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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14

of labor and management" His
bills embody the program which
the Natl. Assn. of Manufacturers
has been pushing for some time.
Administration Also Pushes
Finally, the Administration Is
pushing the measure advocated
by President Truman for crea-
ton of fact-finding boards in
major disputes, plus a compul-
sorry "cooling-off" period of at
least 80 days.
Leaders of organized labor re-
ceived their first chance to air
their views publicly on the
Smith-May-A -Arends and on the
Hobbs bills, at an unusual in
formal hearing arranged by a
bloc of friendly Congressman,
under the leadership of Adolph
SABBATH Cd. Ill), dean of the
House. Over 100 solons at
tended.
SABBATH and his associates
called the hearing because the
House Military Affairs and Judi
ciary sub-committtees had rush
ed the bills through without Civ
ing anyone e-pro or anita
chance to be heard.
Labor DenOunces Measures
Speakers who denounced the
measures were President Will
liam Green of the AFL; Presi-
dent r. ]. Thomas of the United
Auto Workers for the CIO; Ex-
ecutive Secy. A. f. Lyon of the
Railway Labor Executives AS
sociation for 19 Railroad Broth
erhoods; Martin Miller, legisla-
tive representative of the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen,
and John J. O'Leary, vice-presi-
dent of the United Mine Work
ers.
Green bluntly warned that II
Congressman continue to push
snti-union legislation and TO
shackle workers, labor will be
driven to desperation" and
'more to the left, just as did the
workers of Britain"
Lashing at the hysteria that
has been stirred up over strikes,
Green added:
There are no strikes in to-
talitarian Russia. Do we want
that kind of strikeless nation?"
Thomas, speaking on behalf OF
President Philip Murray Of the
CIO, blasted the measures in
strong terms.
These bills have been intro
duced for no other reason than
to smash the labor movement, "
Thomas declared. What's need
ed now is not represive legisla-
ton, but real collective bargain
ing in industry.
For example, we have been
unable to get any genuine col
lective bargaining in the auto
mobile industry. Our industry Is
not interested in putting cars on
the market because 1t has no in
centive 70 do so under the opera
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Anfi-Lubor Law Reaches
New Peak In Congress

ton of the governments own
tax laws.
Free Unions Needed
Il agree with President Green
of the AFL that the free enter
prise system should be maintain
ed. But we must also have free
unions.
I'VE agree that there should
be no strikes, whether a union
contract has a no-strike clause
or not. But how about employ
ers who incite strikes? You
have no penalty in this legisla-
ton for them"
Thomas also denounced the
provisions which would bar con-
tributions by unions for political
General Motors
alone, through its individual Of
ficers, would be left free to raise
more money for political pur-
poses in one day than we could
raise in a year" he declared.
when l see all these bills to
straitjacket workers, l am be-
ginning to wonder what we
fought the war for" he exclaim-
ed. He wound up by asserting
that "it would do us all lot of
good II we had a cooling off pc
riod on anti-labor legislation.
Similar bitter attacks on the
measures were voiced by the
other union chiefs who testified
at the hearing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
SfofeS DENY
Strikers Paw

w A S H N G. 7 o N (LPA)-
Strikers may not receive unenn-
ployment compensation in most
states, a recent survey disclosed.
Even veterans who stay loyal to
their union, refuse to scab, and
walk on picket lines may not be
able to get jobless relief under
the majority of state laws.
In Michigan where many vet
erans are now on picket lines,
the State Unemployment Com
pensation Commission notified
the public through daily press
advertisements that str kers
could not receive benefits unless
they could prove they were not
participants in the dispute.
Illinois officials declared that
strikers may not receive benefits
and the same is true under In
diana laws. In New York the
law is far more liberal. For the
first seven weeks no benefits
can be paid TO strikers but after
the seventh compensation is al
lowed to a maximum of $21 a
week for 26 weeks.
Ohio and Kentucky state Off
cials said that benefits are
barred and CALIFORNIA; law, still
disputed by union officials, also
penalized strikers. Maryland's
legislature recently turned down
a proposal to give strikers un-
employment compensation
Hitting the veterans hardest
was a ruling by the Michigan
State Unemployment Compensa-
tion Board which decided that
veterans who either participated
in the General Motors strike or
are jobleSs because of tkae walk
out are not eligible TO receive
readjustment allowances under
the CT Bill of Rights.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
Labor Demands
Veterans Homes

