THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

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By BEN THOMPSON Local 1-71 First Vice-President

Three years ago under the guiding enthusiasm of the then Truck lLogger’s Association President, Bill (W. D.) Moore, “Festival of Forestry” was borne to illustrate the im- portance of our forests and the many people who work the woods. ;

Federal and provincial for- estry departments were con- tacted. The University of B.C., the Burnaby Institute of Tech- nology, the Truck Loggers, the major lumber companies, equipment suppliers, the IWA and the PNE, all helped de- velop the festival.

This year the festival began with the popular Woodchop- pers’ Ball where a Beauty Queen was chosen to reign

4 over the festival events. The

Loggers’ pancake breakfast followed on a downtown Van- couver parking lot where the Hoo-Hoo Club had created a “cookhouse” in the midst of a miniature forest.

An important role that the

Festival of Forestry plays is

to bring to British Columbia

graduate forestry students from other countries of the world. This year students came from Turkey, Yugosla- via, France, Bulgaria, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa, U.S.A. and Ja- pan.

_From the time of their ar- rival to their departure three weeks later, they toured through the university, to the Interior and to Vancouver Is- land; through tree nurseries, mills and logging shows. They were crammed with informa- tion concerning the forests of our Province. Local 1-80 host- ed the young men one evening before going on the next morning to the more serious task of explaining the part that the IWA performs in our Industry. Members of Local 1-85 also showed another as- pect of the IWA in action when the students observed a safety committee meeting held at Gold River. These stu- dents all return home wish- ing their stay were longer.

The best known feature of the Festival of Forestry is the Loggers’ Sports held during

and at the PNE. The competi- tions and exhibitions held three times daily drew thou- sands of spectators. Competi- tion is now in three classes: Novice, B.C. Champions and North American Champion- ship, the latter drawing com- petitors from all over the

‘world. The IWA has contri-

buted two of the trophies for the B.C. Champions class; Re- gion No. 1 for the standing block chop and the Loggers’

Local, Local 1-71, for the ob- |

stacle pole bucking.

Pictured is the “Logger of the Year” scoring the ger of the Year” scoring the highest number of points Brian Herlihey with the Pan- icky Bill trophy. Labour Day saw the finalists in action for the North American Cham- pionships and one just cannot believe that men can go up those trees so fast.

Another Festival of Fores- try has drawn to an end but already thoughts and plans are being formulated for next year. Can it be improved? Are changes needed or what

do you think could be added?

BEST BARGAIN TODAY!

UNITED APPEAL GOAL $3,900,000 — GIVE WHAT YOU CAN AND MORE

The United Appeal opens

September 22nd and will run

through to the end of October with a goal of $3,900,000 to meet the minimum operating needs of more than sixty member services.

The price tag of $3,900,000 is the highest yet, but even so it represents one of the best

bargains available today; an investment in our Province’s finest resource, its people. As in the Labour movement, im- provement of the quality of life is the motivation behind every service supported by the United Appeal. If even one vital agency had to cur- tail operations, a dependent

segment of our community would suffer:

Why is the United Appeal such a good buy? One of the reasons is that thousands of volunteers, many union mem- bers among them, put in liter- ally thousands of work-hours free, because they are con- cerned with and involved in agency programs. This means that every dollar donated to the United Appeal is stretch- ed to do the work of two or more, and that’s an invest- ment no-one can afford to pass up.

Every single cent which comes into the Appeal is ac- counted for, and agency allo- cations are subject to the most stringent scrutiny by citizen committees. The very strict rules governing admission to the United Appeal ensure that the books are open to inspec- tion by anyone donating to the Appeal.

In the next few weeks more than 20,000 volunteers, some of your friends and fellow- workers among them, will be aiming toward that $3,900,000 goal. Getting it won’t be easy, but if each of us gives a fair share it can be achieved.

Fair share? Because lots of people have asked for some indication of what would be a reasonable donation, United Appeal suggests one hour’s pay a month, on a year-round payroll deduction basis. It’s an easy, painless way of giv- ing, but counted up it can mean for thousands of men, women and children all the difference between despair and hope, pain and comfort, defeat and victory. These are things we do care about, so

let’s not be ashamed of show- ing it!

BRIAN HERLIHEY was also winner of the Panicky Bell Trophy awarded to the best all around logger at the Loggers’ Sports at the PNE.

CNTU GAINS FROM STEEL

The Quebec-based Confederation of National Trade Unions has made its biggest gain in Ontario by taking a group of Ontario miners from the United Steelworkers

of America.

In a vote conducted by the Ontario Labor Relations Board the Canadian Union of Base Metal Workers (CNTU) was approved as bargaining agent for about 400 miners in the Manitouwadge area, in northwestern

Ontario.

The vote was 204 in favour, 156 against, or 54 per cent in favour of displacing the Steelworkers’ Local 5418.

INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY BROUGHT BY TRADE UNIONS

The fact that trade unions themselves bring industrial democracy into economic life has gone largely unnoticed, according to Canadian Labor Congress President Donald

MacDonald.

Speaking to the convention of National Defense Employ- ees in Halifax, the CLC head pointed out that when employ- ees of a corporation or a government are organized into a trade union, “a very

- profound change takes place.

“The employees who had previously accepted authori- tarian rule no longer have to do so.

Become Partners “By virtue of their trade union organization, they have

become partners in the deter- _

mination of their conditions of employment.”

This is evident, the CLC president went on, from their participation “in deciding what they should be paid, how long they should work, what holidays and what fringe ben- efits they should have.

“They enjoy due process

by virtue of a grievance pro- cedure. They are protected

against arbitrary dismissal or discipline or layoff. Have Franchise

“In other words, to use the anology of government, they have a franchise and they are involved in the legislative process.”

This very important form of industrial democraty is one which needs to be more uni- versally applied, said Mr. MacDonald, “as it will be with the continued growth of the labor movement and the ex- tension of collective bargain- ing to those who do not as yet enjoy its benefits.

The CLC president said that a large percentage of the eligible working force will be organized into the labor move- ment in the future.

Would Dominate

He also predicted that with- in a generation unions in the public service would domin- ate the trade union movement.

A shift is taking place in organized labor from an in- stitution based in the blue- collar group — the manual worker — into one that in which clerical, technical and professional workers are be-

coming increasing] oe nent. ey Promi