The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-21
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
Federated Press)

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! WASHINGTON-Labor's opposition
to the Burke Wadsworth conscriptioi
bill was made unanimous when tn,
AT Land railroad brotherhoods joined
the CLIO in denouncing the measure.
WASHINGTON Hitting out will
language seldom used in government
decisions, the NLRB on August 8 di
rected Henry Ford for the sixth time
to cease organized gangsterism
The order applied to the Dallas plant
of the Ford Motor Co.
WASHINGTON. = Holding that il
has jurisdiction over banks, the NLRB
on August ordered the Bank OF
America Natl. Trust G. Savings Assn.
of San Francisco to reinstate with
back pay 10 messengers discharged
because of membership in the United
Office G. Professional Workers (CIO).
WASHINGTON. - Importance Of
maintaining labor's organizational
rights to insure smooth operation Of
the defense program was spotlighted
by report from the NLRB showing
a marked decline in the number of in
dustrial disputes. For the first time
in the history of the country. rising
industrial production did not bring
with it an increase in the number of
strikes, the report showed.
DETROIT. - Despite two strike
breaking rulings by Gov. Luren d.
Dickinson's 3-man arbitration board,
Detroits 1900 intra-city transfers
brought their strike to a successful
conclusion after two weeks. The
strikers, members of the Init. Bro. of
Transfers Chauffeurs Stablemen e
Helpers (AFL), won hourly wage in
creases of from 2 " to 15c.
ORANGE, Va.-An organizer of the
Federation of Hosiery
Workers (CIO) was deported from
this small county seat ON August
by the county sheriff, commonwealth
attorney and former mayor. The
John W. Settler, was
warned that the officials would not
be responsible for you" if he re-
NAMED.
ST. LOUIS,-Determine to win
g. month-old strike against the Cen
fury Electric Co., hundreds of union
sts turned out to attend the funeral
Of Oscar Buckley, who was stabbed
10 death by scab while on the picket
ine The walkout against Century,
INVOLVING 100 workers, is being con-
lucted by the United Electrical Radio
& Machine Workers (CIO).
NEWPORT, Ark. = Repeal of the
poll tax and assistance to low-income |
'armers were demanded by delegates
% the Arkansas Farmers Union con-
yention. The convention also in
lorsed old-age pensions, asked gov
assistance to co-operatives,
and supported revision of land taxes.
NEW YORK.-Sales of the consum-
crowned Eastern Cooperative Whole
iale for the first six months of 1910 |
we're $50 ahead of the first six
months of 1889 and $4,000 greater
han for the entire year of 1888.
STOCKTON, Cal.-Jail sentences of
me year and $500 fines were imposed
N IL officials and members of the |
State County & Municipal Workers
CIO) convicted of refusing to turn
'ver the names and addresses of UNI
on members to the little Dies COM
nittee, headed by Assemblyman Sam
forty CD. THhe verdict brought to
8 the number of SCMW officials and
nembers convicted and sentenced for
ontempt of the committee.
PITTSBURGH William B. Fergu-
on, chief engineer of the Westing- /
ouse Air Brake Co., erred when he
old Local 610, United Electrical RAJ
10 & Machine Workers (CIO), that
e would settle grievances only with
Individual employees So ruled the
yLRB in ordering the firm to sign a
MON contract.
CROSSETT, Ark.-A 5S-dsy strike
y workers at the Crossett Lumber
20. plant ended with contract pro-
iding a general &c hourly wage in
rease for day work and 4c raise for
light work The walkout was con-
ucted by Local $3.50, Sawmill & Tim
er Workers Division of the United
ro. of Carpenters & Joiners (AFL).
NEW YORK. - The only general
age increase ever granted local
'arehouse workers by the F. w.
voolworth Co. was to forestall an or
anizing drive by Local 65, United
Wholesale & Warehouse Employees
CIO), an NLRB order declared The
GARD called upon the firm to rein
late with 100000 back pay 140 ware
ousemen fired for union activity in
337.
NEW YORK-Plants of five OF the I
ountry's biggest manufacturers of
onduit wires are shut down by |
.rike of 1900 workers. The walkout
as called by Local 3, Init. Bro. of i
lectrical Workers (AFL).