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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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_ 1951 Executive Board

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IWA DISTRICT EXECUTIVE BOARD members in attendance at the March 29-30 meeting. (Left,

standing), Lloyd Whalen, 1-217; Jacob Holst, 1-363; Rae Eddie, 1-357; Roy Whittle,
national Board Member Tom MacKenzie; W. Franklin, 1-367; Frank Howard,

1-118; Inter-

1-71. (Left seated),

A. G. Ingram, 1-85; Secretary-Treasurer George Mitchell, 1st Vice-President Joe ‘Morris, President J.
Stewart Alsbury, 2nd Vice-President Stuart M. Hodgson, 3rd Vice-President Fred Fieber, Gilbert

Qa 1-80,

1-80 Chooses Officers

International Secretary-Treasurer Carl Winn and District
President J. S. Albsurby addressed the well-attended Annual
Meeting of Local 1-80, IWA, held in the Odeon Theatre, Duncan,

March 18.

Nominations for Local Union
officers were as follows: Presi-
dent, Joe Morris, Allistair Mac-
Leod. For ist Vice-President,
John T, Atkinson. For 2nd Vice-
President, George Smythe. For
8rd_ Vice-President, Frank Tel-
ford. For Financial Secretary,
Edwin Linder and Gilbert Scho-
field. For Recording Secretary,
Lawrence Jones. For Conductor,
Bert Smith. For Warden, James
Bailey. For three-year Trustee,
J, M. Millmore and F. Syenson.
Referendum is now under way.

Sound Financing

Officers’ report revealed that
the Local Union’s assets are now
over the $25,000 mark. Surplus
earnings for the previous year
were reported as $12,695.

A reserve fund has been set
up, into which 10% of all general
revenue is deposited to provide
for extraordinary expenses.

A summary of membership
records for the past year inform-
ed the membership that the aver-
age paid-up members for the
year 1950 had been 4,100, highest
in the history of the Local Union.

Chemainus Sub-Local

The Annual Meeting of the
Chemainus. Sub-Local was held
the evening of March 18, Officers
were elected for the year as fol-
lows:
President ........Gilbert Schofield
Ast Vice-Pres, ..

Fin. Sec. M. Milmore
Rec, Sec. -H. Hanson
Conductor Vic Weid
Warden .E. Albee
Trustee P. Wilkes
Trustee M. Rubinek
‘Trustee . Ledingham

The meeting was attended by
the Local President, Joe Morris,
who gave a report on the Annual
Meeting of Local'1-80 and gave
the obligation to the new officers.

Parksville Sub-Local

At the Annual Meeting of the
Parksville Sub-Local, the follow-
ing were elected and given the
obligation by Ed. Linder, Secre-
tary of Local 1-80, IWA:

Chairman
1st Vice-Pres.
2nd Vice-Pres.
Sec. Treas.
Rec. Sec,
Warden
Conductor
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee

Nanaimo Sub-Local

Complete and corrected list of
the officers recently elected by
Nanaimo Sub-Local 1-80 is as fol-

.E. Pitt
J. Hockin

lows:
Chairman .... -L. Jones
1st Vice-Pres, MacArthur
2nd Vice-Pres, Haworth

8rd Vice-Pre: Tangvik

Fin, See, C. Pierce
Ree, Sec. . Nelson
Trustee Erickson

Trustee ens Erickson
Trustee . Jones
Warden id Storey
Conductor . Holmstrom

Successful meeting of the Dun-
can Sub-Local 1-80, IWA, at
which the Local Union was rep-
resented by Financial Secretary
Ed. Linder recently elected the
following as officers for the ensu-
ing year:

President, P. Helin; 1st Vice-
President, Lorne Johnstone; 2nd
Vice-President, J. Evans; 3rd
Vice-President, H. Butler; Re-
cording Secretary, A. Water;
Financial Secretary, C. Ledding;
Conductor, A. Dodds; Warden,
Stan Bennett; Trustees, R. Wil-
son, D. Evans, K. Evans.

