THE ALLIED | VOlt 68 NO 2 JUNE 2003 Official Publication of the Industrial, 2 Wood and Allied Workers of Canada Norman Garcia EDITOR Dave C. Haggard NATIONAL PRESIDENT Harvey Arcand FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Norm Rivard SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT Wilf McIntyre THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT Joe da Costa FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT Sonny Ghag FIFTH VICE-PRESIDENT David Tones SECRETARY-TREASURER EDITORIAL BOARD Harvey Arcand FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Joe da Costa FOURTH VICE PRESIDENT Bob Matters PRESIDENT LOCAL 1-405 DIRECTORY OF IWA OFFICES. IWA CANADA NATIONAL OFFICE 300-3920 Norland Avenue Burnaby, B.C. V5G 4K7 TEL (604) 683-1117 FAX (604) 688-6416 or FAX (604) 683-1265 For E-mail links check www.iwa.ca TWA CANADA NATIONAL OFFICE EASTERN CANADA 2088 Weston Rd. Toronto, Ont. MSN 1X4 TEL (416) 247-8628 FAX (416) 247-5893 WESTERN LOCALS LOCAL 1-80 35] Brae Rd. Duncan, B.C. VOL 319 “TEL (250) 746-6131 FAX (250) 746-1012 LOCAL 1-85 4904 Montrose St. Port Alberni, B.C. 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P7B 3A6 TEL (807) 345-9041 FAX (807-345-5169 LOCAL 2995 20 Riverside Dr. Kapuskasing, Ont. PSN 1A3 TEL (705) 335-2289 FAX (705) 335-5428 LETTER aa Campbell's comments on B.C’'s forest industry “social contract” are deceitful We reject B.C. premier Gordon Campbell’s recent comments that since thousands of forest jobs have already been lost, dumping the “social contract” from the Forest Act doesn’t matter. We think that is shame- ful and deceitful. If your right arm is cut off, why should government cut off your left arm, just because it thinks you don’t need it? Our communities fought long and hard to develop the Cariboo-Chilcotin land- use plan which all sides agreed would solve long-term timber supply issues. Protection for jobs, families and communities and a stable quality of life are at the plan’s forefront. Now Campbell, who when in opposi- tion spoke in favour of how government must listen to the people, is about to give away access to Crown tim- ber — which is owned by the people of B.C. — to corpo- rations without any commitment and accountability to workers. All we are asking is that the Liberal govern- ment live up to the commitments it made to the peo- ple. We have a right to expect an accountability clause in return for long-term access to Crown Timber. WADE FISHER, President TERRY TATE, Financial Secretary IWA Canada Local 1-425 Williams Lake, BC Weyerhaeuser should live up to principles On February 19 I was in the yard and the back of the loader I drove went into a snow covered ditch. The rear protector guard and rear window broke. After reporting it to the operations team manager, I was taken to the woodlands office for alcohol and drug urine tests. It made me feel like a criminal as my privacy was invad- ed. I had to go into a room that was taped up for secu- rity reasons and then hand a gloveless person a warm container of urine. Even though I tested negative on a breathalyser, my truck was seized and people in town found out. This should never happen to anybody. In its eagerness to find a positive test, I think Weyerhaeuser neglected to live up to one of its “People Principles” which says we build relationships based on trust. BRIAN HELLERVIK Weyerhaeuser Drayton OSB, IWA Canada Local 1-207 Drayton Valley, AB Participation of IWA women increasing I'd like to inform other IWA members out there that our local has made some significant progress in pro- moting the participation of women over the past sever- al years. This spring, Local 500 held its sixth annual Women’s Educational Workshop at our union hall in Hanover and there was another good turnout. Each year we get about 14-18 participants. Over these half dozen years, we've seen an awakening of women in the local and the conferences have played an important role in that development. Today six sub-locals have women chairpersons and 21 sub-locals have active women on their plant committees. The Interforest veneer plant in Durham has an all women committee! We've witnessed quiet and shy women develop into confident and assertive individuals. By studying such topics including effective speaking, motivating the membership, leadership, discrimination, harassment and barriers to participation, our women are becoming educated and motivated. Most importantly, we stress that it’s important to make plans following the courses and put our knowledge to action! MARY LOU SCOTT Executive Board Member, IWA Canada Local 500 Stratford, ON “We have a right to expect some sort of accountability clause in return for long-term access to Crown timber.” TAKING ADVANTAGE OF NEW OPPORTUNTIES IN FORESTRY IN B.C. Alberta government follows British Columbia in towing the American line Forest-dependent communities here are also at risk of a huge sell-out on the issue of the softwood lum- ber war with the Americans. In B.C. the government publicly stated its direction on forest policy since the fall of 2001. In late April, a secret document sur- faced which reveals that Alberta has established a parallel track to the softwood negotiations, as far back as December 2001. On the issue of long-term tenure, the Conservative government is considering eliminating all references to mills, communities, lumber production and processing facilities. It also talks about sub-dividing tenure and the free flow of logs and timber in Alberta and the removal of “bar- riers to entry and exit from the industry.” The docu- ment also talks about eliminating cut controls. These are all issues that would effect our job securi- ty and community stability. Like the B.C. govern- ment, the government of Alberta has formulated made-in-America forest policy plans, which would only benefit American multinationals and get us no closer to so-called “free trade.” MIKE PISAK President, IWA Canada Local 1-207 Edmonton, AB Humiliating treatment at Weyco mill Ihave worked in the forest industry for over 26 years and have endured a fair amount of humiliating and chauvinistic behaviour, but nothing which matches recent humiliating and demeaning treatment doled out by Weyerhaeuser when I was forced to submit to an alcohol and drug test following an incident at work. On the night shift of May 5, when I was rou- tinely filling pond magazines with a 980, a small log slipped from the clam, hit the tire and struck an unguarded part of the window —a part that was sup- posed to have a guard put on it. After reporting the incident to our (relief) Team Manager and mobile mechanic, both agreed only an incident form would suffice, but that changed after Senior Team man- agers were notified. At 1:30 a.m. I was whisked away to a motel room by an almost complete stranger, to meet with two other strangers who were there to per- form the test. There were no indications I was impaired. I was required to take breathalyser and urine tests. The sink fawcets were taped shut with masking tape. The only thing missing from the scene was handcuffs and a polygraph test! Other IWA members should be aware of Weyerhaeuser’s new mandatory policy and how it conflicts with the company’s “People Principles Policy.” We all deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. JOANNE ROANG Weyerhaeuser OSB 2000, IWA Canada Local 1-184 Hudson Bay, SK Send us an e-mail (ngarcia@iwa.ca) or snail mail. Try to keep your letters to 75-100 words or less so we can fit more in. Tell us about what’s happening in your part of the country. We reserve the right to edit for brevity or omit submissions. 4 | THEALLIED WORKER JUNE 2003 ‘ pads