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ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN PULP AND PAPER WORKERS 



Interest groups and that our primary concern Is for what is 

 right. The point that I am trying to make is that our 

 employees, working in the pulp and paper mills are private 

 citizens first, and employees of the pulp and paper industry 

 second, and certainly many, many of them have an interest in 

 clean, pure water for fishing and recreational activities. 

 They are also concerned that the Industry for which they 

 work is treated fairly and justly and not penalized by un- 

 founded outcries of any selfish-Interest group. 



"The report by the Government and the intensive 

 research done by the Government seem to indicate there were 

 a great many areas for honest differences of opinion and 

 further seem to indicate that the Government and the Com- 

 mission needed to do a great deal more work before any con- 

 crete facts and recommendations could be established and put 

 into effect. 



"I wish to reiterate that any unfair and un- 

 necessary expenditures forced on the pulp mills makes it 

 difficult for our people to secure the proper type of wages 

 and conditions that they are entitled to through collective 

 bargaining processes. If, in fact, a more stringent code 

 must be adopted, and more strict procedures must be enforced, 

 then this should only be done after the most complete study 

 based on the absolute facts of the situation and not be 



