'
B.C. LUMBER WORKER

' 3
from Pose 3 (Milling
WAGE COSTS ee Rosenta in 1956 — All Canada : 1a! alved
i Agreements
Another indication that our| In considering wages only for Workers Cered ici Workers Chyete d
wages have not kept pace can be|this period, w: decreased }, ' aR $3,821 DETROIT (CP.
best shown by the fact bie des-| from 22.8 cents in 1953 to 20.3 39,284 (76.6%) | machine tool-that cuts tooling
pite wage increases ed Cae ae a decrease of 11%. 4 a76 (76.6%) | time in half and is operated by
workers in the matey i Heth take an example of a specific perforated tape prepared di-
Riese act Waste ts press | company, "Masian & Bloedel, te rectly from blueprints is now
Plaes of the end products of the | Ltd. (this ie only Se
industry has decreased. where’ Baie: a available), ; ae :
Fo Raeiesi in 1953, for every|for the same period, the total Totals 170,690 illing thachine which
as of ae. value, wages rep-| wages and salaries in 1953 were weighs 50 tons, is being used by
ents and salaries cents, in 1955 wages and Wage Increases in 1955 — All Canada tie Buick Avvkion Cl. axl
30 ae ‘totalling 26.7 Gey ae salaries were 17.8 cents, repre- eee ca. nea Co ny us alain, af
decreased senting a decrease of 25%. . S cost a quarter of a million dol-
Be ar aici fneteased to 2 fentepenHour Establishments lars, is now being used to
4.1 cents, making a total of 24.4] This portrays the real trend of | Less than 5 10 irplane par
cents. wage costs. 5 9 (WA) plied to the eutaRiOtee nds:
A 5.1 - 9.9. 19
. A 1 E 5 Engineers reported that ma
Breakdown Wages and Salaries Against Gross Value ideas aS thes ot Ahaha ane Aaa
1953 - 1955 15 and over. 7 ‘oduce body dies for automobil
a plants in about one-fourth the
61 time required by present meth-

B.C. Coast Lumber Industry
1955

Gross Value
8

of Wage Earner: 15,780 $ .244
Salary Earners. 2,161
Average—Wage Earners.. $3,527
Annual eee salary Earners. 5,132
1953
Gross, Value . ---.$227,968,120 $1.00
Wages 52,150,922 +228
Salaries , 5 039
Number of Wage Earners. 15,696 $ .267
Number of Salary Earners. 2,057
Annual Average—Wage Ean $3,323
Annual Ayerage—Salary ae 4,41

MacMILLAN & BLOEDEL, LTD.

Total Wages Portion of Sales
Total Sales and Salaries Paid in ete ;
($1000’s) ($1000’s) and ite
$175,959 $31,355
142,591 30,024 a
128,178. 29,164 23.7

WAGE COMPARISIONS

le Canadian Western Lum-
in ben a ana Wi Weyerhauser Timber Co.

a a Snail related, they
are cuted le as to size an

In view of the fact that many
m

d
States, e|type of operation. The existing
comparisons. of a representative | wage advantage is 18%.
number of categorie:
example, the Cow Peliera ey, peor neteon ce wage rates in
bach Corp., ration of her
Comox Tateiae & Railway Co,,|*he pulp industry — shows upon
i d to Neah Bay Division, |W28e comparison that, for com-
miairare advanta 1 Bs aele) Eves ot cxtenories, the
s

9 | Wage advantage of 117%.

tion at Holberg, compared

Northwest Timber Division, has a] This is especially significant
age aoe 1%. hen consideration is given to
The Scott x Co.’s B.C. For-|the fact that in 1949 common

est Pro ae Logging |labour in IWA Agreements was

Division, comp: to Lester &|2c per hour higher; today the
taywood, Washington Camps, iBT rate is 13c per hour, or 8%,

has an advantage of 17%.

Wage Rates For Laborers (British Columbia)
Average

[WA

1956 $1.59
1955 1.55 1.54
1954 is 149
1953 42 1.49
Source: Labour Gazette, Vol. LV, ne ee 977.

Labour Gazette, 1956, Pag

FOR LABOURERS
caer | eke BRITISH COLUMBIA
: (1956 - 1957)
Construction ....
Civic Employees
jectri

Mine, Mill & Smelting.
Petroleum

8% mer sister in-
eae Pulp and Paper.” In

See ‘WAGE HIKE” Page 9

al
1949 the IWA was 2c higher)

UNION MADE

SHOE MANUFACTURING
¢

Logger Boots + Safety Boots

2248-50 East Hastings St.
Vancouver, B. C.

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