Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09

war preparations in the Fan
East.
Agents Busy Among Workers
The leadership of the AL and
company Ais are working over
time to delude the steady rising
sentiment of the lumber workers
to struggle against their starva-
tiOn conditions.
Union bulletins and their Of
fetal presses are carrying column
after column appealing to the
workers to cooperate with the
operators, while the operators
are piling up higher profits at
the expense of the workers than
ever before.
Mr., Gardiner of the Sumpter
Valley Logging Co. of Sumpter
Oregon, in a letter of Sept. TO-,
to the Timberman, states:
Wages for common labor after
the NRA was effected were $500
per month. Before the NRA they
were $780,"
He also admits initiation and
price rises in food stuffs. AL
though admitting this much, ev-
en- though it is grossly eXaggerat-
ed, shows cOnclusively the Oper-
atOrs don't attempt any longer
to try to hide these facts.
AS the Al Wage Board is
taking its regular action for the
interests of the operators, the
following is typical of the Ais.
Ignore Wage Demands
AT the last wage conference
board of the AL held in Portland,
October 5, several resolutions
were sent in from locals, petit
tiOning them for an increase in
wages to so cents minimum.
The Board ruled that at this
time no wage changes would be
considered and instructed the
secretary to write the locals to
this effect.
What the board really means
is the operators profits must in
crease at the expense of the
workers now on the jobs. And
any one resisting this decision
shall be fired from the job and
branded as a red" at the insti-
cation OF the Al officials.
Everything on the agenda of
the late Boards meeting was for
helping the Northwest lumber
operators interests: How they
could best take advantage of the
ever decreasing conditions of the
lumber workers.
This bOss-cOntrolled machine
discusses such subjects as man.
ufacturers' average sales and
prices; retailers average sales
price of lumber.
Must Go Into NLWU
After IL years of continuous
betrayal of the Ais, the rank
and file membership must come
to the realization they can no
longer stand passively by and
allow these vultures to take
heavy toll on their living stand
ards.
The National Lumber Workers
Union has constantly pointed
out in its propaganda how the
rank and file membership can
organize and smash the company
Al by organizing a branch of
the NLWU.
The Al was established under
the same conditions We are head
ing into today. The operators
are supporting theoretically the
Roosevelt war program. The Ais
are laying the basis to divert the
lumber workers into the same
mess against which the union
was organized in the last world
war - 10000 strong, militantly
fighting for higher wages, the
eight-hour day. the abolition of
the bindle packing.
Need Militant Organization
Conditions are as bad or worse
now than they were in 1917-the
only outlet for the lumber work
ers is militant organization built
out of struggle for the right to
live.
The check-Off system of initi-
ations and dues can be stopped.
The NLWU is well aware the
rank and file of the Al are will
ing to struggle against these at
tacks of the operators and their
agents. The time has come for
action.
Get in contact with the nation
al office of the NLWU, and we
will send an organizer to meet
with any individual or group of
Al members. We are being at
tackled and must fight back.
Organize opposition groups
and fight for your rights!