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The union times., 1942-04-04
Local 349 To
 Hold Banquet

Next weekend will be busy one for New Haven's Plumbers & Steam filters Union Local 34o with the an- nual banquet Saturday evening, April II, and the semi-annual meeting of the Connecticut Association of Jour- neymen Plumbers & Steamftters in Torrington starting at 3 PM. the same afternoon and continuing Sum- day.
 The Associations call was issued above the signatures of President John Lynch, Local 267, Norwich and M. J. O'Rourke, Local 22, Waterbury. Ed Mooney, executive board member and Business Agent James H. Higgins are expected to be 349s delegates.
 Stanley Greising, chairman, John Nesdale, John Killian, Bob Canning and Higgins are the members of the banquet committee.
The union times., 1942-04-04
N H Laborers Denied Raise Stop Working
Last Minute Meeting With Gov. Hurley Fails To
 Prevent Walkout

New Haven's Building Laborers' Union, Local 435, stopped work Wednesday morning when the city's general contractors refused to meet the Unions demands for a 15c hourly wage increase to meet generally rising costs on food, clothing and housing. A last min- ute meeting with Governor Robert A. Hurley Tuesday afternoon in Hartford where the contractors offered a Sc increase, failed to divert the walkout.
 Business Agent George Limo sani represented the Union with Edward F. Kelley, the spokesman for the contractors at the Capitol meeting.
 Limosani pointed out that build- ing laborers in Bridgeport were al- Continued on Page Two)
The union times., 1942-04-04
RANK INJUSTICE IN JIG. LAW IS REvEALE ED
Rockbestos Co.
 Contract To Be
 VotedOn Apr. 12

A tentative contract drawn up by Business Manager Joseph T. Rourke, Local B-9O, New Haven Electricians, in consultation with the shop stewards named at Sun. days meetings, will be presented to the men and women of the Rock. bestos Products Corporation fo1 their approval, Sunday, April 12, at the New Haven Labor Temple. Only members of the Union will be permitted to vote.
 'Local B-9O positively guarantees you that there will be no Sc an hour increase permitted as the basis for the contract" Rourke told the em- ployes who turned out for Sundays meetings at the Labor Temple.
 FULL PROTECTION
 The Union is determined to write contract insuring strict seniority rights for all workers, with workers entering the armed forces assured a paid up union book and the continu- ation of their seniority. A worker em- ployed by the Company for five years who returns after two years service will have seven years seniority and will be rehired on that basis.
 Minimum starting rates comparable to prevailing union standards of 70c an hour for men and 62c for women plus bonuses; the elimination of in discriminate use of the bonus with the Union insisting on equal pay for equal work; the equivalent of paid two-week vacations, are other de- mands to be submitted to the member ship.
 The Local is also determined to hold all privileges at present in effect which include overalls paid for by the Company, and the 15%o bonus for night work
 STEWARDS NAMED
 Stewards named Sunday include Al De Santos, A shift; James Pat ton, B shift; Lee Vigneault, C shift; !; Joseph Bianco, shipping room; Ed ward Roy, maintenance department which includes the millrights, plumbers, steamftters and electri- clans; and Thomas O'Hearn asbes- tos and carting room, all from Plant l. Plant 2 stewards include John Nagy for the A and B shifts and Joseph Burke for the C shift.
 Harold V. Feinmark, president of the New Haven Central Labor Coun- Gil and International Representative Walter Kene6ck, I.BE.W., congratu-
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The union times., 1942-04-04
Joe Tone To Address NE. Machinists
Elm Lodge, No. APO, New Haven, Hosts At Two
 Day Conference

Joseph Tone, advisor to Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and 35. year veteran member of Elm Lodge 420, New Haven, will be one of the principal speakers at the Spring quar- terly meeting of the New England Conference of Machinists to be held in the New Haven Labor Temple Saturday and Sunday, April Il and 12. Dr. William Fletcher of the De- partment of Foreign Relations, Yale University, the second guest speaker will discuss "Latin America as 8 Source of Raw Materials for Amer ica's War Program"
 The delegates will be officially welcomed by Harold V. Feinmark. president of the New Haven Gen. tral Labor Council, and William Scully, president of Elm Lodge. Walter E. Davis, Al Murphy, Bill Lowell, Ed Wallgreen and Scully are the members of the arrange ments committee.
 The conference will be called tc order at 7 PM, Saturday, in the Temple by President Thomas Freed man of Boston.
The union times., 1942-04-04
Water Co. Petitions
 Being Distributed

