¥aws Vol. XL, No. 1 VANCOUVER, B.C. 5c PER COPY FOLLOWING CONTRACT CONFERENCE: IWA COAST LOCALS DEMAND 71.00 AN HOUR WAGE INCREASE A one dollar an hour across-the-board wage increase in a one-year agreement headed the list of contract demands hammered out by IWA dele- gates attending the IWA coast Wages and Contract Conference, Febru- Local President Weldon Jubenville, Secretary; Regional President 1-80 2 Jack Moore, Spokesman; Back row left, Local 1-217 President Syd Thompson, Local 1-367 President Art Stark, Local 1-85 President Earl Foxcroft, Local 1-118 President | Murray Drew, Local 1-71 President Ernie Freer, Local 1-357 President Gerry Stoney, Local 1-288 Business Agent Rod Beaton. Missing from picture is Local 1-363 President Max Salter. i $3,130 WON BY 1-424 FOR FIRED MEMBERS — Local 1-424 IWA Prince George has been successful in winning $3,130 in lost-time fired by the Chetwynd For- est Industries Ltd. for union activity. The Local had organized the operation early last Octo- ber and applied for certifica- tion. Two days after the cer- tification was granted, the Company fired the eight-man crew. The Local immediately pressed charges of unfair la- bour practices against the Company with the Labour Re- lations Board. In its submis- sion to the Board the Local requested lost-time wages for five of the crew and the re- instatement to the job of one. The reason for requesting lost-time wages. for only five of the crew and reinstatement See “LOCAL 1-424” Page 3 wages for five of its members PERMIT No. 2075 VANCOUVER, B.C. ie REQUESTED THE LUMBER WORKER RETURN 2859 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, B.C. OFFICERS FROM THE REGIONAL COUNCIL and Local 1-184 IWA Saskatchewan are shown with members of Local 1- 324 WA at The Pas, Manitoba. Officers attending included ary 4-5-6, in Vancouver. lumber JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1972 The 130 delegates representing the twelve coast Local Unions dealt with 286 resolutions prior to adopting the 44-point programmatic resolution for presentation to the forest employers. The Union’s eleven-man Ne- gotiating Committee will coin- mence bargaining with the industry February 23 for a new contract. The present contract expires midnight June 14. To explain the Union’s de- mands, Regional President Jack Moore, spokesman for the Negotiating Committee, Stated in a press release: “We will be making all our demands public as soon as our Committee has had a chance to organize them into news language. But we want to make some things clear now. “These demands are being made at a time when our sec- tion of the industry is enjoy- ing great prosperity. Many of the products that our mem- bers manufacture have in- creased in value by 50% in the past twelve months. We quote G. Draeseke, President of the Council of Forest In- dustries . . . 1971 was a very good year for the lumber pro- ducts sector. For the first time since the 1950’s (U.S.) hous- ing starts are up to the two million figure. “The I.W.A. is deadly seri- ous about each and every one - of the 44 demands. These ne- gotiations provide our only chance to solve the problems of 28,000 members who work in logging, sawmills, plywood and shingle mills, and allied industries. “Many of the demands that we are presenting affect only a small proportion of the mem- bership involved in the nego- tiatioris. For example, the de- mand re shingle workers will affect only about fifty men. “There are demands in this package that are intended to eliminate some of the friction that exists in this industry, and to do so at no cost to the employer. For example, we insist upon the elimination of casuals and of probationary periods. . “We are demanding that the industry recognize pollution control committees in each of our operations. We _ believe that as workers in B.C.’s for- est industry, we have a spe- cial responsibility in that area, and we intend to carry out that responsibility. Those com- panies that are genuinely con- cerned about pollution and conservation will welcome our initiative. “The Local Unions present- ed 286 proposals to the Con- ference, and that has been pared down to 44. Every one of these demands, including those that we did not include in the final package, arises out of years of frustration for our members. Our lower-rated categories cannot afford to buy even the cheapest NHA houses made of the material that they manufacture. That must stop. Our hourly-rated members in logging earn an average of a dollar an hour less than people working be- side them with identical equip- ment doing the same job. That must stop. IWA tradesmen are grossly underpaid when com- pared with men doing similar work in other industries. That must stop. “All of the demands have similar and compelling justifi- cations, and we are making these demands of an industry that can well afford them.” — Norm Cary, Regional President Jack Moore; The following is a_ brief summary of the forty-four de- mands which call for: 1—A one-year agreement. 2—A $1.00 an hour across- the-board wage increase. 3—Guaranteed minimum daily earnings for Barn Shake Operators, Barn Shake Pack- ers and Cubermen, plus pay for stand-by time. 4—The shift differential to be increased to fifty cents an See “COAST” Page 2 HALLBERG~ ELECTED PRESIDI Bob Hallberg of Victoria has been declared the new Presi- dent of Local 1-288 IWA (Lumber Inspectors) following tabulation of the referendum vote. . He succeeds Rod Beaton, who has been president of the ~ Local for twenty years and business agent for the past eight. Rod announced his retire- ment from the Local effective April 30, and his position of business agént will be taken over by Ron Grant, the Local’s Financial Secretary. Other officers elected were Ist Vice- President; Roy Zoost, 2nd Vice-President; Terry Geernaert, 3rd Vice-Presi- dent; Ern Smith, Recording Secretary; Don McMahon, Warden. at Fs ie a F Regional third Vice- President Stan Parker; Local 1-184 Financial Secretary Ted Becker; and Local 1-184 Business Agent Art Friske.