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INTERIOR WAGE CURVES

IWA Wage Curve for the B.C. Southern Interior Sawmill
Job Evaluation Program
IWA Wage Curve for the B.C. Northern Interior Sawmill
Job Evaluation Program

Present eV Cc Mince sustces jc
Groups Wage Curve 01/07/81 01/07/81 01/07/82 01/07/82 01/07/82
il $9.96 $1.50 $11.46 $1.50 $1296 $3.00
2 $10.02 $1.50 $11.52 $1.50 $13.02 $3.00
3 $10.09 $1.51 $11.60 $1.51 $13.11 $3.02
4 $10.16 $1.52 $11.68 $1.52 $13.20 $3.04
5 $10.23 $1.53 $11.76 $1.53 $13.29 $3.06
6 $10.31 $1.55 $11.86 $154 $13.40 $3.09
7 $10.40 $1.56 $11.96 $1.55 $13.51 $3.11
8 $10.51 $1.58 $12.09 $1.57 $13.66 $3.15
9 $10.62 $1.59 $12.21 $1.59 $13.80 $3.18
10 $10.73 $1.61 $12.34 $1.60 $13.94 $3.21
11 $10.85 $1.63 $1248 $1.62 $14.10 $3.25
12 $10.97 $1.65 $12.62 $1.64 $14.26 $3.29
13 $11.09 $1.66 $12.75 $1.66 $14.41 $3.32
14 $11.22 $1.68 $12.90 $1.68 $14.58 $3.36
15 $11.36 $1.70 $13.06 $1.70 $14.76 $3.40
16 $11.50 $1.73 $13.23 $1.72 $14.95 $3.45
17 $11.64 $1.75 $13.39 $1.74 $15.13 $3.49
18 $11.78 $1.77 $13.55 $1.76 $15.31 $3.53
19 $11.92 $1.79 $13.71 $1.78 $15.49 $3.57
20 $12.08 $1.81 $13.89 $1.81 $15.70 $3.62
21 $12.23 $1.83 $14.06 $1.83 $15.89 $3.66
22 $12.38 $1.86 $14.24 $1.85 $16.09 $3.71
23 $12.55 $1.88 $14.43 $1.88 $16.31 $3.76
24 $12.71 $1.91 $1462 $1.90 $16.52 $3.81
25 $13.04 $1.96 $15.00 $1.95 $16.95 $3.91
26 $13.37 $2.01 $15.38 $2.00 $17.38 $4.01
27 $13.75 $2.06 $15.81 $2.06 $17.87 $4.12
Tradesmen:  $12.88% $2.39% $15.28 $1.99 $17.27 $4.38%
IWA Wage Curve with Respect to Interior Logging Grouping
Resulting Resulting Accumulated
Present Increase Wage Curve Increase Wage Curve Increases
Groups Wage Curve 01/07/81 01/07/81 01/07/82 01/07/82 01/07/82
1 $10.11 $1.52 $11.63 $1.51 $13.14 $3.03
2 $10.21 $1.53 $11.74 $1.53 $13.27 $3.06
3 $10.31 $1.55 $11.86 $1.54 $13.40 $3.09
4 $10.41 $1.56 $11.97 $1.56 $13.53 $3.12
5 $10.52 $1.58 $12.10 $1.57 $13.67 $3.15
6 $10.65 $1.60 $12.25 $1.59 $13.84 $3.19
aah $10.79 $1.62 $12.41 $1.61 $14.02 $3.23
8 $10.92 $1.64 $12.56 $1.63 $14.19 $3.27
9 $11.07 $1.66 $12.73 $1.65 $14.38 $3.31
10 $11.25 $1.69 $12.94 $1.68 $14.62 $3.37
iil $11.42 $1.71 $13.13 $1.71 $14.84 $3.42
12 $11.63 $1.74 $13.37 $1.74 $15.11 $3.48
13 $11.85 $1.78 $13.63 $1.77 $15.40 $3.55
14 $12.08 $1.81 $13.89 $1.81 $15.70 $3.62
15 $12.32 $1.85 $14.17 $1.84 $16.01 $3.69
16 $12.56 $1.88 $14.44 $1.88 $16.32 $3.76
Falling
&Bucking $17.13 $19.70 $22.26
Right-of-Way $15.20 $17.48 $19.75

