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The 190 Yr. FIGHT For AMERICAN TRADE UNIGNISM-
eee ARTICLE 3 : _— =
The Civil War saw the rise of-big industry in-the North. The
_ Southern slaveowners were licked and the control of the govern-
ment in Washington passed out of their hands. The country was
united once more and a program of industrial development could -
now go on. And, of course, with industrial expansion came an in-
crease in the workers’ problems and the workers’ demands.
National Unions Organized
The need for greater unity led the workers to combine into
national organizations for the first time. _We therefore, see the
ELECTRICAL UNION _
“Bll that harms labor is treason to America. No line can be dr
tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If an
other.” — ABRQHAM LINCOLN.
ELECTRICAL
THE VOICE OF THE UNITED ELECTRICAL. RADIO &
MACHINE WORKERS OF AMEPICA-—Local -301-. CIO
he fears labor.he_ is_a fool. These is.no.America wi 7 oh_th
National Division of Locomotive Engine 1868; the Pla '
National: U. National Unioi-ot7 sin “1s i
Coach Makers’ International Union, The Tailors’ National Union,
ete., in 1865; and a number of other such national craft organiza-
tions coming to light. Industry was now organized nationally so
the workers soon fouhd they had to do likewise. They even went so
- far as to organize their unions into a national federation, The Na-
tional Labor Union which lasted from 1866 to 1872.
Serious Weakness .
The most important weakness: of the workers immediately
following the Civil War was their misunderstanding of the power
of industry. They adopted the rather peculiar ‘idea that their or-
ganizations should cooperate with industry in working out common
benefits and that maybe they could stop the advance of labor saving:
devices and the increase in unskilled and semi-skilled workers. Just
Labor Fights Back ;
The depression of 1878 taught the workers plenty. Their unions
had folded up as usual in a depression and a period of wage-cutting
and starvation set in. The workers started to get tough. The Irish
miners of Pennsylvania formed themselves into the famous “Molly,
Maguires” to fight the coal thugs. The railroad workers struck in.
1877 against a 80% wage-cut. And for first time Federal troops
were called out to break the strike. Textile workers struck in Fall
River, Mass. and won a temporary victory. The first bloody labor
struggles were raging. But the workers were not yet strong enough ;
they took some good shellackings. They began to look for some
practical militant labor organization. that could meet the power of
Big Industry which with guns, spies and_-propaganda was massed
against them. we A
The fourth article will appear in the next issue,
_. Production. Councils Get Under W.
The system of labor-management cooperation [or the purpose
of effecting wreater production for the war effort is now in-detual
operation... A central production council for the entire plant has
been set up composed of three members from management and
three from the union. For the management are Messrs. Howell,
Burnison and Tang; for the Union, Brothers Jandreau, Wallingford
and Hodges.
Committees have also been formed in every department and
regular meetings are already taking place with what appears to be
a good deal of success: The committees include three members from
the company and three from among the workers including the
Executive Board member. The setup is as follows:
For the For the . For the
Company Union~ ~~ Company”
Section “A”—Punch Press .
F, B. Law D. Belott
M. U. Thiebaud S, Ordon
A. Dugin R, McKee
For the
“Union —
8 See. “‘H”—Wire & Cable
ii RB. Reiss li. Creasy
W. A. Whitney E. LeMoine
‘J. H. Brown P. Keating
Tool and Die See. “I’—~Induction Motor
FB. Law | M. Tedisco - J. H. Hollyer R. Michael
A. Schuneman. A. Connolly E.L. Wilson. W. Graham
P, Liuggreen TT, Rakoske P.C. Ashley « J. Brauneisen
Section “B’—Aeronautics Section “J”-—Transmitter
J. S. Macdonald F. Karg T. A. Edwards |W. Muddie
H.W. Miller. LL. Parker . - F.damieson W, Mastvriani
J.P. MePartlon M.Wyzomerski =I. Martin A. Ripton
Section “C’-—Motor Generator
Campbell Avenue
A. HL, Garling A. Christison T. A. Edwards J. Baugh
H. J. Service W. Cook
I, Jamieson W, Heffner
G. Zimmerman K. Boyce
H. Jamieson =‘ G..Potter
Section “D’—Welded Products Sec, “K”—Industrial Heating
F.H. Miller: A. Peterson R.Aughenbaugh J. W. Gage
’ J. I. Waugh A. Houck Vv. C. Jensen R.L. Whitmyre
J. W, Pierson -F, Lansing KX, Palmatier . W. A. Levey
Screw Machine Sec, “P”—Searchlight-Ordnance
F. H. Miller A.Cunningham FJ. Boucher J. Mele
JW, Pierson BR, R, Koenig C.W. Fuller. EF. Emspak . .
