Show HOME nOME SWEET HOME tI r d t. t ii fj L nf rf S a af Jf i i iy a fi i f q f i 1 i. i 1 f lih t 1 t a t i 5 1 t tnt l Kf f j. j Jd I I 1 L 4 1 i 1 A rf t l ii Mt f l I 1 f. f f CHAOS IN CONSTRUCTION One of the greatest problems facing us us today Is ade adequate adequate adequate ade- ade quate housing for American families within their financial financial finan finan- cial ability bili r to rent ent or buy There has been been utter confusion as to where the housing housing hous hous- ing responsibility lies Some say Let Uncle Sam do it with public projects But overburdened taxpayers Including including including in In- those in need of housing see the dangers dangers' of this approach Some earnest citizens blame zoning laws others the building codes These points are debatable The basic answer may be found in a single word money The National National Association Association of Manufacturers has become become be be- come concerned with the accelerating building costs and hay has a study entitled Chaos in the Construction Industry The opening paragraph sums up the story Labor conditions in the 90 billion construction industry have reached proportions which demand the urgent attention highly of both l hIJ inflationary the ti private te contract and n a public tU settlements sectors c f excessive Aggravated X ie work o by k stoppages and stifling work practices the labor problems in this industry present a dramatic threat to the national economy as well as to the industry in general While the private non-farm non economy experienced a 29 per cent annual increase In productivity from 1959 to 1966 the construction industry experienced a 3 per percent percent percent cent annual decrease in productivity for the same period The median wage increases in construction have nave have gone up three times that of of other industries Isn't it about time that labor leaders consider their responsibility to the public in in this issue |