BOYCOTT NABOB FOODS up their benefits Nabob Foods has continued to operate their plant using strikebreakers. The B.C. Federation of Labour (C.L.C.) has retaliated by declaring all Nabob Foods’ products HOT. We ask all union members and fair minded people to BOYCOTT Nabob products. | 220 workers at Nabob Foods in Vancouver have been LOCKED OUT by Nabob Foods since September 15th, 1980 in a contract FF RST CO NTRA CT dispute. The employer is attempting to force the employees to give up a number of benefits which are already contained in their contract. In an attempt to force their employees to give DON’T BUY THESE PRODUCTS oF. aT ee " COFFEE NO NAME BRAND(SUPERVALU) BETTER BUY JELLY POWDER & PUDDING ae GA. NABOB GARDEN GATE : : 2 OF ARABIA WESTERN FAMILY KADANA NABOB The Amalgamated Clothing and Textil NO NAME BRAND (SUPER VALU) SUNSPUN GREEN LABEL (NABOB) NO NAME BRAND (SUPER-VALU) xe FAMILY SUPER-VALU “AMILY Workers Union has concluded negotiations + MELLOV 5 AJAX-ONTARIO JAMS oe with the J. P. Stevens Company for a COFFEE BREAK JACK & JILL MALKINS NABOB.WHIE | eet ADANA Mi [GAL oN eae settlement of the most protracted labour- NABOB INSTANT COFFEE ZEKRS NABOB ot DICKSON’S ICE TEA management dispute in American history PEANUT BUTTER TEA apo ey acne SQUIRREL SUNNY MORN (IGA) NABOB LEMON CHEESE NABOB and for its first collective bargaining con- tract with the company, covering some 3,500 employees. The two-and-a-half year national agree- ment brings about the payment of withheld wages of about $3 million to Stevens workers in Roanoke Rapids, N.C. and expresses the intention of the ACTWU and J. P. Stevens to “lay a foundation for a harmonious and productive relationship.” The ACTWU said in the settlement: “The unanimous agreement on a contract by the negotiating committee of J. P. Stevens workers in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., and what we expect to be the overwhelming ratifica- tion by the workers marks what we look forward to as a turning point in our 17-year struggle with a company that has long been the symbol of militant resistance to work- place rights, human dignity, and the im- proved standard of living which flows from union contracts and a collective bargaining relationship of mutual respect. “We feel sure the major impact of these agreements will be felt throughout the entire textile apparel industry; for toomany years, hundreds of thousands of these workers have been treated to unlawful and repressive retaliation for daring to join a union, or in fact for even showing sympathy for the idea of organizing a union. We are convinced that the Stevens agreements mark the beginning of the end of that unattractive chapter in America’s indus- trial history.” The ACTWU said it will continue a “dynamic” organizing campaign in non- union Stevens plants. “We have no reason to expect the company to abandon its resistance to collective bargaining,” the union said, “but we believe that the settle- ment agreement does provide a rational basis for thinking that Stevens’ future resistance to union growth will be within the framework of the hope expressed in the Signed agreement that we may construct a foundation for ‘harmonious and productive relationships’.” To enhance this effort, and as part of the agreement, the ACTWU has terminated the boycott of Stevens products and ended the corporate campaign and other efforts to isolate the company from the financial community. “We wish to thank the entire labour movement in the U.S., Canada and the rest of the free world, as well as all the other individuals and groups which have sup- Ported and made effective the consumer boycott of Stevens products,” the union Said. “If, however, we are to succeed in our attempt to give a fair trial to J. P. Stevens’ 800d faith over the next two-and-a-half tevens boycott be supported as firmly and Pe omtedly as the boycott was in the as = Qe it is essential that our ending of the The settlement agreement includes: ° A collective bargaining contract nego- tiated by the Roanoke Rapids Workers’ argaining committee, and ratified over- whelmingly by Roanoke Rapids workers in Seven plants, including a back-pay settle- ment of more than $3 million to Roanoke ‘apids workers has been signed. In addi- tion, Stevens will make back payments 3 which are due to the employees’ pension WESTERN FAMILY SUPER-VALU WHOLE ROAST Ww THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR BOYCOTT WESTERN FAMILY SUN GOLD NABOB LEMON PIE FILLING NABOB WHIP fund. Similar contracts for Stevens plants in High Point, N.C.; Allendale, S.C. and West Boylston, Ala. have also been ratified by the members in those areas. e While the ACTWU will continue its cam- paign to organize Stevens workers in un- organized plants, it is agreed that Stevens will not be the union’s primary target. e ACTWU agrees to call off the consumer boycott against Stevens products and the “corporate campaign”. e The parties agree to settle or terminate outstanding lawsuits. Certain National Labor Relations Board cases will be with- drawn or settled, but others will be litigated, including Wallace, N.C.; New Milford, Conn.; Milledgeville, Ga. and Tifton, Ga., where NLRB bargaining rights would be ordered. e The ACTWU will refrain from using certain court-ordered organizing remedies during the period that will offer the lan- guage of the Roanoke Rapids contract to workers who organize unions in their plants and are certified by the NLRB. e A nationally known and nationally respected outstanding American citizen will serve as arbitrator of the general settlement. In a letter to the union’s Canadian Direc- tor S. Fox, Regional President Jack Munro stated: “Tt was wonderful to hear the news of your victory at J. P. Stevens, and I hope you will convey our congratulations and admiration to the courageous people who fought that battle, on behalf of all of us, at the front lines. “As you may know, our Brothers and Sisters in Region 5 are involved in similar fights with similar employers. Your great victory will be especially inspiring and helpful to them. “The Washington Post said in its report- ing of the story that the struggles of organ- ized labour in the U.S. South have taken over where the old Civil Rights Movement ended, but that progress for us on the substantial dollar and power issues will be even harder, more bitterly resisted. I believe that they are right, but I also believe that, led by courageous efforts such as that of the ACTWU at Stevens’, we will prevail.” THIS IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE This little gem was sent to us by one of our members in Local 1-405 and indicates what this particular company thinks about the intelligence of its employees. Salmo, British Columbia, Canada INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS TO: ALL EMPLOYEES FROM: DAN MATTOS SUBJECT: PROPER DRESS LOCATION: SALMO As you may have noticed the cold winter months are closing in. Now is the time to put away our no sleeve shirts and summer attire, and don warmer apparel as the weather indicates. When it is raining and cold, it is only sensible to wear clothes that will keep us warm and dry. Each employee is responsible for his own wearing attire, this is not the responsibility of the company. DON MATTS INFORMATION WANTED I am now researching the role of Canada’s labour press in lobbying for progressive social legislation. I intend to review the major labour papers from the Union Advocate of 1867 to Canadian Labour 1980. I hope to write a master’s thesis on the subject, providing a glimpse at our fine labour press heritage — the vitality, political slants, editorial uniqueness and even graphic appearance of labour papers throughout Canadian history. Fellow unionists can help me make this contribution to Canadian labour history research by sending sources of information on the labour press and its history, names and addresses of former labour paper editors or surviving family members, published and unpublished writings and personal views and anecdotes on the subject. If you have information on Canada’s labour press, please write to Ron Verzuh, 201 Primrose Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1R 7V5. Thank you for any help. Lumber Worker/Nov.-Dec., 1980/11