Ist Issue, August, 1961 WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER Around The LOCALS Strikers Win New Contract At Stewart Planing Mills Officers of Local 1-423, IWA, report that the twelve employees of the Stewart Planing Mills in Lumby, who struck the Plant for two weeks in July, were success- ful in winning a new contract with the Company. The strike was called after the Company refused to implement the terms of the Southern Interior Agree- ment recommended by a Concilia- tion Officer. After lengthy meetings with the Company, the Union negotiators J. C. Walls, IWA Interior Regional Director; S. A. Muir, Financial Sec- retary of Local 1-423, Alfred Kruger and William Van Hoga, were suc- cessful in having the Agreement signed. The employees would like to take this occasion to thank the people of Lumby for their support during the strike. The Local Union reports that the recent work stoppage by the crew at the Oliver Sawmills, at Oliver, B.C., was brought about by the refusal of the Company to deal with a long- standing list of grievances put for- ward by the Union Committee. On every occasion the Committee attempted to discuss the issues with Management they were told, “Go see our lawyer.” The crew’s militant action has had its effect on the Company who are now anxious to negotiate with the Committee. Prince George Local Gains New Plants Officers of Local 1-424, IWA, Prince George, announce that the Local Union has been successful in gaining certification of the Labour Relations Board for certifica- tion of Livingstone Brothers, Topley Landing, B.C. oth of these opera- tions are subsidiaries of Imperial % FURY OF THE FIRE which has been burning out of control in the Prince George area may be judged by this grey mass of smoke which billowed up to an estimated 20, feet. Four hundred men with the aid of thirty bulldozers and four Avenger water-bombers were powerless to prevent the fire from burning out some thirty-five thousand acres of forest. Photo Hal Vander- yoort, “The Citizen”. 1-357 Sending Local 1-417 Reports Quality Spruce Mills Limited, at Topley, B.C. There are twenty- five employees in the operation and a meeting has been held for the purpose of negotiating a col- lective agreement. Some difficulty has been encountered on the mat- ter of wages and union security. Application is -pending before the Lumber Company Limited. An application for certification has also been made for the employees of B.C. Spruce Sales Limited, employed in car loading at Vanderhoof, B.C. A contract was recently negotiated with Julia Lumber, McAlister, B.C., which included a wage increase of 14c over a two-year period. All Delegates To Miami Local 1-357, IWA, New West- minster, voted at their Local Union meeting July 30, to send their full delegation of 18 dele- gates to the IWA International Convention, in Miami, October 4. The meeting also donated the sum of $400.00 in aid of the striking Con- struction workers in Toronto. Officials of the Local Union report that they are in the process of or- ganizing the new Douglas Plywood Company Limited. The Plant is ex- pected to employ approximately 60 people, and will negotiate through Forest Industrial Relations. A contract has been signed with the Mount Baker Plywood, an indepen- dent operation, the Local Union re- ports, and another independent plant, the Pitt Timber Company, will be organized as soon as it is in opera- tion. This plant will employ thirty people. The Local is proud to report that Officers of Local 1-417, IWA, Salmon Arm, report a member- ship increase of approximately 250 gained in the new certifica- tions signed at the Blue River Sawmill, Blue River, Diamond Sawmill, Avola, and the Nicola Valley Sawmill, Merritt. A new Ladies Sub-Auxiliary of Local 1-417, has been formed in Mer- ritt. The Local Officers are pleased that the ladies are taking an interest Membership Increase in their husbands Union and wish them every success in this undertak- ing. Local Financial Secretary, Cliff Michael who was the Local’s dele- gate at the New Party Founding Con- vention and Bob Schlosser, Local 1-417 member from Merritt, who at- tended the Convention for the Kam- loops Labour Council, have returned and will shortly present their reports to their respective organizations. PRINCE GEORGE firefighters ready their gear in preparation for a fresh assault on the three major fires still burning out of control in the area. Note all the firefighters are provided with hard hats and proper foot gear. the mortgage on their fine building in New Westminster, will be paid off this time next year. gallons of water and 600 pounds of the bentonite which is dropped on the fire from a height of 50 to 75 feet. Photo Hal Vandervoort, ‘The Citizen”. wh ANT ? — a ig Coarse / J WEAR a DAYTON 2 = i THE BOOT THAT STAYS ON TOP! UGE BEL i EXON pin hye “fae 4 ts SB od SHOE MANUFACTURING CO. (B.C.) LTD. 2248 -50 EAST HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER, B.C. Union-made.