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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13
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For Industry
Pisano, Rice And Miller On
District Labor-Manage-
ment Committee

Three Connecticut Teamster
Union officials have been appointed
to serve on a district labOr-manage-
ment committee on war manpower
in the trucking industry in Hart
ford and vicinity, according to
John F. Maerz, district manager of
the Office of Defense Transporter
ton.
The committee is one of Is set up
in cities throughout the United States
for the purpose of stud ying existing
and anticipated manpower shortages
in trucking industries in as many key
areas. Its first findings revealed that
there is a Is per cent shortage of
over-the-road drivers, mechanics, plat
form men and other trucking workers
in this area.
Union representatives on the
O.D.T. labor management commit
tee are: Herbert A. Miller, business
agent, Local $50, Hartford; Edwin
Rice, president, Local OIL, Hart
ford; and John PisanO, business
agent, 443, New Haven and Bridge
port.
Management representatives are
Nj. A. Savin, Savin Express, New
London, chairman; John W. Client,
Associated Transport, Hartford /;
and Edward Palmer, The Smedley
Co., New Haven.
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13
wo States Stall
Anti Labor Drives

WASHINGTON. - The nation.
wide campaign to enact anti-labOr
state legislation, which was charac-
terized by ALL. President William
Green as an attempt to Cypress
President Roosevelt and stab Amer
ica's soldiers of production in the
back, came a crOpper in two more
states during the past week.
In North Carolina two anti-union
bills were killed by the Labor Com
mittee of the legislatures House of
Representatives. Newspaper observ-
ers and legislative representatives
predicted this action would end the
reactionary drive for the 1913 session
in this state. One of the bills would
have authorized the use of anti-labor
injunctions by employers and provided
for state supervision of union finances.
The other sought to limit picketing.
Another encouraging report came
from Wyoming Martin Cahill, presi-
dent of the State Federation of Labor,
notified Secretary Treasurer George
Meany that the state legislature de-
defeated three anti-labor bills and
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13

Division of the New England Re-
gion War Production board was
called into the case to aid i'm settling
the difference between the union
and the War Department.
Army officials were persuaded
without much difficulty that it was
impossible to answer questions deal
ing with the employment of ones
parents and wife's relatives with
any degree of accuracy. They were
persuaded also that the revelation
of all organizations, fraternal and
religious, would open the employe
to possibility of religious discrimi-
nation on the part of an employer
who might be prejudiced.
The result of the negotiations was
form of QUESTIONABLE that sought
facts in regard to the employees birth,
marital status, education, and a
sketchy "non-personal' history of the
employe. Army officials said that the
new form might become a standard
for war plants, Conlin reported.
The reason the questiOnnaires
are kept in the offices of the en-
pIOyers, the workers were told, is
that there is no room in the federal
government Offices to keep these
reports.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13
US. Treasury
Says Pegler
Told Untruth
Federal Department Refutes
Columnist's Charges Of
"Theft" and Larceny"

NEW YORK.-The u. S. Treas
ury has proved that Westbrook
Pegler, Publisher Roy Towards
chief contribution to American dis
unity, is liar. This is revealed in
a copyrighted story in the March
8 issue of George Seldes' In Fact.
In Fact also says that many news
papers which printed PegIer's lies
against the government have re-
fused to print the treasury's refuta-
ton. These include Towards No.
l newspaper, the Ne,U York World
Telegram, which suppressed the
refutatiOn even though it was re-
ceived via Towards syndicate,
United Features, which circulates
the Pegler column.
Other newspapers, such as the anti
labor Los angeles Times, printed the
refutation, but deleted the most dam
aging statements against Pegler. The
treaSury's action was made necessary
by two Pegler columns in which he
falsely accused the treasury of "1ar-
ceny'' and theft" in collections of
the weekly Withholding tax.
Writing to United Features.
Treasury Public Relations Director
Charles Schwartz said: ''Pegler in
both instances accuses the Treasury
Dept. of theft and larceny be-
cause the Withholding tax of which
the Victory Tax well be paid was
applied to some wages earned at
the end of 1912 but paid early this
year. He argued that withholding
should have been applied only
against wages earned i'm 1913.
g. On the contrary the Sec
ton of the law covering the with
holding sets forth very clearly: The
provisions of this section shall take
effect on Jan. /, 1943, and shall be
applicable to all wages paid on
or after such date The law makes
the time of payment the test-not
the time during which the wage
was earned.
''Any inspection of this portion
of the Revenue Act >. would have
shown Pegler that the total amounts
collected through the withholding
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13

