© © | NYS Ny : weekly Bulletin Published by The B.C. District Council, International Woodworkers of America, Affiliated to Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) - . XII. No. 20. VANCOUVER, B.C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1943 Broadway > Printers Led. (302) QCI Strike Deadline Is VICTORIA, October Ist—IWA-CIO Local 1-80 won their Postponed To Oct. 7 VANCOUVER, B.C.—The deadline for a settlement of the two year old Queen Charlotte Island dispute,’set by crews in all .C.I. camps, was extended for one week (till midnight October 7th), with the announcement by Minister of Labor Humphrey Mitchell of the appointment of Honorable Justice Richards to conduct an immediate enquiry into labor relations in the vital spruce industry. The extension of time was re- commended in a telegram from In-€—W——_ — ternational Board Member Nigel Morgan to all QCI camps which stated: “Advised today of appointment]! by government of Justice Richards |? who will arrive Vancouver Monday |? to investigate Queen Charlotte dis- pute. Executive Local 1-71 strongly |: recommend one week’s delay on|* strike action. We appreciate your) request for a union agreement in the arbitration with the Lake Logging Company, when the Arbitration Board ruled the em- ployees’ request for recognition of their union should be granted. The majority award was signed by J. H. Harman, Victoria law- yer, who was chairman, and T. A. Barnard, President of the B.C. Command of the Canadian Legion, representing the union. Ralph S. Plant, Vancouver timber broker, who represented the company, opposed the union agreement. The majority award recommended the company enter into an agreement with the employees, acting through their legal bargaining representatives, Internationial Woodwarkers of America (CIO), Local 1-80. The award also recommended renewal of the principles of the 1941 contract in the new agree- ment as requested by the union. Employees concerned in the dispute, who will now vote by secret ballot on acceptance of '|the award, include the Lake Logging Company's operations at Rounds, Honeymoon Bay Boom, Lake Cowichan Log Lift, Hill “|Log, Meads Creek, Paldi Sawmill, and Crofton Boom. The government hearing con- a aay, e : lective bargaining and recognition Richards be given one week more _ by for further report October 5th.” in negotiatons last week, Secretary Dalskog and Morgan had advised all camps of the flat refusal of the operators to accept the Harper Conciliation Board's decision that a union agreement should be signed, or even the Curry pro- posals as a compromise, asking the _ crews at the same time, “What do you propose?” From all camps’ came back notice that a deadline of September 30th had been set for | _ the signing of an agreement, and, that failing this or definite action| _ by the government, a strike vote _ would be conducted by secret pal-! let immediately, and if carried would go into effect the following | ;. Local managements were | in Vancouver, iee Richards, well known peg jurist, who has had ra experience in the field relations, has won the con- in B.C, last spring in con- with solving of the serious crisis over seven-day pro- , as well as several other in which he has es- as a fair, forward- feelings of impatience but Local |” and District Council urge Judge |" to work out peaceful settlement. |; Proceed with strike vote but stand | Following a complete breakdown | | of organized labor through | cluded last week with the presenta- tion of a 28-page brief on behalf of the Local officers and .member- ship by Nigel Morgan, who ap- peared for the union. The com- pany, through its counsel, Senator Farris, endeavored to separate the CHIEF JUSTICE RICHARDS signing of an agreement from col- Reaffiliation To CCL To Be Completed Soon Plans for reaffiliation of the? , Canadian memberships of the \International Woodworkers of America (CIO) to the Cana- dian Congress of Labor will be completed soon, Harold Prit- chett, IWA District President, re- ported this week on his return from the Montreal convention of the Con- gress. According to word received Member Morgan from the IWA In- ternational Office, it is expected to be completed at the CIO convention in Pittsburgh on November 1, at a meeting between IWA, Canadian Congress and CIO officials. Brother | Morgan, who will be a delegate from H the International to the CIO conven- tion, will be able to attend this meeting. A plan for settlement of thé nine- months old disputes, and reinstate- ment