Split In Operators’ Ranks

Southern Conciliation

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Sept. 20 1951

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PRESIDENT A. R. MOSHER keynotes proceedings of
vention with appeal to broaden Labour’s horizons. -

CCL Con-

Island Crews
Ban Overtime

By a substantial majority,
logging crews in many of the
principal operations on Vancou-
ver Island voted in a secret
ballot to reject the employers’
proposals for a six-day week.
This report was made by the
officers of Local 1-80 who, in
accordance with the policy of
the District Executive Board,
had arranged for the crews to
express their wishes in a demo-
cratic fashion.

It is estimated that the num-
ber of loggers affected by the
vote totalled 2500.

Camps reported as voting

|! against overtime are Northwest

Bay, Comox Logging and Rly.
Co., Ladysmith, Victoria Lumber
Co., at Nanaimo River, and Cop-
per Canyon, Shawinigan Lake
Lumber Co., Camp 8, Youbou, and
Camp 6 Youbou.

“Build Our Freedom,”
Urges A. R. Mosher

Constant vigilance against Communist intrigue in Ca-
nada and Soviet Imperialism abroad was urged by Presi-
dent A. R. Mosher in his keynote address when the 11th
Annual Convention of the Canadian Congress of Labor
assembled in the Hotel Vancouver Monday.

The veteran labor leader in
ringing tones sounded an appeal
to the democratic forces in Ca-
nada to recognize that Commun-
ism has shown an utter disregard
for the principles upon which

- modern civilization has been
founded. “Soviet Russia,” he de-
elared, “is the most serious
threat to the progress of mankind
toward peace.” Again, he said,
“Communist nations have blocked
every effort to establish a sound
basis of enduring peace through-
out the world.”

Communism Denounced

In a seathing denunciation of
Communist attempts to infiltrate
within the Canadian trade union
movement he said,

It is almost impossible to un-
derstand how any Canadian who
has enjoyed the benefit of Cana-
dian institutions could become a
member 4h @ Communist party or
associate himself in any way with
the Communist philosophy, but,
somehow or other, this reactionary
and totalitarian dogma has an in-
sidious appeal to certain types of
mentality, and this is not affected

WHAT'S
INSIDE

by education, economic security,
or brilliance of intellect. The ex-
posure of treachery in Canada, the
United States and Great Britain,
indicates that some people are
willing to destroy their own peo-
ple and their country for the sake
of the comparatively small group
of gangsters which controls the
Soviet combine of nations."

The Congress President told of
the effort to rid the trade union
movement of unions that had
openly followed the principles
and policies of Communism. The
Congress, he explained, had par-
alleled this action with provision
for the expansion of legitimate
unions in the industries con-
cerned.

“No reason exists,” he stat-
ed, “for a Canadian worker to
give allegiance and support to
Communist-led organizations.”

He intimated that Congress
would continue to rid itself of
Communist-dominated unions. He
also deplored. the actions of a
number of employers in making
agreements with Communist-
dominated unions to secure “a
better bargain with a union on
the defensive and ready at all
costs to maintain its existence.”

Having made his position with
regard to Communism unmistak-
ably clear, the President then
placed emphasis on the positive
side of the Congress participation
in the resistance to Communism
at home and abroad,

Economic Aid Needed

"I believe that we are justified
in taking a reasonably optimistic
attitude with regard to the future.
We are all aware of the appeal

which Communism makes to the
exploited peoples of the world. It

has made lavish promises, and be-

- eause of the fanaticism of its fol-

See ‘Mosher’ Page 2

Sloan
Arhitrates
Probation

Three questions with respect
to the status of employees on
probation were recently deter-
mined by the Honorable Gordon
McG. Sloan, Chief Justice of
British Columbia as arbitrator
under the terms of the Coast
Master Agreement.

District Secretary - treasurer
George Mitchell appeared for the

IWA and Wilfrid H. Heffernan
presented argument for the em-
ployers.

The questions submitted for
determination and judgment
given in each instance are indi-
cated below:

(1) “Are employees who are
hired on probation in accord-
ance with Section 5 of Article
XI of the 1951 Master Agree-
ment subject to dismissal at
the discretion of the Com-
pany during the period of
probation?”

