_ CIO Demands Defeat
_,Of Norton Amendments. 7
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en to the ‘agnondned ta to the Naifotial
_ Labor Relations Act.approved by the
" House. Labo: lommittee, =b
ate, -and embcdied in the bill intro-
duced by Representative Mary T.
Norton. °" .
‘Ao president of the Congress of
« Induatrial Organization. and: chair-
man of. Labor's Non- Partisan .
League, fam authorized to an- -
nounce, the unqualified opposition |
‘of these organizations to these and
all other amendments designed to
emasculate the ‘Wagner Act, defeat
its basic purposes, and to. turn it
- into an instrument’ for the oppres-
sion of labor.
Hit. Craft Unit Proposal
“The craft amendment, in particu-
~lar;-constitutes a -declaration-of- ware
on the industrial unions of the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations and
- will be. Vigorously : fought as a threat
to the very existence o£ our- organi
zations.
“Under this proposed amendment .
every established industrial union
would be in constant danger of di-
vision. and destruction. through the.
slicing off of craft splinter groups,
even in the fact of existing indua- .
trial union: contracts.
“We have had repeated occasion to
protest against the administrative
policies of the National Labor Rela-
tions Board, under which the desire-. ...
of the great majority of workers in a
plant for an industrial form of or-
ganization has been frequently dis-
regarded by the Board, and eraft di-
visions have been encouraged to the
detriment of. industrial unions which
- have been chosen 'by the workers~by~
overwhelming majority votes,
‘ Compelled to Split
“But under this amendment, no _
diseretion even would be left to the ~
Board, and it would be compelled to
split up: inustrial unions, wherever a
handful of craftsmen could be per-
Local Moulders
Hold Dinner:
Congratulations are in order for
the Foundry: Committe, H. Aussiker,
John’ Polak and Louis Scott, for the
_ Splendid ' program .of entertainment
“and .the delicious dinner that was
' held Saturday, April 6th, at’ Union
Heaquarters. Approximately 140
attended.
de“juxe “chicken” dinner * (home —
style) was served by the Ladies’ Aux-
iliary, of Local 301, which would
soothe the pallet of any critic of the
culinary art.
And for your information, don’ t
let anyone tell you that the moulders
can't sing, and it wasn't “Sweet Ade-~
line.”
Tap and acrobatic dancing was pro-
vided by Belle Baxter's students,
The magician had the boys button-
ing their coats after. the Shirt act,
proving the hand*is quicker than the
eye.
With moving’ pictures as a fill-in,
and short talks made by Assistant
-- Superintendent W.-- Waltz, General
Foreman O. W. Hyatt, Bldg. 57; Ase.
sistant Foreman W. Tromper, Gen-
eral Foreman E. Heinen, Building 95;
and... Jandreaii, Business Agent of
_ Local 301, the evening came to a’
pleasant close at about 11 o’tlock.
Congratulations are extended to
the supervision of the Foundry for
coopevating in the manner in which
they’ did-in maki this event sucha
great success,
NAM Mouthpiece
Boasts of Ties to
‘AFL Leaders
OMAITA, “Neb, Apr. 6.—Senator
Edward Burke of Nebraska,, Tory
Democrat who sponsored the Nat'l:
Ass’n of Manufacturers s proposed _|
“aliendients to the Wag Act at.
the last session of Congress, is seek=
ing labor support in his campaign for
re-election on the grounds that he
-worked—closely—with-APL—leadors=-in—
attempting to amend the Act,
suaded to disrupt the industrial unity Reports from
desired by most of the workers.
“No existing inustrial union, no
matter how long established’ as the.
workers’ representative, would be
safe from this form of invasion,
leading to serious disturbances of
existing peaceful-labor-relations-in-———— #9 {heongh_77. Mo. think so—-Logs---fe
many industries.
“The other irendinenn are also
objectionable to the Congress of In-
dustrial Organizations. They are de-
signed to pack the -Labor Board, so
that it may beeome an instrument of
partisan or anti-labor policy, and they
are further. designed to weaken the
Wagner Actin its enforeement of
labor's collective bargaining rights.
‘Unholy Intrigue’
“The Norton Bill is the fruit of
an unholy intrigue between anti-
labor manufacturers and AFL craft
leaders blinded by partisan venom.
vom ES ja a daslardly~attempt-by-APL-
leaders and their anti-labor allics
_to- put a competing labor organiza-
— ness—through-Con
ment.
