The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-19
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF


Observation-Disclosures of a SUI
per-agency to exercise jurisdiction
over all nationally important labor
problems is being considered, Presi-
dent Roosevelt indicated March at
his semi-weeky press conference.
WASHINGTON = An assertion by
President Roosevelt that strikes have
at no time affected more than one
four-hundredth Of defense production
proved embarrassing to the nations
press, which has tried to show that
strikes have seriously hindered the de-
tense program.
NGTON-Proposed abolition
of labor standards on public building
projects undertaken in connection
with national defense activities was
protested by Harry c. Bates, chair
man of the ALL housing committee.
RUTLAND, Vt Faced with a
threatened strike of its 1900 en-
ployes, the Rutland Railroad backed
down on proposal to establish new
wage cuts of from 10 to 300. In a
new 2-yearb contract effective April 1,
the Is railroad brotherhoods agreed
to voluntary $50 cut for workers
receiving more than SIS week and
the company agreed to withdrew
wage cut established in 1888.
PHILADELPHIA-If union chosen
as collective bargaining agent by a
majority subsequently loses its major
ity through company intimidation, the
firm is still required to bargain with
it. So ruled the U. S. circuit court of
appeals in two identical 3-to-2 de-
cisions.
NEW YORK. = The 5-day 40-hour
week was established for the first
time in a big New York department
store under new contract between
Local 1850, United Retail & Wholesale
(CIO), and the Hearn De
1artment Stores Inc.
WILMINGTON, Del.-Neatest worm
trick Of the week was the
lction of a local union in sending
i've strikers to Washington to pro-
est their employers sabotage and
lampering of national defense" Led |
W Pres. Mike Maier of Local 754, |
United Automobile Workers (CIO), |
he delegates told the OPM and their
ongressmen of the union-busting tao
les of Eastern Malleable Iron Co.
Observation-Disclosures of a bill
Introduced by Rep. Everett M. Dirk
en- r., Ill.), aimed at outlawing the
Mon hiring hall, was opposed by rep
of both CLIO and ALL
maritime unions
ADMISSION, ALIAS predicted by
.bor leaders, the first assignment for
ONE guardsmen was strike duty.
fifty troops were sent to the Utica
hitting Mills in Admission, where
FL workers we're picketing in pro-
EST against closed shop agreement
gned by the Textile Workers Union
CIO).
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.-The Pull
an Standard Car Mfg. Co. has sue {
lmbed to unionism after 5week I
rike of 800 workers at its Haskell {
arker plant. The plant reopened ,
arch under an agreement with the
70. of Railway Carmen (AFL) which
cognized the union and granted
hourly wage increase to day work
s..
WILMINGTON, N. C.-Construction
ork at Camp Davis, anti-aircraft fir
& range, was resumed March fol-
wing settlement of 2-day strike
5000 ALL building trades work
s. A government investigation of
was promised. III
BOSTON, Wearing black masks
hide their identity because they !,
AIRED being fired, two girl office
orkers testified at hearings of the {
ate Minimum Wage Commission
arch a. Employers are protesting a
opposed SIG minimum.
Colorado & Wyo- |
ng Railroad, owned by Rockefeller
dorado Fuel & Iron Corp, has
med its first union agreement with
opcraft unions of the Railway EN-
Dyes Department Of the AFL The
reement supersedes contract with
branch of the 20-year-old Rockefel-
company union.