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The Lumber Strike Situation

Portland, Ore., Oct. lO.-There are no major developments in the walkout of 61700 AFL lumber workers in the five Pacific Northwest States who are demanding a $1.10 minimum hourly wage. The strike is now in its third week.

Conciliation conferees met in an attempt to keep 40,000 CIO lumber workers from going on strike. The CIO union voted to strike September 18 but leaders withheld calling out the members pending conciliation. The organization seeks a wage increase of 25 cents an hour for the workers which includes an hourly minimum of $1.15.

Water movement of lumber was slowing down as the Sailors Union of the Pacific supported the striking AFL lumber workers, refusing to move by water what they termed "hot lumber."

The strike in the Pacific Northwest is making serious inroads on the production of lumber.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended September 29 reported production as 41,933,000 feet, orders as 57,509,000 feet, and shipments 55,444,000 feet. The figures for the rveek ended September 22 were; production 87,332,00A feet, orders 114,086,000 feet, and shipments 81,571,000 feet.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended September D gave production as 35,764,OAO feet, orders 38,322000 feet, and shipments 36,177,W feet. For the week ended September 000 feet, orders feet.

22, the figures 47,784,W feet, were: production 57,3ot,' and shipments 51,457,000

Portland, Ore., September 28-Workers at the Klamath Falls mills returned to their work yesterday after a seven weeks' strike over union security. A settlement was reported to have been worked out between the CIO union and the employers.

As we go to press, the seven large lumber yards in the Los Angeles harbor district are still closed. 45 members of the AFL International Union of Operating Engineers went on strike September 17, demandirig a blanket increase of 12% cents an hour for lumber carrier and steam and electric crane operators, retroactive to July l, l9M. They turned down an offer of.7l cents an hour for carrier operators, and, lZl cents an hour for crane operators, retroactive to July l,1945.

There is no change in the strike situation in San Diego, and on October 11, several lumber companies were still down due to the strike called by the Millmen's Union and Teamsters Union of the AFL. The dispute is over the retroactive date when the wage increase should become efiective, the unions requesting the increase retroactive to December l,l9M. The companies have offered to make the increase retroactive to August 18, 1945, the date when General Order No. 4O was issued.

The U. S. Treqsury says: *Ask every employee to sign up lor regulcr pcyroll savings each week. Try to gdt 10"/" ol payroll-invested in Victory Bond*"