B.C. LUMBER WORKER t Bu

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| “WAG E H [ KE"
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) ent, the education of tI 1 econ-
fore, competition Eee ear’ omy. 4
( : Wage and salary cane
1 need not result in general pri
| ol pie 2s presremdostieter eee vers
salary earners|is sufficient room for cuts in
oad me an Fa ately, and on| prices of some products.
a continuing basis, in the bene- z
its of the rising man-hour output Increase Now Feasible
of the national economy as °
whole. Workers in industries] Most firms can afford to grant
. ing should receive an adequate ae, Sea without price
ri i teat Some companies, indeed,
. ial ess, a8 well as :
. ale Deed, iy and reduce their prices. A - i
ducti jency is i ing. |few ‘conpinics, in which produc- Discussion | WORKSHOP ee the 7th Annual Labour Institute on Race Relations in Vancouver. Topic
tive efficiency ro ae improving, By ORRIESTE! Eitalerineee) Practiees Ace" :
é isi ivi ave to prices some-
is only one among several fac-|what. The over- all price level,
‘ tors of major Soneiderstion in | therefore, can and should remain LUMBER PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS Ww és ores
collective oe age : -C, [e) itical
Fee minke: beteite Otter con-| the next, while wages and sal- ROB GTON
4 Baetations pe the right of |aries increase. QI Bd. Ft.) ti
workers and their families to cn Re eos Seat Ac ion
¥ pariso wages sible continuing wage and eal Ae ae average (1953-: En 2,632,741 a
fits with those ae suas henefit. 4 improvements, and rela-|1953 2,571,631 A D
¥ bene a ‘th he same industry or| tively stable living costs. If busi- |1954 2,683,649 uty
aiid enerally followed the pol- 1955, 2,756,096 REATENG, E aD)
bs its of some poate pe of absorbing wage and fringe | 1956 2,519,618 » Pa =
Page ie anenice Meeeecaucoyanait outlet the Suns | Workers have not only a right
tenets of rising productivity— (M Bd. Ft.) ° ian a duty to engage in politi-
* The yearly percentage rise in| and, vee cy pete as cal activity, as a group as well
elie saa) power nse workers’ | savings inereasin ‘year eb ee a Feoriee | 38_ individuals, according to
wages and alates) therefore, | hour out eth oe the acc a tet “3m at Rey. Father A. Bennett Con-
should be at least equal to the| price le oe ould remain rela- ae 2 ah 705,531 way of St. Margaret's Roman
‘ recent annual trend of increasing aie a le. RSre * gas. 34| Catholic Church here.
1956 2,422,163) Father Conway, who recently
ivi March, 1957, a rise of 5.6 index | addressed a group of 225 com
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS Pen ean prtabroes fo ereere a
6 cost of Jving, as recorec| Thus it can be seen that, due| Workers of America 10-
‘ by the Consumer Price Index| to the increased cost of living,|CCL) and their wives, said that
Coast lumber production for|crease of 4.1% over the 4-year | 11° ce © iment | ie es wage increases granted to wood-|“the achievements of unions in
19! ate 2,519,618 M bd. ft., a| average of 1949-52. signing ag workers have been nullified. The | behalf of ‘king —m
i decrease of 4.¥e from the 4-¥eat| B.¢.- plywood pro ales fact that the I id not xe- | women been tremendous.
average of 1953-56. year oy y,” The total Canada Index rose quest a wage increase in 1954|You have as much right to or-
B tee "vas 80946 noe tt, from 115.9 in June, 1955, to : ‘ he :
"1956 was, aor xr, an increase thie mieincrease lof 25: 9% y , mane: makes it more obvious that the|ganize as the National Associa-~
4 of 6.3% over the 4-year average he ik yeat average of 1958- 120.9 in April, 1957, a rise of 5 | purchasing power and the stand- | tion of eae ee ee is doc-
of 1949-52. poe index points, an increase of 4.3%. | ard of living of workers in the| tors or the law, e. busi-
. 4 The Regional Index for Van-|jumber industry has not kept |ness peop! ale
Coa ber shipments for] Plyw: shipments in 1956|couyer is presented because we | pace,
‘ 1956 ms ‘ae 163 a teh he Ales #5 609 3 sq. ft, %4”|feel this is more indicative of the
“ decreas 4-|thickness, an increase of 23.5% | actual cost of living in this area. \ MAN-HOUR eta
year Se ce i568 so. Srrial level tie’ 4-year average of 1953-|In Vancouver the index rose from] a). ke of man-hours in
q , however, i 56. 116.8 in J 1955, to 122.4 in|, 1 n 5
4 Beer seuep a rowevers an in- 11956 ee 28s sags soucird stn 7 aeaea one Gere oer cost, based
th d board feet of yee on the number of man-hours re-

= fs rednced from 1952 by a total | quired to produce one thousand
board feet. times the average

| was
3 of 3.1
y 0 U R FAV 0 R ] T E § (0) F T D R ] N K peepee was reduced from 5/hourly rate, was reduced from
sp iba to 3.8 hours. housand to. $23.81 per
He as
ied

reduced from 10.5 to 8.6| thousand, decrease of 13%.

PRODUCTIVITY

Hee 9!
Average Hourly 1
Number of Man-! fours eq dieed to
produce M Bd. bs ¢ 3.8
C AN Labor Cost per M Bd. Ft... i $10.05 $ 8.59
SAWMILL ; ‘
Average Hourly Earnings. : 177
Number of Er) required to
) Each Unbreakable Can |e
$15.22
Contains TWO GLASSES Total Average Labor Cost... 738“
OF REFRESHING Lumber Productivity — Douglas Fir Region
s (1956 vs. 1952)

1956 1952
Hours to Produc
M Bd. Ft— Saw mill. 8.1 8.9
Average Hourly Barnings_ Sawmill
(including overtime, ete... $2.25 $2,084,

Average Labor Cost per M Bd. Ft— .
Sawmill $18.23" $18.11
Hours to Produce

M Ft. Log Scale—Logging... 5.7
Es ly ings—L $2.49,
es
$13.48 $14.22
‘ost bot
Logging ‘and Saree $31.71 $32.33

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