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VOL. L. No. 9

VANCOUVER, B.C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1942

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j-ontinuous Production Plan

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If Vancouver shipyards can build them on
new schedule calling for speedy construction
-and operators and unions alike are confident
iat with increased efficiency resulting from
greement on operation of the seven-day con-
nuous production plan it can be done — im-
ortant new ship contracts are to be let here
ext spring, it is learned.

Operators have already been assured of an
dequate supply of steel and other materials

=ssential To New Schedule

for building the new ship provided they can
eonform to the strict schedule.

According to present arrangements, con-
Struction work on the first of the new vessels
will be commenced next April, necessitating
completion of ships now being built in city
yards in faster time than at present. Since
ships have already been launched here in less
time than required, it is felt this will offer no
obstacle to obtaining the new contracts.

New B.C. Ship Contracts
if Production Stepped Up

Should Remain Open In Interests Of Production’

At least two spruce logging
mps in the Queen Charlotte
lands operated by Aero Tim-
sr, Lid., crown timber com-
iny formed to expedite pro-
iction of airplane spruce, will
affected by the federal goy-
nmments order-in-council ex-
nding collective bargaining
zhts to employees of crown
mpanies, Nigel Morgan, IWA
strict council secretary, stat-
H this week.

} commenting on what Labor Min-
2r Humphrey Mitchell termed
4% important and Significant de-
Spment in the government’s labor
Jiicy,” Morgan said it represented
| “definite step forward to estab-
fing labor’s right to collective
regaining and one which should
ve a direct effect on the produc-
ni lines.”
g°he new order-in-council speci-
S that an employee of a crown
mpany, engaged in skilled or un-
Wied manual, clerical and tech-
tal work “shall be free to join or
| continue membership in a trade
ion and to participate in the ad-
‘nistration and lawful activities
3a trade union.”
$Meanwhile, while Acro Spruce’s
fging camps in the Queen Shar-
Wte Islands are affected by the
ler, stubborn refusal of operators
“| conclude an agreement through

\— union continues to obstruct pro-

Vction relations.
As reported by The People last
ek, operators abruptly terminated
fotiations’after an interim agree-
s2nt had been prepared for signa-
qce, with the result that the year-

i dispute will now go to arbirta-
m January 4
Phis week, Nels Madsen, presi-
ynt of Queen Charlotte City sub-
tal of TWA Local 1-217 and chair-
an of Pacific Mills production
momittee; reported that TFacific
fils A-35, producing Sitka spruce,
fended closing down for repairs

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See SPRUCE

(Lrew Protests Spruce Camp Closing

7-Day Settlement
Winning /\pproval

Shipyard Unions

Indication that the settlement on operation of the seven-day
continuous production plan in British Columbia shipyards,
reached in discussions with Justice S. E. Richards by spokes-
men for the shipyard unions and representatives of shipyard
operators, will be accepted by the unions’ memberships was seen
this weelx in the affirmative vote cast by unions which have
already considered it in special meetings.

Unions which have accepted the
plan are: International Association
of Machinists; Dock and Shipyard
Workers; Amalgamated Sh ip-
Wrights, Caulkers and Joiners, and
Amalgamated Electricians.

The Boilermakers and Iron Ship-
builders’ Union is conducting a ref
erendum this Thursday,

Following is the text of the pro-
posed agreement, which will be sent
to the National War Labor Board
as soon as all unions have accepted
ait:

The representatives of unions af-
filiated with the AFL., CCL., and
ABW bodies, having members em-
ployed in the Shipyards, agree to
recommend and submit to their re-
spective organizations the following
proposals:

1. The unions agree to five their
full support to the seven-day con-
tinuous production Plan in all de-
Partments and that their members
will work on said plan and in re-
turn therefor—

(a) Duration of shifts and wages
to“be as follows:

Day shift, 8 hours worked; 8
hours paid for; 48 hours weekly.
worked; 51 hours weekly paid
for.

Night shift (2nd) 7 hours and
380 min. worked; 9 hours paid
for; 45 hours weekly worked;
56 hours weekly. paid for.

Graveyard (3rd) 7 hours
worked; 9 hours paid for; 42
hours weekly worked; 56 hours
weekly paid for.

Premiums included in the fore-
going of one hour for the first
shift, two hours for the sec-
one shift and two hours for the
third shift are only Payable on
working six (6) full consecu-
tive shifts. In determining
when this extra premium is
payable the shifts in any week
on which any workman yolun-
tarily does not report for work
shall not be computed as a day
worked except in the case of
injury in the shipyard reported
to the proper authorities on
the day of occurrence but the
day on which a holiday falls,
whether worked or not, shall
be considered as a day worked.
Vacation with pay as permitted
under the conditions and quali-
fications set out in Supplement-
ary Decision Bulletin DB 17 of
the National War Labor Board,

(b)

(ce)

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See SHIPYARDS