J, J. Farrell G. Foy T. E. Kenney — J. Pfaffenbach
Section “E”—Turbine
- Peacetime
i Hydraulic Control
W. Pruessman W. Turnbull
d. Flickinger P. Vottis
H. Fradenbure._l.. Bellinger
Section “F?—Foundry
T. Trevithick IL, Aussicker
W. J. Miller TL. Schott
J. Weitergreen GC. Horstmyer °
Sec. “G?—Industrial Control
M..H. Blesh C. Campbell
W. Davignon GC. Herbeck
P, Guernsey H. Birch
W. Burrows, Jy. N. Dube
CG. W. Fuller A. Griffith
-M, Gunningham.J.-Rasmussen:-—:
* Vacuum Tube
C. A. Rystogi Miss IH. Rector
UR. Sumner F. Schoeffler
H. &. Thomson W, Barnes
Cabinet & Box Making
I. G. Tang R. Bostock
O. Collett J. Perretta
‘Lt. Harris .G. Righton
TON
“Mr. Grump can’t tall: now. He's having hysterics because he's
: dfraid his salary may bo $25,000.”
BALL TEAM TO ENTER STATE LEAGUE
The CIO Baseball Team, organized under the auspices of the -
Activities Committee of Local 301 of which Jack Mele is chairman, |
is slated to enter the State League. A meeting to decide the status
of the League and work out a schedule is being held this Thursday
at C1O Hall, _ _ cen _
: Buck Ewing, manager-coach, will pick the final team out of
about forty candidates this week. On the basis ofi the tryouts the
prospects for a successful team appear bright. The name of the
team, selected from those submitted by the membership over the
past week, will be announced in the next issue of the News:
Fink Proves Wartime Axis Agen
LOS ANGELES --- Scratch a fink and you'te apt to find a
Fascist. .
The FBI-did just that, and came up with not only a Fascist,
but an active Axis agent as well. :
The arrested man, charged with betraying his country, is Wil-
liam A, Schuler, who a year ago was betraying his union, Local 9,
of the American Communications Association.
Twelve months ago Press Wireless, Ine., got the bright idea
of “running away” from its ACA agreement in San Francisco by
moving to Los Angeles and hiring a non-union staff, To accomplish
its purpose the company, whiely handles hewspaper wireless thes-_
sages from the Far East, brought in a group of scabs from other
sections of. the country.
: Only Deserter
_. Only member of the San Francisco ACA local who accepted a,
job was William Schuler. Before going he tried unsuccessfully to
persuade his fellow union members to desert their organization for
the scab wages in Los Angeles.
_ As a result, Local 9 tried and expelled him for anti-union
activities, :
O
This week the -FBL-arrested-Schuler onvespionage act chargés
and revealed that Schuler recently. approached an un-named person
and offered to transmit messages for foreign agents by means of
the wireless facilities of the company. ‘
Arrangements’ were made whereby Schuler was introduced to
an FBI special agent posing as an enemy agent, and was given‘mes-
sages’ to transmit, one on April 11 and the other on April 12.
~ Bombs in Home
A search of the arrested man’s house revealed a cache of home-
made bombs.