WASHINGTON LPA, Dec.
10-America's conquering he
roes are returning home to find
that they and their families are
homeless. This situation, which
one labor leader has called
catastrophe" has finally
shaken official Washington into
taking action to solve the hous-
ing shortage. From every major
city there have come moving
stories of the plight of returning
servicemen.
Rep. Wright Patman, taking
the bull by the horns, has in
troduced a bill intended to es-
tablish price ceilings over new
construction, and to establish
ceilings on existing housing as
well. In addition, his bill would
empower housing czar" to al
locate materials and where nec-
esSary to subsidize the construc-
ton of new low cost housing ac-
commodations.
Labor For Bill
Labor spokesmen are being
heard on the Patman bill, H. r.
4761, this week. Both AFL and
CIO will be represented.
CIO Legislative Director
Nathan Cowan has already told
Patman that the CIO will ac-
lively press for the passage of
legislation introduced by you to
stop the widespread profiteering
in the sale of houses"
AFL Housing Committee Sec
retary Boris Shishkin has indi-
Gated that the AFL stands back
of the principles of the bill, al
though it has reservations about
specific sections of the measure
which the AFL believes might
well lead to further profiteer-
ing by home builders. Shishkin
pointed out that, unless changed,
the provisions in the bill allow
ing subsidies for home builders
in areas where there are acute
shortages might simply lead to
further mulcting of veterans by
enabling them to buy shoddy,
poorly constructed houses with
serious structural weaknesses.
Leaders To Meet
A conference of housing lead
ers representing industry and
labor will meet here December
II and 18 on the call of John B.
Landlord Jr., of the Natl. HouS-
ing Agency, at the request Of
E n m c Stabilizer John
Snyder.
On Snyder's head rests good
part of the blame for the pres
ent crisis, labor spokesmen here
point out, since Snyder approx
ed the lifting of all controls
over construction m terials
shortly after the end of the war,
and refused to permit OPA ad-
ministrator Bowles to take ac-
ton to increase OPA controls
over the construction costs and
finished price on new dwellings.
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Labor AssoiIs
Truman
nued From Page One

Continued From Page One
70 strike Is q democratic prin-
ciple."
Smith Rushes Bill
While Truman's proposal was
being denounced by union lead
ers and pro-labor Congressman
Rep. Howard Smith ID, Va)
tried TO rush through a resolu-
ton creating Congressional
committee to consider the legis-
Iation. In the House Rep. Mary
Norton Cd, N. j. introduced a
bill TO authorize the President
TO appoint the fact finding
boards.
The Presidents plan provides
~ II a strike Is threatened in
a major industry the Sec'y of
Labor would certify the dispute
TO the President. (2) The Presi-
dent would appoint the fact
finding board within five days
after the certification. The
board would have complete sub
poena powers. (3) Within 20
days the board must make its
report unless both groups, with
presidential oksy obtain an ex-
tension. (4) Neither the union
nor the company would be legal
ly bound TO accept the findings
or abide by them.
No Strike Permitted
No strike or lockout would be
permissible during the 80 days;
the first five days would be the
presidents margin for appoint
ment OF the fact-findinR board;
the 20 days for investigation; the
next five days for publication.
From opposite points of the
country came labor criticism,
The N, Y. State Federation of
Labor. representing 100000
AFL members, blasted the pro-
posal. The California CIO took
similar action.
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Welfare

other words you are asked to
make one generous contribution
a year instead of giving to rs or
more campaigns that would most
surely occur if it were not for
the fact that the Community
Chest does the entire job in one
concerted drive.
The most important factor is
that you can designate the
agency or agencies that you
want to receive part or all of
your contribution. l can hon
estly say that any monies ear
marked for q certain agency or
agencies is promptly given as re-
quested by the contributor.
If person would just stop and
think of how many different
types of needs are taken care of
during the course of year they
would wonder if their contribu-
ton was of sufficient amount
to meet the many needs for a
period Of one year Contribu
tions given to the Community
Chest may not be money saved
in your pocket, but you can feel
assured it is money that in many
instances saves the lives of many
persons, yes, and keeps many a
human being from going hungry
and cold.
There is no tonic in the world
that will make you feel one-half
as good as that of giving to
cause that will help someone
who can't help themselves.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
Building Wages Frozen

