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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
Chapman
Uses Pact For
Further
Painters Say Open-Shopper
Takes Advantage Of
Labor's Patriotism

Bsiness Agent William Fucker
man of Local 186 New Haven
Painters, this week made public a
letter to Thomas Shea, assistant
secretary of the Connecticut Fed
Grafton of Labor, concerning the
misuse of the Conn. No-Strike Com
pact by ID. |. Chapman Company,
New Haven contractor, to avoid
dealing with the Painters & Dec
orators Union. The anti-union
painting contractor was recently
awarded $4,000 contract by the
Winchester Repeating Arms Com
pany.
Zuckerman points out in the letter
that the unions have been the most
active supporters of the Compact
entered into by the AFL, the Go
and the Conn. Manufacturers Ass8cia-
ton and that further steps are needed
"to prevent employers from taking
undue advantage of the Labor Man
agement Compact"
UNIONS HAMSTRUNC
"You know as we'll as l do" the
letter continues, that in ordinary
times Chapman would never complete
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
E.Coal&Ice
Is Organized
By Local 443
Teamsters Discussing Con.
tract-Work On Griev-
ances at Gore, Seaboard

Local 443, Bridgeport & New
Haven Over-the-road Teamsters
Union, is talking contract this week
with the New England Coal & Ice
Co. of Bridgeport following the
successful organization of the
cOmpany's drivers. The drivers of
a wholesale grocer in the Park City,
whose name will be made public
at a later date, are now putting
their names on the Unions auth
orizations, Business Agent George
''Blackie" Borzain and Secy.-Treas.
John ]. Allen announced this week.
Blackie and ''Red," who are still
Strengthening out Gore Transports
ton in Stamford, also took up
grievances this week with Seaboard
Freight Lines in Bridgeport.
No action has been taken as vet
by the Union on the communication
received this week from Chester
Bowles, state OPA director. Bow1es
announced that the Consumer Division
of OPA is organizing a speakers
bureau designed, first, to provide
speakers to address large meetings,
and second, to train group leaders
and volunteer speakers recommended
by organized labor and other bodies.
The communication included a ques-
tionnaire seeking various bits of in
formation including membership,
meeting times, publications, etc.
Members of Local 443 should read
the special notice which appears at
the top of Column /, Page 8.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
ALL Okays Lineup
With British Unions

A plan for collaboration between
American, British and Soviet labor
movements, by which their efforts
may be pooled for prosecution of the
war against the Axis powers, was
announced this week by President
William Green of the A. F. of L.
Under a program agreed to by the
A. F. of L. and the British Trades
Union Congress, an Anglo-American
Trade Union Committee will be set
up, with equal representation from
both groups.
The British Trades Union Congress
already has an alliance with the Soviet
unions through an Anglo-Soviet
union committee, and Green explained
that the Congress" will serve as a
liaison between the two committees,
thus establishing indirect contact be-
tween the American and Soviet labor
organizations.
Sir Walter Citrine, secretary of
the British Trades Union Congress,
had proposed a direct three-way al
lance, but this was rejected by the
A. r. of L. in favor of the COM
promise.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
COnlmitteeOn
Voting Hours
MeetsAug.2l
Higgins Heads Aldermanic
Group To Hear Central
Labor Council Petition

A special committee of the New
Haven Board of Aldermen, headed
by Alderman James H. Higgins, ma
jority leader of the Board, and bust
ness representative of Local $40,
Plumbers & Steamftters, will hold
a public hearing on Friday August
Fl, at 8 P. M, in the aldermanic
hearing room on the petition of the
New Haven Central Labor Council
that the hours of voting in the cleo
tons to be held this fall be from E
A. M. to 9 P. M, instead of from E
A. MO P. NJ, as they are at present.
COMMITTEE
The Councils petition was in
troduced at the meeting of the
Board of Aldermen held Tuesday,
and Vincent ]. Scully, president of
the Board, appointed the following
special committee to handle the
legislation: Chairman Higgins,
Philip Platcow, financial secretary
of the Bro. of Railway Express
Clerks, AFL; Mrs. Laura Belle Nc
Coy, Anthony Paolillo, and Russell
Ell. Atwater.
FAVORED BY ALL
Alderman Higgins told THE UNION
TIMES that he would consult with
Corporation Counsel Vincent Doo1ey
concerning the legal points involved
in changing the hours of voting. Lead
ers of all types of organizations are
in favor of the change, and will at
tend the hearing to register their sup
port. Mayor John w. Murphy has
publicly announced that he favors the
petition.
Continued on Page Three)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
Invite Is Sent
Dem
Republicans
Rourke, Geelan Endorse
ment Assured Hearings
At Labor Temple

