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I. E. MAnnN Mcncging Editor

Redwood Operators Break Off Negotiations How Lumler Looks ' Announce Opening of Mills

In a statement addressed to the Redwood District Council of Lumber & Sarvmill Workers, P. O. Box 391, Eureka, Calif., on July 1 the Redwood Industrial Relations Committee announced that lumber mills in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties rvill resume operations shortly, with or without the cooperation of the unions, and that all offers of strike settlement u'ere withdrawn, and all contracts between the various local unions and the companies were cancelled pursuant to the termination clause of such contracts, r

The statement said that old employees who care to return to work will be welcomed back, union and non-union employees alike, until such time as crews have been filled, and that thereafter old employees will be returned to their jobs only as openings become available.

The statement concluded: "\Mages will be at the old rates plus 20 cents per hour for all employes, plus the additional increases in various skilled jobs, and other conditions, as set forth in our offer of Jane 17.

"Frankly recognizing the hopelessness of a negotiated settlement so long as you insist upon union shop, we assure you of our willingness to resume negotiations whenever you desire."

In their reply on the same date the Redwood District Council of Lumber & Sawmill Workers said they had been instructed to reaffirm their position that they will not return to work unless they get union shop.

Lumber shipments of.4l9 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 3.0 per cent above production for the week ended June 29, 1946, accotding to the statistical division of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. In the same week new orders of these mills rvqre 2.1 per cent below production. Unfilled order files oI the reporting mills amounted to 81 per cent of stocks' For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders are 'equivalent to 2& days'-production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 33 days' production.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended June D,96 mills reporting, gave orders as 59,772,000 feet, shipments &,420,m feet, and production 68,712,0N feet' Oqders on hand at the end of the week totaled 238,243W feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended Jtrr'e 29,137 mills reporting, gave orders as 84,521,00O feet, shipments 84,055,000 feet, and production 76,503O00 feet. Unfilled orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 458,598,000 feet.

The Southern 29,79 units (109 feet, shipments feet. Orders on 100,000 feet.

Pine Association for the week ended June mills) reporting, gave orders as 15,607,000 18,509,000 feet, and production 16,150,000 hand at the encl of the week totaled 83,-

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