IWA

There was an atmosphere
of impatience and frustration
noted at the well-attended
meeting of IWA Local 1-80,
which was held at the IWA
Hall, on Saturday, August 28,
1965, over the stubborn and
cynical attitude being dis-
played by John Billings of
Forest Industrial Relations
Ltd., re rate revisions. These
revisions were submitted for
action years ago, and abso-
lutely nothing has been done
about it. These include many
categories, preload trailers,
truck driver rates, graders
and talleymen, and many
others.

INSULT

The crowning insult was
reached at the last meeting
that IWA officials held with
Billings, when he tried to
shove the whole issue under
the carpet by saying that he
favoured a Job Evaluation
Programme, Speakers took
the floor at the Duncan IWA
meeting to denounce this fur-
ther attempt by this mouth-
piece of the company to fur-
ther stall this issue.

One after another, speakers
at the meeting favoured a Job
Evaluation Programme. This

,programme cannot however,

be put into effect overnight.
The temper of the meeting
was very definite that the Job
Evaluation Programme,
though needed, must not be
allowed to be used as a ve-
hicle to further stifle and de-
lay action on the category
revision.

The meeting approved the
following motions which are
self explanatory:

“That the president circu-
late a letter to the managers

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LOCAL 1-80 REPORT

of all the large companies
under contract with Local 1-
80 requesting them to instruct
John Billings of FIR to com-
mence serious negotiating
with a view to bring about
finalization of outstanding
category revisions.”

MEETING

And the second motion:

“That a special meeting be
called to deal with all cate-
gories that have been referred
to the rate revision commit-
tee if they have not been
finalized by September 15,
1965, to discuss the question
of a satisfactory settlement of

~ these long outstanding prob-

lems.”

Rod Beaton, president of
Local 1-288, was a guest
speaker, and received enthu-
siastic applause when intro-
duced by the Local president.
Brother Beaton too, urged the
membership not to allow
themselves to be sidetracked
by Billings’ tactics and cre-
ated a storm of laughter when
he said:

“There are many who say
they’ know John Billings like
a book. Well in 17 years I
know John Billings like a
book, but it’s like an English
mystery novel ... when you
get to the end you don’t know
where you are!”

On the subject of job evalu-
ation, Beaton said that John

Billings has found an end to
that book. He has stretched
out his hand and said, “Now
boys, let’s have evaluation,
and let’s forget all about the
rate revision and category re-
visions, let’s bury those, we'll
go into job evaluation. Broth-
er Beaton who attained fame
during the spirited PLIB ne-
gotiations last year, added
that the IWA should study
the industry carefully so that
we will know what type of
evaluation we’re going to
have, as Billings undoubtedly
already has a plan (“his
plan”) so that we must be
prepared to meet him with
the type of evaluation plan
that we require.

ELECTIONS

The delegates elected to
the coming International

.Convention in Toronto, are:

Weldon Jubenville, H.
“Dutchy” Vonkeman, George
Popplestone, Paul Ross, Rich-
ard “Dick” Cooper, Hugh
Robinson, William “Bill”
Hanna, Fernie Viala.

Those elected to the Re-
gion No. 1, IWA Convention
are: Harry Haldorson, Don
Doney, George Popplestone,
Gil Davidson, Gurbkash
Bains, Dick Dawes, Fernie
Viala, Lorne Johnstone, Jim
Eitner, Jack Mumm, Peter
Hamm, Paul Ross, Wm. Mill-
burn, Walter Tickson.

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