3 OCTOBER, 1973
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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

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IWA INTERNATIONAL President Ron Roley (second from left), who retires in Decem-
ber, is photographed with Bill Botkin, Secretary-Treasurer; Keith Johnson, President-
elect; and H. Landon Ladd, Ist Vice-President-elect. :

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IWA members of Local 1-423
employed at the Kelowna
Builders Supply and Valley
Building Supply, have won
wage increases of $1.40 an hour
in a two-year agreement.

The new contract, negotiated
by Local President Bill Schu-
maker and Financial Secre-
tary Del Welder, boosts the
category of labour to $4.90 now,
and to $5.75 March 23, 1975. The
basic rate for common
labourers in the Interior is
$4.38 per hour.

The top category of clerks
went up to $5.40 now and will
increase to $6.25 per hour
March 23, 1975.

A major breakthrough was
made in the vacation en-
titlements. Effective Septem-

ber 23, 1973 employees with 1 to
5 years service are entitled to 2
weeks vacation at 434 percent;
from 5 to 10 years, 3 weeks at
634 percent; from 10 to 12
years, 4 weeks at 8%4 percent;
and from 12 years or more,.5
weeks at 1034 percent.
' Other: fringe benefits in-
clude:

@ Health & Welfare cover-
age at $107.00 per week for 15
weeks.

@ Health & Welfare and
Medical extended coverage to
be paid in fufl by the employer
effective March, 1974.

The contract package also
included a number of other
improvements and benefits for
the employees.

REVISIONS NEGOTIATED
AT WESTMILLS CARPETS

Dell Welder, Financial
Secretary of Local 1-423 IWA,
Kelowna, has been successful
in negotiating upward wage
revisions for the employees of
the Westmills Carpets plant in
Kelowna.

The Local Union had just
negotiated a new two-year
agreement with the Company
this year, which gave the
employees the highest rates for
any textile operation in
Canada.

The revisions won range
from a low of 16 cents for males
to a high of 26 cents for
females.

The new rates boost the male
base rate to $4.50 per hour and
the female base rate to $4.08
per hour.

The top rate in the plant is
maintenance at $6.16 per hour.

An amusing incident oc-
curred during the negotiations
for the revisions when Welder
criticized the lousy rates the
Company paid its employees in
its plant in Eastern Canada.
Eastern Canada.

A few days later the Com-
pany notified Welder that it
had reviewed wages paid in its
Eastern plant and had given all

.300 employees a 20-cent an

hour revision.

OFFICERS’ REPORT SHOWS
1-367 PROGRESSING WELL

Officers of Local 1-367 IWA
Haney, reported at the Local’s
Annual Meeting September 29,
that the Local has shown
improvement in all areas over
the past year.

Anincrease in members plus
the new dues formula has
placed the Local on a sound
financial basis which will
enable the officers to increase
services and plan new projects
in the months ahead.

The heavy work load result-
ing from the successful rate
revisions and _ contract
renewals slowed down the
organizational efforts of the

officers during the year. -
However, a number of opera-
tions were certified and plans
are underway to organize a
number of others.

- The officers were also busy
handling a number of UIC and
Workmen’s Compensation
Board claims of the members.
Changes to the UIC Act caused
serious administrative
problems to the officers and
lengthy delays, overpayments
and underpayments to many
members.

The officers closed their
report by praising the social
legislation brought in by the
provincial NDP government.

GO! OR YOU
PAY THE TOW

BALTIMORE — A funeral was
delayed when a police tow
truck impounded a hearse —
and its coffin cargo — parked
in a “‘no stopping” zone.

“This is outrageous,"
stormed the undertaker after
the nearse was towed away
while he was in the health
department obtaining a death
certificate.

Mayor William Donald
Schaefer arranged to have the
vehicle released. .

1973

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. An undertaker does not have
much use for a living man,
but he has great respect
for a dead one.

. Charles A. Boutelle, 1839-1901