adopted amendments to the social Sc
curity laws substantially increasing
benefits for unemployment insurance
and old age benefits. In addition
teachers retirement bill was passed
and signed by the Governor.
In Pennsylvania, the State Fedora
ton of Labor launched a vigorous
campaign against the Woodward bill
which was denounced as "the most
vicious anti-labor bill ever introduced"
in the state legislature.
James L. McDevitt, president of
the State Federation, testified at a
public hearing of the Senate Labor
and Industry Committee that the
bill was supported by the pro-
Fascist Christian-American AssOcia-
ton (which is sponsoring similar
legislation in ~ other states" The
bill would require unions to list all
members and report on all receipts
and expenditures, thus making
available to employers and labor
baiters confidential information
which they could use to wreck union
organizations.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13

These demands have not been ap-
proved by the company, but are placed
by mutual consent into the hands of
the War Labor Board for settlement.
Points agreed upon include:
Unemployment with accumulated
seniority rights of all members Join
ing the Armed Forces of the United
States or her Allies, following
honorable discharge from the Ser
vices; in event of disabilities suf-
fered in war service the company
will make reasonable efforts to find
suitable employment for such dis
abled war veterans.
A maternity clause granting leave
of absence for a period up to one
year to women members before
and following birth to children
with the privilege of returning to
work with full and accumulated
seniority rights.
Leave of absence for members OH
union official business with reten-
ton of seniority rights; also, leave
of absence for illness or injury of
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13
"Stop Hitler"
RallyPlanned
In New Haven
Community To Express Sor-
row And Indignation
Over Nazi Atrocities

New Haveners from all walks of
life will gather at the Commercial
High School on Tuesday, March
10, at 8 p. NJ, to join i'm a mass
meeting which will express this
city's sorrow and indignation over
the ruthless treatment of the people
of the occupied countries in Eu-
rope, and Hitler's announced policy
of exterminating all the Jews of
that continent.
Former Governor Wilbur l..
Gross will preside at the meeting,
and Mayor John W. Murphy will
be among the speakers. Clergymen
representing the Catholic, PrOtes-
tant, and Jewish faiths will par
ticipate in the program. The meet
ing will be open to the public with
out charge.
Meetings similar to this one are
being held throughout the United
States, one of the outstanding being
held last week in Madison Square
Garden, and attended by some $1,000
people, with another 10000 jamming
the streets outside. One of the lead
ing addresses was made by President
William Green of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, who denounced the
atrocities of the Axis forces against
all minority groups.
II pledge you," he promised the
thousands who gathered to protest
the Nazi atrocities, ''that the work
ers of our country, who hate Hitler
and the things he stands for, will
do everything within their power
to win this war i'm the shortest pos
sible time"
The supreme goal of labor, Pres.
Green said, is free world for all,
an order based upon peace, justice.
and humanized by universal appli-
cation of the four freedoms.
Sponsors of the Help Stop Hitler
meeting Tuesday night include the
New Haven Central Labor Council,
New Haven Industrial Union Council
(C.LOD, American Jewish Congress,
New Haven Council of Churches
Jewish Community Council; St. Bar
baras Greek Orthodox Church, and
number of Polish and Ukranian
organizations.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13
National Bill
Would Ruin
Rent Control
Rep. Izac's Measure Sets
High : Rent, Restriction
less Capital AS Example

