‘TWA — ISSUES m y WD ONBER Vol. XXII, No. 12 as 2nd. ISSUE, JUNE 1956 - VANCOUVER, B.C. tf ihe ee Sc PER COPY Ss Union Protests Mass Lay-off IWA, beet alles laid ot by Cattermole and Trethewey, featractors:| t in the jerks area, and dei crews als st. manded the re-hiring of ge #3 2 3 Tine eerie the heel of a dis; aie Lay eRe gan sndlente ‘hat Be dlibuckers aad enters first laid off. Thi chil lbuekers as ception in the Bui tle Lake area mai reason for the em: mployers’ action which has given serious provoca- sealers. were re-hired, and a er made Hs hire other The Local Union good ground for that the step was designed a ah ae unionization of the opera- Sole Exceptioi This contractor is nee only ex- operation effected i is one sof is his visi fd in- se the ssoeuibilties. of an eee settlement. Ruling Won Sets Useful Precedent cision recently obtained by Business Agent Harry De Bardsley, Local 1-217, IWA, from the Board Unemployment Insurance Comm aes to prove of distinct aan in dealing with disputed clai The the Board in re anseior. the nee against dis- qualification held that the claim- ant was justified in refusing em- ployment with undue accident hazards. of Referees, SSI ion, has set a pr ecedent the saw, and Eat, guards were superfluous. He refused to take the obvious risks. ran Insurance Officer, a woman, “PRECEDENT” Page 3 | i | me ‘ | JACOB HOLST nt fill a job as trim saw “opera tor, great an ac ane s The trit was operating in mae a “Seite at at it was fre: quently blocked, because of iene he sue and to clear Ra Protruding pieces of Focal 1-71 Membersh As mem persnip strength 4,600 in eeu omendation of pronthly dues i oan a ae ion ant Marks ip High hit the new all-time high of onths, Local 1-71, IWA, ratified the rec- Fey ecember’s convention to increase the 50 cents, and thus speed the tempo of an educational program. thr ier which the nee Lo- in 1948 and 1949, measured gail ground. oe real ‘onion te na to contend for survival against " Interide Talks Contnce Indicating sale: Progress kk Resumption of bargaining Sie Negotiating Committee and the emplo: wk * between the IWA ers’ representa- tives in the Northern and Southern Tet districts gave IWA cir Tike this wek to the Speculation in mployers are less adam: INTERIOR NEGOTIATORS was told recently by Financial Secretary Fred Fieber, when ad- ally ‘encountered in the affairs of a trade the G Id radi. lumber Hae coat petipd him could ja hrow ance. Any Sie whieh ine quired ie might be hurled against hi: yy the speed of the 27-inch ee was told that there was no alternative method of operating 5 in- Distances Handicap One glance at the map os the B. c. coastline will ps In crease, Ae vad that we number of import: ae Secata oe hind the decision, all of which stem from the trend of develop- men’ our Local Union. rage ELMER ATWOOD — ircles that the ‘is year than roumerly E. W. KENNEY BILL MUIR Whether such speculation is well-grounded or not could not be e eee contract settlement availabl Rae ae “held, oanereneee Prince George and Pen- ‘as temporarily divided in order speed up the talks. Morris at Prince George it Prin i Secretary-Treasurer George chell a pated oy Research Direc: tor Ed Ki undertook similar See raanibiicen at Penticton, ation pEsvailed on critical ph the Toa would soon U be reached. i Fier service a ee ‘ator in logging camps WHAT'S INSIDE dded: “It is quite often my fellow- me tions in unlike ae in aay other B.C. cal Union. Lo- These va riations have ae ese is approxima’ 0 miles, However, when one considers Stewart on the Alasean ound c pros ae of a mutu: tbe an "application to be made fe setuelly spanned: paultiply the direct mileage many times. The distance ob onal from # average logging camp on coast is not the only handicap. Transpo: tation peimiet Kc many of t] camps even more | a: yenete thai ‘vould appear on the +t th at this stage. When queried on the question, ihe Di: announcement could be expected, He added: “The WA ‘¢ determined than ever to Page _IWA Pix .......- to the actual conditions, ees ap- Seal Tends Geek, ‘Many of these camps the coves, ba inlets a isles phere logging | occasional contacts "ih points evident in Local 1-71 must be are now by realized that ie aed iutahees as “LOCAL 1-71” Page 2 ie ages and working penn for the lum- ber workers rior into e Int closer pase with those now in effect at the coast.” cian 7.00 p.m. t CJAV-6:30 p.m. Thursday => Thursday > CKPG - Ist and 3rd Thursday- 6 pm.