IUE-CIO News, 1950 April 27

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- International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, C10 °

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FOR G-E WORKERS, SCHENECTADY, N. Y.

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Everyone was there but Victor.

lasts Commies
At City Council

The city council chambers were jammed with Begley Democrats, Buhr-
master Democrats, Republicans, GE workers, even 35 UE goons,

We wonder what the goons thought when their leader, Comrade Victor
Pasche, failed to show up. -Come to think of it, Leo,Jandreau wasn’t there

either. Nothing like good, honest,
courageous leaders, boys — always
ready to speak up for What They Be-
lieve In. .

~. Youcall must know. what happened ©

by now—but maybe you don’t, because
the Gazette didn’t publish it (no, we’re

“NOT gomg to say that John E. N,

Hume, Jav., Gazette editor, is the son
of a retired UE vice-president).
PASCHE INVITED
Anyway, on the suggestion of coun-

C= James E. Smith, the city coun-

_A invited Mr. Pasche and Business
Agent Frank C. Kriss of IUE-CIO local
801 to come to the council meeting to
‘give their points of view. Seemed like
a reasonable enough suggestion — a
forum for the expressions of opinion
— an old American custom.

Dr. Smith’s stand was this:

He pointed out that Kriss had de-
tailed Comrade Pasche’s Communist
career at an informal hearing (Pasche
‘an out on that one, too) and felt that
Pasche ought to have a chance to an-
swer. Dr. Smith also wanted to know
which union was serving Schenec-
tady’s best interests,

PASCHE BACKS OUT

But Victor didn’t come. Neither,
come to think of it, did Leo. .

Instead, Victor wrote a letter which
was signed “Leo Jandreauw? and was
blamed on the UE executive board. It

“was worthy of the Daily Worker.

(Maybe Vic can get a job there this
summer.) Because Dr. Smith wanted
to. hear Vie’s side, he was compared
with the Dies committee. And, so help

,even the Schenectady Railway Co.
(Pinto that letter!

Mayor Begley, leaning. over back- .
ward, had the letter read in full.

Then Frank Kriss got up and told

how Pasche had been a Communist’

‘

“eUpRER VENER SHERI

minor executive in St. Louis, and how
he was assigned to Schenectady to fur-
ther the cause; how Jandreau, known

as “Comrade Hummel” in inner. Party.

circles, has been ordered to keep his
Communist affiliations under cover so
that the members of the “Democratic”
UE won’t know their own business
agent’s political leanings.
MORE RECORDS
Kriss also pointed out two of the

better known party liners in the UE ;

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leeting

"WESTINGHOUSE
VOTES TODAY

Today is the day for some 60,-
000 production employes of the
Westinghouse Electric Corpora-
tion. Today is the’day they will
cast their ballots to determine
who will be their union represen-
tative, IUE-CIO or UE (IND).

The decision these working
men and women are making at
this very moment is the same de-
cision you, the General Electric
Workers, will make in-a few
weeks.

IUE-CIO is confident that any.
group of American workers, hav-
ing been presented the issues,
will vote overwhelmingly for
honest trade unionism in the
ranks of the CIO.

DON’T WATCH ME—
WATCH WESTINGHOUSE 2 |

Beier ieee!

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THE IUE-CIO NEWS

APRIL 27, 1950

WHO'S WHO
_IN UE

This is the seventh in a series of
articles on the Communist leadership
of UE, The material for these articles
is taken from ‘authentic government
information.

BEN RISKIN
In 1948 Ben Riskin was issued a
card in the Communist Party bear ing
the number 37414. He is a UE inter-
national representative and was a dele-
gate to the 1948 UE convention.

Before his exploits in the Commun-

ist dominated UE, he was editor of the

‘ “New Order,” official organ-of the In-

ternational Wor ers On der; branded

on May 7, 1942 as’one of the strongest
- Communist oryanizations.

“Two excerpts from one of Riskin’s
articles. ably illustrate his Communist
philosophy:

“Over one-sixth of tie earth has
been established a workers ’and farm-
ers’ land, rising with incredible speed
to a state of real general security and
comfort, crowned with an evergrow ing
richness of science and life.

“And thus we find our present prob-
lems already outlined. They are the
fight against the imperialist war and
thus for the defense of Soviet Russia
and Soviet China, the only workers’
and farmers’ lands.”

(This last sentence was written in
1985.’ The Communists worked a long’

time to conquer China and finally have

succeeded !)