The decision given was "yes.

(2) “In the event of a discharge
of an employee hired on pro-
bation in accordance with Sec-
tion 5 of Article XI of the
1951 Master Agreement, is
the Company required under
the provisions of this Section
to give an Employee a just
and sufficient reason for dis-
charge.”

The decision given was “No”.

(3) "In the event the employee
who is hired on probation
under Article XI, Section 5, is
discharged by the Company,
bas this employee the right to
process bis grievance under
Article V of the 1951 Master
Agreement?”

The decision was “No”. FY

See ‘Sloan’ Page 3

Vancouver, B.C.

Now In

Progress

Break in the anti-[WA front of the Interior lumber
operators was accomplished last week by IWA organiz-
ers in a whirlwind tour of the Interior operations as
their preparations were stepped up for hearings Wed-
nesday of the Conciliation Board on the Southern In-

terior dispute.

The regular IWA organiza-
tional staff was supplemented for
the week by District Vice-Presi-
dent Joe Morris, District Secre-
tary George Mitchell, Interna-
tional Board Member ‘Tom Mac-
Kenzie, and International Repre-
sentative Joe Miyazawa, who vi-
sited the various operations.

Independents’ Sign

To the obvious discomfiture of
the operators ruled by the In-
terior Lumber Manufacturers As-
sociation, a number of “indepen-
dent” operators signed contracts
with the IWA on the terms pro-
posed by the Union for the 1951-
52 Interior master contracts.
More “independents” are express-
ing the readiness to sign with the

IWA rather than risk any inter-

provoked by the questionable bar-
gaining tactics of the Associa-
tion representatives.

Rumors are current that a
number of influential Association
operators are disturbed by the
consequences of the “double
cross” engineered by their repre-
sentatives, and are now prepared
to desert the Associations bar-
gaining and sevtle on tue reason-
able terms outlined by vie Union.

The IWA was represented on
the Conciliation Board for the
Southern Interior by Financial
Secretary Roy Whittle, Local 1-
118, Victoria. He will serve in a
similar capacity on the Board for
the Northern Interior. Chairman
of the Board now appointed is
Mr, Stuart J. Gilmour, Employ-
ers’ nominee is Mr. H. A. Me-

ruption of production likely to be Dermid.

GEORGE MITCHELL, IWA District Secretary and President of the
Vancouver and Lower Mainland Labour Council, welcomes CCL dele-
gates to Vancouver, and formally opens Convention.

11th Annual CCL Meet
Declared Best Yet —

Seven hundred delegates to the 11th Annual Conven-
tion of the Canadian Congress of Labor, assembled for the
opening ceremonies in the Hotel Vancouver, Monday,
cheered the remarks of IWA District Secretary George
Mitchell, when as president of the host organization, the
Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland Labor Council, he
welcomed them and predicted that the Vancouver conven-
tion would be the most successful in the history of the

Congress.

His Worship Mayor Fred R.
Hume extended the civic welcome
and invited the delegates to take
full advantage of Vancouver hos-
pitality, and the opportunities
provided to view Pacific Coast
scenery and industrial develop-
ment,

Invocation was pronounced by
Rey. Leo Hobson, of St. An-
thony’s Church, West Vancouver.
The delegates then turned imme-
diately to the business of the
convention, keynoted by the
Presidential address of A. R.
Mosher.

Preparations Adequate

The preceding four days had
been packed with preparations on
the part of the various commit-
tees engaged in providing for

smooth-working convention ar-

rangements and the comfort of
the delegates,

The National Executive Com-
mittee and Executive Council of
the Congress had extended their
sessions over three days. The
Convention resolutions committee
was in action on the preceding
Friday and Saturday.

The United Steelworkers led
the way in a series of policy con-
ferences staged by the large af-
filiated unions, The annual Steel
policy conference, presided over
by National Director, C. H. Mil-
Jard, was to be found busily in
session at the Hotel Georgia Sat-
urday and Sunday in advance of
the convention.

See ‘CCL’ Page 2