“Progressive labor an. its friends
will hold strictly to ‘Account all-mem.
bers of Congress who betray the pub-
lic-interest they are supposed to. rep-
resent by supporting this partisan
intrigue ugainst the form of labor
organization desired by millions of
American industrial workers.”
_—
"Congratulations to.
Ft. Wayne Brothers.
and Sisters
Another Labor Board election vi
tory for the UER and MWA at the
Ft. Wayne G. i. plant.
“This plant will make the total of
18 coming under the G. E, contract,
Tho. U. Eswept. the-eleetion by a
more than 3 to 1 vielory, piling up
$088 weley to O02 veting me union.
Building 37
By F. SCHOEFFLER
Did you. ever notice him—the guy
with the sack on his back from 13-F
“Hap” Hieks, our dues collector,
who has-all'of us up to date with our
dues, slipped himself, so he tells me.
He forgot to pay his own fora month
or su. Collections begin at nate,
John, ‘
“I's a boy,” after months of hir-
ing of female help only. Bob O’Leary
took over a job in our chemical room.
wood. luck, Bob. ve
Do we need a cafeteria in 387, and
would you patronize jt? Let’s hear
: your opinion at the next meeting,
Don't forget to-also bring your
troubles along and air them at the
‘Mmecting—noite too “Small; none too
big.
Many new faces in 87 Watch them
chrighten:—up--wheii_they—pin “their
union buttons on.
For some reason George Fropferd
and our ege ‘man, Howard Anthony,
can hardly wait until the next meet-
ing,
‘Some of our shopmates journeyed
to the Easter Parade at. New York;
or should I say, gone with the wind
parade?
If by chance any member is not
receiving the U. . News, ba. your
dues collector.
Win. Gowan is signing them up.
Harold Burnett and Bill Panczer
are digging out their trout fishing
equipment, I hope, boys, yor have
not put your tip-ups away.
Ralph Pannone,. our good. union
brother, has ‘begun to shovel the snow
way from his garage door, Sure
sign of spring,
The ‘Vm right you're wrong” one-
man outfit in the rear of. the -first
floor can tell you what's wrong, but
doesn’t even know how to help con-
ditions along. A Lebo
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nion Carries Fight To U. S. Capitol
Ford Charged With
Brutality—Planning |
Murder, Violence
The intermediary report of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board through
its examiner R..W. Denham, on con-
ditions of the Ford Motor Plant at
Dallas; Texts, accused the Ford Mo-
tor Company of fostering brutality
without limit, even to planning the -
murder of itg employees to prevent
unionization, Fr
“No case within the history of the
board is known, to the undersigned,”
Mr. Denham asserted,. “in which an
cemployer has deliberately planned ‘
_and earried into execution a program.
- of brutal beating, whipping and other
manifestations of physical violence
comparable to that shown by,the un-
contradicted and wholly credible evi-
* dence on which the findings are based.
“Blackjack, loaded hose, cat-o-nine
tails made of rubber stripping and
electric light wire were among the
weapons used by the Ford Motor Co.
strong arm squad.
“There was no limit of brutality to
which this squad and those who were
directing it were unwilling to go_ if
necessary, for at one stage even mur *
der was"planned,”
Are we ‘reading a history of the
Dark Ages—Concentration, Camps.in,
K urope—or sarmetinig in these, Unit.”
_ Od. Statist oo.
The above stots 3 was taken from
the ~ front page of the New York
Times of Saturday, April 20th.
Did the Union Star or Schenectady
Gazette carry this story?
mittee Meets With |
Management
The Union Committee held meet-
‘ings with the Management on con-
tract proposals in New York on Arpril
15, 16, and 17, Monday, a meeting
was held with Mr. Burrows, vice-pres-
ident; Mr, Currie, assistant to the
vice-president}~and--Miai--Pheif; "pars
sonnel manager,
Tuesday, the Union Committee met
with the Manufacturing Committee,
composed of all the plant managers.
‘Wednesday, the Committee again
_met with the company’s negotiations _
committee. :
The Union's proposals were as fol-
lows:
1, Liberalization of pension.
2. Two weeks’ vacation for five-
year employees,
3. 10 per cont bonus for night shift -
workers,
4. List of all employeés hired.
5. Job evaluation—value to be set
‘on basis of skill as related to other
similar job, regardless of sex or age
of operator.
