% 4 2 / March 1, 1951 E B.C. LUMBER WORKER Page 3 *emesae 1-363 Protests Epp’s | RXSEEERSCUAN ov. storart autos Settlement $1.25-$1.391%;—1e per hour $1.40-$1.49!,—2c per hour $1.50-$1.744,—6e per hour $1.75 andoyer—9c per hour 3, Fallers and Buckers will re- ceive an increase of One Dol- lar ($1.00) per day to be paid on a daily basis. 4, Shingle Sawyers will receive an increase in piece work rates of Four Cents (4c) per square, Packers, Three Cents (8c) per square, or alter- nately, at the employees’ op- tion a wage increase of One Dollar ($1.00) per day in lieu of piece work rates. 5. Sawmill Graders will receive an additional Three Cents (8c) per hour increase, ALL THE ABOVE TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1951 6. A Cost-of-Living bonus clause will be incorporated into the 1951 Master Contract as fol- lows: Increase to be at the rate of One Cent (1c) per hour for each 1,3 point rise in the index. If the cost of liv- ing drops, allowances will be varied accordingly but pres- ent wage rates will not be effected. 7. The hours of work clause will be amended to provide time and one-half rates for Sunday work by Engineers, Firemen and all Maintenance men. 8, Vacation allowances will be increased on the basis of Two and one-half percent (2%%) of earnings up to Five (5) years’ service and Five (5%) percent of earnings for Five (65) years’ service and over. Dismissal Emphatic disapproval of the unjust dismissal of J. Epp, Safety Chairman at Camp 5, Bloedel, while in attendance at the IWA District Convention was expressed by IWA mem- bers attending the Annual Meeting of Local 1-363, held in the Credit Union Hall, Courte- nay, February 10. Officers nominated for the en- suing year were: President, E. Lidberg; ist Vice-President, G. Entee; 2nd Vice-President, J. Epp; 8rd Vice-President, M. Holt; Reeording Secretary, A. Wiebe; Finantial Secretary, J. Holst; Conductor, O. Schultz; Warden, L. Carlstrand; 3-Year Trustee, M. Carwithen; Board Member, J. Holst. ree Elected as Quarterly Council delegates were G. McHntee, E. Lidberg, L, Cottini, O. Schultz and J, Epp. Alternates, W. John- son and E. Wirta. Delegates-elected to the Island Labor Council were W. Jonsson, Y. Clements and C. Rosen. A local Safety Council was established and is composed of the following volunteers: C. Rosen, G, McEntee, J. Epp, M. | Galeazzi and R. Belin. Trainmen A motion was passed request- ing the District officers to call a trainmen’s meeting prior or dur- ing the Wages and Contracts Conference. The meeting endorsed the recommendation of the executive to place any surplus over $3,000.00 of the general fund into | the central Credit Union, Van- couver, B.C. From page | Forestry and included First Vice-President J, §. Alsbury, Second -Presi- dent Hugh Allison, Third Vice- President, Joe Morris, and Secre- tary Treasurer George Home. Forcefully they pressed home their points from a well prepared brief, but came away convinced, once again, that the provincial cabinet would take little, if any concrete action, on the reasoned demands of 60,000 trade unionists as represented by the Federation. Other major points in the brief: ICA ACT—Repeal and draft a new labor code. ~ LABOR BOARD — B.C. no longer leads the way in improv-' ing conditions, Actions of the Board are a national scandal among labor. Two of the major faults of the Board this year were the Trail situation, where the wishes of the majority of the employees to be in the Steel- workers Union was denied with- out explanation, The other case is of the em- ployees of Gilley Quarry, where the men signed up in a CCL union. Although the AFL had not a single member in that unit, the pray trae ee in an o7 unit grant Oo AFL unions. A sephie investigation into the 's action was asked. The Board should also be told to stop interpreting’ unions’ constitutions, to stop ruli_g on jurisdiction; to issue certifications when employees have proved their choice of unions; = give reasons for CCL should be allowed a board pecs chs termed ions 101 take their own strike Ngee ia Rent Controls A request was made that B,C. take over rent controls when na- tional controls die on April 30. “Serious consideration” 'ployment Practises should be brought in. Fifty percent of the Hospital {msurance funds should be pro- vided from consolidated revenue and an equitable hospital tax be enacted. Detailed suggestions for improvement of the service were also given. Annual Holidays Act should provide two weeks’ holiday a year or four percent of total salary and wages earned. Sales tax should be removed. Hours of Work Act should be amended to remove objectionable features, Workmen’s Compensation Act should include increases in maxi- mum compensation from two- thirds to 100 percent. Widows’ and children’s pen- sions should also be increased. Protest was made against the five-year payment of driving licences and a government auto insurance scheme was asked. Legislation should provide an eight-hour day and a 40-hour week with a minimum wage of at least 85 cents an hour. Protest was made against the absurd one-man Milk Board, and also against the increases in prices for which a re-hearing was A report was given by Sister H. Lidberg as a delegate from the Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Con- vention. E A special vote of thanks was extended to the Ladies’ Auxiliary for serving refreshments. Membership ordered the recommendation of the executive that alternate meetings of the Local be. held in Campbell River and Courtenay. New Address New address of Local 1-85, IWA, Port Alberni, is 109 2nd Ave. South. The Local Union's offices were recently moved to more central and commodious quar- ters in order to house expand- ing activities. ‘An inyestment of approxi- mately $1,000 was made to provide up-to-date equipment and modern records system. Newsmen Say CP Anti-Union “Support of organized labor across Canada has been asked by the Canadian Council of the American Newspaper Guild (CCL-CIO) to protest the cam- paign of Canadian Press to smash the CP