- at ¥ _. THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER | AUTHORIZED AS SECOND CLASS MAIL, POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, OTTAWA, AND FOR PAYMENT OF POSTAGE IN CASH. Vol. XXXVI, No. 5 VANCOUVER, B.C. 5c PER COPY 4 a , a a; Zellerbach Canada _ Limited a: (Beaver Cove Division) to i FOR SERVICE TO THE UNION. President Walter Allen of Local 1-85 IWA Port cease supporting, encourag- Alberni, right, presents Somoss Division millwright Fred Shipp with 25-year Union ing, condoning, or engaging in eee ret aad maniey tee'R, weecusiee «tivities that ave intended en e Local’s : Same " was frie, ‘Officers in Gackereund from left are, George McKnight, 2nd vice-president Che do restrict or limit produ i! and new Port Alberni Alderman; Earl Foxcroft, Ist vice-president; Maurice Corbeil, tion or services of the saic Rs financial secretary and regional 3rd vice-president; John Squire, recording secretary. Crown Zellerbach Canada ~ A full report of the meeting with pictures will be run in the next issue of the Lumber Limited (Beaver Cove Di- ‘ Worker. vision) .” x The intent of this article is * to bring to light all the facts t surrounding and _ preceding ~ the events that led to the | STRIKE THREAT WINS AGREEMENT Soe fens"porc? ah ? writer is named in the com- ~ : plaint and does not agree that : ie " A strike threat by Local January 16, 1968. The base ficer who recommended that the employer is’ lily-white WALTER KOZIJ * 1-217 IWA members employ- rate is now $2.40 an hour no conciliation board be set while the Seas and offi- « ed at Sweeney Coop ae % : : Wp cers of the local union are vil- * Ltd. Vancouver, has forced ee ee also : os Following a token wage of- a “ee the Order would in- utes daily in Kitimat and d > the company to sign a new t ac — Bia fer by the company, the crew tt hac been a long-establish- varying amounts in Beaver * agreement giving the crew a “POS 29 Hour and the me- took a strike vote which was ‘ois lea Cove with the majority of the . ~ chanical staff an extra 15 cents ed practice in the industry bern eee e forty-cent-an-hour wage in- an h overwhelmingly in favour of that ma chine operators re- operators receiving one hour , erease over two years. Ce strike action. ne z 28P. per week. : z ; elve service time to comven- ee The Local had negotiated Chief negotiators for the Sita. thar fom octane Strong objections from the \a The new contract calls for with the company since last Local were president Syd polleemck ae . : union’s members at Sandspit \* a ten-cent-an-hour increase December in an attempt to Thompson and financial secre- pena eee omens P an and Kitimat forced the ee. , January 16, 1967, a further gain a decent contract. The tary Doug Evans who were SSR ages ae ae pany to revert to status quo. | ten cents an hour increase company’s stalling tacticsfore- ably assisted by plant mem- anehen g fen Sue say In Beaver Cove a policy of ‘April 1, 1967, and an addition- ed the Union to apply for the bers W. Wadden, G. Chow Maa ie tay a Coa \ [ ply 1 had been aying varying One hour per week was insti- al 20 cents an hour increase services of a conciliation of- and T. Morgan. evanveroraviel (ie eee Raed i tuted. One operator, Bob Frie- i their operators. In January of See OVERTIME—Page 2 EDDIE SEEKS NEW LABOUR CODE Rae Eddie NDP-MLA for ministering the new labour New Westminster and a long- code and would be forced to time IWA member, has called give reasons for all decisions for a new labour code and a_ it made. reconstituted Labour Rela- He stated that such a Board tions Board with full time should not issue an order to members independent of the cease and desist without a full LOCAL 1-357 ELECTION UPSET Three top officers were de- tion by defeating Cecil feated in the elections recent- Holmes. The post of warden ly held in Local 1-357 IWA_ vacated prior to the election New Westminster. by incumbent Lewis McLeod, Wyman Trineer, president was won by John McMichael of the Local Union for the past over Donald Olund. two portfolios. He suggested itories Act, the territory is out over Percy Hammerstrom that the labour portfolio need- | governed by the commissioner as did incumbent financial sec- ed full attention to have la~ under instruction from the retary Norman Kelly who bour - management harmony federal cabinet or Northern handily defeated Cecil Ward. and the necessary efficiency in Affairs Minister Arthur | Another incumbent Jim WYMAN TRINEER the department. Laing. McLauchlan retained his posi- ‘ . . . Re-elected 2 : government. hearing based on sworn testi- four years, retained his presi- Ted Day was returned for a © He proposed these changes mony subject to cross examin- : dential post by defeating second six-year term as trus- x in the Legislature March 7, ation and affidavits should be Peter Rebeyka by a vote of tee by defeating Maurice Pal- = eae! gio gegen Yd disallowed. wee ba ae es mer. r , he off the di Eddie also called for new eteatea_ were Ist vice- » cussion of estimates of the la- legislation to re-establish the HODGSON NEW president John Hachey who bour department. right of unions to free dissem- COMMISSIONER lost out to Frank Simpson, 7 In ing for a new labour ination of information by plac- ; plant chair man at Pacific Ven- ~ ¥ e@ode he said: ard, leaflet, press, radio, tele- S. M. “Stu” Hodgson, who eer, 3rd vice-president Alex aie “There should be a new la- vision and by peaceful picket- Was for many years the finan- Archibald who was toppled by : ing, cial secretary of Local 1-217 John Parker, a boomman at y He added, “I believe thatin IWA, has been appointed Bestwood Industries, and re- * any case where a person is Commissioner for the North- cording secretary John % charged and may be sent to west Territories by the fed- Chandler who was upset by ne rison that person should eral government. Marjorie Storm, a long-time 4 hw the right to elect for a He has held the deputy plywood worker at Pacific a trial by jury.” commissioner post for the Veneer. , % He was also highly critical past two years. Everet Flannery, incumbent * of the labour minister holding Under the Northwest Ter- 2nd vice-president easily won _— * . * s