CWA OFFERS AID
TO IVE

The CIO’ Communieations. Worker's
of America—next to IUE, the CIO’s
youngest union—this week. joined the
‘anks of labor organizations pledging
full organizational and financial sup-
port to the IUE-CIO election cam-
paigns. CWA President Joe Beirne
pointed out that in a strict sense CWA
workers are closer than any others to

JUE-CIO members because frequently

they have had the same employers
and have shared similar jobs.

IUE-ClO MARCHES TO VICTORY

AT PLANT AFTER PLANT”

Victories in nine more representa-
tion elections this week brought IUE-
CIO’s totals to 55 against 11 wins for
UE..The nearly five-to-one margin for
the TUE was characterized by. an in-
creasing number of instances in which,
the fading outcast union pulled its
name off election ballots.

. Here are IUE’s new triumphs:

Dayton, berm Meter Fare.
IUE, 187; no union, 22; UE pulled off
the ballot.

Minneapolis—Stainless & Steel 1 Mfg fe.

_IUE, 131; UE, 6.

Minnez apolis—Dayton Rogers Mfe.
IUE, 191; no union, 4; UE pulled off

the ballot.

Minneapolis—R. R. Howell Co. TUE,

“36: UE, 35. (No challenged ballots; no

void). (Note: These three victories in

- Minneapolis give TUE-CIO 11,000 of

the 15,000 members UE “had a few -
months ago, UE has left only 3500 in
two Moline plants and 500 scattered.)

Dayton, Ohio — Simonds Worden
White Co. TUE, 104; no union, 1. UE
pulled off the ballot, _

Hartford, Conn, — Gray Mfg. Co.
TUE, 113; Independent, 27. UE pulled
off the ballot in the last four days.
(Note: This gives IUE six. out of seven
shops in-Amalgamated Local 281.)

Brockville, Ontario — TUE, 331; UE
329. (Note: Although IUE polled more
votes than UE, IUE lost the election
under Canadian law which requires
clear majority in order to change the
bargaining agent.)

Dayton, Ohio—National Foundry &
Furnace Co. TUE-CIO, 54; no union, 1;
UR again ran out and withdr ew from _
the ballot.

Buffalo, New York — Pratt-Letch-

worth Co. IUE-CIO, Ball UB, 115; no
union, 33 challenged, 2 2.
UE Dumped In Indianapolis .
UE found no magic lamp at Alladin
Industries, Indianapolis, on April-13 as
the TUF-CIO rubbed out the tarnished
UE by 181 to 157 in an NLRB repre-

sentation election. Ten votes were cast.

for no union, and 12 challenged.

TUE Wins By Six to One
By a margin of better than six to
one, IUE-CIO ended UE’s hold at the
Liquidometer Co., New York City, on
April 13." An NLRB representation
election tally showed: TUE, 157; UR,
24; No union, 3.

IUE Union Shop Victory

An NLRB-conducted union shop
election at the Farrand Optical Co.,
Bronx, N.Y., eliminated the tottering
UE. for once and for all as members of
JUE. Leeal 475 voted 400 to 50 in favor
of the union security clause. UE lead-
evs performed their usual treachery
in union shop elections by campaign-
ing for.a “no” vote, which would have
deprived the employes of the type of

job protection that IUE and all other’
‘U.S. unions are now obtaining in new

contracts.

KRISS BLAST AT COUNCIL

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(IND). He mentioned the record of

Charles Rivers (District Three Sec. |

_for UE (IND), and how he had gradu-
ated from the Lenin School. After his
return to.the USA frony Moscow, he
was made upstate organizer for "the

Communist Party and for Trade Uniogs,

Unity.

He also had documentary evidence
to show of the Communist affiliations
of one “Willy Mastriani.”

He then told how UE (IND) presi-_

dent Fitzgerald, Secretary Treasurer
Julius Emspak, and B.A. Leo Jandreau
refused to pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States at the armory
membership meeting.

COUNCIL CHEERS

The multitude of Begley and Buhr-
master Democrats, Republicans and
even a couple of Socialists cheered
Kriss until City Hall rocked,

Dr. Smith then allowed as how he
didn’t wonder Vie didn’t show up...
“with that kind of a record.”

All this was too: much for Billy
Mastriani, who, sure enough, was lurk-
ing in a row near the rear.

Goaded into ignoring Vic’s orders to
ignore the elected representatives of
the people .ofSchenectady, he stood up
and “demanded” to be heard.

