FROM PAGE ONE

THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

“JOHNSON CHOICE"

he won the complete confi-
dence of his associate officers.
International President Roley
demonstrated his faith in
Keith by nominating him for
the post of International ist
Vice-President from the floor
of the Convention.

Keith, who is 39 years of
age and married with four
children, was President of Lo-
cal 1-207 IWA Alberta: He
took an active part in the
Alberta Federation of Labour
a was its 1st Vice-Presi-
ent.

He was also one of the two

International Executive Board-

‘Members of the

Council.

Keith, after serving five
years with the Royal Cana-
dian Navy during the Korean
War, returned to his native
province of Alberta in 1955.
In the spring of 1956 he com-
menced work at Western Ply-
wood Company, Edmonton,
(now Weldwood of Canada)
and was instrumental in gain-
ing the IWA certification of
the plant. Soon after he was
elected Plant Chairman,

Shortly

Regional

dent, and later to the office
of 1st Vice-President. In 1957
he was appointed Business
Agent. :

In 1960 he was appointed
Local Financial Secretary. He
was re-elected to this position
in each succeeding election
until 1964 when he changed
position and was elected Pres-
ident.

Keith during his years in
the Alberta labour movement
received tremendous’ praise
from those he worked with.
Roy Jamha, the President of
the Alberta Federation of La-
bour, called him one of the
real shining lights in the
labour movement. He stated
that Keith’s dedicatior and
ability in fighting to improve
working conditions in Alberta
had won for him the appoint-
ment as the Federation’s Re-
presentative on the Prairie
Regional Employment Com-
mittee of the Department of
Manpower, and the Federa-
tion’s Organizational Commit-
tee Chairman.

The officers and Executive

Board of Regional Council No.
1 earnestly request all mem-
after the formation bers to support Keith’s bid for

of Local 1-207 he was elected election to the International
to the office of 2nd Vice-Presi- 1st Vice-President post.
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1-357 CONTRIBUTIONS
AID ALBERTA STRIKERS

The monthly meeting of
Local 1-357 IWA New West-
minster, September 28, ap-

roved recommendations of

e Local Executive Board to
donate money to three worth
while causes.

The first donation of $200.00.

was made to the Trust Fund berta, the Local donated its

set up by the B.C. Federation
of Labour for the family of
oil worker James Harvey, who

was killed by a truck while
set the Shellburn Re-

.
2 et RN BAS

The second donation of
$120.00 was made to the
United Good Neighbour cam-
paign which is presently un-
derway in New Westminster
and the Fraser Valley.

Continuing its policy of sup-
porting the IWA members on
strike at Fort Macleod, Al-

ular $400.00 monthly con-
tribution. These monthly con-
tributions have put Local 1-
357 well ahead of other Locals

in supporting the Alberta
strike.

FROM PAGE ONE

"STRIKE"

@ An increase in the shift
differential of 10 cents an

hour. ;
@ An improved vacation

clause providing for three
weeks after eight years of
service.

e A forty-hour work week.

© Free work gloves for cer-
tain categories. ©

@ Maintenance men to re-
ceive overtime pay for all
Sunday work.

@ Health & Welfare pay-
ments of $50.00 per week.

@ Boost in the AD & D
benefits to. $5,000.

The strike, which was one
of the longest in the history
of Regional Council No. 1,
was triggered when Crest-
brook Forest Industries, the
parent company of Fort Mac-
leod Plywood, flatly refused

THESE MEMBERS of Local 1-206 IWA, Alberta, who have
been on strike for the past ten months at Crestbrook Forest
est Industries’ Fort Macleod Plywood operation at Fort
Macleod, voted by 94% September 27, to accept a new
contract which gives them 90 cents an hour over the next

28 months.

to improve the sub-standard
wages at the plant and locked
out the crew December 17,
1968.

Wages prior to the strike
were $1.84 an hour for men
and $1.77 an hour for women.

The strikers received gen-
erous financial support from
other Locals of the Regional
Council which, added to the
regular Strike Fund relief, en-
abled them to hold out until a
settlement could be won.

1969 AVERAGE WAGE IINCREASES

Contracts covering nearly
250,000 workers signed in the
second quarter of 1969 pro-
vided average wage increases
of 7.6 percent annually, the
Labor Department announced
in August.

In 123 settlements ratified
in April, May and June base
rates will be increased an

average 7.6 per cent, com-
pared with 7.2 per cent in the
contracts reported in the first
three months of the year.
The Department’s statistics
and research branch studies
only contracts affecting bar-
gaining units of more than 500
employees. It does not report
on construction settlements.

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the first half of 1969 than in
the last half of 1968.

In the third quarter of 1968
the average increase was 814
per cent a year, and in the
last three months the average
was 7% per cent.

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