Accumulated
Increases
In Percentages

30.1205%
29.9401%
29.9306%
29.9213%
29.9120%
29.9709%
29.9038%
29.9715%
29.9435%
29.9161%
29.9539%
29.9909%
29.9369%
29.9465%
29.9296%
30.0000%
29.9828%
29.9660%
29.9497%
29.9669%
29.9264%
29.9677%
29.9602%
29.9764%
29.9847%
29.9925%
29.9636%

34.0318%

Accumulated
Increases
In Percentages

29.9703%
29.9706%
29.9709%
29.9712%
29.9430%
29.9531%
29.9351%
29.9451%
29.9006%
29.9556%
29.9475%
29.9226%
29.9578%
29.9669%
29.9513%
29.9363%

ORGANIZER
APPOINTED

Pat Bell, plant chairman at Flavelle
Cedar in New Westminster, has been
appointed a regional organizer by president
Jack Munro.

A member of Local 1-357, Pat has taken a
keen interest in union affairs and has helda
number of positions in his Local Union.
These include executive board member;
safety council secretary; shop steward and
grievance committee member. He has also
served on the New Westminster and District
Labour Council and New Westminster New
Democratic Party executive.

With his extensive labour background Pat
will be an excellent addition to the regional

organizing staff.

PAT BELL

MERGER
PROPOSED

The IWA has made the first overture to
effect “one union in wood” in North
America. Keith Johnson, IWA Internation-
al president, sent a letter May 15th to all the
unions associated with the forest industry
in North America requesting a meeting to
discuss the feasibility of merging into an
industrial union of forest products and
allied workers.

Following is Johnson’s letter:

Dear Sir and Brother:

Throughout the history of the IWA, a
frequently stated goal of our union has been
the establishment of “one union in wood.”
In convention resolutions, we have stated
and reaffirmed our commitment “to
expanding co-ordination and co-operation
with other unions in this industry ...
keeping in mind that our ultimate goal is
one union in wood in North America.”

At the present time, our several unions are
duplicating operations and services on
behalf of workers in the forest products
industries. In a climate made rabidly
anti-union by management consultants,
including lawyers and psychologists, and
under burdens made nearly impossible by
government laws and decisions, we compete
for membership among the unorganized —
and sometimes among the organized.

Wealthy and powerful multinational
corporations are becoming more powerful
through the acquisition of other corpora-
tions or through mergers, while in some
areas unions are losing membership; and
yet, with each corporate merger we continue
to bargain for improved wages, hours and
working conditions with a smaller
percentage of the total workforce of these
corporations. Needless to say, under these
circumstances we are less effective than in
the past. We each spend large portions of our
dues income on support services for local
unions, districts and regions, including
research, education, legal assistance and
legislative activities. We each spend large
additional enormous sums of money for
administrative services, including book-
keeping, record-keeping, audits, purchases,
filling out government forms, etc.

The sum total of these duplications of
expenditures for operations in organizing
and bargaining, for support services, and
for administrative services is undoubtedly
far greater than would be necessary if the
operations and services were being provided
for the same or greater number of members
by one organization.

In addition, we are in a hostile political
environment, struggling to continue to exist
at a viable level and to continue to serve our
members despite a reactionary national
administration in the U.S. which is bent on
destroying the social gains of the last half
century and to switch income from the
workers to the wealthy. Perhaps that, too,
will pass away, but probably not untilithas
damaged organized labor and workers in
ways that will take years of expensive
concerted effort to repair.

In this situation, “one union in wood”
must cease to be a long-range goal and be
recognized as an immediate necessity.
Without preconceived ideas concerning
structure; we are prepared to take the first
step in working toward that historic event.

At your earliest convenience, would you
please let me know whether you would be
interested in meeting with me and the
unions listed below to discuss the
desirability and feasibility of merging into
an industrial union of forest products and
allied workers.

Fraternally,

—K. W. Johnson
President, IWA

Lumber Worker/September, 1981/15