of the Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders Union, Local No, 1, and the CIO Gas and Chemical Workers Organizing Committee of Ontario, were worked out at the CCL con- vention, Negotiations are proceed- ing on these two cases also, with a mending of the breeches on a satis- factory basis virtually assured. With the Woodworkers, Boiler- makers and Gas & Chemical Work- [ers reaffiliation the CCL will gain over 30,000 members. No Commissions To Canvassers Im Bond Drives The following is.an extract from a letter received from Mr. N. R. Whittall, chairman of the payroll section of the National War Fi- nance Committee, which should clarify the question of commissions in Bond Drives: “One of the delegates brought up a point which | promised to clari- fy so that you can include it in your weekly bulletin to members and this referred to commissions which may be made on applica- tions received. Under the National plan I can assure you that no com- mission is paid to any employee- canvasser for any subscription eith- er. for cash or under the Payroll Deduction Plan, which may be ob- tained from fellow-employees in firms covered by the Provincial Payroll Savings Section.” of the union, basing their case on the right of the company under common law to decide whether it desires to contract with the “prin- cipals’— meaning the employees — or with the “principals’ agents”-— meaning the union. The company counsel claimed it would be a viola- tion of company rights to force the company to sign with the union, in view of the fact that labor legisla- tion doesn’t require them to do so. Undoubtedly in taking this posi- tion, the company picked one of the biggest weaknesses in the ICA Act, one which labor must demand be amended at the next session of the B.C. Legislature. International Board Member Morgan, spokesman for the union, insisted, and cited numerous refer- ences to support our contention, that the signing of an agreement, recognition of the union and col- lective bargaining in good faith are one and the same thing. The main argument of the union emphasized the fact that recognition of the union was a natural consequence of collective bargaining in good faith, and that the signing of an agreement between the union and the company as to wages, hours and working conditions, followed in natural consequence. Witnesses called by the union to substantiate this view included Hugh Wade, Johnny Johnson and Len Wilson from Rounds; James Dickie from Hill Log; Alex Mac- Arthur and Lou Edwards from Meads Creek; Roy Scott-from the Log Lift and Harry Anderson from Crofton. Manager H. W. Hunter was the only witness called by the com- See ARBITRATION—Page 4 rbitration Board Awards I.W.A nion Contract With Lake Log ® Majority of Board Recommends Contract Be Signed Between Company and Union Subscriptions To QCI Fund ° Coming In The Queen lie Island Sup- port Fund is starting to grow with contributions from points through- out the entire lumbering industry coming in. Organized and unorg- anized woodworkers, realizing the importance of solidarity in the fight for union recognition are- contributing one day’s pay to the Queen Charlotte Island Support Fund. The first actual subscription to reach the district office of the IWA and to be deposited in the Fund was received from a girl ply- wod worker who was employed during the summer mionths at th’ McMillan Plywod plant at Port . Alberni. The letter, which is typi- cal of those sent in reads as fol- lows: Secretary I.W.A. Please find enclosed a postal for four dollars ($4.00) as a con- tribution to the fund for the Q.C.l. loggers in Case-of an emergency. | .worked for two months at the plywood mill in Port Alberni. I was employed only for the summer vacation and did not join the IWA. However, the above mentioned contribution is about equal to my earnings for one day in the mill and trust that it will be of use. Sincerely yours, UNION BOOSTER. 3 More Deaths Make Total 44 Toll of death in the lumber in- dustry of B.C. this week rose to 44 for 1943 with three more work 4 4. ers killed. William Sus, Woodworken | jogger, was have been | drowned at the aes aa sone Pioneer Timber lumber in- ’ Company's dustry since | wharf at Port San. 1, 1943 | yrange Gordon Stew- art, 19, died as a result of burns suffered at the plant of the Alaska Pine Co. on Sept. 11. H. C. Grouhel, 24, of Ladysmith, was killed in an accident at the operations of the Comox Logging Company. He is survived by his wife and two young sons.