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Nanaimo & District Union Institute, sponsored jointl
by the Canadian Congress of Labor and the evaneoilver
Island Labor Council, attracted to its third annual suc-
cessful session in the Malaspina Hotel, Nanaimo, approxi-

mately 50 students from the IWA Local Uni i
Port Alberni, and Courtenay, October euieee es

Officers of the Island Labor
Council who shouldered responsi-
bility for the local arrangements
were Gilbert Schofield, Local 1-
80, IWA, President of the Coun-
cil; and J. Colwell, Local 1-80,
IWA, the Council’s Financial
Secretary. td

The training courses were su-
pervised by the International Re-
search and Education Director,
Ed Kenney, and the Associate
Director, Joe Miyazawa. .

Curriculum

Subjects dealt with in class in-
struction were: “Job Stewards’
Duties”, instructor, Joe Miya-
zawa; “Contract Analysis”, in-
structor, Ed Kenney; “Under-
standing Our Economy”, instruc-
tor, Pen Baskin; “Effective
Speaking”, instructor, Grant
MacNeil.

Assisting as instructors and
resource leaders were District
President Joe Morris; Financial
Secretary J. Holst, Local 1-363;
Business Agent J. F. Colwell, Lo-
eal 1-80, IWA; Financial Secre-
tary J. Moore, Local 1-85, IWA;
District Safety Director John T.
Atkinson; President J. Epp, Local
1-868, IWA; President George
Bryce, UMWA, Local 5837; with
Financial Secretary Ed Linder,
Local 1-80, IWA, as Registrar.

More than three hundred
guests assembled in the dining-
room of the Hotel Malaspina for
an enjoyable banquet to conclude
the sessions of the Institute with
President Tony Poje, Local 1-80,
as Master of Ceremonies. In
addition to students, their wives
and friends, leading trade union-
ists were in attendance. Also
present were Colin Cameron,
M.P., and wife; Tom Barnett,
M.P., and wife; Robert Strachan,
M.L.A., and wife; John Squire,

Duncan,

MLA. and wife; W. Moore,
M.L.A., and wife; Frank Howard,
M.L.A.; International 1st Vice-
President Jim Dicey; and School
Inspector Claude Campbell and
wife,

The assembly was addressed
briefly by His Worship Mayor
Muir of Nanaimo, who expressed
sympathy with the educational
aims of the trade union move-
ment and complimented the offi-

-cers present on the excellent or-

ganization of the Institute.

John ‘Harr, of the University
Extension Department, was the
featured speaker. He stressed
the value of adult education, and

outlined the many ways in which
the Extension Department en-

TEETH IN
LAW URGED

MONTREAL (CPA) — A
delegate to the CCL 13th an-
nual convention suggested that
the onus of proving that no
discrimination against workers
existed should rest with em-
ployers. ;

Emmett Holmes, Local 1-217 of
the International Woodworkers of
America, said that unless a per-
son who felt he was discriminated
against had a very strong back-
ing for his case, from a commit-
tee or similar group, it was hard
to provide evidence of discrimina-
tion.

Stiffer Penalties

At present the responsibility
for proving discrimination rests
with the person discriminated
against. 2:

Several delegates suggested
strengthening of the penalties
under the Fair Employment Prac-
tiees Act which became law on
July 1 last. One suggestion “was
that an employer should be warn-

led at first offence, fined for a

deavours to serve the educational | subsequent offence and “put out
needs of the British Columbia! of business if he practiced dis-

adult population.

| crimination for the third time.”

1-80 Wins

Award —

In Arbitration

Decision of an Arbitration Board sought by Local 1-80
IWA in the matter of the dismissal of David Badle by a
foreman of the BCFP in the chipper plant at Youbou held
recently that the dismissal was not warranted.

Chairman of the Board was Mr.
J. Byers, Victoria, and the
Union’s nominee was John T.
Atkinson, District Safety Direc-
tor.

