The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-05-07
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
Federated Press)

WASHINGTON. -AFL Pres. Viii
liam Green has joined CLIO Pres
Philip Murray in heated profess
against the Vinson bill The measure
provides cooling-off periods and freez
ing wages, hours and conditions
! NEW ORLEANS Employers can
not refuse inspection of their payroll
records by the wage-hour division on
the excuse that they are not engaged
in interstate commerce, the U. S. cir
cult court of appeals ruled in the case
of the Cudahy Packing Co.
DETROIT = Adoption by General
Motors Corp. of the John l.. Lewis
formula to make pay raises retroac-
tive to April 20 STAYED off at the last
minute threatened strike by the
United Automobile Workers (CIO) to
force action on new contract.
NEW YORK.-More than six times
as many industrial workers were in
jured in New York state last year
than were directly affected by strikes,
Industrial Commissioner Frieda S.
Miller reported April 49, The num-
Der of industrial accidents was $685.
900.
ST. PAUL. - The Farmers Union
Grain Terminal Assn, huge northwest
marketing cooperative, has begun
construction of three new storage ele-
vators in order to beat excessive stor-
age charges of private operators.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn - The Appala-
chan Mills Co. plant reopened April
meeting of strikers. The 5-day walk
out, involving 1900 workers, was con-
Quoted by the Init. Ladies Garment
Workers Union (AFL).
NEW YORK-Overplayin of strike
stories in the press, over the radio
and in congress was criticized in
speeches by Pres. Emil REEVE of the
Textile Workers Union (CIO) and by
Sec. of Labor Frances Perkins at the
TWU's second biennial convention
here
ALBANY, N. Y.-Labor's right to
fight the introduction of labor displac-
ing devices which increase unemploy-
ment was denied in a 4-to-2 decision
OF the state court of appeals April "a.
The case involved picketing, by two
ALL unions, of Opera on Tour Inc,
an opera company whose music was
supplied by records instead of living
WASHINGTON.-M than 100000
public buildings and $4,000 miles of
roads have been built or improved by
WPA workers, Acting WPA Commits
sioner Howard o. Hunter reported
April 81 in a summary of WPA ac-
complishments during 5 u years.
NEW YORK. = Close to 100000
students on $50 campuses took part
in the Sth annual youth strike against
war April %. The meetings were
sponsored by the Youth Committee
against War and the American Youth
Congress.
PITTSBURGH-A wage increase of
&c an hour for 1900 employees of
the Aluminium Co. of America was
negotiated here April Fl in a single
days conference between company
and representatives of the
Aluminium Workers (CIO).
NEW YORK-The New York Times
IN April q signed its first contract
with the Newspaper Guild of New
York (CIO). Guild officials called |
he pact one of the best in the coun- |
ry. The agreement covers 700 work
srs in the commercial department.
CINCINNATI-The Hotel & Res
aurant Employees Intl Alliance & |
Init. League (AFL) held |
is golden jubilee convention here.
NEW YORK.-Three hundred and |
i've officials of New York ALL locals |
lave signed statement urging the |
lefeat of pending anti-strike legisla-
ion and denouncing Intervention by |
Ugh government officials on the side |
If employers. The statement was
by the Trade Union Record,
ocal labor paper
AUSTIN, Tex.-Two bills, one for
PARTIAL and the other for complete
bolition of the poll tax, were de-
aafad I'm fha lower -houee of thp laoic- |
ature The chamber in both instances
orbade the printing of minority re-
,orts favoring the bills. !