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The union times., 1946-06-15
Hartford Bldg TradesShutDOOr
 To Open Shop
Contractors Sign Up-Will Handle Business Through
 B. T. Council

A great event transpired for members of building trades unions in Hartford, when Rufus C. Bent. president of the R. c. Bent Com. pany, signed union shop contract with officials of the Building Trades Council covering all present and future employees of his con. cern.
 Michael J. Barry, Business Agent of Hartford Carpenters, No. 43, and president of the Connecticut State Building Trades Council, in commenting upon signing of the contract, said: ''After 10 years of intensive effort on the part of the Board of Governors of the Hart. ford Building Trades Council, sue cess has been attained in signing up all of the former open-shOp general contractors in this city.
 'In fact, the contractors have now decided to form an organization oi their own through which all business IS to be conducted with the Council thus eliminating collective bargaining in the future with individual employ CTS. This is a memorable day for Hartford building craftsmen"
 William A. Crosscup, president of the Hartford BTC and chair. man of its board of governors, was unstinting in his praise of Mr. Barry, Frank Devine, business manager for the Electrical Work ers' Union, and Frank COnnOrs business agent for Iron Workers Union, whom he said constituted the flying squadron which had contributed so much to the organ izing drive during recent months.
 "We are going forward" MT Crosscup said, making progress also with small home builders, and it is expected that if we continue at the present rate, all will be signed ur within the next six months.
 In addition to general cOntrac. tors, nearly all former Open-shop sub-contractors have been signed up by the Council and its affiliated unions, with negotiations now in progress to bring about uniOniza. ton of the remainder.
The union times., 1946-06-15
600 Candy Clerks
 Win Pay Increase

CHICACO-(FP) = Sweet on a raise, 600 local candy saIesgirls worked out novel way of enforc- ing their demands for wage in. crease.
 Instead of striking, the girls ap- pointed themselves a 600-women ne gotiating committee, closed their shops and all showed up at the bar gaining session of their union, Local B, General Service Employees Union (AFL), with the Chicago Retail Con fectioners' Assn.
 Employers Give In
 Impressed by this unusual form oi collective bargaining, the employers quickly gave in and the girls won a 12129o wage boost which they rati- fled on the spot.
 Before the raises the girls earned 59c an hour after a years service Some l6O candy stores were closed while the girls negotiated with the association.
The union times., 1946-06-15
GI Buyers Given Aid
 To Stop Cypping

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Veter- ans buying or renting homes under the Veterans Emergency Housing Program were cautioned this week to take advantage of the new stand ards of minimum space, arrangement, and construction standards established by the Federal Housing Administra- tion.
 Coupled with sales and rental price maxisnumS under which priorities are issued and the recently announced pro gram to inspect houses for compli- ance, the minimum standards are ex- pected to assure reasonable current value to the veterans and to prevent undesirable and substandard housing from being built for sale or rent un- der the emergency program" the housing agencies announced.
The union times., 1946-06-15
Denver Teachers
 Organize In AFL

; DENVER (FP) = A Colorado Federation of Teachers, to be affiliated with the American Federation oi Teachers (AFL), has been organized here.
 Expecting to have 10 to l2 To- calls by summer, the Colorado fed eration will seek reorganization and unification of the nearly 5000 school districts in the state, estab. lishment of an adequate minimum salary and a single salary schedule, and raising of educational require- ments for teachers. It will also work on long-range program for legislation equalizing educational opportunities throughout the state.
 AFT Sec.-Treas. Irwin R. Kuenzl presented a charter of organization tc the Denver Federation of Teachers The state federation will be on tenn porary basis until granted charter by the AFT, organizers said.
The union times., 1946-06-15
Name R. W. Jewell WSB Director InN.E.

