The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-24
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
BY Federated Press

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tered World War II on December
labor threw its full support behind tn
war effort
| WASHINGTON. Shocking short
ages of fire-fighting equipment ant
other facilities for protection agains
bombings exist in many American
cities now in the danger zone, charged
Sec.-Treas. George Richardson of th'
init. Assn of Fire Fighters (AFL).
| WASHINGTON. - More than LOO
members of AFL building trades un
ions have been taken prisoner by the
Japanese on Midway and Guam is
lands, the AFL informed navy author
tiles.
Observation-Disclosures plans for
increasing the output of copper and
other non-ferrous metals were pre-
scented to President Roosevelt and
OPM officials December 10 by Clio
President Philip Murray. The plans
were prepared by the init. Union OF
Mine Mill & Smelter Workers, which
has formed Victory Production Com
mittee.
NEW YORK.-Immediate establish
ment of a 7-day week through intro
duction of a fourth shift was de-
manded by the United Automobile
Aircraft & Agricultural Implement
Workers (CIO) December II in wires
to the General Motors Corp, Chrysler
Corp. and Ford Motor Co.
CELINA, ON a decision unprec-
edented in the state of Ohio, Judge
Clarence U. Ali upheld the right of
municipal employees to strike. ALL
refused to enjoin Local 100, Init. Bro.
of Firemen & Oilers (AFL), from
picketing the municipal light and
power plant.
KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont.-Asserting
that the complete refusal of eight
struck gold mining companies to bar
gain was "sabotaging akin to treason"
10 CLIO and Canadian unions modified
to support the strike of 1000 miners.
The walkout was called by Local 240,
init. Union of Mine Mill & Smelter
Workers (CIO).
NEW YORK. Hourly raises Of
121sc for 1000 workers in the Buff
falo and Niagara Falls plants of the
Bell Aircraft Corp. were awarded by
a 3-man arbitration board December
II. The increases are incorporated in
an agreement of the United Automo-
bile Aircraft & Agricultural Imple-
ment Workers (CIO).
SACRAMENTO, Cal-Taking their
stand as usual on the Pegler line, the
Associated Farmers concluded their
annual convention by adopting reso-
buttons calling for almost everything
except electrocution of any person
found with union card in his pos
session.
NEW YORK;. P. Morgan lost
crucial round in his long fight against
labor when a 3-man arbitration board
awarded the union shop in the captive
coal mines to the United Mine Work
ers (CIO).
MINNEAPOLIS. - Sentences of IL
% 16 months were imposed December
by U. S. Judge Mathew M. Joyce
IN Is officials and members of the
Socialist Workers party convicted a
week earlier of violating the Smith
act of 1910.
NEW YORK. "A second offer ito
furnish any and all personnel re-
luested by you to carry out troop
was made by Greyhound |
strikers on December IL in wires to
Secretary of War Henry l.. Stimson
ind Sec. of Navy Frank Knox. The |
trike, conducted by the Amalgamated |
Assn. of Street Electric Railway G.
Motor Coach Employees (AFL), has
led up all Greyhound buses in north
astern U. S.
SAN FRANCISCO-Leaders of AFL
lnions were snubbed by employers
vhen they tried to settle the city's
our chief strikes by recourse to ar
'itration. The peace was initiated by
he unions Immediately following the
of war. The strikes are
gainst local hotels, department
torres, the BIG restaurants and Cant
er & Mattern.
CHICAGO. - Production time lost
through accidents in the U. S. for the
irst nine months of 1941 was enough
D build 20 battleships, 200 destroyers
nd 1000 heavy bombers, the Natl.
afety Council reported.