The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-18
News From Ohio
StateFederation

columbus, OnlO.-All groups VI olio
Organized Labor have rallied to the
support of the states workers to OBJ
tain adequate wage adjustments, sore
ly needed because of the increased cost
of living and added financial obliga-
tons due to the war.
United support of all Labor groups
was assured at a meeting of the legls-
lative committee of the OhiO State
Employees Council of Local q in
meeting held at the Deshler Walllck
Hotel here March II.
r. r. Spencer, President of the OHIO
State Employees Council, presided at
the meeting and told of the Legislative
aims of the state employees group.
Several bills in the General Assembly
supported by the state workers call
| for the following:
Adequate, pay increases; an eight
hour day for all state employees; Il
three member civil service commission
instead of the present two member
body in order that appeals and deci-
sions may be handled promptly with
out tie vote; seniority sections SINH
lar to those enjoyed by fire and police
groups and rules providing for dis
charge for just causes only. Another
proposal would provide that when job
seekers waive an eligible position they
would go to the bottom of the eligibility
list if they refused to take the offered
position.
hn I T.,I, ntti N
attending the legislative conference
were Phil Hannah, Secretary and
Legislative Agent of the Ohio State
Federation of Labor; Ted +. Silvey,
Secretary and Legislative Representa-
tive of the Ohio CLIO. Council; Will
liam Rasey, Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen c. W. Vance, Order of Rail
way Conductors; Robert Dale, Secre-
tary of the Ohio Building and Con
struction Trades Council; Paul Nc
Carthy, President of the Columbus
Federation of Labor and Fred llick-
man, Secretary of the Columbus Build
ing Trades Council. John Owens, of the
United Mine Workers, was unable tC
attend.
Hannah and Silvey spoke at length
for the legislative aims of the state
employees and emphasized the need
for wage adjustments and improved
civil service laws.
President Spencer declared that the
strong and united support of all tn,
Labor organizations in the state was
ample proof that the requests of the
state employees were just and urgent
ly needed .,
, Rallying Forces For A Finish Fight
!; Organized La o r.lthrOughout tn,
state is rallying its forces for finisl
fight over the passage of S.B. IN
Utoss), designed to drastically chang,
the female and minor laws of Ohio.
Since the start of hearings on S.B
l26 three weeks ago, state Labor Off
, CiaIs have again and again prcSente,
sound and reasonable statements be
fore the Senate Commerce and Labor
Committee, continually pointing on
that blanket suspension of laws fol
war and non-war industries alike i:
not just, and that too long hours fo
women would create serious accidcn
and health hazards defeating our goa
of increased war production.
Despite the reaSOningS put forth b,
Labor, the Commerce and Labor Com
mittcc has seen fit to present Il SecOn'
. substitute S.B. 126 calling for a 81
! hour work-wcek for women in wa
l and non-war industries alike, and i
recommending the substitute bill 70
passage. The new measure lowers tin
hour limit from Il proposed "a to >.
hours Il week. Other slight concession
to Labor have been made, but as
whole the bill is definitely unsatisfac
tory to Ohio workers.
Some quarters have termed the new
} bill Il compromise" measure. Stat
Labor officials take the position that i
it is Il compromise, it is IA compromis
between the committee and the EN-
; ployer