Authorized as Second Class Mail, ‘Post Office Dept., VANCOUVER, B.C. Vol. XXXII, No. 3 e N) Nala AGREEMENT SET FO R INSPECTORS -minute negotiations, in which the IWA Regional Ne- gotiating Committee assisted, resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement, proposing settlement -of the dis- pute with the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau. The Memorandum of Agreement also bears the signature of Re- gional President Jack Moore. The settlement proposals were immediately referred to a referendum vote of the lumber inspectors. Results of the vote are expected before the end of February. The recommended settle- ment proposes twenty - one changes in the present agree- ment which expires June 14, 1966. Many of the changes are designed to eliminate em- ployment problems that had arisen and bring the agree- ment into line with the IWA coast master agreement on fringe benefits. The chief issues in dispute were wage rates and the use of the registered grade stamp. Negotiations on these two points extended over weeks prior to the strike deadline. \aunEEEEAIESEIEERRIERDEIEEaamnmmmmmmmmmmmememmmmmeenssmmeeseseeeeeeeeeoees The memorandum of agreement proposed the following wage scale: June 15, 1964 $2.94 an hour $2.94 an hour $25.25 a day Steady Inspector Substitute Inspector _.. Transient Inspector June 15, 1965 $3.07 an hour $3.07 an hour $26.29 a day The recommendation re- garding the use of the reg- istered grade stamp is as follows: “The Bureau agrees to fur- nish the Union with two let- ters setting out the following undertakings: (I) “The Bureau under- takes, for the term of the 1964-65 Agreement that it will not grant to any of its member mills in the Coastal Region of British Columbia, who on the 12th day of Feb- ruary, 1965 were using the Inspection Service, a license for the use of the PLIB grade stamp except under the super- vision of a Bureau Inspector. (II) “With regard to the eleven Inspectors now as- signed to duties in the Inter- ior of British Columbia, the Bureau agrees to provide the following protection to them in the event of loss of existing assignments by reason of in- troduction of licensed stamp- ing: 1. Priority rights for assign- ments to other PLIB In- spection jobs that become available in the Interior. . 2. Priority consideration for promotion to supervisor to meet anticipated require- ments relative to proposed transfer of grading system for NILA to PLIB in North- ern Interior. 3. Assignment to transient duties in the coastal region.” See “AGREEMENT” — Page 4 \ | ( i ) Incorporating The @.C. Lumberaerker Official Publication of the Jefernatlonal Wosdworkers of Abmertea Regional Council: No. 1 Se PER COPY «= IWA Local Unions = have been advised by Moore, that any IWA member desiring to ap- ply for the full-time posi- tion of Regional Safety Director should do so before March 30th, 1965. Address applications to J. A. Moore, Regional President. For further information see notice The IWA is demanding compliance with the Labour Relations Act in reference to the dispute which led to the five-month strike at Frolek Sawmills Ltd., North Kam- loops, stated Regional Presi- dent, Jack Moore, in a recent Kamloops radio address. After describing the man- ner in which the employees had been deprived of their collective bargaining rights, he said in part: “This dispute has become a test case for our Union. We must know the extent to which we can rely on the pro- visions of the Labour Rela- tions Act. “The outcome of this dis- pute will influence, in an im- portant degree, the stability See. “STRIKE” — Page 4 =| Regional President, Jack =: Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash. 1st Issue SS Feb. 1965 $ Local I-71 ro Work | To The Rule Evidence heard before an Arbitration Board demanded by Local 1-71 IWA has turned the spotlight on a safety regu- lation of vital importance to loggers. The interpretation of this regulation as given by an Inspector of the WCB in evidence was: “No man shall be required to work more than twenty (20) minutes away from transportation.” Strict enforcement of this regulation is now demanded by the Local Union’s officials, otherwise prosecution will be sought. The grievance referred to arbitration concerned the dis- missal. of two loggers, Eugene Ollenberger and William J. Scott, by Canadian Forest Products Ltd., at Camp Ver- non, Englewood Division. They had been employed by the company for seven and eight years respectively and were rated as experienced fallers and buckers with ex- cellent records. When assigned to work on the right-of-way, they walked to the work site and then pointed out that walking dis- tance to transportation was too far and did not conform with the safety regulations. On that occasion they were fired but were subsequently reinstated. ALL LOGGERS! Later, they were again sent to the same right-of-way and again pointed out that the conditions had not been sub- stantially changed. When ordered to work on the site, they were required to pro- mise that they would go to work on arrival at the site. They would not commit themselves until they had again inspected the location. As pointed out by a mem- ber of the Board: *T know of no authority for the proposition that an em- ployee must give a promise to carry out work and that if he does not give that promise, he is subject to discharge. I can- not think that this. is the law.” Local 1-71 has issued the following warning to all log- gers: ' TAKE NOTE! “In protection of its members, this Local Union will now demand enforcement of the regulation in question during the above arbitration proceedings as then inter- preted by the Inspector of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. It is: “NO MAN SHALL BE REQUIRED TO WORK MORE THAN TWENTY (20) MINUTES AWAY FROM TRANSPORTATION.” See “LOCAL 1-71” — Page 4 Tradesmen Urge Law's Clarification The Regional Negotiating Committee will confer with officials of the provincial De- partment of Labour to obtain clarification of the legislation respecting issuance of trades- men’s certificates. This action was recommended by the meeting of the Tradesmen’s Council held February 16 in Vancouver. The recommend- ation was approved by the Regional Executive Board. The Council, convened for the first time under the auth- ority of a resolution adopted by the last Regional Conven- tion, was fully representative of the tradesmen in all IWA Local Unions in the province. It commenced work on a ee | age." heavy agenda outlined by the convention by extended con- sideration of the Millwrights’ Apprenticeship Training Pro- gram. The proposed conference with officials of the Labour Department is intended to clear up points regarding the requirements placed by the Pe ks wt amended Act on tradesmen who have already acquired experience in their trades. The Council was in agree- ment that the utmost protec- tion should be given trades- men now employed in respect of any general program of certification. Regional President, Jack Nn ee ae | IWA TRADESMEN’S COUNCIL [XG Moore, who presided, stressed the desirability of developing such a program in the manner defined by convention deci- sions. It was the desire of the convention, he said, that tradesmen should not be com- pelled to take a test and that their status as tradesmen should not be affected because they do not hold certificates.