_ Commented C. A. Jones, -head of the ACA local: “During all
this time the Dies Committee, which pretends to investigate un-
American activities, had dossiers on all the good union men in the
ACA. Why didn’t Dies has a dossier on Schuler?”
CAULFIELD LEAVES FOR SERVICE
Tom Caultield, member of the Executive Board from the
Power Station, has volunteered to" Fthe Officers” Naval “Reserve
School at Trumbull, Conn. ‘After four months of training, Brother
* Caulfield expects to get his engineer’s papers.
Bro, Caulfield has been with the G.E. in the Power Station
for the past twelve years and is responsible for the organization
into the union of that department, He has attained 100 per cent °
organization among his men and... 100 per cent dues payment.
Bro. Caulfield’s eleven years previous service at sea in the Merchant
Service is expected to stand him in good stead in his new work.
QO
-—— = ~-~etion is Urgent
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — MAY 22, 1942
Union Asks Fight
on Sales Tax
- Supports President’s Program:
Stooges Try to Sneak One Over
Congress is attempting to lower the’ exemptions on income tax
‘so that the poorest workers will have to give what they cannot pos-
sibly afford. Congress is trying to scrap President Roosevelt's de-
mands for taxes on corporations, on excess profits and on personal
incomes above $25,000. AND —-in place of the President’s demo-
cratic tax program, Congress wants to substitute-a national sales
tax. which will only increase prices and the cost of living and de-
‘feat the whole purpose of the anti-inflation program.
The Legislative Committee of the Union has issued a“Bulletin
calling for action on the sales tax proposal, Some. of the members
may ‘not have thought the matter important enough to givé it their
full consideration. But,—it. is almost a certainty that if labor does
_not do something about it, the sales tax is going to go through. The
corporations “are going to wet away witht their Lair share-of the-
cost of the war. President Roosevelt's whole anti-inflation program
will go down the drain, We must back up the President!! We must
stop this latest attack on our living standards by the stooges of the
Chamber of Commerce!! Send telegrams to Washington protesting
this unpatriotic move. ; .
Union Requests Vacation Money -
> a. 8 © .
Be Paid July 1st.
-—-- --~ Company’s Proposals Not-Satisfactory
A question hag arisen over the vacation pay of those workers
who are giving up their vacations this year in order to extend pro-
duction for the war. . : i
Since such workers ave entitled to be paid for the time sacri-
ficed, the company has expressed the desive to pay the workers for
the vacation right in the middle of the vacation period—that is, in
October. Complaints against this proposal have alveady been com-
ing from the workers n the plant, and the union has offered a
‘counter-proposal more in line with the wishes of the men, The
Union is asking that all vacation money be paid:as of July 1 to all
workers who are eligible-for vacations at that_time. All workers
whose year will be up ata later date will be paid accordingly,
3 Necessary Vacations To Be Negotiated
For those workers who have to have a vacation because of the
effects of long hours of hard work or because of previously sacrificed
vacations, the Union is trying to work out with the company ar-
_rangements to grant the necessary rest, The urgency of stepping up
production is, of course, recognized and it is hoped that wherever
‘possible production will be continuous.
DOUBLE UP - SAVE ON GAS .
In our efforts to cooperate with the rationing program, may
we suggest that more workers start doubling up on their trips to
and from the works. It has come to our attention that there are
still too many workers who are using their cars for their own use
j only, thus ‘using’ up sé-much’ extra gas. ‘Try woking’ ott reoular
arrangements whereby workers who live near each other can all
j pile into the same car. Let’s see hoi much of a gas saving we can
f effect. 7
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IT’S BETTER TO PRODUCE AS FREE MEN FOR THE MAN WITH THE LONG WHISKERS THAN IT
Joint C.1LO.-A.F.L. Meeting
to Spur Victory Program. .
For the first time since the inception of the C.LO. in the Capi- ~-
tol District a gigantic joint “War Victory Rally” will be held undex
the sponsorship of the American Federaton of Labor and: the.Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations. This rally, to be held at the Hrie
Theatve,."Tuesday,.:May.26tli, at_8:00 P.M., definitely proves that
organized labor is united forthe purpose of ¢6-oFdinating all-its--—-
efforts to win the battle of production of war materials that. will
destroy the hideous nightmare of Hitlerism once and for all.
