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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03
Bethlehem Ship Co.
Forces 500 To Stay Home

BALTIMORE.-The Bethlehem
Fairfield Shipyards suspended 500
workers for one day here allegedIy
to punish them for punching out
within one minute of quitting time
but actually at considerable profit
to the company.
Despite management claims that
it was merely a coincidence, the
day picked to chastise the workers
happened to be Saturday when
workers receive time-and-a-half
wage rates.
Business Agent Parious Slee-
zanis of Local 43, Industrial Union
of Marine & Shipbuilding Work
ers, commented: eve do not think
that laying off of welders, pipe
filters, painters and burners for
today is the answer to the critical
shipbuilding problem now.''
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03
my Strange Trades Revealed In State Survey

IL cut, curl and manipulate the
hair of female. dye and bleach
their hair and advise them in the
proper use of lipstick and eye
shadow proudly announced a
Hartford hairdresser i'm answering
the question, ''Duties of your pres
ent jOb?" on his Selective Service
Occupational QUESTIONABLE.
DIR. Hope Travcrs, volunteer
worker in the Hartford Office of
the U. S. Employment Service, re-
ports in the current Monthly Bulle-
tin of the Service some sidelights
ON human nature as revealed
through replies to the question
naires.
DIR. Travers exhibited other lit
tle gems of his interesting cOllec-
ton.
Bluntly and somewhat impa-
tiently another hair trimmer put
down: 'sBarber-obviOus." But not
without a prideful flourish a fell
low brakeman prOclaims, 'sPerfOrm
the duties of tOnsOrial artist" A
1AA0u08CA St0tCCe AAs~AAN
sOiled clothes sweet and clean"
There is the janitor who self
styles himself a sanitation work
err; another is content to do "jani-
tering." A chef does ''chefing,"
and an unskilled worker calls him.
self ''pick and shovel man." With
equal truthfulness a production
man, speaking obviously out of
the weller of his hectic experiences
in these high priority days, sets
forth: II promise the delivery of
electrical devices to customers"
A lawyer listed among his occu-
pations on the reverse side of the
QUESTIONABLE "Assenbler years ;
Inspector-10 years; Interpreter-lO
years; Personnel man-l0 years.
These qualifications would indeed
make him valuable in Hartford's busy
arsenal, and u. S. E. S. interviewerS
called upon him only to learn that
his inspecting and assembling ex-
perience was of data for court cases.
In describing the duties of his work,
a young man set forth Il assemble
orders for. groceries as justification
for his claim of three years expert
'ence as an assembler.
A garbage collector describes his
occupation thus: IL bring out the
cans and empty them and take it
all away" There is the cObbler
who writes: '|Take off old sOles
and heels and put on new sOles
and heels, and put on patches. .
An elevator operator goes into de-
tails with: 81 operate elevator from
main or first floor of twelve-story
building, stopping and leveling car
to floor level ON each floor up and
each floor down."
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03
O.P.A. Does Not Ban
Club LuncheOnS Or
Similar Meetings

HARTFORD. - The Office of
Price Administration has placed no
ban on civic club luncheon meet
ings, club suppers, and similar
gatherings at which food is served,
the OWL. stated today.
Paul M. O'Leary, deputy O.P.A.
Administrator in charge of rationing,
stated that such report had been
given wide circulation, but that it had
no basis in fact. mo such order has
been issued by the OPA," he said,
''and none is contemplated"
''Under General Ration Order S,
which outlines the food ratiOning
program for institutional users of
ratiOned food" MIR. O'Leary con-
tinued, provision has been made
for the ratiOned food requirements
of such groups if they have Oper-
ated in the past.
From a practical standpoint, most
luncheon meetings mean little net diff
ference in terms of total food con-
sumption. The people who attend such
luncheons have to eat, and whether
they do so at luncheon gathering or
in restaurant off by themselves mat
tiers little so far as the available supply
OF rationed foodstuffs is concerned"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03
TeamsterLauded
For Risking Life

