HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1958-04-16, Page 6PA AGE SIX:
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The 'Misses; Lettie, Ethel .and.
• ,Ada Dawley were visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Dawley recently.
Mr,. awl, Mrs; Peter Petterson
e London,:spent last Wegkat Mr,
Milton Stanley's.;'
Mr. Donald. Dore of.., Niagara
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visited with his parents ,lVfr. and,
Mrs. Claude Dore, Sr., East week.'
Mrs. Ralph Hill is visiting;' . her
sister, Mrs. Jean Quigley and
Jimmie at, London.
Mrs,: 'Brindley. •of .Kincardine.
visited., her daughter,. Mrs. Frank
Dore, recently.'
Mr. and Mrs. David• .Henderson
and family visited with Mr. and,
Mgrs.: Claude Dor"e, Jr.,, last week.
Mrs ielen Swan and' Rosalyn
visited: at.. London last week..
Mr. and Mrs. John' Bell, Wood-
stock, Mr. Jim Goodwin, Mr. .&
Mrs. .Jamieson of Woodstock
were visitors at 'the home of Mr.
and 'Mrs. George S. EmersQn.,.re-
cently,
Mr; and Mrs. Walter,' Scott of
Arkona,. Mr. and "Mrs.' Will Bell
of London, Mr., and Mrs.. Cam
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WEDNEiS:DAY, .AP ,TL!Si
Bron. Bell of Detroit visited .•at
the home of Mr. and Uri.- Bur-
ton Collins last week, •
Mr.. and Mrs.. ,Frank Co1we11. of.
Kinloss, Mrs. John .Colwell of
Kinlough visited with Mr, and'.
Mrs.: Donald McCosh on Sunday.
Mr. and, _Mrs. Harold Campbell
of Qrillia' spent th_e.:Week-end at
the Grove. • .. . •
Mrs "rank Stanley and- Le-
land of Millarton, v. is:t. Wed.-
nesday with, Mr, Milton Stan-
ley.,
Mrs. Stewart. ;Needhara
& Miss.
Ada, Gawley .lefton a tri
p to."•
Bermuda:. .
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Mr. and Mrs. Herk .= Farrell. are,
spending a' few days, in Toronto. •
Mr, and Mrs:. Donald .vIcCosh.
attended the Farm •Forum con
vention at Toronto on Tuesday,
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TWO :YEARS 'AGO, in.April 1956 the firemen's Union demanded"Wage increases and other benefits 'involving
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AT THE, SAME TIME. Canadian Pacific:.proposedthat,, as firemen were not necessary, they shouJd no Iongerbe carried
on diesel locomotives jn freight and ,yard service...
CANADIAN. PACIFIC also proposeddro . .'in botharbitrary wage payments for which no service was 'rendered •
and differentialwage rates in Mountain territory.
IN DECEMBER 1956 a Federal Board. of Conciliation recommended substantial' wage increases and other benefits.
At the same time, it found that firemen were not required ion diesel locomotives in freight and yard service and
made provision for protection of their employment. It also found thata ment of arbitraries and mountain differen-
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CANADIAN . PACIFIC accepted the Conciliation • Board's report..
THE FIREMEN'S .UNION rejected the report and called a strike on Jan•uary 2, 1957.,.
THE STRIKE WAS ENDED..on January 1.1:,, 1957'.on: the following::. basis:--
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1. ;Canna ian `Pacificagreed to pay the• substantial• wage increases.. retroactive to April 1.,of the previous'year and -
other benefits recommended•' by the 'Conciliathon.Board. ' •
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2. The Union and. "'Can'adian Pacific agreed. to refer: the, DIESEL ISSUE as well .as .payment of arbitraries; and 'mountdin
differential to a ROYAL •COMMISSION.
3 The .Union and Canadian Pacific agreed to negotiate these issues in the Tight of and immediately following jthe'
publication of the" ROYAL COMMISSION'S Report.
THE KELLOCK ROYAL. COMMISSION of three'. senior judges devotedten nionths to hearing :119 witnesses' and, a
the request of the firemen's Union, made on;the-ground investigations: across Canada and also made observations \'
on four major European railway systems. It was the most extensive and thorough investigation in the, histor
;labour relations in Canada.
IN ITS UNANIMOUS REPORT published February 4, 1958 the ROYAL COMMISSION found that -
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I'., :Firemen. arenot required on diesel locomotives in freight and yard service on Canadian Pacific either for safety
or any other reason.
• 2. The proposal of Canadian Pacific' for protecting firemen'from Toss of employment and.seniority,is fair':and. generous.•
3. Arbitraries •h ve become unrealistic and should be dropped and. p a ment made on the.basis of service'rendered.
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4. Mountain differential payments should be. dropped' and replaced by valley. differential.
CANADIAN' PACIFIC accepted the report of: the, KELLOCK . R
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ROYAL COMMISSION as
when the Commission' was appointed.
THE UNTO., . rejected;' the report, stating that nothing in it was acceptable t0,. them. They did so knowing that not
one fireman- would suffer loss: of railway. employment who. was hired . before theproposal to discontinue firemen
on freigh4'and yard diesels was made in April, 1956. All across. Canada there area. less r than 100 firemen, hired
after.that date and now working who face possible lay-off.
ALL EFFORTS of Canadian Pacific to settle the dispute tiro gh nego'tiations with the firemen's Union have failed.
FOR TWO YEARS firemen have enjoyed substantial wage increases. During these two yearsaction on the diesel
,issue has been • postponed while the Union had every: contention it could advance investigated by 'ttwoenquiries.
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CANADIAN. PACIFIC has a duty to th'e public to operate the railway efficiently and economically.
CANADIAN PACIFIC, to fulfill this` duty, has given notice” to °tle'i'remenrs Union that the findings of The KELLOCK
ROYAL' COMMISSION will take effect on.May' 11 1958.
THIS, ACTION is `in accordance with . Federal labour. laws
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