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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

1-217 ACTS ON NEW CLASSIFICATIONS;
BACKS EDUCATION CLASSES, OF V.L.C.

New development in local
shingle mills brought Presi-
dent Lloyd Whalen and Finan-
cial Setretary S. M. Hodgson,
Local 1-217, accompanied by
Business Agent Rae Eddie,
Local 1-357, into conference re-
cently with Forest Industrial
Relations Ltd. to determine the
rates for brand new classifica-
tions.

The new machines are. those for
grooved shingles. Skilled sawyers and
packers are affected by this innovation.
The IWA° representatives presented
FE. I. R. with their proposals on the
new rate classifications, and an early
agreement is expected.

Plants affected are North Shore
Shingle, J. and M. Mills and Capilano
Shingle, in Vancouver and New West-
minster. o

Furniture Aftermath

Aftermath of the near-strike situa-
tion in the Vancouver furniture plants
has been pronounced enthusiasm
among furniture workers for IWA
organization.

Meeting held on the eve of the ex-
pected strike was the largest known
among furniture workers since their
organization was undertaken by the
IWA. Following their acceptance of
the interim agreement, they reaffirmed
Joyalty to the IWA in a remarkable
demonstration,

The present situation provides a
happy contrast with the state of or-
ganization found after the famous
“October revolution”.

Plant committees, grievance commit-
tees and safety committees have been
activized in the furniture plants and
shop stewards are on their toes.

At the plant of Hammond Furni-
ture, the grievance committee imme-
diately swung into action on five
grievances presented by employees.

Education Committee

‘An offer made by the Local Union's
Education Committee, Chairman Tony
Gargrave, to pay the tuition fees of
the first twenty members applying to
attend the educational classes of the
Vancouver Labour Council met with
an immediate response. At press time,
twenty-four members had taken advan-
tage of the offer. The committee's
expressed confidence in the advantages

of the Council's program was fully
endorsed.

Plant Committees

In the election of a new plant com-
mittee, IWA .members at the Bay
Lumber Co, selected Steve Sekora as
chairman, and for the committee, Ike
Enns, Al Morrow, and Harold Kor-
son. A vote of thanks was extended
to the retiring chairman, Jack Chur-
chill.

Conference at the assembly section
of Sweeney's Cooperage between man-
agement and plant committee chair-
man, Jack Bethune, and Shop Steward
Joe Barazzuol, together with Local
Union officers, Lloyd Whalen and S.
M. Hodgson, arrived at a sound seni-
ority plan in accordance ‘with the
terms of the agreement.

Plant committee chairman, elected
by acclamation at a recent meeting of
Alberta Lumber IWA members, was
Hugh “Scotty” Ross. Shop stewards
elected were Frank Coller, Gerald
Vogler, W. Jacobs, and Ray Keen,

Nominations for the plant chairman
and committee at Eburne Sawmills
will open Wednesday, November 15,
and close November 22. Ballots will
then be printed and voting conducted
‘on one day only, November 29.

Safety Council

At a recent meeting of the Local
Union's Safety Council, Chairman
Wm. Croy renewed his appeal that all
plants in the Union's jurisdiction make
a special effort to send a safety repre-
sentative to each meeting. He stated
that only the conscientious and hard
work of union members on their own
time had made the program what it is
today. This work must now be more
equitably distributed, he contended.
Members were also urged to send in
contributions and ideas for the safety
pages of the B.C. LuMBER WorKeEn.

Grievances

Plant .committee at North Shore
Lumber, headed by the newly elected
chairman, Les Westfall, met with the
management recently to urge the in-
stallation: of flush toilets. The com-
mittee also pressed a grievance on
behalf of Shop Steward Hugh Hart-
ley, laid off, without satisfactory ex-
planation.

Red Band Shingle Mill employees’
grievance regarding lack of a suitable
Tunch room was discussed by Local

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Union officials Lloyd Whalen and S.
M. Hodgson recently with Mr. T.
Noble of B.S. and W. IWA officials
recalled that no action had been taken
on this matter for a period of 25
years.

Further discussion was also held to
eliminate the delays caused shingle
sawyers on the day shift waiting for
blocks. ‘The Union representatives
pressed for acceptance of the IWA
plan to man idle knee bolters and
splitters on the night shift.