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER IN OVERALLS
The American soldier in overalls has a-‘mighty historic job to
do'at this time. Our soldiers at the front and free people of the
United Nations are depending upon the mghty genius and brawn
of the American worker to supply them with the necessary weapons
to wipe out Fascism. ge, |
ALL PATRIOTIC AMERICANS WILL TURN OUT TO THIS
CLO, AND_A.F, of L. VICTORY RALLY 2...
Out of the fire of war a mighty labor. unity is being: forged
throughout these United States of ours. A unity that has been able
to. stop the anti-labor Smith bill in-the legislative halls of Wash.
ington! A. unity that has preserved the torty-hour week!
A unity that is preserving the Labor Movement in this country.
“An organized. American:-Laber-Movement which. means...
The protection of the right of collective bargaining.
Collective bargaining on the job means—industrial democracy
—it means full protection on the job against petty chiseling bosses
—it means decent wages—-it means that the boss cannot tell you
to get out if you don’t like it—it means the right to-work as free
men in the shops—with the full dignity of a free American—
To prove that we aie-united to keep these American institu-
tions from being destroyed by Hitlerism—we are urging all our "
member's_to_attend
onstration tha 1 S 1 j
and that we are determined as soldiers in overalls to give every _
effort on the production lines so that our American soldiers in
-uniform fighting our battle for freedom will be equipped with the
best fighting materials that can be produced by the ingenuity of
man. . . .
On Tuesday evening at 8:00 P.M. ail steps should lead to the
Erie Theatre! ee eee .
We know that our great membership will forget all other busi-
ness during the evening and give the people of Schenectady and the
whole of New York State, a real demonstration of Labor Unity by
packing the Erie Theatre and the streets around the Theatre.
No admission will be charged for the rally and no solicitations
of any kind will be made. .
The main speakers of the evening will be— Site we
Gustav Strebel—President of the New York State CLO. _
‘Thomas Lyons—President of the New York State ALF. of Le
‘Leo Jandreau—Business Agent of Local 301 of the U.E.
Richard Carmichael — President Schenectady Federation of
Labor, .
° Oswald D. Heck the speaker of-the New York State Assembly.
Mills Ten Eyck, Mayor of Schenectady.
Arrangements are being made to have Governor Lehman, the
head of the State Defense Council attend the rally. .
Music will be furnished by two local bands—donated by the
Musicians Union A.'F, of L. i
A program of entertainment is also: being planned,
ALL OUT TO THE ERIE THEATRE, TUESDAY EVENING,
MAY 26th. :
ISTO PRODUCE AS SLAVES FOR THE MAN WITH THE LITTLE MOUSTACHE =» =»
LORAN
ELECTRICAL UNION NEW
Published by:
UNITED: ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 301
_. 4,801 Liberty Street,’ Scheneciady, N. Y.
"William Turnbull Seymour Schreiter
Thomas Caulfield Sidney Webb, Secretary’
Benjamin Geersen » Michael Tedisco — :
Fred Schoéffler : Fred. Matern, Chairman
* Editor — L. JANDREAU
That Western Front.
The action of the membership of Local
301 in demanding the immediate opening of
the Western Front is another powerful voice
in the long line of. those organizations and.
individuals that have already called for the ,
establishment of the second.front in order to -
end the war THIS year.
The workers in G-E havea close, personal. _
relationship with the boys in the’ front lines,
As in all war plants they are the transmis-
sion belt along which pass the means. of
smashing the Axis. They..are vitally inter-
ested.in what becomes of the thousands of
transmitters, turbines, motors, etc., that are -
‘~~ ~being turned out-in the works. They-want to —
see the‘results of their labor, the best in the -
world, producing rapid results to liberate the ©
world from the curse of Hitler and his_allies.
