The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-27
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
BY Federated Press


southern bourbons, who owe thei
election to the undemocratic poll tas
began a filibuster of the Pepper-Geye
anti-poll tax bill November 10.
WASHINGTON success
in handling manpower is due to cen
tralization of responsibility, Pres
Daniel J. Tobin of the Init Bro o
Transfers (AFL) told the senate sub
committee on education and labor No
vember 16.
WASHINGTON.-In taking jurisdic
| ton in the cases of ]. S. Bache & Co.
Wall Street brokerage firm, and Of
four New York title and guaranty
companies, the Natl. War Labor Board
on November IL declared its jurisdic
ton over all labor disputes in non
war industries where wage adjust
ments are involved.
WASHINGTON Asserting that it
will not approve wage increases for
the purpose of influencing or direct
ing the flow of manpower," the Natl.
War Labor Board has outlawed &c
raises negotiated between an AFL
chemical local and the Staley Mfg.
Co. of Painseville, o. Labor members
of the board dissented. The NWLB
had ruled the exact opposite when 1t
granted increases to western metal
miners.
NEW YORK.-Monopolie constant
ly escape punishment under the anti
trust laws through consent DEGREES,
under which they pay small fine and
agree OF cease their illegal practices,
former u. S. Asst. Atty Gen. Henry
Ward Beer pointed out November 10.
WASHINGTON. = A omp1aint
against the Kaiser Co., Inc has been
issued by the NLRB on charges that
the shipbuilding company entered into
collusive agreements with the AFL
and fired 700 men for CLIO activity.
NEW YORK.-America' most reac-
tionary industrialists met in secret
SESSION here Sept. II to map more
intensified campaign against t h e
Roosevelt administration and organ
lied labor, Bruce Minton, Washing
on writer, charges in the November
IL issue of New Masses magazine A
transcript of the session,
held by the resolutions committee of
he Natl. Assn of Manufacturers, was
obtained by Minton. Leaders in the
Meeting were Lammot DUPONT, James
i. Rand of the anti-union Remington
Rand Co., and F. G. Crawford of the |
lnion righting Thompson Products
nc.
PITTSBURGH. - A Joint AFL-CIO |
committee, believed to be |
he first of it's kind in the country, |
vas formed during the strike of the
Service Employees Init. Union
AFL) against Pittsburgh's three ma
or department stores. Members of |
hree CLIO unions as we'll as 10 ALL |
lnions refused to cross the picket |
ines. The walkout ended with a
ruce.
NEW YORK.-Refusal of the APP
alachian bituminous operators to
stablish a six-day week until the gov
allows them an increase in
oal prices ended a conference with
he United Mine Workers (unaffili-
ted). Both sides had agreed in prin
iple to six-day week with time-and
half overtime for the 9Th day.
PLEASANTVILLE, N. Y.-Readers
)igest the magazine with the biggest
REGULATION In the world, is accused
y the November 16 In Fact of having
publisher who does not want Hitler
Of hiring a new editor who
rinted fascist propaganda in the
merican Mercury; and of having
printed anti-labor propa-
anda.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y.-One
undred workers who were locked out
{ the Weisberg-Baer Co. ammunition
ontainer plant for wearing union but
ms returned to their jobs November
through efforts of Local 1927, !
nited Electrical Radio G. Machine s
vorkers (CIO), and the Natl. War |
abor Board.
NEW ORLEANS. = For enjoining
exciting and the secondary boycott 3
ithout examining the facts in the /
Use, the U. S. district court in Mobile c
as rebuked by the u S. circuit court 7
appeals, which voided the injunc- b