GREEN BAY, Wis.-Francis N.
Smith, member of Local IS, Init. Bro.
of Transfers, has received a citation
from u. S. Rubber Director William
letters for risking his life and burning
his hands to save tires from burning
trailer.
At risk of serious injury, your in
terest in conserving rubber is both I'M
usual and very gratifying. I feel that
you deserve to be commended for the
very fine spirit which prompted that
act" wrote letters after reading of
Smiths heroism
Smith was driving on an open road
when he discovered his trailer was on
fire. His fire fighting equipment proved
inadequate so he went to work to save
the double trailer tires lacking up the
trailer while the flames roared about
him, Smith was successful.
By the time he reached the fifth
double tire, fire truck had arrived
and he was rushed to a hospital with
badly burned hands.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03
Altmeyer Urges
Federal UC Fund

NEW YORK CITY.-A national
system of unemployment insurance,
i'm which the funds of the 48 states
and the territories would be pooled,
was proposed by Arthur j. Alt
meyer, chairman of the Social Sc
curity Board, in an address before
a Child Care Conference sponsored
by the New York City Welfare
Council at the Hotel Roosevelt.
He also urged the extension of
old-age insurance to cover agricul-
tural labor, domestic service, public
employment and self employment.
A national system of unemplOy-
ment insurance would wipe out
differences i'm the protection now
afforded under separate state laws
and the unfair competitive disad-
vantages placed on employers in
states which try to deal adequately
with risks of unemployment, Mr..
Altmeyer declared.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03
I.L.C.W.U. Plans
Factory After War

ST. LOUISA dress factory own
ed by members of the union is one of
the postwar aims of the southwest
region of the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union.
At a meeting called to discuss the
proposal, international Vice-Pres.
Meyer Perlstein said:
People are beginning to appreciate
that while we have learned how to
produce we are still backward in our
methods of distribution. We must find
constructive approach to that prob
lem if we hope to make our economic
wellbeing more secure. Private enter
prise stimulates productivity, but priv
ate enterprise has failed to develop a
fair and adequate method of dis
tribution.
Consumers as we'll as producers
co-operatives may be the way to the
solution of some of our economic
problems"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03

vitations from other state assemblies.
Although O'Daniel's demands for
constitutional. amendment outlaw
ing closed shop, federal law abolish
ing the right to strike and repeal of
the wage-hour law were applauded
by the Republicans in the Minnesota
legislature, his presence wasn't well
coined by the people.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03
Bricklayers In
Bridgeport Move

Headquarters of the Bridgeport
Bricklayers, Plasterers and Masons
Union, Connecticut Local 2, was
moved this week from the Metal
Trades Hall, 80 Main Street, to No.
865 East Main Street in the Old
American Bank Building, which was
recently purchased by Local Cos,
Building and Construction Laborers.
Both locals have headquarters in the
building The telephone number is
6-2447. Michael Minotti is secretary
and business agent of the Bricklayers
Local and Gus Nobili is business agent
of the Building Laborers.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03
Compton Replies
To Committee On
The Hobbs Bill
Continued from Page One)

ure intended to stop racketeering,,
and unless debate shows that some
other purpose is to be obtained /
shall doubtlessly vote for the Bill. :"
Compton, in his reply to the joint
committees, said:
'Despite a banner headline to
the contrary i'm The Union Times,
| never have at any time committed
myself irrevocably to vote in favor
of the Hobbs Bill, although / am
frank to say that lean very def
niteIy in that direction. =.
81 am informed, unoficially, that a
high ranking official of the American
Federation of Labor is interested in
an amendment which, if acquiesced in
by the author of the Bill or subse-
quently accepted by the Committee
would remove all cause of opposition
by the AFI. =.
1T will be pleasing to me personally
if the Hobbs Bill is amended further
to guarantee the rights of labor to
carry on all of its legitimate, normal
activities without threat of punishment
or hinderance. I am not one of those
who wish to hamstring labor or pun
ish the rank and file for the misdeeds
of the few.
II am deeply concerned over the
state of mind of Congress and the
people of the United States respecting
labor. would regret very much any
action by the Congress which would
actually strike a blow at the hard
fought-for rights of organized labor
But if labor will not, or cannot, clean
its own house unfortunate conditions
may result
81 do not think that it would be
fair to the rest of my constituents
to neglect their interests on other
pressing and important legislation
which is being acted upon daily to
leave Washington to engage i'm a
discussion that could achieve no
final results"
The committees at their joint meet
ing Thursday were expected to draft
reply to Compton's letter. The Rail-
road Brotherhood unions have been in
vited to send representatives to the
joint Legislative Committees meetings.
1t is expected that they will do so.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03
NY. Plans To
Enlist Women
ForWarWork
State Sets Up Model Pro.
gram For Getting And
Training Workers

