TALKS GET UNDER WAY “ots rtiniae tite Sndernational Weodworbers of Amertoa rb piaa Comma tat Vol. XXII, No. 6 @B> 22 2nd ISSUE, MARCH 1955 - VANCOUVER, B.C. <> MoM OM MH mM H Union’s Negotiators Now In Session With Employers x MM MoM OM IWA proposals for revision of the coast master contract 5c PER Copy |2S formulated by the Union’s Wages and Contract Confer- e ence were placed before the employers’ representatives, HM OM Forest Industrial Relations Ltd., when bargaining talks a 1WA DISTRICT NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE, meets on the eye of the opening of negotiations, March 15, with a Union. (From left) Tony Poje, Walter Allen, Stuart Hodgson, Joe Morris, Chairman, Fred Fieber, Secretary, and John MacKenzie (The other member of the committee, William Gray, was unavoidably absent in the Interior when photo was taken.) co - [WAS ca well prepared case for th Gregg Blocks Check-off Bill ‘The voluntary revocable ch labelled coercive by none othe: in debating Stanley Knowles’ (| heckoff of union dues has been + than Labour Minister Gregg CCF, Winnipeg North Centre) perennial checkoff bill which was again defeated in the House of Commons on February 8th, 54, LAST MEET SCHEDULED OTTAWA (CPA)—The Can- adian Congress of Labor will hold its 15th—and probably the fist under that name—conven- tion in Toronto on October 10, according to CCL Secretary- Treasurer Donald MacDonald. Originally the 1955 convention was scheduled to be held in Niag- ara Falls, Ont, but, due to the large number of delegates expect- ed to attend, the locale has now been shifted. A very full representation of delegates is expected for this year’s convention in view of the discus- sions which are expected to take place on a merger between the CCL and the Trades and Labor Congress. WHAT'S INSIDE Page Income Tox ...... 2 , this time by a vote of 133 to Mr. Gregg claimed if parliament adopted the bill it would violate principles of the Industrial Dis- putes and Investigation Act which was free of all coercive features related to collective agreements. To maintain the correct pers- pective, we wonder what superlat- ives Mr. Gregg has reserved to refer to.that much tighter form of union security, the closed shop. ‘The Industrial Disputes and In- vestigation Act, the dream child of the former William Lyon Mac- Kenzie King, is the Government's excuse for a National Labour Code which has been demanded by the CCL for a long time. The present act is weak, inadequate and in- effective, — . The issue split the Liberal ranks, as well as the Tories, while the Socreds, contrary to their position in British Columbia, where they form the government, voted with the CCF. Seven Liberals voted for the bill i+ >ddition to eleven Tories. y ° A It’s Still High OTTAWA (CPA) — Can- ada’g consumer price index remained practically unchang- ed between January 3 and February 1, moving from 116.4 to 116.3 (1949 prices equal 100), DBS reports. jGreen Gold—CJOR THE UNION’S DEMANDS... 1955-56 COAST CONTRACT 1. Full Union Shop. 2. Three additional paid statutory holidays. 3. Wage increase of ten cents an hour across- the-board. 4. “Portal to portal’’ pay, to protect workers required to travel long distances to and from their daily work within the employers’ opera- tions. 5. Fare allowance, from point of hire to place of employment, and return. 6. Daily rate for fallers, buckers. and pole cutters. 7. Industry-wide joint contributory medical plan. 8. Contract changes to clarify certain sec- tions in the contract. 9. Guaranteed daily rate for shingle sawyers and packers. 10. Revision of category rates in the plywood, shingle, and other sub-sections of the lumber industry. LOGGERS STAGE CONTEST Canadian 1955 Golden Gloves Boxing Winners are staging a ten bout exhibition, April 8th-9th, at Camp Woss and Camp *“N”, in the Englewood Division of the Canadian Forest Pro- ducts Ltd. f Arrangements to send the 22 fighters to the camps were made by the Optimist Club of Vancouver, Boxing Commission of B.C., and Larry. Krangle and George Ireland of Regent Tailors. Thursday 3 LISTEN TO 7.00 p.m. * CKNW opened promptly at the beginning of the ninety-day period prior to the contract termination date, March 15th. The seven members of the LWA District Negotiating Committee thad previously prepared draft amendments to the existing agree- ment incorporating the Union’s demands, and had also made care- ful preparation for their bargain- ing strategy. Following submission of the Union's demands the talks were adjourned to resume during the week of March 21, in order to al- low the employers the requested opportunity to study the Union’s case, and their reply thereto. At time of going to press, the bargaining talks were in progress, but no definite statement could be issued by the spokesmen, as the time had been occupied in the usual exchange of information re- garding the position taken by both of the parties. Observers gained the impression that on both sides of the bargain- ing table there was a determina- tion to reach an agreement through negotiations. It is antic- ipated that as negotiators on both sides are tough and seasoned veterans of such encounters, they will rapidly get at close grips with the main issues. _ Local Unions Rally Membership Throughout the coast area, all IWA Local Unions have been planning to rally the membership strength 100% in support of the demands. This year the Union has laid stress on the activities of the membership, timed to supple- ment the Union’s representations. at the bargaining table. As the bargaining passes from one definite stage to another, full information _on the developments will be communicated to the Local Union, to be relayed by them to the general membership. Warning as to the importance of local support for bargaining strategy was emphasized by Dis- trict Secretary-Treasurer George Mitchell, in a report to the Union over the Green Gold radio pro- gram. He said, in part: The Package “At this stage, every member of the I.W.A. in British Columbia and every worker in the industry should be fully conversant with the demands laid down by the Union in its delegate Wages and Contract Conference. They cannot be repeated too often, here, in the Local Unions, and on the job. The entire Union must be fully activized to support these demands as negotiations proceed, These demands have no special order of priority. Each of the demands is considered by our Union as part of a package, in which each item has importance. I make this statement, because all of the items do not cover all sections of the industry, but when considered as a whole, it will be found that all sections of the working force in the industry have had their most pressing problems See “TALKS” Page 3 ote: CIAVI 2 CKPG - Ist and 3rd Thursday -6 p.m.