Evening star., 1936-10-20
LABOR PLANS AID
IN FISCAL INQUIRY
Central Union to Cooperate
in Study of Federal and
District Financing.

Frank I. Coleman, secretary OF the
Central Labor Union, last night was
nominated without opposition as the
unions delegate to the Tampa, Fla''
convention of the American Federation
of Labor in November.
Preliminary plans at the same time
we're laid for the union to be repre-
sented at public hearings to be started
Friday by j. L. Jacobs efficiency engi-
neer and tax expert appointed by the
President to study fiscal relations be-
tween the Federal and District gov
ernments John Locher, president of
the central body. announced the mat
ter will be handled by the Legislative
Committee This consists of Locher,
Coleman. Selma Borchardt, Fred S.
Walker, Frank w. Lee, John M. Bolts,
Arthur L. Schoenthal and Edward
Tucker. The committee will confer
on the matter soon, Locher said, in
regard to the presentation it will
make at the hearing.
Clara Baxter of Syracuse, N. Y,
and Lola Stitt of lion, N. Y. repre-
Equipment Workers, Remington Rand
Joint Protective Board, affiliated with
the Metal Trades Department of the
American Federation of Labor, eX-
planned the Remington Rand strike.
The Central Labor Board appropri-
ated $50 for benefit of the strikers.
and a collection of $50 was presented
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Progress With Exhibit.
Carl H. Klein and Albert N. Dennis
Of the Union Label League, announced
plans were making good progress for
the exhibit and carnival in Typo
graphical Temple, November l9, 20
and 81.
This will be one of the most i'm
portant things ever done here for the
union label product and union label
services" Dennis explained. Many
firms and union organizations already
have signed for booths, 100000 free
tickets will be distributed, and the
public will be invited"
C.. B. McCloskey of the Bakers
Union reported that the Dutch Baker
Boy, which recently unioniZed, follow
ing a strike, now was coming along
fine" and business had picked up to
what 1t was before the strike.
New legislation will be proposed to
the next Congress to clarity and
strengthen the Workmen's compensa-
ton insurance act, it was predicted
by Locher. Much trouble has been
caused here. he said, by insurance
companies, which had insured work.
men. going out of business, leaving the
load of compensation on contractors.
The Associated General Contractors
was reported to be in agreement with
organized labor on certain phases OF
q revised bill, to be presented to Con-
gress on the compensation act. De-
tails were not disclosed. Workmen.
under the present compensation law,
may not go to their own family doc
tor for treatment of injuries, it was
pointed out unless they pay the doc
tors bill themselves. To get compen-
sation they must go to specified clinics.
Proposal Given Bell.
Henry Rhine of W. P. A. Lodge
A. F. G. E. reported that committee
had presented to Director Bell of the
Budget Bureau a proposal which, If
signed by the President, would pro-
vide that hiring of additional employees
by emergency agencies should be done
first from the list of those dismissed
from one of the transfer agencies" i"
Congress will be asked to enact two
new pieces of legislation to protect
employees against "racketS" in the Dis
trict, according to Dennis. The Book
keepers, Stenographers, Typists and
Assistants Association, No. 11,773, is
preparing to propose two bills soon.
One would make it a misdemeanor
punishable by fine and imprisonment,
Dennis said, "for any employer to
neglect or refuse to pay any employe
q stipulated sum when due for services
performed; or for failure to pay a re-
signed employe whatever balance may
be due on the next regular payday"
The second bill, he explained
would prohibit the sale of delinquent
tax receipts without due process and
customary foreclosure proceedings"
Six new delegates were admitted
from Fur Workers Union, No. 70,
which reported 40 members.