Page Two B.C. LUMBER WORKER “No Milk--No Work” In 1-71 Camp “No milk, no work” was fin- ally the ultimatum of the crew at O’Brien’s Camp “B”, Still- water, when prolonged discus- sions with management failed to get the desired results. The request for fresh milk on the cookhouse table had been under consideration for some time, with the promise of some ac- tion. The crew were given no satis- factory explanation why fresh milk could not be secured from nearby sources and finally grew resentful of official procrastii tion in the matter. Fresh milk appeared on the table the evening of the-day when notice was given to the company of a possible mu- tiny the next morning. Beach Camp, Englewood, re- sponded to an appeal made by Shop Steward George Grozov, at a recent meeting and after pass- ing the hat, donated the sum of $52.50 in aid of the strikers at the Army & Navy Department Store, New Westminster. Terrace Sub-Local Revived activity in this area followed the organizational meet- ing at Terrace addressed by Dis- trict Vice-President Tom Bradley. An increase in membership was reported in Columbia Cellulose Camps, Lill-Haughland and Kerr, Boyson and Dale, and Copper River mills. District Officer Tom Bradley, who had been in charge of the special organizational drive in the area, reported that 70 new members had been signed up. He outlined the provisions of the new contract, and answered numerous questions on current I- WA policies and initiated the new members present. Elected_as_ provisional officers of the Sub-Local 1-71, IWA, were: Frank Green, chairman; D. ‘Simming, secretary, and J. Gor- don, S. Obgero, A. H. Jones and J. Stetz, committee members. Plans were laid to set up com- mittees in. each operation. The river drive of logs to the booming grounds of Columbia Cellulose is under way. The work is mainly performed by experienced river- men from New Brunswick, prac- tically all of whom are enthusias- tic [WA members, Membership Increasing Local 1-71 membership took another remarkable upward swing with the returns for last month, 400 new members were reported, thus keeping up the av- erage monthly increase of 35 per- cent, 1-217 ~ BOSS PLAYS DUAL ROLE Officials of Local 1-217, IWA, presenting the case of the I- WA at the Conciliation Board hearings this week in the dis- pute with River Sawmills Ltd. were confronted with an un- precedented: procedure. The managing director of the com- pany, F. A. Walsh had named himself as a member of the Board, and in that capacity proceeded to present and argue the company’s case. President Lloyd Whalen, who was the Union’s nominee to the Board met the situation by ren- dering open aid to Vice-President William Gray, who presented the Union’s argument, Judge C. J. 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Local 1-85 CATEGORY REVISIONS DISCUSSED In the Alberni area, Local officers of Local 1-85, IWA, have been busy with various problems in the Tahsis mill. During recent visits to the lunch room of the day and night shifts, the Safety Com- mittee had four new men added to it to bring it up to full strength. In the future, monthly safety meetings will be held of all employees dur- ing lunch periods. From these employees’ meetings, the safety committe will be able to receive the safety recommendations that they will inturn place be- fore management for their at- tention. BS&W Shingle Meetings with management of this operation recently resulted in the re-instatement of a worker who had. been improperly dis- charged. Further negotiations are under way between the Union and management of this opera- tion to bring the present wage scale up to date. With the in- crease in the size of the plant during the last year, many new categories have had to be added to keep all workers covered. In addition to adding new categories to the present wage scales, dis- cussions are under way to in- crease some of the rates that the Union claims are out of line with the rest of the industry. At Camp One, Union and man- agement are at present endeav- oring to finalize a form to be used for the rehiring of present employees who may be laid off due.to weather conditions, or to a partial curtailment of the crew. Under the terms of the master agreement; employees with pre- vious employment are to be given their jobs back if they have ap- plications on file. Past experi- ence has shown both Union and management that after each win- ter or summer shutdown, it is not known definitely whether em- ployees intend to return to the same operation or not. With the completion of the form now un- der way, both Union and man- agement