NEW York; program that
could be used i'm all states to speed
recruitment and training of women
for war industries is contained in
a report of New York State Labor
Departments Women's Advisory
Commission, composed of repre-
sentatives of government, women's
groups and unions.
Pointing out that the reservoir of
woman power is any states greatest
asset, the commission suggested that
women be hired in the following or
der: women with factory experience
who have lost their jobs because of
priorities or plant conversion; other
unemployed women; women with no
children under 16 years of age; girls
finishing college or graduating from
high school; mothers of small chill
dren-and then only if proper care is
provided for their children.
The commissions recommends
tons include these points
l. An 8-hour day, 48-hour
week, one day of rest in
seven, at least a Commute
meal period and adequate
breaks i'm shifts.
z. Compulsory registration of
all women i'm the state over
18 years.
3. Immediate setting up of a
safety program to nrevent
a continuance of the de-
plorable number of indus
trial accidents.
4. Enactment of a law guaran-
teeing equal pay for equal
work for women.
5. Local war councils should
pay particular attention to
community situations invilv-
ing transportation, child
care, adequate housing and
proper recreational facilities.
Members of the commission in
clude Vice-Pres. Dorothy J. Bel
lanca of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers; Vice-Pres. Betty Hawley
Donnelly of the ew York State Fed
Grafton of Labor; Educational Direc-
tor Pauline M. Newman of Union
Health Center, international Ladies
Garment Workers Union; Executive
Secretary Ruth Young of District 4,
United Electrical Radio and Machine
Workers.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03
ALL, MAN NAMED

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Treas. Har-
mon J. Smith of the Central Trades
& Labor Council has been appointed
senior labor representative of the
WPB labor production division in the
New York-New Jersey region.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03
Doing Our Part!
Mr.. Nathan Sherman
The Union Times
New Haven, Connecticut
49, M

The Union Times
New Haven, Connecticut
Dear MIR. Sherman:
May / express to you my
hearty appreciation of your
fine cooperation i'm making the
New Haven Red Cross Chap
ter's War Fund Campaign the
success it is. The Union Times
contribution aided materially
to this success. Your generous
contribution of space given to
cuts and news stories, proved
most effective throughout the
campaign and on behalf of the
New Haven Chapter, / extend
to you my hearty thanks. 1t
was a splendid example of
loyalty to a great cause.
You and other newspaper
publishers are to be compli-
mented on the spirit shown
spirit which, i'm these days of a
newsprint shortage is all the
more to your credit.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) William C.. Cleaver
Chairman. War Fund
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03

Hoard for victory by buying War
Bonds.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-04-03

In the matter of buying War
Bonds there is no problem of too
soon or too much.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-26
Whof About Ii,
MIR. Bricker?

Governor John Brcker, who has ambi.
tiOns TO be president of the postwar United
States, must have some opinions with re-
spect TO the anti-labOr bills which have
been introduced into the Ohio legislature.
It's no more than right and fitting that
the governor should express himself one
way or the other on these bills, for if he is
deslrous of obtaining labOr's vote in the
next election, he could do nothing better
to advance his political fortunes than de-
clare himself opposed to bills which would
turn back the clock for labor, or make it
impossible for labor unions to exist under
the terms of House Bill 1913.
Silence is not going to satisfy workers
OF Ohio or any other state, for whatever
Governor Bricker believes about labor in
Ohio, he believes about labor in other
states, and his beliefs are going TO either
make or break him.
How about it, Governor Bricker? Just
where do you stand?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-26
Brave New World

