Bo } 4 t GOOD NEWS FOR XMAS! Contract Rights Upheld For IWA at BS&W, BCFP Two major victories were won by the IWA in B. C. this ~ ppast week. : The gains, both clear-cut and definite, were at the ex- pense of Bloedel, Stewart and Welsh, and B.C. Forest roducts, Both involved what the District officials termed as “mean attempts to dodge contractual obligations.” The Dominion Catering Com- Hes, who took over Bloedel’s ~ookhouses at Camps A and B, _ Franklin River, have been told Without equivocation by the La- bor Relations Board that the employees therein are fully coy- ered by the collective agreement in force between the IWA and B.S. & W. The employees will now get‘ contract rates of pay previ- ously denied them. STAFF PROTECTED When the cookhouses were ‘ ffsmed over to Dominion, the old employees were let out, and new rls hired at rates of pay and Speciation over which the ’ of V mion then had no control. rs Now the girls will be protected <-aind classified as flunkeys, kitchen echanics and helpers at full tes of pay. A three-man committee of the Union made the company see the errors of their ways. Classifications and wages have been restored in full. The committee was composed ‘of District President J. Stewart Alsbury, Jack Squire, financial secretary of Local 1-85, Port Al- berni, and Gil Ingram, business agent. ~The BCFP contract, which the Union rejected after the com- pany had, without consultation of any kind and despite the Mas- ter Agreement, wiped out the cookhouse classifications in their camps, leaving only those of cook and kitchen help, has now been signed. ‘A grievance is being processed on behalf of employees at North- ern Pulpwood (Local 1-71), where the cook on the job took over the contract, and promptly cut the wages of kitchen staff down to $150 and $120 a month. The Labor Board ruling on Bloedel’s is bound to apply in this ease, too. FALLERS’ BEEF Important negotiations are go- ing on now, too, between the Union and management on behalf of fallers and buckers. At the moment, if contract workers jib at boss-set rates, they have no option but to accept them or “get down the road”. The Union wants this injustice to be a matter for official Union negotiations. Shingle Boycott Challenged Swift and indignant repudia- tion throughout IWA circles in British Columbia this week fol- lowed the news that AFL Shingleweavers’ Councils in Oregon and Washington had stated that B.C. shingles were produced by scab labor. “ An attempted boycott of Brit- ish Columbia shingles was met with the statement that the great majority of shingle manufactur- ing plants in British Columbia are under IWA agreements. American AFL Shingleweavers had attempted to capitalize on the fact that Canadian shingles are not marketed with the IWA label. The resulting situation has re- newed the demand formerly made of employers that they should es- tablish the Union shop in shingle mills, whereupon the IWA would quickly provide a Union label. | In some instances, employers have been provided with letters stating that the shingles are pro- duced under Union conditions. COMPENSATION SLOAN TOLD - - “PUT TEETH IN ACT” An all-out effort by government, management, and labor to eliminate needless accidents in the lumber indus- try was the leading proposal of the IWA in the brief pre- pared for submission to the Sloan Commission of Enquiry into Workmen's Compensation this week. A genuine and comprehensive accident prevention program would reduce accidents by 50 per- cent in one year, lower the $18,- 000,000 assessment on industry, and divert funds toward increased benefits for the victims of un- avoidable accidents, was the con- tention of the IWA spokesmen. District President Alsbury headed an IWA committee in- WHAT'S INSIDE High Rigger Editorials Safety . Auxiliaries _..._. 10. President’s Column... 13 Union’s Business . 16 cluding District Secretary-Treas- urer George Mitchell, Vice-Presi= dent Joe Morris and ° District Safety Council Representatives William Gray, John T. Atkinson, “Gus” Skuzanski and Fred Hockey, which filed with the Commissioner detailed evidence of accident causes and problems. A striking demonstration was given of the manner in which ac- cidents may be reduced, as the IWA advocates urged that steps be taken “to put teeth in the law”. Recommendations Chief proposals on safety by the IWA officials were: Statutory provision for a Safety Advisory Council for the lumber industry, comprised of members nominated by employ- ers and labor, and attached to the Safety Branch of the Work- men’s Compensation Board, for co-ordinating purposes. More experienced safety in- Spectors with full powers to act. Widespread and adequate safety training for all employees, on company time. (Continued on Page 2) N - IER pusc o's Ielorisdblenal Pac aorhatlo] inet lea thoi cman Vol. XIX, No. 55 <>» Dec. 15, 1949 Ea A Mellion Children mal 5e per copy Vancouver, B.C. : : : SANTA CLAUS CAME TO TOWN for hundreds of IWA children last Sunday when Carl Mertz, complete with red coat and snowy beard, bestowed gifts on youngsters of Local 1-217 members at the Pender Auditorium. GENUINE. ‘DRY-BAK’ ASK FOR IT BY NAME AT YOUR COMMISSARY OR LEADING STORES The treatment by which canvas is water- proofed to produce ‘‘DRY-BAK”’ is a development and exclusive process of Jones Tent & Awning Ltd., and is entirely processed in our own plant. You should, therefore, look for the name ‘‘DRY-BAK”’ on every garment as your guarantee of obtaining the finest waterproof canvas clothing obtainable. Ask for it with or without interlining.