DEL’S

revisions totalling well over $4,000 a year have been
just concluded at Local 1-85, Port
Sawmill of Bloedel, Stewart & Welsh.

_hegotiations
ni, with the local
a (aa meetings the
categories were given an
d revision: .

Cook from $11.74 per

to $12.00; No. 1 car tally-

Se per hour; No. 1 tailsaw-

2c per hour; Hyster opera-

(or, 1/2 ¢ per hour; Yard crane

or, 5¢ per hour; Perfection

le sawyer, differential re-
from 2c per square to 1c;
-reeategorized steam crane opera-
to local crane operator and
maintenance man with an in-
erease of 5c per hour.

___ By far the most outstanding gain

was the increase granted the setter

the one-man carriage—an in-

_ erease of 11%%c an hour was ob-

tained for this category and a long
standing grievance was settled.

ie setter on this job was re-
sed to do the work of three men
jough he had pressed for an
‘tment for several years, he
had never been able to get any
_ satisfaction from the former Local
‘Officers.

, ancial Secretary Jack Squire,

ted by International repre-

i itive, George Collis, were the
main figures in the negotiations.

ACTION AHEAD

aeollac ing committee are to
petite negollnn. their actions in
Be periment ee Ee ane crstood by all
_ making it clearly unowl

" concerned that they were» terested

‘procedure necessary in applying

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Page Three’

ALBERNI MILL

Eburne Sawmills

LUCAS BOOSTS
CREDIT UNION

Eburne Sawmill, Local 1-217,
held its regular monthly meeting
December 5 when credit unions and
wage'revision were discussed.

Brother Bill Stevens, Plant
Chairman, was in the chair and
introduced Mr. Hunter of the B. C.
Credit Union League, who gave a
very informative talk on credit
unions.

Brother Jack Lucas, president of
the Savings Credit Union, [WA
Local 1-217, gave some more infor-
mation to the members regarding
the cerdit union within this Local.

The other highlight of the meet-
ing was the discussion of wage re-
vision within the plant. Brother
Lloyd Whalen, Provisional Presi-
dent of the Local, and Brother Stu
Hodgson, Provisional Trustee were
in attendance, ,

Brother Whalen spoke on the

for wage revision.

Brother Whalen also spoke on
the Mission Local, saying that, in
spite of the weather conditions and
the distances that organizers have
to travel, the solidarity of the IWA

ae
in only one thing — waged, 2OUrS
‘and working conditions, aiid then

icking to that stand throughout
the entire talks.

Even these gains were not
enough for the officers for they
hhaye left the way open for further
_ talks on several more categories,

‘The reason these categories were

not concluded was that some fur-

_ ther investigation was necessary

and the officers did not feel they

_ should make any definite settle-

ment as long as,there was the

lightest chance of getting a larger
increase,

It should be noted that the
gain for all people
y these revisions will be

well over $4,000 per year.
The officers are preparing now to

meet all other employers in this
_ area and are confident that the
gains just chalked up are only a
start.

Local 1-85 officers, by keeping
their actions to the same pens of
negotiations, hope to be able to ef-
fect as satisfactory and amicable

ettlements with other companies
as they have achieved with Bloedel,
Stewart & Welch.

Local 1-363

Noonhour Jackie’
Faces Apathy

ed
ity 2
d loyal to IWA since the at-

‘ ted disaffiliation are the boys
Oyster Bay Sawmills.

boys have had repeated

from “Noonhour Jackie”, the

V1 Organizer. We understand
the boys were increasingly
less during each visit.

the overwhelming ma-
operations that have re-

new memb

received there, is due to
rE clear picture they

d of the WIU,

in that area is really heartening.
rother Merv Magrath, Head

» SpgWard on night shift, gave
eee a te gtievance commit-
tee meeting that as held Friday,
December 3. : ag

The main fripvance wad a re-
quest for washing facilities. The
management agreed to this and tie

BILL AKEY, district book-keeper
at the new office at 426 Main,
demonstrated his accounting skill
during two years he kept the rec-
ords for Local 1-357.