¢ Voluntary dues deductions.
“Other matters pertaining to the
nla ‘procedure and company policy.
Upon request of the Company, it
Was dgiced tliat answers ‘upon the
above matters would be given at a
mocting-scheduled for-May 20th. The
ddasons advanced by tho Company
ry this delay was that the matters
nvolved a cost running into hundreds
thousands of dollars ‘annually and
had to go- through certain machinery
i for consideration, .
In view of this, the Union ' request.
ed that in the matter of pensions, niy
adjustments should be retroactive to
May ist, 1940,
TURNGULL GOES TO WASHINGTON TO
PROTECT WAGNER ACT AMENDMENTS
Brother William Turnbull, ex-president of. Local 301, repre-
sented the Schenectady: General Electric eniployees in their pro-
test against amending the Wagner Act.
“Brother Turnbull with other representatives. of organized
labor from New York State, spent the entire day of April 25th
on Capitol Hill‘in ‘Washington interviewing Congressmen and ad-
vising them what the amendments would mean to the General
Electric workers in Schenectady, l
Turnbull said i in part: “We in Schenectady, since the coming
of Industrial Unionism have known. what harmony and peace in
“Industry really means. Wé have'set an exaiiple to” American In-~
dustry for sensible, propressive union-employer relationship. 'The
employees in the Schenectady Plant have not-been divided into
many small crafts, each pulling their separate ways, thereby caus-
ing much friction and: disharmony—further causing many un-
. warranted strikes and misunderstandings between the employees
and the Management. ‘Our form of Unionism, protected by the.
Wagner Act, has proved its stabilizing influence in American
Industry. Why should we disrupt this stability? Who will profit
through this disruption? Surely the American people, together .
with Industry, .will.suffer_ greatly. by-dividing: Industrial-Unions:
into small crafts.”
Incidentally, Brother Turnbull reported that Congressman
” diately with the NLRB,
CIO AUTO UNION
SWEEPS GM POLL
Leaders Hail Results:
_ Three Run-ofis Slated
By EDWARD LEVINSON
DETROIT,: April 18—The United -
Automobile. Workers, CIO, this week
erushed the AFL in the largest labor
board election in history, held among
136,000 workers in 59 plants ae Gen-
‘eral Motors.
The ClO"won 49 plants, including
“all of the lage key plants of the cor.
poration. The AKL won ‘five small
plants employing 6,000 workers, as
~ against the 160,000°employed in plants
won by the CIO. Two of the plants
which voted AFL, those in Norwood,
Ohio, had decided prior to the elec-
tion to hold switch to the unién which
enaree strongest from the NLRB
po
Following cab ustlenn of returns R,
J. Thomas, president and Walter P,
Reuther, director of the GM depart-..’
ment of the: ClO-UAW,. announced
that petitions for elections in addi-
tional GM plants will be filled imme.
__-Mrank_Crowther_had_said_he. Was vetiring-aftey_this-term,——-----
_ _ Brother Turnbull reminded Mr, Crowther that if he made
Schenectady his place of residence, and the Waguer Act Amend-
ments brought strike and chaos to Schenectady workers,. this
certainly would not be a monument to Mr. Crowther’s credit as a
result. of his last actionin Congress as a representative of the
Schenectady people.
_No_ Racrata Over.
$7,900,000 Back
Pay Award
JERSEY CITY (PP).—Undaunted
by the necessity of paying $7,500,000
to 5,000"Little Steel strikers, Pres.
Tom Girdler of Republic Steel Corp.
told the annual stockholders’ meeting
that he considered the money well
spent. *
“The amount paid will, in the opin...
ion of the management, have been
more than compensated for: by the
high ‘degree of: efficiency of opera-—
tions which has prevailed under the
employe relationships: which the com.
pany has enjoyed during the last sev-
eral years,” he said, He conceded that
Republic would comply with the re-
eent U. §. supreme court ruling which
he said demonstrated the need for
changing the Wagner act.
But the steel executive did not es-
cape heckling, When asked by Miss
Anna -B. McConnell, a stockholder,
whether Republie-had-changed its at.
titude toward labor, Girdler said:
“We have never been against organ-
ized labor.”
“Dve heard differently,’ Miss Mc.
Connell retorted,
_“‘Rverybody is. entitled. to his own -
opinion,” Girdler shot back. “Tho cor-
poration has always been friendly to
organized labor. In fact, some of my ,
best friends are in organized labor.
