June 21, 1951 B.C. LUMBER WORKER Page 3 J. F. BETHUNE, recently ap- pointed to the IWA International Organization staff for assignment in the Williams Lake area, Portland ‘Names 2 B.C. Organizers Two recent appointments to the International Organization | Department staff in British Columbia are those of Jack F. ‘| Bethune and William Cox. Both young men were selected for their proven abilities in the Union and experience in the in- Fl dustry. Jack Bethune was formerly employed in Sweeney’s Cooper- age Ltd., Vancouver, and has now been assigned to work in the Williams Lake district. “Bill” Cox graduated from IWA work in the Lumby Timber Co., Lumby, and has been posted to organization work in his own district. Ww. IWA International Organization staff in the interior. COX recently appointed to COLUMBIA CELLULOSE ACCEPTS @&OAST CONDITIONS AWARD Columbia Cellulose Co. Ltd. has accepted the majority report of the Board. This report is outlined below. Queen Charlotte Islands fare differential for logging opera- tions of the Columbia Cellulose Co. Ltd. lying west of the Cas- cades was recommended by the majority of the Conciliation Board which also held that Coast contract terms should apply throughout the whole Terrace area for the same com- pany. ; Full text of the Board’s report follows: “Following upon the inability of company and the Union to arrive at a satisfactory agree- ment, a Conciliation Board was appointed on May 18, 1951, pur- suant to the provisions of the ‘Industrial Conciliation and Ar- bitration Act’. The Board con- sisted of Paul Britton Paine, chairman; James A. MacDonald, employer's nominee, and Joseph Morris, employees’ nominee. A private meeting of the Board was held- at 304, 717 West Pender Street, Vancouver, on May 29, BILL & CO. MEN’S WEAR LTD. 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Provincial popularity queen to be elected. ler every ten minutes © 1951, and public meetings of the Board were held at 789 West Pender Street, Vancouver, on May 29th and 30th. “The Board met privately on June 1, 1951, at 304, 717 West Pender Street. On ail occasions all members of the Board were present, and at the public hear- ings the Union were represented by Messrs. F. Fieber, George Mitchell and Frank Howard. The company was represented by | Messrs. W. H. Heffernan, J. M. Billings and P. G. Stuart. “Representations were made by the parties in the form of written briefs, and for the com- pany Mr. P. ©. Stuart, Mr. Ray H, Johnson and Mr. W. C. Little were called as witnesses. Mr. Frank Howard gave evidence on behalf of the Union. “The dispute between the par- ties arose by reason of the fact that the company has lumbering operations both east and west of the Cascade Mountains in an area extending roughly from Prince Rupert to Terrace, and to the north of these centres. The com- | pany and the Union agreed that | the operations of the company | lying generally to the west of the Cascades should be governed by | what is known as the Coast Con- | tract of the Union, including both conditions and wages, and the Queen Charlotte Islands fare dif- ferential. “This undisputed situation the Board recommends be con- tinued unchanged. “The parties were unable to agree in respect to the company’s operations to the east of the Cas- cade Mountains with the excep- tion of small portions extending over that boundary line, and for which the company contended the Interior contract conditions and wages generally established by | the Union should be applied, while the Union desired that this area as well should be governed by the Coast Contract. “It is the recommendation of the Board that the whole of the operations of the company concerned in this dispute be governed by the Coast Con- tract conditions and wage rates. a “Mr. MacDonald does not agree with the majority of the Board and is therefore filing a minority report.” Paul Britton Paine (Chairman), Joseph Morris (Member).’ Conciliation Asked Application has been made by Local 1-80 for the appointment of a Conciliation Officer to deal with a dispute at P. H. Whittaker Logging Co., Portland Island. Dispute arose when the man- agement refused to sign the IWA contract following recent certi- fication by the Local Union. DIPLO TIONAL ILOILO ATTEND YOUR UNION -'preliminary preparations. International - Board Member Tom MacKenzie is ~ Kamloops-Williams Lake area, s|upon, the opening of negotiations by | well as the designated bargaining rep- .| President Albsury that the B.C. Dis- | Ference of the results tabulated by the From page | COAST TERMS assisting in organization work in the Both these officers will be joined Ast Vice-President Joe Morris and Dis- trict President J. Stewart Alsbury, as resentatives from each Interior Local Union. In support of negotiations an organ- ization drive will be promoted by the District Council, supported by a care- fully planned publicity campaign. When interviewed on the subject, District President Alsbury declared: “Interior negotiations have top priority with the IWA until the issue is set- tled. We will never have a better opportunity to wipe out the Interior differential, This is our best oppor- tunity to set things right for our bro- thers in the hinterland of the province, and secure for them what we have already secured at the Coast.” From page I PLYWOOD Assurance was, given by District trict Council fully realized the nature of the problems vexing the plywood workers, and would stand behind any effort to’ achieve solutions. Guest speaker was President Burke Christie, District 9, Plywood, Box, Shook, and Door Division, Olympia, Wash., who tendered advice based on the experience of plywood workers in the Pacific Northwest. He informed the delegates that the present problems in B.C, had been solved through the years by their fellow-workers across the line. District 9 had been organ- ized 25 years, he explained, International Board Member Tom MacKenzie reported on behalf of the special committee, on which his fel- low-members were $, M. Hodgson and Joe Miyazawa. He informed the con- committee, following a tour of five plants, and consultations with the various plant committees, A general analysis of conditions was presented by him, together with a number of recommendations, Recommendations Recommendations of the committee approved by the conference were in REVISIONS broad outline as follows: That the conference recommend a plant seniority plan in place of the existing provisions for depart- mental seniority in the plywood industry. That female rates’ be eliminated. That revision and re-categoriza- tion be undertaken in the main- tenance departments. That sliding scales be eliminated and skilled and semi-skilled cate- gories be re-classified and rates revised with standardization of terminology in all plants. That uniform hours of work be established in all three-shift oper- ations, The above recommendations were to be placed before the District Execu- tive Board for ratification. 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