But Mayor Begley pointed out that
Billy’s boss-was the one invited to tl
meeting and that this was not a pul
hearing (the mayor was acting accor
ing to council procedures of ‘various.
Socialist, Democratic and GOP admin-.
istr ations, in case Billy cares to bone
up) and that was all for Billy.

n mvadatseres

APRIL 27, 1950

THE (UE-ClIO NEWS

$500 PACKAGE FOUND

2054
PLEDGES SUPPORT

()President Anthony. Barbieri, speak-

‘the before the IUE-CIO stewards
meeting last week, pledged full sup-
port of Steelworkers Local 2054 in the
fight to win coming NLRB elections.

Barbieri said: “We haven't got the
biggest local union in the country, but
we promise that our full physical
strength will be vours to use before
the coming election, And after you
win, we shall join together to fight for
the just demands of all the workers in
the community.”

Speaking of the years of mis-rule of
the leaders of the UE (IND) he had
this to say: “After they (UE) col-
lected the tremendous amount of dues
that has been paid into your local treas-
ury for the last thirteen years, you as
rank and file union people have noth-
ing to show for your money except one
of the dirtiest union halls in the area.
One that isn’t even. owned by the
member's.”

He also spoke of having all CIO
ypions in the area join in one vast
ting force for the many causes of
gor. United in a common front

_ against the forces of reaction.
The stewards. joined i ina rising yote:

of thanks to Pr SS Barbieri after
his speech.

tore —on March 15.

In one of the most incredible dis-
plays of cowardice seen in the Ameri-
can trade union movement in years,
UE President Albert Fitzgerald first
agreed to debate James B. Carey in
Baltimore on April 25, and then —
taking fright — ran away from the
encounter ‘last week.

Tn order to escape a rigorous exami-
nation of UE policies over the past 10
years, Fitzgerald, thru President Eu-
gene Watts, of UE Local 130 in Balti-
more, laid down a 12-point ultimatum
that included:

I—The issue of Communism in UE
must not be discussed or men-
tioned either;by Carey or Fitz-
gerald!...

2—Daily press and radio to be bar-
red,and even representatives of
the UE and TUE papers to be ex-
cluded!

Carey was notified by telegram from
Watts on April 18 that Fitzgerald had
finally accepted his challenge issued by
the IUE leader more than a month be-
Carey quickly
agreed to the date proposed by Watts
and on the same day sent Albin Hart-
nett, his executive assistant, to Balti-

MOVE to work out details.

AS SSISTAN'T SENT
As soon as. Hartnett arrived, how-

IUE-CIO SUES
WESTINGHOUSE

IVE-CIO Counsel. Benjamin Sigal
instructed IUE locals this week to
bring suit against Westinghouse

“ wherever the company has withheld

checked-off dues that belong to TUE:
In a letter to IUE attorneys, Sigal

; said:

“We would be willing to let the
NLRB elections determine who should
get this money, but we know from pre-
vious experience, particularly in Gen-
eral Electric, that the UE is afraid to
make such an agreement for obvious
reasons. =

“Tnasmuch as we would like to clear

“the decks as quickly as possible, in

anticipation of our negotiations with
Westinghouse which will take place
after the elections, there should be no
further delay in filing suit.” —

“CHOWDER HEAD AL” RUNS OUT
ON DEBATE WITH JAMES

CAREY

ever, it becume apparent that UR’s
New York headquartet's had instruct-
ed Watts that the debate could not go
on. The absurd ultimatum was given
to Hartnett who declared that the
IUE-CIO would not consider surren-
dering to such terms. .

MORE “IFS”
Other points in the UE ultimatum
included:

—Only members of UE Local 189,
.Baltirhore, would be per mitted to
attend the debate. Other UE mem-
bers and JUE-CIO members would
be barred.

—Normal debating rules would not
be followed. The UE. refused to ac-
cept an impartial authority se-
lected by the pro-labor mayor of
Baltimore to settle issues of stan-
dard debating procedure.

—Fitzgerald must be. allowed to
speak last. UE would not agree to
the usual flip-of the coin.to deter-
mine the speaking order.

FLASH
We have just learned: that the
debate. will go on as scheduled.
But chowder. head will. be vepre-.
sented by a vacant chair (to
match his head, we presume).

Page 4

THE IUE-ClO NEWS

APRIL 27, 1950

Rank and Fh
Usews. o-

To the Editor:

I’m not an old-timer in the shop, so
I can’t remember the old days before
the Union came in, but yet I have re-
. spect for what unions have done for
the working man. I’ve worked in the
plant steadily since 1940 except for
my few years in the Army.

I remember that we got two wage
increases about that time. Seems like
it was something called the “Little
Steel Formula.’’

