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April 3, 1958
THE FISHERMAN
Page 7
DIRECTOR REPORTS
f(\rrrC DDE A E/ That's when this picture of Comox-LUnLL DlvC/^iX Alberni MP Tom Barnett was taken with Union secretary Homer Stevens and three of Mr. Barnett's constituents. The fellow in the middle is Quathiaski Local secretary Jack Hewison, while standing on the left is Gilbert Krook of Heriot Bay and Arthur Butler, seiner from Campbell River. Mr. Barnett went down to defeat in the March 31 election.
Week Ending March 22 Biggest So Far in '58
Steveston and Vancouver, coupled with Victoria, had a combined groundfish landings total of 880,000 pounds for the week ending March 22. This amount stemmed from dock deliveries of packers and trucks as well as unloading direct from fishing vessels and is the highest weekly landing total thus far this year.   Exports to the United States were large.
The descriptive breakdown into* species,   by   quantity   and price
range follows
Grey Cod 481,000
Ling Cod 162,000
Sole 210,000
Black Cod 10,000
4 - 7c 8 - 12c 4 - 8c Large 14c Small 7c
jnly part of the fleet renewing activities, if market conditions prove suitable.
However, Vancouver fishermen continue to land fair volumes and 7 600 pounds of green shrimp at 15 to 16 cents per pound were sold to wholesalers, along with 5,100 pounds of picked meat, worth 90 cents to $1 per pound. Also an
Balancing amounts to make up the total consisted of skate, devil-
fish,    perch    and    miscellaneous , estimated im DOUnds of ns other   species.   Included   in   the Letumed ashermen 30 to 35 cents ligure for sole landings were 90.-! nnlinf) 000 pounds of Skidegate sole which < p" p' UI1"'.
went to the minkfeed trade, and of ! l Cra'b fishermen at Boundary the grev cod, 25,000 pounds were : Eav and Burrard Inlet delivered sent to "reduction. I about 275 dozen crabs at $2 to $3
| per dozen, and an additional 1,700 In   the   salmon   fishery,^  14,500 i pounds of meat were taken up by
dealers at prices of 90c to $1 per pound. Included in the crab meat total were 1,300 pounds of crab meat, which arrived from West Coast Vancouver Island operations.
pounds of mixed red and white springs were delivered at Vancouver docks, mostly by packers servicing the Gulf of Georgia buying camps. Victoria landings were very light.
There was a sharp decline in the shrimp fishing effort. At Steveston all groups ceased operations for the week, with the prospect of
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Clams continued to dominate the landing picture at Prince Rupert. Almost 260,000 pounds v, ere unloaded at an average price of two cents, ter "be taken up by the canning trade.
Grey cod were also in some volume and landings amounted to 165,000 pounds, with a price range of two to five cents per pound.
Lemon and rock soles amounted to 37,000 pounds at prices of three lo   four   cents   while scrapfish bought for minkfeed totalled 35. 000 pounds.
By regulation, the herring season in the north terminated on March 10. However, a limited fishery, carried on under special permit to take herring for bait purposes, landed 257 tons.
The shrimp fishery produced 5.S00 pounds of shrimps, at an average price of 14 cents per pcund and, in addition, a small number of crabs were sold at 31.50 per dozen.
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What Happened in Welfare During 1957 Operations
Welfare director William Rigby of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union reported the five UFAWU-estab-lished welfare funds covering fishermen, shoreworkers, and tendermen all had a busy season and with the exception of salmon were in a healthy condition. Claims already made to the salmon fund this year, he said, are being held up pending receipt of payments to the fund for the 1958 season.
Following is a general summary of fund standings reported to the Union membership through their convention delegates:
Salmon Welfare Fund
As a result of last year's salmon price negotiations, provision was niade whereby the contribution to the Salmon Welfare Fund by the operators was increased to the lef.ser of either four cents a case or $45,000 a year.
Income received by the Fund was increased by $7,675 over the previous year. Furthermore, $5,000 more should become available to bring the payments for fish up to the $45,000 provided by the 1957 agreement.
Nevertheless,  the  trend indicated by the increasing number of death  claims and payments makes it apparent that the reserves and balance available in this Fund are insufficient to meet all possible contingencies. It  should be remember f.d that the Fund in effect provides a full year's life insurance for an amount varying from $1,000 to $1,500 for all salmon net fishermen and tendermen employed in any year. If this amount of life insurance were to be purchased from an insurance company, the premium required would be considerably in excess of the annual income ol the Fund.
