ON CATFACE MOUNTAIN a Oe as Ae Dn, Fe pe ae er THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER HAMILTON CREW TURNOVER EDITOR’S NOTE: The fol- lowing article is reprinted from Local 1-85’s bulletin ‘‘Job Steward’’ and deals with the problems that the loggers are having with Hamilton Logging, a non-union contractor em- ployed by MacMillan Bloedel at Catface Mountain in the jurisdiction of Local 1-85. + a po CATFACE MOUNTAIN ... The name has a nice ring to it but what is breeding there is a threat to every member of our Union. MacMillan Bloedel has set up a non-union contractor on Catface, and apparently the intention is that it remain non- union. There are approximately 80 men working in the camp but working conditions and wages seem to vary. Some men are on a 4 and 4 schedule and some COMPANY | PRESSURES MEMBERS. A multi-national firm, which threatened to leave the com- munity of Dunnville, Ontario, pressured union members to accept a contract identical to one turned down two days after a strike began June 2. United Auto Workers (UAW) ratified the agreement which . raises the firm’s basic starting wage to $2.01 from $1:86 an hour. Robert White of the UAW commented that Frank -allucci, vice-president of Essex International Inc. of Fort Wayne, Ind., the parent company, said the plant would be shut down and operations moved elsewhere if the con- tract was not ratified. Mr. White called for amend- ments in labor legislation to “stop this bargaining with guns to the heads of em- ployees.”’ The 700 employees belong to Local 1383 of the United Auto Workers. LIGHTER SIDE Laura is only a lawyer’s daughter — so she goes from bar to bar. a ee Chokerman Charlie says that -marriage is the process of finding out what kind of guy your wife would have preferred. DE oe Kamloops Katie says that an optimist is a husband who goes down to the marriage bureau - to See if his license has expired. + + Kamloops Katie warned her ' friend not to look too hard for an ideal man — a husband is a lot easier to find! Cf FE Oe Chokerman Charlie says a husband is what’s left of the lover after the nerve has been. removed. are on a5 and 2. Some are paid $35.00 a day and others $60.00. The whole crew has been given all the rights _and privileges that our mem- bership has fought and argued for over the years, with the exception of a few very significant points. Hamilton’s erew has no _- seniority provisions, no job protection, no retirement plan and no grievance procedure. It is worthy to note that the turnover in Catface is very high, not due entirely to men deciding that a non-union camp is a poor place to work, but also due to men being suddenly informed that their services are no longer’ required regardless of how. long they had been there. Hamilton’s crew at Catface became the centre of attention of some of our boom crews when they realized that they were being asked to sort a boom that had been produced during a strike. The men downed their tools and in- formed the Company that they could not handle logs produced in this manner. It is against the principles of any Union man, regardless of which Union, to handle this type of material and so the unfair boom sits in the canal untouched. It is our intention to organize Hamilton’s camp at Catface. In April two Officers and the Chairman from Kennedy Lake made a trip into Catface to organize it. We were un- successful. This month two Officers returned to that camp and again were unsuccessful. We believe the industry is using Catface as an ex- periment to set up a seven-day week situation. If Catface proves profitable as a non- union, seven-day operation it will be the first of many. This cannot be allowed to happen. Conference on Health and The Industrial Environment October 26, 27, 1972 — Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C. Industrial diseases: insidious, dangerous. How do they start? What causes them? How can they be prevented? The Workmen’s Compensation Board is sponsoring a“‘Probe” Conference as part of the Board's major expansion into the industrial hygiene area. The objective of this increased emphasis on preventive measures is to provide B.C. workmen with the most advanced industrial health protection anywhere. Conference speakers from England, the United States and Canada will deal with the problems of industrial health hazards and the advantages of controlling them, with the purpose of reducing the increasing toll of illness and death caused by industrial disease. Registration is limited to 600 delegates. Please regisier early. Fill in and mail this coupon, enclosing $15.00. Fee includes all sessions plus 2 luncheons. ee : Safety Education i Workmen's Compensation Board 5255 Heather Sireet, Vancouver 18, B.C. Registrations received after October 9, 1972 cannot be guaranteed. | Name.... Position. . Company or Organization i Address... CORRECTIC The Unemployment Insurance Cc drawn to our attention that repre NOT allowed to be present while claii ing interviewed except under very lim stances. The exceptions include; a) an in is required b) a minor child is to be intervie extremely mitigating circumstances as a d or a claimant's obvious low mental ability. The Commission has instructed and is ing Benefit Control Officers: 1. All benefit facts must be included in the ment. . 2. Every claimant must understand beyond doubt what is contained in the statement. — 3. The language of the statement must be used by the claimant. The U.I.C. Officers stress the importance claimants should only sign statements which fully understand and with which they are in agree- ment.