2 B.C. LUMBER WORKER Ist Issue, November Local 1-71 Holds Weekend Successful weekend education- al class was held by Local 1-71, IWA, November 8-9, for the IWA membership in the Col- umbia Cellulose operation, Ter- race, with Fred Fieber, Local Union Financial Secretary, class ‘instructor. The application of seniority was given prominence during the weekend session because of the importance of seniority to the Terrace members. Seniority changes in the Contract also aroused keen interest in the stu- Classes dents when these were clearly and thoroughly analyzed by In-| structor Fieber. Membership Meeting Following the close of the ses- sions, a membership meeting was held at which decisions were made pertaining to seniority and the number of departments to apply to the operation. A meeting was later held with Company Officials and the de- tailed application of seniority was worked out. Bill Gray Wins Federation Post Local 1-207, IWA, Alberta, reports that negotiations be- tween the Local Union and the Western Plywood (Alberta) Limited, are proving to be un- satisfactory, and unless more substantial progress is made at forthcoming meetings, they will apply for the services of a Government Conciliation Offi- cer. Meanwhile negotiations with the Zeidler Plywood Corporation and the Imperial Lumber Com- pany (which covers seven opera- tions), are proceeding satisfactor- ily. Obed Lumber Dispute A dispute between Local 1-207 and the Obed Lumber Company, which is now in the Conciliation Board stage, resulted over the Company's refusal to meet the existing contract terms, The Company wanted to employ work- ers for the first 90 days at 30c an hour lower than ‘the established wage rate. They refused to recognize any union security and have at the same time proposed a seniority clause with a 90 day probation- ary period. They also refuse to recognize statutory holidays rec- ognized by the rest of the indus- try in Alberta. Alberta Federation Bill Gray, Financial Secretary of Local 1-207, IWA, was elected by acclamation to the position of Second Vice-President of the Al- hberta Federation of Labour, Other Federation officers elected are as follows: Brother Dave Erickson, Teamsters’ Union, President; Brother Frank Bodie, Secre- tary, Calgary Labour Council, 1st Vice-President; Brother Bill Gray, IWA, 2nd Vice-President, and Brother Roy Jahma, OCAW, 3rd _ Vice-President; Brother Jack Hampson, UPWA, Secretary Treasurer. North Area Vice-Presidents: Brothers Henry Tomaschuk, UPWA, Lindsay King, Plumb- ers & Steamfitters. Central Vice - Presidents: Brothers Joe Hannigan, Sheet Metal Workers, Pat Lannihan, NUPE. Southern Vice - Presidents: Larry Mesmer, Glass Workers and Len Lancaster, NUPE. Index Hits All-Time High OTTAWA (CPA)—Canada’s consumer price index (base 1949=100) jumped to an all-time high of 126.0 from 125.6 be- ween September and October this year, the Bureau of Statistics reports. DUNCAN BUSINESS GUIDE LOUTET AGENCIES LTD, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE J, Lindsay Loutet Gordon R. Loutet 131 Jubilee St. Lake Cowichan ae ke, S. Shore Road HANEY BUSINESS GUIDE “ESQUIRE” MEN’S WEAR (Graham Mowatt) Complete Stock of Work and Dress Clothing “THE STORE WITH THE POPULAR BRANDS” HANEY BRITISH COLUMBIA CREW OF THE ATLAS LUMBER COMPANY at Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, the latest addition to Lo- cal 1 submitted the picture ide Charlie McLeod; Chester Vissotto; Frank Korpan. -207's growing number of certifications. Bill Gray, Financial Secretary of Local 1-207, IWA, who ‘ies only three members of the Local Committee in the front row who are From Page 11 “Civic Slates” elections are as follows: For Councillors: J. Higman, Diy. 101, S.R.U., nominated; A. H, Hill, Local 1-357, IWA, nom- inated; R. A. Scott, Local 69, Printing Pressman, nominated; Robert Prittie, B.C.A. Nominee, endorsed. For School Trustees: R. Hicks, Div. 101, S.R.U., nominated; C. B. Gray, Local 213, I.B.E.W., nominated; Mrs. Eileen Dailly, endorsed. North Van. Elections Candidates nominated or en- dorsed by Labour in the North Vancouver City elections are as follows: For Aldermen: C, B. Keely, Local 1, Marine Workers & Boil- ermakers