The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-08
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
Federated Press)


right guaranteed by the freedom of
speech section of the constitution, the
U. S. supreme court held in two de-
cisions multiplying anti-picketing ordi-
nances in hasta county, Cal, and Tus-
Icaloosa county, Ala. Only Justice
James Clark McReynolds dissented
WASHINGTON. = Organized gang
sterism was laid at the door of Henry
Ford and the Ford Motor Co. in re-
port submitted to the NLRB by Trial
Examiner Robert NJ Denham, who
conducted a 5-week hearing in Dallas.
Denham recommended that the NLRB
instruct the firm to issue cease and
desist notices to each one of it's 100,-
900 workers throughout the U. S.
WASHINGTON. = Ousted officials
of two CLIO unions appeared before
the Dies committee to declare that
both unions were 1907 communist
controlled. The witnesses, Thomas
H. O'Sea of the Transport Workers
Union and Fred M. Howe of the Amer
lean Communications Assn, supported
Dies new theory that the country
faces betrayal of workers in key in
dustries.
WASHINGTON-Only the voice of
the American people lifted unceasing-
| ly against war will prevent politicians
| from trying to dodge domestic prob
| lens through foreign ventures, CLIO
Pres. John L. Lewis told the Natl.
Negro Congress.
WASHINGTON = How American
workers have been displaced by ma
chimes was told to the Temporary Ma
tional Economic Committee by AFL
Pres. William Green, Sec Treas.
Thomas Kennedy of the United Mine
Workers (CIO), Vice Pres. Thomas
F. Burns of the United Rubber Work
ers (CIO) and Pres. Emil REEVE of
the Textile Workers Union (CIO).
NEW YORK.-The leniency of the
government toward employers in its
antitrust drive was contrasted with
it's attitude toward labor when, the
day after unusually heavy sentences
were imposed on II union furriers
on 6-year-old indictment, the ma
TONS four leading typewriter COM
panies and their presidents escaped
with no punishment The firms, Rem
ington-Rand, Underwood-Elli
Co., Royal Typewriter Co. and L. G.
Smith & Corona Typewriters, got off
scot-free after agreeing to abandon
monopolistic practices.
CHICAGO.-The longest and tough
est strike in the history of the Amer
lean Newspaper Guild (CIO) ended
April 26 when the Hearst-owned Her
ald-American. signed contract pro-
viding for reinstatement of lis of the
1877 men and women who remained
active throughout the 17-month walk
out, and $4,000 dismissal pay for the
remaining So workers.
ATLANTA. = The first conviction
following the grand jury investigation
of the Ku Klux Khan was that of
Henry Cawthon, described by the
state as chief of a xxx "wrecking
crew." who was found guilty of flog-
ging Pierce S. Toney, organizer for
the Textile Workers Union (CIO).
NEW YORK-Formation of the Ma
tional Grays Harbor Committee to
help bring about "the storation of law,
order and civil rights" in Grays Har-
Dor (Aberdeen) County, Wash, was
announced here. The committee will
seek a federal investigation of the
Laura Law murder and other terror
ism.
BINGHAMTON, N Y.-As sequel |
to the smashing defeat of both AFL |
and CLIO shoe unions in an NLRB |
election last January, the rival organ
izations have merged for fresh drive |
to unionize more than 10000 Endicott-
Johnson Corp. workers.
NEW ORLEANS.-Souther turpen-
tine workers, one of the most ex-
plotted groups in a region where ex-
ploitation is the rule, are denied the
benefits of the social security act in
a decision of the fifth circuit court |
IF appeals The court held that these
employees are agricultural workers and
ire therefore not covered by the law.
NEW YORK-One thousand edu-
GATORS, writer's, social workers, clergy
men, physicians and others active in
public affairs joinel April "a in pro-
est against the Barden bill, which
would wreck the wage-hour law.
LANSING, Mich.-The first union
,hop agreement in the automobile in
lustry has been signed between the
United Automobile Workers (CIO) and
REQ Motors Inc, manufacturers of
rucks and buses. The pact covers {
800 workers.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Great Lakes
ihipping, tied up since the start of
he 1910 navigation season, got under !
way April 81 following settlement of
6-day strike of 5000 members of
he Canadian Seamen's Union (AFL). IL