Page Eight LUMBER WORKER January 25, 1943

LABOR MEETS B.C. CABINET  |Sub-District Negotiations

(CONTINUED) ous public statements, he had al-of the Provincial Health Act in Start At Youbou January 30

Inwer reat: recognized the fact that the construction of army camps and
labor's brief, and drew many ques- oxisting act failed miserably in its in areas devoid of sewerage sys- Negotiations involving ‘eleven loeeties camipeneriner ill

tions from cabinet ministers on i
2 objective of creating stable labor tems and the use only of septic ‘ 2 ae
labor’s proposals that WeTre solations, Henke for the disposal of waste,|°2 Vancouver Island and covering wages, working conditions
and hours have commenced, it was announced this week by j

eeu by the various attending) 15. main questions which were Were other recommendations. a ¢
a ‘rest objection raised came |cousttuctively answered by dele-| Revision of the Workmen's Com- Nigel Morgan, International Board Member, IWA. About 2000
igates present dealt with compulsory pensation Act to include in full|men are affected by the negotiations, approximately 90 percent

ee Se yacaiea ia a4 \collective batgaining, In connec-|the recommendations brought for-|of them IWA members.
eee eee ape ierttet cacy ta) One eelslocation of bergain-ywrard by Hon. Justice Gordon] Preliminary meetings with John|Duncan on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 8
fan arbitration case object to legal {28 Powers to unions representing /Sloan, which urged aceptance of|Humbird, manager of Victoria| p.m.
counsel none would be allowed to te majority of workers in a given the. majority of proposals submit-|Lumber Company at Chemainus| The committee includes: John
erie ert vin(tinm’ay | OS suescsted taat once ted to him by labor representatives, |have resulted in the company’s|Parkinson, Chemainus Sawmill;
Attitude was that he thought that Such bargaining powers were con-)was also urged. agreeing to meet the negotiations|John Starling, Canyon Camp; Bur-
Buncientalivervefilabor were far |terred upon an organization these] “Wor the first time in British Co-|eommittee Jan. 23. Weather condi-|ris Boley, Fanny Bay Camp; Carl
better able to present arbitration ,POWe!S should remain in full foree jumbia—and I think in Canada— tions and consequent developments|Montgomery, Youbou; Cecil Car,
cases than legal representatives |0° 2 Period of at least six months | labor has united its rangs to present |have made necessary postponement |Mayo; George Parlee, Hillerest
of companies and his statement jor a year. a powerful petition in which we all Of negotiations with V.L.& M. until/Lumber Company; Wilf Killeen,
that there were already “many | It was pointed out to the min- |concur,” Birt Showler, Vancouver Saturday, Feb. 14. Youbou Sawmill; Art Gammie, In-
lawyers starving to death” drew | ister, however, that possible |Trades and Labor Council presi-’ Industrial Timber Mills at You-|dustrial Timber Mill, Camp 3;
smiles from the Iabor delegates, | &*eements on such a point by |dent, stated. “We had a very good bou will commence negotiations|Lorne Atcheson, Camp 6; Albert
Labor Minister George Pearson labor would be strictly dependent | delegation, and I feel confident that Saturday, Jan. 30, and H. W. Hun-|Kidd, H. W.- Hunter mill; Paldi,
appeared impressed with the sub-; 02 the attitude adopted by the |the outcome will be favorable.” ter Company mill and camp will/and Ken Carpenter, H. W. Hunter
government to the banning of | In a press release issued on his Meet the negotiating committee in!camp, Cowichan Lake.

missions made regarding the ICA
‘Act. This was natural, as in previ-| Company unions. return to Vancouver, Nigel Morgan,

had been studying very closely the
provisions of the Wagner Act in
the USA.

At the close of the interview,
Premier Hart assured the dele-
gates that extensive changes, “em-
bodying recommendations of Jus-
time Gordon Sloan's commission
were under consideration for in-
corporation into the ‘Workmen's
Compensation Act.

He declared that the government
would consider amendments to the
ICA Act which he hoped would be
entirely acceptable to labor and
indicated that he might call on rep-
resentatives of labor for further
discussions on these amendments
before the bill finally reaches’ the
House. He informed the delegates
that the government had already
agreed to an arrangement to cover
payment of medical costs for re-
cipients of old-age and mothers’
pensions, but stated that the pro-
vincial government was unable to
increased monthly payments to old-

The minister indicated that he|who represented the IWA as well
as the Vancouver Labor Council,

stated:

“The meeting with the provin-
cial cabinet really made labor his-
tory, for it was the first time that
the three main labor centers in
this province have united in mak-
ing a joint submission to the pro-
vincial government.

“The main point in the sub-
mission was, of course, labor’s re-
quest for improved labor legisla-
tion to lessen industrial strife and
clear up the present confusion,
which the spokesmen for our dele-
gation, Fred Griffin of the Trades
and Labor Congress and Georgé
Price for the Canadian Congress
of Labor, stated, “would do more
than any other single thing to
help increase production.”

“The minister of labor showed
particular interest in the repre-
sentations and if he leads the leg-
islature to enact the principles
labor has urged, he will give a
progressive lead to the whole

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