WASHINCTON.-The latest bill
to wreck O.P.A. rent control being
pushed by the landlords and the
reactionaries in Congress would ex-
tend the landlords paradise that
is the nations capital over the en-
tire country.
Pictured in countless Jokes that
have swept the country as the es-
sence of callOus landlords, Wash
ingtOn apartment house owners and
hotel and boarding house keepers
now may preen themselves as per-
feet examples.
H.R. 1877, introduced by Rep.
Edward V. Lac 3D., CALI, would
make Washington the pattern of
the nation. Washington has its
own rent control regulations, out
side of O.P.A.'s control, and it was
from looking about here that
O.P.A. learned, for instance, that
registration of landlords would be
a good thing. The district has no
registration. Consequently enforce
ment is matter for prayer and
goodwill. The bill emissions this
happy state as nationwide.
The fresh approach in the lac
bill, the unexpectedness of considering
Washington an example of anything
in the way of municipal government,
improves its chances of passing.
TERRIFIC COUGINC
Among the most typical features
of Washington renting is the ter
rifle gOuging of Negro tenants. An
other Washington custom is that
of refusing to rent an apartment
to the rOof-hungry Washington
sucker unless he buys the furni-
ture in it. So he pays extra for a
hOdgepOdge of furniture he doesn't
want up to even $4,000.
Other new bills attacking rent cor
troll are Rep. Mathew H. Ellsworth
(R., Ore.) and Sen. Rufus c. Hol.
man (R., Ore.), but the Crawford
bill, against which the United Auto
Workers have been protesting, is still
the most vicious of the seven rent
control wrecking bills.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13
N.H.Teachers
CollegeNeeds
More Land
Central Labor Council Asks
General Assembly To
Provide Funds

In keeping with its long tradi-
ton of doing everything possible to
expand facilities for public educa-
ton the N. I'll. Central Labor Coun-
Gil, at its last meeting, unanimously
passed the following resolution:
"RESOLVED, That the New Haven
Central Labor Council in meeting as
sembled on Thursday, March 4, 1913,
hereby goes on record as fully endors-
ing Senate Bill No. 4o8 now before
the Connecticut General Assembly
which provides for the purchase of
land vitality needed by the New. Haven
State Teachers College. The Council
recognizes the fact that the College
is still housed in the building original
ly erected for it half century ago,
and that despite the great growth in
its services, not one addition has been
made to the grounds or building since
that time.
'sThe Council also notes that
since the original building was
erected fifty years ago, the College
has shifted from a twO-year normal
school operating from 9 o'clock to
4, to a college whose doors are
open from o'clock in the morning
to 10 o'clock at night, its curricu-
lum now also including an evening
college. Organized labor has always
been in the forefront i'm extending
the facilities of public education,
and it is our firm belief that the
educational and community SER
vices performed by the New Haven
State Teachers College make it
necessary that this additional land
be acquired now, SO that after the
war, the long delayed expansion of
this important educational institu-
ton may be realized.
"The action of the State Board of
Education in approving the proposed
purchase of this land, which is as
sessed for $4,000, shows that the
educational authorities are satisfied
that the purchase price of $150,000 is
reasonable.
'sBE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That copies of this resolution be
sent to Governor Raymond E. Bald.
win; E. Ward Ireland acting presi.
dent of New Haven State Teachers
College; to the Chairman of the
Legislative Committee which is con.
sidering this bill; Commissioners of
Education A. G. Grace; and to the
press"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13
Valet Pact
Now Up ToW.L.B.

Local $50, Machinists, represent
ing 1000 of the $500 eligible main
tenance and production workers of
the Yale and Towne Manufacturing
Co., Stamford and the company
have signed an interim agreement,
including points of agreement
reached by the employer and en-
pIOyes and referring points i'm dis
agreement to the War Labor Board
for settlement, according to Fred
Cederholm, LAM. Grand Lodge
representative.
The Union, which won an 1911 to
222 victory at the plant last October,
is asking for 20 cents an hour increase
for all employees under its jurisdiction
10 cents an hour or 1919 premium,
whichever is the greater amount, for
night work; a union shop; top senior
ity rights for union officials, grievance
committeeman, and shop stewards.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13
As We See 1t
by
THE STAFF

