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JIM STIMSON says commitment to family ts missing in many employees’ lives. He ts
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N. Shore man wins award

SHORE
resident’ Jim Stimson
was honored recently
for his role in
developing programs to
help industrial em-
ployees cope suc-
cessfully with serious
personal problems,
including alcohol and
drug use.

But in his own eyes, the
prestigious. [RMA award he
received Feb. 25 from the
Industrial Relations
Management Association of
B.C. actually recognizes a
remarkable co-operative
effort involving labor
unions, industry managers
and community agencies.

“There’s no question that
outstanding co-operation
between union and
management people. -ha
been a vital part of our
success so far,” says Jim,
who is co-ordinator of
MacMillan Bloedel'’s - cor-
porate employee assistance

m.

“By putting aside the usual
adversary postions, we've
been able to work together

‘to solve real human

problems that affect people's
lives both on and off the
job.”

The annual IRMA award
is presented for outstanding
achievement in human
relations work. Stimson was
nominated for the 1982
honor by both Neil Menard,
second vice-president of the
International Woodworkers
of America Regional
Council No.1, and MB
president Ray Smith.

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They cited his personal

commitment to the concept

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of employee assistance and
his dedication to making it
work.

Stimson launched the MB
program three and a half
years ago and has developed
it in close co-operation with
the TWA and the Canadian
Paperworkers Union. It is
the only joint company-
union program of its kind in
the Western Canadian forest
industry.

“Basically, the program is
aimed to help employees and
their immediate families
deal with serious personal
difficulties,” he says. “These
include marital discord,
parent-child conflicts,
financial and legal troubles
and general ‘mental health’
concerns - such as stress,
depression, anxiety, etc. —
as well as problems related
to the use of alcohol and
other drugs.”

The services — which
include referring troubled
employees or family
members to outside
professional counselling or.
treatment — are strictly
eonfidential and are
provided only when
requested.

“A company has no
business in the private lives
of its employees — unless

they come to us for help,’
Stimson said.

STEWARDS TRAINED

The program also trains
union stewards and company
supervisors to recognize
when employees’ personal
problems are affecting job
and safety performance, and
to deal with these situations
sensitively.

Jim is well aware of the
impact of personal
problems. A_ recovered
alcoholic who has. been
sober for the past 11 years,
he has worked as a social
worker in the prison system,
in child protection and in
social planning. Before
joining MacMillan Biloedel
he was a consultant with the
B.C Alcohol and Drug
Commission and with Gillain
Manor, an alcohol treatment
centre on Vancouver Island.

The IRMA = award
especially noted Stimson’s
key role in establishing the
South Vancouver Island
Assessment and Referral
Service at Duncan, which
officially started up in
January. This centre offers
help for employees of all
companies in the region. It is
funded by companies using

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