Swing Shift

Vote conducted last week at Giro-
day Sawmills by the Local Union to
determine whether employees desired
to establish swing shift arrangements
resulted in 22 in favour and 21
against. The position taken by the
Local Union is that shifts should
swing once a month in this two-shift
operation,

Western Plywood Hours

During a labor-management confer-
ence held recently at Western Ply-
woods, IWA representatives pressed
for the elimination of overtime. The
plant committee presented a six-point
plan which the company is now con-
sidering, and a decision will be an-
nounced at a meeting at an early
date. Major objective of the Union is
to secure the same hours of work as
now prevail in other plywood plants.
The proposal was made that overtime
work should be allocated to students.
Pay-day every two weeks instead of
twice a month was requested, and also
the services of a full-time man on the
chipper.

Filers and Engineers

A meeting for filers in the Local
Union has been called for Saturday,
November 4, Arcadian Hall, 2 p.m.,
in order to permit opportunity for dis.
cussion of mutual problems.

A meeting of engineers in the Lo-
cal Union was held Wednesday, No-
vember 1, at which preparations were
made for the presentation of a brief to
the Board of Industrial Relations on
the question of a minimum wage.

Operations

All shingle mills in the Vancouver
area, with the exception of Red Band
Shingle, have been closed down the
past week. Indications are, however,
that operations will be resumed soon,
Red Band mill adopted the plan for
sawyers of working three weeks out
of four.

Lions Gate Lumber, mill section,
which was destroyed by fire earlier in
the year, has now been rebuilt and is
in operation.

Chief Shop Steward Reg Bullock
gives assurance that all employees will
be in the IWA within a week.

NEW SEC'Y
AT KELOWNA

Announcement is made that
Brother R. W. Smith has been
appointed Financial Secretary of
Local 1-423, Kelowna.  Corre-
spondence for this Local Union
should be addressed to him at
Box 663, Kelowna.

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It was understood by the union
representatives that the claim
made on behalf of the two em-
ployees had been established. The
question, however, was referred
to General Manager S. G. Smith,
who refused to approve the new

rate, and denied the 23 cents an
hour increase claimed.

IWA officials were advised by
the camp committee that indigna-
tion in the camp was mounting
and that the loggers were deter-
mined to find effective means of
protest.

Spokesmen for the union stated
that the blame for any unrest
would rest squarely upon the
jSeneral manager for his highly
Provocative attitude in the mat-
ter and arbitrary disregard of
employees’ rights under the [WA
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LOCAL 1-363

District Secretary-Treasurer
George Mitchell spoke at meet-
ings held in B. S. & W. Ltd,
Camp 5, on Tuesday, October
17; Salmon River Logging,
October 18, and Elk River Tim-
ber Company, October 19,
These meetings were well at-

tended and many questions asked
by loggers concerning the ad-
ministration of the District Coun-
cil were dealt with. The question
of holiday pay was also explained
under the ruling as handed down
by Chief Justice Gordon Sloan,

Cliff Sharkey, International
Organizer, who has been working
in Local 368 since the latter part
of May and has contributed not-
ably towards re-organization of
the local, accompanied the Dis-
trict Secretary. The District
Secretary urged loggers to send
in resolutions to the coming dis-
trict convention dealing with any
demands they might have for the
1951 negotiations.

Salmon River

At Salmon River Logging,
Camp 2, grievances were taken
up with the company by the
Camp Committee under the chair-
manship of W. K. Wilson. The
committee was assured by man-
agement that these grievances
will be adjusted.

Camp Chairman J. Epp, Camp
5, Bloedel, reports that 72 new
members paid initiation fees in
that operation for the month of
September.

Elk River

New committees elected at Elk
River Timber, October 19, are as
follows:

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1-367

~ 33% MORE” MENBERS

Special organization activity
conducted by Financial Secre-
tary Neil Shaw, Local 1-367,
IWA, in the Harrison Lake,
area, has resulted in new certi-
fications with others pending,

Cattermole Timber Co. is now
reported 100 percent IWA and
application has been made for
certification. Spring Creek Log-
ging Co. is now certified with
90 percent IWA organization,

Satisfactory settlement has
been secured for a grievance at 4
the Whonnock Lumber Co., whic!
involved the wrongful dismis:
of Brother R. A. Clarke, The
Local Union has been successful
in gaining his re-instatement,
with full rights, .

A cookhouse complaint at Con-
solidated Timber was dealt with
successfully by the IWA Camp
Committee. Membership is now
90 percent IWA,

Membership Increase

Membership in Local 1-367 has
been zooming upward during the
past few months and now stands
as the highest in its history. The
gain over the past five months
has been 88% percent, with
October showing the largest in-
crease on record.

The next membership meeting
of the Local Union will be held
He aesoUy at 1 pm., Novem-

er 12,

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