An open meeting of the New
Haven Central Labor Councils
Committee on Independent
Political Action will be held on
Monday, Aug. "a, at 8 P. NJ,
at the New Haven Labor Tenn
pie to hear the views of MEM
bers of organized labor and
of all interested citizens and
organizations on the platform
labor should follow in the
coming elections. This plat
form will be the basis on
which labor will judge candi-
dates for public office.
ALL INVITED
Announcement of the meeting
was made by Harold v. Feinmark,
chairman of the Committee, and
president of the Council. Feinmark
stated that all groups, regardless
of affiliation, are invited to send
representatives, and announced that
Harry E. Birney, chairman of the
New Haven Republican Town
Committee, and David ]. Mccoy,
chairman of the New Haven Demo-
cratic Town Committee, had been
invited. Among other organizations
expected to send representatives
are the New Haven League of Wo-
men Voters, Citizens for Victory.
and the brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen.
1--WE are hoping that many win
attend this meeting and give us
the benefit of their opinions"
Feinmark said. "Our only aiH1 is
to see to it that we have a platform
which will avoid machine politics,
and will make it possible to work
for the election of men who have
the same interest in winning the
war as labor has, and who will see
to it that the gains made by labor
and other progressive groups are
protected"
TO ENDORSE CEELAN, ROURKE
Although recommendations for
endorsements for candidates for
Governor and Congressman will
not be made until after the pOIiti-
cal parties nominate, Feinmark
said that there was no doubt but
that State Senators Joseph T.
ROurke and James P. CeeIan would
be endorsed for reelection at an
early meeting of the Central Labor
Council. This statement was made
in connection with letter received
from Fletcher B. Terrace of 800
Winchester Avenue, In which Sen.
Ceelan's record in the State Senate
is highly praised.
Continued on Page Three)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
Many To Attend
PicnicByBarbers


Local us, New Haven BARRIERS
Union, is planning a greater New
Haven-wide picnic for the latter part
of August to which ali people in the
trade will be invited.
Informal discussions are planned
for the picnic on the possibility of
making the Wednesday afternoon
summer closings a permanent year
round affair, and on the organization
of all shops to insure the retention of
present conditions in the trade after
the war, according to Secretary
Treasurer Frank Violante.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08

Preparations
UrgedByEgan
Make Early Reservations
And Check Per Capita
Payments" He Says

John ]. Egan, secretary-treas.
urer of the Conn. Federation OF
Labor, this week stressed the fact
that the 1912 convention of the
Federation to be held i'm New Ha.
ven, beginning Sept. 8, twill be
our first Convention since the wal
has been declared" In a communi.
cation to all local unions, he urg.
ed them to make their reservations
now and to check their payment OF
per capita tax to the GIL.
''IMPORTANT MESSAGE"
1T is our purpose to deal at this
Convention with the War situation, y
Egan wrote in pointing out the inn
portance for a full attendance. "Our
Governor will address the Conven-
ton; and we look forward to ar
important message from him dealing
with the entire situation as to how
Connecticut has prepared itself in
their War effort in supporting the
President of our nation"
CREDENTIALS MAILED
Credentials have already gone
out to all locals i'm good standing
Those unions who have not receiv.
ed them to date are asked by Egan
to check their per capita tax pay
ments. Any local in good standing
which has not its credentials, is ask
ed to contact the GIL Immediately
The tax for the year ending june
30, 1912, is now in order.
The Taft Hotel, which will house
the convention, has asked Egan to
have delegates make their reserva
tons as early as possible.
Connolly TO SPEAK
The GIL also announced that Viii
liam Connolly, unemployment com
pensation commissioner for thu
Fourth Congressional District anc
member of the Stamford Plumber.
Union, had been invited to address!
the convention. Arthur ]. Altmeyer
chairman of the Social Security
Board, was forced to decline thu
GIL. invitation to speak because HI
expects to be in Chile in September
Altmeyer, it is expected, will soon b.
named secretary of the War Mar
Power Commission.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
Tom Mooney Labor
School Is Opened

SAN FRANCISCO.-The new
Tom Mooney Labor School has been
dedicated here, with the unwilling of
portrait of Tom painted for the
school by Richard Hiatt.
Principal speaker was DR.. F. Guy
Talbot, Pacific coast director of Citi-
zens for Victory, who gave the first
of a series Of weekly talks.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
RourkeRenamed
ToHousingBoard

