June 26, 1959
THE FISHERMAN
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GONE TO GOOSE
Now on the Goose Island fishing grounds is this new 42x12.6 troller, the Doreen C, built by North Arm Boat Works, New Westminster, for Hans Haus. Powered by an 84 Gardner diesel engine, the Doreen C has all the latest electronic equipment and a full hydraulic system. This picture shows her during a trial run on the Fraser River—that's Hans looking out of the window.
Nearly Half Million For Newfoundland Men
Donations in support of the IWA loggers' strike in Newfoundland are now close to the half-million dollar mark, the Canadian Labor Congress reports. More than $200,000 of this amount has come from unions in the US.
IWA officers in Newfoundland report that clothing is urgently needed and local unions are being urged to set up clothing committees. All IWA offices have been provided with lists of the articles of clothing required and the clothing itself may be shipped direct to Jeff Hall, IWA Representative, Deer Lake, Newfoundland.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES URGE UNITED HOUSE OF LABOR
The Canadian Labor Congress has been called upon by one of its nyember unions to review the policy by which it now excludes a number of unions "with a view to uniting all the unions within the house of labor."
At its convention in Penticton June 13-14, the BC Division of the National Union of Public Employees adopted this resolution submitted by Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage Board Employees Union:
"Whereas at the last provincial convention, the delegates endorsed a policy calling for the national executive to find ways and means for bringing the Vancouver Civic Employees Union (Outside Workers) within the scope of the National Union of Public Employees;
"Therefore be it resolved that this convention endorse a policy, to be confirmed at the National Union of Public Employees convention, whereby the Canadian Labor Congress fully review the situation with respect to all unions presently outside Congress membership, with a view to uniting all the unions within the house of labor."
Union Issues New Handbook
A "first edition" that will be read and discussed by fishermen in all parts of the coast has just been published. It is the Handbook for Boat Delegates and Shop Stewards prepared by the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union and now available at Union headquarters in Vancouver.
The little 16-page handbook, the first to be issued by the Union,
briefly traces the history of union organisation in the BC fishing industry and enumerates the gains fishermen have made through union organisation over the years.
The rest of the handbook is devoted to an outline of the duties of boat delegates and plant shop stewards and an explanation of the obligations of membership and the Union's dues structure.
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Union Takes Combines Issue To Labor, Political Leaders
Literally hundreds of letters have been sent from the Fisher- i men's Hall during the past few days acquainting labor unions j and political figures of the Combines charges against the United j Fishermen and Allied Workers Union and calling on them for support.
UFAWU has written members of parliament, the BC legislature, and mayors, reeves, and councils in the province, as well as trade unions across Canada urging them to back the right of fishermen to organise and bargain collectively.
"In our opinion," the Union wrote political office holders, "this disruption of the industry falls squarely upon the Fisheries Association, the Combines Branch, the minister of justice and the minister of labor."
The Union refers to the Fisheries Association refusal to bargain on fish prices and the stand of the fleet that it will strike until contracts are signed. Herring fishermen will remain tied up until a pact is settled and signed. WRITE OTTAWA
MPs, MLAs, mayors, reeves, and councillors were urged to call on prime minster J. Dief-, enbaker, justice minister E. D. Fulton, and minister of labor M. Starr to stop the "misuse of the Combines Branch and take steps to re-establish collective bargaining
justice minister Fulton are allowing the Combines Branch to team up with the big fishing companies to harass and cripple the UFAWU." ACT TWISTED
The Combines Investigation Act, the Union points out, was designed to curb "monopolies, mergers, car-els and trusts."
Its intent, it notes, was "to protect the small man, the public, against the big combines.
"It   has   been   turned upside down in its use as a new union busting  device.   If   it succeeds against the organised fishermen in BC, it will be turned against other trade unions. "Not   long   ago,"   the UFAWU letter   recalls,   "the construction contractors in Ontario called for Combines action against the building trades unions.   Similar action ould be taken against miners, loggers, barbers, taxi drivers or any other organised group." FALSE CHARGES
"Several false and extremely dangerous allegations" are contained in investigations chief T. D.
n this industry before any | MacDonald's statement of evidence further   loss  of  production oc curs."
The Union also suggests writing letters to BC minister of labor Lyle Wicks and premier W. A. C. Bennett "asking their intercession with the federal government to protect the trade union rights of fishermen."
Similar requests are made in the letter to unions, with the UFAWU pointing out that the attack is be-!ng directed not only against the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union, but also a^inst the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union of Prince Rupert, an affiliate of ;he Canadian Labor Congress.
The Union links Smallwood's art'-labor lec'slat'on in Newfoundland and Bill 43 in British Co-''imbia w'th the Combines allegations against organised fishermen. "Pr'me minister Diefenbaker and
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STRIKE
vrtted "no" and hence in favor of strike.
The Union has asked the provincial labor department on behalf of tendermen that balloting be held open for a week in the following places: Vancouver, Victoria, Alert Bay, Wadhams. Namu. Klem-tu,  Butedale, and  Prince Rupert.
