—FEBRUARY, 1974 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER We a , FROM PAGE 1 “CONTRACT DEMANDS” © The Companies to nego- tiate an Apprenticeship Pro- gram for Planermen. e All reference to Section 2 (Rates) in Supplement No. 5 be deleted and that regular job rafes and overtime provisions e A 50 cent per hour shift differential. e A guarantee of full shift pay for all early shift work days. , e Ajl necessary tools to be supplied by tradesmen by the Company at no cost to tradesmen and that broken, lost or stolen tools be replaced by the Company at no cost to the tradesmen. © Grouping in logging to be completed. e Sawmill rates to be ouped as in logging. ® Double rates for all over- time worked. e A reduction in the 8-hour day and the 40-hour week, for all workers in the industry, ‘with no reduction in take-home pay. e Employees required to work on Saturday and/or Sunday to be paid at overtime rates for all hours worked on these days. e Provision for overtime rates of pay for employees having worked a 5-day sche- dule until two consecutive rest days have been provided. @ The rest period provision to be amended to provide for 20-minute rest periods for all employees. © The Company to provide a hot meal for employees required to work two hours or more overtime beyond the nor- mal shift and the meal to be consumed on Company time before beginning the overtime work. e A new section in the Agreement giving the union the right to strike over technological change during . the term of the agreement. e Anupward revision of ply- wood evaluation based on percentage increments. e An additional Statutory Holiday with pay, based on an employee's birthday. © The only qualifying condi- tion for a Statutory Holiday be that the person be an employee of the Company. ® Vacations with pay based on the following formula — 3 weeks after 3 years at 9 per cent, 4 weeks with 3 to 10 years at 12 per cent, 5 weeks with 10 to 15 years at 15 per cent, with an tional week every five and a_ corresponding in holiday pay. _©® The Call Time clause to be amended to read four hours pay whether the employee commences work or not. ® Article XIV — Allowance be amended. © Full to be paid from } marshalling point to mar- compel eg regardless of Fare e A comprehensive portable dental plan fully paid for by the employer. © Increased contributions by the employers to the Pen- sion Plan. e Board and Lodging to be fully paid for by the employer. e A number of changes to the Seniority sections of the agreement dealing with Competency, Emergency, Lower paid jobs, Job Posting, and Preferential hiring. e A comprehensive clause covering Contractors, Sub- Contractors and Owner-Opera- tors. pi ; e The elimination of the 30 day probationary period. e Paid maternity leave. © The Company to supply to the employees free of charge all protective equipment and rain gear. © The elimination of the one. man Arbitrator and reverting back to the three man Arbitra- tion Board. © The Union Security clause to be amended to provide employees with the right to request and have present when dealing with any level of management, a Plant or Shop Committee Member. e The right to refuse work with non-union labour or han- dle non-union products. © One week’s severance pay for every year of service for employees who permanently lose their jobs through plant closures. e@ The employer to pay all costs of premiums for insuring personal possessions of wor- kers living in company resi- ety wn Be i Fe a af oi ba IWA REGIONAL PRESIDENT Jack Munro opening the Union’s Coast Wages & Contract Conference January 31, at Woodworkers’ House, Vancouver. Regional officers from left, Stan Parker, 2nd Vice-President; Wyman Trineer, 1st Vice-President; Munro; Bob Schlosser, who will be Secretary-Treasurer ; Bob Blanchard, 3rd Vice-President. dences up to a maximum of $1500. e The contract to contain a no discrimination clause with respect to hiring. e Night logging to be discontinued. © The right of all employees to purchase wood products from any Company at whole- sale cost for their own use. e An annual guaranteed work year for loggers. e All present fallers’ and buckers’ rates to be Red Cir- cled. e A committee to be set up to discuss the definition of trades and how they relate one to another. The Canadian Labour Congress and Carling O’Keefe Breweries are co-operating in a new scholarship and bursary programme designed to extend to the sons and daughters of union members educational opportunities that might not ordinarily be available to them. In announcing the programme the CLC said: “Included in the scheme are 24 bursaries of $500 each, two to each province and the Yukon and Northwest Territories. They are available to those about to leave secondary level and who intend to go on to uni- versity or a similar educa- tional institute. Two Carlsberg Memorial Fund Scholarships are open to those who have completed their Bachelor’s ...and other pressures towards compromising on second-best, Dayton’s makes no contribution. & That is why Dayton's loggers have won more world championships _ than any other boot ever made. % It has always been, and still is, the choice of the man who knows the best—and is prepared to pay for it. DAYTON SHOE MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. | 2250 EAST HASTINGS STREET TELEPHONE 253-6671 y VANCOUVER, B.C. degree. The awards are avail- able to Canadian students one of whose parents is or has been a union member.”’ Application forms and fur- ther information can be ob- tained from: The Awards Programme, Education Department, Canadian Labour Congress, 2841 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.