Mayor John w. Murphy has an
nounced the reappointment of State
Senator Joseph T. Rourke, Business
Manager of LOCAL BOO, Electricians,
as a member of the New Haven
Housing Authority. The term is for
FIVE years.
Senator Rourke was made mem
Der of the Authority on January l.,
1910, to serve out the unexpired por-
ton of the term of James w. WEIGH,
who resigned to accept city job.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
Carpenters Donate
Ambulance To Army

DETROIT.-A $4,000 Packard am
bulance was donated to the army July
p by AFL Carpenters Local o15. 1t
was accepted for the army at the local
picnic by Col. Ray M. Hare, quarter
master motor supply depot.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
Chester6elds Sign
With Tobacco Union

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-The first
closed shop contracts with one of the
Big Four tobacco companies have
been signed this week between two
locals of the Tobacco Workers Inter
national Union (AFL) and Liggett
and Myers Tobacco Company, maker
of Chesterhelds.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
'Bricklayers
OF Conn. Will
Meet Aug. "a
Minotti, DiLonardo Dele.
gates To International
Convention In Toronto

With building activity for the
first six months of 1912 249o be-
low the figures for the same period
last year and 500 off for June,
the main business to be discussed
at the annual State Bricklayers,
Masons & PIasterers convention
Monday, August "a, in the New
Haven Labor Temple, will be the
problem of unemployment.
Of the q cities reporting in a
survey made by The Covant, Hart
ford daily morning paper, only Hart
ford and Hamden reported increases
for the month of June. Stamford,
with drop from $245,95O to SIG, $40 !;
and Greenwich, from $326,050 to $40,-
934, were among the communities
showing the biggest curtailment.
Bridgeport dropped down to $566,7oO
from $711 ,655; and New Haven from
$412,485 to $273,841. The totals for
the q towns and cities which sub
nitted figures show $3.50 drop in
the difference between $5,2o4,045 for
June, 1o41, and $2,512,328 for this
June.
ELECT DELEGATES
Michael T. Minotti, president of
the State and Bridgeport Building
Trades Councils, and business agent
of Local 2, Bridgeport's Bricklayers,
Masons & Plasterers, is trying to get
his unemployed members work UP in
Southington where huge defense
plant for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
is being constructed. Minotti is his
Unions delegate to the convention of
the international Union to be held
in Toronto, Canada, beginning Sept.
IA. John Hull is the Locals alternate.
James DiLonardo, business agent of
Local 6, New Haven, will represent
his local.
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
Benefits OF.
Union SeenAt
Rockbestos
New Employees Now See
How Collective Bargaining
Helps Them Greatly
By Shop Correspondent

Employees of the Roc1bestos Prod
ucts Corporation of New Haven have
received their back pay for the period
from June l to July IL. The amounts
represented the difference between the
pay previously received during that
period and the total earned income
according to the retroactive contract
secured by Local BOO, New Haven
Electricians. Full pay checks at the
new rates were first received for the
week of July 1918.
Union stewards at both plants
stated that the receipt of the back
pay served to emphasize the bene-
fits of collective bargaining and to
stimulate the drive now being con-
Quoted for a 1000 union enroll
ment. Business Manager Joseph T.
Rourke commented on the cam
paign in talk to the stewards. He
said:
NEGOTIATE In NOVEMBER
1--WE are inaugurating the drive
for complete membership in order to
strengthen and better our position
when the time comes, beginning Nov.
2, to open negotiations for the re-
vision and renewal of the contract.
Employees of long standing realize
that the rates obtained by the Union
are far better for all than any that
might have been received individually.
To new employees I would point out
that they stand to gain tremendously
by the efforts of collective bar
gaining"
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08

MCO GHOdLTsH
HOO 2 1HvHaIT aLYLs
u HELSAaHa SMgvr
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08
lam Members At
High Standard Co.
Fight Rate Cuts !!