Everything is known about me. How
__about you? Are you a member of the
cro?”
~“T am, but nol of the Stecl Work.
evs Organizing Committee,’ said
Miss MeConnell, a
Girdler was. heekled by another
_.. stoekholder_when-he.reported-tha the
company was proceeding with its
$7,500,000 suit against the SWOC for
alleged anti-trust law violations dur-
ing the Little Stee! strike.
“What benetit would the company
derive from such a suit?” asked the
stockholder,
“T ean’t undertake to tell you new
Girdler replied. “If you stay after
the meeting you can speak to coun-
sel.” .
No mention of the Memorial Day
massacre was made and Girdler as
well as the 15 other corporation di-
rectors was reelected.
. Another bad headache for Republic.
steel officials, which Girdler declined
to discuss, was a stockholder's suit to
compel Girdler and 15 other officials
to refiind to the corporation $12,-
850,000, representing losses from the
company s fight against ‘the SWOC i in
a
The suit was filed in New York on
April 9, one day after the U. S. su-
preme court upheld the NLRB. back
pay order, by Miss Minnie Friedman,
a garment worker who has held. 10
shares of Republic stock since 1980.
Her attorney is Arthur Newman.
Liabilities for which the suit-seeks -
to hold company officials responsible
include $200,000 spent for hiring
spies and strikebreakers,” $800,000
for the purchase of “large quantities
of munitions” and $7,500,000 for the
back pay to the 5,000 strikers ordered
reinstated,
Other needless expenses ited in
‘the suit ave $100, 000 for advertising
the company’s open shop labor poli-
cies, $2,500,000 for loss of business
during the strike, $2,000,000 as Habili-
tios for damages and personal in-
juvies lo strikers and their property,
and $250,000 tor legal feos in the
court proceedings,
Thomas added: “The result of the
election is an endorsement by the
overwhelming majority ‘of 136,000 GM”
workers of the policies of the CIO
nationally and in the automobile .in-
dustry. William Green made CIO poli-
cies the issue, and we gladly met his
organization on that ground, To date
in the last- year, 286,000 workers have
voted in the auto industry, Plants
employing 220,000 had voted CLO by
ity._of better than._.____.
er cent. :
“The vote is a decisive and demo-
cratic expression of preference for
the policies of the CIO in the major
industry of the Nation.
“Once again, I want to cite the
important contribution to peaceful
labor relations made through the
machinery of the Wagner Act. The
overwhelming number of eligible vot-
ers who took advantage of their right
to vote should be a salient indication
to politicians bent on destroying that
Act’ that the masses of workers are
solidly behind the Act.”
Walter P. Reuther declared: “This
ends the AFL in the auto industry.
-It” cleats “the path tor constructive
labor relations between one union, the
VAW-GCIO, and General Motors Cor.
poration,
“Two of the plants cay died by the
AFL—those in Norwood—voted be-
fore the election to affiliate after the
poll, with the Union which emerged
strongest. I don't think that the APL
will hold the Kansas City and Meri-
den plants either, in the face of the
great vote by the majority of GM
workers for the CIO.”
(Continued on Page 4)
Lewis Hails G-M Victory
WASHINGTON, April 20, — CIO
President John L. Lewis hailed the
election. victory at Genoral Motors.as...
“x triumph for industrial unionism”,
His statemont-in. fully ee
“The General Motors election is’,
a triumph for industrial unionism.
The results are entirely satisfac-
tory, They definitely establish the
ClO as the recognized” bargaining’
agency in the industry. The miscel-
lancous plants will all in due time
join the majority plants under the
IO,”
: ‘ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS éi's.e,®
+: Published by: ” -. ;
_ UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADI’ & MACHINE ‘WORKERS
oe e _ OF AMERICA LOCAL™ gor
“301: ‘Liberty i. Schenectady, ‘N.Y. ”
SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
EDITING. BOARD
Seymour. Schreiter
Sidney Webb, Secrefary
MAY 3rd, 1940
‘WilMam . Turnbull
Thomas Caulfield
‘Benfomin Geersen - : Michael Tedisco
> Fred Schooffler Fred Matern, Chairmen
. > . Editor — Li Jandreau
A THOUGHT FOR THE ‘NON. MEMBER:
‘The, leadership of "Local 301 has constantly advised ihe mem-
bers: not to'use force in getting the employees to sign up, even atter
using” all the diplomacy humanely possible in order to convince a
‘non-member he is not playing tair to himeelt his family, 0 or his
tellow-workers.
