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[^ UNITED PAPERWORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION 



LOCAL NO 962 

 April 15, 1989 



P O, BOX 804 



SITKA, AK 99835 



The Honorable Timothy Wirth 

 Senate Energy Committee' 

 Subcommittee on Public Lands, 



National Parks and Forests 



Dear Senator Wirth: 



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Alaska Pulp Corporation has committed many unfair labor 

 practices against us, but our will remains strong. We do 

 not despair. What was done to us will be repaid, tenfold. 

 The 50-year contracts have no place or justification in the 

 modern age. They are simply dinosaurs looking for a place 

 to lay down and die. Logic and fairness cry out for their 

 revocation . 



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America must soon come to the realization that what is left 

 of her resources, she must treasure. Wilderness is the core 

 of the Tongass. Without it, all of the other resource 

 oriented industries will have a finite lifespan. The 23 key 

 areas must be put into "Wilderness" designation if the 

 Tongass is to ultimately sustain itself. 



Again, I commend and congratulate you for your vision and 

 moral conviction regarding your stance on the issues 

 concerning the Tongass. 



Please enter this letter into the record of the Subcommittee 

 hearing to be held in Sitka, Alaska, on April 25, 1989. 



Thank you. 