Continuous rate cutting without
notice on the part of the High
Standard Manufacturing Company
of New Haven and Hamden can
not help but affect the morale of
the 5000 employees, key men from
both plants told Alfred Hayes,
grand lodge representatives of the
International Association of Ma
chinists, this week. From these
conferences Hayes was convinced
that the main demands of the men
at this time call for an outside
timer to come in and check each
lob once and for all so that they
can be standardized according to
the prevailing union scale and for
the closed shop to insure job
security.
JOINT COMMITTEE
The employees are also anxious to
have a labor management production
committee set up to help cut spoilage
and waste and thereby insure con-
tinuous production through proper
conservation of material. This is
urgent now, the key men pointed out,
due to existing steel shortages.
Other demands raised by the work
ers stress the need for proper griev-
ance machinery which would insure
them a fair shake with no. loss of
working time, time-and-a-half after
40 hours and on Saturday and Sun
day, with double time for Sunday
work when it is the seventh con-
secutive working day.
ATLANTIC WIRE
Hayes also reported progress on
negotiations being conducted with
the Atlantic Wire Co. of Branford
for wage adjustments and with the
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-08

BUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS
AND STAMPS
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-10

was Andy's and one was Mr..
Herrick's.
She didn't intend to caves
drop but Andy's angry words
held her attention. She listen
ed, instinctively concealing her
presence.
THE games up. Herrick!'
Andy was saying. I've found
out enough today to convince
myself that you're wrong
Wrong in every policy you ever
advocated"
you can't say that, Andy
Mr.. Herrick answered. you
don't know anything about
running a store"
II know enough to recognize
injustice when I see it. Nicky
happened TO mention one night
when ] was at the hospital that
he was sorry Bill was fir c d
for the accident. He said he
heard Carol and Bill talking
about it. They said II was
your fault. That Bill reported
il to you and you refused to do
anything about it,
"Nicky? You're taking a
child's word for IT,"
"Oh. no, I'm not. I'm taking
Bill Recess word for it. I
went to him myself and got the
whole story out Of him"
Ito Be Continued
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-10
any woman

There is the woman, for ex-
ample, who likes particular
type of table service and clings
to it when she has SO many
guests she cant possibly see that
they get their food while it is
still hot. But she likes the serv-
ice, and she doesn't worry that
half of her guests have to eat
cod food that is supposed to be
hot.
Then there is the woman who
prides herself on her fried chick
en- and will sci We ii to a guest
who. she knows. would take "A
steak every time if given
choice. But she takes pride in
the way she cooks chicken and,
since she enjoys serving and eat
ing it, does not consider whether
o. not the guest enjoys eating it,
too.
ARRANGING TO HAVE
GOOD TINE HERSELF
There is also the woman who
knows when she arranges the
furniture in her living room that
she is going to entertain a lot.
Yet she arranges 1t in way she
thinks looks attractive without
bothering at all to see that the
chairs are grouped together for
conversation. She doesn't seem
to care whether tables holding
lamps and ash trays are close to
every chair, or whether chairs
are upholstered in durable
enough material SO that guest
isn't uneasy all evening for fear
he might drop an ash on a
cream-colored satin chair.
PLAYING HOSTESS is
"ONLY A GAME"
Then, too, there Is the hostess
who prides herself on playing
whatever game "the." are play
ing, or entertaining in whatever
way is fashionable at the mo-
ment. Even if her friends are
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-10
To Make Friends and Entertain People
Cater TO Guests Whims, Not Your Own

the kind of people who would
rather sit in the living room and
talk than learn a new game or
be dragged to the basement 20
pitch horseshoes-they do what
their hostess has planned for
them to do.
None of these women has the
knack of making guests comfort
able and happy. But all these
women think they are good host
esses, since they Civ : exactly the
kind of parties they want to
give.
A really good hostess is one
who offers the kind of food and
entertainment that appeals to
each individual guest. instead of
entertaining just to please her
self
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-10
} SERIAL STORY
HIS CHRISTMAS CAROL
OH. DIANA!
BY ADELAIDE HAZElTiNE