Petitions calling for munich pal ownership of New Haven's water supply will be distributed this week to all AFL and CIO unions in the city with 10000 signatures expected from these sources, according to Sen. Jos eph T. Rourke.
 The petitions will state that the amount to be paid by the City to the New Haven Water Company will be determined by a competent engineering firm and should be based on the re- cent unanimous U. s. Supreme Court decision which eliminated reproduction cost. The price should take into consideration only the proven investment.
 Rourke is of the opinion that a sufficient number of sigma lures will force a public refer endum on the question.
The union times., 1942-04-04
Local B-9OTo Meet Tuesday Hear Reports
Rockbestos Victory, New Rates, Opening of Class
 room, On Agenda

Local B-oVs next membership meet ing on Tuesday, April 7, in the New Haven Labor Temple will be a vic tory meeting with refreshments, tc celebrate the Rockbestos victory. The New Haven Electricians will also open their new class rooms in the Temple basement for inspection.
 The membership will hear a re- port from the wage committee deal ing with present negotiations to raise the current hourly rate of $l.37H to $1.5O before the June l deadline. Vincent McCovern, president; Thomas Kennedy, ex- ecutive board member; Joseph T. Rourke, business manager and John POntecorvo, secretary are the committee members.
 STATE LICENSING
 The Union is drafting a bill to be presented to the next meeting of the General Assembly for state licensing of electricians. At the present time there are IA towns and cities witt different regulations which penalize: the membership.
 Pontecorvo is in charge of tht school sponsored by the Local whict will soon be in session. He will have additional teachers assisting him.
The union times., 1942-04-04
Longevity Bill On F.D.R. Desk

With the Saturday overtime amend ment duly passed and signed and the Longevity Bill on President Roose- velt's desk for his signature, the Ma tional Federation of Post Office Clerks this week published letter from William Green, president of the A.F.L., sent to each member of the House Post Office and Post Roads Committee. The letter calls upon them "both officially and personally to ar range for hearings on bills now pend ing for wage adjustments of postal employees" l."
 The bills referred to include H.R. 6486 introduced by Rep. Sweeney of Ohio and H.R. 6535 introduced by Rep. Forand.
 The Longevity Bill was clarified in the House before passage, making it certain that 15-year service vet erans will receive yearly increase of $144 beginning July 1. Postal employees with 10 years service will get an $S4 increase.
 James F. Eagan, secretary of Local 237, New Haven Postal Clerks Union, today denied the claim made in the NezV Hoven Register that the over time amendment meant a raise.
 At present we work one Saturday and are off the next We don't know how the amendment will be applied here since overtime pay is not man. datory. The Postmaster may still al- low compensatory time," Eagan pointed out.
The union times., 1942-04-04
Iron Workers On The Job At Remington
Respond Immediately Tc Call For Volunteers By
 Sport" McCormack

Fifty iron workers, members of Local 424 of Bridgeport and New Haven, were working on hot cargo a half hour after the Remington Arms explosion in Bridgeport Sat- urday afternoon. With two cranes they were removing the debris and generally cleaning up while smoke still rose from the ruins and flying bullets pelted homes nearby.
 The noise from the explosion was still reverberating when David "Sport" Mccormack, business agent, began calling members for volunteers in an- swer to an appeal from the trucking firm of Edgerton & Sons. Remington gave the clearance work to this firm.
 Herman Schwarzenberg directed the crew of union men and was assisted by Rudolph Mauritz, James O'Cain, Larry Neary and James Chokas. We haven't the names of the entire fifty who worked straight through from around 3 P. M. Sat- urday to 4:3O P. M. Monday, but each one of them helped add to the growing achievements of the organized labor movement in this war.
 Neary, who is recording secretary of 424, also informs THE UNION TIMES that members of Local 424 employed on the Bridgeport Brass jot have been purchasing Defense Bond. at the rate of $450 to $500 weekly ] for the past several months.
The union times., 1942-04-04
As We See It
 by THE STAFF