Local 1-357

SHOP STEWARD
FOR COUNCILLOR

E. E. Pearson, shop steward at
Thurston-Flavell, Local 1-357, has
filed papers as candidate for coun-
cillor in the district of Coquitlam.
Brother Pearson joined the Ma-
chinists in 1940, and later in Vivian
Diesels, was one of a group who
applied for a charter with the
United Steelworkers Local 2952.

' From January 1944 to 1946, he
was in the Canadian forces.’ On
discharge he went to Thurston's as
a machinist, joined the IWA and
has been a’shap steward at that
plant since then.

“A vote for Pearson is a vote for
Labor and the IWA,” is how one of
his colleagues put it to the B.C.
Lumber Worker.

Will Blair R. Davidson, last
heard of in March or April, 1948,
at Northern Pulpwood, Sandspit,
Quéen Charlottes, please contact
IWA Local 1-85, Port Alberni?
(Telephone 1052).

His brother Perey is in Port

equipment is already on order.

Alberni Hospital.

Local 1-367

News in Brief

Fred Ficber, IWA organizer,
Local 1-423, Kelowna, reports an
agreement signed with Pioneer
Sash and Door, Vernon.

The plant was certified in 1945,
but this is the first time an
agreement has been signed.

“This demonstrates how inef-
fectiye the previous leadership
was,” said Fred.

The membership in the plant
are solidly behind the IWA.

ee 8

Thurston-Flavelle, sub-local of
1-357, New Westminster, recently
elected their officers for 1949,

President is Ted Day. Other offi-
cers: vice-president, Art Wileock;
secretary, Rocky Pearson; warden,
F, Cunnane.

There has been only one revoke
in the sub-local,

edie

D. J. Madill reports a meeting of
Lake Cowichan Sub-local, 1-80, on
Monday, December 6.

told the men that IWA activities at
Camp 3, Youbou, were progressing
very favorably.

* *

Brother J. Reid, Local 1-217, has
finally received a retroactive pay
check for $38.

The company with which he is
employed contended that as he was
not working when the agreement
Was signed, they could not pay him
back money. sie aeeot

Negotiations by officers of the
Local clarified the point, and Reid

got his retroactive pay.

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NEW CONTRACTS FOR MISSION;
MORE CERTIFICATIONS ASKED

Mission locals this week signed two new contracts, applied _
for certification in yet another logging camp, and asked for
conciliations proceeding with an employer. .

The contracts are with G. & F.
Logging, Hope and Meeker Cedar
Products in Mission. ei

“Both include the prevailing top
rates,” said business agent Neil
Shaw. ts

Certification has been applied for
in the Furbank Logging Co.,
Choate, B.C., where the crew is
almost 100 per cent, thanks to the
efforts of Fred Lamarsh, shop
steward.

Westbridge Deadlock

There is a deadlock between the
IWA officials and Westbridge Tim-
ber Products after a 10-day nego--
tiation period. Conciliation officer
has been asked to step in and try
to help with a settlement.

Meetings were held with R. V.
Stuart on wage scale revisions for
Hammond Mill. Indications are
that several categories in the op-
eration wil get substantial wage
hikes.

On Sunday, December 5th, a
Local meeting was held in the Elks
Hall in Mission, All vacant offices
of the Local were elected by Bro.
Al Hartung, International 1st Vice-
president:

Officers Elected

President, Ev Rayner; 1st vice-
president, W. R. Dunlop; 2nd vice-
president, Stan Bangham; financial
secretary, Neil Shaw; recording
secretary, L. M, Van Kleek; con-
ductor, I, McLaughlin; warden, B.
Lang; trustees, G. Radmore, E.
Dawson, and E. M. Robinson; Dis-
trict Board member, Neil Shaw, ..

The meeting named seven regu-
lar delegates to the Vancouver
Labor Council: Ev Rayner, W. R.
Dunlop, G. Radmore, Neil Shaw,
L. M, Van Kleek, E. Dawson and
L, Spurr.

Hight delegates and two alter-
nates were elected to District Con-
vention.

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