B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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ism, and at a time when labor is struggling against capital for a fair share of the wealth which they produce, Under this shadow it will be the responsibility of the International Woodworkers of America and this Convention particularly, to formulate a policy and program which will assist in bringing relief and hope to the working people of the world.

“In our own Local sphere of British Columbia this: Convention will deal with immediate prob- lems of labor legislation, wages, hours, working conditions and social legislation in its many forms,

Therefore, every Local Union should be fully represented in the Convention so that the demo- cratic principles of our Organiza- tion shall be maintained.

Call Sixteenth Annual B.C. Convention of the Inter- national Woodworkers of Ameri- ca will be held in the Lions Gate Hall, 2611 West Fourth Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., commencing at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 17, and continuing through Fri- day, the 20th of February, 1953.

Representation

Your representation shall be based on Section 8, Article 5, which reads as follows:

“Delegates to the District Convention shall be elected by and from each Local on the basis of two (2) delegates for the first one hundred (100) members or less, and one (1) | additional delegate for each one hundred (100) members or maior fraction thereof up to

delegate undred (800)

or major

Section 4:

“Representation shall be based upon the membership of the Local, computed from the preceding six-month period to the month in which the Conven- tion Call is issued.”

Duplicate Credentials are to be brought to the Convention by the delegates to whom they are is- sued. Original Credentials must be forwarded to George H. Mit- chell, Secretary, International Woodworkers of America, B.C. District Council Nos. 1 and 4, 45 Kingsway, Vancouver 10, B.C.

No Credential shall be accept- ed later than one o’clock (1:00 p.m.) on the first day of the Con- vention. All delegates arriving later will be seated by Conven- tion action.

Resolutions All resolutions should be type-

and Serle sang. Two

‘days in egfance of vention so that copies will be available for each delegate on he first day of the Convention. olutions should be as brief as sible and deal with only one ubject, Resolutions must bear official Seal of the Local Union and be signed by an auth- srized officer of the Local Union or delegate attending the Con- ntion, Conyertion Headquarters Convention Headquarters will se in the Lions Gate Auditorium, 611 West 4th Avenue, Vancou- er, B,C.

Convention Registration Delegates to the Convention

may register at the District Of- fice, 45 Kingsway; Canadian Con- gress of Labor Office, 501 Van- couver Block, 736 Granville St.; B.C. Federation of Labor Office, 617 Ford Building, -193 West Hastings St. Vancouver, B.C., on the day of the 16th, from 12 noon to 8:00 p.m., and on Febru- ary 17th, commencing at 8 a.m. at the Lions Gate Auditorium,

There will be a registration fee of five ($5.00) dollars for each delegate to the Convention, to take care of the Convention Banquet expenses.

Housing

All Local Unions sending delegates to the Convention are requested to make their own room reservations immediately on the receipt of the Conyen- tion Call.

The District Officers urge each Local to be fully repre- sented in the Convention so that our democratic processes will result in greater benefits in wages, hours, and. working conditions for our entire mem- bership.”

Fraternally yours,

District Officers,

B. C. District Council Ne. 1, J. Stewart Alsbury, Pres.. J. Morris, 1st Vice-Pres. S. M. Hodgson, 2nd Vice-Pres. F, Fieber, 3rd Vice-Pres. Geo. H. Mitchell, Sec.-Treas.

STRIKE SUPPORT OKAYED

Public opinion supporting the IWA Durham Furniture strike in Durham, Ontario, was re- flected when the majority of the Durham’ Council Officials, who bitterly opposed the strik- ers, were decisively beaten, when they stood for re-election December 8th.

‘All Council members who had been sympathetic to the IWA cause were returned to office and one IWA striker was elected. Two other IWA members failed to get seats by very narrow margins.

The. Durham IWA Officials, in a letter to Financial Secretary “Stu” Hodgson, of Local 1-217, IWA, stated that the response to the Local’s appeal for aid had been so tremendous, that toys sent by Local 1-217, for the strikers’ children, were not need- ed and after consulting with the members, it was decided to send them to the Canadian Catholic Union strikers at Louiseville, Quebec.

A Very Merry Christmas was enjoyed by every striker and his family through the generous do- nations of the various Unions in Canada and the U.S.A.

CANADA

OTTAWA (CPA) — Stanley Knowles, MP, said in the House of Commons recently that the entire social security program that the CCF demands could be paid for out of the annual in- crease in Canada’s gross national product.

Last year, said Mr. Knowles, the gross national product was $21.2 billion and this figure is likely to be boosted by $1,800 million this year—this amount would pay for the entire social security program.

Adequate Security:

“{ submit that Canada, with the huge wealth we are produc- ing and with our claim to being

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a civilized nation, cannot afford not to have reasonable and ade- quate measures of social secur- ity,” he said.