: We still teel that members forced into joining do not give the
type of strength that the Union is seeking: =f
Phe Union. was buuded on the basis ol" voluntary action by the
_ members, and controlled and operated. according to the desires, of
the majority.of its members. We moulded it to be a symbol of’ real
democracy, and as a result the Union has been able to be-an eftec-
tive instrument for its members and the General ilectric employees,
- ‘the record is one of many achievements, and profitable EuETchoss
for the employees as a whole. -
We have established excellent’ relationship with the Company,
“and have:become an important factor in the Electrical Industry.
This hasbeen made possible because.the majority_wanted_it_that..~
way and voluntarily put their hand-in. their pockets each month
and paid a dollar to tinance this program. Yes, they will tell you,
every one of them, that they benefitted a hundred times in every
THE UPPER CRUST
“Don’t degue with me — the chief says it’ 's a gutter sheet.”
Pe Cartoon by Redfield) ss
CE a ae
TOOL ROOM NIGHT
«wéighing six pounds and was prompt-
‘ing of Brothers Phillips, Clégg, Sell-
!...Ma. and. Mrs, Henry J. Mathieson of
“tive secretary of the “Qnondagan,”
‘Here and, There moe, YOUR DOLLAR |
Tn Bldg: 12 Pe —— ;
_s There are no government standards _
4 a : “Gt ‘quality tor chicken soup. So su”
- members ‘of Consumers: Union's statt
As‘we go to press we'find the fol-” » a stoq chicken soup tor weeks, .check-
lowing’ members of Building 12 (Lo- ing ane’ oavot “against. another, wo
cal 301) on'the: sick list: determine which soups were most apu
Claude Collins to.be enjoyed, The identity of samp-
fers was not revealed, and.cach pers
Agnes: Ivinski son gave his opinion independently.
Theresa Iillinger Best liked was Crosse & Blackwell”
Blanche LeBlanc’ Chaicken-Noodle Soup, A close. sec-
Sylvia-Fuller,— ond_was_ Campbell's. condensed. chi
We hope by the time you get-this en soup, which costs about half as
news, the above will all be back to much per serving. Down towards the
work again,. Hurry, we miss you all! ‘bettom of the ‘list were Hormel and
Mr. and Mrs. &. Linderman have Coulege' Inn, Flavor ratings of the 14
announced the birth of ason on April brands tested appear in« the April
luth at the Bellevue. _ Maternity Hos- 4 PEROT EE: ;
pital. The baby arrived in town Floor Coverings
ly ‘named “Idward-Jr.” The very When you ask for cheap linoleum,
proud daddy works on the C.F. Line,
tanks, ~ ° shown felt base door covering =~ a
Local 301 extclida sympathy to our Product of different composition and
Brother Rene J. Lambert of C.F, 14¢king. linoleum’s Wearing quality,
Assembly, ‘whose father; Péter Lam- Feltbase is a paper “felt”? made from
bert, passed away on Tuesday, April asphult-saturated rags, and finished =
16th, aitex, a briéf illness“at his home-~°tt—-withvarious surfaces, while. lin
in lens Falls, A committee of Local oleum is a mixture of cork, linsee
3U1 members from Bldg. 12 consist: , oil, wood flour. and pigment, with a
burlap back.
ers, Mastriani, Page, Sachette, Lis- There are three main types of lin-
Stocki. and Karney,. attended: oleum—plain, inlaid, and printed,
€vuneral. Brialoway'in St.\Alphon- Ving value per dollar in’the order -
sus=*Cemetery Glens Falls, A doral named. If'you’re furnishing your own
piece was “sent from Bidg. .12,-"to- home, a plain. or: inlaid linoleum © is
gether with niessaies. of condolence, P¢st-buy. If you're furnishing an
. . apartment where you will stay only a
Miss Mary Mathieson, daughter of year ox. “two, the :cheaper felt base
eda ; z coveri
Morningside Avenue, is one of the ‘flog cect yall a8
fourteen women pledged to Eta. Pi
nearly every, type and thickness of
Upsilon, senior women’s «honoraiy.*’ M aye
linoleum and felt base floor covering
society at Syracuse University, Miss to find’ out which. offered best value.
