renee "DECEMBER, 1969 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER INTERPRETATION RESULTS VICTORY FOR UNION The IWA has won a signifi- eant victory in the decisions made by Judge E. E. Hinkson in interpreting questions re- lating to the Coast Master Agreement which the Union had submitted for interpreta- tion. Out of seven questions sub- mitted, Judge Hinkson, tem- porary interpreter of the Coast Master Agreement, ruled in the Union’s favour on four. The questions concerned a number of disputed grievances which had lain dormant for years awaiting the appoint- ment of a new interpreter. Questions asked were: 1. Can a company reduce the rate paid for a category under plywood job evaluation without submitting the matter to the union? Answer: No. Only the Plywood Evaluation Committee can de- termine whether a change in job content warrants a rate change. 2. In cases where a statu- tory holiday is immediately preceded by a legal strike are the strikers eligible for the statutory holiday pay? Answer: Yes, provided the employ- ees have complied with the relevant provisions of the Col- lective Agreement. 3. When by the combina- tion of distance and overtime work an employee is away from the designated marshal- ling point in excess of ten hours, how are wages to be computed? Answer: All time spent on company property -in excess of ten hours, whether working over- time or travelling from job site, must be paid at rate and one-half. 4. Are cleanup workers en- titled to overtime rates for Saturday work? Answer: Yes. Cleanup workers are a necessary and integral part of the act or process of pro- ducing. Without their serv- ices, the smooth flow of pro- duction would cease. MONTHLY ASSESSMENT PROPOSED TO AID STRIKE A five dollar monthly as- Sessment has been proposed by the Executive of Local 1-363 IWA, to finance its me- chanic members who struck the firm of Seale & Thomson Ltd. (a garage and General Motors’ car dealership) De- cember 6, in Courtenay. The Company, which has been certified to the IWA for the past six months, flatly re- fuses to sign a Union contract. Tn its attempts to by-pass the Union, it twice raised the me-_ chanics’ wages and instituted a Health & Welfare Plan while negotiations for a new con- tract were underway. The ten mechanics involved -~ chose the IWA to gain Union security and are determined to picket the operation until their goal is achieved. Other members of the IWA, other unions and the Courte- nay Labour Council are aid- ing the strikers through finan- cial contributions and walk- ing the picket lines. The Re- gional Executive Board has approved opening the Strike Fund on a spot strike basis which will give the men im- mediate strike relief. The strikers have also won support from the Comovany’s ear salesmen, who while not union members, are refusing to cross the picket lines. CLC STAFF CONFERENCE SLATED FOR FEBRUARY 9-13 The Canadian Labour Con- gress in conjunction with the B.C. Federation of Labour is holding its annual Staff Semi- nar February 9-13, in the Is- land Hall Hotel, Parksville, Vancouver Island. The Seminar is for full-time business agents or Local Un- ion representatives only, and a constructive and well timed DE EY ee SO I EE PE SE | FIRED FALLERS BACK ON JOB The seven fallers fired at the Franklin River Division of MacMillan Bloedel Novem- ber 13, for allegedly taking an extended lunch break are now back to work following a ten-day suspension, company agreed to re- , instate the men when Local Union officers aided by form- er CLC Representative Dan rd, convinced manage- ment ials to take a saner position in the matter. educational programme has been arranged. The courses will be handled by a number of top instruc- tors from various centres in Canada and will deal with such topics as Community and Public Relations, International Affairs, A Social Policy For Canada And Human Rights, and Claims Procedure an Adjudication. Directing the Seminar will be Ron Tweedie, CLC Re- gional Director of Education, and Tom Gooderham, CLC Regional Directar of Organ- ization, Union staff members inter- ested in attending should con- tact the CLC office at 2475 Manitoba Street, Vancouver 10, B.C., or phone 879-2478. HANEY BUS PER CAPITA TAX INCREASE APPROVED IWA members have ap- proved by referendum vote to increase the per capita tax Poayments to the Regional Council by 15 cents per mem- ber per month. The increase will go into ef- fect in January. The present tax is 90 cents per month of which five cents of this amount is allocated for coast . and Interior negotiations and publicity expenses. The Region, which has been operating with a large deficit, has not had a tax increase since 1965. The new increase will now allow the Region to clear up its present deficit and devote attention to areas left unat- tended due to the lack of money. 3 LOGGERS’ BALL HALLMARK IMPERIAL ROOM 5 5550 Fraser Street, Vancouver, B.C. 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SPONSORED BY LOCAL 1-71 IWA Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1969 Dancing 9 - 1 Tickets $1.00 COURT GRANTS INJUNCTION FOR ALLEGED BAN ON OVERTIME Mr. Justice Dryer has granted the request of three forest companies for an in- “junction prohibiting Local 1- 217 IWA Vancouver, from in- stituting an overtime ‘work ban. The companies, MacMillan Bloedel,- Rayonier Canada, and Weldwood of Canada, had accused certain officers of Local 1-217 of suggesting to their members not to work overtime as a pressure move to reopen the Collective X Agreement or gain other con- cessions from the firms. MacMillan Bloedel had ap- plied for a similar injunction in Local 1-85 IWA Port Al- berni, but the request was denied on the grounds that the Company had failed to prove any collective purpose in the members refusal to work over- time. In his judgment against Local 1-217, Mr. Justice Dryer stated: °“Tt seems clear to me that after dropping the attempt to - reopen the agreement, some employees at the insistence of some of the Union’s offi- cers have engaged in concert- ed refusals to work overtime in order to compel the emp- ployer, among other things, to pay double time for over- time instead of the time-and- one-half provided for in the existing agreement. These concerted refusals constitute an unlawful strike. ALBERTA PLYWOOD STUDY By AL BUSCH Regional Evaluator Industry Evaluator’s Busch (I.W.A.) and Scanlon (F.LR.) were instructed to undertake a job study and point-grade rating of all the applicable categories in the Prairie Alberta plant of Can- adian Forest Products Ltd. At time of writing, final grades have been applied to 82% of these job categories. The results so far are very satisfactory. The actual in- creases cannot be given out until the remaining 18% have been finalized. The Local Union and the Company desired a conclusive analysis of the categories, com-- plete with total points and job grades, prior to going into ne- gotiations which commence in February of 1970, A detailed report of the gains to this group of plywood workers will be submitted by the writer in a subsequent issue of the Lumber Worker. INESS GUIDE: ESQUIRE MEN’S WEAR (Graham Mowatt) Complete Stock of Work and Dress Clothing “THE STORE WITH THE POPULAR BRANDS” HANEY BRITISH COLUMBIA Grande. SOCIAL "ice CLC'S FEBRUARY THEME The theme of the Canadian Labour Congress’ Citizenship Month during February, 1970, will be devoted to backing up the campaign being waged by the Canadian Welfare Council for an improved Social Secur- ity Programme. The Congress believes that this will give the labour move- ment an opportunity to do a refresher and_ educational course on the role the trade unions have played in bring- ing about some of the present social legislation that is in ex- istance in Canada. 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