They are making concessions, giving up
things in order to produce as rapidly as pos-
sible THEY WANT TO SEE RESULTS!
That is why they voted unanimously for the
second front. .
If anyone has any doubts as to the-possi- .
_bilities_of the success. of an_Alied_invasion-———.....
of German held France, let him read the
message of. the French worker's in occupied
- France. which has been smuggled past the
_ Nazi murderers and which we-have printed
below. Our brother workers in Europe. are
waiting for us. They are with us 100 perce
ceva At the first shot onthe Western Front mil
lions of French workers will rise against the
fascist hangmen. There will be a bigger army
in France than the Allies could ever land
from across the Channel,
t se
French Workers’ Message
A May-day message from: trade unionists in Occupied France
to the free workers of the world has just been released rere by the
Free French delegation: The document was smuggled out to Lon-
don for the International Federation of Trade Unions and for Gen. ~
eral de Gaulle by a French trade union leader, Tt
to the Free French delegation in the United Biniss =iEB abled
The message was addressed “particularly to English, American
and Russian workers on whom rests the heaviest burden in the
task of deliverance.” It read: ‘
“Our country is despoiled and betrayed by a pitiless adversary
who steals our machines, our food, our work... . Our liberties
are dead. No longer ‘have we any means of expression, any. free
unions, or social security. . . . We do not ask you to pity us but
we do ask that you keep your confidence in us. We are not accom-
plices in the treason. It is by force, by the threat of taking away
our food, that we are compelled to work for Germany. . . . They
try to make you believe that we are with the invader and his hench-
men, On the contrary, it is in you, comrades, who work to free us,
that we place our confidence, ‘
“We are ready to go as far as we can in helping you sabotage
producton for the enemy; to submit to justifiable bombardment of
the factories that work for Germany; to follow to the letter any
order which 'you may give us. Moreover, our country is still at war.
Our representative, that of the French people, General de Gaulle, is
fighting on the side of the Allies. If his army is small, an immense
imprisoned army is behind him in France, Perhaps the enemy. will
not always have chains enough to prevent it from fighting.
“Comrades, on the first day of May so rich in memories for
both of us, our heart is close to yours. Think of us a little. Think
of us even a-great deal. And remember that just as miners must
clear the debris after an explosion, so we are working to rescue
your friends in danger.” mies :
10% of Everyone’s Pay Invested in WAR SAVINGS BONDS Every Pay Day! |
Qy EN the bugler sounds
= ‘the eall to action in-the
Army, you can bank on it,
American toldiers are-in there-
fighting,. ready to die that
‘America, your free America,
can live! ;
“Today there is anotiier cali;—
Sharp and clear, it sounds in -
every office, plant, and factory
in the land. It is an urgent.
“eall for dollars—BILLIONS
-OF DOLLARS TO GIVE OUR
FIGHTING MEN THE
PLANES AND GUNS THEY
NEED FOR VICTORY. it. Your money will come
We can raise the meeded
amount of. money only if 10 I
/-—pereent—of__each..company’s.....__ held to maturity. Remember, -
- gross pay roll is put into War
Savings Bonds. Some work-
ers may have to set aside less
than 10° percent of their
Wages—others can easily set
mae
aside much more. But.every
Remember, you are not asked
to give this money, but to lend
"back to you with interest —$4.
for every $3. when Bonds are '
planes and tanks are coming
off assembly lines now. They
have got to be paid for now.
‘This is the time for action on
War Savings. For Victory!
—we!
MAKE. EVERY DAY DAW RON BPA
\ save Wit WAR SAVINGS BONDS
| BLECTiicAL UNION NEWS
a . _ de ‘ ‘ : bait *
‘ PACKARD SCOREBOARDS SIZE’ UP WAR: PRODUCTION JOB .
