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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Around the Locals

- 1-80 Arranges Xmas Fund; Collects For Injured Brother;

1-217 Opens Sweeney Talks; 1-357 Foils Pay Dodge

Regular quarterly meeting of
Local 1-80, IWA, will be held
in the K. of P. Hall, Duncan,
on Sunday, December 10th,
commencing at 10:30 a.m. Main
business of the meeting will be
the election of 18 delegates to
attend the District Convention
at Victoria in January.

Dues return to Local 1-80 con-
tinue to show a steady increase.
‘The month of November broke all
previous records with collections
totalling $4,500.
~ Children’s Christmas Party for
IWA families will be sponsored
by the Chemainus Sub-Local on
the afternoon of December 16.
Program will include a picture
show, and stage acts by local
Nan b-Local elected

fanaimo Sub-Local elected a

sick visiting committee at the last
meeting to be comprised of
Brothers A. Poje, Joe Stephen-
son and H. Gasper.

Ways and Means Committee of
the Parksville Sub-Local report-
ed favorably recently on plans to
build a hall for use of [WA mem-
bers. Turkey shoots and other
fund-raising activities will be
conducted to this end.

Youbou Social

Recent social of the Youbou
Sub-Local attracted an overflow
crowd of 400, and was voted by
the guests to be a prime success.

~ Evening was featured by
dancing in which music was sup-
plied by the Youbounaires. Eddie
Vermiere and J. Fortin gave
beautiful renditions on electric
guitars, and Mrs. Conrad Ander-
son sang, all of which was
thoroughly enjoyed by those
present, During the evening
numerous prizes were also given
away,
Proceeds from this very enjoy-
able event, amounting to $102, is
- being turned over to a Commu-
nity Children’s Christmas party.

Chemainus

A well attended meeting of the
Chemainus IWA Sub-Local heard
Brother Schofield, who is this
Local’s District Board Member,
explain the Sloan decision on
holiday pay, and also recent
right of reference findings. Ed.
Linder, Secretary of Local 1-80,
also reported on the steadily in-

ereasing membership and gen-
eral progress of this Local.

F Help Given

Sub-Locals at Ladysmith and
at Nanaimo got together and
sponsored a collection for Bro.
Tanner, of Nanaimo, who re-
ceived eye injuries in an accident
last summer while employed at
the Comox Logging & Railway
Co. Lid. Sum of several hund-
red dollars was collected and
presented’ to Bro, Tanner by
Harry Casper, Third Vice-Presi-
dent of this Local Union.

E. Boulet, business agent for
this Local Union, has returned
from a visit to the Port Renfrew
Camps, having held meetings at
Bear Creek Camp and Beach
Camp.

The Meade Camp and Gordon
River operations, which were
closed for a number of days on
account of the snow, have now
re-opened. Stoltze Logging Co.
was also closed because of snow
conditions and has now opened,

1-118

Victoria delegates to the
IWA District Convention will
be elected at a meeting of
Local 1-118, in the Congress
Hall, December 11th, at 8 p.m.

Plans entrusted to the Local
Union with regard to the Dis-
trict Convention and banquet
and dance are now well ad-

vanced.
1-217

Typical of the kind of action
that has been winning for
Local 1-217 were the recent
successful negotiations by
Local Union officers Whalen
and Hodgson with Forest En-
terprises Ltd., to secure a con-
tract.

The contract contains stand-
ard rates for sawyers, packers,
etc., in the industry, along with
the same contract as negotiat-
ed between the majority of the
companies. The employees are
well satisfied and pleased that
they turned their bargaining

over to the TWA.

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Filers

At a recent meeting of filers at
the Moose Hall, it was finally de-
cided to abandon any attempt at
setting up a_ filers’ association
and to work through the IWA to
eprate ‘wage demands, conditions,
ete,

Local officers Whalen and
Hodgson, Andy Smith, President,
and Ray Eddie, Recording Secre-
tary of Local 1-357, were in at-
tendance at the meeting and
explained to the assembled body
that the IWA was the Union in
the lumber industry at all times |
willing to fight for gains on be-
half of any member, no matter
what particular branch of the
industry he was in.

At a further meeting held in|
the Local Board Room, at which
a committe of filers was in at-
tendance, the first steps to iron
out many of their problems were
taken. A full discussion was held
and preparations got under way
in readiness for next year’s nego-
tiations. A further meeting is to
be held of the same committee,
together with President Whalen
and Secretary Hodgson.

C. W. P. Annual Meeting

The recent annual meeting of
the membership of the Canadian
White Pine, held in the Arcadian
Hall, saw 105 IWA members in
attendance. Elections for Plant
Chairman, Plant Committee
members, and Safety Committee
members, were held with the fol-
lowing results:

Plant Chairman: Wm. N. Gray.

Plant Committee members:
Ray Haynes, T. Clark, CG. Austin,
B. Fulljames, J. Busch, E. Milton,

Safety Committee members: T.
Smith, Dave Marsh, R. Balfour,
B. Confrey, J. Miskell, Robert
Staff.

This meeting, everyone agreed,
Ne Gi: the peat ever held in

e history of the Canadian
White Pine.