will have a clear under- standing. of what men will want to return to camp in the event of a winter shutdown, and where these men can be contacted. The co-operation of the workers in- volved in making the application of this form successful should pave the way for an honest pol- icy in line with the seniority terms of the contract. The suc- cessful application of this policy in Camp One will result in the Union endeavoring to implement the same policy in other opera- [tions affected by seasonal shut- downs. Re-instatement In B. S. & W. shingle mill, re- cent lunch hour meetings with the crews, showed the employees were not in agreement with re- cently instituted policy of half- hour lunch periods. A meeting will be held in the near future with company officials to have this system changed so that saw- yers and packers will have ade- quate time for lunch periods. In B. 8. & W. mill, the Union members took up a petition to find out what percentage of the men were in favor of starting the night shift of 6 p.m. instead of the present 7 p.m. The peti- tion shows a divided opinion on this issue and before the plant committee can take up this ques- tion with the management, it will be discussed thoroughly at the next plant meeting. Conciliation Board appointed to hear the dispute between the IWA and Restmore Manufac- turing Co. Ltd., Hammond Fur- niture Co. Ltd. and Skyline Manufacturing Co. Ltd, heard the presentation of the IWA demands on behalf of the fur- niture workers this week. Recommendations of the Board will be reported at an early date. FURNITURE WORKERS DEMANDS PRESENTED IWA_ nominee on the Board was Vice-President William Gray, Local 1-217, IWA. Chair- man was F. J. Lynn. The Union’s case was presented by Business Agent Harry Bardsley, Local 1- 217, IWA. Major demands of the TWA _ were a 17-cent an hour wage in- crease, the Union shop and a basic 40-hour week, e 1-357 AFL Raids Local 1-857, IWA, New Westminster, again has AFL raiding trouble, even though on former occasions the vote of engineers employed in IWA- certified plants was overwhelm- ingly in favor of the IWA. Latest is the attempt of the A- FL to certify engineers at Al- aska Pine. A vote will settle the issue, with the IWA confi- dent of the outcome. Local Union officials are sus- picious that injured workers are being encouraged to return to work before complete recovery is made, in order to make a showing on the accident record. Latest in- stance, is that of a man who was sent back to work in a New West- minster plant with a plaster cast on his face. All Sub-Locals are urged to re- port promptly any violation of the seniority provisions of the contract. In a number of in- stances recently, senior men were laid off. A protest by the Union resulted in allegations of incom- petence, which on the evidence, the Union is disputing. Hours of Work Local Union officers have ar- ranged to meet the management of a number of companies in an effort to maintain the original in- terpretation of the hours of work clause as it applies to mainten- ance workers. Attempts have been made to arrange that these workers Alaska Pine should take one of their rest days on a day other than the Monday. Overtime Epidemic An epidemic of complaints has faced the Local Union because of pressure exercised by a number of companies on individual em- ployees to work overtime with- out reference to the Union, Re- ports are being secured from all Sub-Locals on the point, and pro- vide the basis of action to police the contract on this question, Christmas Party recently authorized plans for Christmas Party for the famili of IWA members in New West- minster. A committee is now en- gaged in preparing plans for sub- mission to the next membership meeting. Film Programs Film programs promoted by the Local Union were selected by the National Film Board as worthy of observation by two Dutch students visiting Canada under the auspices of UNESCO. The students accompanied TWA officers on their tour of the plants and made notes on the techniques employed, for report to the au- thorities in Holland, where they hope to conduct similar work. Film programs are now shown to an average of 4,000 workers each month, by means of approxi- mately 30 programs, Members of the Local Ex W WES Hunters INSTER BUSINESS GUIDE SHORE’S FROZEN FOOD LOCKERS Trapp Road (off Marine Drive) Lockers for Rent Open at all hours Society and Commercial Phono 23 aa LADYSMITH BUSINESS GUIDE THE LADYSMITH CHRONICLE A Union Shop Printing at Fair Prices Ladysmith, B.C, ‘Ist AVENUE LADYSMITH ELECTRIC CO. 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