Guild Unit. The ANG accusses CP manage- ment of “threats, promises, in- timidation and refusal to bargain in good faith.” (Canadian Press is owned by a committee of newspaper pub- lishers covering nearly all daily papers in Canada.) Last April, the ANG was certi- fied after winning a vote, despite a coast-to-coast campaign in which the CP general manager by personal appeals, appeals to “loyalty”, promises of awards stroy the union organization. After certification had been granted, CP fired 18 employees and give notice to 14 others on the grounds of “economy”. They later rehired some and rescinded notice of others, and in return, the Guild dropped charges of un- fair labor practises. CP have consistently refused to bargain in good faith, says ANG. “Well, doctor, was my opera- tion a success?” “Pm not your doctor. I’m St. Peter.” Lawyer—I understand the two men were fighting with chairs. Didn’t you try to make the peace? Witness—There wasn’t another chair in the room. The judge awarded the wife a divorce and said to the husband, “T’ve decided to give your wife $50 a month.” “That’s fine, Judge,” said the husband, “and once in a while I'l try to slip her a couple of bucks demaaded. myself.” March 4th to March 10th has been designated as Canadian Edueation Week. Local trade unionists, like their brothers across Canada, will be participat- ing in this Educational Week be- ing undertaken by the Teachers’ Federation. The Vancouver, New Westmin- ster and District Trades and Labor Council (TLC) and the Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland Labor Council (CCL), are jointly sponsoring a confer- ence to combat intolerance; a one-day educational event which will be held at the Labor Temple, 807 West Broadway in Van- couver, on Sunday, March 4th, commencing at 10:00 a.m. in Western Canada and follows the pattern CCL-TCL Fight Race Hatred Toronto and in Montreal during February. . Delegates from all TLC and CCL locals in Vancouver, New Westminster and district, will be attending the all-day conference to discuss and study the problems of discrimination and to plan for their eradication. Arrangements for the confer- ence are being handled by the Vancouver Joint Labor Commit- tee to Combat Racial Discrimina- tion, under the direction of their Executive Secretary, Mr. Knute Buttedahl. Mr. Tom Alsbury, President of the Trades and Labor Council, will be chairman of the econfer- ence. Mr. Lloyd Harvey, of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, will paeree the Canadian Education eek Committee at the confer- of held in For Local 1-85/ and threats of reprisals to de- | education to the masses. The responsibility of trade unions in this matter is clear. Trade unions are one outcome of the struggle to make democracy ‘work for the common man. In turn, trade unions are an important bulwark of “gov- ernment of . the = people, by the “ people, for the An educated and enlightened people have within themselves the power to resist all forms of autocracy. They are better equipped to control the means of wiping out all forms of poverty and degradation. They are bet- ter able to command the advan- tages of science in mastering the conditions of their environment, and building more secure and happier living. As these developments pro- gress in the national and com- munity life, the workers gain greater opportunities to take their rightful place in the eco- nomic and political administra- tion of their affairs, No “Means Test” The organized workers must use their influence to secure for members of the younger genera- tion the right of access to all those educational opportunities for which they may have apti- tudes. Too few of those without means are today denied higher education. There should be no “means test” for bright children from families with low income. Apart from those branches of education which add to the satis- factions of living with broader Father: What makes you stay away from school, Johnny? Johnny: Class hatred. Education Is Strength OBSERVANCE of Education Week, March 4 to 10, will remind trade unionists of two facts. The trade union movement in the. past has been mainly responsible for the extension of free Also, the trade union movement today is exerting its full influence toward the achievement of equality of educational opportunities for all. horizons we urgently require’ bet~ ter technical training for youth. | Better technical training, related to employment opportunities free more bright youngsters from “blind alley” occupations. Adult Education A point which has been made insistently by organized labor, is that education does not stop when a person leaves an educa- tional institution. Self-education should be a continuous process during life. For this reason the Canadian Congress of Labor has given warm support to the vari- ous forms of adult education in Canada. e In every community, workers who wish to overcome the handi- caps of early compulsion to work before education was completed, should have ready access to edu- cation they may desire. Those who want to improve themselves and their circumstances through education, should be given every encouragement. IWA Education Within the IWA, steps are be- ing taken to promote education which will permit IWA members the more efficient use of their g in union istration, collective bar- gaining, and labor laws. ‘We have secured the co-opera- tion of the Extension Department of the University: of British Columbia to carry educational material to remote logging settle- ments. We are working in close harmony with the Canadian Con- gress of Labor in the conduct of classes. and institutes for all these purposes. The slogans for Education Week are slogans which have al- ways been acceptable to trade unions. Education is everybody's business and is especially the business of trade unions. WEAN You can even open your account without waiting to drop in personally. Any one of the 74 B of M offices in British Columbia will be glad to help you. 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