of a grave breach of faith with the Union in ex- panding its strike-breaking Soe Sinile discussions lead- ing to a _ settlement were under way. “This reveals a callous disregard of the rights of the employees on strike, whose employment rights have not terminated.” JACK HOLST 2nd Vice-President Vice-President Holst ex- plained that the Union’s rep- resentatives had agreed to enter discussions in good faith with the local management and top officials of the parent company. These discussions adjourned, to resume later, because of the parent com- pany’s insistence that the scabs should be given prefer- ence in employment upon settlement. Holst referred to the de- cision made by the Supreme Court of Ontario in the Royal York Hotel strike, when the CPR. was ordered by the court to treat the strikers fair- ly and openly as employees of the company. He suggested that commitment to such a policy, as insisted upon in Grande Prairie, branded Canadian Forest Products as an enemy of labour’s rights. The IWA is now seeking legal advice to determine whether the Company’s posi- tion may be successfully chal- lenged in the courts. IWA-member employees of Canadian Forest Products Ltd., who have generously supported the Grande Prairie strike, are reported to be highly indignant over their employer’s breach of good faith and will probably make joint representations to Cana- dian Forest Products Ltd. in the early future. Court Action Looms Officers of Local 1-424, Prince George report they are taking court action to pro- tect the jobs of approximate- ly 100 members employed at three mills in the area. The mills involved are the Interior Spruce Mills Ltd., Prince George Planing Mills eee and Northern Spruce td. The Local has applied for an injunction and declaration that the collective agreements with the companies are bind- ing. The injunction would re- strain Interior Spruce from terminating the employment of workers at its Prince George planing mills. The officers state they have been advised that Interior Spruce would be moving its own workers and staff into the Prince George planing mills, which it has purchased. They have also been ad- vised that a contractor was to move into Northern Spruce and they feared the Local would lose its jurisdiction over the two plants. MEET THREE GENERATIONS OF THE PARIS FAMILY A DYNASTY OF SHOE CRAFTSMEN Steve - George Pierre, founder and proud grandfather, He also points out the impo the true shoe craftsman and rf 51 WEST HASTINGS STREET rtance of pulling the upper tight for each down to the roots of the Paris philosophy: “ONLY MAN CAN PROFIT BY EXPERIENCE, AND EXPERIENCE IS BEST HANDED DOWN WITHIN THE FAMILY” lorve Paris & Sons Tel. MU. 5-0164 VANCOUVER 3, B.C. VTL dd dddddd dalliance Z WL LLL hhh hh bdhbdbbbddde 19c Offered Rail Unions OTTAWA — A two-year $50 million wage package has been proposed for Can- ada’s 100,000 non-operating _Yailway workers, it was re- ported Tuesday. Mr. Justice F. Craig Mun- roe of Vancouver, chairman of a three-man federal con- ciliation board, is reported to have proposed a 19-cent hourly boost over a two- year contract, N His award—not binding on either the railways or the 15 unions — was sup- ported by David iedalbe \ Why most Professionals use OREGON Saw Chains Most Western Canadian tim- ber cutters use precision- made MICRO-BIT saw chain for faster cutting and higher profit. They use it on any make or model of chain saw, in any weather on any wood. They know that the name OREGON meansconsist- ently high quality.In every MICRO-BIT chain in the long run, it’s the least expen- . sive saw chain. THE QUALITY TRADEMARK TO LOOK FOR OREGON MICRO-BIT for cutting timber ofall kinds OREGON MICRO-GUARD for safer pulpwood cutting Available at more than 2,700 dealers across Canada. TD: NEW! Ask your dealer tor the new OREGON ei ‘ile — another quality accessory for better cutting. INDUSTRIES LTD. GUELPH.ONTARIO. CANADA i 7]