RAYMOND LONCERGAN, who
writes splendid column for Labor,
gives us some real inside dope in
the following:
''THOSE WHO read this column
will recall that last week / sug-
gested that the big airplane COM
panies were back of the agitation
which has suddenly developed in
Congress, over the radio and in
the newspapers i'm favor of Uncle
Sam taking steps right now to es-
tablish a monopoly of the air
routes, with the idea, of course,
that the monopoly-which prom
Uses to be very profitabie-wiIl be
turned over to the big airplane
companies.
"THE NEWSPAPERS haze been
playing deaf and dumb on the sub
ject, but Dorothy Thompson has
broken the silence ,Oith the fOIIOsO-
ing paragraph:
"I like Mrs. Luce and support
ed her candidacy for the House,
but 1 didn't support Mr.. Stan Pryor,
sOho first brought her name for
sOard, played on active role behind
the scenes in her campaign and is
Uice-president of Pan american dir
sUays. 1 scOuId say to Mrs. Luce :
"Clare, be YOURSELF
''IT HAPPENS that Mrs. Luce
is the wife of the extremely rich
publisher of Time and her first
speech in the House had to do
with the airplane issue.
"WHEN SHE became Republi-
can candidate for Congress in Con-
necticut last fall, in opposition to
L. ID. DOsUns, an excellent Pro-
gressiUe Democrat with a fine labor
record, Uentured to say in this
column that Uery impressive
'sIush fund.- sOas being turned loose
in the Nutmeg State on behalf OF
Mrs. Luce and the other candi-
dates on the Republican state ticket,
and that the main OF .;ect sOas to
defeat the Progressive Democratic
Congressman.
''THE DEAL VENT Oper. large.
Iy because someone induced Jas.
per McLeuy, Socialist mayor OF
Bridgeport, to enter a Socialist
ticket, sohich pOIIed enough pOtes
to defeat the Progressive Democrats
and permit the 'standpat' RepubH.
cans to rOnp in. McLeuy did the
same thing four years ago, 10Th
similar resubs-that is, he made
it possible for the reactiOnaries to
sUin.
''NOW DOROTHY THOMPSON
tells us that she was back of Mrs.
Continued from Page One)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13
Texas Police In ALL
Union Ask For Raise

PORT ARTHUR, Tex. Police
Local sos (AFL) has asked for a
1919 wage increase in a formal pc
tition to the city commission.
Signed by "a members of the Local
force, the unions petition recalled that
the policemen have given up their g.
hour day to work II hours daily for
the duration and said that Giving costs
have risen at least 500 since 1941."
Mayor protein B. B. Carroll tolc
the delegation, headed by Night Desk
Sgt. Dusty Rhodes: "Your reques
will be acted upon in due time" He
pointed out that the request same III
between the budget year" and tha
makes it difficult for us to do any
thing in a hurry.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13
Labor Forms
United Front
In St. Louis
A.F.L. And CLIO. Organize
Committee For Stand
On Political Front

ST. LOUIS. = Acting through
delegates representing virtually all
affiliated unions, the ALL. and
CLIO. in this war production center
have formed the United Labor Com
mittee of Greater St. Louis to fight
reactiOnaries and defeatists. 1t was
organized after three well attended
joint meetings of ALL. and Clio.
delegates, and several meetings of
a joint subcommittee which worked
out the structural details.
Under the subcommittee recon-
mendations, Pres. Joseph P. Clark Of
the Central Trades. & Labor Union
will be the chairman and Vice-Pres.
William Sentner of the United Elec-
trical Radio & Machine Workers
(CI.O.) will be first vice-chairman.
The post of second vice-chairman will
probably be filled later by a repre-
sentative of the railroad brotherhoods.
ISSUE STATEMENT
In a Joint statement Clark and
Sentner said:
Permanent unificatiOn of la
boris forces on the political front
is the answer to the current drive
of the reactiOnary and defeatist
fOrcs whOe are making war on labor
instead of the Axis, thereby endan-
gering national unity and the war
effort. Our committee will take part
in elections, and will concern itself
Immediately with the problems of
winning the war. 1t will act for
labor i'm relations with government
agencies such as the War PrOduc-
ton Board, War Labor Board, War
ManpOwer Commission and Office
of Price Administration, to insure
their best functiOning in the in
terest of the war and protection of
the welfare of the working people
to the end that war production is
speeded to the utmost.
"Our experience in the past has
taught us that to counter the current
drive of reaction and appeasement,
informal cooperation of AF.L. and
CLIO. is not enough. We have, there
fore, set up a working permanent set
up, which will meet regularly and be
financed by the two central bodies"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13
Would Force
All Unions To
Incorporate
State A.F.L. And CLIO
Unite To Expose Acts
Real Purpose

