b'1000 Power &Light Bldg.,KansasCity, Missouri64105March,1971 LOYALTY- ITSOWNREWARD? RayJohnson,MRCASecretary-TreasurerfromTulsa,Oklahoma,points outagrowingproblemandsomepossiblesolutions: nThereisaconditionexistingintheconstructionindustrytodaywhichIfeelisbeingignoredbymostcontractors, -b~twh~ch~alsofee1willcause- us ~aseriousprooleminthe nearfuture.Iamreferringtothewagesoftheofficepersonnel,particularlytheestimators,supervisorypersonneland othersinpositionsofresponsibility.Thesearethepeople whousuallyexhibitatrue"loyalty 11tot hecompanyandin manyinstancesgobeyondwhatwouldactuallybedemandedin performingtheirjobsproperly.Theyusuallyhavespent severalyearsandquiteabit ofmoney,oftengoinginto debt,totra infortheirjob,whileattendingcollegeor othertypesofschooling. nrncontrast,theworkmeninthefieldhaveusuallyreceivedgoodwageswhiletrainingandare,infartoomany instances,withoutanyrealinterestinthecompanyotherthan onpayday.Forthepastseveralyearstheseworkmeninthe fieldhavebeengettinglargeraisesthroughtheirunion negotiators,whiletheofficepersonnelhavenotkeptupwith theraisesinthefield,usuallyduetothesmallamountof profitthatthecompanymakesandthefactthatwe\'cannot affordit. rnAtarecentmeetingoftheOklahomaRoofingContractor\'s Ass-ociatiofl,this- ma-t\'l:erwasEl.isc.HiSS-edand&e-V-er\'tt~ sadmitedthatsomeoftheir workmennotonlymademoremoney tthantheirofficepersonnel,butseveralwereactuallymakingmoremoneythantheownerofthecompany. nAsIseethesituation,weareforcingtheseloyalemployeestoeitherjointheirownunion,orgointosome otherlineofemploymentwherewagesarehigher.Ican\'t believethatanyofusreallywantseitherofthesethings tohappen.Youcanimaginetheconfusionwhentheyselect aunionmembershipandareallowedtoworkonlyfrom8:00 A.M.to5:00P.M.Whowillfigurethejobswhentheplans areonlyavailableatnight? 11 AsIseeit,thereareseveralwaysinwhichthisconditionmightbecorrected,althoughImustadmitthatmy'