MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD. OREGON THURSDAY, APRIL II, 1M3 Q j
Lumber Unions, Management Start Negotiations in Portland
By JAMES J. DOYLE groups are under way here.
Portland -HOT- Negotiations Sessions are to continue
between the two large lum- through May.
ber unions and management I The contracts between the
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America, AFL-CIO. and the Industry spokesmen feel the
Lumber and Sawmill Workers j results of the talks could set
Union. AFL-CIO. and fir pro-1 a stabilizing trend for the in-
! dustry for the next three years
-or throw it into chaos. The
unions say they will s-trike if
they don't get their wage de
mands. But management says the
demands are unreasonable.
The IWA, western regional
council. Tuesday, held talks
with the Timber Operators'
Council, representing 196 op
erations from Northern Cali
fornia to Alaska. The LSW.
western regional council, met
with the TOC last Friday.
Industry officials say lum
ber is still fighting for its life
against Canadian imports in
its own marketplace. But the
unions say the industry is in
good shape.
Wage Demands Mad
The unions did not ask for
wage hikes in 1962 although
contracts were open for in
creases. They received a five
cent pre hour hike as a result
of 1961 contract agreements.
For this reason, both unions
say they are entitled to more
money this year. They are ask
ing for Ihrce-ycar contracts.
The IWA has asked for 40
cents more per hour with ad
ditional money for "some
classifications."
The LSW seeks 60 cents
more per hour in wages. Earl
Hartley, executive secretary
of the western regional coun
cil, heads the LSW negotiat
ing team. His counterpart in
the IWA is Harvey Nelson.
Karl Glos, executive vice
president of the TOC, heads
a management negotiating
group.
Hartley said in a statement
to the TOC last Friday that
a larger cost package would
be justified. Nelson's point of
view is that management is
in "real good shape" and in
fact, did not suffer the set
backs it claimed in 1962.
But management sees t h e
situation quite differently.
Demends Exeetsive
G. Cleveland Edgett, execu
tive vice president of the
West Coast Lumbermen's As
sociation, who is not directly
involved in contract talks,
said "demands as they have
been presented cannot be ab
sorbed at this time.
Glos said the wage demands
are "certainly excessive."
"Even they (the unions) are
aware of that." he said. He
said the industry is still suf
fering from last year's reces
sion and Canadian competi
tion.
The question of Canadian
competition remains a point
of contention between the in
dustry and the unions. Oth
er factors that appear to in
fluence the negotiations are
climate conditions, 1962 pro
duction, the Columbus Day
storm and "buy American"
policies.
Management contends that
Canadian imports have forc
ed some mills out of business,
and has forced U.S. producers
out of their own market place.
IWA International Presi
dent Al Harting told delegates
to a regional convention ear
ly this year that Canadian im
ports have not caused U.S
lumber losses.
Harvey Nelson said Ameri
cans shipped more lumber
than Canadians last year.
Unionist Notts Imports
A statement to the TOC in
the opening session last Fri
day contained what is appar
ently a minority opinion
among union leaders. Earl
Hartley said during the last
two years exports have drop
ped an additional 20 per cent
while imports have climbed
say they suffer greatly from
the disparity of cost in having
to ship in American vessels
under terms of the Jones Act,
while Canada can ship in
lower cost foreign flag ships.
Edgett said the union broth
erhood stretches across the
border as if it weren't there.
"The third country is the
unions." he said.
The IWA and LSW are in
ternational unions and choose
to stay aside of national pref
erences.
an aHrittinnnl 1R nor ront
Rv statistics. Canada has I Government Policies Differ
taken over about 75 per cent
of the east coast markets. It
can produce and snip luniocr
at a lower cost and takes ad
vantage of expensive promo
tion of American lumber pro
ducers. Lumbermen have tried to
have imposed a 10 per cent
quota on softwood imports,
but without success. Proposals
for a "buy American" policy
has also met with no success.
The unions feel that "buy
American" is not necessary.
Cargo shippers, however,
In this regard, the border
affects only management. The
same forests that supply U. S.
producers stretches into Can
ada and supplies British Co
lumbia producers. And the
same unions work them.
The policies of the two gov
ernments, however, are very
different in regard to timber
policies.
The Columbus Day storm
will have lasting ramifications
in the marketplace, Edgett
said.
Billions of board feet of
timber were felled. It must be
cleaned up before an endemic
insect situation becomes epi
demic. But the situation also
will make the fire season ex
tremely hazardous. When for
ests arc closed due to dry
weather, there isn't going to
be any work whether con
tracts are in force or not.
The unions say the blow
down can actually help small
operators by making the tim
ber available. But manage
mcnt has said the sudden I
availability of the lumber
could cause prices to drop.
Also, some small operators
suffered heavy losses.
Union spokesmen have said
any strike would be "selec
tive" and against those oper
ations which could withstand
it. A strike through the im
portant summer months could
play havoc with the econo
mies of Oregon, Washington
and Northern California, and
about 40,000 men in each
union.
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