Then I went to work for Uncle Sam
and I remember many times in the bar-
racks arguing with my buddies about
unions. Lots of the fellows had. never
worked in a shop and were not too
sympathetic toward unions. They kept
saying how the unions were run by
Communists.

With the war over, there was a lot’
of agitation to discharge all the ser-
vicemen. In fact, I remember reading
the newspapers how my own union
was one of the organizations shouting
“Bring the Boys Home.” I didn’t know »
at the time that the Communist Party
was behind all this.

About that time we saw’a change in
the UE’s policy which seemed to coin-

cide with the cold war with Russia’

The UE:News attacked the President,
Congress, our foreign policy, the Mar-
shall Plan, the Air Lift, the FBI and
anything ‘else that was anti-Russia.

But, the pay-off came when UE
chose to back Henry Wallace for Pres-
ident, Fitzgerald was chairniin of the
Progressive Party Convention and ev-
ery UE organizer became a progres-
sive party. organizer. Now we could
really convince the members that the
UE Communist officers must be
thrown out. But we found that it was
impossible to vote out these Commun-
‘ists.

When I see some of the wood people
sun are still following UE here,
realize how skillful the Communists
are at twisting the truth and confus-
ing the real issues. The way T see it, if
a guy wants to support the UE he.
might as well go all the way and hop
the next boat to Russia. But if a guy

wants an American Trade Union affili-
ated with the CIO, and backed by such
friends of the working man as Prési-
dent Truman and Secretary of Labor
~ Tobin, then ‘He should vote IUE-CIOv

“ Sincerely,
“A Lynn GE Worker”

MALE SITUATION WANTED

“Business Agent, available anytime
after June 15, with 14 years-serv-
ice; trained to follow instructions
to the letter; desires to make new
connections.”

This advertisement has never ap-
peared in public print as yet, but its
counterpart did appear in the April 21
edition of EU News under the heading

“TUE Approaches the Wrong Man.”

IUE may“have had the wrong MAN,
but UE had the wrong MEN.

J. K. McCormick, although a good,
honest citizen, is not even a member

of IUE-CIO. And what is more impor="

tant, he is not in a position to make
any “deals” on behalf of TUE.

Elmer Flagler is an JUE shop stew-
ard, and a good one_at that. IUE is

willihg to take his word against Kelly’ s

any day in the week. -

The word from Elnier is: “Sire, I
know Kelly, in fact I even talk to him.
But this story is nothing but lies from
beginning to end. I wouldn’t ask Jan-
dreau to be dog catcher in TUE.”

It is sad, but true;UE is falling
apart all over the country, so we:can’t
biame Leo and Kelly for putting out

The IUE - CIO. News

PA newspaper dedicated to the principle
af maintaining the highest ideals of the
Labor movement as expressed through the

policy of the CIO,
CO-EDITORS

Stepuen A, Warrs
Berniz VALacnovic JouN MansHane

TEMPORARY OFFICERS

President........ -Milton Danko,
Vice-President John Warren
Recording Sceretary. Frank Fiorillo
Asst. Recording Seeretary......Ann DiCerbo
Treasurer . Carmine DiGirolamo
Chief Shop Steward John Rej
Business Agent Prank Cy Kriss

‘neace feelers” on the front page oe)
EU News.

But the verdict, as ever, is: your
species of animal is neither wanted nor
needed by ITiE-CIO. ;

(We advise, however. thet you get
on the New York State Unemployment
List —- -it’s cheaper than front page
ads!)

SHORT
CIRCUITS

Since UE 301 seems mighty reluc-
tant to issuea statement of: its finan-
cial status to the membership, TUE-
GIO will take the liberty of introducing .
a-few facts. The finances in question
revolve around the publication-of EU
News..The last:issue, April 21, set the
few deluded dues payer's baok $493. 00.
More specifically :,

EU News

Overtime

Inserts
—plus the expenditure for dteteily
tion which our UE informer didn’t tee!
us about,

THIS IS UE (IND). - Friedlander

‘held another noon.session in Bldg. 17,

Friday, April 21, at which he said, “t
am_a member of the Communist Party
and have been for a-number of years.
I think that the Communist Party is a
better party than the Republican or
Democratic parties.”

We do not believe that the punch
press operators~are following this
avowed Communist around like a flock
of sheep. Before any action of ‘the.
group is undertaken it will be by a.
conceited move of everyone, and not
the blowing of a whistle by some crack-
pot who is so outspoken in his support
of a foreign ideology.

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