af Re aber, 1906 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER 9

& RATE REVISIONS

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Z Substantial gains were made when the IWA signed an agreement
effective December 1, 1965, establishing rates for the following thirteen
categories in the coastal logging industry:

¢ Over 5,000 I|WA members employed in the coastal sawmill industry 1. Steel Spar Operator.
received substantial upward rate revisions when the Union signed an 2. Slack-line Spar Operator.
, agreement effective January 1, 1966, covering the following categories: 3. Mobile Windrow Spar Operator.
| Head Sawyer (Band) ..W.02.... 2... UP 25¢ per hour 4. Mobile Windrow Spar Hooktender.
Head Sawyer (Circular) .. up 20c per hour 5. Cat or Tank Mounted Drill—with Blade and Ticket.
bd ‘OLN ,) = Sa eR ae .. up 15c.per hour 6. Track Loader Operator—Snorkel.
é Automatic Trimmerman (40’ and over) —. _.. up 15¢ per hour 7. Grapple Operator—long booms or snorkel.
Automatic Trimmerman (under 40’) .._.... ... up 10c per hour 8. Log Truck Driver—8’ bunk.
‘ Grader No. 1 a ee _. up 15¢ per hour : 9. Log Truck Driver—over 8’ and under 12’ bunk.
Z Grader No. 2 _.-...... aaa ....-..-. UP 12¢ per hour 10. Log Truck Driver—12’ bunk and over.
Junior Grader .._......-.... <a ek ol Aa up 10c per hour 11. Log Truck Driver—Pre-load
r Grader-Tallyman .. up 15c per hour 12. Log Truck Driver—Pup Trailers.
PTW Agee athe: es ae ion Se ee eee aS __.. up 10c per hour 13. Front End Loader—over 2 yards.
.* Journeyman Electrician ......-....-.-........-. up 15¢ per hour
.. Boom Categories except Boat Operators _...... up 10c¢ per hour
Boat Operators —.. ee “UP 12¢ per hour
~ The negotiated agreement also standardized job rates for full time

first aid attendants in line with their respective industrial first aid ticket.
Occupational first aid attendants—by this agreement—had their rates

+ ' standardized as follows:
With “C” Ticket —.......... Occupational Rate plus 15c per Hour
4 With “B” Ticket _. __. Occupational Rate plus 20c per Hour
my With “A” Ticket _. _.. Occupational Rate plus 25c per Hour
With “AA” Ticket —........ Occupational Rate plus 30c per Hour

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LOGGING BOOMMEN

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PLANERMEN Some of the inequities were resolved when the IWA signed an

agreement effective January 1, 1966, which standardized rates for the

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x4 following coastal logging boom categories:
xh i: (a) Head Boomman.
eek After sixteen months of negotiations the IWA signed an agreement (b) Second Boomman,
. ¥. which provided hourly ee from 16 = = noe for ae = Boomman.
Bee, i eighty per cent of the planermen in the Coastal Sawmil d) Boat Operators (Dozers, Scooters, Log B idewi
e. ei ve October 1, 1965, The agreement established the rates (e) Bundling Machine Operator. Pi die iaaionme gg
See and duties for the tottowing three categories: Beg (f) Boomstick Borer,
en Planerman No. 1, : e agreement further provided for negotiation
ee (b) Planerman No. 2, the categories of (1) Log Marker and : Se oe

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(c) Set-up Man. and/or Grader with Scaler’s ticket. CIEL ABO Ma Ea! Marker

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