- ARY, 1972 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

1-71 CONTRACT MEET

VISITORS ATTENDING Contract Meet included
from left, Weldon Jubenville, President of Local 1-
80; Rod Beaton, President of Local 1-288 (Lumber

Inspectors) ; and Syd Thompson, President of Local
1-217.

Saturday, December 18th, 1971,
Delegates from all the camps of the

-Loggers’ Local gathered at the I.W.A. Hall

to consider wage and contract demands for
1972 negotiations.

The well attended Conference included
officers, board members and elected dele-
gates representing Local 1-71’s membership
of 5,000. Local members and other I.W.A.
visitors found the debate and discussion on
loggers’ problems very informative. Con-
sideration was given to more than 300
resolutions submitted by the membership of
the Local’s far-flung operations.

A brief report by the Regional Research
Director, Brother Clay Perry, outlining eco-
nomic conditions, comparison of IWA rates,
past and present, with other industries, was
attentively listened to by everyone present.

There was discussion on the rising cost of
living and the problem of seeking an ade-
quate base wage. Much more emphasis was
placed on loggers’ problems as logger after
logger rose to present his camp member-
ship’s ideas on necessary rate revisions,
room and board costs, better medical,
dental and insurance protection, inadequate
fare allowance provisions, the need for a

meaningful contractor, sub-contractor
clause, etc., etc.

The wide range of problems where the.

present contract does not do a good enough
job for loggers, resulted in twenty-six

resolutions being sent to the Coast Wage
and Contract Conference.

REGIONAL RESEARCH Director Clay Perry
outlines the economic conditions of the industry.

LOCAL PRESIDENT Ernie Freer speaking at one

of the floor mikes. To his left is Jack MacKenzie,
Local Business Agent.

‘DELEGATES register at the registration desk at Woodworkers’ House in
Vancouver.

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