It was alleged by the Com-
pany's representative before the
Board that the foreman had dis-
covered Badle quitting work and
eating his lunch prior to the
scheduled lunch period.

Flimsy Pretext
The Local Union’s representa-

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tives gave evidence that the fore-
man had indicated that he was
looking for the opportunity to
fire Badle, and did so on a flimsy
pretext, at the same time threat-
ening him with police eviction
from the premises.

The manner in which the dis-
missal was ordered aroused keen
resentment among the employees
who took a day’s “holiday” in
protest. When they returned to
work, and the Grievance Commit-
tee met with management, the
discussions deadlocked, and arbi-
tration was requested.

Finding of the majority of the
Board was:

“While we find from the
evidence that David Badle had
commenced his- lunch ahead of
time, we are agreed that this was
insufficient to warrant his dis-
charge, in view of other disci-
plinary measures available to the
Company.”

FRANCO PACT
CONDEMNED

BRUSSELS (CPA)—The In-
ternational Confederation of
Free Trade Unions has stated
that the recent U.S.- Spanish
pact “will inflict serious moral
and political damage on the
community of nations united in
defence of freedom and democ-
racy.”

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LOCAL 1-71

PHONY CONTRACT

PROHIBITED

Attempt of the Boyd Logging Co. Ltd., Minstrel Island,
to foist’ upon loggers a “partnership” agreement which

‘| would nullify standard conditions of employment, has been

prohibited by a recent ruling of the Board of Industrial
Relations secured through action taken by Local 1-71,

IWA.

The “partnership” arrange-
ments proposed by the firm, and
which had victimized a few log-
gers, was hotly attacked by the
Local Union as “phony”, and a
barefaced attempt to negate any
union agreement by substituting
“slave labor” conditions.

Loggers who had been per-
suaded to sign the “partnership”
agreement found themselves
without income until generous
provision had been made for all
the requirements of the owners.
It was quickly discovered that no
logger could possibly work under

the agreement and collect any-
thing that approached normal
wages.

One individual who protested
was quickly shipped back to the
city, with little to show for his
labor but debts.

The order of the Board states
that the terms of the “partner-
ship” agreement were intended to
have the effect of defeating
true intent of the “Male Mii
mum Wage Act”.

Any further transactions un-
der the agreement were definitely
prohibited.

Labor Lecture
Series Starts

The Education Department of the Vancouver Labor

| Council is once again providing a series of lectures at the

Vancouver Normal School, sponsored by the Extension
Department of the University of British Columbia, and
designed for the benefit of trade unionists.

The lectures, starting October
8th at 8 p.m. and held every
Thursday until the series is com-
pleted, will cover the following
subjects:

Subjects

History of Labor Development
in Canada, given in four sessions
by Professor David Corbett; Ele-
mentary Economics, which is also
in four sessions and given by
Professor Stu Jamieson; An
‘Analysis of Company Financial
Statements will be given in two
sessions by a Professor from the

School of Commerce.

The Education Committee feels
that these lectures should prove
very beneficial to members of the
labor movement. They will be
given in such a manner as to
bring out the fundamental points
of each subject in the simplest
way possible. The lectures will
Jast one full hour, and be fol-
lowed by a question period of 30
minutes. The charge is $5.00 per
student, payable to the Vancou-
ver Labor Council.

CREW SIGNS UP 100%

Successful organizing of the 23
man crew of the Arcade Shingle
Co., North Vancouver, B. C., with
the election of two shop stewards,
has been réported by Harry
Bardsley, Business Agent of Lo-
cal 1-217, IWA, and Fred Soon,
District Chinese Representative.

The two officers, after an ex-
tensive organizing campaign over
a two-week period, managed on
September 25th, to sign the crew

up 100%, by holding meetings
simultaneously of the different
racial groups in the mill.

After some minor grievances
were processed by the organizers,
a new contract based on this
year’s settlement was signed.

A wife should be understanding
when her husband flirts with the
waitress. He may be playing for
big steaks.

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