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‘The leading part played by the revitalized IWA in breaking
up the LPP-grip of Pritchett-Dalskog-Murphy group on B.C.
trade unions is widely publicized in the current issue of the

Montreal Standard.

Jack Webster, Vancouver Sun reporter tells the story from

his viewpoint.

BALLOTING COMMITTEE REFORMED

The ballotting committee el-
ected at the last Annual Conven-
tion of B.C, District No. 1, was
re-constituted by action of the
District Council on Oct. 16, to
supervise election of the Interna-
tional Board Member for the B.
C. District.

Members are: Stuart M. Hod-
gson, J, Spooner and Harry
Bardsley.

Ballots for this office which
carry the names of T. G. Mac-
Kenzie and Gilbert Schofield

were distributed by the District
Executive Board.

Ballots for the referendum vote
on the election of International
officers and the adoption of con-
stitutional amendments were
/mailed by the International office
on Oct, 8 to all Local Unions.

Certificate of election must be
returned to the International
Ballotting Committee, Portland,
postmarked not later than No-
vember 17.

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From page 1 :

“KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT

OF IWA BUSINESS”
Mitchell To Thomson

Council delegates contended
that trade unions had the right
to negotiate and secure agree-
ments regarding hours of work
with conditions superior to the
outside limitations prescribed in
the regulations of the Industrial
Relations Board. E

The Deputy Minister

The communication from the
Deputy Minister stated:

“Dear Mr. Mitchell:

“Arising out of a report sub-
mitted by our Interior Inspectors
following investigations made of
employers’ records of employees’
hours of work in the logging and
lumber manufacturing industries,
consideration was given to the
provisions of Article 5, hours of
work, as contained in an agree-
ment presently in effect between
employers and your union.

“Tt was noted that there was a
certain conflict in two clauses of
the Article referred to, as con-
tained in the union agreement,
and existing Regulations of
the Board of Industrial Relations.

“You will no doubt recall, that
when the logging and sawmill
orders were revised in 1946 and
changes were made in the case
of cook and bunkhouse employees
and regulations governing the
employment of engineers, firemen
and oilers, both employers and
union representatives were given
the opportunity of appearing be-
fore the Board for the purpose
of discussing proposed changes to
existing Orders and Regulations.

“At that time, both employers
and union representatives agreed
to the changes proposed by the
Board, and in the light of this, I
would respectfully suggest that
in order to conform with the: ex-
isting Regulations of the Board
of Industrial Relations, the fol-
lowing changes be provided for
in the provisions of Article 5,
hours of work, as contained in
the union agreement presently in
effect:

“Section 1 (a): ‘Stationary en-
gineers, firemen and oilers, whose
limit shall be nine hours in any
one day or forty-eight hours in
any one week’,

“I would like to draw your at-
tention to Regulation 4 (B) made
on the 11th day of January, 1949,
and published in the B.C. Gazette
on the 18th day of the same
month, and which reads as fol-
lows:

“In all industrial undertakings
which use steam, gasoline or
diesel engines, or electric energy
as motive power, and which are
operated with a single shift of en-
gineers or operators, firemen and
oilers or greasers, the engineers
or operators, firemen and oilers
or greasers may work overtime
to the extent of one (1) hour per
day to perform preparatory or
complementary work in addition
to the maximum hours of work es-
tablished pursuant to Sections 5,
11 (3), or 11 (4) of the Act, with
effect from the 18th day of Janu-
ary, 1949,

“You will note that this Regu-

lation only permits for the hours |:

referred to being worked where
the establishment is operating on
a one-shift basis. Where the op-
eration is carried on a two or
more shift basis, the hours should
be limited to that provided for in
Section 3, ‘Hours of Work Act’,
except as may be arranged in ac-
cordance with the provisions of
Section 5 of the ‘Hours of Work
Act’ and as may be approved by
the Board in accordance with the
provisions of Section 11(3) of
the said Act.

“Section 1 (b): Where refer-
ence is made to ‘cook and bunk-
house employees’ in this clause,
there should be a qualification
here, ‘in unorganized territories’,

“T am sure that it is the desire
of your Organization to recognize
the limitations as provided by ex-
isting Regulations of the Board
after representatives of those af-
fected have conferred with the
Board and agreed to the restric
tions provided in the Regulations.

