The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20

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 He warned the committee against any action that might destroy the existing spirit of voluntary coopera- ton and urged that labor and man. agement be allowed to improve and perfect that method of voluntary cooperation"
 'SThe seif-discipline of free and Independent people will always ena- hle them to out-think, out-produce, and out-live any sySte moi totah- tarian slavery" he said.
 The committee called Hillman to discuss the defense labor situation. It is considering vsrious anti-strike and compulsory mediation proposals for defense industries. OPM Direc- tor William s. Knudsen yesterday opposed legislation that would re- strict labor activities. c.
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 Hillman cited labor statistics showing that less than one-half of one per cent of time actually work ed in the aluminium industry in i9AO was rendered idle by strikes; that .idlenesS due to strikes con- stituted sixteenth of one per cent of the time. actually worker" in the engine and machine tool ir- dustries.
 This remarkable record is due to the fact that the defense program has brought forth special efforts on the part of organized labor and on the part of manage ment an dgovernment to settle labor controversies without the in- terruption of work" he said.
 The increase in employment in non-agricultural and manufacturing 4 industries since last May is the greatest that has occurred in any similar period on record" he said. Today, 372O0,O00 persons are em. ployed in the non-agricultural in- duStrtes 900 more than in May, 1940, Hillnian said; the num- Der Of wage-earners in manufac- turing industries alone Is 9,200,000 --an increase of 100000 since last May.
 Stand Out Sharply
 He said the last seven months stand out sharply in the following respects:
 T. For the first time in our in- increased sharply without an in- dustTIal history employment has creasO ip the number Of strikes the number of man-days Of idlenesS by reason Of strikes in the last half of 1040 was 70 per cent less than in the last half Of i030.
 "2. LesS than half as many per- sons were involved in strikes during i010 than in the corresponding peri- cd M emergency in 1916, or the var years 1917 ard 1913. This b true in splte Of the fact that in the meantime employment ia nOIi-agris euitEFal activities has increased by 22 peF cent.
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