Union, nominated; C. Perri, Diy. 101, S.R.U., nomin- ated; Mrs. W. Henderson, Inde- pendent, endorsed. North Van. District Candidates nominated or en- dorsed by Labour in the District of North Vancouver are as fol- lows: For Councillor: Ivan Birchard, Local 170, Plumbers Union, nom- inated. Surrey Elections Candidates nominated or en- dorsed by Labour in Surrey are as follows: For Councillor: W. A. Fomich, Railroad Trainmen, nominated; E. P. Wood, Local 511, LL.W.U., nominated; W. P. Wilson, Local 1-357, IWA, nominated. For School Trustee: E. New- mann, Street Railwaymen’s Div. 134, nominated. Candidates nominated or en- dorsed by Labour in the New Westminster elections are as fol- lows: For Council: B. S, Kelly, Div. 101, S.R.U., nominated; A. Schil- ler, Local 134, S.R.U., nominated; H. Wilcox, endorsed; D. Stout, endorsed. German Union Fined $6 Million Striking example of the danger the IWA could have been faced with had the recent Employers’ demand for the incor- poration of the Union under the Societies Act of British Col- umbia been allowed, is seen by the following court action brought against the West German Metal Workers Union by the employers, for striking the industry for sixteen weeks dur- ing 1956. The 1,760,000-member West German Metal Workers Union, biggest free trade union in the free world, has been ordered by the federal labor court in Kassel to pay damages which may amount to $6 millions to employ- ers affected by a 16 week strike PORT ALBERNI BUSINESS GUIDE MacGREGOR’S MEN’S WEAR _ We Can Afford For Everything A Man Wears To Sell Tho... % WORK, SPORT or DRESS BEST For LESS! WOODWARD STORES (PORT ALBERNI) LTD. from October 1956 to February 1957. High Court Appeal The case was heard in two lower courts. The first threw out the award, which was allowed on appeal by the employers. The union appealed to the high court, from which there is no appeal. In Frankfurt, the union's exe- cutive said that the award “opens of the union’s independence and interfered in the union’s internal affairs, the union executive charged. So far, the court has awarded damages of about $100,000 in two cases. Every individual employer affected by the strike of the big industrial union could now sue for Norway Finances Projects OSLO (CPA)—Finance com- mittee of the Norwegian parlia- ment has unanimously approved a government request for a 10 per cent increase in funds ear- marked to fight winter unem- ployment, to bring the total up to Kr.110,000,000 ($15,026,000). Subject to specific appropria- tions by parliament, the money will provide full-time employment at prevailing wages to some 17,- 000 workers on government and municipal projects, Road Construction Moreover, road construction in 17 provinces has been allocated Kr.49,000,000 ($6,693,400) of the extraordinary funds. Unemployment here rose to 30,000 last January, about 10,000 more than the previous year. At the end of August over 10,000 were still unemployed, twice as high as in the same month in 1957, but still only one per cent of those working. ILO Studies Disease GENEVA (CPA) — Experts from 10 countries are meeting here to decide on the interna- tional classification of radio~ graphs of the dread disease pneumoconioses, which attacks’ workers breathing mine oF quarry dust. Three international conferences (1930, 1938, 1950) have already been sponsored by the Interna- tional Labor Organizations. The current meeting is con- vened with a systematic cation for international radiographs to enable comparisons — use of damages. The union can now|to be made of the results of in- da contest the size of the | vestigations in different in 4 claim. in different i ps4 in ie countries. ra > - Cadillac Sales Rise oe CENTRE” d to d devel r assembled (auto) dealers about the current business ° YOUR FAMILY SHOPPING E is ioc Poles sade Roche oes the gerd that pie there may pare been u isting social tensi in th decline in other industries, so as Cadillac is concerned Closed Wednesdays All Day federct (epublica * | SY aategEeirensy to date are only about six percent less than Phone 1600 Hours: 9 - 5:30 Violation of Independence | W°Te.? Year 480.” In terms of market penetration, Roche Moreover, it was a violation