B.C. LUMBER WORKER

LOCAL 1-357

Union Returns
Madden, Vandale

NEW WESTMINSTER — Joe Madden and Lawrence
Vandale were returned to office as President and Financial
Secretary respectively in the membership referendum vote

reported by the balloting committee at the last membership

meeting of Local 1-357 IWA.

The full list of those elected is
as follows:

President, Joe Madden; Ist Vice-
President (now vacant); 2nd Vice-
President, R. Cooper; 3rd_Vice-
President, Wm. Russell; Financial
Secretary, Lawrence Vandale; Re-
cording Secretary, Rae Eddie;
Warden, N. Kelly; Conductor, H.
Gregory; Trustee, 3-year, L. Miller,

New Westminster operation
most recently organized and certi-
fied is that of Inter-City Building
Supplies. Negotiations are now
under way as preparatory to the
signing of an agreement.

Office Employees Eligible

Tentative ruling was secured by
the officers of Local 1-357 IWA
recently that the present terms of
the Labor Relations Act will per-
mit them to secure certifications
for bargaining units which will in-
clude the office employees. The
question was explored in connec-
tion with two firms, where it seem-
ed desirable to form one bargain-
ing unit_for all employees with
IWA bargaining rights.

Shoemaker Reinstated

The New Westminster Local
Union of the IWA is rapidly be-
coming a centre for the adjustment
of grievances on behalf of workers
in other industries, who are not
esequately protected by union or-

ganization.

In recent weeks the Local Union
took up the cudgels on behalf of
a shoemaker who claimed to have
been discharged without proper
cquse. An investigation by the
Union, with representations to the
employer resulted in  reinstate-
ment.

Petty Grievances

‘An increasing number of com-
plaints from a number of opera-
tions in New Westminster indicate
that many employers at this time
are seizing upon minor alleged
infractions of the rules to penalize
employees. The suspicion is held
that this forms part of a pressure
campaign during negotiations.

One man was fired because two
minutes before quitting time he
was discovered with his lunch box
under his arm, although apparent-
ly he was not attempting to leave
his post, or neglect work assigned
to him.

In one such case, the employee
is handicapped by reason of a leg
amputation. Formerly he had been
permitted to leave for the plant
bus a few minutes before the
whistle, as he could not safely
walk the distance in the rush at
quitting time,

When doing so recently, he was

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charged with an infraction of the
rules,

Compensation Cases

Concern is expressed because
of the acts of several companies in
refusing, to re-employ men who
had been hurt in accidents and
granted compensation for varying
periods. ra

On return to work they were
denied employment on the grounds
that they had not so conducted
themselves as to avoid accidents.
In each case, where reinstatement
was insisted upon by the Union,
their conduct was found to be ex-
emplary.

Such grievances are held to be
instigated by efficiency experts,
working through the plants with
the purpose of reducing crews,
wherever any excuse may be
found.

Local 1-363

OFFICERS
NAMED
UNOPPOSED

With one exception, nomina-
tions placed on the membership
referedum ballot for Local
Union, 1-363 IWA were unop-
posed at the Annual Meeting,
Courtenay, March 26.

Names now before the member-
ship for approval are:

For President—E. Lidberg.

Ist Vice-President—W.Gran-
oukus.

2nd_ Vice-President — Ross
O’Brien.

3rd Vice-President—A. Mich-
alchuck. :

Recording Secretary — T.
Hewison.

Financial Secretary—J. Epp.

Conductor—N. Chernoff.

Warden—A. Sprogis.

1 Year Trustee—Wm. V
man,

3 Year Trustee—John Crock-
ett.
Frank Dunnigan.

District Policy Committee
Member—J. Epp.

District Executive Board
Member—E. Lidberg.

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LOCAL 1-423

Scheppe Moved
To Top Post

meeting of Local 1-423 elevated
Adam Scheppe to the position
of President to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of J.
Strong. Bob Reid was elected
to the post of 3rd Vice-
President. 3

The newly-elected officers were

KELOWNA — Membership |

installed by District Secretary
George Mitchell, who attended the
meeting.

Reports heard by the member-

ship included one on safety work
by George Walker, on negotiations
by H. Summerfeldt, and on condi-
tions at Simpsons plant by
ton Walls.

The meeting was addressed by
Secretary Mitchell, who outlined
the prospects for Union progress
and warned his audience to com-
mence preparations now in terms
of organization for the struggle
necessary to establish desirable

standards in the Interior.

“Old Doc”

Mourns

Ban On Beauties

‘The pin-up beauties which for
years have adorned the calen-
dars distributed to logging camps
by Dr. R. Lewellyn Douglas
have been banned to the great
sorrow of a host of admirers.

Censorship was exercised by the
top-ranking “brass” of the Dental
Association, who with puritanical
language in a letter addressed to
the “Old Doc” described his ideas
of attractive calendars as “crude”.
They informed him that any furth-
er calendar distribution would be
considered as quite unprofessional
and in gross contravention of the
Dentistry Act.

Power is vested in the Associa-
tion under the terms of the Act
to restrict any such activity on
the part of any of its members if
considered desirable. Trade union-

ists have long been accustomed to
regard the Association as being
one of the best examples of a
closed shop protected by law and
with the severest sort of penalties
for’any member who may choose
to disregard the rules laid down.

When interviewed by the B.C.
Lumber Worker the “Old Doc”
was anxious to convey his regrets
to his numerous friends in the
lumber industry.

The many letters received by
him have revealed the esteem in
which he has been held since the
days when he sponsored the Green
Gold radio program over a period
of years,

The “Old Doc” is now supply-
ing his friends with pocket calen-
dars, which apparently cannot be
regarded or at least detected a
breach of professional conduct,

Local 1-118

Credit Union
Organized

VICTORIA—A Credit Union
Charter has been applied for in
the name of Local 1-118, IWA., by
members following a special meet-
ing held March 20th, which was
addressed by Credit Union Of-
ficials.

A meeting will be held by the
members when the Charter is
granted to elect Committee mem-
bers. To serve on a committee or
vote on proceedings, a person must
first take out membership. Only
members of Local 1-118, IWA.,

Food Lost

ROME (CPA)—More than a
fifth of the food crops planted
by the world’s farmers every
year never reach the table, ac-
cording to the Food and Agri-
culture Organization of the Un-
ited Nations (FAO).

“It has been estimated that pos-
sibly 20 per cent of annual world
food crop plantings are destroyed
or seriously damaged by insect
pests and diseases.”

Although knowledge of control
measures is advancing, the deyel-
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transport is increasing the danger
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