The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-02-04
Labor Will Oppose
Any Hour Changes
Of Female Workers
State Federation Keepin q
Close Wutch Over Pro-
posed LEGISLATION

Columbus Ohio-Several Labor bills
are included in the total of 11S intro
duced in the House of Representative
and 81 in the Senate as the Ninety
fifth Ohio General Assembly completed
it's third week Of existence.
Among the more important Labor
measures introduced is Il bill calling
for the establishment of postwar
planning commission for Ohio Il bill
calling for the passage of an Ohio
Labor Relations Act, and a bill pro-
viding for an Ohio Wages and Hours
Law, both of the latter to be pattern
ed after similar Federal laws.
Probably the first real controversial
issue in which Labor will take vigor-
Gus part is proposed legislation to
change laws regulating the hours OF
females and minors during the war.
Governor Bricker advocated such
change in his address before both
houses of the Assembly Jan. H. Mem
bcrs of Organized Labor, including
Phil Hannah, secretary of the Ohio
Federation of Labor, are keeping close
watch over developments in this pro-
posed change. Other matters mentioned
by the governor in his Jan. II speech
which will be watched by Labor are
his recommendations concerning "ad-
justment' of employers contributions
of merit rating, and appropriations of
! funds to meet the states premium
| payments for WorlmenS COmpenSa-
| ton Insurance for State employees.
| The governor failed TO mention that
more funds are needed to properly adj
minister the duties of the state indus
trial commission in order that long
delayed claims, always one of Labor >
chief complaints, might be promptly
paid. The governor said that he favor
ed leaving Od-age pensions at the level
established i'm October, 1912, and that
state employees receiving less than
1000 yearly should have Il 1870 in
crease
The following bills, introduced dur
ing the first three weeks of the Gen
cral Assembly ahe, in varying degree,
of interest to Labor:
II. Is. - (IumD-To provide for the
creation of Il postwar planning com
mission, and to define its powers and
duties
II. B. IS (O'Brein)-To set up Il
Labor Relations Act for Ohio.
III. B. 10 DeRighter)-To provide
for issuance of licences to engineers
for lOWpreSSure boilers.
H. Il. (Gillespie-Turpeau-Ray)-To
make ii miSdemcanor TO discriminate
in hiring of employees in defense in
! duStrieS. This bill was introduced by
three Negro members of the House.
The measure has not been printed yet
but obviously pertains to discrimina-
ton agoinst Negroes in industry.
II. B. 13 CIumD-To change voting
hours from q Il. m to Il 80 y. III. ia
80 a. IN. to 30 p. III.
II. B. 9S Myers) s)-Relative to the
number of hours which shall consti-
tute days work for employees of the
state This bill presumably has to do
with shortening the hours of state wei
fare employees.
5. t. II (Cramcr-IIildebrand II,
provide for the appointment of Il seven
member commission to survey the pres
ent building code and rccommcnt
changes.
$. Il. 40 (Cramer-lIildebrand) -Tc
amend 5J46-lS of the General Code
| relative to oCcupational diseases, pro
Vidng where Workncn wear rubber
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