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B.C. LUMBER WORKER June 8, 1950

YOUTH GETS BREAKS IN U.K.

Britain might have been a nation of shopkeepers at one time,
but it sure doesn’t want to be a nation of white-collar workers.

The powerful TUC is co-operating with’ the Ministry of Labor
for a “Special Aptitudes Scheme” for youths who have the talent
and will to go into skilled trades instead of heading for the
used-to-be better paid office jobs.

Nearly 2,000 youngsters have already applied for grants for
training. The grants include spending money and parents don’t
have to help as long as they get under £600, which is a double
the average yearly wage in Britain.

Loggers Hit

The proposal of the Board discrim-
inates against the loggers. It proposes
that loggers should work a 48-hour
week, April to October, without any
guarantee that Saturday work will re.
ceive pay at time and one-half.

Whatever may be the weather con-
ditions in the preceding five days, they
must complete 40 hours work before
they qualify for pay at time and one-
half. Conditions vary in logging op-
erations. In some camps it is possible

OPERATORS’ AWARD

Forthright statement on behalf of the IWA District Policy
Committee by Secretary Tom MacKenzie over the Green Gold
radio program, June 1, summarizes the reasons for rejection of
the Conciliation Board award.

The text of this statement is given here in part.

It is not at all surprising that opin-
jon throughout our Union completely
supports the judgment of the Policy
‘Committee that the award of the Con-
ciliation Board deserves only rejection.

An analysis of the conditions at-
tached to the wage increase. recom-
mended makes the reasons very plain
to any lumber worker.

No Union Shop

The watered-down formula, mis-
named a maintenance of membership
clause, offered in place of the Union
Shop conditions requested by the
Union, presents exactly nothing in the
way of union security. A press release
of the operators’ representatives incor-
rectly described the proposal as offer-
ing the union shop. Actually, the
award did no more than recommend

that those now members of our Union| crimination that we cannot. tolerate.| ing to give eight hours pay for eight PRIZE LIST nd 8rd 4th
and those who may become members, |{f we do permit such discrimination | how's Production some. shifts have ||| Speed Climbing .. $100 $50 $25
should remain members as a condition | this year, we know full well that other | their work spread over six days. The Log Rolling “875 $25
‘of employment. By no stretch of the | sections of the industry will be singled | Board propose: increased differen- | Chopping $75 $25
imagination can this be described as a | out for discrimination later, and thus| ti@! for these shifts but only on the |] Sawing $75 $25
Union Shop clause. our bargaining streneth will be di-| Coadition that they complete the sixth | Jousting . $50

It will compel the Union to con. | vided and wage levels whittled down shift in the week. We regard any || Shingle Packing $50 $25

tinue the struggle to maintain its
status in the industry as the bargain-
ing agency for the workers. It con-
dones the attempt of the employers to
prevent the free and democratic parti-
cipation of all the workers on the job
in the decisions which affect their
wages and conditions. It leaves out-
side the Union's activities those who
are content to benefit by collective bar-
ing but who will not share the
esponsibilities of the Union to ob-
serve the contract conditions. It leaves
the door wide open to irresponsible
action on both sides to undermine
contract relittions,

+ If the question of union security is
of sufficient importance to warrant the
maintainance of membership for. some,
is is of sufficient importance to war-
rant the introduction of a form of
union security that deals with all im-

partially. The award does not offer
the IWA union security, and as such
‘we must reject the proposed shadowy
substitute recommended by the Con-
ciliation Board. vs
Vicious Discrimination

It has taken years of struggle to
build an industrial union in the B.C.
lumber industry. We have’ united all
sections of the workers in one Union,
with the declared purpose that we will
protect the interests of all with dis-
crimination toward none.

The wage increase recommended by |

the Board of nine cents proposes a
vicious discrimination against the cook- |
house and bunkhouse employees, in}
that they are not offered the ‘general
wage increase. It is a form of dis-

picce-meal. |

40-Hour Week a Must

The award shows discrimination in
the question of the hours of work as
well. Our union has fought for and
secured in large measure the establish- |
ment of a basic work week, Monday
through Friday, five eight-hour da

With reasonable protection of this
basic work week, our Union is pre-
pared to consider a definite arrange-
ment about any overtime that may be-
come necessary. We ask only that
there should be clear-cut _understand-
ing that time and one-half be paid for
such overtime, and that overtime
should be worked only by mutual con-
sent, We regard such conditions as
necessary to protect the workers
against unscrupulous exploitation in
the matter of hours of work,

that the Union and the company might

agree that overtime is necessary be-
cause of emergent conditions. In
others, especially where men travel to
and from their homes to work, Satur-
day work may cause undue hardship.

Establishment and general recogni-
tion of the basic, five-day, 40-hour
work week offers the only satisfactory
approach to the question of overtime
work.

Continuous Operations

‘The same discrimination is proposed
for workers in continuous operation
plants and who work under shift ar-
rangements. It is possible for them to
complete 40. hours work in ,the five-
day week, if the employers are willing
to plan the work accordingly. By mu-
tual consent necessary overtime work
on Saturday can be arranged.

Because some employers are unwill-

such acrangement as thoroughly ob- |
jectionable discrimination, and an at-
tempt to break down the basic 40-hour
week already established for the mills.

Arbitration Bluff

The Board proposes that differences |
of opinion in this matter should be |
taken promptly to arbitration as now

provided for in the agreement. The |
absurdity of this proposal is seen |
when we remember that during the |
hearings of the Board it was made

clear that the procedure for reference |
to arbitration now in the contract can

work efficiently whenever necessary. |
Under two clauses of the contract, mat-

ters under dispute during the contract |
year can be brought to arbitration for |
a decision that is binding on both |
parties.

ace GREEN GOLD page 10

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