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Febrqory, 1^55-© to j S u b j e c t T r a i l o f U n i o n ~~ , .\ Arrangements have been made for a meeting in Trail, immediately following the lotem^toal conveitiop, of repfesentatives from Sudbury and Port Colborne focals^and the representatives of Trail and Kimberley locals to finalize the bargaining The. af«*»ent* with both In-tensalionai ~ 1 « k t o J - tad the CM4S « o » * 4»* for «*#otia-tao* April L TStt Is two months to the expiration of the agreements. About SMOO work ers ar*: r*pm»ated in these negotiate There u no doubt thai thts* ozonations win set i^.|att^.;fl^'yt«r lion of the Kimberiey local at - Bluebell Ia*t--*aramer,-seitie,- ments have been leached in negotiations either .through conciliation or Jhrough conciliation hoards. It is the experienceandla, proven fart that tbe most effective and fruitful way of-bar-tbe same conditions onoe'established, . only - they .made the agreement lor 16 months* Oh, yes. the operators got a few cents more per hour but they took it front the helpers and labor classifications which the company did not mind at all Those on* two •xptrhncm that boor out *»d prwo the mate contention that only by TiwwIBowiai^^Watioiia f eaMcra Caaodo who will novo participated in the historic 5Qta contention of the International Union in Spokane as well as the delegate* and mem bers of the bargaining committee* of Trail and Kimberiey. gathering is that represented f rota • .anisnair^ls*^^ and the rank and file. The workers in tno Inco «nd Consolidated d m net altowod tfeomsolvo* to bo split op oo • cratt local basis. Minors, •metformofv mHlmen,- chomi* x a i / i i * a ^ j£ad§»^^ inf department workers alt aro complete unify., of ployoes and joint barpalnino. Denver, Colorado February 11, 1955 We; the undersigned Members .elected at the Forty- Ninth Convention, and Observers appointed by the Executfve Board; comprising the Canvassing Committee of the International Union: of Mine. ^ill^and~Smelter Workers,-^have-canvassed, the votes of the recent referendum, and report the following results: Amendment No. 1 Yes 15,181 No. 11,358 Amendment No. 2 Yes H,865 flo,. 11,347" V Based on this canvass we certify thai both Amendments to the International Constitution were approved by the membership. —• • • .—••. . " TyC. Taylor^ Chau^h,"District 6 G. R. Cowper, Secretary; District 9 W. D. Dougherty, Observer, District 1 -Claude -Allen,- District-.^2 Micheal Cilia, Observer, District 3 Leon D. Rehlcdp, Observer, District 4 Artie O. Collins, District 5 - G. A, Bennett, District 7. „ Subscribed and sworn to before me this llth day of February, 1955. Myrtle L. Tolly, Notary Public- Mf Commission expires November 9,1955. therein is the most effective A$mi topothor in nopotietions trade union organixationj that m m f l ) f t l n o f H>« on* union haw i w dealt with these two mfclng for ono company giant corporations, and that "this unity has gmnrta its ef-feriiteness and has established wage* and conditions that axe the tops In the industry. Meetings have been held by the various local onions and discussions taken place on the proposals to he made in this year's bargaining. This has involved hundreds of rank and Kit members, union executive*, shop stewards, and committee mm. The representative* will *l*o have the benefit of the dis-cus* ions is the International wsrvrotian when they will meet with 4be various bargaining *0«fiutt*e* that are also preparing for negotiations with the, big American ...cna^^es.., • for the past few years strong emphasH has been given in the negotiation* to matters such as pfjBdon^'; instiranrf^ holiday Attempts have been made to divide the workers on the I of craft and locality, and the results have been disastrous for the workers who allowed themselves to be broken away. 4n Calgary a group of electricians broke away from joint bargaining two years ago, and in their following negotiations by all taraw cor-poratiom in Canada was first of all breochod In tho nejsftti* atiofts at Internationalrf Ntefcat and tho Comolldofod. This yoar nopotiations art raking place at vast improvementsin the metal mining nfarfcet. ^ * ' The >gains can be made in wagev-insurance, and in,pension an^n^enients poviding the and the whole of the membership fully participating and backing up the bargaining committees that are elected to meet' the company negotiators. BROTHER L U CA ctUiation board ^R. S. T . rraser for the company and R. Crowe, chairman) recently handed down in the Yale Unit, Local 901 vs. Yale Lead and Zinc Mines negotiations, was an outrageous insult!" So declared the members at ti, 3 e t t l e m e n t i s reached Ainsworth, and their feelings are strike takes place. t4- or was estabHsbed last year by Mine-Mill through the processes of joint baj^iningr and it didn't take a strike vote. It is now in effect for the IBIW-members in, C§|garyr^^- ' . : n^y and vacation pay, as well Employees working in the as 'the stmtgtaeninr of the CMd^ chemical--plattt. av Cil-m^ t^i^.. **t the -agrift»iiehls^"'-*^y listened to the AFL Chemi-amii# from