The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-04-03
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
Federated Press)

Sums were launched mere as PreSf
dent Roosevelt approved six U. s.
housing authority projects for rural
counties Of Arkansas, Georgia. Illinois,
Indiana, Mississippi and South Caro-
lima.
Observation-Disclosures to incor-
porate an exclusive recognition clause
In contract with union that has
a majority constitutes refusal to bar
gain collectively, the NRLB ruled In
a complaint made by the United Auto
mobile Workers (CIO) against the
McQuay-Norris Mfg. Co., of Indian
apolis.
WASHINGTON - Amendments to
the first half Of the national labor
relations act were turned down by
the house labor committee as 1t con-
tinued consideration of pending pro-
posals. The committee approved
proposal for addition of two members
to the NRLB.
WASHINGTON. - Unanimous ap-
prevail OF the food stamp plan was
given by the senate as 1t voted, 10 to
0, to give the Federal Surplus Com
modities Corp, s85,000,000 for the next
fiscal year.
WASHINGTON. = Wire-tapping for
any purpose is out from now on, so
far as the FBI is concerned, Attorney
General Robert H. Jackson said in an
official order.
CHICAGO.-Harassed by wage-hour
suits filed by union red caps who have
been forced to work practically with
out pay, the railroads have found
way out. The passenger will be re-
luired to pay dime for each piece
Of luggage carried. out of which the
porters will get 30c an hour. Spokes-
men for the United Transport Service
employers (unaffiliated) deplored the
evy upon passengers as both unfair
lad illegal.
MIDDLETON, Conn.-Refusal of the
Rand Co., to disband
union led to collapse on
March IA OF long negotiations between
he company and the Joint Protective |
Board representing ALL union en-
,loyes at the local plant.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-Counter-
espionage work by union members has
Uncovered labor spy racket under
which employers paid 81 a name for
lists of union members. Union mem
ers succeeded In making dictaphone
ecords that describe the whole plot.
he records are being played at union
leetings, to the great embarrassment
( local industrialists.
NEW YORK.-The strike of $40
rorkers against the s1-story Hotel
ov. Clinton marked its first year
Iarch 20. Strike Chairman Hugh
[onroe said: I'VE have been fight
lg for one year and we will stay out
,r 10 years II necessary" The strike
being conducted by the Hotel
rades Council (AFL). {
PATERSON, N. ia plan often adj
anced by optimistic advocates of la :
,r peace has been adopted in Pater-
IN by the ALL and CLIO. Each has
greed to keep out of all plants where !
lie other has signed contract or /,
here a strike. lockout or organizing
i've is in progress.
PHILADELPHIA. = About one-half
the hosiery mills in the U. s. H. .
nsed to use the newly-developed Ny
q yarn are under contract with the
nerican Federation Of Hosiery Work
s (CIO), 1t was announced here by .
'esident Alexander McKeown OF the
lion.
PITTSBURGH.-Tom Girdler has
ven written assurance that he will y
e interfere with workers rights In II
Q Beaver Falls, Pa, plants OF the d
lion Drawn Steel Co.. Republic Steel
bsidiary. A promise to stop inter- y
ting with the Steel Workers Organ Il
ng Committee .CIO) was posted In 81
g plants, as required by an NRLB s.
der which was upheld by the third
cult court of appeals JAN 20. II
p
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Another chap "
: was written in the long and bitter Al
contested campaign of the Inter Of
tional Garment Workers Union (un- al
iliated) to organize the DonneIly 7,
rment Co., dress manufacturers,
EN- the NLRB ordered the company II,
end its company union. to refund 8;
es paid by employees to the company OF
lon, and to reinstate worker fired
union activity. III
rRENTON.-Union representatives
oted and booed as the assembly de- :.
ted 35 to "a state wage-hour bill q
reduced by Assemblyman Samuel :
Forster (R.). A similar measure =.
,sed the assembly last year but lost - >.
the senate.
dINNEAPOLIS.-Ac campaign to get I'll
.sidential pardons for IA workers IL
wing from 60-day to 8-month SEN fo
ices as a result of last summers p'
PA strike has been launched by the 90
PA Defense Committee. M
G
TIVE T1NTON T.ApuT Ia