It is this situation which leads at times to delay in payment of claims. At present, a number of c'aims have already been received for shipwrecks and deaths that have occurred since the beginning Of 1958.
Absence of a sufficient reserve will make it necessary to repeat the procedure followed the previous year, which was to postpone all consideration of shipwreck claims until the Fund receives payments from the 1958 salmon season.   In the case of death claims
approved by the board of trustees in the early part of last year, a S300 payment was made upon approval and the balance following the December board meeting.
Any other course under present circumstances could lead to a situation in which claims approved late in the year might, for reasons beyond the control of the Board, have to be dealt with under special rules not in effect for the whole year.
During the past year, the board of trustees decided to establish special trust funds in three cases in which under age children have lost their fathers. In such cases, an arrangement is in process of being completed with the Canada Trust Company. The Fund will make a payment to the Trust Co. of the full amount of benefit payable from the Fund. A trust account will be opened for each child payable when the beneficiary retches the age of 18. Each account will bear interest at five pea-cent. The interest on each account will be placed in a savings account bearing interest at three percent. Drawings may be made at any time from the savings account for current needs of the child. Any withdrawals from the rhild's trust account prior to age 18 will be possible only with the consent of the board of trustees of the Salmon Welfare Fund.
The outgoing board of trustees has proposed a new rule limiting the maximum shipwreck payment for loss of personal belongings to S100 when the loss occurs at a time when the claimant is not engaged in either fishing or packing (a proposal endorsed by the convention).
Herring Welfare Fund
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Operations of the Herring Wei fare Fund during the past year have further strengthened the already healthy position of the Fund. Most recent audit shows funds on hand now exceed $100,000, up almost $8,000 for the year. The strong position of the Fund is shown by the fact that this result was obtained in a year when income from fish was reduced by $3,328 and payment of shipwreck and death benefit was $3,430 higher than for the previous year.
In addition, a new benefit (compassionate grants of $250 for sickness over four months) was added last year under this Fund and $1,000 was paid out in such benefits.
The position of the Fund has made it possible to extend full coverage  for  all  1956-57 herring
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fishermen and tendermen until the end of 1958 even though there was no winter herring season for the bulk of the fleet. ...JJn addition to the full y,ear's coverage ordinarily provided by the Fund, a further four months' coverage for each season is given so that many members who have put in a number of seasons fishing since the Fund was established will retain coverage for several years after they cease herring fishing.
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This Fund has now completed three years of operation. Last year, sick benefits under the Fund were increased from $25 to $35 per week for a maximum; of 13 weeks for any one sickness. Life insurance coverage remained at $1,500.
Administration of the Fund has operated very smoothly during the year although the Fund requires more time and labor than any of the others for bookkeeping, since an individual monthly record for each member must be maintained to keep track of coverage during working months, self-coverage during other months and assuring proper premiums to the New York Life Insurance Company, which covers the benefits provided by
the Fund.
It must be admitted, however, that, since claims on the Fund are paid by the Insurance Company and ordinarily do not require approval by the board of trustees, too little attention was given to calling Board meetings and this fault will be remedied during the coming year.
An audit will be conducted at the end of March. Although it will show that income has declined, both because of a reduction of the number of men-months of employment during the summer and a fall in self-coverage in the winter months, the Fund is in sound condition and will register a further r'se in reserves.
Shoreworkers' Welfare Fund
This Fund commenced operations on April 15, 1957. Since that date, i fishing companies have been pay- | ing'three cents per straight time hour into the Fund on the basis of j 1956 negotiations. Under policies | taken out from the New York Life Insurance Company, the following benefits were established for the first year: $500 life insurance and sick pay up to a 13-week maximum for any illness. Sick pay benefit is $30, $35 or $40 per week depending on the work classification of the individual at the time illness commenced. Benefit payments started July 1, 1957, and the Fund was thus able to establish a reserve consisting of the receipts for hours worked for the 2V2-month period, April 16 to June 30.
The full results of the year's operation will be available when the first audit is made at the end of March. A preliminary report prepared at the end of 1S57 shows the following interim results:
Payments into Fund, April 16-June 30, 1957, $23,630.89; payments into Fund, July 1-December 31, 1957,  $54,519.34-   premium payments to New York Life, $40,-238.40; death claims paid, $3,500; death cla:ms outstanding, $2,500; sick pay claims paid, $15,652.92. The number of sick pay claims was 126. of which 12 were incompleted at the time of this report (December 31).
It is apparent from even these interim figures that the Shoreworkers' Welfare Fund will be the larg-
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