The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-15
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
Federated Press)

WASHlNGTON--W its mem
bers of possible emergency in the
early part of this year, the interna
tional executive board of United Mine
Workers (CIO) has voted So assess
ment for each Of its 100000 members
WASHINGTON.-An attack on the
personnel of the NLRB and recon
mendations for passage of II amend
ments to the Wagner act featured the
final majority report of the Smith com
mittee investigating the NLRB. A
minority report said: 1.-THE majority
report attempts to divert the atten.
ton of the public from the marked
success which has attended the
boards efforts by wholesale castiga-
ton of it's personnel"
WASHINGTON. - Wage rate in
creases totaling more than 100000
for some 10000 railroad track work
ers, redcaps, dining car walters, Of
flee and other employees will become
effective March 1, announced Wage
Hour Administrator Philip B. Flem-
ing.
NEW YORK.-Opposition to BAN
ming of strikes was voiced by the state
mediation board and maintenance of
existing labor standards in the de-
Tense program was advocated by the
state labor department in their an
nual reports.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. The local
plant of the Init. Harvester Co., which
is manufacturing trucks under a gov
eminent defense order, was shut down
December 81 by strike of 1900 work
ers. The walkout was called by Local
81, United Automobile Workers (CIO).
CINCINNATL-A threatened strike
of 1000 workers against the city's six
| leading hotels was averted with the
signing of new contract by the Gin
cinnati Hotels Councils, representing
10 ALL unions. An annual increase
of 100000 is provided.
NEW Notwithstanding that "the
ups anu w Wao VI PuDllC nJ6LcIld
caused by fortunes of war and the
consequent fear of American involve
ment charted the course of civil liber-
ties during 1940," the American Civil
Liberties Union predicted an increased
curtailment Of civil rights in 1941.
NEWARK.-A letter to King George
of England asking him to intervene
in the 6-week-old strike against
Spratts Patent Ltd, British-owned
producer of dog foods, has been dis
patched by Samuel Maori, acting CLIO
regional director The walkout is be-
ing conducted by the United Cannery
Agricultural Packing & Allied Work
ers (CIO).
PEORIA, Ill. = Holiday greetings
were extended to the Caterpillar Trac-
tor Co. here when more than 100 strik-
ing members of the local chapter of
the Pattern Makers League CID pick
eted the company Christmas tree.
DETROIT.-The Packard Motor Co.
has joined the growing parade of auto
employers granting 3c-an-hour blanket
raises. In a supplementary agreement
with Local 1870, United Automobile
Workers (CIO), the firm gave raise
that will add s1,250,000 to pay en-
velopes in 1871.
NEW YORK.-Despite factional RI
valries, the leading student groups of
the U. S. show united front in op-
position to American participation in
the European war. This was the ma
jor result of three conferences and
held in the east and in
the midwest during the weekend be-
fore New Years.
ALBANY, N. Y.-Bankers suffered
a setback in their fight against union |
ization when the state court of ap-
peals, highest court in the state, ruled |
that bank employees are not exempt |
from provisions of the state labor re-
lations act
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Maybelle Bergen |
Of st. Peter has been appointed |
vice president of the Minnesota Fed
Grafton of Labor, the first woman to
sit on the executive council since 1915. |
NEW YORK--Three company un-
Ions established by AZ local electric |
and neon sign firms to fool the public
into thinking that their products were
union made have been ordered dis
solved by the state labor relations
board.