B.C, LUMBER WORKER Page Nine OFFICERS RE-ELECTED Administration as directed during 1949 received an empha- tic vote of endorsation when the delegates to the Vancouver Labor Council on Jan. 24 re- elected virtually all members of the previous year’s executive. An improved method of ballot- ing by which printed ballots were distributed, with the names of those nominated at the previous meeting, secured the speediest de- cision on record. Elected were: President, Pen Baskin, United Steelworkers. Vice-President, George Mit- chell, IWA (acclamation). Secretary-Treasurer, Jim Bury. Legislative Committee Chair- man, R. Henham. Organization Committee Chair- man, H. Allison. Grievance Committee Chair- man, J. Lucas. Credential Committee Chair- man, S. Shannon (acclamation). IWA members elected as of cers and committee members ij eluded, J. S. Alsbury, (1-357); George Mitchell, (1-357); Tom MacKenzie, (1-217); Lawrence Vandale, (1-357), and J. Busch, (1-217). Considerable discussion arose on the question of the prevailing unemployment, during which it was reported’ that co-operation had been secured with the Trades and Labor Council. The Secretary reported that bulletins would be issued at an early date regarding the plans of the Canadian Congress of Labor to undertake organization of the unemployed. Education The report of the Education Committee as presented by Frank Dean was received with applause. The Week-end Institute held at the UBC-in February had proved the inspiration for various proj- ects which had been successfully eonducted throughout the yea: A second week-end institute had been held at Orlomah Beach September, with excellent results. Two classes in public speaking had aroused widespread interest and enthusiasm, Library and film services had been well received and were be- ing actively promoted. Radio pro- grams over Station CKWX on al- ternate Tuesdays at 6:05 p.m. had been one of the major methods of presenting trade union infor- EXTRA WEAR IN EVERY PAIR A 100% union sho) Sates laber King” leather work gloves. ene es ers, riggers insis 23 TREEN union made oves for protection aaa comfort, Made from finest leather. yeett cw, WORK GD chowes | Local 1-85 WEATHER EMERGENCIES Emergency measures were approved by officials of Local 1-85, IWA, after careful inves- tigation, to permit extra hours of work for green end crews at Alberni Plywoods, to prevent work stoppage for dry end crews. Exceptional weather conditions made this step nec- essary. 7 Production of green veneer was so severely reduced that an extra four hours had to be worked by each green end crew to maintain work for those on the dry end. Stipulations made by the Union were that employees would be paid time and one half for the extra four hours, even if they only had 3734 hours in up to that time. Also, all employees were given the opportunity to accept or decline the extra hours work. AP.L. Mill Similar emergency measures also became necessary at the A.P.L. mill because ice and snow had clogged production for ord- ers waiting delivery. Conditions were negotiated with the management which lim- ited extra hours of work only where demanded by the emerg- ency. Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting, and nom- ination of officers will be held on Feb. 12, to be followed by a ban- quét, for which preparations are now being made by the Women’s Auxiliary. Guest speaker on the occasion will be Pen Baskin, International Representative of the United Steelworkers and President of the Vancouver Labor Council. District President J. S. Alsbury is also expected to be in attend- 51% Vote nual Convention of the B. C. Amendments to the “interpre- tation section” would delete all references to labor organizations ‘other than legitimate trade ‘unions and thus provide for the dis-establishment of company unions. An important proposed am- endment regarding the rights of employees to organize states, “Every employee shall have the right to apply for membership in a union of his own choice, and if accepted into member- ship by that union, shall then have the right to participate in the lawful activities thereof.” This amendment is intended to \strengthen the position of the unions in cases such as that which recently arose in the Boil- ermakers’ Union. Union Security Other resolutions propose that if 51 percent of the mem- bers of a certified union vote in favor of a Union shop, it shall then become mandatory. The proposal is also made that renewal of an agreement shall be |Tegarded as a new agreement in jorder to secure protection of the 10 months’ immunity clause and thus check raiding. The modification of rights ‘formerly extended to . “craft” unions is advanced, with limita- tion of such rights to “craft units” among the employees. LRB Powers An amendment intended to de- ance, fine the powers of the Labor Re- AT FEBRUARY Plans were laid at the An- nual Meeting of Local 1-357, Jan. 29, to burn the mortgage on the [WA New Westminster home, at a gala event in the Gai Paree, Feb. 18. The cele- bration will take the form of a banquet and dance, with Inter- national officers as guests of honor. Local Union officers were nom- inated at the Jan. 29 meeting. Ballots will be issued this week and plans contemplate that the elected officers will be installed Mar. 26. Names on the ballot are: For President, Andy Smith. For Vice-Presidents (three to be elected): Ted Day, Sandy Naylor, Al- bert Rose, Dick Thompson, Pat Power and Doug. Ferg. For Financial Secretary, Lawrence Vandale. For Recording Secretary, Rae Eddie, For Conductor, Les Smith, Gray Fraser. 