ee. IWA DISTRICT POLICY COMMITTEE MEETS TO PLAN UNION’S BARGAINING STRATEGY Operators’ Proposals Aimed To Restrict Existing Rights Otc Puttintioa of te International Woodurorhers of Amertea RKER Deseret Connell Ma. Vol. XXV, No. 7 GSS *8 1st ISSUE, APRIL 1958 - VANCOUVER, B.C. S 5c PER COPY Celgar Contract Marks New Gains Successful negotiation of a blanket certification con- tract in the Celgar Logging Co. Ltd. operations in the West Kootenay district has chalked up to the credit of the IWA a number of important “firsts” for Interior agreements. The newly-negotiated contract | five years’ service is now estab- ineludes provision for union shop | lished. conditions. As in the Coast con-| Guaranteed daily earnings for tract, three weeks’ vacation after | contract workers, including fall- Human Beings — Not Ciphers “It is high time that people in high places learned what un- employment means in human terms—in terms of men and women and not just in terms of cold figures. “I am tired of headlines that talk of millions of jobless men and women in terms of just plain statistics. These aren’t figures comparable to railroad car loadings or the price of hogs at the Chicago stockyards. They are men and women. Millions of them are our members. “We haye a right to be concerned; we have a right to be alarmed; we haye a right to demand action now.” GEORGE MEANY, President, AFL-CIO. ers and buckers is another “trail- blazing” feature in Interior con- tracts. Wage rates established in the new agreement top the prevailing rates for the area and carry the stipulation that they will be brought into conformity with any See “‘CELGAR” Page 3 LISTEN TO WHAT'S INSIDE Green Gold-CJ0 District Weighs Changes Careful analysis of every innovation in the new IWA International Constitution occupied the delegates from District No. 1 for two days prior to their attendance at the Special International Convention opening March 24th. Delegates reported a striking degree of unanimity on all major matters of policy. The proceed- ings were animated by an obvious desire to strengthen the Union at all points in anticipation of in- creasing employer opposition to contract demands. Explanation of all proposed changes was given by District President Joe Morris, in his ca- pacity as a member of the Inter- national Committee on Revision. The proposed re-organization of the International Executive Board and re-allocation of Dis- trict Council jurisdictions, as well as a proposed new per capita tax structure were matters which were given extended considera- tion. ¥ $1.50 Increase In Daily Board Rate Demanded Employers’ proposals for revision of the IWA Coast master agreement, which are now under consideration dur- ing the continuing preliminary bargaining sessions, have been interpreted by IWA officials as an indication that the operators are opposed to everything except amendments that. will “subtract from” or weaken the existing contract. 7:00 p.m. Thursday These proposals are: Article I Bargaining Agency New Section: A provision requiring each Local Union to incorporate under the Societies Act of British Col- umbia. New Section: A provision requiring the Local Union to sign separate Collective Agreements if requested by the Company, where the Local Union holds a certificate of bargaining authority covering a large area in which the Company has two or more distinct operations, or where there is a certificate of bargaining authority covering two distinctively different plants. Article IL Union Security SECTION 6: Elimination of the blank space on the check-off form relating to payment of Union back dues. As a substitute for this the Em- ployee would be required to pay back dues direct to the Local Union. Article [yY—Committee SECTION 2: An amendment to this Section to make it mandatory that the Committee be selected on a de- partmental basis and representa- tive of various departments. CHP Article V—Hours of Work SECTION 1 (a): The phrase “production work” to be substituted for the phrase “production Employees” in line 6 of the Sub-section. The follow- ing would become Section 1 (a) as amended: “The regular hours of work in all the Forest Products opera- tions shall be eight (8) hours per day and forty (40) hours per week with rate and one-half for any hours worked over eight (8) hours per day and forty (40) hours per week. Production work shall be paid rate and one-half for Saturday and/or Sunday re- gardless of the number of hours worked during the week.” SECTION 4: An amendment to clarify the meaning of “mutual consent” re- lating to the change of rest days for Maintenance, Repair and Construction Employees on a Tuesday to Saturday work week. The present Section 4 to be deleted and replaced by the fol- lowing: “It is agreed that Maintenance, Repair and Construction Em- ployees can be employed on a Tuesday-to-Saturday work week for which they will be paid straight-time for Saturday work. In such event, Sunday and Mon- See “PROPOSALS” Page 3 fst and 3rd Thursday 6:00 p.m.