Stimulus to Packard workers is this.graphie way of portraying the war.<production job just : rae 5
_«.done and projecting the increased goal ahead. Scoreboard: posters like this, placed in strategie plant Wanting an unlimited “gas” card. What
High Voltage |
“—S=<it's"Tumored that a Nag AREIL Senta:
* report to his Fuehrer that the American peo-~
ple are starving. “Whenever an American
meets a friend on the street,” the report read,
“he usually asks, ‘What’s cooking?’ ”:
® Seattle’s AFL teamsters are going to fur-
nish free transportation to war workers on a
. cooperative basis, Any day now you can ex-
pect to hear Martin Dies calling this Com-
e munism. .
® Newspapers that squawk about gasoline
._tationing are usually.anxious. that. America’
War drive should hit on all cylinders.
(To the tune of ...
To stop those lies *
We'll bury Dies z
Deep in. the heart of Texas.
And to bury Dies
We'll organize-
Deep in the heart of Texas. ©
* Goughlin’s banned-from the mails,
Now let him sit inside our jails.
* A certain company when questioned as to
why. its patents went to the Axis and not to
the United Nations had nothing to say ex-
cept the Standard Oil. .
.® Open up.the Western front and make. Hit-_
ler see both sides of the question.
* We don’t blame those Congressmen for
locations, are included-in the Work,to Win program launched by 20,000 members of Packard Local 190, ‘would they do without it?
“UAW-CIO. a
Talking Shop
.
By LEO JANDREAU
=
Councils Departure in Labor Relations
Hom =-Some-of-us-wonder with some-degree-of suspicion. when we--
hear about the A.O.W.P.C. The All Out War Production Councils
have been established in the plant and becoming~ established in
such a new setup would cause a little suspicion and wonder as to
how it’s all going to pan out. E
—The.critical-need-for-the-defense-of our-country—and” the pr
tection of everything near and dear to us all, brought about this
new departure in labore relations. It is something new and some-
thing different but the entire world situation is new and different,
and ‘new things have to be tried to get better results. In fact, it
may establish«a new basis for collective bargaining. Both sides
may better appreciate one another’s problems and tend towards
giving each other more confidence in negotiating.
The councils are new to both sides. The results of the work -
undertaken can be expected to be forthcoming slowly at the be-
ginning. However, the success of the councils swill-dependlargely—.
LITTLE LUTHER
“Ima ing: trying to ditive those poor people out of their homes,”
remarked Father, looking up from the editorial page of the Gazette.
“Who do you mean,” asked Little Luther, “the Negro folks in.
Detroit that the KKK tried to keep out of the Sojourner Truth
apartments ?” , ;
“No; Pm talking-about. that-man.in.the:Whit® House with his
crazy idea of limiting everyone to $25,000 a year. Why, right here
in the Gazette it says there are many residents of Park Ave. who
pay almost that much in rent alone.” g
“But, daddy, the Gazette insists that we all have. to ‘make sac-
rifices to win the war.”
“Yes, yes. However, the rich can’t make all the sacrifices.
Labor must make its share too. They’re getting a lot of high wages
and overtirne, these days.” a
“Just a minute, Father. Let’s see who's been doing the sacri-
ficing, The head’ of the General Motors Conp.. Mr. Alfred P. Sloan,
eoratned $295,000 in dividends for the first three months of 1942,
and that does not include salary and bonuses. During the same |
period, thousands of G.M. workers were thrown out of their jobs
and therefore had no income at all.”
“My boy, men like Mr. Sloan have many responsibilities. The
Wall Street Journal points out that:some men pay as mucha
$15,000 in insurance premiums. You can’t restrict them to $25,00
ayear” ..... . mo : .
“Why not, Daddy? ‘You tell me that you have taken care o
mother and me if you die, and your salary for the next four years
won't total $15,000.”
«— | VICTORY RALLY .— TUESDAY -—»_
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upon the workers supporting them by feeding the representatives
with ideas and suggestions. Remembering always that the produc-
tion councils are not replacing the regular grievance machinery pro-
vided for in the.contract. .
The objectives of the councils are to increase production in
order to win the war without reducing th ewages or the standards
of the employees: Removing bottle-necks, stmulating new ideas,
smoothing over existing rough spots—these are the tasks of the
councils. Not an easy job for either side but well worth the effort.
