B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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nition of Labor Organiza-

In this definition it is pro- |.

d that the terms be strength-
by declaring that bargain-
shall be the prime purpose
ead of one of its purposes.”

_ -A “unit” should consist of one
_ employee or more. Previously one

hed was not considered a

SECTION 10(14)
Provision is made under the
Sections dealing with certifica-
tion of Bargaining Authority to
extend the protection given to a
_ Union immediately on application
for certification. The proposed

new sub-section to be known as

(4) of 10 reads as follows:

_ “Where an application for
certification is pending, no la-
_ bor organization or person
declare a lockout, and no
ployer shall increase or de-
trease rates of pay or alter any
term or condition of employ-
ment. If such application is ap-
proved the provisions of Sec-
tion 16 of this Act shall apply.
If the employer desires to alter
_ any term or condition of em-
ployment he shall apply in
writing to the Board for per-
mission to do so as in Section
‘16(c) of this Act. Nothing in
‘this subsection shall be inter-
preted to affect the right of an
employer to suspend, transfer,
lay-off or discharge an em-
ployee for proper cause.”
SECTION 11(1)
Ten months’ security is given
an Industrial Union preventing
‘application by a craft. This pro-

Subsection would read as
lows:

“Where the majority of a

&roup of employees of an em-

yer who belong to a craft,

reason of which they are

itinguishable from the em-

ployees as a whole, are sepa-

rately organized into one trade

mM, Or are members of one

trade union, pertaining to the

craft or profession, if the group

is otherwise appropriate as a

unit for collective bargaining,

_ and where an industrial-type

union is certified as the bar-

gaining authority for a group

of employees and where a col-

lective agreement is in effect

between the employer and that

, no application for certi-

tion as bargaining author-

for any of the employees in

that group shall be made by a

craft union until 10 months

after the collective agreement,

_ or any renewal thereof, has
come into effect.”

SECTION 12
_._ A new subsection is proposed
that where any doubt exists as to
quirement of the Act being
fi by the Union applying
certification, the Board may
quire a representation vote.
eases where such a vote is
a majority of those eligible
vote must be obtained before
tion is granted.

CTIONS 16-17 & 37

references to rates of
is changed to “rates of

lication for the services of

mate n "age Re be paecs

r days argaining.
Ls formerly ten days.

x B. Macdonald

AJORITY REPORT

al terms of the Majority report of the Board of
appointed to deal’ with the ICA Act and now
ore the Legislature are reported below. Minority re-
ts of Arthur Turner, M.L.A., and Alan MacDonnell,
A., are summarized: elsewhere in these columns.

SECTION 20

SECTION 35

bargaining authority.

SECTION 43 S

tuted within three months.
NEW SECTION

LRB.
SECTION 48

three days.

days to name a chairman.
SECTION 55(5)

ed in

party affected. 4
SECTION 76

will retain supervision.
MISCELLANEOUS

lished. trade union practi
“not appropriate for bargai

nizations.

ed by the “Municipal Act”.

tary arbitration.

Decision of the employers and
employees on acceptance or re-
jection of a conciliation Board
award must be made in 14 days.

Delete this section. This means
that during a strike no offer can
be made directly to the employee.
Any offer must be made to the

Any permission to prosecute
given by the LRB. must be insti-

__No application for an interim
injunction can be made without
the consent in writing of the

The time for the nomination of
representatives of the bargaining
parties is reduced from five to

The two nominees are now
given three days instead of five

An improvement is suggested
to Section 55(5)—that the deci-
sions of the LRB shall be record-
writing showing which
members support and which
members oppose decisions made,
if any, and further that a copy of
these records may be released by
the Board on request by each

It is recommended that the
much-hated supervised pre-strike
vote is to go. The report asks
that the LRB shall only scruti-
nize and that the responsibility
shall rest with the union concern-
ed. In the case of any vote other
than a pre-strike vote the LRB

The Inquiry Board notes with
interest and sympathy the com-
plaints of labor organizations’
that the frequent use by the
LRB of standard wording such as
“not in accordance with .estab-
and
ig”. | like. to set a flat rate of $15.00

In the opinion of this Board,
some elaboration of these terms
when used, would contribute to
more harmonious relations be-
tween the LRB and labor orga-

in;

(2.) The Inquiry Board has
considered the problem which oc-
curs in some municipalities when
attempting to conclude a collec-
tive agreement which should be
completed by the deadline impos-

Some relief will be afforded
this problem by using the alter-
native made possible by the
recommended amendment to Sec-
tion 26, which provides for volun-

(8) This Board strongly recom-
mends that all regulations, Rules
of Procedure, and all standard
forms used in the administration
of this Act be printed -in full as
appendices to this Act and
amendments thereto be gazetted.

