Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
PULP CUTTERS ORGANIZE
WITH LoGGERs IN
N. L. w. U.

Wn. (pulpwOOd cutters and and
loggers of that vicinity, the I'M
ion made a big step forward.
The national secretary elabOr-
ated lengthily on the role of the
union. He laid down the present
plan of the NLWU to develop a
struggle against the lumber OPP
orators for higher wages, against
the blacklist, and for better
working conditions on the job.
The entire program of the
NLWU was endorsed by the
lumber workers attending the
meeting.
Bedaux System
With conditions becoming
steadily worse the operators are
attempting to shoulder the
workers with more of the eco
homie burden. At the same time
they try to increase profits by
speeding-up and stretching out
the work in the mills.
The following is letter to the
workers appealing to them to
show their loyalty in accepting
this added burden:
ITO ALL EMPLOYEES:
"We have made arrangements
with the ChaS. T.. BedauX Com
pany for their engineer to in
stall the BedauX system in our
operations"
1T is very necessary that we
know more about our business.
This system gives us detailed
check on the items produced by
sizes, grades, and manufacture,
enabling us to put out to our
trade better prOuct. 1t also
gives us a more complete cost
on the various items. The system
does not effect our present
working hours or conditions, nor
the rates of pay now in effect.
hOWeNeI, IL ploNiuCS hiN"'i' ~
those who care to do so to cash
in on their individual efforts"
in order that you may have
a better understanding of the
system, we are calling depart
ment meetings, feeling that the
system can be better explained in
this way than in one general
group meeting.
I'VE trust that you will give
the Bedaux engineers the same
friendly cooperation that you
have always given us"
Yours very truly"
"Willipa Harbor Lumber Mills
(Signedl J. w. Lewis
General Manager"
This letter to the employees
of the mills in no uncertain
terms, in it's demagOgic way,
what is being put into effect.
Afraid of the workers resent
ment meetings are called by de-
partments, where Al agents and
foremen endorse such move
and naturally the workers, I'M
organized and afraid of losing
their jobs, submit.
The hours are not affected
Only the worker will produce
more per hour than in the past
Crews will be reduced as the
machinery is speeded up and
systematized. If the individual
does not want to cash in on his
individuality by cooperation in
putting it into effect, his loss
is the job.
The last paragraph calling for
helping the engineers (many are
agents of the PinkertOn Detect
i've agency result in stooling to
the boss that John in so and Sc
department didn't cooperate;
therefore he drags my time"
Organize Against this Speedup
The above letter is only fore
runner of what is to take place,
Parts of the letter state: las you
know, our plants are old, and in
order to meet the keen compel
ition from more modern plants
and to keep our mills running
to furnish employment to the
men of this harbor, it was ne
cessary to install some system
whereby we can put our fingers
on the weak spots o four oper.
alton"
The workers, being morgan
lied, are forced to submit to
such drastic speed up measures
The Organizational action taken
by the loggers and pulpwood cut
tiers of Forks must be an induce
ment to these mill workers to dc
likewise and organize the NLWU
Put up a fight against the mil
operators that are piling ur
huge profits at the expense OF
the workers!
Nothing in the letter stated
anything about wage raise
shorter hours, etc. The company
tries to make the workers think
they should show gratitude to
work under any conditions.
Lumber workers! The answer
to the Willipa Harbor Mills must
NOTICE TO LUMBER VOL