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I was a Union Officer and a member of the Union Negotiating 

 Committee for Local 962 of the United Paperworkers 

 International Union, the Signatory Union at the APC Sitka 

 mill. The UPIU had represented the workers at APC from mill 

 start-up . 



On July 11, 1986, my Union went on strike at the APC mill in 

 an effort to regain a small percentage of the concessions 

 that the workers had granted to the company in past years. 

 The little that we asked for, to maintain a decent standard 

 of living, was callously refused. Ten days later, APC 

 started to import "out of state" scabs to permanently 

 replace the strikers. These striking workers were the same 

 workers for whom the original 50-year long term contracts 

 were meant to benefit. It was the effort to make jobs, and 

 to maintain job security for the residents of the Tongass, 

 that gave birth to the 50-year long term contracts. It 

 is obvious that this effort has failed, miserably. 



Only by revoking the 50-year long term contracts can 

 Congress reinstate the fair treatment of workers, honor at 

 the bargaining table, or free enterprise to the Tongass. 

 The timber of the Tongass is a very valuable commodity. It's 

 value, in a truly open market, would dictate a greater 

 profit return for the Federal government, better conditions 

 for workers, more jobs and greater security for existing jobs, 