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Wage
ceilings will continue in the
construction industry even after
Dec. 81, by mutual agreement
of building trades unions and
employers who fear the dangers
of initiation. Previous WLB con-
trolls will remain in effect un-
der the administration of the
Wage Adjustment Board despite
the death of its parent body, the
WLB.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
Conference
Urges More
Liberal Laws

WASHINGTON, October 10
(LPA)-An emergency confer
ence on jobs and security, meet
ing here last week, pledged sup
port to five basic pieces of legis-
lation now before Congress-
Representatives of 140 local and
national organizations, including
CIO unions, Negro, farm and
church groups, attended the
meeting.
Speakers included B IS h o p
Bernard j. She'll, Senators Jo-
seph c. O'Mahoney and James
Mead, and Reps. Chase Going
Woodhouse, Charles Nj, LaFol-
lette, Ellis Patterson and Mat
thew M, Nicely. Others included
Henry Wolfe of the Natl. Law
yers Guild, Millard Rice Of the
Disabled American Veterans,
James b. Carey of the CIO, ra-
dio commentator Johannes Steel
and Charles M. Houston, general
counsel of the NAACP.
Agree On Legislation
The five pieces of legislation
on which the delegates agreed to
concentrate the attention of
their organizations were: The
full employment bill the Csc
minimum wage bill, the Wag-
ner-Ellender-Taft housing bill,
the Douglas resolution on atomic
energy, and the permanent
FEPC bill The latter bill was
added to the list from the floor
in the course of the conference,
Though message was receiv-
ed by the conference from Dem
ocratic Natl. Chairman Robert
f. Hannegan stating that the OBJ
jectives OF the conference are
the detectives Of the Truman ad-
ministration, the conf fe r ence
nevertheless voted in a Pearl
Harbor Day Declaration" that
The failure of our government
to fight for the enactment of a
basic program for economic Sc
curity and to assume the leader
ship in rallying the people to
such a program has allowed an
economic crisis TO develop, and
constitutes departure from
President Roosevelts policies. "
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
Coop Bid Accepted
Accepted

MENOMINIE, WIS. (uPA) -
Seventeen Wisconsin and Min
neSota Rural Electric Admin
stration cooperatives, whose bid
of nearly $5,000,000 for two
power-lines serving the terri
tory has been accepted, may
become owners of eight hydro
generating plants, one diesel
generating plant, 293 miles of
transmission lines and 9O1
miles of distribution lines serv-
ing about 5000 Wisconsin and
5000 Minnesota customers, The
sale awaits approval by the
Securities and Exchange Com
mission.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
lam Fights


WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -
(LPA)-The AFL's largest UNI
ion, the Intl. Assn. of Machin-
lists, will fight any attempt by
the AFL to oust their members
from state or local bodies, it was
announced here last week by the
lam.
Claiming 100000 members,
the lam was suspended by the
AFL last month for failure to
pay per capita tax. Long stand
ing and unresolved jurisdiction
al disputes between the lam and
other AFL unions led TO the
withdrawal of the per capita.
Harvey Brown, lam presi-
dent, declared that, 1--WE are
prepared to expend all available
resources TO protect our trade
against our enemies--be they in
or out of the AFL" In his LETT
ter to all lam locals Brown said
that, 1--WE will neither Voluntar-
lily nor without adequate pro-
test submit to Installation with
any national, state or local AFL
body. Neither will we permit
our enemies within the AFL to
ALLEVIATE our relationships within
the AFL."
Refuse to Gust lam
Several AFL central bodies
throughout the country have re-
fused to oust lam delegates. The
lam received word that THE
order of William Green to
throw the MachiniSts' Union out
of state and local federations has
met with rebellion in the Cen
trail Labor Union at Louisville,
KY"
Browns letter pointed out
that the notification letter to the
LAM from Green did not state
that the AFL executive council
has suspended the IAN, but
merely directs attention to
/ >rtion of the AFL constitution
and interprets the unions defer
ment of per capita tax as vol
untary Installation"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
Atomic Control
Backed BV Lobor
Continued From Page One

