One Man's Opinion By JACK HOLST “LET’S WORK TOGETHER™ Regional 2nd Vice-President _, My further experience in negotiations and job relations on what may be called the frontiers of IWA organization in the lumber industry of Western Canada has confirmed my convictions on a major point to be dis- cussed at our Regional Con- vention. Our Union must develop the necessary machinery, preferably through commit- tee procedures, to gain the maximum co-ordination at the regional level on Union policies and programs. This co-ordination is required not only with regard to broad negotiations but in mid-con- tract adjustments affecting categories of workers. Such plans can be worked out which will not in any way cripple the autonomy of Local Unions or retard progress for any section of the Union. Plans can be developed which will enable the pooling of ideas and resources in a manner that will bring into play the full strength of the Union to promote the common good. Only in this way will we build standards for the industry that will stand the test of revolutionary change. In planning for such co-ordination we are benefiting by our own past experience and that of the largest and most efficient unions on the continent. AUTOMATION DEMANDS CO-ORDINATION The central need for such co-ordination is found in the changing methods of produc- tion resulting from the new technology. These changes occur everywhere in the industry and are not peculiar to any one Local, Asa matter of fact, automation is advancing more rapidly at some points in the Interior than at the coast. New logging and sawmill opera- tions to be projected into Northern B.C. will start with all the latest in automatic pro- cesses and timber harvesting machines. When we pause to consider the over-all picture, we soon see how dangerous it is to undertake adjustments to the new productior methods with Local Union patterns of isola- tion. The employers have their own clearing house for all such information and seize every possible opportunity to fix a rate or issue regulations based on the lowest rate or cheapest plan accepted anywhere. When such matters are negotiated in any one Local Union, without reference to the others, we soon find ourselves working at cross-purposes. LOOK TO THE FUTURE! Each Local Union must deal with its spe- cial set of circumstances, although these form part of a general development throughout the industry. They can secure all necessary safe- guards with reference to these circumstances by representation on a co-ordinating body. Through consultation at the regional level they can more accurately guage the trend of developments and meet, not only an immedi- ate situation, but plan security for the future. Most important of all, each step to cope with the consequences of automation will re- quire the maximum membership support to make real progress. When through regional co-ordination, the entire membership de- mands an adjustment, the chances of success are greater. WORK TOGETHER, NOT APART It is also clear that co-ordination at the regional level on all matters of mid-contract adjustments will clarify and aid our broad negotiations. It makes sense that we should work to- gether, for that is what co-ordination means. If we work at the problems of automation independently and in isolation we’ll wind up in a state of anarchy which will leave us powerless to share as we should in the re- wards of automation. IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO A QUESTION °F KNOW HOW ... and Pierre Paris & Sons have KNOWN HOW for nearly 60 years. It was then, and still is now, the finest logging boot that money can buy. UNION-MADE IN B.C, PIERRE PARIS & SONS 51 West Hastings Street Vancouver 3, B.C. Family Teamwork in Craftsmanship since 1907 , THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER Evaluator appointed Tony Vanderheide, recent- ly appointed by President Jack Moore to the newly created position of second Re- gional plywood evaluator, has over eight years experience in the plywood industry. Born in Amsterdam, in 1923, Tony completed his for- mal education (university en- trance) in 1942, and extended this with further study in Business Administration. In 1944 and 1945, he served as an interpreter with the Cana- dian forces in Holland. He left Holland in 1949 and settled in British Columbia. He worked from 1950 to 1956 at the Somass Division of MacMillan, Bloedel & Powell River Limited in Port Al- berni. 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