a * STRIKE PICKET NEWS ‘ : July

SCURRILOUS RUMOURS SPIKED BY MORRIS

Prom bay t and convincing answers have been given by the Union’s
spokesman, Regional President Joe Morris, to the constant stream of
aiaatons hb by Forest “Gell Relations Ltd on behalf of the
emp!

to time.

As pointed out by the IWA President, claims are made since the
seh started Ges ee not openly ale blished before, The employers
that the ase has been unreasonable
in the — of fminleading statement
id Joe Morris, “This is not a contribution that leads to Sal
Bites & strike i ee Rather it is an atte: empt to smear jue Unio:

ie employers’ ca that the Union has been unreasonable in i
ord in hypocrisy. Since March 16th, the Teed
has bargained Saneeey and always
the last stage of conciliation, the ee Sag mtatives would not
de any

ie last-minute mediation talks under the auspices of the P:
its demands substantially, but

vincial cae t, the Union scaled down
the loyers would budge an inch fro) e offer which they hai
ade earlier, and ich had been rejected by their employees. It can

be said see fairly, that the employers never at any stage bargained in
good fai’

Scurrilous rumours have been circulated about the Union’s Pres

daily press. The public
in which the Union transacts its business

the publi

constant repetition, the employers hope to make ic be-
e ridiculous offer made, will price

By
lieve that any wage increase, above th
the industry out of its export markets.
elke a Maas at tke facts. nner BRE been no wage anierease sae
1957. I Ly

oh
improving their

WwW: £.

the same time there has bore a tremendous over-all expen: <

in sales
is not a
what the teats will bear.

emcee in the export markets. The employers’ pricing

dvanti

ir competitors ts, by reason of lor

fad the ‘United States, over thei:
roduction costs, and Io"

‘ofits now being mi: ww derived
batecin toca regarded as waste, such as ae moka will this year
exceed $25 million, a sum which exceeds the Union’s wage de

Som isybodies are telling strikers and the members of their
families that a strike i is foolish, because it takes a long time to make up

the loss

This type of arithmetic is, of course, rites to experienced union
members. The ee eae miss the point.

App:
on siike es a to balance his possible loss i: a Seu wit the possible
gains in the ane settlement. IWA members don’t make their cal-
culations on this slide-rule ae If they did, the Union would never be
able to take strike action.

£ such were the nature of trade union San ase the employers
ould turn n wesc ions into a complete f; and set wages and work-
ing conditions to suit thei: ir fancy. They oa sseselly oor all the

efforts of the Union to obtain higher income mber:
's your answer to Kee el insinuations made by these busy-

iss o lower membership m«

The important fact is that even considering this Paen loss of
income, nate feel si sorely eros about gee ie Union and

willing to sacri-
fice current income to obtain a just settlement of their demands.

| FRANKLY, IM BEGINNING TO FEEL THE PINCH Too—1 HAD To LAY OFF MY BAR STEWARD TODAY.

REMEMBER THEYRE FINDING IT TOUGH TOO

d by wage costs. * is determined by their estimate of

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