Calling for an increase in old age pensions to “not less than $60 a month” and a removal of the means test at 65, Mr. Knowles said that when the CCF asks for increased social security provi- sions, the government says “It is a good idea but you cannot have it because it costs too much money,” but when under attack for the size of its budget, the same people say that social wel- fare payments are “just transfer payments; they are not expendi- tures.”

HEPWORTH

- A. L. Hepworth, Educational Director of the Canadian Bro- therhood of Railway Employ- ees and Other Transport Work- ers, has been appointed Assist- ant Director of the Department of Education and Welfare of the Canadian Congress of La- bor. The appointment was announced today in Toronto by Donald MacDonald, Secretary- ‘Treasurer of the Congress, and Chairman of the Congress Committee on Education and

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Welfare, following a meeting of the Committee held yester- day in Toronto.

Mr. Hepworth was born in Montreal, and worked for a num- ber of years in the Comptroller’s Office of the Canadian National Railways before coming to Ot- tawa in 1946. He took special courses at Sir George Williams College in Montreal, and has par- ticipated in educational activities for the Congress and the Brother- hood in various parts of Canada.

1-80 MEETING

Local 1-80 IWA announces that at the membership meeting to be held in the Odeon Theatre, Duncan, Sun- day, January 25, commenc- ing at 10:30 a.m., delegates for the IWA District Con- vention will be elected.* ~

A full attendance of the membership is urged.

Courses for Beginners and for

nts Are Invited to Membership. mation Write to:

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180 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C.

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tered around a resolution dealing with the “No contract, no work” decision of the Union at the 1952 District Convention. The view expressed by the loggers’ dele- gates was that any strike dead- line should not be set so far in advance, but in future should be determined by the District Policy Committee in light of the cir- cumstances, and with timing most advantageous to the membership.

Debate on the subject of a union hiring hall made it evi- dent that a considerable demand exists for some such provision. The matter was referred to the Executive committee with ap- proval, and instructions to give further study to details of ad- ministration.

Unemployment Insurance Act

The subject of Unemployment Insurance was brought under consideration by a large number of resolutions from the Sub- Locals. The-points which will be pressed at the approaching con- vention of the B,C. Federation of Labor by the delegates of Local 1-71 include, increased benefits, elimination of the wait- ing period, improvement of ser- vice on claims by mail, extension of the base period for credits from two years to five, and aboli- tion of conditions’ whereby work- ers are disqualified for six weeks upon dismissal.

Resolutions Among the resolutions which featured the discussions were the following:

Wage Increase

WHEREAS: At least the large logging companies have been stressing production, even to the extent of double shifts,

WHEREAS: The decreasing Cost-of-Living Bonus is de- creasing the home pay.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLV- ED: “That in next year’s nego- tiations we go for an across- the-board wage increase, the amount to be determined at the Wage and Contract Con- ference.”

Union Shop

WHEREAS: There are a great number of men who will not support the Union who get benefits from it at Union mem- bers’ expense.

WHEREAS: There are a number of men from other: Unions get- ting benefits from this Union which they are not helping to support.

THEREFORE BE IT RE- SOLVED: ‘That a Union Shop Clause be a demand in.our next Contract Negotiations.”

Statutory Holidays

WHEREAS: We now have three

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paid holidays. The other four holidays are just days’ pay lost. THEREFORE BE IT RE- SOLVED: That we press for pay on the nine statutory holi- days in our 1953-54 contract. WHEREAS: Many loggers are deprived of the pay for statu- tory holidays by reason that they may not be in camp for the necessary 80 days. THEREFORE BE IT RE- SOLVED: That the employee should be paid for the holiday if in camp or on leave of ab- sence at the time of the holi- day. Travel Time

WHEREAS: In most camps men must travel long distances to and from work, and as this is done on their own time it makes a long day, now

THEREFORE BE IT RE- SOLVED: That in negotiations this year, we try to get a portal pay clause written into the Master Agreement.

Fallers’ Daily Rate

WHEREAS: The gypo system of falling and bucking is very detrimental to the Safety and Financial and Physical Welfare of fallers and buckers, and

WHEREAS: The fallers are con- tinually being exploited by the bosses through this system, and

THEREFORE BE IT RE- SOLVED: That the IWA be instructed to negotiate for a day rate for Fallers and Buck- ers with the rate to be $22.00 per day.

Work Year

WHEREAS: A great number of the loggers are now deprived of an adequate work year by reason of fire season, show, and recessions in the markets, now

THEREFORE BE IT RE- SOLVED: That the IWA make every effort to establish a clause in the 1953-54 Contract to provide for a minimum of 200 days’ work per year.

Fare Allowance WHEREAS: In many instances loggers hire out for short per- iods of time and incur travel- ling expenses. THEREFORE BE IT RE-

SOLVED: That we include in ~

our demands in this year’s negotiations a clause providing for fare paid one way after two months’ employment and fare paid both ways after four months’ employment,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That where an employee works less than six months and loses his employment through no fault of his own, fare would be paid to and from point of hiring.

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