THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

O'NEAL TAKES UP
NEW POSITION

B.C. Federation of Labour
President Al Staley reports
that the Federation’s Execu-
tive will elect a new Secre-
tary-Treasurer June 16 to fill
the unexpired term of Pat
O’Neal, who resigned June 1
to take up the post of Re-
gional Director of Organiza-
tion with the International
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite
and Paper Mill Workers’
Union,

PAT O’NEAL

Staley said that six applica-
tions have been received for
the job and more are ex-
pected. The position will be
open for election again at the
Federation’s convention next
October but it is generally be-
lieved that whoever gets the
nod on the 16th will be given
a free ride until at least the
1967 convention.

O’Neal, one of the most
popular and best known B.C.
labour leaders, is a long-time
member of the International
Pulp and Sulphite Union. He

has held the position of Fed-
eration Secretary since 1958
when he succeeded another
respected labour leader
George Home, who was ap-
pointed Political Education
Director of the CLC.

In announcing his resigna-
tion O’Neal stated that it was
a tough decision to make but
as a loyal member of the Un-
ion believing in international
unions he had no other choice.

In his new job he will at-
tempt to halt further break-
aways in the Pulp and Sul-

hite union. The organization
ae been torn by dissension
in the past few years and at
least 3,000 members have
broken away and joined
either the independent Cana-
dian Pulp and Sulphite Work-
ers’ Union or the Pulp and
Paperworkers of Canada.

O’Neal, who faced many
difficult battles during his
years in the Federation, has
wasted no time in hitting out
at the splinter groups. In a
radio broadcast to his mem-
bers May 27 he stated in part:

“We are fighting two op-
ponents . . . the pulp and
paper manufacturers who are
unwilling to make necessary
concessions on wages and
working conditions ... anda
raiding, breakaway group try-
ing hard to disrupt us.

“The actions of this break-
away group aids-and abets
the employers. They are hurt-
all workers in the industry.

“In the days ahead, be on
guard against the propaganda
of the employers and the dis-
ruptors. The battle lines are

drawn ... we must carry the
fight and win.”

SPECIAL FED.

A special conference has
been called by the B.C. Fed-
eration of Labour June 19 to
examine and discuss the prob-
lems facing labour in B.C.

The main purpose of the
conference will be to step up
the campaign to raise a $100,-
000 defence fund for the un-

CONFERENCE

ionists charged on the picket
line at the Lenkurt plant in
Vancouver.

The conference will be held
in the Hotel Vancouver and
will follow the two-day Auto-
mation conference sponsored

by the Federation June 17-18.

O.T.E.U. SIGNS CONTRACT

Office and Technical Em-

loyees’ Union (Local 15)
os ended its strike against
Sherwin-Williams of Canada
Limited.

The negotiated settlement
eovering a two-year agree-
ment—provides for accelerat-
ed wage increases of $45.00 on
the former starting rate of
$180 up to $70 per month on
the former top rate of $325.

The Union had been on
strike since March 10, 1966,
and final agreement on terms
of settlement was reached
with assistance of George
Carmichael, Conciliation Of-
ficer with the Provincial De-
partment of Labour. .

This marks the first time
that Sherwin - Williams of
Canada has signed a contract
with any of their office staff.

Se Racicot and Ralph

SAFETY DELEGATES ELECTED

Joe George, Matt Bucking-
ham, Ron Williams, Charlie
Spooner and Nancy Parson.

Alternate delegates are:

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TONY VANDERHEIDE

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REGIONAL
ASSIGNMENT

Regional President Jack
Moore has assigned Tony
Vanderheide — subject to re-
call by the International Of-
fice in Portland — to the
“Lumber Worker” depart-
ment in order to assist the
Editor, Pat Kerr.

All Local Unions have been
advised by the President’s
crower letter dated May 11,
966.

PRESS
REPORTS
UNTRUE

As the IWA Coast Nego-
tiating Committee met June
6 to confer with Mr. Justice
Nemetz, Industrial Inquiry
Commissioner, strong objec-
tions were expressed to un-
true and misleading informa-
tion circulated by a number
of dailies and radio stations
commenting on the dispute in
the coast lumber industry.

Spokesman Jack Moore,
said:

“On behalf of all the mem-
bers of the Committee, repre-
senting all the Local Unions
and the 26,000 members in-
volved, I am instructed to
state that no disagreement
exists on our approach to a
settlement of the dispute.

“The members of the Com-

_mittee are fully united in

their determination to secure
terms of settlement that will
remove any necessity for
strike action.

“The onus now rests upon
the employers to concede the
urgent needs of their employ-
ees more adequately than
they have as yet indicated.

“The Committee will not
speculate as to the outcome
of the Inquiry now conducted
by Mr. Justice Nemetz, and
will cooperate fully with the
Commissioner to explore set-
tlement possibilities.

“The Committee will act on
behalf of all the Local Unions
at the appropriate time in
dealing with either accept-
ance or rejection of any pro-

terms of settlement un-
der the terms of the member-
ship strike authorization man-
date already given.”

CLAIR NOMINATED

An officer of Local 1-217,
IWA, and a Burnaby Coun-
cillor were nominated as the
New Democratic Party can-
didates for the new provin-
cial constituency of Little
Mountain.

Bob Clair, Vice-President
of the Vancouver Local, will
be joined by Joe Corsbie,
General Manager for the
CU & C Health Services, as
the riding’s second candidate
in the next provincial elec-
tion.

Almost 1,000 Vancouver
IWA members reside in the
Little Mountain constituency

at whose nomination conven- .

tion Clair predicted victory
for the NDP candidates. He
claimed that Little Mountain
voters were dissatisfied with
the freedom - restricting
Socred labour laws, such as
Bill 43.

He pledged that the NDP
would conduct their own
enumeration of votes if the
Socreds carried out their
threat to have no enumera-
tion prior to the next provin-
cial election.

Joe Corsbie, a Councillor
in Burnaby and an ex-MLA,

BOB CLAIR

pledged an all-out campaign ;
to ensure the election of NDP

candidates in the coming
election.
Corsbie recently drew

headlines for his criticism of
RCMP interference with
pickets on the Lenkurt.picket

line.

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