Z Local 1-71 Fights Unfair Penalty Attempt by management at an Englewood Camp, to discipline a faller by suspension for an alleged offence after working hours, has been successfully challenged by Local 1-71 IWA. Investigation of the incident by Financial Secretary Fred Fie- ber in a visit to the camp, re- sulted in several conferences be- tween the camp committee and management. Reinstatement was arranged, but the loss of four days pay is still a matter of dis- pute between the Union and the Company’s Head Office. The story as told by Fred Fie- ber in a recent radio address is as follows: “While visiting this Engle- wood Camp I was required to assist the Camp Committee in processing a grievance, of a type which is found only too fre- quently. I refer to the arbitrary use of the employer’s power to dis- cipline a worker under the terms of the contract. I con- sider, that in this particular case, an unwarranted and ar- bitrary attempt on the part of management to penalize a.log- ger boomeranged because of its obvious injustice. A faller was suspended for 30 days because at the evening meal he took a plate of meat back to the cook, pointing out that it was too stale to eat, I can imagine that he used expressive language to voice his disgust, because log- gers everywhere quite properly believe that their hard work re- quires good food. Drastic Sentence I ask you to note that the al- dence. In effect, he was fined approximately $600.00, in the proposed loss of income, simply because the supervisory official concerned took a personal dislike to his views, as expressed. This punishment was actually a sen- tence imposed by management without a proper tridl or any right of appeal, except that which exists under the grievance procedure of the agreement. After discussions with man- agement, we succeeded in gain- ing his reinstatement. He lost four days’ pay, in itself a very substantial fine for an alleged misdemeanour over which the Company had no actual jurisdic- tion. The Local Union will furth- er discuss this matter with the Head Office of the Company in Vancouver.” Index Rises OTTAWA (CPA) — Can- ada’s consumer p-ice index showed a slight rise between June 1 and July 2, the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics reported. On the basis of 1949 prices equalling 100, the index rose to 116.0 from 115.9 in June. Food and shelter indexes were both up and the cloth- ing index showed no change between the two dates but these increases were nearly poe Se TUC GENERAL SECRETARY, Ron Alsop, from Australia (left), tells District President Joe Mor- ris and 3rd Vice-President Fred Fieber (right), that occasional laugh is good for all trade union officials. POWELL RIVER CO. 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Unfair Practice The Company is insistent that it should consolidate the usual bonus for finishing the quarter with the amount paid above the basic rate for adverse factors on the quarter. It is now common practice, when setting the price on the quarter to make allow- ance for such factors as rough ground, distance from the road, type and density of timber, etc. Under the Company’s proposi- tion, if through any mischance the falling crew should be pre- vented from finishing a difficult quarter, they would lose not only the finishing bonus but the price negotiated for the type of work required on that quarter and al- ready performed. Camp Affected The camps affected are those A Real Union Shop And No Mistake! No less than TEN unions work in harmonious association with the management of The Van- couver Sun to produce the daily issues of Western Canada’s leading newspaper that go into two out of three British Columbia homes. The Sun is happy to be a real Union Shop throughout, with agreeable relations with all its organized crafts and personnel. PHONE TAtlow 7140 FOR DAILY HOME CARRIER DELIVERY (Ianveg of Kelley Logging Co., Queen Charlotte Islands; O’Brien Log- ging Co., Stillwater, B.C.; and Alice Lake Logging Co, Port Hardy, B.C, The Local Union is continuing its effort to persuade the Powell River Co. to deal fair- ly with the fallers and buckers in this respect. We fear that unless the falling crews in these camps are allowed to earn as much as the crews earn in other camps, they will seek employment elsewhere. In my opinion, the attitude taken by the Company on this matter has no defence, and suggests to the men that they are trying to foist a “phony” agreement on them. 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