The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-06-19
LABOR'S NEWS
IN BRIEF

WAotlNGlON. - lue AT II uiSi
command indicated its support o.
UNIV Pres John L. Lewis in his fight
against CLIO Pres Philip Murray
June 10 when the AFL weekly news
sheet attacked the CLIO executive
boards action on labor unity.
WASHINGTON-Food for American
war workers was threatened June
when the house refused to agree to
senate action increasing FSA appro-
priations from 1927 100000 to 1924.
100000.
| WASHINGTON. - Policies and or
ganization of the War Production
Boards labor division will be directed
ALL and three CLIO representatives
named by Wendell Lund, WPB labor
division chief.
WASHINGTON. = A great national
convention of all national and inter-
national unions in the U. S. for the
purpose of obtaining joint labor action
on the war effort was proposed by
the CLIO executive board June 5.
WASHINGTON The United Con-
struction Workers Organizing Com
mittee was dissolved by vote of
four of It's committee members June
IL after it's chairman, A. d. Lewis,
announced that he was affiliating its
locals with District so, United Mine
Workers. The four are Philip Muir
ray, James B. Carey, Sherman Dali
rymple and R. J. Thomas.
SHREVEPORT, La. = An exposure
has been made by the init. Wood
workers (CIO) of a volunteer vigil
ante outfit here which appears to be
for witch hunts similar to
those of 1917-18 In which neighbors
were set to spying upon neighbors
FOREST PARK, Pa. = More than
half of the 100000 members of the
Intl Ladies Garment Workers Union
(AFL) are jobless because of an Of
flee of Price Administration order
basing fall prices of women's dresses,
suits and coats on prices of last July |
September, Pres David Dubinsky said |
June z.
COLUMBUS, o. Defeating strong |
opposition, chiefly from New York |
and Hollywood, Pres. Richard F. |
Walsh of the init. Alliance of Thea
.rical Stage Employees (AFL) and his
slate were reelected at convention
he week of May 31-June 5.
TEXAS CITY, Tex The Standard
Dill open shop empire has received
is first major jolt from a CLIO victory
n an NLRB election at Standards
huge Pan-American refinery here. The
rote was 462 for the Oil Workers Or
,anizing Committee to 375 for AFL
lnions.
PITTSBURGH. - Thirty-five dele
rates are being sent by District 6,
United Electrical Radio & Machine
(CIO) to Washington to de-
nand an end of congressional sabo-
age of President Roosevetl's 7-point
Program.
NEW YORK. Twice within a
month has Vice Pres. Henry A. Wal
ace made great speeches dramatical-
Y outlining the peoples aims in the
var against the Axis and both have
cen universally buried on the inside
ages of the commercial newspapers.
COLUMBIA, Mo.-The U. S. in 1912 (
7ill produce 10000 war planes, 10000
lore than President Roosevelt's de-
hand of two years ago, which was q
allied fantastic by all the production
xperts except union officials. This
yas revealed by War Production Chief
,onald M. Nelson here June 8.
SEATTLE.-An appeal for unity of
british, Russia and u. s. unions was
lade by Sir Walter Citrine, chairman
{ the British Trades Union Congress,
the closing session Of the western
difference of the init. Bro. of Team
,ers (AFL) locals representing $780,
DO workers in IL states.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.-A group 5
ardent pro-nazis, according to The
our, anti-fascist news letter, have Z
nportant jobs in the Sunshine plant
the LooseWiles Biscuit Co., whose S
lti-union and sweatshop policies (
fused a strike last year. :
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NEW YORK.-Fifty American mer-
liant ships will be tied to their docks 8
,tween now and September 10 be- 9
use the Navy department has black 4
;ted the union marine operators who 4
uld man them, it was revealed June 3
by the Natl. Maritime Union and 8
e American Communications Assn. q
10Th CIO). 3