AT ANNUAL MEETING THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER LOCAL 1-288 OFFICERS . ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION By ROD BEATON President, Local 1-288 The Annual Meeting of the Lumber Inspectors was held in the Shoreline Hotel in Nanaimo on December 2, 1967. The meeting was addressed by two guest speakers, Del Pratt, Regional 2nd Vice President; and Dan Radford, Educational Director of the CLC in B.C. Vice President Del Pratt spoke of the problems facing the Interior members in their fight to win wage parity and was well received by the meeting. Dan Radford, who is no stranger to the Lumber In- spectors after sitting on their negotiating committees from 1948 to 1960, spoke on the problems of the Unions today and how they must be pre- pared to change their’ struc- ture and update them to do a more effective job for all the members. This will be the last meet- ing of the Lumber Inspectors that Dan will attend as a CLC representative, he plans to re- tire next year, but there will always be a place for him around our council table and at our social functions. ‘ We greatly respect Dan and appreciate the job he has done for our members over the years. ELECTIONS Vice President Del Pratt chaired the meeting for the nomination of officers. Elected by acclamation were: Rod Beaton — President. Norm Cary — Ist Vice President. Paul Bentsen — 2nd Vice President. Ron Grant — Financial Secretary. Ernie Smith — Recording Secretary. Don Mahon — Warden. Bil Bruin — Six Year Trustee. Jack Radford retired this year as 2nd Vice President and his place was taken by Paul Bentsen of Lake Cowic- han, where he works as a steady Inspector at W.F.I. of Honeymoon Bay . Paul has always taken an active interest in Union affairs and has held office as chairman and Secretary of the Duncan Sub Local. Jack Radford, who had held the office for over three years has done a good job and was thanked for his work, which was much appreciated. The meeting this year pass- ed a resolution to enlarge the Uxccutive by electing a 3rd Vice President. Two mem- bers were nominated and it will go to a referendum bal- jot. They were John Torjek of BCFP, Victoria and Harold Bartsch of Dorman Pulp and ‘hip, Nanaimo. BORROWED MEN The officers this year rec- ‘senled co the meeting and it was concurred in: “That borrowed men pay the 33:0 zssessrrent when work- ing on the PLIB regardless of the number of hours worked in the month.” ROD BEATON Three years ago by refer- endum ballot a $3.00 per month assessment was passed. The officers felt it was only right that Mill Tallymen and Graders who are put on the PLIB as temporary Inspec- tors should also pay the as- sessment, as they receive the same benefits and wages as a ’ full time Inspector The PLIB has been notified and this will go into effect on January 1, 1968. EVALUATION Evaluation came in for a considerable discussion and it was the thinking of the meet- ing that there was no need to rush into an evaluation pro- gram before it had been thoroughly discussed and re- searched to find the best ap- - proach as to how jobs should be evaluated. The Duncan Sub Local rep- EVERYTHING ... With Watson Logging and Lumber Gloves. Special designs for chokermen and riggers ... lumber handlers and ‘Cat' or truck drivers. Ask for them by name: ... Watson Green Chain Mitts, Mill-Rite and Lumber Loader Gloves. WATSON LOVES 127£ 2nd Ave., Vancouver, B.C, W65-5 resentatives put forth a pro- posal of using the base rate plus a percentage for estab- RON GRANT lishing job rates and it is worthy of consideration. TRAINING The report of the Coast Ne- gotiating Committee member this year shows that Journey- men Certificates and Appren- ticeship training programmes have been set up for all trades in the industry including Welders, and the Committee and the industry are to be congratulated. It was pointed out that Graders, Tallymen and In- spectors since the beginning of this industry have gone to school on their own time, at considerable expense, to be- come qualified in this field, a field which returns great dividends to this industry, but never has any consideration been given to compensate them for. doing this. On top of this the BCLMA which handles the Grading and Tallying classes and gives out certificates to those that pass, has now changed their policy. Where in the past once you received a certificate in Grad- ing or Tallying it was good for all time, if you wrote the homework paper or took part in the Chemainus Cup exam each year. Now they have brought down a policy where you re- ceive a card of a certain colour depending on the mark you make in your exam and there is a time limit on how long it is good for and to keep it in good standing you must go back and write the prac- tical exam. The meeting dealt with a number of resolutions in re- spect to grade stamping, wages, coming negotiations as they affect them and all sec- tions of the Union. The meeting wound up by passing a motion to send $100 to the people on strike at the Castlegar Pulp Mill. i) BEN THOMPSON NEW MSA PRESIDENT BEN THOMPSON, Ist vice-presi- dent of Local 1-71 IWA, was elect- ed president of MSA at a meeting of the organization’s board of di- rectors, following election of the officers at the 27th Annual Meet- ing December 11, in Vancouver. The two employee members elect- ed at the meeting were Ben Thompson and R. Morandini, the new director for the Steelworkers in Trail. HANEY BUSINESS GUIDE ESQUIRE MEN’S WEAR (Graham Mowatt) Complete Stock of Work and Dress Clothing “THE STORE WITH THE POPULAR BRANDS” HANEY The Howden OUR PROUD BOAsT: “WHEN BETTER BOOTS ARE MADE, PARIS WILL MAKE THEM” PIERRE PARIS & SONS 1967 51 West Hastings Street Vancouver 3, B.C, n Craft 7 Cz fismanship FRA FILLIPPO — chalk, heightened with white. British Museum, BRITISH COLUMBIA A series from the Masters dedicated in Canada’s Cen- tennial Year to the men priv- ileged to wear footwear cre- ated by the skilled hands of Paris craftsmen, working in living leather for over half of Canada’s Centennial. hee de eae.