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B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

1-367

UNION SHOP CONTRACT

Union shop clause in the con-
tract, for employees of Prince-
ton Trail Sawmills Ltd., Hope,
B.C., was negotiated by Dis-
trict Secretary George Mitchell
and Neil Shaw, Financial Sec-
retary, Local 1-367, IWA, and
signed on Mar. 20. Active as-
sistance was rendered by Con-
ciliation Officer Reg Clements,

The mill employs approxi-
mately 45 employees at Hope,

The new contract adds the
Union shop clause to the Coast
contract terms and the Coast
scale of wages.

This settlement was hailed by
the participating IWA officers as

a decisive victory, not only with}

regard to the Union shop, but in
the establishment of the, Coast
wage scale in this disputed area,

Eddy Match

Employees of the Eddy Match
Company, Mission, have entered
negotiations with the assistance

VICTORIA BUSINESS GUIDE -

SASH - DOORS - FRAMES and CABINETS
Builders’ ‘Hardware 5

BUILDERS SASH

Phone Garden 4012

(A 100% Union Shop)

of Neil Shaw, Financial Secre-
tary and George Mitchell, Dis-
trict Secretary-Treasurer.

Demands, which contemplate a
complete revision of the existing
jcontract, include, a 20-cent-an-
hour wage increase across the
board, the MSA plan, 50 percent
employer paid, the Union shop,
40-hour week, nine statutory holi-
days, and two weeks vacation
after three years.

The company employs 50 work-
ers, hitherto held at the lowest
wage scale in the industry.

Business Agent Franklin

Local 1-367, IWA, at the last
regular membership meeting, ra-
tified the appointment of W. R.
“Bill” Franklin as assistant busi-
‘ness agent. Bill was formerly
employed in the Hammond Divi-
sion of B.C. Forest Products
Ltd.

AND DOOR LIMITED

350 Garbally Rd.

Victoria, B.C.

MODERN SHOE COMPANY
SHOES AND BOOTS FOR MEN
1300 Government Street (Corner Yates Street)

Phone Empire 1821

@ GOOD FOOD @

NANAIMO BUSINESS GUIDE,
MODERN CAFE
NANAIMO, B.C.

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GOOD SERVICE

¢c. & D. TAXI
*phone 756
DUNCAN, B.C.

"We appreciate Woodworkers’ Patronage”

DUNCAN BUSINESS GUID

VOGUE CLEANERS

Truck calls at
Mesachie Lake, Cowichan Lake,
Crofton and south to Shawnigan

Hats Cleaned and Blocked

Press While U Wait
Phone 360 Duncan, B.C,

GARLAND & BATEMAN

General Accountants &
Business Advisers

A Full Income Tax Service
155 Craig Street

WESTWELL’S

China and Glassware
Toys - Novelties

Magazines - Stationery
@ Soda Fountain @

DUNCAN, B.C.

Phone 929 P.O. Box 383
KYLE TAXI J, LINDSAY LOUTET
DUNCAN (€. Bradshaw & Co.)

165 Station Street
Four, 5 and 7-pass. cars
AMBULANCE - BUSES

Q.C.A. Reservations and
Ticket Office

2 Phones: 102 or 103
ANYWHERE - ANYTIME

INSURANCE
& REAL ESTATE

DUNCAN. 131 Jubilee Street
LAKE COWICHAN BRANCH:
Paul’s Building

COMPLIMENTS
THE ODEON THEATRE

Phone 11

Duncan British Columbia

CITY
Tel. 703

DUNCAN, B.C.

Owners: Eddie Abercrombie and Dean Johnson, both former
loggers and strong supporters of the IWA.

TAXI
Tel. 703

BLUE MOON CAFE
Chop Suey @ Chow Mein
And Other Chinese Dishes

Phone 475 Duncan, B.C.

NEW ARBUTUS CAFE
Under New Management
Good Meals At Moderate Cost

Phone 882 Duncan, B.C.

1-357

No Breaking
Of 40-Ilr. Week
Tolerated

Prospect of an “observation
line” at Pacific Pine, looms be-
cause of action by the manage-
ment to side-step rights of Lo-
cal 1-357, IWA, and pressure
individual employees into work-
ing on Saturday last.

The plant committee referred
the issue to the Local Union
office and the company was ad-
vised that IWA policy re-
quired adherence to the 40-
hour week.

Plea of the company was that
overtime on the re-saw was nec-
essary to prevent shut-down of
other departments on Mondays.

Retort of the IWA was that
properly planned production dur-
ing a five-day week would obvi-
ate the difficulty, and thgt such
planning had proved successful
in other mills—so, no overtime on
Saturdays. 2

8 Hours’ Pay, 8 Hours’
Production

Local 1-357, Fraser Mills Sub-
Local, and Rae Eddie, business
agent, have won the point of
eight hours’ pay for eight hours’
production, upon the introduction
of continuous production on the
sizers in Fraser Mills.

Negotiation of these conditions
became necessary when an extra
shift was added.

Hours of Work

Experience with the plans of
mill-owners immediately prior
to negotiations has caused Lo-
cal 1-357, IWA, to issue a no-
tice to all plants operating in
the New Westminster area that
work in excess of 40-hours in
the weelc will not be sanctioned.

Western Crown Again

Strange to relate, Arbitration
Board proceedings, commenced at
Western Crown Manufacturing
Co. six months ago, are still
hanging fire, with an added re-
cent dispute concerning the com-
petency for re-instatement of a
man partially disabled as a con-
sequence of an accident in the
plant.

