b'companyhasbeenonlypartiallysuccessfulinoureffortsto correcttheproblemtodate.Wehaveestablishedaprofit sharingplanformanagementandofficepersonnel.Thishas resultedinsomeimprovement,butisnotreallytheanswer. Eventhoughthisresultsintax-freemoneyfortheseemployees,it isnotavailabletothemnowand,therefore,is generallyregardedaslessdesirablethananimmediatewage increase. ,rAnothermethodwouldbeastockpurchase,orbonus plan.Wehavenottriedthisparticularavenue,butinthe instanceswhereIknowit hasbeentried,it hasusuallyresultedinthesamecomplaintsastheprofitsharingplan. 11 Reducingbluecollarincreaseswouldhelpadjustthis imbalance,butweall knowthatthiswouldbedifficultto accomplishwiththelaborlawswrittenthewaytheyare. TheKansasCitycontractorscanunderstandthefutilityin thisapproach. nThemostobvioussolutionwouldbetoincreaseour profitmarginswhenbiddingajob,butthisisalmostas difficulttoaccomplishasreducingbluecollarincreases. Inourarea,mostofourcompetitioncomesfromnon-unioncontractors.Theirwagescaleismuchlowertobeginwithand thisalonemakesit impossibletoincreaseourprices. 11 1believethatthisisapointthateachofusshould seriouslyconsidersothatwewillavoidproblemsinthenear future.Afterall,Ithinkeachofusreallywantstobe fair withall ofouremployeesand,inmyopinion,thisis notwhatishappeningatthepresenttime. 11If yourcompanyhassuccessfullymetthisproblem,let usknowhow.WriteourAssociation\'soffice. 11 RayJohnson" PLASTIC-TYPEMATERIALPACKAGING InourMay-June,1970,issue,wereprintedaresolutionadoptedby theFloridaRoofing,SheetMetalandAirConditioningContractorsAssociationurgingdomesticroofinf,materialmanufacturerstodevelopimproved methodsofpackagingasphaltandpitchintheinterestofsafety,pollutioncontrolandeliminationofwastedisposalproblems.Spearheadedby theFloridaassociation,thecampaignformaterialpackagingimprovements isgainingsteam.AttheNationalRoofingContractorsAssociation\'srecentconvention,thefollowingresolutionwasadoptedbythepaidexecutivesofNRCA\'saffiliateorganizations:'