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June 8, 1950 5c per copy

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Interior Asks Union Shop, 17 Cents

Interior Wage and Contract Conference, meeting in Kam- loops, June 4, joined Coast Lo- cal Unions in the demand for the Union Shop and a 17-cent an hour wage increase.

The conference that one master agreement be signed for both the Southern and Northern Interior districts. Because of special conditions prevailing in the Interior, the I- WA conference made the addi- tional demand of reduction in the hours of work to a basic 44-hour work week, with time and one half for all time worked on Sat- urday afternoon and Sunday. The conference was attended by District President J. S. Als- bury and _ District Secretary- Treasurer George Mitchell, on be- half of the Policy Committee, who on their return reported the gathering the most successful yet held in the Interior,

All Interior Local Unions were represented, with a total attend- ance of over 50. Marked deter- mination was shown in prepara- tions for bargaining talks with the Interior lumber operators which will begin immediately,

Resolutions of thé conference gave whole-hearted support to the strikers at Eddy Match Co., Mission, and at the Army and Navy Department Store, New Westminster.

1000 NEW MEMBERS

The membership rolls of Local 217 IWA were increased by four Beadred duving the past week,

Local 1-85 IW'A, Port Alberni, onted an increased membership six Iundred members in the months,

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The majority report offered

bership.

Five days of Conciliation pro- ceedings in Victoria which term- inated June 2, resulted in the following recommendations by the majority, Chairman Phillip Fleming, and employer member, Knox Walkem, K.C.

1, No Union security in any form.

2. 9 cents an hour wage in- crease, excluding cookhouse and bunkhouse employees.

3. No decision on hours work.

4. No bonding.

5. No increase in board rates. Minority report of George

Home, Union member on Board,

stated that the IWA had pre-

$1.00 Assessment Okayed 2-1

Approval of $1.00 a mem- hership assessment for 1950, and the proposed amendments to the District by-laws in the recent membership referendum, was reported by the tabulating committee, June 5,

Returns were compiled by Tabulat- ing Committee members Tom Bradley, Fred Ficber and Rae Eddie on that date, and wil be acted upon by the District Executive Board at the meet- ing scheduled for June 9.

Returns Reported

Vote on the assessment was 5,786, "Yes", and: 3,041, "No".

Proposition No. 1, proposing an amendment to the District by-laws fix- ing the salaries of the District officers at present levels carried by a vote of 4,316 to 3,551.

Proposition No, 2, proposing addi- tions to tht Editorial Board of the B.C. LUMBER WORKER was ap- proved by a vote of 5,746 to 2,053.

Proposition No. 3, dealing with the District Safety Council curried by a vote of 5,766 to 1,936.

On JUNE 15

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IMMEDIATE REJECTION OF BS&W MAJORITY REPORT

“WE RECOMMEND REJECTION” was the immediate and | unanimous decision of the IWA District Policy Committee with | regard to the majority recommendations of the Conciliation |

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posed by the FIR Board, and already rejected by the IVA mem-

Board in the dispute with Bloedel, Stewart & Welch.

2,500 employees less than pro-

A minority feport upheld the IWA demand for the Union shop | | and 17 cents an hour. wage hoost. i

sented evidence which fully Justi- | fied acceptance of Union shop | conditions and a 17-cent an hour | wage increase. |

Deputed to present the IWA| case on behalf of the District Ne- gotiating Committee were Dis- trict President J. S. Alsbury, Re- search Director Virgil Burtz, committee members Roy Whittle and Walter F, Allen, assisted by Joe Miyazawa.

The full text of the majority | and minority reports are pub- lished elsewhere in this issue. |

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Approval of strike action by all employees in IWA-

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certified operations in the Coast lumber industry is

now a foregone conclusion.

With an 87 percent majority, IWA members have voted to reject the award of the Conciliation Board. A vote of over 86 percent has authorized strike action

prior to June 15.

Confirmation of this decision is confidently ex- pected in the government-supervised strike vote to be held in the immediate future.

By their emphatic repudiation of the award, IWA members have urged all lumber workers to back with their ballots the IWA fight for a fair 1950-51 master contract, and vote “Yes” to the government question “Are you in favor of a strike?”

Marked indication that a militant IWA is gaining sup- port of the workers in the in- dustry is the phenomenal in- crease in IWA membership in

All lumber workers are re- minded that the vote just com- ‘pleted was a vote conducted by the IWA of the Union mem- bers. The ICA Act requires a further vote under government supervision of all the employees affected. IWA members are warned by the District Policy Committee to vote again on the official ballot in order to make any possible strike action strictly legal.

IWA officials will co-operate with government officials in the conduct of the government yote which will be tabulated on a unit by unit basis.

See STRIKE page 3

EDDY MATCH HIT BRICKS

Local 1-367 IWA was observed by all employees of Eddy Match Co., Mission.

Plant operations were brought to a complete standstill and picket lines were established.

Morale remains high and the strikers at their final meeting ex- pressed the determination to fight the issue of fair Wages and work- ing conditions to a finish.

Necessary steps were taken to ex- tend aid from the IWA Strike Fund in order to maintain the picket line.

Cont. page 3

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Strike deadline of June 2 set by~