2 B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Ast Issue, May

From Page 1

“WAGE HIKE OVERDUE"

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the lumber industry fared better than most other

dustries but when negotiations came around in 1955
the Employers made no effort to take up the slack in

Canadian economy is
wd ase ity on an essential need for
massed markets, for mass buy-
ing power, to purchase the pro-

ts ‘arm-

Goods are produced for sale.
When production outpaces sales,
goods pile up on store shelves
and in warehouses, production

hedul Baek, andavon

their pales: Bae) came through with their usual pica-
ne ine
ers produce. If our working
and year out the Employers have forced nepulstion “foe not have the
o accep less in wages in order to strengthen ol bu;

strike eeuanee by coming out in: opposition to the | down, factories go
Board’s recommendation the Union reluctantly ac- schedule, farmers find few
cepted the 1! es mettlenients markets for the things he
raise.
ahs e know our members cannot be per-
suaded t pron anythi fans less than the going rat AG ERenacate ores Se evens
other EES seellentent for this area and in addition | poay benefits indirectly. The me
we want the Em pleyers' a Bey up for their lack of past | chant sell: re goods to fi
consideration on the ilies wit ore buying power;
doctors and dentists find more
PROFITS SOF SATOE CONCERN people with Guo money fp mesial

The fact that these demands come at a time when
the Employers may find some difficulty in maintaining groups
they have enjoyed for a long | ™unity funds, find ToBI more
n. We able ip cant generously to
s these institutio:
funda to our Cana-

ers are laid off.

Consum jave cash,
cae or BoE a make their
chases. Their incomes are the

Share the Gains
Who is to elas the benefits
of the reduced production Gale

= [that result from nett in

roduc! tion
-hour

rising productivity
duction costs $1.00 a

to buy.
Workers Form Majority
The vast majority of Canadia:

families are dependent on wages
and salari

nm |ness holds most of

hour — by increasing the output
produced in one how: r—bui isiness

groups in the economy. If bus)
these herent
for itself, the lion’s share will go

uly | Boor business in the form of

nd

salary workers. The iareeet a sin-
le facto: 2 ic termining the size
of consul uying ee is the
level of weces and salaries.

If

Coney a are to ex-|

Failure by business to share
oe ae of industrial- ae
ch other grou}

re follov ved By

ich are in less favorable ema circum-
stances than lum ise

ARGUMENT  JUSTIFIES
20% WAGE INCREASE

along y
Le the economy’s seabaeine Biome ona eae
capacity to produce, the  buyii a
DAY Oe, 2 conomic policies have a pat ef-
pans pte eas ast fect on business, as well as on
ares
ar oes
SS TG Gcdbon coor viewpoint of eco-

Can Fro.
continuing increases in was noe poe sense, the bene! fits of

and salaries, accompanied by

We believe that production

Argument in support of the Union’s demand for a 20%
anerease in wage rates, dealt not only with ania trends

P
alone is of no real value. Pro-
ducts, whether Hoods or services,
are valuable, in human terms a eal

rod
duction that industry is able to ae stable price level. wld be. shared by workers
btain through modernized meth- io a ae Soasunees /anaree ee
ods and technological change | i, Groatian’ coonmma ma hava | W2Y, ie onde main owt Ais.
vould been producing more goods and] through rising standards of
workers. ervices for each hour of work.|Hving—in t US Gi HD cane

The Real Purpose tout per manchour increases |°MY’S increased output per man-

salary increases can
better raw materials, and m
efficient flow of ove taal

the economy relat ted. to the idustry, bui
and verse from the statistics concerning the | steady up-
ward trend of production and shipments.

Seaveshinnmietoge peaGTe ‘and im-
prove their living standar

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If Canada is to tronger fficiency. but rather aaa improve it by
and re prosper a ee 01 When output p an-hour |¢Xpanding consumer buying
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is e ae anticipates a market,
is se the employer makes a
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Continui
payne power of wages

ing increases Ss the

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-osperity.

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