The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-16
LABOR'S NEWS
IN BRIEF
Federated Press)

WASHINGTON-Ending of the rs
day strike at the Milwaukee plant o
the Allis- Chalmers Mfg. Co. with {
substantial victory for the United
Automobile Workers (CIO) was an
nounced April after conferences with
the Natl. Defense Mediation Board.
WASHINGTON. = NLRB elections
at the plants of labor's chief enemies
the Ford Motor Co. and Bethlehem
Steel Corp, were ordered April 7.
WASHINGTON - A policy of no
jurisdictional strikes on defense prof.
ects was adopted by the Building &
Construction Trades Department of
the ALL. The United Bro. of Car
penters & Joiners (AFL) pledged to
do all possible to prevent stoppages
on defense jobs.
WASHINGTON than half of
the strikes in defense industries have
been caused by refusal of employers
to meet union wage demands, an OPM
labor division survey of all strikes
since Sept. s, 1888, showed.
DETROIT.-The great River Rouge
plant of Ford Motor Co., largest in
the world, was strikebound April 2
for the first time in it's history of
more than three decades. With few
exceptions the $4,000 workers answer
ed a strike call of the United Automo-
bile Workers (CIO).
NEW YORK.-A brake was put on
the governments antitrust drive
against unions when the U. S. circuit
court of appeals on April 5 reversed
the conviction of New York AFL
teamsters' local and of rs officials and
members on charges of violating the
Sherman antitrust law and the Cope
land misunderstanding law.
PITTSBURGH. - The H. ]. Heinz
Co., which led the fight against put
ting a union contract in writing, final
Iy signed an agreement March 81,
few hours after a scheduled strike of
[ 800 workers. The pact was signed
by the Canning & Pickle Workers
Union (AFL).
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N. ]. - The
struck plant of the CornellDubilier
Electric Corp, manufacturer of con-
lensers and resistance coils, resumed
operations April under closed shop
contract with Local B-1040, Intl Bro.
If Electrical Workers (AFL). The
valkout of $500 workers lasted four
weeks.
NEW YORK The fact that de-
ense contracts are being given to
anti-labor firms was brought viivdly
before the public March q when Park
Dale Clothes Inc, which has been
army uniform coats,
vas fined $4,000 for wage-hour law
Violation.
ASHEVILLE, N. CA signed con-
.ract between the United Textile
Workers (AFL) and the American
1nka Corp. successfully ended a 49,
lay strike of the union in the large
avon plant near here.
CHICAGO-All four struck plants
# the init. Harvester Co. were operat-
ng normally, following the return to
york of 1880 members Of the Farm
Equipment Workers Organizing Com
nittee (CIO). The men voted to end
he strikes and to submit all issues to |
he Natl. Defense Mediation Board.
ials and members of Local 8, Intl |
Bro. of Electrical Workers (AFL), |
nder an archaic anti-rioting law |
ever before invoked, ended April |
4 four convictions and II acquittals.
IN immediate appeal is planned.
PITTSBURGH. Strikes at the
bethlehem and Johnstown plants of
he Bethlehem Steel Corp. ended with
he agreement that no more Employees
Plan elections be held
ntil there is a court ruling on the
unions legality. The firm
lso agreed to deal with the Steel
Workers Organizing Committee (CIO)
8 bargaining agent for it's members
NEW YORK.-Rallies Of the Amer
IAN Peace Mobilization and of the
.eep America Out of War Congress,
n the Oath anniversary of U. S. entry
ito the first world war were almost
boycotted by the local
ress.
NEW YORK. = With 100000 soft !
BAL miners locked out, the United
line Workers (CIO) and operators
negotiations for new con-
act. &
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