THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER | FROM PAGE 1 “Millwrights” the Improver will not be re- quired to perform Mill- wright’s work or take the ~ place of a Millwright”. The Committee’s objective in considering any revision of the above section in the original plan was to provide the maximum protection for those now employed in the industry as Millwrights. Points stipulated by the Committee were: e That upon return from Vocational School, the ap- prentice shall work one year as improver and that at the end of such period he shall be permitted to take the pre- seribed test for qualification as a Millwright. © Upon that certification, he shall be paid as a certified Millwright. e That separate classifica- tions be provided for Con- struction and Maintenance Millwrights. Jack Groves Wins College Bursary The B.C. Federation of La- bour has announced that Jack Groves, Recording Secretary of Local 1-118 IWA, Victoria, has been awarded the Federa- tion’s bursary to the Labour College of Canada at McGill University. The bursary includes air fare return to Montreal, Col- lege fees and a living allow- ance in Montreal. Groves was chosen from a number of trade union appli- eants by the Federation offic- ials and with the help of Dr. Tait Montague, Industrial Re- lations Department, UBC. Students interested in the bursary could either apply themselves or be nominated for the award provided their organization was affiliated to the Federation. All applicants had to state in writing why they wanted to attend the La- bour College. The Labour College courses are from May 10 to July 2, and from May 31 to July 23. Groves is attending the latter course, e That the principle of sen- iority, now stated in the Master Agreement be made applicable to those employed as Millwrights prior to the introduction of the training program. e That Point 26 in the orig- inal plan be amended to pro- vide that the rate for certified Millwrights be $3.29 per hour. RATE REVISION The Negotiating Committee also resolved to implement the Regional Convention’s in- structions regarding rate re- vision, which stated: “That the Union call for an industry-wide revision for the Coast, Northern and South- ern Interiors for sawyers, boommen, graders, and tally- men, edgermen and first aid ? men.” The Committee added auto- matic trimmermen to the above list. A Sub-Committee of the Negotiating Committee, com- prised of Syd Thompson, Wy- man Trineer and one Re- gional Officer was instructed to prepare and submit pro- posals, in consultation with the Local Unions. All Local Unions have been advised to complete the com- pilation of information, re- quested earlier. = Kamloops, May 28 - 29. BS Put on by regional Evaluators Al Busch and Tony =: Vanderheide and chaired by a Regional Officer, it will be x attended as well by eight Plant Job Review Committee :: members from four operations and three local union :: Officers, one each from 1-417 Salmon Arm, 1-423 Kel- * owna, and 1-424 Prince George. =: The Evaluators will instruct in the history of job %: evaluation, its entry into the plywood section of our *; industry, its principles, methods of application, the var- = ious steps in studying and rating a job, and the admin- *: istration of the program which includes the involvement % of the Plant Job Review Committee Members. BAYSHORE INN, MAY 19-20 A job evaluation seminar is scheduled to be held in Labour-Management Conference The views of trade union- ists regarding measures nec- essary to protect their job security threatened by tech- nological changes in industry will be aired at the Labour- Management - Government conference scheduled for May 19-20 at the Bayshore Inn, Vancouver. The theme of the confer- ence will be “Economic and Technological Change in the Sixties; Its Implications for the Policies and Programs of Labour and Management. The Conference program is arranged by a joint com- mittee on which labour’s rep- resentatives are IWA Region- al Secretary-Treasurer Fred Fieber, B.C. Federation of Labour Secretary Pat O’Neal and Harold Taft, Building Trades-Council. The panel discussion for May 19th will be chaired by Bob Smeal, formerly Presi- dent of the B.C. Federation of Labour. With keynote speaker Dr. Gil Schonning, Federal Department of La- bour, the discussion will centre on “Implications for Manpower Adjustment; Training; Mobility; Solutions Through Collective Bargain- ing.” Labour’s representative ‘peat ‘FLY B.C. AIR LINES’ in the panel is CLC Executive Vice- President, Joe Morris. Theme for the panel discus- sion on the second day is “Implications for Labour- Management Relations; La- bour Relations and Related Legislation; Policies and Pro- grams.” Keynote speaker will be Dr. George P. Schultz, University of Chicago. La- bour spokesman will be Pat O’Neal, Secretary B.C. Fed- eration of Labour. In reference to the aims of the Conference, Regional Sec- retary, Fred Fieber stated: “The trend toward automa- tion as found in modern in- dustrial life is having a pro- found effect on the lives and future of all our people. All of us are required to adjust to problems of re-training, new job content, upgrading, re-locating and a host of new employment factors. Insecur- ity in employment, as a result of rapid technological change, is exerting pressures on un- ions to gain better job and income protection. “This Conference is one more opportunity for organ- ized labour to air publicly and officially the nature of vroblems that must be faced by the entire community.” Prince George Local Wins Case For Member The Labour Relations Board has ordered the Buck River Lumber Company Ltd. to re-instate a discharged em- ployee and cease using anti- union coercion and intimida- tion on employees. The Board also ordered the firm to pay the employee $297 in lost- time wages. ; The charge was laid with “T haven’t heard of any- body who wants to stop living on account of the cost.” —Kin Hubbard x *& * “There is not a single pro- verb in favour of early rising that appeals to the higher nature of man.” —Robert Lynd the Board by Local 1-424 IWA, Prince George, follow- ing an organization drive at the plant last February. The discharged employee, William Quiring, was informed by his foreman at that time that his wages were being cut from $2.25 to $2.05 per hour be- cause the owner had seen him with Union officials. pca FLY B.C. AIR LINES’ “Moe” Walls New Business Agent G. Maurice ‘Moe” Walls has been appointed the new Busi- ness Agent of Local 1-357 IWA, New Westminster. The appointment was made neces- sary through the retirement of Albert Rose, the former Business Agent, April 30. “Moe” joined the Union in 1956 while working at the Al- berni Plywood Limited. In 1957, he left Port Alberni for New Westminster, where he went to work at Timberland Plywood in the veneer depart- ment. While employed at Timber- land, “Moe” was elected at various times to the positions of Head Shop Steward, Plant Chairman and Committee Member. He has also been on the Local Union Executive Board for the past four years. In 1963, he went on the Re- gional organizing staff for eight months in Southern Al- berta. He has been temporary Business Agent in the Local for the past four months. “Moe” is married with three children and resides in New Westminster.