i ! THE WESTERN CANADIAN iva ge \ NEY I) Ih i \ it AW) Incorporating The z.Z. Lumbenuorker Official Publication of the Jeteraatéonal Weedworkers of remertea Regional Council No. 1 VOL. XXVII, No. 15 a VANCOUVER, B.C. 5c PER COPY Oars 8 ist Issue Aug., 1960 VIEW OF SOME of the one hundred and fifty delegates from the thirteen IWA Locel Unions in British Cofum- bia who voted unanimously to support the Canadian Labour Congress in the formation of a new wvolitical party. The delegates who met in their one day conference August 6, voted to work in the meantime for the election of a CCF Government in B.C. Boards To Sit On Interior Dispute Dispute between the IWA and the employers in the Northern and Southern Interior will now require the final stage of conciliation it was announced this week by Regional President Joe Morris. The necessary steps are now being taken to appoint the two Conciliation Boards recommended by the Conciliation Officers. All major contract demands as prepared by the Interior mem- bership at the Wages and Con- tract Conference in Kelowna last May are still in dispute and will be referred to the Boards. The situation was under review at a meeting of the Regional Execu- tive Board, August 4-5-6. In a statement directed to the members of Interior Local Unions President Morris gave the as- surance that the Negotiating Com- mittee was making every pre- paration to ensure proper con- sideration of the demands. An extensive brief for submission to the Boards is in course of pre- Pparation by the Union’s research department, under the direction of Research and Education Director Joe Miyazawa. The assurance was also given that the Negotiating Committee was proceeding with the firm in- tention of enabling a decision on the outcome of conciliation at an early date. Interior members were warned by the Regional President that a successful outcome of the negotiations depends as much upon the loyal and united support of the membership as: it does upon the work of the Negotiating Com- mittee. Notice Broadcast time of the IWA Green Gold Radio programme will be 15 minutes early, 6:45- 7 p.m., August 25, September 1, and September 8, so that Radio Station CJOR will not have to interrupt their broadcasts of the Olympic Games from Rome, Italy. WHAT'S INSIDE Page Mitchell .. 2 et oo 8 Editorial _.. 4 Safety 5 RSET er OB 1-217 Picnic Con. Park August 13 Eleventh Annual Picnic of Local 1-217, IWA, Vancouver, will be held Saturday, August 13, commencing at 11:30 a.m., at Confederation Park, North Burnaby. The Picnic Committee has arranged for an enjoyable day for everyone attending. There will be a full schedule of races with prizes and trophies awarded to the winners. Tea, Coffee, Milk. Ice Cream, Sugar and Cream will be provided. Admission will be by Union card only. Political Committee Formed Campaign to- elect a CCF Government in British Colum- bia as authorized by the 1959 convention of the B.C. Federa- tion of Labour has brought that organization into actual partner- ship with the CCF in the present election. The Committee established for the purpose and which is now directing the campaign is known as_ the CCF-B.C. Federation of Labour Joint Provincial Campaign Com- mittee. 5 Both organizations are accorded equal status on this provincial committee. The personnel is as man, Robert Smeal, BCFL; Sec- retary-Treasurer, Harold Thayer, CCF; O. L. Jones, CCF; Jack Moore, BCFL; Joe Morris, BCFL; Alex Macdonald, CCF; Grace MacInnis. CCF; Frank MacLaughlin, BCFL; Pat O’Neal, BCFL; Robert Strachan, CCF. By arrangement with the IWA, Grant MacNeil has been named Campaign Chairman. In a statement recently issued for campaign workers, the officers of the B.C. Federation of Labour explained the type of campaign activities made possible by the resolutions of the last convention. In summary Federation activi- ties are as follows: The Federation’s officers have entered into co-operation with the CCF at the provincial level to form a joint campaign committee. Steps have been taken to form trade union political action groups See “COMMITTEE” Page 3 In opening the conference, Regional President Joe Morris ex- piained that it had been called before the announcement of the provincial election date. Under the constitution, the conference could exercise policy-making power on the issue, and would have the re- sponsibility of determining politi- cal action policy for the IWA in Region 1. President Morris placed before the conference the. facts regarding developments which accompanied | the decisions of the Canadian Labour Congress to enter into the formation of a new party. He claimed for the IWA a prominent role in sponsoring the idea over the past ten years, because of the handicaps placed upon free collec- tive bargaining by succeeding governments, and principally by the Social Credit Government. He suggested that because of the role assumed earlier by the IWA, it was now expected to Conference Gives Unanimous Okay To Political Aims One hundred and fifty delegates from the thirteen IWA Local Unions in British Columbia voted unanimously at a Regional Delegate Conference in Vancouver, August 6, to support the Canadian Labour Congress in the formation of a new social-democratic political party in 1961, and in the meantime to work actively for the election of a CCF Govern- ment in B.C. on September 12. show leadership on the issue as the largest union in Western Canada. New Party, New Vision He expressed confidence that the vision of an effective political instrument for workers and farmers would be fulfilled at the founding convention to be held in midsummer, 1961. This step, he said would usher in a new era for the workers of Canada, yielding them wider horizons of opportunity, security and freedom. Political Education Director, George Home, of the Canadian Labour Congress was invited to address the conference, and gave further details regarding the plans of the Congress and developments across Canada. He urged the delegates to return to their Local Unions and rally active support for whatever decisions were made to engage in political action. See “CONFERENCE” Page 2 Board Sustains WA, Engineers Lose Bid Recent decision rendered by the Labour Relations Board has rejected the application made by the International Union follows: Chairman, Frank|0! Operating Engineers to obtain certification for power- MacKenzie, CCF; Deputy Chair-] house employees in ten operations situated in the Lower Mainland. The Board stated, *. .. the units to which these applications relate are bargaining.” This is a significant decision and is the climax to a struggle extending over four months from the time the IUOE filed an ap- plication with the Board signalling another raid on the IWA. Ten Plants The ten plants affected were; Canadian Collieries Resources Ltd. (Flavelle Cedar Division), Cana- dian Collieries Resources Division (Timberland Lumber Division), Capilano Timber Co. Ltd., Cana- dian Forest Products Ltd., Powell River Lumber Co. Ltd., (West- mister Shook Mills Division), Evans Products Ltd., Western Plywood Co. Ltd., Powell River Lumber Co. Ltd. (B.C. Manu- facturing Division), MacMillan & Bloedel Ltd. (Canadian White Pine Division), Brownlee In- dustries Ltd. not appropriate for collective Vigorous defence of IWA interests was conducted by the officers of the Regional Council acting in co-operation with the Officers of the Local Unions affected. A mass of evidence was accumulated, and original sub- mission was made to the Board on behalf of the Union by its counsel Alex B. Macdonald. Rebuttal to the arguments raised by the IUOE was made by Regional President Joe Morris. Important Precedent The decision rendered in this case by the Board sets an im- portant precedent in the B.C. lumber industry. It extends offi- cial sanction to observance of the principle of industrial unionism. In this respect the decision co- incides with similar decisions made See “ENGINEERS” Page 3 LISTEN TO Green Gold-CJ0 7:00 p.m. Thursday : CKD Ist and Last Thursday 6:00 p.m.