 BEWARE THE SIXTH COL UMN!" This is the headline on fun-page advertisements i'm the commercial press this week by the A.F.L. The last line says: ''This advertisement is paid for by the five million members of the Amer jean Federation of Labor. They are forced to go to this expense to bring the truth to the American people because large percentage of the newspapers in America do not print the truth about labor in their news and editorial columns $
 The A.F.L. stotement points omt th0t F.D.R. has defined Sixth Col s.nssists ds Ameyicons zOho antt;ngly or suaOitti'sgly spread rwnsorS ond doubts deSaSed by enemy Fifth Col ts'nnists about Americas aUay effort, aud adds: These SixA Column yamors have nozV been concentrated into c vdst smeGr cGmbGign against AmeyicGn 5VoykerS aud their unions. 7
 HERE'S THE TRUTH ABOUT THE AO-HOUR WEEK: There is no longer a 4O-hour week i'm Amer ican war industries. In every war factory that has the materials and orders, working men ana women are putting in from 48 to 60 hours g week. Workers depend on over- time pay to meet higher living costs, and boy, they're plenty high, and are going higher.
 HERE'S THE TRUTH ABOUT OVERTIME: The longer a factory operates, the cheaper it is to run it.. Overhead remains the same. Other fixed charges remain the same. But production goes way up. When a man works 40 hours a week at straight time, and 10 extra hours
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The union times., 1942-04-04
Can Erskiine Perform His State Duties?
Unions Ask Governor Hur. ley How Conn. Official
 Can Serve Properly

Can a man who is paid by the state perform his duties properly if he disagrees with the states policies?
 This is the question raised con- cerning Supt. George Erskine of the Conn. ReformatOry at Cheshire, and the question is raised, among others, by Barbers Union, Local 2I5 of New Haven. In a communi- cation sent this week to Gov. Robert A. Hurley, Local 2l5 says:
 We are writing to ask you to help Local 387, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Elm ployes, obtain recognition of their A. F. L. union at the Connecticut Re- formatory in Cheshire. Superinten- dent Erskine seems to have the idea that state employees have no rights, and his belief that unions and the Merit System are the worst things that ever happened in Connecticut gives clear indication of his bias against labor. How he can properly administer his office while holding such beliefs is hard to understand Other state officials are working tremendously with organized labor, which, despite much propaganda to the contrary, has an important inter est in increasing the service of its members to the public.
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The union times., 1942-04-04
Park City Unions Negotiate Facts

All building trades unions in Bridge mort are expected to conclude their Negotiations for higher wage scales successfully this week, Michael T. Minotti, president of the Park City \ Building Trades Council announced. Present agreements covering the Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers ; Building Laborers, and Lathers ex- pired Wednesday. Agreements cover Hing the other building trades expire
 June 1.
 Minotti is representing the brick
 Players, with George Mylan negoti- hting for the Electricians, Joe Grimes Flor the Sheetmetal Workers; Harold Barker, Carpenters; Gustav De Noble, Building Laborers and Dennis Byrnes, Painters, among others.
The union times., 1942-04-04
Connecticut Congressmen Send Replies
Fitzgerald, Maciora, Downs 1OO% Opposed To Anti
 Labor Legislation

Replies to te1egrams sent to Con- necticut's Congressmen and Senators in Washington, protesting the current attempts to kill the Wage-Hour Law and other measures of the greatest importance to organized labor and the country's war effort, are now being received by local unions, central labor councils, and building trades councils.
 Here are some of the replies:
 SEN. FRANCIS MALONEY: I as- sure you that any labor legislative proposals will have my very care full consideration and attention. do not intend to support measures which are unfair or harmful to people who work-Or what might be described as .'anti-labor' legis- IatiOn.
 CONG. VIM. J. FITZGERALD, Norwich: You may be assured that | will vote against any change in these labor laws or any measures which would be detrimental to the cause of labor. I will not only vote against the bills now before Con- gress, but will do all in my power to see that they are defeated"
 CONG. LUCIEN MACIORA, New Britain (At Large): s'You have my assurance that I will continue my policy of arduously opposing any unfair labor legislation, or any leg islation designed solely as an at- tack on organized labor"
 CONG. LIE ROY D. DOWNS, Norwalk: 'sYou need have no fear as to where I stand on these anti
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The union times., 1942-04-04
Hearing Delayed
 OnT ube Bending

