The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-17
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
By Federated Press

WASHINGTON.-L Throughout
| the U. S. quickly modified to defea
the Smith bill, which passed the hous,
| by 229 to 158 One of the most dras
tic anti-union measures yet presented
in congress, the bill imposes cooling
off periods, prohibits strikes unless
voted by a majority of employees II
government supervised polls, BARI
mass picketing and declares the
closed shop illegal.
WASHINGTON.-A half-49.S
percent-of all the strikes beginning
in the period between January and
July 1941 had union organization as
their basic issue, figures in the depart
ment of labor's monthly Labor Review
showed
WASHINGTON. - Basic wage in.
creases were won by railroad labor
as 34-hour conference between labor
n d management representatives
averted nationwide railroad strike
set for December Z. The agreement
provided 9@c hourly raises for the
operating brothehoods and 10c hourly
increases for the incorporating un-
ions. Incorporating employees will
get vacations; operating workers will
not.
WASHINGTON. - Striking at the
dominant anti-labor organizations Of
southern California, the NLRB De-
cember issued a cease and desist
order against the Merchants C Manu-
facturers Assn, Southern Californians
Inc, the Neutral Thousands Inc, and
Employees Odvisory Service, as we'll
as four companies whose labor pol
icies were directed by these organ
izations.
DETROIT. = Sec.- Treas. George F.
Adde's of the United Automobile Air
craft & Agricultural Implement Work
ers (CIO) announced that by January
81 about 100000 experienced men and
women will be jobless because of cur
tailed auto production and defense de-
lays.
SAN FRANCISCO.-Th San Fran
cisco Labor Council has sent a bulle-
tin to all AFL unions throughout the
state, telling them how Gene Tunney,
health aide in the defense program,
crossed picket line to autograph
copies Of his book, Arms for Living"
in a struck department store.
WICHITA, Kan. "A fight against
rent increases at Hilltop Manor, fed
sral housing project in this defense
boom town, prompted the Defense
Agency in Washington to
order deferment until March / of rent
boosts scheduled for December 1. The
ntl. Assn. Of Machinists (AFL) led
he campaign.
MINNEAPOLIS.-Th 5-week sedi-
ion trial of % officials and members
# the Socialist Workers Party ended
December l when, after 40 hours' de-
Iteration, a jury convicted IL men
md one woman Of violating the 1910
smith act. Five defendants were ac-
Iuitted and all 20 were cleared of
the 1851 sedition act.
NEW YORK. - Bonuses of S125 O.
rip on voyages to north Russian ports
nd $3.50 for trips to the British Isles
we're agreed upon between the Natl. |
10 r;ti,,oa Union (NTnl opd tlo AY,o~
can Merchant Marine Institute as
rmed merchant ships took on crews |
nd prepared to sail.
SAN QUENTIN, Cal. = Earl King, |
,rnest Ramsay and Frank j. Conner, |
maritime union leaders serving 20 |
ears in the S. s. Point Lobos frame
p, have been paroled by the state
GARD of prison terms and paroles.
.abor will campaign to win full par
ons from Gov. gilbert L. Olson.
WICHITA, Kan.-Taking the often
i've against the current barrage of
nti-union propaganda, the Wichita
rades & Labor Assembly has set up
Labor Defense Committee ito coun-
sract some of the vicious anti-union
Propaganda emanating from the air
'aves and daily press"
NEW YORK Hailing passage OF
he Smith bill by the house as a vic
Try in their all-out offensive against
Ibor's rights, employers attending the
5th annual convention of the Natl.
ssh. of Manufacturers enthusiastical-
: cheered an announcement of the
ouse vote.
NEWARK, N. il. Bamberger &
o., fourth largest department store
/ the nation, signed its first contract
acann har 4 with tho PotoiI CIorIxn |