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THE UNION’S DEMANDS .. .

1955-56 COAST CONTRACT

1. Full Union Shop.

2. Three additional paid statutory holidays.

8. Wage increase of ten‘ cents an hour across- the-board.

4, “Portal to portal” pay, to protect workers required to travel long distances to and from their daily work within the employers’ opera- tions.

5. Fare allowance, from point of hire to place of employment, and return.

6. Daily rate for fallers, buckers, and pole cutters. : 3

; 7. Industry-wide joint contributory medical plan.

8. Contract changes to clarify certain sec- tions in the contract.

9. Guaranteed daily rate for shingle sawyers and packers. :

10. Revision of category rates in the plywood, shingle, and other sub-sections of the lumber industry.

Morris Outlines _ Unity Purposes

Prospect of complete organic unity between the AFL and CIO is of such vital importance to workers on the American Continent, that no imitation of the real article would be ac- ceptable to IWA members, claimed District President Joe Morris, discussing the subject in a recent radio address.

He said in part: “Although the

Tax — Racket Aired

Urgent demand was made last week upon ‘the Federal Government by Local 1-71 IWA to remedy a situation under which loggers are en- couraged to sacrifice a large percentage of anticipated in- come tax refunds.

In an interview appearing in the

Vancouver Sun, Financial Secre-| |

tary Fred Fieber, deplored the fact that loggers awaiting employ- ment and temporarily out of funds were forced to take advantage of the offers-made by a number of individuals under which they re- ceived only a portion of the re- fund in cash by assigning the re- fund payment falling due on a later date.

In some instances, he claimed, the loggers received only fifty per cent of the sums later due them.

Local officials of the Income Tax Department stated that the practice was quite legal under ex- isting legislation. An appeal to the Provincial Attorney General gain- ed the same answer.

The whole question has been referred to Tom Barnet, M.P., a member of the Union, with a num- ber of suggestions for remedies likely to meet the needs of the loggers without such great losses.

Mike: “That's an unusual pair of socks you have on, Pat—one red and the other green.”

Pat: “Yes, and I’ve got another

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Conference.

The Union has requested that bargaining commence promptly at the beginning of the ninety- day period now provided in the Labour Relations Act. This should allow sufficient time to reach a settlement before the contract termination date, June 15, it was reckoned.

Wide-spread Interest Shown

Intense interest was displayed

by the 100 delegates who assem-

bled March 6, in the Arcadian Hall to hear the recommendations of the Policy Committee, formulated in a three-day prior session.

Consideration of a negotiating program was preceded by pro- longed consideration of an exhaus- tive report prepared by the Inter- national Research Department, re- presented by Director Ed Kenney and Associate Director Joe Miya- zawa. :

ED KENNEY, IWA International Research and Education Director, (right) with Associate Director Joe Miyazawa, presents Wages and Contract Con- ference with statistical report on lumber industry.

Chairman Joe Morris reported in a subsequent press release, “The Union’s careful fact-finding had disclosed indisputable evidence demonstrating the ability of the industry to improve wages and working conditions for the lumber workers,”

The seven-man Negotiating Committee will bargain for accep- tance of the following demands:

1. A full Union Shop.

2. Three additional paid stat- utory holidays. (Providing rec- ognition for all of the nine legal holidays.)

3. A wage increase of ten

~ cents an hour across-the-board.

4. “Portal to portal” pay, to Protect workers required to trav- el long distances to and from their daily work within the em- ployers’ operations.

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question of the merger is of vital importance to organized labor on this continent. I must say that it should not cause us to neglect our immediate task of negotiating nec- essary improvements in our con- tracts. There is no magic about the word unity which will lift present responsibilities from our shoulders, When the merger is finally completed, and ratified, this Union will still be required to pro- tect and advance the interests of the lumber workers in this prov- ince.

Greater resources may be placed be less friction because of duplica-

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IWA DISTRICT POLICY COMMITTEE assembles to prepare strategy for bargaining talks which commence March 15. (Seated, from left) E. Lidberg, Local 1-363; Werren Lowery, Local 1-367; George Mitchell, District Secretary-Treasurer; Joe Morris, District President; William N. Gray, District Ist Vice-President; Fred Fiber, District 3rd Vice-President; (Standing, from left) S. M. Hodgson, District 2nd Vice-President; Lloyd Whalen, Local 1-217; Joe Madden, Local 1-357; Wolter Allen, Local 1-85, Int. Board Member; Tony Poje, Local 1-80; George Townsend, Local 1-405; J. Mac- Kenzie, Local 1-118; William Thompson, Local 1-417; Bob Ross, Local 1-71; Henry Summerfeld, Local 1-423.

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