A JOB THAT
EVER ENDS

a a Se look at the various
in the [WA Canada

e Determination Depart-

valuation and rate determi.

J obi evaluation and rate determina-

The time is coming, Se
the existing system
going to have to noae:

rate evaluation.

one person. Al was joined by Tony

and
fort one, to two and finally aith

We have an impact on the day-
to-day lives of IWA members
throughout Western Canada.

Hen eters nates of pay in Plywood

ern proves . The logging sector
of tay a are established through

met irtually the
enthe Saad industry required

Moe Walls joining, three people. Al

Busch retired in 1971 and Ev Flan-

nery was hired in 1973. It currently
d A

ment of senior technical advisor
Tony Vanderheide.

Job evaluation and rate determi-
nation, a job ¢ comparison system

the early "70s on the coast is a

CHANGES

Canada’s organizing staff. Th

e sec-
of the program is an

ead part
grade,

“Smithes is pleased that the i

have been over 4,000 new member:

come into the IWA family recently
This ree through mergers of
the Lumber and Sawmill ie
Union. Fo: locals of the LSW

U
are now part IWA locals. There are
over 2,000 more ready to come on
d + Rey 3

ties of his eae “We are
ing er

h
that tas we grow nee the union

bu
is aa it’s all about.”

ONTARIO
THUNDER BAY
REGION
CONTINUES
TO GROW

board over

plants, sawmills and in the bush. It

is gna exciting time for IWA mem-

ber: in Ontario with the me nemaber.
hi iP 5!

WESTERN
CANADA

things

Wes:
Be r. B.C. and Alberta are anh
slow due i memployment ai
hostile labour laws. With legislation

going back to 1 184 and more in 1

B.C. The law is now slanted in the
core vou and against ordi-
b Alberta

a

of last year | and ‘the recent Nurs‘

“4 3 region of western "Ontario

Still organizers
4 with I

victories.

“We're right out
there on the front
lines, what we are
doing determines

what IWA mem-
bers bring home

in their pay-
cheques. It affects
their families, it is

not abstract.”
— Moe Walls

“New technology
is both revolution-
izing the industry
and changing how

we determine

rates of pay. lit
is a real change.”
- Ev Flannery

tion. “It’s a job that is never done,
every time anew mill is opened ora
e of equipment is igre:
we have to establish a

program established through broad

ago fora system to deal with hee

y. d
arder to stay on top of it. New

challen;

determined are contract bar-
gainil ing. i i

Moe the Technical
ioe Tate Determination and

issue facing the industry and the

uation. With n
previously being
h

Flannery, Job Evaluator deal with
day to day.

lines, what we are doing determines

=
)
ac)

abou
the ongoing success of job evalua-

being
one person. In one mi
minlee s, tech change aoe
the loss nf 72 jobs. The mill c
ues to operate, but with

mills, productivity is being main-
tained or going up. The new ma-
see page 8A JOB

1988/5