The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-04
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
By Federated Press

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WASHINGTON.-A major defeat Of
the domestic front occurred Novem
Der 23 when the senate killed thu
Geyer-Pepper anti-poll tax bill.
WASHINGTON. = T he Industrial
Union Of Marine & Shipbuildinl
Workers (CIO) ousted five of it!
members at the Fairfield shipyard o
the Bethlehem Steel Corp. in Balti
more for melting race hatred which
resulted in stoppages.
WASHINGTON.--A sharply worded
protest against the confused, uncer
tain and shifting policies of the wal
production board" regarding defense
housing was presented to WPB Chair
man Donald M. Nelson by representa-
tives of six labor and housing or
CARNATIONS.
NEW YORK-Raises negotiated be-
tween the Init. Longshoremen's Assn.
(AFL) and employers for 10000 long
shoremen in north Atlantic ports have
been approved by the national war
labor board.
NEW YORK. = Labor newspapers
are not entitled to representation on
the WPB's Newspaper Industry Adj
visory Committee because they are
not newspapers, e. w. Palmer, dep
uty chief of the WPB's printing and
publishing division, decided in answer
ing the protest of labor editor.
CHICAGO.-The number of U. S.
workers who have died in the battle
of war production since Pearl Har-
Dor is seven times that of U. S. SOL
diers who have been killed on the
actual fighting front, the Natl Safety
Council reported November 20.
SAN FRANCISCO-A voluntary job
sterilization program for war indus
tries, which should not be interpreted
as freezing all workers on their jobs
for the duration" has been agreed to
by the government, organized labor
and employers for California, Oregon,
Washington, Arizona and Nevada.
Observation-Disclosures Legion
Commander Roane -Strikers)
Waring has denounced Harvard uni
versity for permitting Pres. Harry
Bridges of the Init. Longshoremens
& Warehousemen's Union (CIO) to
speak there on Armistice Day The
legion's executive committee wired
congratulations to Randolph Biddle,
son OF the U. S. attorney general,
for his attempt to bait Bridges.
OKLAHOMA CITY-Passage of the
anti-poll tax bill and of
the PepperTolan war mobilization
bill was demanded by the Natl. Farm
ers Union at it's 38th annual conven-
lion. The convention also came out |
strongly for unity with labor
NEW YORK.-A 71a year strike
second longest in U. S. history-ended |
November 81 with the signing by ELL
mans Tea Room of a closed shop
agreement with the Hotel & Restau
ant Employees Intl Alliance (AFL).
ATLANTA-If labor is drafted, cap
tai must be drafted too, representa-
ives of southern State Federations of
labor resolved at a special conference
allied by George L. Googe, southern
AFL representative. The conference
lso demanded greater labor repre-
entation on rationing and manpower
cards.
NEW Notwithstanding the right
0 strike or lockout as "by all odds
he most effective single agency for
ettling labor troubles" Chairman
William H. Davis of the Natl. War
,abor Board on November % urged
eturn of these rights and abolition of
he board at the end of the war.
NEWARK, N. J.-Participation in {
Iorldwide monopoly of vital aircraft I
arts was charged to the Bendix Avia /
ion Corp. in a federal antitrust suit |
led here November 10. The suit was
ne of the first antitrust actions not l
allied by the army or navy under /
leir wartime powers to do so. {
PITTSBURGH. - The Pittsburgh j,
entral Labor. Union removed Leo l
bernathy as its president on charges /,
lat he used the prestige of his office :
, support Edward Martin, successful
publican candidate for governor,
to the will of the CLU.