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25 travelers working in territory. States. Mr. McCaffree spoke on ance spoke on this vital subject. The work load is good and expects various subjects that he felt were President Sickles speaking from an it to remain the same. Room and board $7 per day, $49 per week, all overtime aouoie time. Mechanics of great importance to the Asbestos Workers, as well as the association he represents. Some of his ideas International point of view, said the International is compiling facts and figures on this matter. rate per hour $3.25 with 10 cents and some of the program he is spon President Sickles stated further per hour Welfare Fund. This con soring as Secretary of the Asso that the regulation requiring the tract expires July 31, 1957. ciated Insulation Contractors does companies to furnish safety equip Business Agent M. LeRoy Ni- not conform to the thinking of our ment still holds. The Navy Yard colls and Robert Kingsolver of Lo International, the Conference or the employees explained the safety pre cal No. 82 reported 77 members, Locals that make up the Confer cautions taken by the Navy Yards 66 Mechanics, 11 Improvers, 59 ence. In part his speech covered in regard to this matter. At this working in home territory, 21 mem many subjects, a few are listed as time a motion was made, seconded bers on traveling cards, 3 travelers follows: The ratio of Improvers to and passed that the International working in territory. The work Mechanics. Mr. . McCaffree insists continue to investigate the causes of load is good and is expected to be on the ratio being maintained. In Asbestosis and allied lung ailments good in the future. Board and room struction and supervision of the^ Im caused by fibrous materials, and to $42 per week, all overtime at double provers' tool requirements, submit determine what measures can be time. Mechanics rate per hour $3.20 ted a list of tools. The Association found to combat and prevent these with 10 cents per hour for Welfare is drawing up and recommending diseases. ---------- Fund. This contract ends Tulv 31, 1957. Business Agent A. E. Hartung of Local No. 101 reports 35 mem the acceptance of an amended form of International Joint Trade Agree ment, to be used by all locals af filiated with our International. General President Sickles ex plained in detail various problems and the solution of these problems which are confronting the territory bers, 31 Mechanics, 4 Improvers, Our General President Carl of Local No. 7 and its adjoining Lo 22 members working in home terri Sickles spoke in rebuttal to Mr. Mc cal No. 97. So many of the com tory, 10 members on traveling cards. Caffree saying that the speed of panies that work in one territory 3 travelers working in territory. The work load is good and will re main the same. Board and room $42 per week, all overtime double time. Mechanics rate per hour $3.15 with 10 cents per hour Welfare Fund. Their contract expires July 31, 1957. After the reading of all the cur rent Conference bills by Treasurer Ay, a motion was made, seconded and passed that the bills be paid. The auditing committee, having completed their work, submitted their report. A motion was made and seconded that the auditing com mittee report be accepted. The mo tion passed and the committee was dismissed with a vote of thanks. The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 a. m. to have pictures taken and then for lunch. At this time President Sickles new materials coming on the mar ket makes it next to impossible to school our Improvers as they should be because of these continuous changes. General President Sickles furthered his remarks by pointing out the fallacy of accepting such an agreement as recommended by Mr. McCaffree. President Sickles was very clear in his view of Mr. McCaffree's speech, summing up his rebuttal by leaving the Conference with 'this thought. "Ideology and practicability are two separate roads and we must pursue the latter at all times." Conference President Hutchinson introduced Brother Toe Christian, a member of Asbestos Workers Local No. 5 and presently the Business Representative of the Los Angeles County Building Trades Council. Brother Christian spoke of the ever also work in the other and this has caused dispatch problems in regard to clearing men to the proper com panies. A discussion was held on the travel time in excess of the 40hour week. The laws pertaining to this matter are very clear. It is up to each local to work out its prob lems on this matter. President Sickles explained that the agreement under date of July. 12, 1956 between our International and the Sheet Metal Workers Inter national has never been abrogated by our International. He further states that we should consider this International Agreement to be in full force until instructed differently by our International. The Improver ratio was discussed and President Sickles explained that the shop ratio rather than job ra tio was the system to be used in asked the shipyard locals for a con increasing problems confronting the determining compliance with the ference before the meeting recon Los Angeles Council, the size of the agreement ratio. vened at 2 p. m. Chairman Hutchinson called the afternoon session to order at 2 p. m. At this time Chairman Hutchin son introduced Mr. Larry Galt, territory and the increasing oopulation along with what coukl under these circumstances be expected to be the natural increase in volume of activities confronting the Los An geles Building Trades Council. A motion was made and second ed authorizing Conference Presi dent Hutchinson to call a special meeting of the Western States Con ference during our International Convention which is to be held in Chairman of the Insulation Contrac ~~The problems of Asbestosis and the city of New Orleans and the tors of Southern California. Mr. Silicosis were discussed at large, elected delegates of the Conference Galt spoke to the Conference mem stemming from the report of Local Local Unions to the Convention will bers for fifteen minutes and his re ; No. 16, in which it was revealed be the recorded delegates eligible to marks were well received. that eleven members passed away attend and vote at this special Con Chairman Hutchinson presented ! this last year. A large number of ference meeting which meeting will Mr. Kenneth McCaffree the Execu l the men "had definite svmotoms of have the final authority as vested in tive Secretary of the Associated In sulation Contractors of the Western AWtlL, 1957 | the aforementioned hazards of our Vtrade. Most of the locals in attend- t i this Conference and performed at any regular scheduled meeting. 01 022 0345 2i