‘| 4 IY We Vol. XXII, No. 13 ‘<> *™ It ISSUE, JULY 1955 - VANCOUVER, B.C. We (hs KK 5c PER COPY => MX % Membership Majority For IWA rejection by the pie Coney Committ LEADERS an PACT ENTS of the two leading labour bodies in Canada, Claude Jodoin _mgsion Re Mosher, Gon a ston of Labour, were given an exation by the TLC convention recently, A. R. Mosher, Canadi when they jointly declared their determination to unite Canadian labo in fayor of ace District Tabulating Committee. Subsequently FIR advised ers had nikewiae seceoted pr Be settlement. Report to the Uni ion of We ke membership referendum aX x Vote Gives ieeeteatice " is termine approval or of the Coast ania settlement, recommended - tee, gave a decisive majority ceptance, it was Baneuiied July 4, by the the Union that the employ- in Alberta, was made by the Sec-| mittee, Fred Fieber, in a radio peices during which he stated in pee announce, on be- nee h man- The 1 eis ary amendments to the existing pro ovisions ‘of the which wi con eh ill give effect to the terms of settlement, are rafted and aproved by our Com— tte With only eae now att of the District Policy Com- mittee, that the official that ae the votes cast during the re- ership ben tated by the Union on eka of mem Purana the Coast area of the proposed contract settle- ment. t should be explained tat the pares ee is_the pattern for rate oe ements, which rank an file Seema of the IWA approves the Coast Toes Unions, and the in- tion made earlier by the Disniet aoe negotiations. Bargaining on an industry- Seo Beale, See all the sas issues throu; ae ter ake ent, ae unit ae have its agree- veaee Raed with thé employer concerned, as required by law. ach ae posed t acceptance at present in- who bargain independently. These employers will now accept the blished. result of slndes a reservation with to two companies, where contact See “TERMS” Page 3 7 (left) Trades and Labour Congress, —. Break| Contract Terms ur Vancouver ae ae on the advice of T. R. Wat ie ie gener Research Lid., have become a matter of protest to the Minister 2 Labor by Canadian ee of ions in the bor uni vince. is expected that Betiscisn will be Bent a Tt i cena ae the fore a Conciliation Board. A m jority report was signed by the Union’s nominee, George Home, employers’ the! demnation of ie aes in sue tion as a fla: collective barg: Pc ncles:| aud a direct ‘olation of the Act g position defiantly taken nominee dissente = Uni m By-passed FLARES work stoppage which proueht before the Board of fu Ee call t ‘ime. lation as recently provides that an em- ployee shall receive his regular rate of pay. Es two hours if he re ports ork with the addi- tio (1) If the ‘employee com- coapled the eeiaatibn of oper- The w became exasperated over a eloned dispute with re- faetedbltansea eyeele the oftis7| 7 employee's regular rate, e: cers of Local 1-424 have nego- | cept where his work is suspended tiated am understanding with | because of inclement weather or Eagle hi Sawmills, Giscome, which has the sia of the employer.” a aa seed the workers reported, and started work, but ran out of ma- Call Time Rule Goes To: Test case under Wage Order No. 1 (1955) Test will be Industrial Relations by Local 13 ‘A to determine whether an employer can success- ly evade the obvious intent of the regulation dealing Union Settles Dispute the eoatien of MacKay Flanagan Ltd, 28 a result them. The Company had pre- ems decided to close down the with may two hours pay. Under Ener Th f the Uni the employers in ae in- ale to accept eS majority .r Bee wpon t would. if 2 acce] epted ai While awaiting advice from the le 1 -| Minister, as to wh |xate paid by crew members nded order the Local Union 1 nov ym Four hours pay e cre Local 1-357, achieved full TWA, whic! and satisfac- destroy all confidence in con-| Ployers, would accept or reject, | $9.15 a day was insufficient. ie for the tory settlement of all out- : Satin procedures, a CES! held meetings of | stated that adequate restauyant tand the Uphol-| ‘clr employee: facilities were available in the | the attent t, th sory Waukee Union er einy Before the Union, authorized to | neighborhood. existence of the Wage Order was|, Persistent wiglenonsiee of the con- by rey Zasmn, OE, and on loge, The company ob | te aa ae Manufac-| been advised, the employes Were] ed out that the Company had| jected, and an Inspector of the : pho Cal ea d directly that the employ- | closed down the eo ‘moan with Board was despatched to investi-|°* 2 = nehepus ape ao Mr. Wath was recently heard b consulting the employee: gate the circumstances. Seen seen eee i ae award. They were then told that] the Union, Se iad Wests eetcea| he ‘asi to be dealt wath hy (2 ciala st a y sendeavorea te Lox ee ey aecepted the ae boai the Board of Industrial Relation, pend Gacesoy vain proposing still less the price of board. The cookhouse closure had year eva, the plants would be closed di outs Intimidation this threat over their sie ae employers there and then demanded a vote to accept WHAT'S INSIDE Page | completely, beyond the employer's control. The Local Union takes fhe. Position that the employer with fee utcome of the o discus- sions “beta the Union them nd far above those ees in the Union’ ae "goat run out of logs, and could] matters on the _ See “BREACH” Page 2 “BOARD” Page 2 Whi is were deadlocked between the accordingly, without placing the c aa 7 etahers to undue incon- the eaeeasee procedure voked with regard to all out- \standing grievances. Grom Gal-CJOR 7.00 p.m. 4 CKNW 7:05 p.m. Sat., CJAV 6:30 pn. Thur. Thursday ¢ CKPG - Ist and 3rd Thursday- 6 p.m.