The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-15
kokomo Sanitary Ordered 70 Reins+a+e
Employees With Beck Pay; Disbard Club
The Labor Board Hits Unfuir
Labor Practices Of
Indianu Plant
COMPANY UNION OUT
Ko-Son Club Must Go With
Members Receiving All
Dues Puid

DueS PCld
The National Labor Relations Board
finally handed down decision in the
long fight waged by members Of Lo-
cal rs against the unfair labor prac-
tees Of the kokomo Sanitary Corpor-
alton. The decision bears out the stand
Of the local in every particular.
The Board has ordered the rein
statement Of all discharged or strik-
ing employees, disestablishment Of the
company union, known as the Ko-San
Club, return of all dues and insurance
policy fees checked off by the company
union, ordered the company TO cease
and desist its unfair labor practices.
and to post notices accordingly. 1t
also ordered back pay to a number of
members.
President James N. Duffy of the
Brotherhood and Glenn McCarter and
Russell Won Cannon Of Local rs repre-
sented the local in It's drawn-out battle
to receive Justice at the hands Of the
Indiana sanitary firm. 4 complaint
was first fled with the Board, Novern-
Der q, 1887, after ~ employees were
DISCHARGED and refused reinstatement
/ because Of their activity in the Broth
erhood. The complaint also named
the Ko-San Club d company union
which the firm was supporting.
/ On December 6 spokesmen for the
company admitted certain alterations
in the complaint and a hearing was
+set for December 13. The report of
the examiner condemned the firm for
Eunf -i..A3r praat ttlas.zeFsiei = IL, se-
Iinstatement of 80 employees with back
pay and also ordered the disestablish-
ment of the Ko-San Club.
The company asked for an extension
Of time to file exceptions on Septem-
ber s, 1893 which was granted until
January II, 1899 when representatives
of the firm along with those mention
ed for the Brotherhood appeared in
/ Washington.
The company, however, had no ex-
Iceptions to offer, but only excuses why
better representation had not been
present at the first hearing. 1t was
explained that Max Gerber, president,
/ had been away on business and the
company did not have enough money
to retain legal counsel, nor did the
community boast any lawyers thought
to be competent. These arguments the
Board found to be as silly as they
sound and also pointed out that the
firms answer to the complaints was
stilted with legal phraseology although
no attorneys name was signed.
The Board found that the men were
discharged because of their activity in
the union and showed that in the fall
of 1884 when Karl Dresch, Russell
Won Cannon and Verne Phillips had
! been fired. Max Gerber had called in
the shop committee and pointing to
q drawing of the work space Of these
men on a chart of the shop, told the
Icommittee that they would never re-
! turn because they were not loyal work.
! ers. At this time he also told the
committee that many repairs were
needed and these would make it neces-
Isarv to Law off a number of workers
for q time. However. when the re-
Dairs were completed a number Of new
|emploves were hired TO take the place
of the union men.
The Board also found that on Feb
ruarv /. 1885. Orville Sargent, fore
man. circulated 'yeIIow dog" con-
tract among the employees as well as
among those discharged, promising
them they would be rehired if they
signed. Sargent then called a meet
ing in the shop to announce that what
was left of the union" would hold an
election of officers, acting as the ko-
San Club. Frank Lloyd was elected
president by the union and refused to