Girls On Strike 9 Weeks Unions Mass Against Army & Navy Store _ Charging an attempt to smash the Union and force the striking retail clerks at the Army and Navy Department Stores (Western) Ltd., at New Westminster into submis- sion, the B.C. Federation of Labor has thrown its full support behind the nine weeks’ battle of Retail, Wholesale BC Lewses A\ NEE \ AN) Otticat Pestication of the Jnelennational Wooduarhers of America vb. visite Council No.1. Vol. XIX, No. 52 <>" Nov. 3, 1949 The Loggers’ Navy Sails Again 5e per copy Vancouver, B.C. \ “CONGRATULATIONS TO LOCAL to the IWA by Court order. -71, IWA”, says District Secretary George Mitchell (left) to Fred Fieber, as with District Vice-President Joe Morris he boards the Loggers’ Navy, when returned VANCOUVER CASKET PAY HIKED, 4 PAID BCFP BACKS DOWN ON COOKHOUSE VIOLATIONS HOLIDAYS Employees of Vancouver Casket Co. Ltd., will receive a wage increase of four cents an hour across the board, under an agreement negotiated by the IWA._ District Policy Commit- tee, in association with Local 1-217, IWA. The equivalent of an addi- tional _wage increase was_se- cured in the provision for four paid statutory holidays. Two daily rest periods were also granted. The wage increase secured for this plant raises a number of ca- tegories to the rate of $1.00 an hour, IWA officials hailed this gain as the result of a persistent effort to raise wages in this low- paid branch of the industry to the level established for~ waod- working plants generally. The dispute between the IWA and Skyline Manufacturing Co., will be placed before a Concilia- tion Board at an early date. Em- ployees are claiming the wage rates and conditions established in the plywood plants. Negotiations at Hammond Fur- niture Co, and Restmore Co., are at a standstill, pending the out- come of Skyline negotiations. An agreement proposed on be- half of the employees of Pacific Furniture Co., Victoria, is now being placed before them for con- sideration by Local 1-118, IWA. WHAT’S INSIDE Conferences during the past week between IWA officials George Mitchell, Joe Morris and Fred Fieber with repre- sentatives of B.C. Forest Prod- ucts Ltd. laid the basis for settlement of the grievance of cookhouse employees in the camps of that company. Complaint was lodged against regulations posted which elimin- ated classifications and rates which had formerly been estab- lished and which, it was claimed, lowered the pay and increased the hours’ for a number of cate- gories. Agreement was reached to re- store the classifications and rates for head flunkeys and lunch men. The general classification of cook- house helpers will be the subject of further conferences. Consultation on Change The company agreed that in future no radical change in the would be proposed until after consultation with the Union. The ratio of one to fifteen as between cookhouse employees and status of cookhouse employees | i (CIO-CCL). PLIB STRIKE AVERTED Possibility of a strike di- rectly affecting IWA members has been averted by an interim agreement between the Lumber Inspectors’ Union, No.1 (C- CL), and the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau. A supervised strike vote of the inspectors had resulted in author- ization of strike action with the deadline fixed for Oct. 31, The Bureau conceded that the Conciliation Board had not given consideration to the fact that wage increases granted during the period 1939-49 were not equivalent to those negotiated by the TWA for similar occupations in the industry during the same period. Partial recognition of this differential gained the inspectors another eight cents an hour. A further provision of the in- terim agreement now before the membership of the LIU, sets up the machinery for the investiga- tion of a mutually satisfactory retirement pension plan on a con- tributory basis, with discussions to commence on Jan. 15, 1950. The Vancouver Labor Coun- cil (CCL), at the Oct. 18 meet- ing, went into closed session for the first time in four years to discuss plans in support of the strike. An advance of $200 was made to the strike fund. An advisory committee was formed by affiliated unions to meet at regular intervals in co-ordination of supporting ac- tion. IWA member of this committee is George Mitchell, District Secretary - Treasurer and Vice-Chairman of the Van- couver Labor Council. Local 1-357, IWA, at the reg- ular membership meeting Oct. 30, renewed a former pledge of moral and’ financial support for the picket; line. Plans Formulated Plans of the supporting unions were not fully disclosed beyond steps to publicize the issues at stake, and appeal to trade union members for contributions. The Army and Navy Depart- ment Stores (Western) Ltd., at New Westminster, were declared to be on the “We Do Not Patron- ize” list of all CCL unions in the See page 3 crew will be maintained with flex- ibility as. crew members increase in number. TWA SUPPORT 100% aire ORR USIRKE : ie ARO “We won't let them starve you out” was the cheering news these winsome pickets of Retail, Wholesale, CIO, on strike at the Army and Navy Department Stores, New Westminster, heard from the | trade unions affiliated with the B.C. Federation of Labor, this week. INTERIOR AGREEMENT FINALIZED - : Eleyenth-hour differences be- tween the IWA District Policy Committee and the operators’ representatives in the Northern and Southern Interior districts of the province have been set- tled. The master agreements are now being readied for sig- nature. Difficulties regarding the hours of work were ironed out when the operators abandoned their pro- posals to extend the hours for a number of categories. On single shift operations, pro- vision has been made for the ex- tra hour of the “make ready time” of engineers, oilers, and cookhouse employees, in ‘order to maintain the production schedule for other members of the crews. On two or three shift opera- tions, and for all other categories, the eight-hour day will be main- tained. ‘ Accident Death We announce with deep re- pret the death of Brother Harry Sinclair, chairman of the Chamiss Bay Sub-Local 1-85, IWA, as the result of an accident Oct, 20. The fu- neral was held in Vancouver Noy. 1. WATERPRO ae STANDARD COAT Note the “tailored”? de- sign, giving maximum comfort and freedom; the cape and sleeves all’ one Piece, and seams only un- der-arm. 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