Mathieson was chosen as one -of the-. .
‘outstanding: women in the Junior \ ~ Linoleum Labor
class, and was recently named execu-... acreasrescci oa
your -eolnp ke most. of tl
student yearbook. She’ is a ‘member ° linoleum sold in this country. ‘Their
of Hendricks Chapel Board and Chi : Yelutions with organized labor are as
_ Omega oSrority.’ : The follows: Paraffine compas Inc. has
above news iwi ysignificant —Signed-contracts-wit
‘way by tieir $1200 anniial investment. They vill also tell you that
we have a big job t odo in the Industry, getting the chiselers organ- °
ized and paying decent wa Ages, because while the Companies in the
Electrical Industry, who are ‘competitive with the General Electric,
pay low wages, ouz jobs ave always insecure because of lost orders,
it isunfair to the Company as Well as a blockade to higher wages
for us,
The Union mente has this in mind when he thinks of Force,
after he-has talked a tin e@ not helped
in-any-way-to-share the tos i sue Thy prograni.
i He knows that with your help, more organizers could be placed
in the field."He knows that with your help, our negotiations com-_
mittee Gould do a better job.
The Union member also knows that:
(1) You did not refuse the increases in 1937 ... .
(2) You did not refuse your vacations with pay in ae when
many companies took them away ...
(8) You did not request the company to give you a cut.in-
wages during 1988, when office pdople and supervisors
veceived pay cuts . ..
(4). You do not hesitate to accept the good sonst conditions
that the contract afforded . . .
(5) You do not hesitate to enioy the Union policy of equaliza-
tion o fhours and division of work . . .
(6) “You donot reftise the protection of seniority rights. :
And they could go on and on describing the benefits you are
accepting for nothing. They call it “viding on theix backs”.
These are the reasons that make some think that Force is
“needed'to drive you to do the right and honest thing.
Why not think these things over and join our Union with a free
will, thereby keeping our Union free trom any unnecessary forceful
‘actions, which lead to a loss of true democracy.
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‘NEW YORK, Apr. 20—Wadge in-
ereases totaling $1,600,000 were won
for 14,500 workers between August 1
and Mareh 15, James Matles, director
of organization for the CIO United
Electrical Radio and Machine Work-
ers revealed today.
Other indications of the union’s
‘vapid progress:
In the quarter ending January 81,
the union signed 87 agreements, 14 of
them new, which covered close to
9,000 workers,
During the same period the union ,
participated in eight Labor Board
elections, covering 9,180 workers, and
_ Won each poll.
‘Initiation fees during - the. three-
month period totaled 21,735, running
as high as 8,756 in the month of No-
vember, . ot
Don't be too’ easy on your commit-
teemen, Ask them questions and see
if they know the answers. Tell them
your troubles and let. them-help you
solve them. Then come up to meet-
ings and tell them what you think of
‘am,
Brother “Eddie” Weiss, manager :
of our baseball team, i is looking about”
for dates, He promises that his union
men will give a good exhibition “at °
any time. If you want to see some
veal ball playing, just follow Eddie's
team around this summer,
We are very elad to welcoine D.
Carlin, Committeeman on the third
shift, Toll _him your troubles, boys}
he knows the answers.
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“8rd. Notices to this ekect are now
Pleasing personality, and possesses
ing young Anna of Hinkel’s depart.
when we remember that Miss Mathie. _ Wions, after a poll in 1987 showed
son was confined to a hospital due to ‘that more than half the employees
an accident-for a long period, during “Wanted: to be organized, Sloane-Bla-
the school term, yet she comes thru bon Corp has a union shop’ agreement
with dying colors). No wonder her 9% several years, standing with the
dad, who is boss of C, n Line, is "United Rubber Workers (CIO). This
proud. year’s contract provides « wage raise
Ms, and Mrs. I Anibal. ‘e host and paid vacations. Armstrong Cork
Set al were hosts Co. and Congoleum-Nairn Inc. are
at a dinner given recently in honor “bitterly anti-union,” s says the URW,
of the christening of, their grandson, . __Bhawe Rates.
What makes phone bills so high?