The National Labor Relations Board hearding on charges filed by the International Association of Machinists against the American Tube Bending Manufacturing Com pany of New Haven. SciIS>li1ea st3 open Thursday morning in the hamber of Commerce building has been postponed. The company is charged with interfering in the Board election held last December.
 Grand Lodge Representative Clark Goodrich will present documentary evidence which includes copy of the letter Henry Ware Jones, president and treasurer of the Company, sent to each employe prior to the election. Director Fillmore M. Herrick has all ready found in favor of the Union. Board Attorney Cuneo is prosecuting the case for the Second Region. The hearings will be open to the public and Goodrich urges employees of the Com pany who are free, to attend. He ex- poets favorable decision soon.
 ATLANTIC WIRE
 The Atlantic Wire Lodge 1896 will give a buffet lunch and refreshments to the membership and invited guests on Thursday evening, April 9, in the Italian-American Hail in Branford. The membership, which recently sub scribed to THE UNION TIMES, has invited Editor Nathan Sherman and Harold V. Feinmark, president of the Central Labor Council, to attend. Members arranging the buffet are
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The union times., 1942-04-04
Shulnlan Gives Ruling As Arbitrator
Decides In Dispute Between Local 559, Tearnsters,
 and Coal Companies

Prof. Harry Shulman of the Yale Law School, appointed by Gov. Robert A. Hurley to arbitrate the dispute between Local 55o, Teamsters, of Hartford, and the Household Fuel Corp, and Burns Bros. also of Hart ford, this week announced his deci- sion, which is binding on all three parties.
 On the issue of the union shop, requested by Local 559, Prof. Shul- man ruled as follows: 'sEmplOyes who now are or subsequently shall become members of the union shall maintain their membership in the union as a condition of employ ment. In hiring new employees, the employer shall give preference to members of the union and shall first call upon the union to supply them; but if the union cannot sup- ply men within reasonable time, the employer may hire non-mem- bers. The employer shall not hire outside trucks to avoid the spirit of this agreement
 HOURLY RATES
 Prof. Shulrnan ruled that minimum hourly rates shall be 7Oc per hour for drivers, and o0c for helpers and yardmen. Time-and-a-half for over time, and double time for work on Sundays and six holidays are included. Wage rates may be reopened after August 1 on IS days notice. Burns
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The union times., 1942-04-04

JAMES BREWSTER
 STATE STATE LIBRARY $ COURT sLnc HARTFORD COIN O1A'
The union times., 1942-04-04
Tea,11sters- Garry
 Your Certificates!

Vice-President William ''Red" Sullivan of Local 443, Bridge port & New Haven Over-the- road Teamsters, warns all mem bers to carry their birth certifi- cates from now on if they don't want to lose any working time.
 War plants are insisting on this means of identification be- fore permitting chauffeurs to enter for loads. Some plants are already issuing badges with pictures of the drivers.
The union times., 1942-04-04
Manufacturers
 Refuse To Meet
 On Committees

The New Haven County Manu- facturers Association, for reasons best known to that organization. this week declined to accede to the request of War Production Director Donald Nelson that joint Labor Management Committees be set up Yin all plants i'm order to increase production.
 The New Haven Central Labor N Council unanimously voted to comply with Nelson's suggestion, and last week sent a letter to the New Haven County Manufacturers, asking them to appoint a committee to meet with the Councils War Production Committee. The following reply was received ] this week by Joseph T. Rourke, Sec retary of the Council:
 LETTER
 sI wish to acknowledge receipt of the resolution of your organiza- tion dated March 18th requesting that this Association set up a conn mittee to meet with your group and discuss problems relating to pro- ducti0n.
 "We have considered this smat- ter thoroughly in the light of your evident sincerity, and in view of the fact that both of our efforts are un- questionably devoted to fulfilling the production needs of our coun- ktry; and we find that our Associa- ton cannot act for its members as Ma group, but that matters of this kind are best settled individually. yThere are, I understand, certain Illegal reasons for this, but as an entirely practical matter it is not feasible for our Association to conn pei its members who might not agree with a certain policy to adopt that policy, whether it refer to Legislation, hours of work or any other debatable issue.
 'I am sure that you will appre- eiate our inability to take group action on such matters"
 The letter is signed by J. s. White side, IT,, Executive Secretary of the \ Association.
 Harold V. Feinmark, president of khe Central Labor Council, and vice. president of the Conn. Federation of -abor, said that the action of the manufacturers was a Surprise and a disappointment"
 OPPORTUNITY MISSED"
 ssThe men in the shops can be of great help i'm adding to our out |put for the war; he said. ssIt's not enough to have g box labelled sSug- |gestions,' and expect that that will Ido the trick. The simple, efficient gway is have committees represent ling management and labor sit down and discuss production problems. Weaknesses in any department can be discussed, and ways and means worked out to remedy them. Quotas lean be set, charts can be kept, and with the men feeling that they have la chance to show their patriotism, much can be accomplished. This is what was behind Mir. Nelson's sug- gestion. Naturally the workers will continue to do the best then can.
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The union times., 1942-04-04
Compensation Amendment RobsWorkers
Woman With Family And No Place To Live
 Denied Benefits