It is further recommended that
any change or amendments to the
said regulations, Rules or Pro»

cedure, and standard forms re-| B.

ferred to be published in the
LRB’s Weekly Report.

(4) The Board strongly recom-

mends that the per diem re-
muneration provided for Chair-
man of Conciliation Boards be
substantially increased.

(5) The Board recommends

that the L.G. in C. afford the
authorized representatives of all

C. Government employees fa-

cilities to negotiate salary ad-
justments and. working condi-
tions. It is further recommended
that in the event of a settlement
not being reached the matter be
referred to arbitration.

During the life of the Board an
interim report was sent to the
Minister of Labor recommending
the appointment of additional
conciliation officers.

FROM PAGE 1

the Union, Committee members
shall receive the same compensa-
tion as Board Members.

SECTION 8:

The District headquarters shall
be considered the place of resi-
dence of the District President and
the District Secretary-Treasurer.
For the purpose of efficiency of
the District administration, the
District Executive Board in ses-
sion shall give consideration to
the place of residence of all peo-
ple employed by the District.

SECTION 9
No person shall draw pay for
two full-time positions.
Expense Allowance

Continuing his explanation, the
District Secretary stated: é

“The effect of Section 7(a) will
be to increase the expense allow-

by-

in
in

is

lowance for every day spent away
from the City of Vancouver on
actual business of the Union. This
applies in the case of the District
Officers only.

If, for instance, a Vice-presi-
dent resides in Victoria, and the
-laws establish his place of
residence as at Vancouver, the
result is that the per diem allow-
ance is paid to him when at home

Victoria, or when he is absent,
the Interior, but is not paid

when he is on the business of the
Union in Vancouver.

The proposed change will rec-
tify this situation. The per diem
allowance will be paid when he

actually on the business of the

Union at points other than his
place of residence. ;

As this makes common sense,

By-Law Referendum Explained

the views of the convention are
warmly endorsed by the District
Officers.

The new Section 8 has been re-
written to give the District Ex-
ecutive Board the right to name”
the place of residence of any-
one employed by the Board, Thi
has become necessary because of
the employment of many new
representatives in the Interior
and on the District staff in vari-
ous departments such as Safety,
and the intention to place a Vice-
president on duty in the Interior.

We feel that for reasons of
economy and efficiency, the Board
should exercise the right to stipu-
late the place of residence in each
instance. The District President
and Secretary will continue to
have their place of residence in
Vancouver.”

ance of delegates and people em-
ployed by the District Council
from the present rate of $5.00
per day to $6.00 per day, when
they are away from their’ places
of residence.

The present expense allowance
has been found to be quite inade-
quate, especially when the
Union’s officers arid other mem-
bers acting in the interests of the
Union are required to visit the
United States.

It_ should also be. noted that
nearly all Local Unions have al-
ready made provision in their by-
laws for the payment of a $6.00
a day expense allowance.

It was the opinion of the con-
vention, and it is now so recom-
mended to the membership that
a $6.00 per diem allowance is not
in excess of the actual needs of
the Union’s representatives when
required to be absent from their
places of residence.”

Per Diem Allowance

The new Section 7 will take the
place of the clause which now
pays expenses on a lost-time ba-
sis. The convention considered
that it would be more business-

per day to all appointees of the
District Executive Board, includ-
ing the International Board Mem-
ber, and members of the District
Executive Board. 4

In this connection, it should be
noted that this will not add in
any substantial measure to the
financial obligations of the Dis-
trict Council. Where on one hand
the per diem allowance has been
increased, on the other hand, the
new ruling respecting places of
residence will offset the increase.

Residence Rule

The present by-laws allow the
District Office no option but to
pay the employee an expense al-

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