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B.C. LUMBER WORKER s

“REPORT”

date ceases to be a Supervisory worker and the Company
desires to retain his services, it is hereby agreed that re-
instatement can be made within the bargaining unit com-
mensurate with competency and seniority.  -
STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
That Empire Day and Armistice Day be
added to Article 15, Sec. 1, Paragraph (a).
We recommend that the parties agree to
fix a-qualifying period before and after any
Statutory Holidays.
A new clause should be added to this article as follows:
It is agreed between the parties that
casual labor will not receive pay for Statu-
tory holidays.
HOURS OF WORK
_ We recommend that where the parties can agree, joint
application should be made to the Board of Industrial
Relations for exemption from the provisions of the Fac-
tories Act permitting the working of two hours or less on
a Statutory holiday to complete the last shift prior to the
holiday at straight time rates.
ADJUSTMENT OF GRIEVANCES

Clause C, Article 5, be amended by striking out the
words “the same individual or”.

BOARD & LODGING (Article 21)

Delete the words “Where a lesser rate is in effect, that
rate shall prevail”.

Mr. Smeal wishes to go on record as supporting the
union’s request for Union Shop and Mr. Robson similarly
wishes to express his support for increased board rates in
logging camps, but in the interest of unanimity both have
agreed to forego these matters in the Board’s recom-

mendations.
F. J. LYNN, Chairman
R. K. SMEAL, Member
C. GEORGE ROBSON, Member.

IWA CALLS
MASS. RALLIES

Mass membership meetings, arranged by IWA Local Unions
for consideration of the proposed contract settlement, are as
follows: °
LOCAL 1-217—Sunday, July 12, 2 p.m. Exhibition Gardens,

Vancouver.
LOCAL 1-357—Sunday, July 12, 2 p.m., Arenex, Queens Park,
New Westminster.
LOCAL 1- 80—Sunday, July 12:
Youbou, Community Hall, 10:30 a.m.
Lake Cowichan, Community Hall, 2:00 p.m.
Parksville, 2:00 p.m.
Duncan, 7:00 p.m.
Chemainus, 2:00 p.m.
Ladysmith, 2:00 p.m.
Nanaimo, 7:00 p.m.
LOCAL 1-118—Monday, July 13, 7:30 p.m., CCL Hall.
LOCAL 1-367—Sunday, July 12:
Harrison Community Hall, Harrison Hot Springs,
2:00 p.m. .
Hope Memorial Hall, Hope, 2:00 p.m.
Canadian Legion Hall, Mission, 7:00 p.m.
Hammond Hall, Hammond, 7:00 p.m.
LOCAL 1- 85—Saturday, July 11, Alberni Athletic Hall, 10 a.m.
LOCAL 1.363—Sunday, July 12:
Community Hall, Fanny Bay, 10:00 a.m.
Native Sons Hall, Courtenay, 1:00 p.m.
Legion Hall, Campbell River, 4:00 p.m.

LOCAL 1-85

‘Union Prevents
Disqualification

Island millworker who was denied unemployment in-
surance benefits for refusing to work under a foreman
whom, he claimed, used abusive language toward him, had
his ease reviewed successfully by the U.LC. court of

referees, through the efforts of Local 1-85, IWA.
After being denied payment on
the grounds that he had volun-

the court of referees which had

tarily quit his job in a local mill,
the man was supported by the
local in an appeal,

: Abusive Language

The worker claimed he had
protested the foreman’s use of
abusive language and when con-
ditions had not changed asked

” for a transfer.
He had quit when the transfer
had not been forthcoming, ac-
cording to local officials.

Moore, financial secretary

heard the appeal recommended
payment of benefits from May 7
until June 17 when the man re-
turned to work.
‘Briefs Submitted

According to the letter, the
court had studied briefs sub-
mitted by the appellant and evi-
dence submitted by the IWA and
had been satisfied that the work-
er had exhausted all means of
having conditions adjusted before
leaving the job.

The man is now working in
another plant for the same com-

Board Set

New contract demands of Lo-
eal 1-367, IWA, upon the Eddy
Match Co., Mission, B. C., will go
to a Conciliation Board follow-
ing the deadlock in current nego-
ions.

The Local Union’s demands for
the new contract are:

1. Establishment of the 40-

For ;

Eddy Match Co.

hour week with same take-home
pay.

2, Three additional paid Statu-
tory holidays.

3. Increase in night shift dif-
ferential.

4. Seven cents per hour across
the board increase.

5. Cost of living bonus clause
to be deleted.

OTTAWA — Sonth of the
border workers are more union
conscious than their Canadian
neighbors, according to a U.S.
Department of Labor estimate
of union membership in the
United States.

In the 1953 directory of labor
unions, total 1952 membership in
unions is placed at between
4 and 17 million, This means
that one out of every 3.7 persons
employed in the 61,460,000-man
U.S. labor force is a union mem-

CANADIAN RATIO LOW

ber.