COHllnueu FROM rage One
those who seek to break the in
ternational community of sci
entists and men of learning
prostitute knowledge to the
service, of power. Thirdly, in
the exploration of this new
realm of awe-inspiring possibil-
ity, the claim of private interest
to own or control materials or
processes would be to impose
new chains of servitude upon
mankind"
Cannot Be Trusted
1T is clear to any honest OBJ
server" the British Labor Party
official said, that society
dominated by business men
could not be trusted to create
a mental climate in which the
development of atomic energy
would be confined within the
framework of peace"
He concluded that "Nazism in
all its forms is the elimination
of a society built upon the
anarchy of free enterprise; when
it subjects man to the economy
of the market, it destroys his
right to be man. That is why
we must alter the central prin-
ciple of our civilization to plan
production for community con-
sumption"
James B. Carey, secy.-treas. of
the CIO, told the conference
that the people of the United
States-who footed the bill for
the tremendous research pro-
gram that made the discovery
possible-were the rightful pos
SCISSORS of the benefits of atomic
energy.
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State Labor Men
For 3O-Hour Week
Continued From Page One

continued from rage One
visions for regulation and re-
striction Of unions in the social
ed Christian American Assn.
legislation, and aked for a Con-
gresional investigation of the
Observation-Disclosures"
In new development, the
conference endorsed inaugura-
tion Of a Labor Education Ex-
tension Program and an appro-
priation to expand and improve
the Division Of Labor Standards
educational program for unions,
universities and other labor edu-
cation agencies.
Act On Compensation
Over sharp diSSents from some
OF the state commissioners, the
conference went on record as
recommending that the expert
ence rating provisions be re-
moved from state unemploy-
ment compensation laws.
Sharp diSapproval of split
ting the u. S. Employment Serv-
ice into over Az different state
systems" was expressed in the
findings Of conference COM
mittee, and adopted by the full
body after discussion, They
asked President Truman to veto
the pending bill which would
return the employment service
TO the states
State laws setting the wage
minimum at Csc were approved
as goal for labor and state
labor officials during the COM
ing year.
A basic work week OF 80
hours, with overtime pay for
hours worked over 80, was en-
dorsed. In addition, a committee
report approved by the full body
said that they recognize "the
necessity Of adjusting wage rates
under peacetime hours OF work
TO assure the maintenance of
take-home pay at the war time
hours of work
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
Chest Saves
MonY Drives

This is the second in a series
of articles on the functions of
the Greater Toledo Community
Chest. In order to avert a great
many campaigns over the period
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
In PorIeY
Lays Egg


highly publicized Labor-Man-
agement Conference ended in
flop last week as did a similar
meeting following World War l.
Almost every effort by labor
to bring management to agree
ment on workable arrange
ment for industrial peace failed.
On practically every important
vote labor and management split
wide open.
The whole issue of wage in
creaSes was wrecked following a
resolution offered by Ira Mosh-
er, president of the Natl. Assn.
of Manufacturers. The Mosher
resolution was voted down but
so were proposals by the AFL
and CIO on the same question.
Labor Leaders Doubtful
Labor leaders and editors ex-
pressed Skepticism of the par
ley's chances of success while it
was still in session, but union
heads refrained from the violent
statements given out by man
agement representatives. Fear of
jeopardizing any possible sue
cess tempered most early labor
press editorials while even the
daily press was writing the con-
ference's obituary.
The st. Louis Post Dispatch,
criticising the failure of the
conference to consider the wage
issue, declared that THE Labor
Management Conference, despite
a warm send-off from press and
public, is like a performance of
Hamlet without the Prince of
Denmark"
Failure Was Predicted
Failure of the conference was
predicted by number of AFL
and C1O leaders. President Dan
Tobin, of the Intl. Brotherhood
of TeamSters-AFL, declared, II
can not see how it is possible
for labor and management to
reach any kind of understand
ing" He emphasized that the
employers have no power from
their constituents to put any
thing into effect"
KenoSha Labor, published by
both AFL and CIO in Kenosha,
Wis, declared in a page one col
umn by its editor, Elmer Beck,
that only the naive have ex-
pected that any good would
have come from it," There are,
said Beck, "a great many of the
naive. And they have been
oversold by the silly ballyhoo in
the newspapers and over the
radio.
Labor Press Doubtful
The Peoples Press, weekly of
the Erie, (Pa.) Industrial Union
Council-CIO, found that The
chances for success at the pres
ent conference in Washington
between representatives of labor
and management are few" The
Brewery Worker, published by
the indepedent Intl. Union of
United Brewery & Soft Drink
Workers, titled its lead editorial,
Labor Management Conference
Only Shadow Boxing"
Seafarers' Log, weekly of the
SeafarerS Init. Union-AFL, said
editorially, In Washington, the
Labor Management Conference
from which those professional
P oil y annaS, who seemingly
never get tired of being ravished
by the stern industrial realistS,
had expected so much in the
way of industrial peace, seems
to be stymied by the unreason-
able attitude on the part of the
labor delegates who selfishly re-
fuse to permit themselves to be
legilated out of existence"
Other CIO and AFL papers
declared that the Conference
was doomed to failure by the re-
fusal of management representa-
tives to consider the wage ques-
tion.
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of a year, for
t h e v q ri o u S
agencies serv-
icing the COM
m u n ity, the
Chest makes it
p o S S b e to
take care of all
t h e ir n e e ds
t h r o u gh one
campaign each
year for all Of
its a fill lated
a q nci eS. In
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
.FEPC Member
Blasts Truman

