Bi-weekly Bulletin Published by The B.C. District Council, International Woodworkers of Ametica, Affiliated to Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) VOL. XII. No, 22. VANCOUVER, B.C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1943 (304) Broadway <> Printors Ltd. QCI Operators Sign Union Agreement, Strike Ends STRIKE FUND GOES TO WAR Immediately following the settlement of the Queen Charlotte Island strike, District officers of the IWA converted the major part of the surplus in the Strike Fund into Victory Loan Bonds to the tune of ten thousand dollars. The above photo shows the transaction being’ made between Victory Loan officials and District officers of the IWA. Left to right are J. A. Haslam, secretary of the Provincial Payroll Savings Section of the National War Finance Committee of B.C.; Nigel Morgan, International Board Member; B. J. Melsness, seated, secretary WA; H. Pritchett, president of the IWA; Ernie Dalskog, vice-president of the IWA, and M. D. McCarthy, vice-chairman, Payroll Section, who is receiving the cheque and the ap- plication. ; Lake Logging Accepts Harmen Award, Signs With Local 1-80 A full union agreement—the second in 48 hours for the International Woodworkers of America—was signed Saturday, Oet. 23 by union officials and the Lake Logging Co. Ltd., it was announced by Nigel Morgan, IWA international board mem- ber. volves 1,000 men in eight camps of the company in the Lake Cowichan district of Vancouver Island. ». Morgan reported that at a spe- cial meeting of IWA Local 1-80 in Duncan Saturday night, au- thority was given the union's dis- trict officers in Vancouver “to have the agreement prepared and executed immediately.” REPLACES OLD PACT In a meeting between H. W. The agreement, recommended in.a majority award handed down three weeks ago by the Harmon arbitration award, in- Hunter, manager of the company, and officers of the IWA district’ council Saturday “the company, | which had indicated previously it would not accept the award, said it would live up to the award and would sign an agreement, prepared by us, on Monday,” Morgan said. The agreement will replace an old agreement between the com-, pany and its employees directly,’ without union participation, which terminated June 7.. i ‘ PRODUCTION COMMITEE “Tt will renew the clauses of that agreement,” said Morgan, “but will it provide for full recog- nition of IWA Local 1-80 as the certified bargaining agency. —‘It also provides for labor-man- agement production committees, and grievance and safety commit- tees to be elected by the union.” Owen Brown, president of Local 1-80; H. Valley, secretary of the local, and Nigel Morgan, are union signatories to the agreement. Operations involved are: Honey- moon Bay boom, Rounds, Lake Cowichan log lift, Hill Logging camp, Mead’s Creek camp, Paldi sawmill, and Crofton boom. Victorious Loggers Return To Works; Agreement Opens Way For — Settlement Of All Disputes . On Saturday, October 23rd the strike of the Queen Charlotte Island loggers was ended when agreement was reached between the Queen Charlotte Island Operators and the IWA Negotiating Committee. The signing of the agreement brings to an end the two-and-one-half-year-old dispute which culminated in strike action being taken by the loggers. The agreement provides that the IWA Local 1-71 shall be the sole collective bargaining agent for the men in the camps affected and it is expected that this agreement will set the pattern for other contracts between British Columbia Logging operators and the IWA. The agreement is between the IWA negotiating committee composed of Harold Pritchett, district president; Nigel Morgan, executive board member; and Ernie Dalskog, manager of the union. hiring hall; and the management of Pacific Mills Ltd., J. R. Morgan Logging o. Ltd., and Kelley Logging Co. Ltd., and Mr. Jus- tice S. E. Richards, industrial disputes enquiry investigator. The union agrees to recommend the acceptance of the 16-point agree- ments to the men and to recommend an immediate return to work pending-a secret vote of Queen Charlotte Islands crews 6n acceptance of the negotiating committee report. This will not reach the islands until the mail gets there next. week. The companies agree to-sign the agreement with IWA Local 71, if acceptable to the men. TO PICK CHAIRMAN The president and secretary of Local 71 agree to execute the agree- ment if accepted by the majority vote of the employees. Judge. Richards agrees to select a chairman for any arbitration board which may be required for the duration of the agreement (one year) for the interpretation of any clause in the agreement. ‘The agreement will be signed by Morgan, Pritchett and Dalskog, as negotiating committee for the union. It will also be signed by repre- sentatives of the three companies and by Judge Richards. See QC] AGREEMENT — Page 7 Justice Richards Appointed To Certify Union At Aero Official word was received from the Federal Minister of Labor by the District Office announcing appointment of Mr. Justice Richards as Industrial Disputes Enquiry Commissioner ‘for the Aero Timber Products Limited. The appointment came immediately following settlement of the Queen Charlotte Island dispute and the return to work of the loggers under a signed union agreement. Aero Timber Products Limited, involving 9 camps with approximately 800, the record would be necessary. The organized loggers, is a crown com-| Company has now supplied Justice Richards with a copy of their pay- pany and like the independent| 1 and the Justice, assisted by spruce operations now under union George Currie, Western Represen- agreement, are engaged in the PYO-) tative of the Federal Department duction of Sitka spruce. of Labor, is now in the process of ‘At the first meeting of the Ne-| checking the company’s payroll gotiating Committee with Mr. R.|with the union enrollment files. It Fillberg, representative of the|is expected that negotiations will Aero Timber Products Limited, it| get under way immediately follow- was agreed that certification on| ing certification.