creased productivity, in a world
h ¥ A

cess of ee ae ted.
ust also vie erent that

‘The goodwill which the IWA

an expanding demand. _
T rary Weakness
tated

The weaknesses in our econ-
my which have pera puulesizes
recently as a ly use a re-
ession a ore na-
ae i

which

be ‘ffee by the exercise of
controls atlas to the Federal
ma

trade union movement is a
oehet indication that its record

eo necessary as to pl lung: e the

MG aes the cash registers ring-
“ing.
Ste our Officers suggest that
ie members of eas Union take
ities facts under consideration
and then do their own think-

of solid
ciated by trade unionists gener-

‘a

The character of our immedi-
ate ereities fon pet year
will change cisions

to bankruptcy, ae the public will
remedy ead at the ag
tors which hi

porary syveakone d fhe ae

re tem-

tion, els te the re-
newal of the coast master con-
tract will

ist. win our
bers, a distinct ‘ada in

a make their own decisions,

ced by arti-

ganda,
our legitimate enition is for
higher living standard

aes, b

and Issue, February

negotiation, was fully , demon-
strated.

PLYWOOD JOB
EVALUATION:

_In accordance with the i

h
that the aims Gout
Union, are of the erentet
ures

siakive uv sposeiile for o
duction the existing
needs for eee “iving standards.

CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

COAST:

Acceptance by the Fata
of a two-year agreement for
coast xetion enabled the District
Executive — Bo: Ba to continue

Regotiations on vital points ss
contract benefits, = sieve than one-half of one | inthe framework ct e 1955 s
. ence! ment. These were mainly ee
The J pie corkeronn dered The decline in house const conditions of
it to be their duty to familiarize | 4®8—housing starts in 1957 Juation in plywood plants, and
themselves with developing eco down 25 percent below 1956 ad bucke: ontract
omie trends, in consultation with | °Ve" 30 percent below the 1955 pate In addition, queue cements
ia vheniiar departments of the | level This adver: affects the | i a ion of ney
International Union and the Ca- lumber i dustry in its domestic for travel fie See
bas Tal ngress, Experi-| Sales, has increased unemploy- aa “i “district wide grievances
mpeetss'riade. it ia that the|™ent, and lowere rchasing aaah: were submitted to arbitra-
fullest possible knowledge of the | Power in, the degree represented | ti
about the lumber industry, y a cut-back in construction "The over-all results of these
lowered producing in the in negotiations, which were pro-
domestic and export markets is | ies feeding house construction. | Jo, longed throughout year,
ssential to prevent any misdir-| anti - inflationary | were i pa prove the wage
leasure of the Federal Goyern-| structu: x further negotia-
inthe Papas ent, accentuated by the| tions. Undivided catenin to
This information will be made | Policies of leading financial and ite ratings a the contract has
Ayailable e members dele-| investment institutions are lead-| enabled a per ett of
gated to make decisions regard- ing to the present adver effect a ints ane Bs clarifie
ng. pareaicing strategy in the on business activity caused by in-| through Se eaine.
iomits quitis in the 0 x-all monetary| Under the terms of the agr
ee n din 1955, an
must warn tthe prop teps are now bi increase of five
ganda of exaggera orga ing Sal © with one addi-
ing in oe see and cal-| The mpt being made by tional a aid ater ry holiday

culated to ‘Panic workers when

powerful Tact and industrial

treat. It is therefore important
to stress He this time the i: pees
tance of a pane mene e view

these economi

of o1 Inion.
= _, Your Officers hold the belief

an

velopments in

their relation fe the bargaining | gai
yur

profit out of the

artificial rae ulation of

money market and inyestment,
at the same ti eu

out smaller business firms

SS
in monopoly control is onan

wate into effect automatically on
June 15,

caTEcory RATE
REVISI ION INS

and a temporary situation that

eady maintained

regarding
resource hlselapment. and she

(PORT

OR’S MEN’S
For Everything A Man Weara
% WORK, SPORT or DRESS x

WOODWARD STORES

ALBERNI) LTD.

“Your Family Shopping Centre”
“Closed Wednesdays All Day”

ee in be neniad
You: icers refer to these
matters mini at ee time to
jeress ie point that these fac-
Ors ae he situation are cage
ae at this stage, and are in

We Can Afford
To Sell The...
BEST For LESS!

Local Unions, first w
to remedy the justifiabl
ances of the graders and

Ear the ye and after
four mont Sera Cons, a rai
revision was secured for boom-
men the the District Committee

his gains yate increase of
seven and one-half cents an hour

Oc!
” negotiations |
” Reena
of lumber
in amounts
ranging from 3 to 15
he

istrict Committee, com.

Dist
ised of
eal representatives of the C
cal at

i other classifications and
adened the aeons of the revi
sion meecuziio ions to
Bowe rerhouse ens and a number
other categories in the mill
fen aa sections of the in-
dustr:
getesecs Obtained
taliymen,
reclassified
experience
and skill with new ae
in; 75

nested ified eaginsey. ‘categories
opera rions: Hcained
a cate of Tie an dow

All such incre Ss were
made, eftestire as froin August

PALLERS AND
BUCKERS:
In a number of logging opera-
iis, management failed to im-
ment in full, the formu

provision for variations in quar
ters due to terrain, density, and
quality of timb

he
ment, which in these anna
had been ignored.

It became Srdsnt that the dis-

cents an”

the District Officers, conditions

instance to establish

e
its years ago, mating, conditions for
probe into the ermiieee appar-|fallers and buckers subject to

Hours: 9 - 5:30

Duncan
Lake Cowichan

LOUTET AGENCIES LTD.
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
J. Lindsay Loutet
Gordon R. Loutet

131 Jubilee St.
S. Shore Road

ANEY BUSINESS GUIDE

“ESQUIRE” MEN’S WEAR
iraham Mowatt)
Complete Stock of Work and Dress Clothing

“THE STO
EY

RE WITH THE POPULAR BRANDS”

RITISH COLUMBIA

gashien ee he: pl: eee wi
an SO) was made
ne coasany, Gant ation of the task
is now in sig]

The eee of this

job evalua-

tion Suda wu be communicated

oe the at ai weet late

in anner as to enable

we-considerel decistons 1 eee to

final meeotiations with the em
slaves

QUESNEE PLYWOOD
PLANT:

tract peconated mid-

rate then in force throughout the
Interior.
utstan ee features of this

holidays a “complete health
ane. Lowreltare

spects with the Coast contac

INTERIOR:
he Wages and Contract Con-
ference for the Interior was held
in Kelowna on May 5 and 6, on
which occasion the, demands for
th the N en

B pro
‘ully considered at a meeting
of the Seas Policy Committee
on Ji
The pigpone

was reported by the
Tabulting Committee.
forthern pares ment,
whith was sign
ar peri

ur across-the- rd. in-
crease of 8c w: ade ‘ec-
tive Sept. 1, 1956, and the fur-
ther increase of 5e on Sept. 1,
1957, In son eats 21 categories
wer

wards, estab-
lishing new rates ranging up
to we an hour.

additional paid statu-
say Rotiday & Eonere included for
the » and three addi-
tonal al holds Seen, the
seco! of contract

ge rea ee 3