Winston ChurchilPs talk of last Sunday
in which he, conservative leader of
great nation at war, proposed to lead his
nation into "brave new world, must
have proven an eye-0pener for the reaction
aries of America who are living upon the
glories of past era of unrestrained en-
terprise.
Churchill, while not making any defi-
mite promises, because of the uncertainties
of the postwar world, did discuss briefly
the Beveridge plan of social security, and
indicated that the English government is
realistically approaching a subject which,
unless satisfactorily settled, can but lead
to other and bigger wars.
Contrast England with America, where
President ROOseveIt's recommendation OF
similar program hit the headlines for
day and then was not only dropped like
hot potato; but the source of the plan, the
National Resources Commission, was
treated like an orphan and denied adequate
funds TO continue its studies by re-
dictionary congress which might have
served the country in 1920, but which is
out of tune with the economic realities of
the present.
Instead of making it possible for we oil
America TO achieve a similar brave new
world such as that envisiOned by Church
i'll, congress, in its attempt to preserve the
selfish old world, may lead us to other
dark days and bring disaster down upon
our heads.
A brave new world is what the workers
of America want once this war is over.
Those who impede the way are the enemies
of America, the forces of invincible ignOr-
ance seeking to preserve that which is dead
but needs interment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-26

Dear Brothers and Sisters:
Just a few lines to thank each
and every one for another swell
box that | have received. | also
would like to thank the Local
for seeing that | had bonus
check coming. | received the
check the other day and l was
sure thankful. 1t wasn't much,
but something | didn't know |
had coming.
The WHY'S are surely doing
their part toward the winning
of this war.
1t surely shows that everyone
is on the ball" by being award
ed the Army and Navy "E" pen
nant for efficiency. I'm sure
proud of the factor | used to
work for
| have been driving a WHY'S
jeep for a long time. Now you
sure did a swell job, putting out
the new quarter-ton trailers. |
have one behind me and they
really do the job.
Enclosed are more coupons.
Thanks again for the swell
box.
PFC. CLARENCE L. SOUSLIN,
Camp Livingston, La.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-26
Log Rolling

I'm an editorial of a few days ago, the
Lima News came out with the statement
that 1.-THE CIO has more to gain from raid
ing and less to lose than the AT of L.,
Frankly, the Lima News is talking
through its editOrial bonnet, for it is not
the CIO or the AT of l. which gains or
loses, but the workers themselves. As
matter of fact, the workers must believe
themselves the gamers or else they would
not continue TO come, shop after shop, into
the UAW-CIO, and not as a result Of ClO
raiding; but through their own vOltion.
Nor is it true that the public is holding
the bag, nor public trust betrayed, when
group of All of l. employees for good and
weghty reasons desert the older labor
organization and enter the JAW.
As a matter of fact, and the records
bear this out, production has been inn
proved in practically every shop which has
come into the UAW, due to the fact that
better contracts are secured which give
the workers seniority, grievance adjust
ments, higher wages and better working
conditions which improve worker morale
and make for improved production.
Obviously, the Lima News has a log to
roll. Could il possibly be due to the fact
that the Lima Locomotive Works election
is near and the News is not exactly dis
interested?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-26
It's A Great
System!
BY JOHN PAINE
LUTHER

LITTLE LUTHER
"We're going places in this war
at last" remarked Mr.. Dilworth,
looking up from the Chicago Tri-
bune editorial page.
"Yes, it's wonderful what we are
doing in Tunisia," Little Luther re-
piled.
"But nothing to compare with
what we did in Topeka. Did you
see that wonderful law they passed
out there for the regulation of
unions ?" -.
"But what have they done about
beating the Axis ?"
"That we can leave to the mill
tary men. Here at home we have
a war to win against bureaucracy,
governmental and unionistic."
"Don't you want to lick Toio,
Pop?"
"Of course. Once we have Roose-
welt on the run, it will be easy to
get Hitler and TOTO"
"Into the White House?"
81 don't like to hear you eX-
pressing disloyal statements like
that, my boy. As Senator O'Daniel
says, Roosevelt the commander-in-
chief is one thing and Roosevelt
the reformer is another. The same
way with unions. Unions, like Ne
groes, are all right if they keep
their places"
"In the Kansas jails?"
"Jail may be the only cure for
absenteeism at that"
"But, Daddy, we weren't talking
about absenteeism."
"It's all the same thing, Luther.
The soft living under the New
Deal and the independence of the
workers under unionism are to
blame for absenteeism. Give a
worker an inch and he'll take a
day off,"
80 you and the Kansas legis-
lature want to give him six inches
of lead pipe-over the head"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-26