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL -
Revolt within the Truman adj
ministration continued last week
with the resignation of Charles
H. Houston, member of the Fair
Employment Practices Commit
tee. Houston blasted the failure
of the adminitration to take
positive action on the refusal of
the Capital Transit Co., Wash
ington's street car system, to
hire Negroes as platform men.
THE Presidents attitude"
said Houston, reflects a per-
sistent course of conduct on the
part Of the administration to
give lip service to the matter of
eliminating discrimination on
account of race, creed, color or
national origin since VJ-Day,
while doing nothing substantial
to make the policy effective"
Pending legislation to estab-
lish a permanent FEPC has been
stalled in Congress for more
than two years. A petition to
discharge the bill from commit
tee and give the House chance
to discuss it still needs many
signatures in the House. Blocked
by coalition of southern Demo
Gratis and reactionary Republi-
cans, the failure of Congress to
take action was denounced by
Rep. Charles LaFollette (R.,
Ind).
Resigns In Protest
Houston said that his action
was a protest resignation" and
declared that unless there is a
change of attitude within the ad-
miniStration there is no chance
that any Negro who remains in
side the FEPC can do anything"
He revealed that he will start
lecture tour for a permanent
FEPC in January. There is little
hope to be held for a permanent
FEPC without pressure from
home" trade unions and COM
munity groups, he said.
1T seems that the President is
saying one thing about elimi-
mating discrimination in employ
ment," said Houton, "but his ad-
visers are getting him to nullify
and counteract any effect his
words might otherwise have"
Truman accepted Houston's
resi- & nation conspicuOuSly
without regretS-and told the
Negro leader that because of ap-
parent contradictions in the law
the government could not be ex-
pected to enforce the FEPC or
der ending the discrimination on
Capital Transit. Truman admit
ted, however, the fact that the
order was temporarily post
poned."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
Minimum
Wage Up
For Vote

WASHINGTON, Dec. II -
(LPA)-A vote will be taken on
the Csc minimum wage bill in
the House Labor Committee as
soon as the record of hearings
is printed, it was agreed here
last week. The Congressman
also agreed that they would in
terrupt whatever other business
is before them, including action
on the Norton Bill for fact-find-
ing bodies in strikes which was
introduced at President Tru-
mans request, to reach deci-
sion on the minimum wage bill.
Meanwhile, Bishop Bernard j.
She'll, auxiliary bishop of Chi
cago, accepted the Craftsmanship
of a National Committee for a
Fair Minimum Wage. Educa-
tional, farm, social service, in
dustrial, labor and religious fig
ures have agreed to serve, it was
announced.
Bishop Accepts Appointment
In accepting the appointment,
Bishop Shell said, THE fight for
a national minimum wage of Csc
an hour Is an attempt through
legislation TO give concrete ex-
preston 70 basic element of
economic social justice: the an
nual living wage"
II deem it a patriotic and So
cial imperative to aid and as
sist the National Committee for
a Fair Minimum Wage In its
work for the passage of the
Pepper Hook BILL" he added.
Vice-chairman Of the commit
tee is DIR. Frank p. Graham of
Chapel Hill, N. c., president of
the University of North Caro-
lima. Miss Elizabeth S. Magee,
general secretary of the Ma
tional Consumers League, has
been named secretary Of the
group.