“In order that your Committee

information regarding the Regu-
lations referred to herein, I am
enclosing two copies of Regula-
tion 4.(B), and Cook and Bunk-
house Order No. 4, as well as
Order No. 1—logging—and Am-
endment thereto. e

“For your information, a simi-
lar request is being forwarded
to the employers’ representative,
acting on behalf of the Interior
Lumber Manufacturers’ Associa-
tion, with whom I am given to
understand you are now confer-
ring for the purpose of entering
into a new agreement.”

Yours very truly,

James Thomson,

Deputy Minister of Labor and
Chairman,

Board of Industrial Relations.

Mitchell’s Reply

The reply forwarded on behalf
of the District Council is as fol-
lows:

“Dear Mr. Thompson:

“Your letter of Oct. 7th, deal-
ing with the hours of work
clauses in the proposed agree-
ment between the IWA and the
lumber operators represented by
the Interior Lumber Manufactur-
ers’ Association was duly sub-
mitted to the quarterly meeting
of the B.C. District Council, IW-
A, on the 16th inst.

“I am instructed to inform
you that in the opinion of: the
Council, your advice is not con-
sistent with established princi-
ples of collective bargaining.

“On these grounds, the Coun-
cil delegates expressed an em-
phatic protest against what
was interpreted to be improper
interference by your Depart-
ment on behalf of the employer
in a matter previously under
dispute during negotiations.

“The Hours of Work Act and
the regulations promulgated by
the Board of Industrial Relations
prescribe the outside limitations
permitted employers in respect of
hours of work for their employ-

ees.

“As we understand it, the ex-
emptions from the statutory pro-
visions for the eight-hour day,
forty-four hour week, are in-
tended only to enable employers
to cope with emergent conditions
which endanger productivity.

“The position taken by the
IWA District Council is that
hours of work desired by the
employees may be freely dis-
cussed with the employers, and
agreements reached on terms
that may be more advantageous
than provided for in the regula-
tions under the Hours of Work
Act.

“We firmly maintain our
rights in this regard. We ask
that your Department refrain
from any such action, that may
tend to weaken our bargaining
position with the employers, on
this point.”

Yours truly,

George Mitchell,
Secretary-Treasurer,

DISTRICT
CONVENTION
JAN. 6, 7, & 8

Arrangements for the Dis-
trict Convention, Jan. 6-7-8, in
Nanaimo, as reported by Dis-
trict Secretary - Treasurer
George Mitchell, were approved
by the District Council meet-
ing in Vancouver, Oct. 15-16.

The Convention proceedings
will open in the auditorium of
the Plaza Hotel, Nanaimo, at
10:00 am., Jan. 6. Registra-
tion of delegates will be con-
ducted the previous day- and
evening, in Room 2, Plaza Ho-
tel, and will be resumed at
8:00 a.m., Jan. 6.

It was pointed out that this
will require that all Mainland
delegates travel to Nanaimo
the previous day, because of
transportation schedules.

The District Officers reported
on steps taken to ensure hotel ac-
commodation in Nanaimo, which,
it was stated would be adequate.
All Locals were warned to inform
the District Office as early as pos-
sible of accommodation required

for their delegates, and to accom-
pany each request for hotel res-
ervation with a deposit of five
dollars, same to be refunded.

Delegates accompanied by their
wives will be advised that ac-
commodation will be reserved for
them in central auto courts,

A Convention Banquet will be
held in the Plaza Hotel on Jan. 7,
with arrangements in the hands of
the District Officers and with ex-
penses to be shared by the par-
ticipating delegates, and Locals,

Except by unanimous consent
of the Convention, resolutions
will not be accepted for consi-
deration by the Convention, un-
less filed with the District Office
ten days prior to the Convention.

The Resolutions Committee of
the Convention will be comprised
of one delegate from each Local,
and will meet in Nanaimo one
day prior to the Convention.

Among the guest speakers to
be heard by the Convention will
be representatives of the Federa-
tion of Labor in Israel.

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