tnt Pebtiaton ot tbe International Woodworkers of America nt visser Cousct NeL Vol. XX, No.1 © = Dec. 6 1951 Se per copy Vancouver, B.C. A. F. HARTUNG, elected Inter- national President. x J. B. “JIM” DICEY, elected In- ternational 1st Vice-President. CLAUDE BALLARD, elected In- ternational 2nd Vice-President. Loggers’ Ball December 28 Annual Loggers’ Ball, the sSeason’s main social event for loggers, friends and fa- milies, will be held in the Pender Auditorium. Tickets have been placed on sale by Local 1-71, IWA, in all Coast logging camps. WHAT'S INSIDE Locals Editorials /40-Hour Week In Jeopardy omg itn Catemat aoee H| win office was Rae Eddie, who | as re-elected as International Trustee. Complete results of the voting elected: As International President, Al Hartung. As International ist Vice- President, Jim Dicey. As International 2nd_Vice- President, Claude Ballard. As International Secretary- Treasurer, Carl Winn (re- elected). " As International Trustee, Rae Eddie (re-elected). Announcement. of the deci- sion rendered in the courts up- holding the ‘de-certification of the Marine Workers and Boil- ermakers’ Union in ten Van- couver wooden shipyards was heard by the Greater Vancou: yer and Lower Mainland Labor Council with deep concern, No- yember 27. Advisability of an appeal was under considera- tion, it was stated. President of the Council, George Mitchell, directed the at- tention of the delegates to the manner in which the 40-hour week had been menaced by the decision. He advocated that-high- er premium pay should be de- manded, that employers might be less likely. to exercise pressure for overtime work. General interpretation placed upon the decision of the Court was that if provision is made for the payment of overtime in a union contract, the employer can demand overtime. Upon xefusal, the union concerned can be de- ‘certified by the Labor Relations Board. The reasons given for the judgment establish it as a prece- dent which may apply to any union. Further action in the matter is at present under consideration by the B. G. Federation of Labor: In the meantime an urgent appeal has been made to all trade union- ists to support the “Defend the 40-hour Week” Fund. HARTUNG ELECTED UNION’S PRESIDENT Results of the voting conducted by membership refer- endum for the election of International Officers, as an- nounced by the tabulating committee in Portland last week, placed Al Hartung in the office of International President, defeating the incumbent James E. Fadling. CARL WINN, elected Interna- tional Secretary-Treasurer. Lass RAE EDDIE, elected. Interna- tional Trustee. WILLIAM. GRAY, elected B.C. International Board Member. Fallers Ask Full text of the resolution fol- lows: "Whereas: Falling and bucking is being done by contract and Whereas: This is a very unsatis- factory situation from tle employ- ees standpoint and Whereas: The employers have been doing every- thing possible to stockpile, and ereate a false sense of overproduc- tion in this department in order to lay off fallers’ and solidify their position for cutting prices and Daily Wage Guaranteed daily wage for fallers and buckers will be one of the main issues for discussion at the forthcoming IWA District Convention if the crew members at Camp 8 (B.S. & W.), Local 1-85, IWA, have their way. Resolution dealing with the subject was adopted at a recent meeting and will be further considered by a meeting of fallers called by the Local Union, December 8. Whereas: When the time comes that the union finds themselves in “a position of reducing wages due to market slump, the fallers have absolutely nothing written into the contract which is going to protect them and Whereas: Attempts have been made in the past by indivi- duals, to write in a guaranteed day rate which would be satisfactory to this group of woodworkers. Therefore be it resolved: that we, (See “FALLERS” Page 2) OKA Terms of settlement on In a statement issued on be- half of the IWA District Nego- tiating Committee, District Presi- dent J. §. Alsbury emphasized Members Main terms of the proposed settlement, tentatively agreed upon, subject to ratification by the IWA membership in the Interior are: A wage increase of 20 cents an hour, establishing the base rate for the Interior at $1.30. Certain categories in the box factories, mainly boys and fe- males, will receive an increase of 15% cents'an hour or 18%, whichever may be the greater. Cost of living bonus applic- able from September 1, 1951, providing for an increase of 1 cent an hour for each one point three rise in the cost of living index. Acceptance by the operators of arrangements by which em- Deadlock Members of the IWA_Nego- tiating Committee attending the final sessions to negotiate a settlement were: District Presi- dent J. S. Alsbury; Ist Vice- President Joe Morris; Secretary- Treasurer, George Mitchell; In- ternational Board Member, Tom MacKenzie; C. H. Webb, Local 1-424, Prince George; Rene Bour- cet, Local 1-423, Kelowna; H. C. Hickling, Local 1-417, Kamloops; and G. F. Lieberg, Local 1-405, Cranbrook. € YED strike issues were reached Wednesday between the IWA District Negotiating Com- mittee and the representatives of the Interior lumber _| Operators. These will now be recommended for acceptance _|by Interior IWA members. _|the end of a series of conferences at which Fred Smelts of the Labor Relations Board acted as mediator. This announcement came at the fact that the principal de- mands of the Union had been secured, To Ratify ployees will be requested to secure and retain membership in the IWA. A night shift differential of 4% cents an hour. Two weeks’ vacation ‘ith pay, after five years’ service, throughout the interior. Substantial category revi- sions, providing new classifica- tions, and increased rates for established categories. Logging camp board rates to be fixed at the rate of $2.15 daily. Hours of work clause to per- mit alternative of 5-day, 44- hour week in operations where it may be mutually preferred to 5¥,-day-44-hour week. Overcome |. Strike deaillme had been set by the IWA as at November 21, but in accordance with the pre- viously-amounced_ policy of the Union an immediate response was made to the mediation effort of the Labor Relations Board, At the opening of the media- tion conferences, a complete deadlock was faced, because of the operators’ rejection of the majority report of a Conciliation Board, which the Union had ac- cepted. Board of the IWA against Chief complaints voiced were: Immigrants were being employ- ed in preference to- union mem- bers with the object of breaking “| down trade union standards. Im- migrants were being forced to accept conditions of a lower stan- 4-Day Meet / Jan. 29- Feb. 1 Convention call has been is- sued for the IWA Annual Dis- trict Convention to be held in the Hotel Vancouver, four days, commencing January 29. Membership records which determine the representation from Local Unions will permit an increased representation of 18 delegates over former years, it is stated by the District Of- ficers. This indicates that IWA 1951 membership strength has ay- eraged approximately 5000 above 1950 levels, as reckoned by dues months paid. Peak of membership returns reached during the year was 33,000. ‘Immigration Threat; Probe Demanded Emphatic protest lodged by the District Executive present immigration policies was heard by the Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland ~ Council on November 27 and resulted in the demand for a full investigation of, practices considered inimical to employment standards in British Columbia. dard than had been promised to them when. invited to migrate. New Canadians without a knowl- edge of the English language were being placed on hazardous jobs, with resulting danger to themselves and their fellow- workers. : The resolution stated: “That while we fully appreciate the problem of overcrowding and poverty in other lands and stand prepared to do our share as a na- tion, we feel that at this time a full investigation into the policies and practices of the Department of Immigration should be held, with the object of eliminating some of the practices which are detrimental. to us and certainly not conducive to a proper and sympathetic understanding of the immigrant when be arrives?” The statement of the Council was forwarded to the Canadian Congress of Labor for the neces- sary representations to the Fed- eral Government. While considerable resentment was evident, especially among (See “THREAT” Page 2) INTERIOR” CONTRACT