TL ERR Official Publication of the Pion Woodwarhens i America 30. district Council No.1. Vol. XIX, No. 44 —" a2 June 2, 1949 Se per copy Vancouver, B. C, @ MORE THAN 420 BARGAINING UNITS NOW “IWA GAINS “SWEEP’" CAMPS, MILLS; “JORDAN RIVER JOINS MAJORITY Sintra to aida and George | The IWA, already holding to all intents and purposes all of the certifications in British Columbia, ©» are not neglecting the organiza- tion which was allowed to lag + in the “WIUG”, were cleaned out. “You can’t hoodwink the work- = ers,” commented IWA District | President Stewart Alsbury, as he studied the reports. “Where are the much vaunted claims now of those who wanted to split the woodworking industry and hand the employers’ the plum of dual unionism?” he asked. FIVE WINS Locals of the B.C. District of |the IWA have recently won cer- LOCAL 1-357, NEW WESTMINSTER MAKES PRESENTATION tification votes bringing | more to former President, J, Stewart Alsbury and former Financial Scc-|than 200 men into the IWA bar- retary George Mitchell, now President and Secretary-Treasurer of gaining camp. the District Council IWA, respectively. (Left), Financial Secretary | Its so-called rival, the “WIUC”, L. E. Vandale, 3rd Vice-President Dick Thompson, District Secretary has won four tiny certifications, George Mitchell, District President J. Stewart Alsbury, Ist Vice- involving a total of 56 men. President Joe Madden, President Andy Smith, and Recording Sec-| ‘The fresh certifications are: eee eaten | Local 1-118: CPS, Jordan | River, (150 men); Colwood Timber Mills sawmill, Attree Road (12. men). BOSSES BLOCKED BY IWA Local 1-80: Standard Log- ging Sawmill, Brechin Point WAGE GAINS IN N. W. {istmen): Local 1-85: Trio Lumber, log- Four out of seven of the operators’ associations in the Pacific) ging and sawmill, Great ‘Cen- Northwest States have now reached an agreement with the IWA| tral Lake Road (15 men). Negotiating Committee. Most recent pact was signed in the Package} Local 1-217: River Sawmills, Veneer Industry covering mills in Portland, Ore., and Grays Har-| yfitchell Island (28 men). bor, Wash. “WIUC” certifications granted Under the terms of the pro-j after votes were: posed settlement, the representa- F. M. Crucil, tives of the operators and the holme (11 men), Union negotiating Committee, Extension Lumber, (19 men). tors had almost priced themselves Jout of the market in a “greedy | race for profits”. They might be | expected to provoke strike action | logging, West- jointly agreed to recommend: 1. Overtime pay for work performed on scheduled holi- days, and to include all em- ployees, whether on production or maintenance work. 2. Increase of the night shift differential to four cents and to include maintenance men and watehmen, formerly ex- cluded under an NLRB ruling. 3. No wage revision until April Ist, 1950 (Present basic rate, $1.45), 4. Adjustment. of wage clas- sifications at the local union level to be left open. to curtail production and bolster the market. iiedcioeed/actslement which was submitted to a referendum | vote of the union membership, in| addition to the Package Veneer Industry, also covers fir pro-| {ducers in Western Oregon and, Washington, and pine operations | in Bastern Oregon and Northern California, involving forty thous-— land workers. str Nanoose Tie Mills (18 men). Shamrock Logging, Great Cen- ral Lake (8 men). Since last October, the large jlocals of 1-217, and 1-357, IWA, have consistently and with amaz- ing rapidity, gone forward in the lorganizing fields, taking in a membership which has an enthu- siasm for union organization that was never known before. IWA locals are daily gaining fresh certifications at aj —————” membership rate of more than 4-1 over those of its oppon- ents in the woodworking industry of B. C. I This fact is evident from an analysis of Labor Re- | lations Board certifications granted in recent weeks, in the vote at CPS, Jordan River. This was one of the camps where, in the words of a Local 1-118 official, “the boasts and brags of the WIUC had it solidly in their hands.” “This vote,” he adds, “was pre- ceded by some vicious campaign- ing on the part of “WIUC” rep- ton. “These poor examples of trade unionists lied, misrepresented and slandered over a period of six weeks, seldom missing a day away from the camp. “Much of the credit for the re- sult at Jordan River (IWA 62, YIU_53, spoiled ballots 4,) goes Sharkey, the two hard working shop stewards. “Gd Haw and Fred Fieber are also responsible for a lot of hard work in this camp. “This was the WIUC’s last re- maining hope in Local 1-118, They haven't. another mill or camp they can even hope to pull off a vote in.” BOARD NAMED FOR “BCLW”’ Announcement was made this week by District President Als- bury, that the Editorial Board for the B.C. Lumber Worker will in future consist of any two officers of the District Council and Bros. Vie Mauro, Local 1-217 and G. G. McFarlane, Local 1-217. Regular weekly meetings will be held to deal with policy for the official organ and “Green Gold” radio programs. Suggestions will be welcomed and given careful consideration to further the aim of the District Council, that both publication and broadcast should satisfactorily serve the interests of the IWA i in Local 1-118 is to be congra- |B. C. | | In announcing the ilorocat| the IWA negotiating committee ba warned that the lumber opera. _3aae WHAT’S INSIDE CONTENTS Page a8 Around Locals Editorials ___.. High Rigger Safety - Shop Stewards - 4 juver, | Saeee LOCAL BY IWA WELFARE PLAN FLOAT in Port Alberni May 24 parade, Left, Cc. Gilfillan @ on ae ae) | ber operator? ), C. D, Wilder (WA Momma) and children of IWA members. Credit is due Lyle C £58 {owner and driver of truck, for success of the float. ne > Sp ee AAAI any, Way, + WEEE BACK INTERNATONAL WOODWORKERS TAG fe tulated, especially on its win resentatives, Wainscott and Graf- . cue cS DICK GREENWOOD, Presi: dent of C.P.S. Sub-local, 1-118, IWA, at Jordan River, where the IWA has won a majority vote for certifica- |tion. to Dick Greenwood and Cliff|_ “WIUC” IN COURT ON JUNE 13 Definite date of June 13, 1949, has been set for the Supreme Court hearing in Vancouver of the main legal action of the B.C, District, IWA, against the “WIUC”. Full evidence will be given of all the outstanding legal matters, including possible consideration of the out- standing applications for the arrests of Pritchett, Forbes, Melsness and Bergren. Mrs. Gladys Hilland, for- mer financial secretary of Local 1-217, is still in hiding from the law after admitting possession of $12,000 in IWA membership funds, Alsbury Fights No ‘M&M’ Vote Protest was lodged last_week before the Labor Relations Board against WIUC certification’ for the.employees of M and M Log- ging Co., Forward Bay. ‘Action was taken on the ground ‘|that no vote had been taken in ‘|the camp to indicate the prefer-. ence of the majority as to selec- = jtion of a bargaining agency. The evidence submitted to the Labor Relations Board was to the effect that a number of employees had signed the IWA check-off \slips, and had not been permitted ito register their preferences. District President Alsbury con- tended that, under Section 58 (2) of the ICA Act, the Board may under the circumstances reconsi- |der any decision or order, and * (may revoke ‘or vary any such or- |dex or decision, “The intention of |the Act is that the will of the majority must determine the sel- ection of the bargaining agency,” said Alsbury. “There is no evi- |dence in this instance to show | that any such declaration was ob- tained.” The decision of the Board on S| tne protest was reserved. | Bisten fo “GREEN GOLD" - - CIOR, Hrsday, T p.m. ’