The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-05-29
Sanitary Progress
Reported To LU l33
Vice President WheutleY
Tells Of Strides Made
B. N. ]. Shops

New Castle, Pa-Local Union No
1855 membership had the satisfaction
Of learning something of the progress
being made in the organizing of sani-
tary workers when First Vice Pres-
dent f. l.. Wheatley visited with the
local at the last meeting. We under
stand from Mr.. Wheatley that a very
good job has been done in the state of
| New Jersey. Some Of the shops still
unorganized are granting increases in
wages, because the men in organized
shops have gained along this line.
There is one unorganized shop in
the west where the manager gives his
men an increase every time an or
ganizer from headquarters visits the
town. Most of our members feel we
should get some definite reports on
conditions in these western shops that
are unorganized and that funds should
somehow be provided for this pur-
pose.
This local has received a statement
from one of our organized shops to
the effect that the head Of this firm
had told the conference committee
that two men in the Universal SAM
tary, New Castle, made 122 tanks for
a days work. This is not true. Our
tanks here are made on a conveyor
system. Five men on crew, and
these men make only the tank The
lids are made by another man and
each crew has an extra man to do
the labor. So figure it out, we have
no supermen here, and this company
wants grade A ware. | am sure the
officials here know there is a limit to
a mans ability to produce both guam
tity and quality. They have also elm
mated the hard labor on the tank job
such as pulling cores. Everything
possible has been done to get results
on quality. The workers here take
great pride in being producers of 100
per cent grade A ware.
We stand for no loss. In some of
our unorganized shops the conditions
and wages paid are bad enough to
force the workers into some kind of
an organization to help gain fair
treatment. These shops become a
real menace to our progress when
trade becomes dull. There must be
intelligent men working on these
shops who can realize the value of
organization and that our only hope
for stability lies in getting all these
shops organized under one head.
We have elected two delegates to
the convention and are looking for
ward to getting good results as we
have hopes of getting delegate from
each sanitary shop together and have
session. The delegates elected were
Herb Ridgley and Harry Mehlman, the
alternates, Charles Vigne and Dean
Reed.
The local is very we'll pleased with
the progress being made by the Or
ganizing committee. We now have
over 100 members and new men be-
ing hired are all in favor of joining
soon.
The weeks vacation with pay will
go into effect on June l for limited
number of casters off each week. The
seniority men to get first choice. A
few men have already had their vaca-
tions.
A few of the potters who attended
the last meeting of Trades and Labor
Council spoke very highly of the film
on silicosis shown for the benefit of
the potters. Only one thing was lack
ing in this picture, it didn't show a
caster shaking sugar sack around
., making clouds of dust. Dust preven-
', ton now carried on in most up-to-date
shops will do a great deal of good and
> may prevent the boys from getting
: the large black spots on their lungs
Some Of the boys want to know why
the brotherhood doesn't get this film,
! and make an effort to improve condi-
= tions in the potteries.
> The sanitary trade at one time haC
. health and sanitation inspector visit
- each shop every few months. The of
,, ficials of this company have requested
= our local to appoint two men on a
:, committee to cooperate with one OF
:. the officials on sanitation, ventilation
and dust menace
From what we hear we will have a
large crowd at the potters picnic this
! year. A few of the boys figure or
getting the $1O0 award for the paiC
=, up due book. Check on your books
= before picnic date. O. G. 1873.