B.C. LUMBER WORKER |

WHALEN

TOMLINSON, MLA

Accusation made by Mr. George Tomlinson, M.L.A.,
when speaking at a public meeting in West Vancouver,
that labor in B. C. was controlled by “parasites and pyro-
technic organizers” necessitating the controls imposed by
the Social Credit government in the new Labor Relations
Act, brought a scathing answer from Lloyd Whalen,
President, Local 1-217, IWA. ‘

In a release to the daily press,
Lloyd Whalen challenged Mr.
Tomlinson in the following
terms:

The malicious insult to the
whole trade union movement in
the remarks attributed to Mr.
George Tomlinson, MLA, at a
public meeting in West Vancou-
ver, May 27, confirms the belief,
formerly expressed, that the re-
cently-enacted Labor Relations
Act ‘was conceived in Social
Credit enmity toward labor.

Blind Prejudice

Mr. Tomlinson, like many of
his colleagues, approaches his re-
sponsibilities in regard to labor
legislation with a blind prejudice
toward, and.a complete ignorance
of trade union purposes and pro-
cedures. As he addressed a pub-
lic meeting as a spokesman for
the Social Credit Party, we can
form no other conclusion, but that
his public statements, reveal his
party’s policy, unless. as publicly
repudiated.

We now challenge Mr. Tomlin-
son to prove the accuracy of his
statements before any represent-
ative trade union gathering. He
has deliberately misrepresented
the following facts:

1. The views expressed in
Victoria by the 400-member
joint labor conference of all
major trade union bodies, were
in accordance with resolutions
on the question, which had been
formulated by democratic as-
semblies of the unions repre-
sented.

2. The opposition to the
Labor Relations Act, expressed
by the trade union representa-
tives, when Bill 28 was under
consideration, has ‘since been
ratified by the membership of
their trade unions.

3. Trade union delegates who

BLASTS

attended the joint labor confer-
ence in Victoria, to protest the
passage of Bill 28, were elected
by the membership of their
Local Unions. All trade union
officers who acted as spokes-
men hold office only by virtue
of membership approval.

4, The collective bargaining,
derided by Mr. Tomlinson, is
the legal, and democratic meth-
od by which trade unions have
striven to raise the living stan-
dards of the workers. The

‘ trade unions have proven them-
selves as the only bulwark
against attempts to depress the
living conditions of the bulk of
the population. Had it-not been
for the trade unions, even
greater poverty and insecurity
would be rampant.

Mr. Tomlinson, and his col-
leagues, for political reasons,
have chosen to ally themselves
with reactionary anti-labor in-
terests to declare war on the
trade unions. We clearly under-
stand now for whom he acts as
a mouth-piece and where he
hopes to find political support.
We will bring his most recent
disclosure of this fact to the at-
tention of the joint labor con-
ference on June 5th. We know
that the rank and file trade union
membership, whose rights Mr.
Tomlinson holds in contempt, will
call for a day of reckoning at
the polls.

He was unpacking his lunch.|
All the fellows were watching as
he unwrapped a parcel about 18
inches long.

“My wife was too busy, so 1
made a pie myself,’*he explained.

“It’s a little long, isn’t it?”
asked one of the on-lookers.

“Sure it’s long. Why shouldn’t
it be? It’s a rhubarb pie.”

HANEY

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Local 1-71

Camp Grievances Aire

Grievances unearthed by
President Frank Howard, Lo-
cal 1-71, IWA, are recited in
the following report furnished
hy him for the information of
the membership in other camps
within the Local Union's juris-
diction.

Following his visit to two of
the camps in the Queen Char-
lotte Islands, President Howard
comments:

Justkatla Camp

About two years ago the
Union established the right to
bargain for, the warehouseman
and the assistant warehouseman
and established a rate for both
Last year the Com-

and therefore outside of the bar-
gaining unit.

The Union went into the mat-
ter but before they were able to
make a determination the camp
closed down and just this year
opened up again.

The Company then hired two
people who they call Kardex-
men. These two do the same
work as the Warehouseman and
the assistant used to do.

The wages for the Kardexman |

and the assistant are $35.00 and
$40.00 per month less than the
warehouseman’s rate, This is
just another typical move of The
Powell River Co. to chisel on the
fair wages established by the
Union.

Safety Week was marred by
one accident on the last day of
the week.

Last July we raised a grievance
about the hours of work and the
overtime coming to the First Aid
Attendant and were under the
impression that the Company
had corrected the situation by
complying with the
wage order for First Aid At-
tendants.

However, upon investigation
wé find that the Company had
not corrected the situation and
the First Aid Attendant is still
being improperly paid for the
hours that he works.

Sandspit Camp

This camp has had its crew
reduced by about 80 men from
what were here last year. The
Company didn’t hire them back
after the winter layoff in accor-
dance with. their seniority.

This of course has caused!
quite a bit of hard feeling|

against the Company. Quite a
few of the men in camp are now
concerned about setting up &

seniority plan mainly because of
the raw deal that the Company

gave some of the old timers

here.

