The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-17
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
Federated Press)

| WESTINGHOUSE at one OF
the nations biggest anti-labor firms,
the NLRB issued a tentative order
calling upon the Weirton Steel Co. to
disestablish the employe representa-
ton plan, to cease discouraging mem
bership in the Amalgamated Assn. of
Iron Steel & Tin Workers (ClO), to
cease labor spying and beating of I'M
ion organizers, to junk its various
security leagues, and to reinstate
with back pay II workers
WASHINGTON A threatened
strike by 10000 members of the Bro.
of Railway Clerks (AFL) against the
Railway Express Agency was post
poned 60 days when President Roose-
welt, acting under the railway labor
act, appointed an emergency fact-find-
ing board.
WASHINGTON.-D to start
all over again in Its case against
Wendell l.. WILKES Consumers
Power Company of Jackson, Mich,
the NLRB directed that new cleo
ton be held within As days to deter
mine whether workers wish to be rep
resented by the Utility Working Or
ganizing Committee (CIO) or the init.
Bro. of Electrical Workers (AFL).
WASHINGTON. - No men will be
sent to take part in European war,
President Roosevelt pledged in a mes
sage sent congress July 10 asking ad-
ditional national defense appropria-
lions of $4,848,171,957. In a press
conference the President said he
would stand pat on his policy OF re-
fusing to sanction longer hours in ma
tional defense industries.
NEW YORK.-Opposition to mill
tary CONSUMPTION was expressed in
statement signed by 240 distinguished
educators, religious leaders, writer's,
professional and business people. The
statement, entitled "A Declaration
against Consumption, was made pub.
lie July by the Committee on MILE
tarism in Education.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis.-Reaffirmin
last years stand in Opposition to all
forms of dictatorship regardless of
whether communist, fascist, nazi or
any other type" the 9th annual Amer
lean Youth Congress came to close
here.
NEW YORK. - The Phelps Dodge
Corp, which controls the rich Arizona
copper mining district, must reinstate
with back pay 80 workers who took
part in a strike at the company's
Bisbee, Ariz., mines from June 10 to
Aug. "a, 1885, the U. S. circuit court
of appeals ruled. The court also up
held an order to cease discouraging
membership in the init. Union of Mine
Mill e Smelter Workers (CIO).
NEW YORK.-A swing band boy
colt against Station KSTP of the Natl.
Broadcasting Co. in ST. Paul and Sta
ton WRVA of the Columbia Broad
casting System in Richmond forced
both stations to sign new agreements
with the American Federation of Mu-
sicians (AFL).
CHICAGO. - Intensificaf1on of the
drive by the United Automobile Work
ers (CIO) to organize the country's
aircraft industry was announced by
JAW Pres. R. ]. Thomas and CLIO
Natl. Director Allan S. Haywood.
NEW YORK.-Predicting that the
drive for national defense, coupled
with the likelihood of military con-
scription, will imperil civil rights, the
American Civil Liberties Union in its
annual report says: mo such critical
situation has confronted democratic
liberties in the U. S. since the World
war"
ALBANY, N. Y.-An agreement to
end the stoppage of $4,000 cloak and
suit workers in New York was an
nounced here by Gov. Herbert H. Leh-
man. The Intl Ladies Garment Work
ers Union (AFL) won its two main
emands-retention of a clause limit
ing the number of contractors where
each jobber shall place his orders, and
setting up an employer-employe con-
troll board to check unfair practices.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. = The leadership
of the American Newspaper Guild
(CIO) won out against charges of in
and communistic influence
as a chaotic 5-day convention ended
July H. Paid officers were reelected, |
and former Pres. Kenneth G. Craw-
ford-who had joined with the OPP |
position-was defeated by Donal M.
Sullivan of Boston.