The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-01-29
LABOR SEEKS new
AND BETTER LAWS
Legislative Program of 0. S.
f. of L. Announced
(By Ohio Labor News Service)

major Importance comprise the legls-
lative program of the Ohio State Fed
Grafton of Labor to date, as formulat-
ed at the last convention and approved
by the executive board.
Additional legislation may be pre-
sented to the 92nd general assembly
before the February II deadline
should the program of the American
Federation of Labor require CO.
operation through the enactment of
state laws, according to Thomas j.
Donnelly, secretary-treasurer and leg
islative agent of the Ohio State Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Included in the federation's pro-
gram are an anti-injunction bill,
bill to establish state labor relations
act, eight additions or amendments to
the Ohio workmen's compensation
law, and several regulatory measures.
The complete program to date, with
brief description of the intent and
purpose of each of the Ia bills, fol-
lows:
/. Wage payment and collection
bill, establishing process under which
workers may collect wages due them
from former employer without suit.
To be introduced.
| 2. Anti-injunction bill. introduced
by Mr. Huml, Cuyahoga county, iden
| tilted as H. B. No. 16, regulates court
procedure on labor injunctions.
/ 8. Bill making it unlawful for a
lsheritf or any elected officer to appoint
a deputy or police officer on the pay
roll of any other than that Of the
state, county, city or township where
they will be employed. To be intro.
duced.
a. Bill to create Boards of Claims
under the workmen's compensation
law. To be introduced
S. Bill defining term injury" as i
, occurs in the workmen's compensation
law. Identified as H. B. No. 45, intro
duced by Mr.. Laderman, Lucas coun
ty, referred to labor committee.
s. Bill to abolish the right Of self
insurance under the workmens com
pensation law. Identified as H. B
: No. 73- Mr.. Duffy, Cuyahoga county
7. Bill classifying silicosis as !;
compensate disease under the work
mems compensation law. Identified a
Fl. B. No. III, introduced by Mr.. Di
Sale, Lucas county.
5. To amend the provisions of til,
workmen's compensation law in re
spect to rehearings and appeals. In
troduced by Mr.. Doyle, Hamilton
county, identified as H. B. No 70.
8. To amend the workmen's com
pensation law to provide for the pre-
sumption Of dependency Of parent
upon son or daughter, in deaf
claims, where son or daughter ar
members of same family. Introduce
by Mr.. Myers, Allen county, identi
fled as I'll. b. o.
10 To amend the workmen's com
, pensation law by describing the meth
Cd of determining the average weekl
wage in injury and death claims. In
troduced by Mr. Doyle, Hamilto
county; identified as H. B. so.
IL To amend the workmen's com
pensation law permitting the commits
sion to take into consideration the de
g gree Of disability caused by the los
of more than one finger in certai
S cases. introduced by Mr.. Fitzpatrick
! Trumbull county; identified as H. I
t No. SO.
12. Bill prohibiting discriminator
E civil service qualifications. To be in
t troduced.
-. Bill requiring commodities sol
within the state to bear the manufac
! turer's name and the state and cit
e of manufacture. To be introduced.
: IA Bill establishing a state labo
e relations act. To be introduced.