oar experiences. «al Workers who promised them Thtr* is an outstanding re^ nigher rates if they would cord established by the union break away. They went into injSfir -aefotlB^s with"aese ntgotlauon* last year, Th6 werereyresented by the m B W . A W A R D E D M E D AL Then when a concihatjon board majority ruled for $I4J5 per ' PIONEER: Brother John Luca. hour,, and this group had voted of Pioneer Local 693, has been to take strike action to obtain recommended a medal for out-that. the CM4S tookthem on, standing bravery by the Cana-and despite the strike $o$eu,they Tfian/ Institute of Mining and had* to back-away. But4 that Metallurgy, which will be award-shared by all who know of the terms of the award. Trail, Kimberiey, Bluebell and other locals, upon being advised of the award immediate- y Iy pledged their support of the brothers at Ainsworth; The award was^tHncrease of1 These brothers have a truly honest fight, deserving of solid support, for the miners' rate is an astounding $10,60 at a profit making base metal mine. : - J - „ ltr*Mjn^,r-r-T — — John went back from the sta- ^ ^ j ^ p ^ ^ a i ^ ^ ^ a i i r ^ i ^ — ' tinn and attempted to extricate ^ H ^ ^ y ^ i ^ ^ ^ w - t i H ^ - ^ ^ ^ the ofter,Jbnt^catight in a collective bars^liB^ apart tions were concluded, and then second tali, iiis partner from the strike Involving a see- forify accepted by and large killed. ed at the annual convention of the institute at Toronto in April. ... . • .-• brother fcuca is still in h o s ^ ^ n o u r f o r ^ m ^ 8 piul, JiaVing-J>een there jshce classification and those above, last November, when he suffer* and a cut of from 2c to 4c per ed a broken left arm and serK hour for all .others. This, in ous spinal injuries while tempting to save his partner His partner was caught in the cave-in and carried into the chute. After signalling for help; *^ fa^e of the company's reported $192^00 operating profit for 1954.';:—:™ The membership unanimot». ry turned.down the award and have instructed the officers of -theJocal to apply for a strike Vote. f^^ajsesanient Jiaj-^dso^ gone into effect to continue uh- T O BREAK T H E P A D L O C K The International Un-ion exeeutive™board at •the last board meeting^ voted a contribution of $200 to the Civil Libera ties Union in Montreal, to assist in the fiojht to have the Padlock ^Vxw declaredZumwful^L _._
Object Description
Title | B.C. district union news, February 1, 1955 |
Language | eng |
Subject | Miners--Canada |
Publisher | International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers [Canada] |
Date | 1955-02-01 |
Type | text |
Format | application/pdf |
Rights | Some rights reserved |
Identifier | BCdist550201 |
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Title | Page 1 |
Full text | Febrqory, 1^55-© to j S u b j e c t T r a i l o f U n i o n ~~ , .\ Arrangements have been made for a meeting in Trail, immediately following the lotem^toal conveitiop, of repfesentatives from Sudbury and Port Colborne focals^and the representatives of Trail and Kimberley locals to finalize the bargaining The. af«*»ent* with both In-tensalionai ~ 1 « k t o J - tad the CM4S « o » * 4»* for «*#otia-tao* April L TStt Is two months to the expiration of the agreements. About SMOO work ers ar*: r*pm»ated in these negotiate There u no doubt thai thts* ozonations win set i^.|att^.;fl^'yt«r lion of the Kimberiey local at - Bluebell Ia*t--*aramer,-seitie,- ments have been leached in negotiations either .through conciliation or Jhrough conciliation hoards. It is the experienceandla, proven fart that tbe most effective and fruitful way of-bar-tbe same conditions onoe'established, . only - they .made the agreement lor 16 months* Oh, yes. the operators got a few cents more per hour but they took it front the helpers and labor classifications which the company did not mind at all Those on* two •xptrhncm that boor out *»d prwo the mate contention that only by TiwwIBowiai^^Watioiia f eaMcra Caaodo who will novo participated in the historic 5Qta contention of the International Union in Spokane as well as the delegate* and mem bers of the bargaining committee* of Trail and Kimberiey. gathering is that represented f rota • .anisnair^ls*^^ and the rank and file. The workers in tno Inco «nd Consolidated d m net altowod tfeomsolvo* to bo split op oo • cratt local basis. Minors, •metformofv mHlmen,- chomi* x a i / i i * a ^ j£ad§»^^ inf department workers alt aro complete unify., of ployoes and joint barpalnino. Denver, Colorado February 11, 1955 We; the undersigned Members .elected at the Forty- Ninth Convention, and Observers appointed by the Executfve Board; comprising the Canvassing Committee of the International Union: of Mine. ^ill^and~Smelter Workers,-^have-canvassed, the votes of the recent referendum, and report the following results: Amendment No. 1 Yes 15,181 No. 11,358 Amendment No. 2 Yes H,865 flo,. 11,347" V Based on this canvass we certify thai both Amendments to the International Constitution were approved by the membership. —• • • .