, + | 4 4 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER ALSE REPORT CHALLENGED Kelsey Bay fallers and buckers were not bulldozed as said A report circulated among IWA members regarding ne- gotiations to settle the dis- between fallers and rs at Kelsey Bay and MB & PR has been branded as inaccurate aad deliberately misleading by Regional 2nd Vice-President Jack Holst and - President Max Salter, Local 1-363. Stated Holst: “The facts, which can be verified by all who were present, are: (1) The basis of a tempor- ary agreement reached was exactly similar to the agree- ‘ments already in force by ¢> iS is & a ~ eonsent in Locals 1-85, 1-71 and 1-80. The fallers and buckers protesting the regula- tions regarding fire-fighting ‘equipment were faced with the necessity of securing amended regulations in all the company’s operations in order to gain any improvement over the settlement which they ac-. cepted, pending further dis- cussions, - (2) All the facts relating to the situation were discussed fully at a meeting of the fall- ers and buckers concerned. At the conclusion of the dis- cussion, the fallers and buck- ers voted on motions made re- garding the question by secret ballot. The verdict rendered in-this way was accepted as expressing their own wishes for further action on their be- half. Their expressed views determined the outcome. (3) The whole question is before the Regional Council for consideration of any amendments to existing regu- lations which fallers and buckers may desire to negot- iate. In view of existing agree- ments in Locals 1-85, 1-80 and 1-71, this is the only satisfac- tory medium for initiating further negotiations. (4) On behalf of the Re- gional Executive Board, and on request from the Local Union, I attended discussions with the fallers and buckers on two occasions, and can state, without fear of contra- diction, that every effort was made by the Regional Council to serve their expressed wishes.” Jack Holst further stated: “Tt is a sad day for the Union when every honest effort to redress a grievance must be There’s no sawdust on the floor now. No flickering gaslight. No bellowing honky-tonk, But when a man calls for a real beer, he still means the same thing. Beer brewed slow and natural in the honest-to-goodness Old Style _ Way. Comin’ up, Jake... three of the real thing. Good old Old Style beer. Id Style BEER BREWED AND BOTTLED BY MOLSON’S CAPILANO BREWERY LTD. vent is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. so misrepresented to create misunderstandings. As an ex- perienced logger, I was thor- oughly familiar with the prob- lem. Because I am a logger, no one could be more anxious to satisfy my fellow-loggers, and I believe they were satis- fied with my efforts on their behalf. These false reports are typical of the malicious cam- paign now under way to up- set the Union’s necessary work.” Logger offers remedy The Editor: To the layman the dispute about fallers carrying a water can into the woods may seem trivial since company engin- eers have determined the men would carry the cans only 17 minutes in a 12-day work period. This would be true if a faller would cut down only a dozen trees in that time, but when falling the amount of trees he has to, he will spend more than 17 minutes a day moving that can about, be- cause those ornery company trees don’t always land where they are supposed to which at times could be fatal to the can. We suggest that these com- pany arm chair forest protec- tion experts who dream up these things, gained their woods experience taking their girl friends for a walk in Stanley Park and the only tree they ever felled was a Christmas tree on a vacant lot. We are sure should the men agree to carry the cans out of kindness, that next year they would be required to carry a gas-driven pump along with the tank as well. To avoid this and any fur- ther trouble, we suggest the following based on 50 years working in the woods: Let the company install a sprinkler system, the kind our farmer friends use on the flats to keep their vegetables from burning up. The sprinklers could be turned on in the evening. This would not only make it difficult for a lightning strike to start a fire, it would also cut down the fires started by so-called sportsmen who shed crocodile tears because us loggers want to cut down all the trees, some of the trees in the park as well, and de- prive them of the fun of burn- ing them down. So we have the sprinklers turned on and the fallers will find the woods all nice and wet in the morning. Then by noon on a hot day when tem- pers begin to fray, they could be turned on again to cool everybody off. This would help to reduce labor versus company dis- putes because it is then when all those evil things against the company are born. The company claims the men could work longer if they have a can of water. With sprinklers they could work every day from daylight to dark, with the same take- home pay of course. This would up production and pro- fits. Just before the men go home turn the sprinklers on so they save the need of a shower before going to bed. To you, sir, the problems of installation may be unsur- mountable, but not so to those young engineers who in their air-conditioned office can fig- ure out anything on paper and slide rule. Should they be stuck, a self-addressed stamped enve- lope enclosed with their prob- lem, will receive our prompt attention, for then we could acquaint them with a system of fighting a small spot fire that has-been in use since the beginning of time. MAGNUS OPPEL afford it I I 1 be ; ] ‘A nation that in 1962 J Spent $756 millions on cig- | arettes and tobacco and | $973 millions on alcoholic | beverages can afford the | Medicare program we re- \ commend which would in- \ volve an additional $466 | millions in 1971.” i —Royal Commission on Health Services 1964. eat IRENE RESINS a oS Seo eo ese ee eee ee oe oe oe ewe ee oe oe : .