Before they go ahead and start
on a plan they are going to dis-
cuss it among themselves first,
with a view to starting on the
scheme immediately negotiations
are completed.

This camp got through the
Safety Week without an acci-
derit, in fact there has not been
a compensable accident here this
year. . :

Our Union committee is think-
ing of having a social evening
for all the members’ wives at
one of the Union meetings. It
will probably involve a card
party, sandwiches, ete. There are
about 50-60 married families
here. a

Ole Sundheim, an old time
faller here, suggested at a meet-
ing recently that we approach
the Company on the matter of
yeereation facilities and equip-
ment. The only hall in camp is
owned by the Canadian Legion
and there is a minimum of
equipment.

LOCAL 1-80

Loggers Stage Thrills

2nd Annual Logger’s Sports Day, staged by the

Nanaimo Sub-Local of Local

tion of Committee Members Fred Dawson, George Ward,
“Jocko” Colwell and Frank Wilfred, proved to be the high
spot of that city’s Empire Day celebrations

Prizes and equipment were
donated by Comox Logging and
Railway Northwest Bay Division
MacMillan and Bloedel, Mayo
Lumber Co., Chemainus Division
MacMillan and Bloedel, Power
Saw Sales and Equipment, F. W.
Wilfert and Co. Ltd, Eureka
Sawmills, Nanaimo Foundry and
Engineering Ltd., Ira Becker and
Son, Texaco Products Nanaimo,
trees from Bowen Park, logs for
contest from Comox Logging and
F. W. Wilfert and Co., holes dug
by Jenkins Bros. Contractor:
Parksville, guy lines and wire
rope from R. Malpass Logging,
city grader, John. Barnes grader,
F. W. Wilfert D-cat, shackles and
clamps from Madills.

Competition was keen with the
following winners receiving gen-
erous cash prizes

Two man bucking: Uno Fors-
man and Martin Holst, $100.00

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1-80, IWA, under the direc-

and cup; 2nd, Peter Sundberg
and Alf Kerik, $50.

One man: Ist, Dennis Craw-
ford, $75.00; 2nd, Walker Addi-
son, $50.00.

Chopping contest: Ist, Phil
Whittaker, $75.00; 2nd, Alan
Woodrow, $50.00.

Eye splicing: Percy Dewar,
$75.00; J. Toivanen, $50.00.

Hand bucking: Charlie Mur-
ray, $75.00; Alan Woodrow,
$50.00. ~

Chokerman’s race: Andy Poje
$25.00; Ben Greenway, $10.00.

Tree climbing: Danny Sailor,
80 ft. tree up and down in 32
seconds, world champion, $100.; |
2nd, Les Nehaj, $50.00, 43 sec.

Presentation of cups and prizes
were made by Joe Cliffe, Supt.
of logging, Comox Logging and
Bill Dewar, Superintendent,

Northwest Bay, MacMillan Bloe-

Free Mea

Provision for free meals
when overtime work is re-
quired is one of the clauses
written into a recent contract
signed by the Laborers’ Inter-
national Union, Local 1093
(AFL-TCL) and the Victoria
Building Industries Exchange.
The new two-year contract pro-

vides a five-cent-an-hour wage
boost effective May 30th, and a
further five cents April 1, 1

The first five-cent boost

will

place common laborers at $1.60
an hour, with other classifications

upwards to $2 for rock foremen.
A new classification for power
buggy and: other tool operators

ls Gained

provided a rate of $1.80 an hour.
The men formerly had been on
the base rate.

Any employee required to work
overtime will be supplied with a
free meal provided he is com-
pelled to work after 6 p.m. Cost
of the meal or transportation to
an eating house will be borne by
the employer.

Hard hats when required will
be charged, and credited, with
the exception of sweatbands,
when returned in good order.
Rubber boots will be supplied on
conerete slab work, wet ditches
and caisson work, and rubber
coats for caisson work only.

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Judges were Bill Collister re-
presentative Power Saw Sales
and Service and Johnny Ulinder
bullbucker at Copper Canyon,
MacMillan Bloedel.

A display of falling and chop-

| ping was put on by Allan Wood-

row, Hugh McKenzie, Charlie
Murray, and Phil Whittaker.
Trees were fallen from two
spring boards.

Torchie Kulai topped a tree as
an exhibition for the crowd.

Danny Sailor who won the
world’s tree climbing champion-
ship at Albany, Oregon, by
climbing a 100 ft. tree in 39
seconds put on a sensational,
hair-raising dance on the top of
the spar tree while the announcer
sang Danny danced the -Charlton.
He and Les Nehaj put on a dis-
play of passing back and forth,
under and over each others ropes
80 ft. above the ground.

HAYES
ELECTED

William Hayes was elected
Financial Secretary, and Busi-
ness Agent of Local 1-367
IWA, at a recent membership
meeting, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of
Neil Shaw.

The resignation of the former
incumbent of the office was ten-
dered because of personal rea-
sons and was accepted with
regret.

The newly-elected official was
formerly IWA plant chairman in
the Hammond D:
Forest Products Ltd.

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