y thewestern canadian [WorA. No, 2 VANCOUVER, B.C. VOL. XLI, lumber worker MARCH, 1974 IWA COAST NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE esting in sithe’ beara room at ‘the Hotel Van- couver March 4, where they presented the Union‘s 1974 contract demands to the employers. Left, front row, Ear! Foxcroft, Local 1-85 President; Bob Blanchard; Regional 3rd Vice- President; Jack Munro, Regional President and spokesman; Gerry Stoney, Local 1-357 President; Syd Thompson, Local 1-217 President. Back row, left, Joe Fowler, Local 1-367 President; Lorne Scott, Local 1-363 President; Ben Thompson, Local 1-71 President; Ron Grant, Local 1-288 Financial Secretary ; Roger Lewis, Local 1-118 President; Fernie Viala, Local 1-80 President. IWA SOUTHERN INTERIOR Negotiating Goluaitiies pose for their picture during the interior Wages & Contract Conference February 23-24, in Kelowna. Group left, Sonny Alexandre, President of Local 1-417, Kamloops; Wayne Nowlin, President of Local 1-405, Cranbrook; Wyman Trineer, Regional Ist Vice-President and negotiating spokesman; Stan Parker, Regional 2nd Vice-President; Bill Schumaker, President of Local 1-423, Kelowna and magetieting eect etary: | \ Eb Ee i MEMORANDUM SIGNED FOR leases, =| _\= | SOUTHERN INTERIOR in desis | TRADESMEN REVISIONS The Southern Interior IWA u : cents an hour; 3rd Class § Negotiating Committee signed z Engineer — 73 cents an hour; 4th Class Engineer — 38 cents an hour; 4th Class Fireman — 60 cents an hour; Fireman without ticket — 20 cents an hour. All increases are retroactive to August 7, 1973. Members of the Negotiating Committee were Regional ist Vice-President Wyman a Memorandum of Agreement } with the Interior Forest § Relations Association March | 13, which provides an increase of 38 cents an hour for all } Journeyman Trades. _ | Apprentice (Helpers and Improvers) rates will be in- creased by 20 cents an hour. The wage revisions also 2852 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, THE LUMBER WORKER include Filing Room Trineer, Regional 2nd Vice- eategories. President Stan Parker, Local Power House E sand 1-405 President Wayne Nowlin, Local 1-417 President Sonny Alexandre, Local 1-423 RETURN REQUESTED = a President Bill Schumaker. 39-POINT PACKAGE SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONTRACT DEMANDS SIMILAR TO COAST IWA Southern Interior delegates attending their Wages & Contract Conference February 23-24 in Kelowna, have followed the example of the IWA coast locals by demanding a one dollar an hour wage increase in a one year agreement plus a cost-of-living escalator clause. These were some of the highlights of the 39-point package hammered out during the two-day session from the 224 resolutions submitted to the Conference. The demands will. be Negotiating for the Union are Regional ist Vice-President Wyman Trineer, spokesman; Regional 2nd Vice-President Stan Parker; Wayne Nowling, Local 1-405 President; Sonny Alexandre, Local — 1-417 presented to the industry when President; Bill Schumaker, negotiations commence around the end of. March. COAST Approximately 3,000 IWA coast tradesmen will receive the thirty-eight cent per hour wage increase recommended by Dr. Noel Hall in his ‘‘third party” report to settle the tradesmen’s dispute on wage revisions. The increase is retroactive to last August 7. The increase now boosts IWA rates ina number of categories above the rates. paid tradesmen in the pulp section of the industry. This was bit- terly opposed by the employers during negotiations and was the main reason the talks broke down last November. In addition to the tradesmen’s increase all ap- prentices will receive twenty cents per hour which is also retroactive to last August 7. The Union has also been successful in getting the em- ployers to agree to the same twenty cent revision and retroactivity date for firemen without forth class certificates. The report, approved by the Union February 27, took until March 8 for the employers to accept and then only with reluctance. Forest Industrial Relations in a letter to Regional President Jack Munro stated that the industry was unhappy with certain sections of the report. The letter also intimated that in agreeing to the report, the industry expected the Union to live up to certain conditions. The Union. answered by acknowledging the letter. Local 1-423 President and also Negotiating Secretary. The following is a summary of the other demands which call for: e A 50 cent an hour shift differential. © Double time rates for all overtime. e A 75 cent per hour revision for all tradesmen categories. © The employer to pay the cost of First Aid Tickets and all renewals and upgradings. e An apprenticeship program for planermen and this category be designated as a trade. © Changes to the hours of work to define the work week, the day, and the individual work day. e A reduction in the hours of work with no loss of pay. SEE “DEMANDS” P. 2 IWA WINS TERRACE SAWMILL IWA Regional President Jack Munro reported March 21, that the Union had been successful in its bid to represent the 260 workers - employed at the Cancel Pohle Division in Terrace. The workers had been represented by the Christian Labour Acsoeiniae of Canada. In announcing the news Munro stated: ‘‘Obviously the workers at the operation realized that they required a strong and large union to bargain for them and we are pleased to have them in our organization.” The vote was a decisive one for the IWA with one hundred _ and seventy-two voting for the IWA and seventy-two voting. : forthe CLAC. 4