The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-20
LABOR'S NEWS
In BRIEF
BY Federated Press

DAN L It<14NS1oOO. Oul 4nOOlC5
victim of the 1916 Predaredness Da,
bombing frameup, died March 6, thre
years after being pardoned by Gov
Culbert L. Olson. The famous union
list failed to rally after fourth opera
ton for stomach ailment acquired
during his % years in prison.
aircraft industry will be paid to mem
bers of the United Automobile Air
craft & Agricultural Implement Work
ers (CIO) at the new bomber plant Of
the Ford Motor Co. The hourly mini
mum for common labor will be 95c.
WASHINGTON. - The house ap
proved continuation of the Dies com
mittee by 331 to 46. The vote showed
gain of 40 representatives over the
number opposing the committee in
1941.
WASHINGTON. - Plans for aiding
workers displaced by conversion OF
civilian industries were again thwart-
ed In congress as the house appro-
priations deficiency subcommittee, by
a vote Of to s, rejected a measure
to give the WPA 100000 for this
purpose.
WASHINGTON-C ongressional ma
chinery to abolish the poll tax In the
eight southern states was set In mo-
ton with the start of hearings on a
bill introduced by Sen. Claude G. Pep
per 3D., Fla.).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS proof
that there is no ceiling on profits
was inadvertently presented to the
special congressional committee on
non-essential expenditures March ~
by Treasurer Charles F. Strenz of the
Todd Shipyards Corp. Strenz re-
vealed that the company In 1941 made
a net profit of 100000 in repair
work, after taxes.
PALM SPRINGS, Call Hollywood
stars, who are members of AFL un-
ions, have been urged by the San
Bernardino and Riverside Central La
Dor Councils not to vacation In the
1907 open shop resort of Palm
Springs.
DULUTH, MINI. - The union-em-
ployer production committee in the
lumber industry has agreed
on wage increases of 300 to $50 for
The raise was negoti-
ated under a clause of the commit
tees production program saying that
better wages are needed to guarantee
an ample labor supply. The union is
Local 29, init. Woodworkers (CIO).
DENVER.-Members of Locals 10,
SGT and 435, init. Bro. of Transfers
Chauffeurs Warehousemen & Helpers
(AFL), collected $500 tons of scrap
in a 3-day campaign during which
they volunteered their services.
LEAKSVILLE, N. C.-The Marshall
Field formula on union security, de-
by open shop employers as
a camouflaged closed shop, was in
cluded in a contract signed March 6
between the Textile Workers Union
(CIO) and the Marshall Field Co. COW
ering 5000 workers.
IDAHO FALLS, Ida Use of alien
Japanese evacuated from the Pacific
coast for defeating unionization of the
potato fields is the goal of local en-
ployers, the init. Bro. of Transfers
Chauffeurs Warehousemen & Helpers
(AFL) revealed.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. = Two Off
Gals of the Harry E. Coal Co., whose
negligence led to the death Of one of
he 1873 anthracite miners killed In |
last year, escaped with |
sentences In the first trial |
If its kind that anybody could re-
NEWARK, N. ]. - Labor's charge |
hat industry is putting profits before
production was substantiated in sur
rey Of n New Jersey war plants by
he State Industrial Union Council.
The survey showed operations at only
go capacity.
SPRINGFIELD, O.-Union printing
rades workers are printing free of
barge 300 civilian defense maps.
Under the union plan, the workers are
onating their labor and the Crowell
,oliler Publishing Co. is giving the
FREEPORT, N. "a union NLRB
lection victory was the sequel to a
week strike February 1923 against
be Columbian Bronze Corp, sweat
hop defense plant. The Polishers-
Iachinists Organizing Committee, a
pint committee of the init. Assn. of
lachinists and Metal Polishers Buff
srs Platers G. Helpers Init. Union
both AFL), received SO votes as
gainst Is for the Nutshell Club, a
ompany union.