ore meee, > ew, detachment asked the campus THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER For the information of the member- ship, changes to the Regional Consti- tution were adopted by the Regional Convention held in Vancouver, B.C., October 2-6, 1978. Amendments to the Regional Con- Stitution adopted by Convention action shall not be finalized until sixty (60) days from the close of the Convention, and such proposed Convention chang- es shall be published in the “Lumber Worker” and copies of such proposed constitutional changes shall be sent to each Local Union within ten (10) days after the close of the Convention. Any time within this specified sixty- day period, the membership, through their Local Unions, may petition the Regional Secretary-Treasurer to_initi- ate a referendum on any amendment adopted by such Convention action. lf the Regional Secretary-Treasurer receives a number of petitions repre- sentative of one-third (1/3) of the total Regional Council membership, he shall proceed with the referendum within ten (10) days following the sixty (60) day period specified. : The following constitutional chang- es were adopted by the Regional Con- vention. FUNDS ARTICLE VI, Section (6) Delete Transportation, 2 which presently reads: “2. Necessary mileage will be paid at the rate of ten cents (10¢) per mile.” Following is the proposed change: “2. Necessary mileage will be paid at the rate of twenty cents (20¢) per mile or twelve and a half cents (12.5¢) per km.” WAGES & EXPENSE ALLOWANCE ARTICLE Vil, Section 1 Delete Section (1) (a) which present- ly reads: “(a) The salary of the Regional Director shall be $527.40 per week. The salary of the Region- al Secretary-Treasurer shall be $500.60 per week. Full-time Vice-Presidents shall receive $500.60 per week.” Following is the proposed change: “(a) The salary of the Regional Director shall be $587.40 per week. The salary of the Re- gional Secretary - Treasurer shall be $550.60 per week. Sub-section The RCMP want photo- graphs of all students at- tending Memorial University in St. John’s, Inearly September, the local The y club to supply to an RCMP spokespe force wanted the compare with a sketch of an armed robbery suspect. photo club has not complied with the request. Ac- cording to a club member, they y 5,000 do not have photos of all the students and were not sure of SONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE tee Full - time Vice - Presidents shall receive $550.60 per week.” ARTICLE VII, Section 1 Delete Section (1) (c) and (e) which presently read: “(c) In addition to salary, Officers, International Executive Board Members, Appointees and Committee Members, shall re- ceive expense allowance not to exceed $20.00 per diem, plus hotel and transportation ex- penses when they are away from their residence on official business of the Regional Council.” “(e) Full-time Regional Officers shall be entitled to a per diem of $5.00 per working day for those days that the $20.00 or $12.00 per diem does not apply. The Executive Board may extend the application of the $5.00 per diem allowance to appointees and committee members, sub- ject to the Regional Conven- tion.” Following is the proposed change: *““(c) In addition to salary, Officers, International Executive Board Members, ' Appointees and Committee Members, shall receive expense . allowance not to exceed $25.00 per diem, plus hotel and _ trans- portation expenses when they are away from their residence on official business of the : Regional Council.” “(e) Full-time Regional Officers shall be entitled to a per diem of $5.00 per working day for those days that the $25.00 or $12.00 per diem does not apply. The Executive Board may extend the application of the $5.00 per diem allowance to appointees and committee members, subject to the Re- gional Convention.’ ARTICLE VII Add a new Section (6) which would read: ““6) Mileage allowance of 20¢ per mile or 12.5¢ per km will be allowed for the use of private vehicles while on _ official Union Business authorized by the Regional Council No. 1, 1LW.A.” T STUDENTS’ PICTURES. the legality of releasing photos of individual students without their consent. Several Memorial student union representatives said they felt the RCMP wanted the photos for possible identifica- tion of drug users and mem- bers of various leftist student groups. rson, the photos to | | S | ' | | LEE Eee OY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT Keith Johnson signs in at Convention registration desk as Don Sharp, Ed Gill and Surinder Malhotra look on. NO TAX REVOLT: CONVENTION ENDORSES — TAX REFORM RESOLUTION Resentful over the re- gressive and discriminatory tax systems prevailent in Canada, but not wanting to fall victims to a tax revolt such as the recent one in California, convention. delegates authorized Regional officers to work with provincial labour federations and the CLC to develop a public programme in support of comprehensive tax reform legislation, which would include the following: (a) full taxation on capital . gains; 5 -(b) adjustments to account fully for the costs of rais- ing families, but which do not afford unjustifiably large tax reductions for the wealthy; (c) recognition of essential costs of employment (e.g., special work clothing), and the closing of loop- holes designed for execu- tives and professionals, which presently allow deductions for an array of non-essential expendi- tures; : (d) the allowance of mortgage interest payments, to some reasonable maxi- mum, as a deduction; (e) the removal of education costs from property tax; (f) the elimination of sales tax from everything except luxury items; (g) elimination of the massive loop-holes, through which big business succeeds in paying so little, and some giant corporations vir- tually nothing. SSS OT IS EIS EEE ET] | L | COMPANY HOUSE ORGANS | “A LOT OF PURE CRAP” paws Take it from the mouth of a man who should know. W. O. Twaits, former chairman of the Imperial Oil Company, an Exxon subsidiary, is disgusted with company house organs aimed at employees. As co-chairman of the Busi- ness Council on National Issues, he examined 240 house organs and found them “among the most distressing things I’ve ever seen in my life . . a lot of them pure crap.” He told the Toronto branch of the International Association of Business Communicators that the preservation of demo- cracy ‘‘will depend on our ability to communicate well with working Canadians.” The association was also addressed by Shirley Carr, executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress. Carr urged less secrecy and confidentiality in corporate af- fairs. Open and honest em- ployee communications can be one of the most vital forces in society. Employees are entitled to more information about the company’s operations, especially at bargaining time, she told the gathering. Forest Indus PENSION BOOKLET To keep members informed on any changes to the IWA- the Regional Council will up- n changes occur. try Pension Plan, date the Pension booklet whe