Cont'd. from pg. 5

' jeintiy, similarily -with shop
steward conferences, and so-
cial affairs. @ /

We need unity around a pro:
gram of action and a policy:
which will rally the member-:
ship and bring to life all the}
energy, resourcefulness and:
wisdom that now lies dormant
among the thousands of work-
ers in the industry.

Such a program should have
the following points:

1. The need to unite the’
unions in the lumber industry,
the employed as well as the)
unemployed. Those of us still
working must fight alongside:
those’ who are not. Shorter
hours, elimination of overtime,
higher wages so as to create,
a larger home market are some)
of the demands. The realiza-:
tion of those demands would
provide security for the em-
ployed and jobs for the unem-|
ployed.

2. In the fight against .speed-
up, the unions must win the.
right to bargain the work load
and the number of workers
necessary to do a certain job.

3. The present leadership of
the IWA have pursued a policy
of collaboration in various
spheres. The present safety
program although necessary,
has been an example of this
false concept. No amount of
“togetherness” with the boss
ean eliminate the need for
Struggle for an adequate safety
program. Safety is a fight. Ex-
perience shows that where
locals -or  sub-locals have
fought, there the program is
effective. :

4. Political action to solve
some of the broader problems
in the political arena. U.S.
domination of Canada by.
American capital effects us:
adversely. Participation in)
NATO, NORAD, etc., tends to!
restrict Canada’s- trade and
world relationships. C-nad»
needs a policy of neutrality to
further its independent devel-
opment, domestically and in
world affairs.

5. Our union must achieve
greater autonomy and _ inde-
pendence, within the Interna-
tional unions. Canadian mem-
bership should have their own!
constitution and direct all
their own officers. A Canadian
constitution would. end. sch

| such
could then strengthen its fra- march, and the IWA strike of

militant policy |

interference in our democratic 8. Legislative action is very
rights by means of anti-labor | necessary. How many remer-
legislation such as the Taft-| per the march on Victoria in

, Hartley law. On the basis of 1946? The slogan “twenty-five,

independent status it! forty, union security”. This

vernal ties with its US. broth-) that year paid off in winning

|YOU SHOULD KNOW

FACTS

. Jobs down, Profits up
YEAR PROFITS NUMBER OF PRODUCTION WORKERS:

(5 big Co’s)*
In Millions Coast sawmill Pulp, oe Logging**
1956 78.3 14,500 5.700 ~~~ 13,400
1957 46.4 13,300 5,600 18,900
1958 44,9 13,200 5,500.’ 9,000
1959 77.5 12,100 "5,800 9,909
1960 81.6 N/A : N/A 11,200
** MacMillan-Bloedel, Crown - Zellerback, Westminster

— B.C. Forest Products and Columbia Cellulose.
27 * All logging, separate figures for coast and interior not
aS

2. B.C. wage gains - 1948-61

whole set-up of negotiations

- struggle initiated by the job
| stewards. The ladies auxiliar-

argument. Also,

ers.

6. Much greater involvement.

of the membership of the IWA_
in the process of formulating|
policy, and demands for nego-
| tiations. Leadership should in-
itiate rank and file discussions
in every camp and mill. The

should be changed. No more,
secrecy as to the progress of!
negotiations can be allowed.
Preparation for strike must go
hand in hand with negotia-
tions.

7. Militant leadership to
strengthen the union from
within. The job steward or-
ganizations can succeed only
if the top officers are prepar-
ed to back, assist and lead the

ies also needs to be encourag-
ed into activities as an integ-
ral part of the union.

the forty hour week .in the

INCREASES
INDUSTRY 1948 HR. WAGE WON BY ‘61
Construction labor $1.15 “= $1.14
Shipyard ‘labor BEE 1.10
Civic Employees (Van) 1.00 1.001%
Pulp and paper 1.06 = 97
Public Utilities (B.C.E.) 1.0212 9412
Mining, smelting (C.M.S.) .95 9214
Fish (B.C. Packers) _ 88 .87
IWA 1.08 -84

7

delighoration: and replace it by) discussion of the kind of policy
struggle. | necessary to face up to the
It is not enough for leaders! needs of the times. It is essen-
to call for militant support of tial for leaders of labor to be
their members only to lead) militant themselves, to be
them up to a point of climax. imaginative, to involve the
and then capitulate to the boss.. membership as the basis of the
Experience in the IWA proves strength of the union, to re-
that such practices confuse and pell the offensive of the lum-

following year, 1947. Mass
public pressure on the govern-
ment is more necessary than
ever at this time to rescind

such anti-labor legislation as/| 2%

Bills 42 and 43, and converse-
ly, for progressive legislation.

IWA MUST LEAD WAY

ECAUSE the IWA
biggest union in B.C., and

is the key industry, it falls to| 3

it the task to lead the way
next year at the bargaining
table, and if necessary on the
picket lines. To do this,
union needs a program of de-
mands which will reflect the

needs of its whole member- 4

ship. Loggers, millworkers and
plywood workers must — be
taken into account. Many log-
gers still spend twelve or
more hours to get an 8 hour
day. Mill and plywood work-
ers face evermore speed-up and
mechanization threats to their
jobs. Piywood workers are
saddled with job evaluation
which prevents them getting
proper revisions for the new
jobs created by mechaniza-
tion.

Wage costs per thousand feet
of production are lower now
than ever before, while profit:
are at an all time high. The
road ahead is clear—eliminate

is the|

the| $i

discourage the membership. | ber monopoly and in turn ad- © 4
The above views were ob- vance the interests of the mem- _
tained to serve as a basis for bership.

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Profit sharing - —a substitute for wage boost?

IECE work, bushelling, in-
P centive systems, etc., etc.
These are all gimmicks for
avoiding decent wage _ pay-
ments, and labour has learn-
ed to recognize most of them
for what they are. Recently,
management_has been having
a lot of success in promoting a
new formula-profit sharing.

It sounds good. If the work-
ers are being exploited through
high profits, so the argument
goes, give them a share of the
profits, then there can be no
if the worker
shares the profit, he will work
harder ana there will be more.

profit available for everyone.

It sounds good. But the
chartered accountant who de-
termines what the profits of
the company are, is. paid by
management, not by the work-
er. And he has a great deal of
latitude as to what he consid-
ers the profit to be. A profit!
of $1,000,000 can easily be
converted into a loss, in paper,
just by taking advantage of
one or other of the many ac-
celerated depreciation formu-
las available, or by various! .
other gimmicks. Suppose for
instance, that. the boss decides
to raise his own salary by half

a million bucks. Who. is to. print,
say that he may not do so. But! actual formula is filteen per-

if he does, th
eens 15. AEt much | cent of' the amount by which

less profit to share. | }
- fan net profit exceeds ten per-
= UPPOSE, however, that the| cent of the invested capital.
profit reporting is perfect-| For the latest year available,
ly accurate. How good a break’ Canadian autor bile compan-
is the worker likely to get) ies averaged 18.8 percent pro-
from profit sharing? The most fit. This leaves 8.8 percent for =
highly-touted profit GHaring| profit sharing. Take 15 per-
deal at the moment is the new! cent of the reduced amount, —
Automotive Workers’ contract,| and you hav? a profit of 1.2
so let’s have a look at it. percent to be received by the
The agreement is touted as) workers. In many other indus-
giving the workers fifteen per-| tries, where rates of profit are
cent of the amount but which lower, the same formula would
ever, is not so. In the fine| have vielded nothing at all.
December 15, 1961—PACIFIC Tee

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