The people's voice., 1940-11-27
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
Federated Press)

WASHINGTON-A strike for wae
q adjustments by members of the Unite
a Bro. of Carpenters & Joiners (AFL
; in northwest lumber mills was settle
, by the National Defense Advisor
Commission pending discussion be
, tween union and employer represent
, atives and NDAC officials.
WASHINGTON. = Upholding a
J NLRB order in full, the U. S. suprem
court November II ruled invalid
: contract between the Serrick Corr
and the Intl Assn. of Machinist
} (AFL) and upheld a board order des
ignating the United Automobile Work
ers (CIO) as the exclusive bargain
ing agent
WASHINGTON Secret operations
of the Los Angeles police department
under Capt. William F. (Red) Hynes
to braek unions on the west coast
were revealed here for the first time
November IA as the senate civil liber
ties committee published hitherto con
fidential documents.
| WASHINGTON. - Unemployment
estimated at 9,115,000 for the month
of September. will not be substantially
cut by the national defense program,
according to the current issue of The
Economic Outlook, monthly survey
published by the unemployment divi-
sion of the CLIO.
PHILADELPHIA. - Shorter hours
and better wages are in prospect for
grocery clerks and butchers in the
nations chain stores as result Of
gains won by the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters e Butcher Workmen and the
Retail Clerks Intl. Protective Assn.
(both AFL) in their strike against
1900 A. C p, American Stores Co.
and Food Fair Inc stores In three
states. Annual wage raises of $780,
900 and reduced hours were the main
gains.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich.-No sooner was
it evident that the republicans had
carried Michigan than Judge Fremont
Evans in state circuit court imposed
savage sentences on members of the
United Automobile Workers (AFL)
for alleged violations of anti-picket-
ing injunctions during the strike
against the Kawneer Mfg. Co. The
sentences ranged up to $3.50 fines and
20-day jail sentences.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Strikers
against the Aluminium Ore Co. held
the fort in seven tents pitched around
the niant after the company backed
down in its threat to remove them.
The tents are in streets surrounding
the plant The walkout involves 1900
production and office workers affil-
lated with two AFL federal locals.
NEW YORK. = Asserting that the
average annual income of local paint
ers is only $500 ($15.38 week., Ref
cree Louis S. Posner recommended
10c hourly increase over the existing
scale of $1.50.
NEW YORK-Organized labor was
largely ignored in appointments for
draft boards throughout the nation,
survey conducted by Federated Press
among labor editors revealed. Re-
ports from 10 states indicate that la
Dor representation averages only 5.79o |
-one unionist out of each IS board |
members.
NEW ORLEANS.-The Lane Cotton
Mills Co., violator Of the Wagner act,
the Walsh-Healey act, the wage-hour
law and the child labor provisions of
the wage-hour law, has thrown in the
sponge and signed contract with the
Textile Workers Union (CIO). The
pact covers 1,500 workers.
CLEVELAND.-Wage increases of
20B to 25ec have been won in recent
months for 2,2O0 newly organized
ooatmen along the Ohio, Mississippi,
Missouri, Illinois and Warrior rivers,
,aid Felix Siren, organizer of the In
and Boatmen's Division of the Natl.
Maritime Union (CIO).
SPOKANE, Wash.-How Washing II
on's utilities hired labor spies was
brought out during an investigation II
~ the Federal Power Commission to
determine the source of funds behind II
he utilities-indorsed Initiative 139, II
which was defeated at the recent cleo
ions. The measure was designed to II
'lock public operation of power facil-
ties. H
SAN FRANCISCO.-The legality of
icketing for closed shop was reaf-
irmed when the state supreme court
enied employers rehearing on its
ecent decision upholding this right.
he ruling was acclaimed by unions
s "a Magma Charta for California
ibor."