The Washington times., 1935-03-23

customers may know our position IN this matter
WE have been continuously engaged the manufacture
w of popularity priced mems clothing for the past seventy
five years. during which time have endeavored produce
the best mems clothing could the lowest possible price
the consumer and secure reasonable profit for ourselves
That have been successful in these efforts demonstrated
by the fact that employ approximately $500 persons
and plants which located in Maryland Pennsylvania,
and Virginia. occupy about 100000 square feet of floor space
Since the adoption of the National Industrial Recovery Act
and the Code of Fair Competition for the Mems Clothing
Industry all Of employees have been paid least the mini
wage and So Of them have been receiving sub
stantaly in excess of that amount.
Because of the fact that we operate open shops and because
Of the opposition Of employees unonzaton, we'll
because of the unsympahetc attitude of the
which plants located toward this and activities
and employees have been since the inception Of the
National Recovery Administration sub bected continuous
harassment intimidation and persecution the OF
the Amagamaed Clothing Workers of America whose president
is member of both the Mems Clothing Code Authority and
the National Industrial Recovery Board Not only have
had unjusable and charges laid against u.s. but
have been subjected urrous and dematoy printed
verbal attacks which have been directed destroying the
morale of workers and interfering with the conduct
business
For many months this union has sent organizers into the
cities in which plants located for the purpose of
zng workers. All of these efforts have been unsuccessful
For the past months the effort has been centered paru-
lay Staunton, Virginia, during which time hirty-ve OUT
of five hundred employees in the two plants which
operate there have joined the Clothing Workers
of America. We have way Disseminated against any of
these workers. have discharged any of them because of
their union membership union activities and plants in
Staunton have been and are now open and operating
Beginning March Of 900 employees in Staunon
rsenng the propaganda and efforts of the organizers who had
been there from the headquarters of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America organize employees and
force unonlzaton of those Shops staged demonstration
against the IS employees who had Joined this union. They
mased themselves outside of plants barred these g union
workers from enng despite the efforts our superintendent;
and publicly declared they would not work beside them
Complaint made by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America the Regional Labor Board for the Fifth District
and Director Saunton investigate the situation
AT the invitation of Mr.. Irwin Gref VcePesdent of the
Company, and of Mr. Leonard Weinberg our attorney he
addressed the employees and attempted prevail
upon them to abandon their position.
Despite the fact that l. Gre Bro Inc took an absolutely
neutral position in the matter the Company was cited before
the Regional Labor Board Friday March the charge
that loyees have been Disseminated against by
large group of no-unon employees and that the Company
faed protect union workers who intrered with in
their pursuit perform their employment by nonunon en-
poyees and that has failed ask the local authorities for
assistance in protecting union workers gain lawful entry
upon the factory premises"
Although Mr.. Francis Bddle, Chairman of the National
Labor Relations Board publicly declared the previous day.
before the United States Senate Investigating Committee that
there has been VrtuO suspension Of eOrceent Of Section
Of the NATIONAL industrial Recovery Ac and that the Regional
Boards had Do o c0mneI