THE WESTERN CANADIAN ha Mg Y ly Wi E \ it NAN i Incorporating Fhe SC. Lamberwarker Official Publication of the Jeterwattonal Woodworkers of Aemertca Regional Council No. 1 Vol. XXX, No. 12 VANCOUVER, B.C. 5c PER COPY oo 2nd Issue June, 1963 > to discuss industry problems related to their trades. * | a °*% TRADESMEN’S MEETING called by Local 1-217, IWA, June 9, at Woodworkers’ House, AT 1-417 CONVENTION Record Progress Shown In Officers Report Proof of the record progress made by Local 1-417, IWA, during the past six years was shown in the Officers’ Report received by the delegates attending the 5th Annual Conven- tion held May 25-26, in Kamloops. The Report indicated a substantial growth in mem- bership during the years 1957 to 1962, achieved through the organizing activities of the Local. The thirty-seven delegates attending were addressed by IWA Regional Ist Vice-Presi- . dent, Jack MacKenzie, and the Mayor and Alderman of Kamloops. Thirty - eight resolutions forwarded from the Sub- Locals were dealt with by the delegates during the two-day meet. In the nomination for of- ficers both President Jack Kelly and Financial Secre- tary, Cliff Michael were elect- ed by acclamation. Following are those nominated whose a in Kamloops. names will go on the refer- endum ballot: For President, Jack Kelly; For Ist Vice- President, Jack Bissum; For 2nd Vice-President, E. Tim- math; For 3rd Vice - Presi- dent, Bill Sidnick, Dave Pease; For Financial Secre- tary, Cliff Michael; For Re- cording Secretary, T. Mac- Donald; For Conductor, H. Bucknell; For Warden, H. Bourgeois; For Trustee, M. Sawka; For Safety Director, K. Sawka. Dick Larson was elected the Regional Execu- tive Board Member. In a review of the past year’s activities, the Officers’ Report stated in part: “We are pleased to report a relatively sound financial pic- ture. Many educational func- v LOCAL 1-417, IWA DELEGATES in session at their 5th Annual Convention SMU q © Sawmill Rate Revision Underway The Joint Rate Revision Committee has commenced preliminary work and dis- cussion in the Coast saw- mills. The Committee com- prised of Regional 2nd Vice-President, Jack Holst and Regional Research & Education Director, Joe Miyazawa from the iWA, and Wally Cook and Keith Bennett, from Forest !n- dustrial Relations Limited, will analyze all new and revised jobs in accordance with the Coast Master Agreement. aN tions were sponsored by the Local Union in the past year. The main educational event was the IWA school in Kelowna. In order to give greater in- terest to the importance of participation in community work, our Local Union spon- sored-a “Community Serv- ices Man of the Year” award. See “PROGRESS”—Page 2 UT ae , May 25 - 26, Lions Program Unfair States Labour Council A request for organized la- bour’s support to refrain from purchasing this year’s B.C. Lions football pro- gramme, has been made by the Vancouver & District La- bour Council. The Labour Council points out that the B.C. Lions Foot- ball club has indicated the contract for this year’s pro- gramme will be given to the strongly anti-union firm, Mitchell Press. Mitchell Press has been strike bound since August 1962, by the Amalgamated Lithographers Union and the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders. “Big Six” Idles 12,000 In Retaliatory Action Twelve thousand IWA members in the Pacific Northwest States have been idled by four of the largest lumber corpora- tions in the area’s logging, sawmill and plywood operations. This retaliatory action followed strike action by the IWA Western States Regional Council against two member com- panies of the “Big Six” involving approximately 3,000 IWA workers. This massive shut-down also affects the members of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers (United Brother- hood of Carpenters’ and Join- ers) who took joint’ strike action with the IWA. Struck at midnight, June 4, were the operations of U. S. Plywood Corporation and St.’ Regis Paper Company, in- volving approximately 6000 workers. The remaining members of the “Big Six” decided June 6 that “a strike against one is a strike against aH.” Orders were issued by this newly-formed employers’ bargaining association to shut down all their operations scattered throughout four States and represented in the deadlocked negotiations. The six corporations which dominate the Northwest American lumber industry are Weyerhauser Company, Crown Zellerbach Corpora- tion, International Paper Company, Rayonier Inc., St. Regis Paper. Company and U.S. Plywood Corporation. Simultaneously, negoti- ations were in: progress with companies represented by the Timber Operators’ Council and other companies bargain- ing independently. Current- ly, only the “Big Six” com- panies have been challenged by the unions though other large companies are suspect- ed of participation in an em- ployers’ conspiracy against the unions’ demands. IWA demands were: a 40- cent hourly wage increase across the board over a three- year period, travel time for loggers, upward revision of category rates and a number of fringe benefits. The Lum- ber and Sawmill Workers de- See “STRIKE”’—Page 2 Estevan Firm Refused — Decertification Bid A petition by the Estevan Industries Limited, Fort Mac- Leod, Alberta, to have Local 1-206, IWA, decertified as the bargaining agency, has been dismissed by the Alberta Board of Industrial Relations. In the meantime, Local 1-206 has broken off negotiations with the Company and has requested the services of a conciliation officer. The petition introduced by the Company claimed that the majority of the crew had no longer any confidence in the IWA. This charge was repudiated by another petition filed by the employees which stated, “We the undersigned employ- ed with Estevan Industries Limited respectfully petition the Board of Industrial Re- lations, to ignore a petition to ? . are ik ad e on IN A FIGHTING MOOD. Elmer Atwood and Jack Munro decertify the IWA Local 1-206, as our bargaining agent. The names placed upon the decertification ap- plication were among other things motivated by fear of loss of jobs.” The Board after holding hearings in Calgary, rejected the Company’s application stating, “The Board is not satisfied that the petition for revocation can be relied upon as a free expression of the desires of the majority of the employees in the unit. Fur- ther the Board is satisfied that the International Wood- workers of Amerea, Local 1-206 has not ceased to be a proper bargaining agent. For these reasons the Board re- fuses the application for re- vocation.” use boxing gloves to illustrate the fighting mood of the crew at Estevan Industries Limited over the Company’s persistent efforts to have the IWA removed as the bargaining agent.