Dear Mr., Gosser:
| wish to express my apprecia-
tion to you and all the brothers
and sisters in Local IL for the
boxes sent us in the service. |
also look forward to seeing our
union papers.
The boxes are just what we
can use. / know how every soldier
feels when he receives one. am
happy because l know now my
contributions helped when | was
working at W-O before entering
the Army. | am surely getting
the benefits now from o t h er
brothers and sisters now that l
am in the service. Thanks to
you and all the members.
Sincerely yours,
PVT. JAMES A. MOORE.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-26

the open When an organizer begins making house,
calls he learns all kinds of things!
My first experience in the field of discussion
groups began two years ago when l made hum
dreds of house-calls in the Champion Spark
Plug organizational drive The amount of misin-
formation coming from the feminine members Of
the company union really stupendous, What
they didn't know about their own departments
would have filled volumes!
NO DIPLOMAS
The same is true of our own membership, to a
certain extent, and if you want to be more speci-
fic, you could accuse few of the shop
stewards and committeeman with what might be
termed "willfu Ignorance" Because your fellow
workers elect you to represent them doesn't mean
that you have earned your diploma. If you are
really conscientious, your advancement in union
ism will begin from that point.
The first official discussion group ever at
tended was called the DeSales College Industrial
Conference. There, leaders of the CO. A. F. of L.
and Typographical Workers met with number of
DeSales professors, and discuss ID labor relations
and labor problems. This was two years ago.
Various members of the group took their turn
in leading the discussions, which were held semi
monthly Attendance was by invitation only, and
Tom Burke had suggested my name to the group
Luckily, was accepted learned much from this
group, and attending the sessions fun. Ut was
fun taking Off on few professors, too We
educated them.)
No one asked the discussion leader to prove his
qualifications, and everyone didn't try to forcs
his opinions on the others. We put something int.
the discussions and got great deal out of thenis
DONT'T FOOL YOURSELF
The person who thinks he has nothing to gain
by attending the Local II collective bargaining
classes is fooling no one but himself The men
and women who are taking part in these sessions
are already far advanced in industrial unionism
and are capable of playing a part in leading the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-26

of the readers of this paper read the report of
the financial secretary George Adde's, which was
published in the Toledo Union Journal two weeks
ago.
MESSAGE FROM INTERNATIONAL
In his report of the financial standing of the
International, Brother Adde's commented that
the organization not wealthy and that
the small surplus held by the Union would, in
the event of unemployment following the war
vanish very quickly.
Brother Adde's also recommended that the dues
be increased for the duration of the war by
small amount this increase to Immediately
upon the end of the war. The fund which would
be built UP by the small increase would provide
a surplus which would make it possible for the
International Union to carry on more efficiently
after the war in event of mass unemployment
due to reconversion back to peace-time industry.
1t seems to me that the International Of
ficers should be in better position to know the
financial standing and needs of the organization,
a knowledge which must confess do not have
other than the report which is received by all
Locals affiliated with the UAW international. On
the basis of the recent financial report would
not consider the $100 assessment to be eXoribant
and would say that l am of the opinion that the
International passed it only last resort
SURPLUS MIGHT VANISH
In view or Jne IacC InaC Lne IlndHcdl
statement of the International Union is availatom.
to all members, those who would like IL
tailed information about the financial status ~
their Union may statement by writint
George Adde's, international Financial Secretary,
Milwaukee Ave, Detroit, Mich. Brother Adde's
will mail you copy upon your request for same.
For my own part, am satisfied that the assess
ment would not have been levied were there not
real need for it, and since all members
of the International and have benfited by our
membership, we should consider it duty to
cheerfully pay the assessment.
When we consider the work which the Interna-
tional is doing in Washington during wartime,
representing our interests before the War Labor
Board, the OPA, the Manpower Commission and
other governmental bureaus, it must impress us
that the organization has been forced because of
circumstances, to increase the scope of its work
and therefore is forced to expend a greatly in
creased amount of money in protecting our in