" * ; IWA Local 1-424 IWA has been in the conciliation stage in ne- gotiations with Canim Lake Sawmills, Plywood Division, and have now received a let- ter from the Deputy Minister of Labour’s office dated De- cember 10th advising that the Conciliation Officer was un- able to bring about agreement between the parties to the dis- pute and recommends only that a Conciliation Board should not be appointed. BREAKDOWN Negotiations broke down on the issues of Union Security and Duration of Agreement. It is difficult to understand why the employer should be so adamant on these two issues which are not cost items. It is imparative with this type of employer that Union shop be included, as security was the main reason for this group of people getting the Union in to their operation and to be in a position of not having Union shop protection leaves the way open for the employer to weaken the Un- ion. However, the Local Un- ion is sure’ that the employ- ees will come through with an overwhelming strike vote. The Local Union recently signed an agreement with Tubafour Stud Mills in Ques- nel, covering some 55 employ- ees. The Local Officers, J. R. Inglis, and G. Hurlbert, held a contract analysis class on the weekend of December 18th and 19th for this new operation. As a result of the millwright exams held within. the Local THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER 1-424 REPORT last March, several of our members have received their millwright certificates and, as a result of this, back pay has been paid at Weldwood to the certified millwrights with some cheques running as high as $197.00. This is the 21 cents per hour which they are en- titled to from the time of the six month apprenticeship con- tract to the present date. Results of evaluation of sev- eral categories at Weldwood, Cariboo, in July have been received in the Local Union office. Of six categories being evaluated, five of them receiv- ed increases. In the case of the semi-automatic sizing saw and grading line operator, this category went up 12 cents per hour with retroactive pay to June 17th, 1963. This proves - the point that this Local Un- ion has always taken, that evaluation is good for our people. ADJUSTMENTS Wage adjustments were made at J. Ernst Lumber Co. for two employees, one in the amount of $94.00 and one in the amount of $164.00. As a result of a hearing be- fore. the Labour Relations Board on December 7th, the Board reaffirmed its decision of September 14th, 1965, to the effect that scalers employ- ed by J. Ernst Lumber Co. Ltd. are persons bound by the Collective Agreement be- tween the Company and Local 1-424, IWA. The Local has now advised the Company and requested submission of. dues and check-off slips. NEW BUSINESS AGENT Alec Archibald, one of the best known members of Lo- cal 1-357 IWA, New West- minster, has been appointed Business Agent of the Local Union to fill the vacancy cre- ated by the resignation of Rae Eddie, the NDP-MLA for the area who resigned to de- vote his full time to politics. Alee was born in Scotland and emigrated to Canada in 1929 where he first found work as a longshoreman on the Vancouver waterfront. In 1938, he went to work at Fraser Mills and with the ex- ception of a four-year stint in _ the army, has worked there He joined the IWA in 1942 and has served the Local in a number of official capacities. He was elected Warden of the 5 for two terms and was elected Local Ist Vice-Presi- for one term in 1951. ALEC ARCHIBALD Loeal’s representative on the - Regional Executive Board. Alec is married with two children and resides in New Westminster. MACHINE TAKE-OVER By ROD BEATON President, Loca] 1-288 These two pictures should very vividly bring home to all members of the IWA and Re- gional Council that the ma- chine is taking over the jobs of the workers in the sawmill section of the industry. : The picture of the green- chain in a local mill shows the tallybox behind the grad- er empty and the two jobs automated out of existence. What has taken their place is the little box in the accom- panying picture. This Cal- culator or Adding Machine, or whatever you want to call it, now keeps track of the day’s production, it registers the width and length of each piece of lumber produced. Anytime during the shift they can tell the number of pieces cut for any given length or width, doing away | | { “ | ma ates reer masa th acre vogrcre troy iJ dae ae | 1 t ! { { 1 { YW / if keep track of the production on each shift. 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Meeting. New officers elected for the year were President, Sister Alberta Wright; Vice-President, Sister Doreen Clements; Recording Secretary, Sister Sandra Howard; Warden, Sister Cecile Vance; Conductor, Sister Anna Gravelle; Trustee, Sister Gladous Lundstrom.