THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Page Five

Some of the défficulty has arisen

definitely within the territory
some confusion.

the employees to disregard all
attempts to set up isolationist
groups. A statement issued by
_ IWA Local 1-217 declares, “The
IWA has under agreement some
25,000 workers including those
from all phases of the wood-

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At Victoria

Cameron Sub-Local recently
held a meeting where an organ-
izing committee consisting of
Brothers J. Marr, W. Trace, J.
Turner, C. Peters, R. Gray, W.
Boyd, Ratten Singh and T. Ami-
son was formed, covering ‘all
the various deportments of the
plant. The object of the com-
mittee is 100 percent organiza-
tion.

A large’ number of potential
members are now employed and
ex-servicemen who sign up in

the union within’ 30° days of
starting work will be exempted
from paying the initiation fee.

Several categories in the mil]
who were receiving a higher
rate of pay than that of the
industry level, and who were in
danger of being scaled down by
the Regional War Labor Board
to that level are being appealed
in_a joint application by the
union and the management.

A joint application was also
made by IWA Local 1-118 and
the McCarter Shingle Company
of Victoria to the Regional War
Labor Board; in which increases
were obtained for 13 categories.
The board had previously ruled
en the application, granting in-
creases to all categories except
those of truck loaders and ship-
per's helper, which were set at
67e, Following an appeal of
August 28th, the rates for these
two categories were finally set
at Tle. All increases are retro-
active to August 15th.

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Wage Gains Recorded
For Eureka Mill

Word has been received by
IWA Local 1-80 thatthe joint
application of the union and the
Eureka Sawmills Limited, rep-
resented by Stuart Research,
for appeal on the decision of the
Regional War Labor Board of
July this year has been ap-
proved. The following © rates
have been approved, retroactive
to June 8th: Log haul and seal-
er S82e; cut off saw T5e; jump
saw 72e; with the rates for re-
saw operator (vertical) 92c, tail
sawyer, 77e, oiler 87¢ and
planerman 97e retroactive to
August 24th, The above applica-
tion now places the rates paid

The organiation of Hunttings has been a very slow process.

sentative has been making attempts to, organize this mill, which is/

An appeal is being made to|

from the fact that an AFL repre-

of the IW.

thereby creating}

working industry “from the.
jstump to the finished product.” |
These men and women have been
organized on a basis of “one in-
dustry — one union”, and they:
will not tolerate any infringe-
|ment on their jurisdictional
rights or allow any of their fel-
low workers to stand unpro-
tected.

We are prepared to take any
steps that may be necessary to
assure that the membership of

the interest of any opportunist
group,” the statement concludes.

Nine Categories

Raised At Youbou

Local 1-80 reports that the
application of July 3 for the
Industrial ‘Timber Mills sawmill
at Youbou has been received.
with the board granting 9 out of
the 11 rates applied for in the
joint application of Local 1-80
and Stuart Research Service.
Through what is believed to be
an oversight on the part of the
Regional War Labor Board, six
of the rates were reduced and
ene entirely omitted; which was
granted in the Regional War
Labor Board’s directive of Sep-
tember 2nd, 1943. Stuart Re-
search and the officers of Local
1-80 are bringing this matter to
the attention of the Regional
War Labor Board for clarifica-
tion and adjustment.

Elect Officers
At Stave Lake

Stave Lake Cedar sub-local
1-367 was held September 9
1945. Officers for the year were
elected as follows: Chairman, R.
Vice-Chairman, F.
Recording Secretary.
on. Two night shop
stewards were elected; R) D.
Simning and L. Huggins.

Discussion was held on the
health plan. Several brothers
offered to meet and discuss the
possibilities of the plan and re-
port back to the sub-local.

