Picaael 2 eee tivit 4, An increase of wage: es is jus ified also presi of ae hereaaed B.C. LUMBER WORKER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 . We submit that the ties in category rates be adjust- d ‘ork on the late shifts, see 2 special Sarath: a} The Union’s brief in this regard sat tiatactory employer - em- sre 2 an Bee ne the Union and Pesers ind and rate or Hoye ee tions. of tl ion in the operation ie Tie in recent The Union Ponies to the bis that it has risen to th ing the extent ss sir this prin- ciple is recogni oth aay andes he efit where job conditions aang or new machinery is installed. The dae et are freed from words, oe Seng pene tage er hours, produced as much Tar erous scale than in the Interior. aca’ for those| } s| ployees are t to organize em- ployee: the Tate shop quickly | eliminat es the friction which it some em- for such circumstances. In spect of “the present category | a ‘he Union also requests that _INTERIOR NEEDS HEARD BY BOARD The Union has attempted to” negotiate a new section in the contract me eee bidding proce- a a evident, that the basic pel les of seniority cannot be plied eee nat employees in minds aware et hans to sul see their get tec for evitably results when members of the (st at e are not. a Union’s position has been “hens HEM Se does not all dor ing unit be-done by person cone sidered as employees within the bargaining unit. upervisors Sie - “Medical Services Repeated attempts have been with Jess than five year’: ee For those with more than as ing its > Sie to obtain new ad- week is ake, with vacati for the additio al vacation clause in line with simi- “Markets Were Never Better” inner with regard to persons ity, ges. The Union shop is fully d: ratic because every member in e the ee Ca unit is thus given right to a voice in bargaining feetaione undertaken by the ee bare ‘ining peeeney, appointed by majority v Man ny of the largest and st is normally a of the bargaining uni caused many disputes, for which no avenue of settlement has | Samant 0 members witl me no eer grecad of the attitude of the employers. The present agreement provides that SEES = a medical plan is now in ned. For instance, rs have attempted to Sata hat tiation of ‘seh e "zen the with , but no re- with supervisory auth- totally under Union shop condi- tions, such as automobile, eal clothing, printing, aviation, and sted ont, and at the same time ea Fae tv Licea eatiics ‘ork within the bargaining Reasonable security of health i i the duction od ber in the first five eae of this ane a ey did in lar provisions in the Coast Mas- ment. f other: 3. oe like the Union shop, nded. The is desirous. of writii ito the -| gaining unit will nevane only by I: i is, Such a plan has béen placed in opera- tion in the Noi a sae. and now repor rience rating that vndicates ‘complete e has come fo: is normally assigi Sub- Contactors For leas reasons the Union such a Pr @ “the Soul terior. piltece: are two other matters athena cekenieintuceeialiandentsctt ea One sub-contracted, the employer who out this were wall ensure that the. terms an tions of the in the list of demands. b ade ator, the aS proposes a clarification of the leave of absence clause.” be adhered to by the sub-con- tractor. Fire Prevention Week October 5 —11 e same| ter Agree: because it helps them to share in period in 1956. The present section contains a| the responsibilities of the Union oe roductio stipulation ets qualify for the| Which has brought them econo 5. 1956 was the peak year of | additional vacation allowance, the | ™i¢ and social benefits. producti the Interior, and a| employee must dave vorked 0} Employers have found that the comparison made with production | thousand days. T) lification | Union Rees toe DION es, in ‘the following year shows a] i aceite “in that ‘many|™orale among the workers, be- drop. In the first five months loyees with five or more| Cause every worker knows th this year, however, te increase | years’ continuous service find it|*SPonsibility is equally shared, in production is shown to be 7%.| difficult to qualify through no| snd that the Union —his bargain- the indications point to the| fault of thei ove, It hes beng | ing. instrument —ha H possibility that 1958 will be a recognized and is in effect, that | Protection and status. x for production. mployees who have faithful lly _ Category Rates ipments Up Aina: the Union 6. Shipments have followed the| ployer for five or more years | #5 “sisting that present inequi- same pattern. Id ee this entitlement between the first five months of Rest Periods this year year, ship- quncasit cae aCe ments a Baie pees sa ee prac- Better Markets tice which has been prevalent LT e lumber industry er better. This is due mainly to for s—the enjoyment MEM apPeniWe Goperkion. of| of 2 rest period or “smoke time” home building in Ca: nd the | in midshift. It is no longer neces: United States. Canadian housing} sary prove that this practice starts are up han 50%. | is beneficial both to the employer American housing is also shov mployee, from the Peititideaienund in C and the Uni 3 furnishes the Tatetion with its best market. Shift Differential ¢ Union is asking that the Bet shift differential of 414 a hour be increased to 6 ae r. If 4% cents an how safety. Surveys made by the Depart- ment of Labor indicate very reco majority of the employers. Un: less written into the agreement, the door is opened to misundex- ' A heey m hour. ca for those who must the een ene puch shifts leges on the job and leads to Second ‘principle for the shift Shop Union’s demands nts per} One of th which may be granted without causing any additional financial h | is th Less Than 8° a DAY... ALL THE NEWS of all the world. . . all the news of Cans B.C,, your jada, Eran id flrs all ihe peaks to entertain every mer . ye Vancouver Sun brings to ay sour) jas at Lie Sar LESS than 8 cents a day, deli . LESS than the price of a if poles ove cigarettes. There are still a few bargains odie Bf nila ation a your big, metropolitan a CREDIT UNION DIRECTORY IWA Credit Unions and oth Chair by IWA Li Alberni Di IWA aR AES, New Local 1 ean ae Vicente, 904 Gordon Street, Victoria Credit Union, Box wit chenains Chemainus & District District Credit Union, 209 Argyle Street, IWA ae Seva, Broadway & Quebec Streets, Nera 10 els ue ion, Room 21, 774 Columbia Credit Unions ocal Unions B.C. , Port Alberni Street, cectery Credit Union, Le “ Courte Nanaimo & District Ci HAAKON SOROS Sons of Norway Director IWA member Haakon Sor- 8, Snployedi at att eae estern fompany, Trase Mills, 3 New Westmin- > has been accorded the o! ing el community affairs. 2 DRUM SKAGIT DONKEY ON 30 SLEIG! 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