From page |

‘BOARD’

shingle mill workers and the cate-
gory revisions urged on behalf of
the plywood workers. Further
conferences on these questions
have been arranged and a full
report will be made to the IWA
members concerned.

Fraser Valley Drive

Instructions were given the
District Officers authorizing spe-
cial assistance for Local 1-867,
IWA, in an organization drive
throughout the Harrison Lake-
Hope-Chilliwack. area. Support
was also given plans of the Local
Union to establish a sub-office
at Hope.

Interior Negotiations

Pending negotiations on behalf
of lumber workers in the Interior
was fully reported upon, and
strategy determined. Plans were
advanced for the Interior Wages
and Contract conference sched-
uled for early May in Cranbrook.

“Change Act Or Resign”

Officers of the District Execu-
tive Board of the IWA re-
affirmed a previous resolution
condemning the action of the

ent as a “breach of
faith.”

ition of the IWA was
out by Seeretary George
Mitchell when he stated on the
com, Gold radio program, March

IWA Protest

“The IWA is fully in accord
with the beat expres

unionists in the province to join
in the protest action planned, so
that the voice of labor may be
heeded by the authorities on this
occasion. We mean _ business,
and we intend to let the govern-
ment know that we are not to be
fooled or brushed off, as on for-
mer occasions,

No Confidence

“We believe that because of the
policies pursued by the Coalition
Government it has now forfeited
the confidence of the people. In
our democracy a government is
expected to act on behalf of the
people, Ph consent of the people.
The Coalition Government Ha
chosen to disregard the welfare

of the people, has broken faith §

by the imposition of unjust
measures and clearly has not act-
ed with the consent of the people
in a number of matters now
under popular protest.

“There is only one democratic
method of settling the issue. The
hhould resign and go
the people, in order to secure

either a mandate for or rejection |

of its policies. We are convinced
that if the government had the
courage to go to the polls at this
time, their policies would be em-
phatically repudiated.

“The government has no jus-
tification for retaining office
while it defiantly proceeds to
ride roughshod over an unmis-
takable opposition by the pub-
lic, until it takes the
traditional method of asking
for a yote of confidence on the
hustings. Organized labor chal-
lenges the government to take
this course, in accordance with
British parliamentary tradition.

“The IWA, in company with
other trade unions in this prov-
ince, has always supported the
principle of hospital insurance.
‘We want hospital insurance, that
our families may be protected
against financial disaster when
faced with the emergencies of ill-
health and hospitalization. We
want hospital insurance that hos-
pital treatment may be made
readily available to all our fami-
lies, whatever may be their eco-
nomic circumstances.

From page |

‘Wage increases with rate dif-

i ferentials as set forth in the FIR
contract will, if approved,
j|effective as from January 1, 1951.

be

The contract will also contain
the cost of living bonus clause
approved in other Coast opera-
tions.

Vacation pay and hours of work
clauses will also represent the

i]same gains, and piece workers

will be awarded the same pro-
portionate increases.

In some respects the B.S. and
W. contract has been improved
by the’ incorporation of clauses

, Secured with Forest Industrial re-

lations Ltd. Provision has been
made for revision of category
rates at an early date.

The company was represented

BLOEDELS

by T. J. Noble, Charles Dunham,
and Wm. Moncur.

IWA negotiators present were
|J. S. Alsbury, George Mitchell,
Tom MacKenzie, Joe Morris, Roy
Whittle, Fred Fieber, and Walter
Allen.

IWA officials expressed disatis-
faction with the procedure, which
separated these negotiations from
the bargaining procedure which
sets the pattern for the Coast
jumber industry. In future, it was
stated, the IWA will insist upon
centralization of bargaining, on
ian industry wide basis. Any com-
‘pany remaining outside the major
bargaining agency, will thereby
indicate that it is prepared to
accept the results of such bar-
gaining.

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