*
[RB Permits Tistesatlon of
Port Alberni [WA Local
As Union Fights Back

The Labour Relations Board has granted MacMillan,
Bloedel and Powell River Ltd. permission to prosecute
Local 1-85 IWA, President Walter Allen, and forty-eight
boom men in Port Alberni on five counts alleging sanc-
tion of and participation in an illegal work stoppage.

This decision was reached by the Board before con-
sideration of the Union’s application for permission fo
prosecute the Company for actions by the Somass Di-
vision. management which are considered to constitute
an illegal lock-out.

IWA Regional Officers have now advised that the
Union's application will not be dealt with until October
16 on the ground that seven days must elapse after
such application. It is the intention of the IWA to press
the issue.

When advised of the Board's decision, the officers of
Local 1-85, Port Alberni, immediately made a vigorous
protest against the procedure followed. The Local Union

and the members concerned had not been granted a
hearing.

The failure of the Board to consider all the evidence be-
fere requiring the Local Union and the boom men to defend
their interests in the courts revealed a distinct bias, it was

said. An appeal against the Board’s decision is under consider-
ation by the Union’s legal advisors.

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Incorporating Zhe B.2. Lemberwerker Official Publication of the Jelereatlecal Weedworkers of femertea Regional Council No. 1

2nd Issue
October, 1962

VOL. XXIX. No. 18 VANCOUVER, B.C. 5ec PER COPY

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IWA, New Westminster, was conferred on the New

HONORARY MEMBERSHIP IN LOCAL 1-357,
Democratic Party National Leader, T. C. “Tommy” Douglas, by Local President, Joe Madden for his
contribution to the labour cause. A presentation of an honorary membership card and a hard hat was
‘ made at the ceremony held by the Local October 2, in:the Local’s headquarters, in New Westminster.
Group (left) Lewis McLeod, Peter Rebeyka, Bert Hill, Tommy Douglas, Rae Eddie, Joe Madden, Maur-
ice Walls, Wyman Trineer, Eric Pearson, John Hachey, Albert Rose.

* The vindictive attitude taken by the Company, after a

/ VK A f dds To settlement had been reached September 5, ghee aroused wide-

\ D | A i VA A GUS & spread resentment among the workers in all its operations.

O Uu g a S Nn S W e@ I S Five other Local Unions certified i in MB & PR operations and

x C onve nel y Oi i) the Regional Council are openly supporting the Port Alberni

VV k / . Di Local Union. The Company’s action is interpreted as an at-

tempt to smash the Port Alberni Local Union as part of a

% e) I e ir S U eS I l e S Progransime ime general policy designed to destroy established trade union
ap vights.

4 Workers who vote in the Burnaby-Coquitlam by-election By order of the IWA Re- The emergency resolution submitted by six Local Unions

will have the first opportunity since the June federal election
to make known throughout Canada how trade unionists feel
about present national policies which are aggravating rather
than solving the problem of disappearing job opportunities.

and adopted unanimously by the recent Annual Regional
Convention made it clear that the Port Alberni dispute is
one of a long series of grievances against the Company caused
by its tyrannical job relations.

gional Convention, a number
of important resolutions

adopted by the [WA have
been transmitted for consid-

> This was agreed upon when President Joe Madden, Local eration by the Annual Con- When the issue was under consideration at the Regional
1-357 IWA interviewed New Democratic Party candidate, vention of the B.C. Federation Convention President Jack Moore and Tom Barnett, MLP.,
€ Tommy Douglas, on the Green Gold radio program this week. of Labour in Victoria, Octo- oth asserted that, since his re-organization of the Board of

ber 22-26.

As many of these topics
will also be considered at the
Frovincial Convention of the
New Democratic Party in
New Westminster, October
26-28, they are listed here-
under. In summary, the IWA
makes the following legis-

} Mr. Douglas was asked to
state his position on the most
urgent problems facing the
workers in the riding and

x especially those which con-

cern woodworkers. As indi-

r cated by the IWA Regional

Convention these are: increas-

ing unemployment, the dis-

Directors, Chairman J. V. Clyne had pursued an autocratic
policy intended to impose an outright economic dictatorship
with the object of trampling on trade unionism.

