| Novernber 4 1942 THE PEOPLE Page Three (Collective \Bargaining § NANAIMO, BC—“The most ®successful conference the IWA spas yet held.” This is the way “oth Harold Pritchett, presi- Hient, and Nigel Morgan, secre- ‘ary of B.C. District Council of ‘the International Woodwork- ‘pts, described the emergency -onference held here last.week- nd. Called by the union to consider he graye crisis developing in the Sumber industry and “the import- nce of establishing labor’s right Ho collective bargainine” in order #2 facilitate solution cf production @vroblems, the conference was at- @ended by 103 delegates from 67 )>e2ing camps and sawmills repre— enting more than 11,000 wood- rorkers in the province. > im a day-long session, during Pwhich delegates were addressed by Nigel Morgan, John Stanton, Dthe union’s legal adviser, and Gert Marcuse, director of the Pa- cific Coast Labor Bureau, and heard greetings read from Presi- dent A. R. Mosher of the Cana- qian Congress of Labor, delegates unanimously expressed their de- @mand for federal and provincial legislation to compel collective pargaining and for immediate *stablishment of labor-manage— nent production committees and ) ndustrial councils. The main resolution adopted by ie conference noted provincial abor Minister George Pearson’s j cent criticism of “certain employ S$” who “insist on maintaining sieir outworn opposition to lesiti- pate eovernment-recognized trade aions at the expense of our war fort.” It laid stress on the fact “at the success of the second front nd the very lives of our fighting en depend on the ships, planes, nks, guns and shells which we on € production front provide,” and ‘ged the following “recommenda- 20S upon federal and provincial vernments: [SLLECTIVE BARGAINING. . (@) Provision for mandatory col- lective bargaining through the organization of the work- ers’ Own choice. Establishment of a clearly- defined method for deter- mining the bargaining agen- cy which represents the ma- jority of employees affected, With opportunity for the _ umien te decide whether it washes to submit its member-— ~ ship record or have a yote conducted in the operation. imposition of severe penal- ties on employers engaging in unfair labor practices, ' such as the use of industrial spies, establishment of com- pany unions, etc. 2ODUCTION COMMITTEES. immediate establishment of la- bor - management production committees and industrial coun- cils, thereby providing the ma- chinery through which workers can share with management in all phases of responsibility for Maintenance and maximum in- crease of production. These joint committees will provide daily and hourly an avenue for the practice of democracy, and help to bring a live spirit into the camps and mills, which will release the finest loyalties and best efforts of all, a spirit which will spur enthusiasm for win- ning the war. The plan for set- ‘ting up the actual machinery ‘will have to evolve according to the conditions and problems of each operation, but the follow- principles will be common to all: (a) Production committees must f be based on the voluntary (b) (c) Will Run As Labor Candidate JACK GREENALL Greenall Named For Council NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.—Jack Greenall, prominent Royal City trade unionist who last year polled a high vote in _ the aldermanic contest here, announced this week that he in- the present city council. © of tomorrow. tends to stand again as a labor candidate for city council. “In placing my name forward again as a labor candidate for alderman, I desire to stress one fact which has become very apparent to the several hundred voters who last year supported my candidacy,” Greenall stated. ‘While the trade union move- ment in New Westminster has grown to the point where it is now a recognized factor in our civic life, this is not reflected in “Lacking representatives elected to the city council on a progressive platform supported by the trade unions and work- ing people generally, the organized labor movement is ham- pered in advancing constructive proposals for improvement of our civic administration and in exercising its full influence for development of our war effort locally. “Civic government is important to the people today because, in a thousand cities across Canada, it is playing an important part in our war effort. It is important because it can accomplish ;much in shaping the future of our country in the post-war world “I am convinced that not only organized labor, but the peo- ple of New Westminster as a whole will benefit by strengthening of our civic government through election of a labor candidate.” Greenall is sawmill organizer in this city for the Interna- tional Woodworkers of America. Doek, Shipyard Workers’ Local Backs Report VICTORIA, BG.— Recommend- ations of the Richards Commis- sion have been endorsed in a reso- lution unanimously adopted by the Dock and Shipyard Workers local here. Emphasizing the need for ac- ceptance of seven-day continuous production, the resolution stated that loss of decisive ‘battles through lack of shipping to trans- port war materials to the fighting fronts would have catastrophic repercussions upon the Canadian people and especially the workers. Board Grants Wage Imcrease POWELL RIVER, B.C.—A wage revision for women in the pulp paper mills at Powell River and Qcean Falls has been approved by the Regional War Labor Board, it is announced here by H. Ll. Han- sen, president of Local 76, Inter- national Brotherhood of Pulp Sul- phite and Paper Mill Workers, and Wim. M. Hill, president of Tocal i142, International Brotherhood of Papermakers. The rate approved is 50 cent per hour for women being taught a job and those working on modified men’s jobs. Where women per- form equal work to men, the job rate will apply. and workers, and on mutual confidence. Collective bargaining ma- chinery should function apart from production com- miittees. Joint labor-management pro- duction councils should be set up by democratic elec- tion. Concluding, the resolution ex- pressed “the firm determination of workers in all camps and mills to work as never before to fill what Munitions Minister © D. Howe de- scribes as the “gravest timber short- age in history,” to cooperate with management in increasing produc- tion and “to work scrupulously to minimize industrial strife.’ (b) (ec) learned here Tuesday. BC and Alberta. Vote Ordered At Princeton PRINCETON, BC. — The federal labor department has in- structed F. E. Harrison, its western representative, to take a strike ballot among 150 coal miners here, employees of the Granby, Tulameen and Princeton Tulameen mines, it was The labor department acted as the miners, members of the UMWA, irked by a conciliation board’s rejection of their demand for a union contract and mineowners’ persistent refusal to sign a closed shop contract, were taking time out to conduct an un- official strike ballot themselves. Impatient with the govern- ment’s failure to act on their request for a strike vote made Oct. 13, they decided to act on their own. Mineowners are reportedly willing to conclude an open shop agreement, but this is not satisfactory to the men and the UMWA, whose district vice-president this week pointed out that the union has closed shop contracts with 44 coal companies in It is charged that behind the refusal to sign a closed shop eontract is the Granby company’s fear that it will encourage union organization among employees of its copper properties. membership. Cannery Workers Win Recognition Of Union After prolonged negotiations with Fish Cannery Operators, officials of the Fish Cannery and Reduction Plant Workers’ Union, Local 89, left a conclusive meeting Monday with an agreement on hours of work, wages, and working conditions which the union committee believed to be acceptable to the Highlight is recognition of Local 89 as the bargaining agent for union members by the operators. Other provisions of the agree- ment, which has not yet been final]- ly formulated, were recognition of a shop committee in each plant to | settle grievances with the local Manager; provision that wages of employees working in out-of-town canneries are to commence from date of departure from home port; provision that the company supply two-way transportation to employ- ees who remain for the full season, and one-way transportation if they remain two and a half months. 207 West Hastings Street cooperations of management DR. W. J. CURRY e DENTIST Tel. PAc. 1526 The agreement will also provide that any dispute that cannot be settled by the union and the com- pany shall be referred to a board and that no work stoppage or lock- out shall take place during the period of settlement. The agree— ment will run from year to year, with a 30-day opening clause prior to March 15 of any year. To institute the new Wage scales, Which represent a substantial in- crease over present levels, it will be necessary for the company and union to present a joint application £9 the Regional War Labor Board, Say School Problems Neglected Maintaining that the root of the educational problem in Bri- tish Columbia lies in the sys- tem of educational finance in which local costs are based on land taxation, a pamphlet issued by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation advocates that the major share of costs be met from provincial funds. In support of its argument, the Hederation points out that under the present system, the mere fact of residence in certain districts de- termines whether or not a child shall receive the ful] educational advantages to which he is entitled. “Wealthy districts can easily pro- vide an adequate amount (of reve- nue) while poorer districts find it extremely difficult to raise even the minimum amount required,’ the Pamphlet states. it further points out that the war has made new demands of educa- tion requiring priority in time, at- tention, and funds from our schools. Training of future workers in war industry, supplying educational de- ficiencies of available Manpower, strengthening of intelligent loyalty to Canadian democracy are only Some of these new demands, it ~ states. Pointing out that schools should “serve much more practically than they are now doing the needs of agricultural, commercial and indus- trial occupations,” the Federation asserts that educational facilities, such as buildings, transportation, workshops, libraries and labora- tories are at the present time to- tally inadequate to meet even for- mer demands, without considering: new ones. In the matter of personnel, the Situation is stated to be equally serious. Salaries are inadequate to attract the highest type of students to the teaching profes- sion, or to induce them to remain in it should they decide to enter. The pamphlet points out that, in war time especially, schools must do a great deal to maintain emo- tional stability among pupils, and argues that without teachers of the best training, character, and personality, this cannot be done. The Teachers’ Federation de- clares that it is not alone in de- manding that the educational sys- tem in the province be improved, citing the fact that Parent-Teacher Associations and school trustees have constantly supported their ef- forts, particularly efforts to bring: about adequate financial facilities for the operation of schools. The pamphlet concludes with an appeal to the general public to “defend education fromthe dan- fers which beset it in this critical period,” and states that “the times demand that in the immediate fut- ure there be implemented a broad and comprehensive policy that will. guarantee to every British Golum- bia child the highest type of educa- tion that the rich resources of our province can afford.” Plan Tag Day For Soviet Aid NANAIMO, B.C—The CGF here has taken the initiative in inviting representatives of local organiza- tions to a meeting on Noy. 18 at which organization of a tag day for Soviet medical aid will be discussed. 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