The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-02-13
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
By Federated Press

By Federated Press
WASHINGTON.-A reduced volume
of unfair labor practice cases and al
increased number of representation
cases involving elections were re
ported by the NLRB in its sixth an
nual report to congress.
NGTON.-Charging that the
record of Rep. Martin Dies 3D., Tex. J
chairman of the house committee to
investigate un-American activities
has been one of the most sordid and
reprehensible in the annals of the
American congress-" CLIO Pres. Philip
Murray asked congressional leaders
to oppose the committees continu-
ance.
WASHINGTON.-Heads of the ma
TONS four major war establishments
called upon striking welders in north
west shipyards to return to work Feb.
3. The walkout was called by the
United Bro. of Welders Cutters &
Helpers (unaffiliated) to protest firing
Of it's members under closed shop
agreements with ALL unions.
WASHINGTON from De-
troit groups, backed by the Detroit
Federation of Labor, succeeded in re-
storing to Detroit negroes the So
journer Truth housing project. Built
for negro occupancy, the project was
turned over to white tenants after the
house public buildings and grounds
committee had insisted on it as a
condition for additional funds for de-
Tense housing.
WASHINGTON-Haggling by Bos-
ton fishing boat owners over the terms
Of an agreement settling war risk
insurance dispute with the Atlantic
Union (AFL) forced the
first showdown faced by the National
War Labor Board since its establish
ment January II.
WASHINGTON. = Final settlement
VI LILO Qlopult DClMCtn
the United Electrical Radio & Ma
chine Workers (CIO) and the Maytag
Co. of Newton, Ia, was reached Feb.
with an agreement providing 10c
to Csc hourly raises, union recogni-
ton, job security and night shift bon
uses. The dispute began in May 1888
with a bitterly fought 9S-day strike.
CARRUTHERSVILLE Mo.-Mob vi
olence was used January 23 by local
planters against a meeting of the
Southern Tenant Farmers Union Gun
affiliated). Two days later, negro
mill worker was lynched in Sikeston,
80 miles from here.
NEWARK, N. COMPANY unions
should be called Independent, COM
)any, company unionists attending the
irst meeting of the National Fedora
ion of Independent Unions January
10 were advised. Leading the fedora
ion are company unions of notorious
y antilabor firms, including the
Standard Oil Co., Curtiss Wright
Corp, Pequanoc Rubber Co., and Elec-
ric Boat Co.
NEW YORK-An offer by the To
,acco Workers Intl Union (AFL) to |
rive 10000 hours of free labor a week |
o make cigarets for the armed forces
the tobacco companies would pro-
ride the raw materials is being |
purned by the manufacturers of Old |
Sold, Lucky Strike and Chesterfield
igarets.
CINCINNATI.-To streamline its or
educational drive in Cincinnati, the |
AFL has formed a citywide organizing
ommittee with headquarters in the
Hallway Clerks Building. The COM
nittee includes six organizers and 10
peal officials.
Ell CENTRIC, Cal.-The Associated
'armers has lost its fight to make
he army cancel contract with
Mon firm for construction of an air
ase When the A. F. learned that
he successful bidder was under ALL
ontract, it brazenly declared that
MON shop jobs in Imperial Valley
rould not be tolerated.
DENVER. = The nation can have
lenty of sugar If the men and women
rho cultivate the sugar beets and har-
est the crop are given a decent liv-
lg, the department of agriculture has
cen advised. A plan for making the
ocky Mountain area "the sugar ar
email to feed the armies of democ-
acy" has been put forth by the United
annery Agricultural Packing & Allied
Workers (CIO).
TRENTON.-Despite protests from
onsumer and union groups, the State
[ilk Marketing Control Board on
anuary 80 sustained a 1c-a-quart in
-ease in milk prices ordered by State /.
Iilk Director Arthur F. Foran. The
Sc, effective February S, brings store
rices to Ice quart, highest price
| the country, and the delivered price
J TIC quart. Z,
HARTFORD, Conn., The paternal- |
m of the Royal Typewriter Co. exited l
ithout applause when first agree c
ent was signed with the United '
lectrical Radio & Machine Workers /
JIO), averting a threatened strike of 7
500 workers. /