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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

“SPECIAL CONVENTION”

e Authorized two delegated
conferences, one for the ply-
wood section and another for
the sawmill section to estab-
lish policy in both instances.

© Re-activated a committee
to revise the Errant Members’
List and restore as many as
possible to full membership.

e Referred Regional per
capita increase to Executive
Board to prepare a budget and
recommendations for next
Convention.

® Instructed the Regional
Executive Board to study all
aspects of the Regional Strike
Fund administration and pre-
pare recommendations for a
Special Convention to be held
prior to January 31st, 1969.

e Provided for a special
study of pension plans and re-
port to the 1970 Wage and
Contract Conference.

e Instructed the Regional
Executive Board to arrange
joint meetings of Local Union
Executives. to co-ordinate ac-
tivities on common problems
and contract improvements.
Requested the negotiation of
a training program for filers.

e Re-affirmed support for
unity and ultimate merger be-
tween unions bargaining in
the forest products industry.

© Requested Executive op-
position to dual-job categories.

e Advocated stepped-up
public relations program.

e Demanded improvements
in the Provincial Government
Ferry Service.

MINSTER
BACKS REPORT

The Freedman Report — as
staunchly defended by organ-
-ized labour as it has been
attacked by management—has
not been entirely forgotten in
government circles.

In a surprise Labour Day.

statement Labour Minister
Bryce Mackasey said he is
“completely committed” to
certain recommendations
made in the 1965 report by
Mr. Justice Samuel Freed-

man.

One of the major points -

stressed by Mr. Justice Freed-
man was that management

should no longer have the .

right to introduce technologi-
cal changes, which seriously
affect working conditions,
without consulting the em-
ployees.

Management vehemently
opposed this recommendation,
saying employers must retain
the sole voice in automation
decisions and that manage-
ment rights should be left un-
touched.

In his message Mr. Mac-
kasey declared: “I think that
this report indicates the direc-
tion in which we should be
moving to deal fairly and ef-
fectively with the effects of
technological change; certain-
ly one of today’s major labour

problems.”

e Adopted, in principle,
province-wide bargaining with
a standard contract, to be re-
ported on at the next conven-

tion.
e Urged action to secure

same expiry date for all IWA
contracts.

e Demanded addition of
dental care and drug prescrip-
tions to medical coverage.

e Approved two Regional
Safety Conferences each year.

© Urged improved Regional
Safety program.

e Advocated that all drivers
of air-equipped vehicles hold
tickets..

© Demanded investigation
of the export of forest prod-
ucts raw material.

e Banned use of Western
Canadian Lumber Worker for
campaigning.

© Reaffirmed demand for
repeal of Bills 43, 42 and 33.

e Approved testing stations
for trucks in B.C. with four
tests required each year.

e Advocated increase in
W.C.B. living allowances for
injured workers.

© Backed demand for con-
tinued passenger service on
the E & N Railway, Vancouver
Island.

e Urged that police be re-
quired to inform arrested per-
sons of their rights on arrest.

e Protested RCMP compi-
lation of political beliefs of
suspected persons.

© Backed fight of, Niska
Tribal Council for land com-
pensation.

© Demanded probe of air
fare structure and services by
Department of Transport be-
fore authorizing further fare
increases.

© De:nanded that the pub-
lic be given full access to
logging roads.

© D2manded regulations
controlling housing, land
values, and speculation.

© Called for provincial and
federal legislation to control
water pollu.ion.

© Demanded regulations to
control-rents and urged a low-
cost subsidized housing pro-
gram, also cutback in hous-
ing interest rates.

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© Advocated elimination of
11% sales tax on housing
building materials.

© Urged clearing of areas
flooded by the Bennett, Mica

and Libby dams.
e Supported demand. for

verbatim report of proceed-
ings in the Legislature.

© Urged amendment to the
Federal Election Act provid-
ing for absentee voting.

© Demanded that comvanies-

be required to issue T4 In-
come Tax slips not later than
January.

© Demanded that the mini-
mum wage be adjusted to the
cost of living and productivity
increases.

e Demanded regulations to
assure every worker a half-

hour lunch break.
e Proposed an amendment

to the Annual Holidays Act
granting three weeks vacation
to all each year at 644% of
earnings after 1 year.

© Requested payment of va-
cation pay separately from

wage payments.
© Urged amendments to the

Income Tax Act providing ex-
emptions for occupational ex-
penses incurred for loggers
and proposing lowered ex-

emptions for low income

brackets.

SAFETY CONFERENCE
The Officers of the Regional
Safety Conference which met
in advance of the Convention
gained approval for the fol-
lowing resolutions, providing

for:

e Elimination of the prac-
tice of employing injured
workers on so-called “light
duty”.

© Adequate braking systems
on air-equipped mobile equip-
ment.

© Scientific testing of steel
spar and mobile equipment
following a strict investiga-

tion.

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© Improved reporting on all
accidents for Workmen’s
Compensation.

e Increased promotion of
safety education.

© Better W.C.B. coverage
for listed industrial diseases.

© Improved relations with
the medical profession to se-
cure better understanding of
“light duty” imposed by the
employers.

. NEW OFFICERS
Safety Council officers elec-
ted at the Annual Safety Con-
ference September 7th, and
ratified by the 31st Annual
Regional Convention were as

follows: %
Chairman — Erich Ewert;

1st Vice-Chairman — Jack
Mumm; 2nd Vice-Chairman—
Fred Ibis; 3rd Vice-Chairman
— Bernard Doherty; Secre-
tary — Pat Ewles.

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