In an information bulletin issued to coast Local Unions,
after the convention, Regional President Moore warned that
the Company’s disregard of the intent of a collective agree-
ment was rapidly provoking a showdown with the IWA in
all its operations.

ing with campaign criticism.
The fact that over a million
voters in the last election had
supported the policies advo-
cated by Douglas was ample

_ Reporting on the cam-
paign in Burnaby-Coquit-

k -lam at a Thanksgivin : Company arrogance as displayed in Port Alberni and in its
aces he ON ed Dinner in Renesas Cer: lative demands: : announced intention to “teach the men a lesson” has con-
¥ ime. Gh bainber exports tre, Erhart Regier, Cam- @ That at least fifty per firmed the view that MB & PR has declared war on the
pe dthe IWA Sia alias On paign Manager for Tommy cent of the logs harvested on Union.
. all three points, the kes Ge Douglas declared: public working circles be sold The situation now has all the elements of a major crisis
the candidate coincided with Trade union support for on the open market, and that in the coast lumber industry.
i, eee Ws the Vai the election of Tommy conversion plants be given an :
¥ CORR Ree ee ee Seon, Douglas in Burnaby-Co- equal opportunity with the
in, Coven quitlam has topped every- large integrated companies to )
‘ ADVANTAGES SEEN thing we have ever seen in _ bid on these logs. O G) G) ers 10 IS€¢uSSs
ee teeta disclnced © OC ONS Campaigns. Trade @ That a national welfare
r advantages to be gained by unionists from all the ad- plan to provide life insurance, : @
the riding in the election of — ridings have volun- accidental death and dismem- @ Way i) al t e 0 if l @ S
the leader of a national party. teered to work in the perment insurance and sick-
e campaign, and are doing a ness indemnity be instituted

Local problems would thus
get center stage at Ottawa.
a It was learned that Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas have estab-

# lished residence in Burnaby

Representatives of IWA Local Unions with logging opera-
tions will meet in Nanaimo, November 17-18 to consider the
conclusions to date of the industry’ s Wage Rate Revision Com-
mittee, it was announced this week by Regional 3rd Vice-
President, Jack Holst. i

magnificent job. It is ob-
vious that the trade unions
are anxious to see Tommy
Douglas seated in Parlia-
ment.”

on a sound actuarial basis.

@ That the Minimum
Wage laws of British Colum-
bia be thoroughly over-

in order that, following his
election, close attention may
be given to constituency

needs.
In the past, every other
political party has opened

seats for national A Nay Joe
Madden pointed out in deal-

justification for his candida-
ture in Burnaby-Coquitlam
under the circumstances,
“The entire labor movement
across Canada has urged that
Tommy Douglas be seated in
Parliament that he may con-
tinue his fight on our behalf
more. effectively” he Said.
“Trade paioiers | in Burnaby-
Coquitlam are carrying the
ball for the rest of us.”

The answers given by Mr.
Douglas to the question,
“What do you propose to do
about Pot issues?” are here
summarized.

hauled.
See “CONVENTION”’—

Tabulation
November |

All Local Unions in Re-
gion 1 report that balloting
for the election of Regional
Officers is well under way.

November Ist is the date
fixed by the Constitution for
returns to the Regional Tabu-
lating Committee.

The Regional Constitution
specifies that all used and un-
used ballots, registration

sheets, tabulation sheets and
certifications must be re-

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turned to the Tabu-
by registered. mat
iby or deliv-

It is expected that consideration will be given the establish-
ment of uniform standards for all logging operations.

The four-man joint labour-
management committee was
established under the terms
of the 1961 master agreement.
IWA members on the com-
mittee are Jack Holst and
Joe Miyazawa. Its function is
to determine rates to be paid
on new or revised jobs that
are referred to it.

PROGRESS MADE

Regional Vice - President
Jack Holst reports that sub-
stantial progress has been
made in the preparation of
job descriptions for new and
revised jobs in the logging
section of the industry. Upon
completion of this phase of
the inquiry, the Committee
will commence a similar ex-
amination of referred new
and revised jobs in sawmill
operations.

x

The Committee to date has
been required to analyze the
rates, paid for more than
twenty new categories in log-
ging operations created by
the introduction of new mo-
bile equipment and new pro-
duction procedures.

Typical of the problems be-
fore the Committee are those
resulting from the wider use
of the S one steel spar, and
the more recent introduction
of the windrow machine.

WINDROW SPAR

The experimental use of the
windrow spar in the Franklin
River operation of MacMillan,
Bloedel and Powell River Ltd.
has attracted widespread at-
tention in the industry. It is

See “LOGGERS”—Page 3 _