Where does the money go? A Federal
Communications Commission investi-
gation’ showed that the average $64
christened on Sunday, April 14th, at
St. Columba’s Church by Rev, George
McKeon, The parents of the baby are
Mr. and Mrs. K.P. Anibal of Stanley ~ yearly bill covered the following:
Street, - ° current maintenance, $11.79; depreci-
Refrigerator Social and Business a@tion, $11.35; traffic costs, $9. 33;
‘Night, originally set for April 20th, commercial expenses, $5.32; general ”
has been postponed’ to Friday, “May __ _expenses, $18.63; net earnings, $12.60
The $12.60 ‘net earnings may sound;
posted on all Refrigerator Depart- big—almost a fifth of the bill. But
ment bulletin boards. other items conceal additional profits
By patronizing the merchants who and Svorchenyes, oe ie costs
advertise in these columns, you help are often charged at rates that re-
inne: turn much ‘more than the company
to make your paper possible. Trade ' originally paid. Telephone supplies—
with these merchants and tell them for which you pay—are bought at ex-
you saw their ad in your union paper, « orbitant prices, and you also pay for
We vegret that in the last edition engineering mistakes, ol'y example,
-of our. paper fail Bell engineers recognized almost at
‘hieehday’ aiaatins — ea i ine ‘onee that the hand set introduced in
1927 was an inferior instrument, due
lady on the spray line who celebrated - to poor mouthpiece design. Yet it was
~ her birthday on “April 15th, and we manufactured for seven years,. and
take this opportunity to wish her be. ~ yielded-a-retumn- over: -and-above-its-—is-married-and-has one child
lated birthday greetings. She doesn’t ost
want her name mentioned, so we will b faut Saya ‘baat ace a ee
ee Se itt ih ; or costs—have been ‘reuced, but in
Just say she is pretty with a very some cases only by installing expen-
sive equipment. The added capital
that rare charm of making all who used to install “this equipment costs
come within. her presence fevl at as much for interest payments as is
home. You are right—it is our charm- aived on the salaries of discharged
men, ‘ Advertising expenditures are 30c a
phone per year, And. how that 30¢
does. work for the company! Adver-
tising silences newspaper’ criticism, ..-
or buys editorial support, when the
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in decreased rates, What the invasti-
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; in a series of articles now ranning in
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‘Carey Wins Award
_ For Aid’ to Youth ©
CHICAGO, Apr. 20.—The annual
Parents’ Magazine award tothe per-
son who has’ done most to advance
the interests of American young, peo-
ple has been awarded to Seerétaty
James B." Carey of the CIO.
Carey, 28-year-old head of the
United Electrical, Radio & Machine
‘ke: amed_.b fn.
noe youth leaders, and was. pre-
sented witli the citation by Mrs. Elea-
nor Roosevelt at a'mass meeting here:
held under the auspices of the Chi-
cago Youth: Congress. ;
In making the award, which is giv-:
en to persons under 30, years of age,
Mrs, Roosevelt said: ;
‘Leadership’ «= | |
. “The Parerits’ Magazine 1940 Youth
Service Award, consisting of a gold
service award and. a $100 check, is
awarded to James.B, Carey, 28 years
old, President: of the United Blectri-
eal, Radio and Machine Workers of
America,—an-organization--of--178,000--—f-
members, for his outstanding contyi-
bution to the improvement of the
working conditions of young people, ‘
and. the leadership he has provided in
bringing together all types of young ©
people. ‘to. work for their common
welfare.
Carey on the unanimous vote of the
Award, Committee, but ‘his selection
_ has also been approved by the:Right
“ Rev, _Msgr. John A, Ryan, D.D., Di-
rector of the Departrient~ofSocial--
Action, National ‘Catholic Welfare
Conference, a number of labor lead- —
ers, and the labor relations directors
of» several of America’s iigtionally
‘Tribute to Honesty’
__ My own personal contact with Mr.
vera period” of the pust few
years makes me particularly glad'to
pportunity of paying trib-.
~ ute tact and honesty and desire
to promote the welfare of industry as
well as of the workers,
“This is the basis of successful col-
lective bargaining, and I believe that
collective bargaining between men —
an dwomen of good -will and honesty
cis-the -basis-of-understanding-and-co-—
operation at home and very possibly
the basis for future ability to estab-
lish peace between the nations of the
world. For this reason, every individ-
ual who successfully promotes good
_ understanding and reasonable solu-
tions between groups with varie in-
. terests. is rendering .a service to so-
ciety as..well as to his organization
and to youth, and so I gladly give:
this award to James Carey with my’
good wishes.
“May you be successful in your. ef-
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