The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-04-24
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
By Federated Press

II WASHINGTON-Over the protes
of its employer members, the nationa
war labor board issued decisio
granting the United Electrical Radi
and Machine Workers (CIO) mainter
ance of membership at the plant o
the Walker-Turner company of Plain
field, N. ].
Observation-Disclosures OIL o
New Jersey recently revealed as {
patent bedfellow of the giant Naz
Ii. sFarbenindustrie, was told to d.
more than pay lip service to the
Wagner act. NLRB Trial Examiner
Samuel H. Jaffee ordered three com
pany unions disestablished.
| WASHINGTON = Maintenance Of
membership In the plants of the In
ternational Harvester company, IL the
unions so vote In a special election
under the auspices of the national
war labor board, was ordered by the
board in an to 4 decision.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. accused of
slowdowns in defense plants by SEN
ator Henry F. Byrd 3D., Va.) vigor-
ously denied the charges the follow
ing day. The accusations of the anti
labor senator were based on report
by Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Ralph A. Bard.
WASHINGTON - President Roose-
velts committee on fair employment
practices cracked down on 10 indus
trial concerns holding millions of dol
lars of war contracts and ordered
them to cease discriminating against
available workers because Of race or
religion.
Observation-Disclosures cooper
alton with all sections Of labor, with
industry and with government in all
publicity designed to promote the war
effort was unanimously pledged by
a national conference of CLIO editors
and publicity directors held April IL
IL.
UTICA, N. Y.-Reactionary farm or
ganization leaders, ostensibly oppos-
ing the campaign of district 30, United
Mine Workers (CIO) to organize the
dairy farmers of the nation, have
launched an attack on all organized
labor.
LACLEDE, Mo.-This town, where
Gen. John J. Pershing was born, has
an all-labor government. A slate
backed by Chicken Pickers local 287
(AFL), only union here, swept the re-
cent election and elected every candi-
late.
HARTFORD, Conn.-AFL and CLIO
aldermen on April IA placed the board
Of aldermen of this defense town
on record against any
legislation endangering |
he 40-hour week.
BOSTON-By vote of 767 to 4S5,
Boston firemen on April 15 voted to
affiliate with the International Asso- |
,iation of Fire Fighters (AFL). A
,harter will be sought Immediately. |
CLEVELAND-The Thompson Pro-
ucts company, which plugs its COM
any union policy in the name of pa
has fired nine unionists for
asting war production board stickers
=, oI3,,oo Tho xrorEaro or 70 M arg,-
ers of the United Automobile Work
RS (CIO).
NORWICH, Conn. - An AFL-CIO
ommittee brought quick action In
citing labor voice on the local de-
snse setup. Appointment of COM
any unionists to the sugar rationing
GARD led to formation of the COM {
littee.
NEW YORK-The Industrial Insur- ,
nee Agents union (CIO) has adopted !
FL workers as well as 500 members !
{ the U. S. armed forces captured I
Y the Japanese on the islands of
Jake and Guam. The union has {
.unched an industry-wide fund-rais-
lg drive to provide the prisoners
18th the minimum necessities to ,
AXE life behind barbed wire bear
Die.
COLUMBUS, Ohio = Winning its
rst NLRB election at plant of
10 Curtiss- Wright corporation, the
nited Automobile Workers (CIO) de-
ated the International Association
Machinists (AFL) by 1,557 to 1872
the company's Columbus factory.
SAN FRANCISCO-With accept
ice by both sides of the national
ar labor board order to reinstate
riking workers, the six-month hotel
rike has practically ended, though
e board has not yet made a final
ttlement. The joint board of Gull
airy Workers and Bartenders and
o Hotel Service Employees union
.FL) had asked that any wage
Uses granted by ordered retroactive
July 1, 1871.
SAN FRANCISCO-The joint unity
: victory committee of the AFL,
o railroad brotherhoods and indie
ndent unions has proposed that the
II production board register all war
lustry workers and trainees with
: U. S. employment service instead
at individual plants, and that the
rkers be hired through unions.