Local Union officials are ac-
tively demanding final settlement
of the protracted proceedings.

In recent elections held by Do-
minion Tar Sub-Loc al, Dick
Thompson was chosen chairman,
and E. Bergen secretary.

Off Key

-Stormy discussions were heard
behind the scenes in a New West-
minstet plant, when an enterpris-
ing plant committee posted a list
of employees, segregating the I-
WA members from the non-mem-
bers and revokees,

The management claimed that
the list caused too much dissen-
tion when posted on the notice
board, but the plant committee
found other means of circulating
the information which was bring-
ing results in terms of increased
membership. Majority rights
were insisted upon.

Education Popular

Bright features of a successful
educational program are the
classes for shop stewards and the
film programs at the various
plants,

Shop stewards’ classes are now
held for day and night shifts. The
classes on chairmanship and sec-
retarial duties start next week.

Financial Secretary Lawrence
Vandale and Business Agent Pat
Power have now visited 18 plants
with the film projector, and in
recent weeks have presented 26
programs on all shifts. The re-
action to the trade union films and
|talks has been most favorable
and is yielding excellent results.
| At the next meeting of Local

1-857, IWA, Mar, 26, officers el-
ected for the ensuing year will be
installed by visiting officers,

1-118

Officers of Local 1-118, IWA,
Victoria, were installed at the
last regular membership meet-
ing by District Vice-President
Joe Morris. Attendance at
the meeting broke all records
for the past six months.

Bro, Ed. Sudhues, the retiring
Local President turned the gavel
over to Bro. Bob Fleming follow-
ing the installation. Bro. Flem-
ing offered the gavel back to
Bro. Sudhues to complete the
meeting.

Other officers installed were:
Bro. C. Crockett, 1st Vice-Presi-
dent; Bro. J. Smirl; 2nd Vice-
President; Bro, H. Hunt.; 2nd
Vice-President, Bro. R. Whittle,
Financial Secretary; Bro. J. Mac-
Kenzie, Recording Secretary; Bro.
C. Taylor, Conductor; Bro, Dave

8-Year Trustee; Bro. R. Clark,
2-Year Trustee, and Bro. A.
Hemming, 1-Year Trustee.

Bro. R. Whittle reported to the
meeting the proceedings of the
Quarterly District Council and
the Wages and Contracts Confer-
ence. The reports were well re-
ceived by the members, who ex-
pressed their support of the pro-
gram for negotiations.

Morris Speaks
Bro. Joe Morris addressed the

Victoria Officers Installed

Chapman, Warden; Bro, Ed Haw, |

meeting, pointing out the

for all-out organization, and
eae of the Union shop in
collective agreements. Bro. Ernie
Boulet, Organizer in Local 1-80,

was introduced to the member-
ship by the chairman. Bro. Mor-
ris and Boulet were ing
through Victoria on their wa:
back to Port Renfrew. Both
Brothers had to leave the moet-
ing early to catch their boat,
pened to be in town and was in«
troduced to the members.

Vancouver Represented

Bro. Stu Hodgson, Financial
Secretary of Local 1-217, was a
welcome visitor to the meeting,
Stu gave a well received talk on
\conditions within his Local, em-
phasizing the job that had been
done and the possibilities that
existed within his Local,

The $5.00 draw was won by
Bro. Vern Adams. IWA dress
buttons were won by Bro. Oscar
Aubel and Bro. J. MacKenzie,

the determined attitude of the
membership was certainly evident
with respect to the coming nego-
tiations. All speakers were loudly
applauded following discussions
on the adopted policy of our

Union for 1950,

8 Exposures 40¢

Phone 23

CAMPBELL RIVER BUSINESS GUID

SUNLIGHT PHOTO SERVICE
BOX 980 - CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C,
Reprints 4c Each

ADYSMITH BUSINESS GUIDE

THE LADYSMITH CHRONICLE
A Union Shop
Society and Commercial Printing at Fair Prices

allill

Ladysmith, B. €,

LADYSMITH ELECTRIC
co. LTD.
Electrical Contractors
Electrical Sales & Service

J. R. CLARKSON
Accountant — Notary Public

-37 Gotacre Street

Fi Ave, }. C,.

Bee OhONEU Raa eh LSDXER UTE) Phone 242
“THE HOME OF THE FORD”
LADYSMITH MOTORS LIMITED

Tel. 250 LADYSMITH, B.C. Tel. 250

MEAT MARKET

CHEMAINUS, B.C.

For Quality Meats
at Moderate Prices

Phone 253
We Deliver

CHEMAINUS BUSINESS GUIDE

AL BIGGS
BARBER SHOP

Maple St. Chemainus, B.C.

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SHAW’S MEN’S WEAR
Dress and Work Clothing

Phone 223 Chemainus, B.C.

ANDERSON’S
MEN’S WEAR

Made To Measure Suits and
Topcoats
Branded Work Clothing

Phone 161 Lake Cowicha

ROY CUMMINGS
“Your Family Clothing Store
“Union-Made”

318 Victoria Kamloops, B.C.

1

AKE C@WICHAN BUSINESS GUID

KAMLOOPS BUSINESS .GUIDE

GRANT'S TAXI
Phone 52
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C.

“Prompt, Courteous Service”

COMMODORE CAFE

Kamloop’s Leading Restaurant
Since 1927

Victoria St. Kamloops, B.C.

Bro. Herb Bruch, Fina
Secretary of Local 1-423, a