Christmas Party

Plans are going ahead for
Local 1-217’s Annual Christmas
Party, to be held in the Audi-
torium, Sunday, December 17th.
A full afternoon’s enjoyment is
assured for both adults and chil-
dren, and this party, it is hoped,
will surpass the previous two
years’ successful parties.

L. & K. Lumber

At a recently held plant mem-
bership meeting at the L & K
Lumber Co., plant members heard
Secretary Hodgson give an out-
line of the recent ruling of Chief
Justice Sloan, regarding holidays
with pay. Brother Hodgson out-
lined what had happened since
the changing of the Act, up to
the recently acquired interpreta-
tion between the Distrist Officers
and Forest Industrial Relations.
He then read an explanation of
the International Tabulating
Committee regarding Local
1-217’s ballots being disqualified.
President Whalen, also in attend-
ance at the meeting, pointed out
that the Local Union was pro-
testing 217’s ballots being dis-
qualified.

Norwood Lumber

At a recent meeting held at the
Norwood Viaduct, the employees
had requested a speaker from
the Credit Union regarding credit
union work. In compliance with
this request, Bill McIntosh,
Treasurer of the IWA Credit
Union, gave an outline of the
benefits of credit unions and co-
ops.

Plant Meeting, M.LL.

At a recent membership Plant
meeting at the MacMillan Indus-
tries, it was decided in future to
hold xzegular quarterly plant
meetings, along with the regular
shop stewards’ meetings.

Plans were made and material
gathered to assist in preparing a
brief to be presented to Forest
Industrial . Relations, company
Tepresentatiye, for a wage re-

lon.

Highlights of the meeting were
reports by many of the plant
members regarding small wages
being paid for the amount of
work which was to do in

hopes to be able Yo rectify this
situation, in the near future.

Sweeney’s

Negotiations opened with
Sweeney’s Cooperage Litd., mill
section, at conferences on Nov.
22 and 29.

Demands of the Local Union
were: 25 cents an hour wage in-
crease, nine statutory holidays,
one week vacation after one year
and two weeks after two years,
together with category revisions,

At a meeting December 5, it
was found that the company was
prepared to agree to minor im-
provements in the contract, but
countered with a cost-of-living
bonus on the wage demand. The
proposal to apply a bonus to the
present scale from June 22 to
January 15, 1951, would result in
an increase of four cents an hour,
and as pointed out by the Union
no provision would be made be-
yond January, 1951.

The offer was rejected by the
Union and a blanket demand,
bracketing a 15 cent an hour
wage increase with nine paid
statutory holidays was submitted,
to be accepted or rejected in toto.

1-357

Adjustments made on wages
paid to engineers at Pacific
Veneer reached a total of
$1,313, following recent action
by the Plant Committee, sup-
ported by Local 1-357,.IWA,
New Westminster.

Increase of power in the plant
required an advance of qualifica-
tions from 3rd Class to 2nd Class.
The enginers affected operated
on permits until examinations
were held for 2nd Class rating.
They were paid at the 8rd Class
rates during this period, although
operating under 2nd Class per-
mits. One engineer received back
pay for $530.00,

Holiday Pay

One company which attempted
a devious plan of juggling holi-
day pay periods to avoid payment
of holiday pay to include the
1950 wage increase was outwitted
by the Local Union. It was in-
tended to move the due date back
from July 1st to June 30th for
this purpose and pay for 11
months, It would also compel the
five-year men to wait another
year for the additional week’s
vacation. Matters were set right
after a conference between Union
officials and management.

Boommen

Threat of a local company to
fire boom-men and tug-boat crew
involved in a mishap on the

boom and called for:
ae They |
other company.

boom tied tp, but the er
aged to keep the

‘The delay caused a sh

the mill, An angry
started to fire all concerned
the Union intervened and
out that the employees so
ened had no responsibility for
delays.

Sick List

The Women’s Auxili
1-857, Hospital Visiting
tee report that they visited the
following brothers:

W. Hodges, from Thurston-
Flavelle Sub-Local — Suffering
from a broken pelvis received
when struck by a car. Progress-
ing favorably.

Carl Peterson, from Timber-
land Sub-Local — Broken back.
Coming along nicely.

Fred Usher, from Fraser Mills
—Arthritis. Taking treatment,
improving,

Two other members of Local
1-357 are in Vancouver hospitals:
Johnny Main, from Fraser Mills
in Shaughnessy, and A, J. Blake,
Ace Industries, in St. Vincents,

WAITING FOR
ROBERT LEE

Would Mr. Robert Lee, or
anyone knowing his where-
abouts, communicate with the
Trade Union Research Bureau,
339 West Pender, Vancouver,
A cheque is being held for him.
Last known employment was
with the Bell and Campbell
Logging Co., Minstrel Island.

Interior

Interior IWA organization
was reported to be forging
steadily ahead, by District
President J. S, Alsbury at the
conclusion of a recent visit to
Kamloops and the Okanagan
Valley.

Addressing the regular monthly
meeting of the Kelowna Local
Union, the District President re-
assured IWA members with re-
gard to the Interior master
contracts.

In answer to questions he ex-
plained the delays due to the
interpretations placed upon the
interim agreement: by the In-
terior Lumber Manufacturers’
Association. These had been
finally settled in a series of con-
ferences before the Labor Rela-
tions Board, he explained.

The terms of the agreement
as finalized were declared accept-
able to the membership until

negotiations could be re-opened.

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