The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
New C.W.A. Rulings
Outlaw Strikes,
WOrsen Conditions
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classed as remote" The practice is
that time spent in going to and from
work CBear Mountain) is not counted,
and the worker pays for his own
transportation in many cases. These
exceptions" with others, make &c
difficult to enforce the eight hour
day, thirty hour week. They add 10
hours a week.
The powers Of the Board of Review
are described, extending this boards
Jurisdiction TO the C.W.A. workers.
Its powers are defined as.
A Board of Labor Review has
been created by the Public Works
Administration. This board shall
hear all issues arising under the
operation of all work financed from
funds as,ocated by the Admins
TRAITOR of Civil Works and from
such problems as may result from
fundamental changes in economic
conditions. The decision of che
Board of Labor Review shall be
binding upon all parties"
This far reaching paragraph ex-
tends the power of the P.W.A. Board
ever C.W.A. workers, and declares the
job committees and relief unions OF
the C.W.A. workers outlawed and
powerless. It is strikebreaking
clause which If obeyed by the workers,
would create non-union conditions
and enable the government Board to
worsen conditions whenever they
please. II also attempts to rob the
C.W.A. wo- .iers of the right to strike
against bad conditions.
With regard to Semi-skilled wages
the Bulletin No. 10 states, 1.-THE rates
for Senli-skilled labor depend upon
local custom. These rates should be
set between the wage rate for skilled
and rnSkilled in accordance with
local prevailing rates, unless other
wise provided for by agreements pro-
yided by Public Works Administra-
tons within or through the state in
which case these agreed rates apply"
Daily Worker show are not being
carried out in most places.
The Bulletin contains rulings which
the C.W.A. workers should know in
order that they can protect their in
terests, such as the ruling that a
minimum OF machinery shall be used,
and that where collective agree
mentS are above the minimum rates
these clauses are qualified by the
following:
In the event that any question
shall be raised as to what wage
rates prevail in any district under
agreements and understandings be-
tween organized labor and Civil
Works Administrators, the United
States Department of Labor shall
determine such rates IL and when
requested by State C.W.A. Admins
traitors, before starting operations
on project"
Another clause in this bulletin gives
the rulings on the basis of which
foreign born workers have been fired
by the thousands throughout the
country. Under the clause labor
preference" it states the preference
as y ex-Service men with dependents
(WiH these ex-service men lose their
pensions) q Citizens of the United
States, and "aiens who have de-
clared their intention of becoming
citizens and who are bona fide resi-
dents of the political subdivision and
or county in which the work is to be
performed" and 81 citizens or those
who have declared their intention of
becoming citizens who live in the
state, territory or district where the
work is to be performed"
This clause bars aliens from C.W.A.
jobs because it means that all citizens
throughout the whole state in which
the work is located are to be hired
before non-citizens.
The C.W.A. rulings declare that
Civil Works Administrations may
use organized or unorganized labor"
The hiring of organized labor" the
new rules state shall be done through
recognized local unions" This has
been carried out by giving A. r. of
l.. officials charge of these jobs.
Another clause, which has been
widely disregarded says, Subject to
the above provisions, no person shall
be Disseminated against because of
race, creed or membership in any
group or organization" The reports
to the Daily Worker from all parts
Of the country show that Negroes,
foreign born workers and members
of Unemployed Councils, ETC., have
been fired, refused work, and given