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LUMBER WORKER

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FADLING SAYS “FINE JOB”

been reliably informed as a re-
sult, that the great majority of
the IWA membership desire a
peaceful settlement of the dis-
pute on the most reasonable b:
sis possible, provided an oppo!
tunity is given to make and con-
tinue progress in the betterment
of wage income and working
conditions in the industry.

“Our energies have been de-
voted since last October to the
building of a strong and united
industry-wide organization, fol-
lowing the treacherous blow dealt
our Union by renegade officers
ee: in the WIUC. We are proud

‘of our accomplishments in re-

we will make

full objectives.”
International President
Commends

the membership.”

industry. If we consolidate the
gains made this year and use
our organized strength wisely,
still greater
headway when we renew our
effort next year to gain our

International President J. E.
Fadling, who was present during
negotiations expressed the opin-
ion that the District Policy Com-
mittee had “done a fine job, and
made the best possible deal for

He continued, “I have had con-

1-85, 1-367, 1-71
CERTIFICATIONS

_ The Labor Relations Board has
issued certifications to the follow-
ing:

TWA, Local 1-85, CIO, for the
employees of the McQuillan Log-
ging Co. Ltd. employed in the
logging operations at Ucluelet.

IWA, Local 1-367, CIO, for the
employees of the Princeton Trail
Sawmills Ltd., employed in the
sawmill, planer mill, and yard at
Hope. *

IWA, Local 1-71, CIO, for the
employees of the Hayward Smith
and Howe Logging Co. Ltd.

ALSBURY. MEETS
LABOR MINISTER’

A delegation comprised of offi-
cials of the B,C. Federation of
Labor and CCL unions in B.C.,
recently waited upon the newly
appointed Minister of Labor,
Hon. John Cates, to protest: re-
strictive rulings of the Labor Re-
lations Board. District President
J. Stewart Alsbury, represented
the interests of the IWA_ on the
occasion, and on behalf of his or-
ganization gave support to the
demand for freer collective bar-
gaining.

From Page 1

storing the strength of our orga-
nization to the point that we

siderable experience with nego-
tiations of this chatacter, and I
am certain that the work and

Recommendation

have been able to bargain on an
industry-wide basis successfully.
We are confident that with an-
other year’s application to orga-

the decisions of the Committee
will be approved bv the rank and
file.

“This year the Union has been

In the proposed new contract, workers in all
sections of the industry are given protection-
against existing threats to lower wages and im-

nizational effort under protection
of the agreement now. possible,
still further and more important
progress can be made on behalf
of the lumber workers.

“We have not abandoned our
determination to secure the
demands originally presented
to the operators this year. We
believe the acceptance to be
necessary for the welfare of
the men who man the lumber

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confronted with economic condi-
tions that have made bargaining
much tougher than in the boom
years that have now ended. One
great handicap has been the un-
wise bargaining tactics in recent
years in B.C. This year’s bar-
gaining has enhanced the pres-
tige of the Union and has paved
the way to still better results in
the future, I believe the decision
of the Committee to be wise.”

pair working conditions.

membership to accept or

Full information regarding the details of the
proposed contract have been conveyed to all Lo-
cals with instructions to conduct a vote of. the

reject.

IWA District Policy Committee.

‘UPWA WIN
“ILLEGAL”
LEGAL STRIKE

A forty-five minute strike
without blessing of the ICA ,,
Act gained for 150 employees
of the dehydrating plant of
Buckerfields Ltd., Abbotsford, . :
recently, a new agreement with
12 cents an hour increase," :
maintenance of membership
and compulsory check-off.

More far reaching conse-
quences are that the spotlight *
was turned on recent decisions of
the Labor, Relations Board re-
|stricting free collective bargain-
ing. The value of organizational .:
strength on the job was clearly
demonstrated.

Organization had been com?
pleted in the plant and applica-
tion made through the United
Packinghouse Workers for certi-
fication, To the complete sur-
prise of the employees they were
informed that as agricultural
workers they were not entitled to
form a bargaining unit under the
terms of the ICA Act.

Board. Defied '

This aroused the fighting spirit
of the men concerned who had
their hearts set on trade union

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organization. They presented
their demands to the company
and said, “No agreement, no
work. We're organized in spite
of the ICA Act. And we're going
to stay organized.”

The company attempted to
take refuge behind the legal tech-
nicalities, but discerned one morn-
ing that the Abbotsford plant
"}was on strike to the last man,
Pickecs with large CIO buttons
were parading the adjacent coun-
try roads, and production was at
a standstill. Carloads of officials
rushed to Abbotsford, and the
men were persuaded to return to
work with the promise that an
agreement would be negotiated,

Several days later the unrecog-
nized union secured an effective
agreement, with the 12 cent an
hour increase, 8 and 5 cents an
hour differentials for afternoon
and night shifts, maintenance of
membership, compulsory check- *
off, ‘and other benefits.

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WESTERN CROWN

company representative disserit-
ing, awarded an increase of eight
cents an hour, One reason given
for the decision was the com-
pany’s obstinancy in placing con-
fidence in the IWA representa-
tives.

The majority award of the
Board was unanimously accepted
by vote of the employees, but was
rejected by the company.

In a statement over the “Green
Gold” radio program on Sept. 1
Jack Lambie, Local 1-357, Execu-
tive Board Member from the Sub-
Local at Western Crown, stated,
“The spirit of the men on strike
is excellent. They feel that they
tried to play ball with the com-
pany, but now that they havé
been compelled to fight, they will
fight to win. This is a strike that
the company cannot break.”

The IWA picket line has. pre-
yented any scabbing. An amus-
ing feature has been the neces:
sity of protecting a completely
unguarded plant against vandals,
to preserve the good name of the
IWA. 5

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