In another column of this paper a communique from the French
‘people. shows. what. can be expected under Nazi rule. Our French -
brothers. ask us for assistance and beg us.to have: confidence in
them, Let all of us make sure it won’t happen here and give our
all-out support to the Production Councils and help win the war of
production. The boys o nthe firing line will make good use of what
we give them. Let’s give it to them... and fast.
Last Call for Technical Classes
All workers who want to prepare themselves for’ more ad-
vanced work should see their committeemen about the technical
training courses being offered at Union College under the auspices
- of the Federal Office of Education. The committeemen have a com-
plete schedule of courses and the necessary information on the
school. “ -
These classes are not, however, the same as those of Voca-
tional School standard. They are of college level and are open only
to those workers who can show an equivalent of experience. Be-
ause of the expansion of Radio and Transmitter, it is especially
visable for workers with the qualifications to enter the very fine
“fourses in Radio Communication that are being given in this pro-
ram. There are a number of other courses which the workers ave
dvised to consider. Since the classes for the summer start the
econd week in June, it is essential that those workers desiring to
mter the summer session register their names with thei com-
itteemen-at once. All those whose names are turned in will be
ility of employment, etc.
alled-into the Union for a final interview as to qualifications, possi-
= industry throughout the entire country. It is to be expected: that.
-- Local Demands Second Front |
A resolution, presented to. the general membership meeting by
[ the Union. War Production Council calling for the opening of a
Western Front ‘to smash Hitler during the summer of 1942, was
adopted unanimously.
Sal Vottis, financial secretary “of the Local, speaking for the
resolution, said the following: “It is only fitting that the Union
Way Production Cou
the shops should present such a resoluton to our membership.
Great Britain at this time has a well trained and well equipped army
of two million men that are_-anxious to open a second front—and
the United States is ready to take the offensive—and our lines of
__broduction.are_able-to-keep-a-steady-flow of-war materials to keep”
up the offensive.
An offensive against Hitler's rear at this time would save _
millions of lives later on—and would bring a quick and decisive
defeat to the Axis powers.”
~ Bulletins From The Labor Front
Pthatis leading the-battle-of production-in ~
Call for International Labor Unity.
NEW YORK (FP)—Three hundred shop chairmen of Local
302, Cafeteria Workers Union (AFL), have requested the AFL
poi po Counci Ito call a joint American - British - Soviet Union
conference. ;
Remington Rand Signs Up With U.E.
TONAWANDA, N.Y. (FP)—Remington Rand Ine. signed its
first agreetnent with the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Work-
ers (CIO) covering-plants here, in New York and in Bridgeport.
Portland Cops Join AFL
PORTLAND, ORE, (FP)—With more than half of the Port-
land Police Bureau organized, local cops have applied to the Amert-
can Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFL)
for a charter. First objective of the union will be to seek wage
adjustments and to standardize working conditions.
WLB Head Praises Labor
. NEW YORK (FP)—Lahor leaders and the labor press were
praised by Chairman William H. Davis of the National War Labor
Board for the way in which they have cooperated in increasing
production since Pearl Harbor. Davis spoke at a conference of
eastern AFL, CIO and unaffiliated labor editors May 9.
; _ Texas CIO Demands End of Poll Tax _
HOUSTON, TEX.—Immediate abolition of the poll tax as one
means of wiping out reactionary attacks on American democracy,
was urged by the convention of the Texas Industrial Union Council
in a unanimous resolution. A special appeal was made to the people
in Martin Dies’ district to get rid of this native fascist and elect
someone who would give full support to President Roosevelt’s war
program, . /
Frisco ClO Forms 23 Production Committees
SAN FRANCISCO (FP)—Labor-management production com-
mittees have already been set up in 28 plants employing 4,705 CIO
workers, the San Francisco Industrial Union Council reported to
Chairman Donald M, Nelson of the War Production Board.
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