—••. . " TyC. Taylor^ Chau^h"District 6 G. R. Cowper, Secretary; District 9 W. D. Dougherty, Observer, District 1 -Claude -Allen,- District-.^2 Micheal Cilia, Observer, District 3 Leon D. Rehlcdp, Observer, District 4 Artie O. Collins, District 5 - G. A, Bennett, District 7. „ Subscribed and sworn to before me this llth day of February, 1955. Myrtle L. Tolly, Notary Public- Mf Commission expires November 9,1955. therein is the most effective A$mi topothor in nopotietions trade union organixationj that m m f l ) f t l n o f H>« on* union haw i w dealt with these two mfclng for ono company giant corporations, and that "this unity has gmnrta its ef-feriiteness and has established wage* and conditions that axe the tops In the industry. Meetings have been held by the various local onions and discussions taken place on the proposals to he made in this year's bargaining. This has involved hundreds of rank and Kit members, union executive*, shop stewards, and committee mm. The representative* will *l*o have the benefit of the dis-cus* ions is the International wsrvrotian when they will meet with 4be various bargaining *0«fiutt*e* that are also preparing for negotiations with the, big American ...cna^^es.., • for the past few years strong emphasH has been given in the negotiation* to matters such as pfjBdon^'; instiranrf^ holiday Attempts have been made to divide the workers on the I of craft and locality, and the results have been disastrous for the workers who allowed themselves to be broken away. 4n Calgary a group of electricians broke away from joint bargaining two years ago, and in their following negotiations by all taraw cor-poratiom in Canada was first of all breochod In tho nejsftti* atiofts at Internationalrf Ntefcat and tho Comolldofod. This yoar nopotiations art raking place at vast improvementsin the metal mining nfarfcet. ^ * ' The >gains can be made in wagev-insurance, and in,pension an^n^enients poviding the and the whole of the membership fully participating and backing up the bargaining committees that are elected to meet' the company negotiators. BROTHER L U CA ctUiation board ^R. S. T . rraser for the company and R. Crowe, chairman) recently handed down in the Yale Unit, Local 901 vs. Yale Lead and Zinc Mines negotiations, was an outrageous insult!" So declared the members at ti, 3 e t t l e m e n t i s reached Ainsworth, and their feelings are strike takes place. t4- or was estabHsbed last year by Mine-Mill through the processes of joint baj^iningr and it didn't take a strike vote. It is now in effect for the IBIW-members in, C§|garyr^^- ' . : n^y and vacation pay, as well Employees working in the as 'the stmtgtaeninr of the CMd^ chemical--plattt. av Cil-m^ t^i^.. **t the -agrift»iiehls^"'-*^y listened to the AFL Chemi-amii# from oar experiences. «al Workers who promised them Thtr* is an outstanding re^ nigher rates if they would cord established by the union break away. They went into injSfir -aefotlB^s with"aese ntgotlauon* last year, Th6 werereyresented by the m B W . A W A R D E D M E D AL Then when a concihatjon board majority ruled for $I4J5 per ' PIONEER: Brother John Luca. hour,, and this group had voted of Pioneer Local 693, has been to take strike action to obtain recommended a medal for out-that. the CM4S tookthem on, standing bravery by the Cana-and despite the strike $o$eu,they Tfian/ Institute of Mining and had* to back-away. But4 that Metallurgy, which will be award-shared by all who know of the terms of the award. Trail, Kimberiey, Bluebell and other locals, upon being advised of the award immediate- y Iy pledged their support of the brothers at Ainsworth; The award was^tHncrease of1 These brothers have a truly honest fight, deserving of solid support, for the miners' rate is an astounding $10,60 at a profit making base metal mine. : - J - „ ltr*Mjn^,r-r-T — — John went back from the sta- ^ ^ j ^ p ^ ^ a i ^ ^ ^ a i i r ^ i ^ — ' tinn and attempted to extricate ^ H ^ ^ y ^ i ^ ^ ^ w - t i H ^ - ^ ^ ^ the ofter,Jbnt^catight in a collective bars^liB^ apart tions were concluded, and then second tali, iiis partner from the strike Involving a see- forify accepted by and large killed. ed at the annual convention of the institute at Toronto in April. ... . • .-• brother fcuca is still in h o s ^ ^ n o u r f o r ^ m ^ 8 piul, JiaVing-J>een there jshce classification and those above, last November, when he suffer* and a cut of from 2c to 4c per ed a broken left arm and serK hour for all .others. This, in ous spinal injuries while tempting to save his partner His partner was caught in the cave-in and carried into the chute. After signalling for help; *^ fa^e of the company's reported $192^00 operating profit for 1954.';:—:™ The membership unanimot». ry turned.down the award and have instructed the officers of -theJocal to apply for a strike Vote. f^^ajsesanient Jiaj-^dso^ gone into effect to continue uh- T O BREAK T H E P A D L O C K The International Un-ion exeeutive™board at •the last board meeting^ voted a contribution of $200 to the Civil Libera ties Union in Montreal, to assist in the fiojht to have the Padlock ^Vxw declaredZumwful^L _._ |