1uE Story The terms Of An.
drew Dearborn win specifying that
HI Secretary Casel. and five other
sopleysss. Shsii Judge whether. or
Det HE plsybsy sen Andy 10 running
Ne buSness secerding TO his fathers
yollsy 81 service . the people,"
PAT Carol. VIE has loved Andy since
eiEahee1. In . difficult spot. Her
Aeaet slnks when Andy, currently
1Uvoovod with sleek Linda Julian,
turns management ever 10 unscrupu-
lees ~. ,uerriek, whose only Idea 10
- make Money. She knows that IN
lo1so Andy mends bis ways and takes
ever he- VII less the store 10 charity
~ . We 81 ths strange Jury" tho
lese WIN DssviAss for. Embarrassing
uess9ek bjemss emplelye Dill Reece
ct ths ,teylanl elevster accident that
6)eeee uewsbey Nicky. although
Nleky discovers that Bill had reported
Ne eoevnSsr's condition and was not
- ooa0o. 0errtsk slse takes credit
foe eo0b o6juStmonts made 70 eusts-
moPo ~ Carol without his knswiedee
10 - effo94 - save The stores repu-
eeo1Ou. ~ The aauusl Stsre party Andy
A6oooo Caeo1, tollestes be y threugh
W6eh lin0a. Next day Carol finds
~ W1ll's enevslsp in The vsuh, bot
~ vNj % geoS. Herrick then fires
~ Ses. wiring . retirement check
- - ompleye BE has disnisssd, al
oooUgo eDal1 she was suly feliew.
Nc eoe 0OoSbesn pslicy. She 10 II
ooDe eAss evening when Andy calls.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-10

inherit him. After that she'd
never want to hear the name
of Dearborn again.
In time she would get over it.
At least she would get used to
this heavy sickness in her heart.
She supposed she let him out
and closed the door. She didn'.
know. She knew only that she
suffered on as she relived the
few tense moments Andy spent
with her. She couldn't keep
her rebellious heart from wish
ing the situation might have
been different one, from
thinking girls mind has no
right to interfere with love.
She determined to go to the
store in the morning and get
her file box. That was all. The
will wasn't lost now. The per-
son who was holding il would
have to be responsible for the
consequences. II that person
were Andy it would rest on his
head.
She was rough. She
wouldn't even think about it
ever again.
Then she went TO bed and
thought of nothing else!
The conviction that Andy
must be holding the will persist.
cd in her mind. Who, mor'
than he. would profit by its f,is-
appearance And IL would nave
been so easy for him to dispose
of II.
Yet surely he wouldn't des-
troy IL just to save himself? Or
would he?
And II he did why had he
left the ENVELOPE in the ledger
II seemed natural enough for
her to be walking into the store
again the next day, but very
unnatursi for her not to 60 to
the little office adjoining Andy's
and begin work. She was sorry
now that she had left the file.
In fitting Il she might see Andy
an she didn't want to meet
hiTa again.
As she approached the office.
she heard voices. One of them
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-10
COeYA0Hr. tSAs.
NCA SERVICE. INC.

Fixed it up with Mr.. Her
rick? That's just it, Andy
Dearbornl Why should you
have to fix things up with him?
Who's running the store, you
or Mr.. Herrick?"
He tried to answer. She rush
ed OH.
There's no use" The words
fell over on another in their urge
TO be said. Its not just me.
One person doesn't matter. It's
everybody It's Mrs. Milligan
and Mrs. Grover" Go on, look
up their checks, she thought
wildly. You'll find out w h o
wrote them. Aloud she con-
tinued, Dozens and dozens of
others you know nothing about.
It's Mary Todd and Bill Reece.
It's Miss Fanny. Mr.. Herrick
Is running the store your father
spent fifty years building!"
She paused for breath before
she plunged on. What do you
do about it, Nothing. Worse
than nothing! You turn Mr..
Herrick loose and then sit back
and let him wreck 1t. You say
calmly, I've fixed il up with
Mr.. Herrickr
Carroll Listen"
mo, I won't listen. You can
take your Job, your store, your
Mr.. Herrick. I'm through,
Andyl" She quieted sudden
suddenly, aware that she had
gone too far at last. Now 60,
please, quickly!" She closed
her eyes against the sight Of
him.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-10

should be able
to figure that
out her herself,
but there are
lots Of women
who want to
be good host
esseS who vio-
late that simple
r U lie. T h G n
g u G S I 5
seem to have a
better time at
O I her houses
than at their
own.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-10
BY RUTH NIILLETT

LESSON number one Tor host
csses is: "You can't be good
hostess IL you cater to your own
whims instead of to those of your
guests"
II seems as II any woman
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-10
ON AND OFF AGAIN

WABASH, ina. In 1910,
Wabash county commissioners
approved a petition for bridge
over the Missinewa River at
Somerset.
Then the United States got
into the World War and the
idea was dropped.
Later il was revived and the
commissioners were ready to let
{ contract when the depression
stopped them.
Still later they took the plan
up again and were at work on
a $4,000 project when the
United States got into war again.
Now County Engineer Asher
Gray says the bridge is dead
issue for the duration"
There Is no possible chance,
he explains. "of obtaining a pri-
ority order for steel"