Organized labor in Con-
necticut offered strong OppOsi-
ton at the hearing before the
General Assembly's Labor
Committee to the BlOdgett
bill which would force labor
unions to register with and
make annual reports, to, the
state labor cOmmissiOner-Or
incorporate. Representatives
of the ALL. and the CLIO.
Joined in protesting the meas
ure.
The bill would impose GRIM
inal penalties of fines up to a
ST. 900, or six months i'm
prisOnment, or both, for fail
ure to comply with its require
ments.
A ''FRIEND OF LABOR"
Rep. William BlOdgett, (R.),
Winchester, protesting that he is
friendly to organized labor, intro
duced the measure which he frank
Iy stated would encourage" labor
unions TO incorporate. Under ques-
tiOning by John ]. Egan, secretary
treasurer of the Conn. Federation
of Labor, BlOdgett admitted that
one purpose of the bill was to give
the public information on the dues
rates of unions, in order that it
could take action to control these
dues.
Egan pointed out that the unions
of the state make periodic reports
to their members and the public.
Connecticut labor has nothing to
hide, he declared. Egan's chief
position in regards to the bill was
that is a measure which would dis
rupt labOr's efforts to cooperate
with all elements in prosecuting
the war.
eff this bill is passed." he said,
lit is going to lead to the break
down of the whole program of
friendly labOr-management cooper
alton that we are striving to main
tain. 1t endangers the state adj
ministratiOn's avOwed policy of CO.
operation and understanding of
labor"
Blodgett showed his hand when he
stated that the enactment of this
measure would make unions respon-
sible for what they do, and will shed
some light on how much they have
and give other information If
there is any wrong-doing, they can
be sued"
Egan countered: Our good friend
Bill Blodgett is off on the wrong
track in his insinuation. Our state is
entirely clear of labor racketeering-
ing"
clio. ALSO OPPOSED
Frank Odlum, State clio. Legis-
lative representative pointed out
that the bill was very cleverly
drafted and would bar member
of a union from soliciting other
members in order TO form a local,
by forcing that person to register
as labor organization.
Penalties provided for in labor
union registration bill are similar
to those employed in drafting GRIM
inal law, and the law enforcement
officers who hunt criminals would
add labor uniOnists who failed to
comply to their lists.
= This is vicious BILL" asserted
Odlum charged, cit is a dastardIy
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13

There is still much time of tribu-
latiOn ahead of us; our fighters for
freedom will be called upon to per-
form many great feats before it's
all over.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13

If there are two persons working
in your family-put that second
wage into War. Bonds.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-03-13

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-29
Male Help Wanted

! COLORED elderly man for night watch
man. must be able 10 drive. A. X
Belcher las West Jefferson.
COIORrD bus boys wanted pleasant work
ms conditions. Apply Miss Nelson, Hotel
Tuller
CoLORED tire and battery service man.
Heron. Cadillac 1870.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-29
IIOUSEWORK

Ge-sfsl: experienced. NJ laundry, caro- NJ
children small pleasant home prfvs,,
room hath radio. salary t20-S25. UNIV
kIty 32EgI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-29
Male Help Wanted
SWAGER
OPERATOR

Experienced in swag-
ing steel tubing over
a mandrel. Excellent
opportunity for per-
manent position in an
essential war industry
with good post war
prospects. Plant To-
Gated in Northeastern
Ohio.
All rules of the w. NJ.
c. must be followed.
Write st tin G age,
draft status, salary
expected, experience
and references to box
A1316, Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-29
Employment Agencies

CHURCH CIRCLE EMPLOYMENT, 1883
West Forest--Laundresses. DAYS. wait
resses. Once cleaning. DAYS nights. col.
cred hotel housemAids. Tyler s-6sfA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-29

2-%n1s. or call a. 7lf5 W, Vernon
GIRL or woman for Homework. child All
excellent wages. University 2-l76a.
GIRL Homework. three ADULTS: no lsun-
dry, home nights Tyler $500.