Chairman R. D. Simning sug-
gested that the Recording Sec-
retary make a report to the
“Lumber Worker” and Local
Bulletin each month. Brother R
Bartholme was elected as dele

this union will not be split up in ,

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'|Three Major. Gains

Miss Grace Plant, who won
top honors in the popularity
contest held at the Alberni La-
bor Day sports. Miss Plant was
the candidate of the Int-rzation- |
al Longshoremen and Ware-
housemen's Union CIO and was
crowned Union Queen for 1945
in a colorful ceremony.

Local 1-118
Honors Clarke

Highlight of the last general
meeting of Local 1-118, held in
the IWA Hall at Victoria, was
the presentation to Brother Ed
Clarke, retiring President, of a
silver mounted gavel. The gavel
was presented to Brother Clarke
who has been president of the
Local since its inception two
years ago and who is now
leaving the woodworking indus-
try, in appreciation of the work
he has done in building this
Local.

The matter of workers being
disenfranchised in the provin-
cial elections because of the
short period of time for regis-
tering, was seriously considered
by the meeting and it was de-
cided that all shop stewards
should call mectings to acquaint
members with the existing situ-
ation and to get action cn this
matter.

$25.00 was donated to Local
No. 6-12 at Klamath Falls to
assist them in their fight
against the Weyerhauser Tim-

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Follow IWA

Three important gains were

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Submission

won by the IWA B.C. District

Council last week, when the Regional War Labor Board ruled, in
answer to a union inquiry, that the night shift differential of five

cents per hour must be paid to

all workers employed on grave-

yard shifts and night shifts, regardless’ of whether a full shift is

running or not.

The ruling will settle a long
standing grievance and it
means that night watchmen,
firemen and ail those who have
to work the hardship and incon-
venience of night ‘ork will re-
ceive the five cent differential
contained in the master agree-
ment.

Another important ruling
was received from the B. C. De-
partment of Labor with regard
to the dispute arising out of
workers employed by mutual
consent on an 8 hour 40 minute
day and who do not normally
work Saturday aftemoons. A
number of operations working
on this basis. have tried to com-
pel their employees to work
Saturday afternoons without
the benefit of the overtime prem:

Union Wins In
Keystone Case

Percy Smith, Business Agent
of Local 1-357, reports that an-
other step in the long dispute at
Keystone Shingle Mill was won
last, week when the National
War Labor Board turned down
an appeal of the company
against a Regional War Labor
Board award.

“The agreement has not yet
been signed at this mill, and
Local 1-357 is considering tak-
ing stronger action,” Brother
Smith concluded.

ber Corporation. Individual
lections lists were also ordered
in each plant in Victoria.
Members of the Local were in-
formed that at the next general
meeting, to be held October 10.
delegates will be elected to rep-
resent Local 1-118 at the Inter-
national convention November
13 and members were urged to
make a special effort to attend
this important meeting.

ium. The Provincial Department
of Labor’s interpretation is to
the effect that this. constitutes
an evasion of a declared holi-
day and overtime rates must be
paid.

Another point won by the un-
ion was over a dispute at Fras-
er Mills where the company
forced three men to sign: a
statement foregoing their vaca-
tion privileges in order to. at-
tend the CCL Convention last
year. The Regional. War Labor
Board has ruled that the men
may not he deprived of vaca-
tion pay on such grounds.

Chinese Are’
Well Organized

A tour around the Dunean
area revealed that the Chinese
working at the following mills
within the jurisdiction of Local
1-80, IWA-CIO are 100% organ-
ized,

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Chemainus—Chinese members
working at Chemainus Sawmill
are solidly behind the Sub-Local
1-80 headed by John Parkinson,
who, by his interest in, and un-
derstanding of them has won
the admiration and respect of
these Chinese Brothers.
Honeymoon Bay — Following
a visit by District Representa-
tive, Alfred Quan and with the
help of Brothers Les Goe and
Chuck LaVeigne, the Chinese
crew working at the Honeymoon

Bay Shingle Mill has been
brought up to {00%. Brothers
Jung Chin and Jung Hong have
been elected as Job Stewards
for this crew.

Chinese at Hillcrest and Nan-
aimo are also reported as 100% ,
organized.

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