B.C. LUMBER WORKER *

NEWLY-ELECTED MEMBERS, Executive Committee, B. vance merger of labour bodies in British Columbia. (I

‘CARETAKER’ EXECUTIVE —

Federation of Labour, were installed on November 20th, 1955, with instructions to ad- nt row, seated) 3rd Vice-President, Bob Smeal, CBRE; 18t Vice-President, Joe Morris, |WA; President, Dan Radford, UMWA and CCL Regional Director; Secretary-Treasurer, George Home, UPWA; 2nd Vice-President William Symington, UPWA; (back row) Stewart Irving, ILU; Pen Baskin, USA; Gerry Emary, RWDSU; Vic Mauro, IWA; Warren Lowery, IWA; George Droneck, ACWU.

Contract Violations On Hours, Rates, and Completion Named

Local 1-71

That serious contract violations have been condoned by Forest Industrial Relations Ltd. is the accusation lodged by the Officers of Local 1-71 IWA with the IWA District Executive Board. Action in support of the Local Union is

suggested in a submission made to the District President.

A contract violation is alleged with respect to the First Aid At- tendant in the Englewood Camp of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. In posting the hours for this employee, the Company stated they would be, 7:00 to 10:00 a.m.; 0 to 5:30 pm; and 6:00 to p.m.

With 300 men employed it is

essential that a first aid man be’

in attendance continuously dur- ing the hours of their employ- ment. The Company asserted that the first aid man was on call during the hours not posted for his duties. This, the Union con- tends, is a distinct violation of the contract terms, as any man required to remain on call is en- titled to pay for such hours.

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Tow-Boatman

Another dispute concerns the classification of the Passenger Boat Skipper employed by Cana- dian Forest Products at Lake Nimpkish. In the 1955 negotia- tions the classification was amended to read Tow-boatman. This changed the status of the individual to bring him under the provisions’ of Section I, (a) of the Hours of Work Act.

To the great surprise of the Local Union, a letter from FIR advised that there had been an arbitrary change in the Boat- man’s rate from a monthly salary to a day rate. This change has been hotly protested by the Local Union officers at a number of conferences, but without securing a satisfactory adjustment by the Company.

Another serious complaint is that signed agreements are being held up, which concern opera-

tions of Canadian Forest Pro- ducts Ltd., and Alaska Pine. It is the claim of the Local Union that all the terms of such agreements had been finalized in the indus- try-wide negotiations.

Legal Gimmicker

Financial Secretary, Fred Fie- ber, has registered his objection to the manner in which the legal staff of Forest Industrial Rela- tions Ltd., have set aside the obvious intent of the master agreement by recourse to legal technicalities.

The actions of the gentleman whom he describes as,a “legal gimmicker” are calculated, he states, to riddle agreements with loopholes to the advantage of the employers, and contrary to the spirit of the agreement.

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Active role taken by the IWA in the work of the recent annual convention of the B.C. Federation of Labor was dis- closed when the composition of the various committees was announced, The list was as follows.

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTER:

Bro, R. Smeal, CBRE: Bro, Vie Forster, Van, Labor Couneil; Bro. Ray Haynes, Retail Wholesale; Bro, Rne Eddie, IWA 1-337, Seere- tary; Bro. Sam Jenkins, 'Marine Workers; “Bro. ‘Tony Peie, TWA 1-80, Chairman} Bre. Stu. Hodgson, TWA 1-217. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS:

Bro. Don Douglas, Shipwrights and Joiners, Chairman; Bro. BE. Del Rio, IWA 1-367, Secretary; Bro. Glen “Snook, Steelworkers $202; Bro. C, ln Brown, Longwhoremen 501.

CREDENTIAL COMMITTER:

Bro, Wm. Pierce, B.C. Wood-

.| workers; Bro. Andy 'Serink, CBRE

59, Secretary; Bro, Leonard Magda, Steelworkers 3376; “Bro. John Longmuir, UPWA 162, Chairmans

Bro. E. G. Moody, Lumber In- xpectors. OFFICERS’ REPORT COMMITTED:

Bro. Fred Wieber, IWA 1-71,

Chairman; Bro, R. Henham, Van. Labor Council; Bro. J. Mason, Re= tall Wholesale; Bro. J, Squire, TWA

1-85, Secretary; Bro. K. Reich, Upholsterers.”

c SNTION FINANCE COMMITTEE:

Bro. Pen Baskin, Steelworkers, Chairman; Bro. Carl Anshelm, IWA 1-85, Secretary: Bro. George Leon, Oilworkers 16-596.

CCL HOME READY

* OTTAWA (CPA)—The new home of the Canadian Congress of Labor in Ottawa is rapidly nearing completion and CCL officials expect to move in by the end of October. The two- story white stone structure is in south Ottawa close to the National Museum.

Affiliated unions of the CCL have bought bonds to finance con- struction of the new headquar- ters. The overall cost of the structure, including land, is about $250,000. m

Entrance Hall

An imposing entrance hall greets the visitor to the building and the main offices which will house Congress officials, are on the main floor. A large CCL badge in mosaic tile is set into the floor of the entrance hall. There are eleven offices on the main floor and a number of smal- ler offices at the semi-basement level.

The upper floor consists of one large room occupying the com- plete area of the building. This storey can be partitioned off and may be rented to a suitable ten- ant. At the back of the new building their is an extensive parking lot.

Ottawa and Toronto Until the Congress officials

take up residence in the new

headquarters they will continue to occupy offices in different parts of Ottawa and Toronto. The main. CCL office is now situated in the headquarters of the CBRE in Ottawa while the departments of research, organization and inter- national affairs occupy space in

another part of the city. The de- partments of education and po-

litical action are at present quar- tered in Toronto.

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