Canada’s record for the same
period shows that out of a total
labor force of 5,200,000 union
members number only 1,146,000,
or one in every 4.5 of the total
Canadian labor force.

Union membership in both Ca-
nada and the United States has
increased since these figures were
compiled but the ratio of union
members to the total work force
is believed to have remained very
much the same.

On July 1, 1953, the Canada
Fair Employment Practices
Act will come into effect, “to
prevent and eliminate practices
of discrimination against per-
sons in regard to employment
and in regard to membership in
a trade union because of race,
national origin, color or re-
ligion’, as urged by the Ca-
nadian Congress of Labor.

The Act states that no em-
ployer shall refuse to employ, or
continue to employ, or otherwise
discriminate against any person
in regard to employment or any
term or condition of employment,
because of his race, national
origin, color or religion. Further,
an employer is not to use any
employment agency which prac-
tices discrimination against per-
sons seeking employment.

Employers are not to publish
any advertisement relating to
employment which expresses di-
rectly or indirectly any limitation
or preference based on race, na-
tional origin, color or religion,
except in cases where the prefer-
ence or limitation is based on a
bona fide occupational qualifica-
tion. There are similar provisions
against the use of application
forms by an employer which ex-
press such limitations.

The Act also forbids discrimi-
natory actions by labor unions.
No labor union may exclude any-
one from full membership, or
expel, suspend or otherwise dis-
criminate against any of its
members, or discriminate against
any one in regard to his employ-
ment because of that person’s
race, color, origin or creed.

The new Act applies to em-
ployers in essentially the same
industries and undertakings as

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F.E.P. LAW
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does the Industrial Relations and
Disputes Investigation Act. These
are the undertakings which are
within the legislative jurisdiction
of the Parliament of Canada. It
applies also to trade unions, to
the extent that their operations
fall within the authority of the
legislation. The Act does not
apply to employers of fewer than
five employees, and it excludes
non-profit educational, fraternal,
charitable, religious and social
organizations.

SCIENCE
GETS
PAY-OFF

OSLO, Norway—The Norwe-
gian government has announc-
ed the distribution of the
nearly $2,000,000 that has been
allotted to science from the
1952 profits “of the State-op-
erated soccer pool. Earlier an
allocation of $850,000 was
made for the construction of
soccer fields and other sports
facilities.

‘INTERIOR’

No increase was granted the
Interior woodworkers last year,
although a Conciliation Board
had recommended a wage in-
crease of 3% cents an hour.

The differential which will re-
sult when the proposed settle-
ment at the Coast becomes effec-
tive at a base rate of $1.49 is re-
garded by Coast woodworkers as
a constant threat to their stand-
ards. If Interior operators are
permitted to produce with labor
costs 19 cents an hour less than
at the Coast, Coast production
will be exposed to unfair and
dangerous competition, it is
Pointed out.

BREAKAWAY

TORONTO — The Retail &
Wholesale Union, CCL-CIO,
finally broke into the win col-
umn in the Toronto area with
a clear-cut victory over an in-
dependent union at Silverwood
Dairies. The vote was 305-167.
Retail, Wholesale has organiz-
ed milk drivers in other cities
but until now all Toronto
dairies were in the ranks of
the AFL.

No. 500/53.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA
BETWEEN:
STANLEY JOHN HERBERT
SMITH, and RAYMOND WILLIAM
SMITH, an infant, and SONIA
ARLENE SMITH, an infant, suing
by their next friend, STANLEY
JOHN HERBERT SMITH

PLAINTIFFS
AND:

DONALD ANSLEY BOLAND and
THOMASENA BOLAND
DEFENDANTS
TO DONALD ANSLEY BOLAND OF
PORT ALBERNI, BRITISH CO-
LUMBIA E

‘TAKE NOTICE that an action has
been commenced against you in the
Supreme Court of British Columbia,
on Feburary 26, 1953, No. 500/53, by.
STANLEY JOHN HERBERT SMITH
and RAYMOND WILLIAM SMITH
and SONIA ARLENE SMITH in

sonal judgment and for costs against
you and your co-Defendant THOMA-
SENA BOLAND with respect to a
mortgage made by you and your co-
Defendant Thomasena Boland, dated
the 7th day of February, 1950, and
made in favor of the Plaintiffs.

And it has been ordered that ser-
vice of the Writ in the said action
on you be effected by this advertise-
ment. If you desire to defend the
said action you must within 30 days
from! the last publication of this ad~
vertisemént, inclusive of the day of
th publication, enter an Appear-
ance at the Vancouver Registry of
the Supreme Court of British Co-

lumbia, in default of such Appear
ance, ‘judgment may be entered
against’ you.

J. T, STEEVES
Plaintiff's Solleitor.
DATED the 15th day of June, A.D.

1953,

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