The same balloting points will likely be requested for the shore-workers' strike vote, with the addition of Steveston and possibly one or two more places.
A strong "YES" vote will be urged by Union negotiating committees for both tendermen and shoreworkers.
"The award is insignificant and insulting," a Union spokesman told The Fisherman. "It takes away more from shoreworkers than it gives and wants to tie them down for two years."
All sections of the,industry are on record for one year agreements. If there is a split on this issue, canners can use Bill 43 to prevent those under contract from giving their support to other groups whose contracts may have expired.
One news story, in fact, quoted an unnamed company representative as stating that Bill 43 would be used this year if fishermen struck and shoreworkers refused to handle scab fish unless the latter group was also legally on strike.
These the Union summarises as Taims that fishermen are neither "workmen" nor "employees"; that the UFAWU is not a "trade union" but an "association of primary producers" and no different from a company; that minimum price agreements eliminate competition below the floor price for the life of a contract; union shop clauses prevent competition from non union people; the Union has dealt severely with strikebreakers, thus "interfering with their rights"; all union price and share agreements and the halibut layup program are "to the detriment of the public."
These accusations, the Union declares are "false and misleading" for t*"» following reasons:
• Fishing is hard, dangerous work. Fishermen are workmen and entitled to the same basic r:"u+s as all other workmen.
• The UFAWU is a trade union of workmen and employees.
• Minimum price agreements for fish are the same as minimum wage agreements for other
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workers. In both cases, the unions seek to eliminate competition BELOW the minimum rates set forth in union agreements.
• Our union shop clauses are basic to most union agreements.
• The UFAWU, like every other union on strike, seeks to eliminate "scabbing" by a handful of dissidents.
• Union minimum prices have NO bearing on what the consumer pays for fish. For example salmon net fishermen under UFAWU    agreements   get 7Vi
cents a pound for summer chums, while the consumer pays as much as 79 cents per pound for chum fillets. All across Canada, labor is blamed for high prices, but the truth is that high profits and big monopoly are mainly responsible.
"In our opinion," the Union states in appealing for general trade union support, "the attack on our right to organise, to bargain collectively, to strike and to picket is part and parcel of the nation wide attack on the entire trade union movement."
New GAFF Manager Nine Years a Member
Leo Holthe, a member of the Gulf and Fraser Fishermen's Credit Union for nine years, who has served both on the supervisory and credit committees, is GAFF's new secretary treasurer.
The 30 year old man succeeds Joe Corsbie. who resigned shortly after the Credit Union's annual meeting last March to take over as manager of the CU and C Health Services Society. The latter position pays a higher salary.
Holthe, married with three children, has had a fair opportunity to try out his new job and has found it very much to his liking. The part he doesn't enjoy and that seems to be a problem every year about this time, is the scarcity of money for new loans. This situation should improve steadily as the season progresses, he feels.
The new secretary treasurer who took over late in April, is no stranger to GAFF members, having spent three years on the credit committee and two on the supervisory committee.
For eight months prior to assuming the GAFF managership, he was branch manager for Vancouver City Savings Credit Union.
His background in the fishing industry includes five years with the Fishermen's Co-op Federation.
Dr. and Mrs. Darby of Bella Bella were honored at a special reception recently marking Dr. Darby's retirement from the Bella Bella Hospital. Here they admire many of the beautiful gifts they received. Picture was taken by Mark Fredericksen of Namu.
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PRICES
erable increase over the two preceding weeks, 20 Canadian and or.e American vessels bringing in a total of 1,800,C00 pounds. Prices paid were 13-18 cents for 263,000 pounds of chix, 19.6-20.5 cents for 1,095,000 pounds of medium, 19.3-20.3 for 382,000 pounds of large and 13 cents for 90,000 pounds of No. 2.
Prices for troll caught spring salmon held steady, with landings of both reds and whites up over the previous week. Landings of reds increased from 110,000 pounds to 180,000 pounds, bringing 52 cents for large, 43 cents for medium and 30 cents for small. Landings of whites were up from 25,000 pounds to 46,000 pounds at prices of 34 cents for large and 20 cents for small.
Net caught reds, totalling 80.000 pounds, sold at 38 cents and whites at 23 cents.
Troll caught coho, with 102,000 pounds landed, brought 25 cents a pound and chums, with 13,000 pounds landed, 12 cents for round and 14.5-15 cents for dressed.
Two large draggers delivered 65,000 pounds of soles at 4-5.5 cents a pound and 58,000 pounds of mink feed.
Herring deliveries for oil and meal manufacture totalled 1,145 tons.
Crab deliveries were small, 17,000 pounds at 10 cents a pound in the shell.
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Holthe spent a short time learning the ropes with Joe Corsbie who stayed on for a period prior to assuming his new position. He feels confident in the job and is looking forward to serving the Credit Union membership.
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