Problems of the Softwood Lumber Industry, Hearings ..., 88-1 ..., April 26, 27; May 4, 19631963 - 204 pages |
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... wage earners and their families who have lost their jobs when the mills went out of business . Now , gentlemen , let's examine another factor . Another element contributing to the decline in southern pine over the past 10 years has been ...
... wage earners and their families who have lost their jobs when the mills went out of business . Now , gentlemen , let's examine another factor . Another element contributing to the decline in southern pine over the past 10 years has been ...
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... wage should not be construed as opposition to the principle of higher wages or better working conditions . But , we believe that even the advocates of a higher legislated wage would urge extreme caution if they knew a substantial and ...
... wage should not be construed as opposition to the principle of higher wages or better working conditions . But , we believe that even the advocates of a higher legislated wage would urge extreme caution if they knew a substantial and ...
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... wage of over 50 percent . Besides that , practically everything that we buy that is used in our production , such as saws , Caterpillar tractors , and so forth , has gone up almost 100 percent in these 12 years . So we are faced with ...
... wage of over 50 percent . Besides that , practically everything that we buy that is used in our production , such as saws , Caterpillar tractors , and so forth , has gone up almost 100 percent in these 12 years . So we are faced with ...
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... wage . Since then we work as hard as we can and we try to break even . That is as much as we can hope to do under the present conditions . Several things have caused our plight . They have been brought out by the previous speakers . I ...
... wage . Since then we work as hard as we can and we try to break even . That is as much as we can hope to do under the present conditions . Several things have caused our plight . They have been brought out by the previous speakers . I ...
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... wage . We are fighting that game . The increase automatically goes in . I realize it is unpopular and that you are reactionary when you say wages should not be high . Certainly they should be high , but for the class of labor we are ...
... wage . We are fighting that game . The increase automatically goes in . I realize it is unpopular and that you are reactionary when you say wages should not be high . Certainly they should be high , but for the class of labor we are ...
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Page 179 - Cong.) of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States of which the Hon.
Page 67 - ... bona fide employees or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Contractor for the purpose of securing business. For breach or violation of this warranty the Government shall have the right to annul this contract without liability or in its discretion to deduct from the contract price or consideration the full amount of such commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee.
Page 68 - Secretary of the corporation named as contractor herein; that who signed this contract on behalf of the contractor, was then of said corporation; that said contract was duly signed for and in behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body, and is within the scope of its corporate powers.
Page 67 - The Contractor warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting bona fide employees or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Contractor for the purpose of securing business.
Page 77 - And I do hereby bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said CD, his heirs and assigns, against myself and my heirs, and against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same, or any part thereof.
Page 67 - In connection with the performance of work under this Contract, the Contractor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color or national origin. The aforesaid provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The...
Page 85 - ... which may be transported on ocean vessels shall be transported on privately owned United States-flag commercial vessels, to the extent such vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates...
Page 77 - State of , the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold and released, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and release unto the said CD, all that (here describe the premises), together with all and singular the rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said premises belonging, or in anywise incident or appertaining.
Page 99 - States customs laws require each imported article produced abroad to be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the article permits, with the English name of the country of origin, to indicate to the ultimate purchaser in the United States the name of the country in which the article was manufactured or produced.
Page 72 - In Witness Whereof, the parties to this agreement have hereunto set their hands and seals in duplicate the day and year first above written. "JESSE ANDREW BROWN, (Seal) "DJ CANTY. . (.Seal...