THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER The office of Ist Vice-Presi- _ dent was the only position contested in the elections con- ducted at the Annual Meeting of Local 1-288 IWA (Lumber Inspectors) held December 6, in the Blue Boy Motor Hotel, Vancouver. _ Elected were President— Rod Beaton; 2nd Vice-Presi- dent—Paul Bentsen; 3rd Vice- President—Bob Hallberg: Fi- nancial Secretary — Ron Grant; Recording Secretary— Erne Smith; Conductor War- den—Don McMahon: Trustee —Joe De Caigny; Executive Board Member—Rod Beaton; Alternate Board Member — Ron Grant. Contesting the of- fice of 1st Vice-President are Norm Cary and Loyd Lund- quist whose names will go out on the referendum ballot to the members. Delegates elected to the Coast Regional Wages & Con- tract Conference were Ron Grant, Erne Smith. The alter- nate delegate elected was Tom Brown. The one-day meeting ap- proved the Officers’ and Fi- nancial Reports, dealt with four Officers’ Recommenda- tions, twelve resolutions and heard from guest speaker Regional 3rd Vice-President Jack Munro. Munro in his address warn- ed that the IWA could ex- pect a rough time in negotia- tions next summer. He point-_ ed out that the major unions in British Columbia were all negotiating around the same period and if things got hot there was every likelihood of the provincial government intervening. The federal government as well, he stated, would very likely impose restrictive la- bour legislation if it looked like its five percent wage line policy was in jeopardy Munro then briefly review- ed the labour climate in Mani- toba which he stated had shown needed improvement with the election of the New Democratic Party govern- ent. One of the major resolu- tions dealt with by the dele- gates called for the Local to opt out of Master Negotiations “if if became necessary to protect our letter of under- standing concerning control _ ONLY FIRST VICE SPOT CONTESTED: LOCAL 1-288 TOP OFFICERS RE-ELECTED AT ANNUAL MEETING of the PLIB grade stamp or for any bargaining Point pe- culiar to our Local.” The resolution was ap- proved when it was explained that the Local had no inten- DON McMAHON CONDUCTOR-WARDEN of Local 1-288, Don McMahon is shown at the table set up to register the delegates at the Local’s Annual Meeting December 6, in Van- couver. - tion of pulling out of negotia- tions but was merely reserv- ing the right to negotiate ad- ditional points not contained in the original demands. Other resolutions approved called for: e Retirement of Lumber Inspectors at age 65 provided that their pensions amounted to 70% of their gross earnings. e The Executive Officers to prepare a resolution in sup- port of a percentage increase and forward it to the Wage & Contract Conference. e An increase in the differ- ential payed to Transient In- spectors. e Three days paid compas- sionate leave. e One day a month sick leave to be accumulative. e Five weeks holiday after twenty years, plus one day for each year worked in the industry over twenty years. The Officers’ Report, after paying tribute to former mem- bers went on to warn in main- taining the job content that the present problems of the inspectors will likely continue and multiply with the instal- lation of computerized ma- chines. Other items dealt with in the Report concerned the ad- visability of negotiating sal- aries for inspectors, imple- menting a permit system in the Coast Locals, and resolv- ing the problem of computing vacation pay entitlement. As its annual custom, the Local held its Banquet and dance for the members, their friends and guests. This af- fair was also held in the Blue Boy Hotel and those in at- tendance were treated to a splendid dinner and an en- joyable evening of dancing. ‘UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASING Between September and October unemployment in- creased by 35,000 to 314,000 across Canada. ! REGIONAL 3rd VICE-PRESIDENT Jack Munro address- ing the Annual Meeting of Local 1-288 (the Lumber Inspec- tors‘ Local) December 6, in Vancouver. Local President Rod Beaton. On the right is HANEY OFFICERS WIN RE-TRAINING FOR MEMBER INJURED ON JOB By ERIK WOOD Local 1-367 Financial Secty. Official notification has been received by Brother Sarjit Ludu, a member of I.W.A. Local 1-367, that he has pass- ed the Government Examina- tion qualifying him for a 4th Class Stationary Engineers ticket. The news was a happy climax to both Sarjit and his family, after months of work and study. He received his training under the auspices of the Workmen’s Compensation Board’s Rehabilitation Depart- ment, his schooling at the Van- couver Vocational Institute and practical experience at the B.C. Forest Products Ltd., Hammond Division, Boiler Room. Brother Ludu suffered a serious injury to his right shoulder, while employed as a tail sawyer with B.C. Forest Products Ltd., in early 1969. . This program of rehabilitation was launched when it became apparent that even with ex- tensive therapy treatment, movement of the injured area was severely restricted leav- ing permanent disability. The Local Union played a decisive roll in affecting a satisfactory and permanent solution for this member. And was able to do so mainly be- cause he contacted the Local as soon as he encountered dif- ficulty with the Board. The Board’s initial response to this employees’ disability was to advise him to return to work ‘in the hope his condition would improve. He participat- . ed, for nearly two months, on this experimental improvised sawmill therapy program which aggravated rather than improved his condition. The Local Union was suc- cessful at this time in reach- ing agreement with the Board on a re-training program and received further assistance from B.C. Forest Products Ltd. through the use of their Hammond Boiler Room facili- ties. 9 CANADIAN IMPERIAL Growth Savings Certificates a plan to help your savings grow BANK OF COMMERCE b BROADWAY. PRINTERS LIMITED printers and lithographers since 1911 E> 115 EAST 8th AVENUE VANCOUVER 10, B.C. Telephone 876-2101 We wish to thank the Board, although they were in- itially obdurate, for their as- sistance as well as B.C. Forest Products Ltd. and the Instruc- tors at the Vancouver Voca- tional Institute. We would also like to congratulate Brother Ludu for his achievement in passing his exam which was no small task after 18 years away from school and wish him every success in his new vocation. SLOPPY “Are you unattached?” the logger asked the girl on the West Coast Beach. “No,” she replied. “I’m just put together sloppy!” GLOVE PROBLEMS? SOLVE THEM WITH THESE WATSON GLOVES AND MITTS “MILL-RITE’ “GREEN CHAIN’ “LUMBER LOADER’ a8) JOHN | WATSON LTD.