The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-12
LABOR'S NEWS
IN BRIEF
Federated Press)

| WASHINGTON l, Amerj
can Federation OF Hosiery Worker
(CIO), did not violate the Sherman
Ianti-trust act In the 1897 strik,
against the Apex Hosiery Co., the U
s. supreme court ruled May 81. The
court upheld circuit court of appeals
decision voiding an award of $711,s3s
damages against the union, but ruled
that unions were subject to antitrust
prosecution in certain instances.
WASHINGTON.-With most of Its
important sections stricken out or
badly mangled, the senate passed the
LaFollette-Thomas oppressive labor
practices bill by roll call vote of
AZ to 20.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of a
7-member commission to serve as
co-ordinator OF the new $4,000, 000, 900
arms program was announced May 28
by President Roosevelt. The only
labor representative is Pres. Sidney
Hillman OF the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers (CIO), who is in charge of
employment of non-combatant work
ers.
RICHMOND, Va. - Restitution of
s260,000 In back wages under the
wage-hour law to $500 employees of
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad was
ordered in federal district court.
HONOLULU. - Organized labor In
Hawaii has grown from less than 500
members in 1888 to nearly 10000 in
1910, the May 16 issue of The Sentinel
Of Honolulu reported.
NEW YORK.-In the face of a DOW
srful drive by newspapers and employ
BIS to wipe out labor legislation In the |
war emergency" leading economists |
md industrial engineers polled by
Federated Press warn that such a
tep would endanger the defense pro-
ram. Out of IL who replied, only
favored modification of the Wagner
ct. Three saw possible gain in ex-
6uSlOA VI AOu1o Jul AOt OA6 dufOCdI6Q
over wages. Six authorities declared /
hat weakening of labor laws would /
ecrease productive efficiency.
KENOSHA, Wis.-Labor unity in /
lsnosha is an admirable" example,
lee. of Labor Frances Perkins told
90 union and employer representa-
Ives who attended dinner sponsored
y The Kenosha Labor, comparatively
wned AFL-CIO weekly. Kenosha re-
emily gained prominence in the ma
on's press for its successful expert
lent in labor unity.
PHILADELPHIA. An attempted Y
'ameup of John Murray, business
gent for the Natl Maritime Union
CIO), has failed. Murray was ac- h
uitted in quarter sessions court here q
[ violence charges arising from last h
ears strike against tankers of the
tandard Oil Co.
NEW YORK.-Sixty percent of all II
and non-union-favor Z
le principle OF unionism, Fortune g
agazine reports in It's June issue 7
ter a nationwide poll by the usual e
lmpling method.
CHICAGO.-ChIcago's second milk n
eup within a month, caused by the La
& milk companies attempts to estab- r
III up to 1920 wage cuts, ended when b
e firms agreed to continue the $48 Ip
age and to negotiate with the milk a
agon drivers local of the Init. Bro. n
Teamesters Chauffeurs Stablemen D
Helpers (AFL). c.
s. C.-The Anderson =
unity grand jury cleared Ku Klux =
ansmen OF charges ranging from as .
ult and battery to intimidation. The \,
PENDANTS included Fred v. Johnson,
lf-styled chief of staff to the grand
agon of South Carolina. u
NEW YORK.-A federal grand jury IeI
nded down guilty verdicts against bl
cal 807, Init. Bro. OF Transfers to
auffeurs Stablemen & Helpers "
FIJI, and rs OF it's members and in
icials charged with violating the tr
erman antitrust law and the Cope II
ID anti-racketeering law. An imme-- Ell
tie appeal will be undertaken.
- Dismissal of the :,
100000 damage suit filed by the =,
public Steel Corp. against the Steel 4,
,rkers Organizing Committee will ~,
sought as a result Of the U. s. Oh
IRENE court decision In the Apex ~
10, SWOC Chairman Philip Murray Oh
here. The suit is an out a.
with of the 1887 Little Steel strike. ",
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Union IN
lded voters here gave another lick mi
to reactfonary business interests stl
the Ku Klux Khan in the second trs
mary election. BY capturing two
ces on the school board, labor wi
les obtained q to 2 majority that sci
Tres rehiring OF 40 teachers fired fol
year for union activity. of
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