The people's voice., 1940-03-13
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
Federated Press)

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LANTA-Institutio of the AFL's
I"greatest organizing drive in the
south" to enroll 100000 workers by
the end of 1910 was announced at q
2-day conference attended by 1900
AFL representatives
| WASHINGTON = Only the NLRB
may sue for compliance with its ord.
ers, the U. S. supreme court ruled in
denying the right of the Amalgamated
Utility Workers (CIO) to sue the Con-
solidated Edison Co. of New York
for failure to live up to the board
order.
WASHINGTON.-P for a per-
manent federal policy toward labor
disputes in the maritime industry were
submitted to congress and President
Roosevelt by the maritime labor board
The Natl Maritime Union (CIO) has
asked congress to give favorable con-
sideration to all but one of the pro-
posals.
WASHINGTON.-Despite it's asser-
tion that it would ask the department
of justice for a thorough investiga-
tion of the allegedly forged Pelley let
ters, the Dies committee has refused
to turn any documents over to the
department.
WASHINGTON. - Widespread op-
A
to Wagner act amendments proposed
by the AFL executive council was re-
ported by the NLRB in testimony be-
fore the house committee investigating
the board
GADSDEN, Ala-Six Gadsden po-
lice officers who raided the meeting
place of the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee and United Rubber Work
ers (both CIO) Feb. IA and arrested
29 workers may face federal indict-
ments for violations of the workers
constitutional rights, local CLIO attor-
neys announced.
NEW YORK.-The Wagner act re-
quires employers to put agreements
into writing, the u. S. circuit court
of appeals ruled February 26 in a 2
to 1 decision. The ruling upheld an
NLRB order calling upon the Art Met
ais Construction Co. of jamestown, N.
Y, to sign with Local 1859, Intl Assn
of Machinists (AFL).
PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia
Record has predicted that Thurman
w. Arnold, assistant attorney general
and chief of the antitrust division,
will be an ally of Branch 1, American
Federation of Hosiery Workers (CIO),
when the Apex Hosiery Co. case is
heard in the U. S. supreme court.
TRENTON-A proposal by Col G.
Barrett Glover, executive director of
the joint legislative emergency relief
committee, that all persons on relief
for three consecutive years be de-
clared paupers and be disfranchised
was vigorously denounced by other
members of the committee, by Gov. |
A. Harry Moore, by organized labor
and by the American Civil Liberties |
Union.
NEW YORK. = Letters advocating |
immediate resumption of peace nego-
tiations between the AFL and CIO |
will soon be sent to all international |
unions in both camps by the Intl |
Jewelry Workers Union (AFL). This
action was voted unanimously by AZ
delegates attending the biennial con-
yention.
INDIANAPOLIS.-A plan of action
o combat recent reactionary legisla-
i've measures and anti-labor court de-
,isions was adopted at a special con-
erence of the Indiana State Fedora
ion of Labor.
PAULSBORO, N j. Seeing the
iced for real union, workers at the
zig DUPONT explosive plant voted to
cuttle the company union and join
Dist. so, United Mine Workers (CIO).
ROCHESTER,, N. Y.-The Rochester
Newspaper Guild (CIO) and Frank E.
iannett's two local newspapers have
greed to arbitrate the firing of Her
nan Lincoln, veteran circulation man,
hus averting strike.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. = Coastwise
hipping in South Caroline, Georgia
nd Florida ports was at a standstill
8 result of walkout of 5000 long
horemen February "a. The strike
yas called by the Intl. Longshore-
len's Assn. (AFL) after four months
( fruitless negotiations for a new
ontract.
MILWAUKEE,. = An appeal from t
rulings handed down by the
employment relations board {
lst summer during a strike of 900 II
-orkers against the Allen-Bradley Co. {
as been filed by Local ILL, United s
Electrical Radio & Machine Workers c
CIO). h
PIONEER, B. Gliding deep in .
ne tunnels of the Pioneer Co. gold /,
line, 55 miners foiled police efforts =
, evict them. Two days later the
len came up when the firm agreed +,
} negotiate with the Init. Union of ,
line Mill & Smelter Workers (CIO). I