Western Pulp and Paper

MAY 1964 PAGE 7 OCEAN FALLS REPORT by Peter Marshall

The March meeting lasted only 55 minutes, one of the shortest on record. Dues were increased to $4.00 per month. The meeting also voted a further donation to the Shipyard Workers on strike in Vancouver. The April regular meeting is cancelled due to the annual contract negotiations.

Local 312 membership voted 87.5% of ballots cast in favor of accepting the settlement offer, and 73.8% of ballots cast in favour of Job Evaluation.

I have received several complaints recently that the quality of the food in the Cafeteria has fallen off.

Rent Increases

$3.00 rent increase on all houses where the rent is presently $25.00 or over and $2.00 for those below. Also an increase of $3.00 per bed in the hotel and $1.50 per bed in the Women's Dorm.

Meals in th Cafeteria go up 5 cents on the lowest priced meal and 10 cents on the others. The price of admission to the local Theatre goes up 10 cents. All increases will be applied August 1st.

Shop Steward Training

After two previously unsuccessful attempts to get up here to the "College of the Pacific" from Seattle, John Montagne of the Research and Education Department of the Pulp, Sulphite Union finally made it in the week of April 13th to put on his shop Steward and Officer Training Classes. I would like to thank Crown Management and the Departmental Supervisors for making the necessary last minute changes when John's plane was cancelled for one day due to weather.

[photo] Officer Training - Ocean Falls Local 312 Mike Marchuk, Joseph Roberts, Henry Brewer, Norman Crompton, George Nairn, Cyril Bamford, Josef Dixler, Gunter Hogrefe, Pete Freund, Ken Clark, Norman Thompson, Ivan Pederson

[photo] Steward Training - Ocean Falls Local 312 Mike Crocker, Fred Abromeit, Phil Oxendale, Russell Jack, Thomas Williams, Alfred Duncan, Helmut Reusse, Alfred Damer, Thomas Nicks, Nick Martselos, Herb McKeen.

Swimming Pool

Why do the swimmers of Ocean Falls have to put up with sub standard facilities ie. an undersized pool. If not for the champions of Ocean Falls past, present and future then for the sake of eliminating the over crowding. A Canada Centennial Project of 1967 ??