Tour words added by the I94l General Assembly to a section of the Conn. Unemployment Com pensatiOn Law is resulting in one ot the grOssest miscarriages of jus. tice ever known in the state!
 This was revealed when it became known this week that Mrs. Susan Benoit, of Rockville, has been denied unemployment compensation. Here are the facts:
 NO PLACE TO LIVE
 Mrs. BenOit, a married woman, and the mother of three children. was employed as a wrapper in the American Dye Co. from June. l94O, to December 5, 194I, where she earned 45 cents per hour, and worked from 40 to 48 hours per week. During this time she lived in Rockville with her husband and children, her husband being em- plOyed at Pratt & Whitney, Hart. ford. Three months ago, the Be- nOits received a notice to move. The notice was served not because of any failure to pay rent, but be- cause the landlord desired to obtain possession of the premises. Mrs. BenOit immediate started to look for flat in Rockville, and then in Hartford. In both cities she was unsuccessful. Having no place to live, she was forced to leave her job, and together with her chiI. dren, went to Rice City, R. l., where she is now living with her mother. Her husband, however, continued to work at Pratt & Whitney, since he was able to find a room with three other men in Hartford.
 Mrs. BenOit applied for unem- pIOyment compensation, and her claim was denied, because the Un- employment Compensation Law, as amended by the last session of the Legislature, says that # Gn enspIcye LeGUes his cork sUithOut sufficient cause connected sUith his enspIOy. nsent," he is not eligible for bene- Jfts.
 LAW LEAVES NO CHOICE
 The examiner, in denying benefits to Mrs. Benoit, had no choice in his ruling. She appealed his decision to Commissioner Cornelius A. Moylan, of the First Congressional District who, because of the amendment, also had no choice but to rule against her. Said Mr. Moylan in his ruling:
 'Of the honesty and integrity of this appellant, as well as her sim cere desire to obtain employment, there can be no question. However, despite the hardship imposed by the eviction proceedings, and her inability to obtain another tene- ment, the voluntary separation cam not be charged to the employer, as it did not arise from sufficient cause connected with the employment"
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-07-18
TWO JAILED
BY FBl FOR
ExT0RT|0N
IN
Song-Miting Pair Tried to
Gel $3.50, 900 from
Movie Executive

WASHINGTON. July 10. = The
FBI has announced the arrest of
song composing team n Los An
geles, on charges of trying to extort
$25O,00O from Louis Mayer, motion
picture executive.
They were named as Charming
Upton, IS, former prize fighter
turned lyricist, and Meyer Grace,
rs, ex-filling station employee.
The Justice Department said that
several of their songs had been
published. The two were arrested
when they called in a Los Angeles
hotel July Is to pick up an extor-
ton package.
Mayer received a letter June 25
postmarked Beverly Hills, and
signed spokesman for six" de-
handing the money.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-07-18
Boeing Flying Forfresses,
Consolidated Liberal
ors Take Part
FORMER BURMA AIR
Chief NOW LEADER
Biz u. 5. Bombers Have
Been Operating There
for Last Month

CAIRO, July 18-The battle OF
Egypt was still indecisive as Maj.
Gen. Lewis Brereton, who headed
the air defense of the Philippines
and later commanded American air
operations in Burma and China, as
sumed Command of the United States
Air Forces in the Middle East.
Axis forces are reported to have
suffered heavy losses in two unsuc-
cessful counter attacks in the last
80 hours in the south central sec
lions of the desert front, rs miles
vest of Alexandria.
Heavy bombers raided the Axis
supply port of Tobruk and hit a
large ship and tanker and started
a fire in the dock storage area.
Maj. Gen. Brereton disclosed that
for SO days. big American bombers
have been operating in the Middle
East and have accomplished 81 tao
tical missions.
They bombed enemy conveys in