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Vol. XXIi, No. 7

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Ist ISSUE, APRIL - VANCOUVER, B.C. 5c PER COPY

NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN

Bargaining talks with Forest Industrial Relations Ltd. open

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Tradesmen’s Rallies

Endorse IWA Plan
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Large mass meetings of IWA tradesmen at New West-
minster, Duncan, Victoria, and Port Alberni, Sunday,
April 11, heard the final report on rate adjustments of the
District Tradesmen’s Committee, with a recommendation
for acceptance, and cast their ballots for acceptance or
rejection, as they filed from the gatherings.

As this issue was about to go to press, it was

in the Georgia Hotel, Thursday, April 15, it has been announced
by the District President, Joe Morris, Chairman of the Nego-
tiating Committee.

International Secretary-Treasurer Carl Winn will attend

throughout the negotiations, and will actively participate in the
Union’s presentation, assisted by Research Directors Ed Kenney
and Joe Miyazawa. 3

Members of the IWA Negotiating Committee, in addition to

the Chairman, named above, are District_Ist Vice-President
William Gray, 2nd Vice-President S. M. Hodgson, 3rd Vice-
President Fred Fieber (Committee Secretary), Walter Allen,
oa 1-85, J. MacKenzie, Local 1-118, and Warren Lowrey, Local
1-367.

1954-55 CONTRACT DEMANDS

1. Six additional paid statutory holidays.

2. Full union security.

3. Day rates and negotiating rights for workers now
on piece-work rates.

4. Retention of seniority during lay-off.

5. Sunday pay at time and one-half for watchmen,
boatmen, and plant guards.

6. Job analysis program for entire industry.

7. Medical services plan, employer-paid, for the

tion,

officially announced by District Secretary-Treas-
urer George Mitchell that, by an overwhelming
majority, IWA tradesmen in all operations
throughout the Coast area, voting on the ques-
had endorsed the District Committee’s
recommendation for acceptance of the agreement
reached with the employers on tradesmen’s.rates.

Largest assembly was that
which gathered in the Queen’s
Park Arenex, New Westminster,
on Sunday last, and which re-
cruited approximately 500 trades-
men from Local 1-217, 1-357, and
1-367, The gathering was fully
representative of artisans from
the lumber industry throughout
the Lower Mainland, and the
Fraser Valley. Chairman was
Joe Madden, President of Local
1-357.

Committee’s Report

In his remarks, which preceded
the presentation of the Commit-
tee’s report, District President

Joe Morris complimented the
tradesmen on the determination
and patience, which had brought
a large measure of success to
the Committee’s negotiations.

He stated that the terms final-
ly negotiated with Forest Indus-
trial Relations were not all that
had been desired, but would prove
of enormous benefit to many of
the skilled workers. The original
yecommendation of the Concilia-
tion Board which initiated the
discussions had been indefinite,
and in no sense binding upon the
employers.

See TRADES’ RATES” Page 3

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Announcement that Bill 28, introducing the Labor

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_ whole industry.
8. Free transportation from hiring point to job.

Relations Act, had passed second reading in the Legisla-
ture with the support of a solid Social Credit majority
was greeted by the IWA with a statement from District
President Joe Morris, that April 8 would be known by the

UNION OFFICIALS, attending the joint labor conference in Victoria to protest the passage of Bill
28, here meet with a number of M.L.A’s at the end of a memorable session in which the politicians
heard some blunt talk from the unions.

As the Bill moyed into the
Committee stage in the House,
members of the joint labor com-
mittee retumed to. Victoria to
wage a last ditch fight. It was
announced that members of the
Opposition would continue to fight
the Bill by the introduction of
amendments, pointing out its
more gross anti-labor features.
At a shop stewards’ meeting
summoned by Local 1-217, April
10, the Act was given a section-
by-section analysis by George
Home, Secretary of the B. C. Fed-
eration of Labor. The meeting
was also addressed by District

President Joe Morris, who declar-

labor movement as Black Thursday.

ed that the Bill had been con-
ceived in hatred of the IWA.
| President Lloyd Whalen stated
| that the fight against the injus-
tices contained in the Bill would
continue, and that the Union
would take all necessary measures
to defend its existence.

In a defiant note, President
Morris stated in his report to the
Union: :

* ‘Opens Stormy Chapter”

“If the provincial government
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DECISION

REVERSED

Action initiated by Local 1-
80, and supported by the IWA
District Office, has resulted in
a reversal of a deeision by the
Unemployment Insurance Com-
mission regarding claims for
benefits in respect of the day

See “DECISION” Page 3

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