1-357 WILL BURN MORTGAGE 18 BANQUET For Warden, Alex Archibald, Les Laxton. For Trustee, Phyllis Grieve, George La France. For Press Manager, Ray Pig- eau. Balloting committee in charge of tabulation includes J. Abrams, GC, Spooner, F. Melvor and Fred Hockey. Delegates elected to attend the convention of the B. C. Federation of Labor are: Lawrence Vandale, Andy Smith, Rae Eddie, J. S. Alsbury, Pat Power, Albert Rose, J. Abrams, C, Spooner, R. Pigeau, with alternates, D, Thompson, A. Archibald, J. Nashnik, Gray Fraser, Les Smith and F. Mclvor. An excellent response has been obtained for the efforts of the Educational Committee in ar- ranging film programs at the various plants, in co-operation with the sub-Locals. The pro- grams have featured trade union organization and safety problems. ‘ ICA ACT Should Enforce Union Shop Endorsation of 22 separate amendments to the ICA Act is requested in submissions to be placed before the An- Federation of Labor, Feb. 4. In addition, the B. C. Legislature will be urged to halt the activities of the Labor Relations Board which threaten the independence of trade unions. lations Board reads: “When, pursuant to an ap- plication for certification by a labor organization, the Board is satisfied that the majority of the employees in the unit have made application to join the la- bor organization as members in good standing, the Board shall certify the applicant as the bargaining authority of the em- ployees in the unit.” No Bribing Several amendments advanced ask the complete prohibition of any attempt by the employer to change the rate of pay or work- ing conditions during negotiations or during a strike without the consent of the Union. The advocates of this change have in mind the attempt to force a vote on compromise offers in order to undermine the bargain- ing position of the Union or to demoralize the morale of strik- ers, Strike Votes General unanimity prevails in resolutions submitted on the point that only the members of the Union should vote on strike is- sues. This again is intended to prevent sabotage of the Union’s bargaining authority. From all quarters comes the re- iteration of the demand to re- move government supervision of a strike vote, as an insult to the democratic procedures of trade unions, The presence of employer rep- resentatives at the time of count- ing the ballots cast during a strike vote is also declared to be be an infringement upon the rights of trade unions. Court Action Trade unionists, like their fel- low-workers in Great Britain, are up in arms against the attempt to make their unions liable for civil ‘action during strikes. Amendments on this score pro- pose that a trade union shall not be made party to any action in a court unless there has been an open breach of the peace. It is held that legitimate strike action should be permitted without lia- bility to the trade union in re- spect of loss of business to the employer. It is also advocated that peaceful picketing should be protected under the Act. Conciliation Boards Because of the financial burden placed upon smali trade unions during conciliation, it is proposed that the members of the Board as well as the chairman should receive a fixed remuneration from the government. Steps will also be considered to speed up the conciliation proceed- ings, and avoid the delays which are often promoted to embarrass a union’s bargaining, Reinstatement Trend of the resolutions indi- cates a general desire that when an employer is found to have dis- missed an employee unfairly for trade union activity, that rein- statement ordered by the Court should make obligatory a full re- imbursement for wages lost dur- ee the period of employment os Annual Holidays The demand will also be heard by the Convention for amendment to the Annual Holidays Act, making two weeks with pay com- pulsory after one year’s continu- ous employment. AOS SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS nd Local 1-118 ANNUAL MEETING Local 1-118 held their annual meeting, Sunday, Jan, 15. This meeting was surprisingly well attended considering the condi- tions of the roads and the ex- tremely cold weather. Pres, Sudhues welcomed all the members to the meeting and read a telegram from Bro. Carl Winn stating International Pres. J. Fadling would be un- able to attend as previously ar- ranged. ‘The Local delegates to the 18th Annual District Convention re- ported to the membership on Convention action and proceed- ings. Bros. Taylor and Hunt gave general reports with Bros. Sud- hues, Whittle, Haw, Fleming, MacKenzie and Crockett report- ing on the Convention commit- tees. Bro. Ed Haw reported on the District Safety Council meeting held in Nanaimo. Reports All reports were well accepted by the membership with a great deal of interest shown in the Union proposed demands for 1950, The nomination of Local offi- cers for the coming year created considerable interest, with run- offs being necessary to determine whose names would appear on the Local referendum, with the following Brothers winning out: For President, Ed, Sudhues and Bob Fleming; ist Vice- President, C. Crockett and Nick Albertson; 2nd_Vice-President, J. Smirl and D, Cozens; 8rd Vice-President, Bill Snider and H. Hunt; Financial Secretary, Roy Whittle; Recording Secre- tary, S. Cook and J. MacKen- zie; Warden, A. Plume and D. S. Chapman; Conductor, C. Taylor and J. McIntosh; Trus- tees, Bros. Heming, Kushnir, Clarke and Haw. The Local referendum will be completed by Feb. 25. Bros. Hunt, Haw and Whittle were elected delegates to the B. C. Federation of Labor Conven- tion with Bro. Bill Snider alter- nate. Bros. Sudhues, MacKenzie, Plume and Fleming were elected delegates to the Quarterly Dis- trict Council with Bro. C. Crock- ett as alternate, Delegates to the Victoria Labor Council elected were: Bros. Pal- lister, Chapman, Hemming, R. Clark, J. Smirl, R. Whittle, H. Hunt, E. Haw and C. Taylor. Bros. Herb Hunt and R. Harri- son were elected delegates to the Church Labor Liaison Group. Bros, Harrison, Anderson, Au- bel, Crouch, Shicker, Mitchell and Chisholm were elected as the Lo- cal Balloting Committee. Safety The Officers’ Report recom- mended the immediate establish- ment of an active Local Safety Council to help co-ordinate the efforts of the District Safety Council, This recommendation was endorsed by the membership. An auditor’s report was read to the members and accepted. The audit was performed by Geo. Holt, C.A. Refreshments were served mid- way through the meeting. The membership expressed a vote of thanks to Mrs. E. Haw and Mrs. C. Taylor for their assistance in this regard., The $5.00 draw was won by Bro. L, Heppeol with Bros. Hol- lingworth and P, Scherr’s names being drawn but the Bros. were absent. The two IWA dress but- tons were won by Bro. A. Gustaf- son and Bro. A. Hemming: Bros. Roy Ward and Art Mayo were reported sick and hospital- ized, both are improving. The meeting discussed at some length, the controversial issue of permitting an open Sunday. The Local went on record supporting a referendum vote of the citizens of Victoria, to decide the issue. The Local got off on a good. start and a sure foot for the start of 1950 at this Annual Meeting.