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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

COMMITTEES COMPLETE REPORTS

On March 20, 1968 agree-
ment was reached between
Regional Council No. 1 and
Forest Industrial Relations
Ltd. to establish two joint
committees for the purpose of
studying jobs that had been
submitted for category rate
revisions,

The following sawmill cate-
gories were studied by the '

committee comprised of
George Kowbel (local 1-217)

and F. G. Fredrickson

(F.LR.): Carrier Driver,
Forklift Driver, Log Gang,
Cant Gang, Re-Sawyer, Bull
Saw Operator, Crane Opera-
tor, Crane Chaser and Saw-
mill Truck Driver,

The following logging cate-
gories were studied by the
committee comprised of Bill
Hanna (Local 1-80) and J.

GEORGE KOWBEL

Thodeson (F.1R.): Hook
Tender-Steel Spar, Rigging
Slinger — without whistle,
Chokerman and _ Bulldozer
Operator-Grade.

POPULAR ED TIMMATH
RETIRES FROM LOCAL 1-417

Long-time IWA member Ed
Timmath, who was highly ac-
tive in Local 1-417 has now
retired from the Union.

Ed joined the IWA in 1942
while working in Prince
George. From there he went
to Vancouver where he was
employed by the Burke Lum-
ber Company. He left there
to work at the Universal Box,
Marpole, in 1944,

He became active in the
Union in 1946 and continued
to be keenly interested in
Union affairs when he left
Vancouver to work fcr the
Thompson Valley Logging
Company in 1951, in Kam-
loops.

Over the years, Ed held
various union positions at the
plant, Sub-Local and Local
Union levels.

Local President Bob
Schlosser stated that Ed was
a real asset to the Union and
he will be missed by Local
1-417. He added that although
Ed was not always directly
employed in the industry, he
continued to keep up _ his
membership.

He devoted a great deal of
his time to assisting the mem-
bership in the Valemount
area when road conditions
prevented Local Union officers
getting there.

In announcing his retire-
ment, Ed who is 59, stated he
felt the younger members
should be given a chance to
get into the Union harness.

Local, Regional officers and
members wish Ed the best of
luck.

THE GOOD OLD DAYS. Ed Timmath registering at the
Ist Annual Delegated Meeting of Local 1-417 held in the
Women’s Institute Hall, Salmon Arm, April 25, 1959. Pic-
tured with Ed are the late Wes Ross, Phyllis Matthews and

ss Miz: Nabata.

Both committees have now
finalized their respective stud-
ies and are ready to report to
their respective principals for
final disposition during cur-
rent negotiations between Re-
gional Council No. 1 and
Forest Industrial Relations
Ltd. ;

Conditions for the job stud-
ies were spelled out as follows
in the above mentioned agree-
ment:

(a) The job study is to be
based on the relationship
of one job to another and
other jobs in the operat-
ing unit.
The effective date will be
four weeks prior to the
date of agreement pro-
vided the said agreement
is reached prior to June
- 15, 1968 and further pro-
vided that the retroactive
date shall not be prior to
May 1, 1968.

LOCAL 1-207 CREW
WINS NEW AGREEMENT

Thirty members of Local
1-207, IWA employed at Im-
perial Lumber Company’s
planer mill at Kinuso, Al-
berta, voted to accept a new
agreement which will expire
October 31, 1969.

The agreement provides for
52 cents per hour increase in
four stages as follows:
10c per hour retroactive to

November 1, 1967;
15c per hour effective July 1,
1968;
22c per hour effective Novem-
ber 1, 1968;
5¢ per hour effective May 1,
1969.

In addition several job cate-

gories were adjusted from 1

‘cent to 21 cents per hour.

Other contract improve-
ments included:
© Two cents an hour increase
in the night shift premium.

e Rate and one half for all.

Saturday and Sunday work.

e Pay days every second Fri-’
day.

e Company to pay 50% of the
medical plan.

e One additional paid Statu-
tory Holiday.
Improvements were also

won on vacations. Employees
will now receive three weeks
vacation with pay after eight
years in the first contract
year. Three weeks after seven
years in the second year of
the contract and four weeks
vacation after 25 years ser-
vice.

Arne Christensen, Finan-
cial-Secretary of Local 1-207,
who negotiated the settlement,
had charged the company
with deliberately delaying ne-
gotiations and requested the
Department of Labour to ap-
point a conciliation commis-
sioner in an attempt to bring
the company to the bargain-
ing table.

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