BOSTON - The appointment of Raymond w. Jewell, formerly of Seat tie, Washington, as Director of Wage Stabilization of the New ngland Wage Stabilization Board was announced to- day by WSB Chairman Lester s. Cramer, whom he succeeds.
 MT. Jewell joined the staff of the National War Labor Board in De- cember, l942, as an economist at the Boards San Francisco office and was Director of Wage Stabil- ization in the Seattle region through l945.
 The present functions of the Wage Stabilization Board, which inherited certain duties of the former War La bor Board last January, are to act on wage increases which may affect price ceilings; to control wage decreases, and to enforce stabilized wages in the building and construction industry.
The union times., 1946-06-15
Natii'onalProgranl Of Jobless Funds Sought By A.F.L.
Differences In State Laws Unfair To Unemployed
 Workers

Washington LPA)-The con tradictiOns and injustices resulting from the present system of state unemployment compensation laws were the subject of an attack by AFL Social Insurance Director NeI- son Cruikshank last week. He tes- tified before the House Ways and Means Committee, and devoted a major part of his time to criticis- ing the way differences in state laws were unfair to unemployed work. CTS.
 "The AFL is convinced that the only solution to the vast complex oi problems is the establishment of a comprehensive, unified, national system of unemployment insurance, CruikShank told the committee.
 Recommendations
 Among the immediate changes re- commended by the AFL were: exten- sion of coverage to maritime work CTS, to all employees regardless of the size of the employing unit, to em- p1oyes of charitable and non-proht organizations, all agricultural work CTS except those employed on the land by farmers, and to federal employees
 "The most desirable single i'm. provement,' Cruikshank said ''would be the elimination of the encouragement to the enactment of experience rating provisions in the state Iaws.'' He asked change to allow those states that wished to to use funds from employees to pay temporary disability or sickness benefits.
The union times., 1946-06-15
EverybodyWants An Increase For N. H. Custodians
Citizens Committee On Schools Supports Plea
 For $500 Raise

A unanimous voice vote by all pres ent last Thursday night at the budget hearing of the Board of Education backed the request by Local 287, Gus todians and Engineers, AFL, for a $500 annual increase in salary. Off, cial figures were presented showing that many custodians' take-home pay is $31 weekly for a 50 to 6O-hour week.
 The New Haven Central Labor Council turned up in full force a, the hearing to support the custo. dians at this hearing in Commer. cial High School. George LawIor. President of Local 287, opened the campaign by pointing out the i'm equalities and hardship which the custOdians of the New Haven schools are up against. Two of the locals members, Francis P. Cos. tanzO and Bernard R. Mahon, go. ing into a detailed breakdown of their personal family budgets. gave dramatic testimony that they could not live decently on the sal. ary at present being paid. The only way to maintain their families. they said, was to take an extra iob and work inhumanly long hours.
 Grossly Underpaid
 Our school custodians are gross ly underpaid and for the past fifteen years have suffered and their families have suffered on the sub-standard wages they have received" Michael J. Hanrahan said. Hanrahan, execu-
 Continued on Page Three)
The union times., 1946-06-15
Elm City Painters Again Name Kreas, Enright, Zuckerman

New Haven Painters No. 186, at its meeting Wednesday, unanimously renominated the following officers i: President, William Zuckerman; Busi- ness Agent and Financial Secretary, Paul Kreas; Recording Secretary, William P. Enright; Warden, Ellis Johnson; Conductor, Yale Kuritch.
 The only contests are for vice-presi- dent, where the nominees are Anthony Guarneri and Louis Kogan; and for treasurer, where the nominees are Nathan Sinel and August B. Miller.
 The delegates to the Central Labor Council are Kreas, Enright Fucker man, Sam Shukowsky, and Nathan Rosen; delegates to the New Haven Building Trades Council are Kreas, Enright and Zuckerman, who are also the delegates to the State Painters Conference.
 Elections will take place June 19, with ballotting from 7:30 PM. to Q PM.
The union times., 1946-06-15


 This matter came up at the quar- terly meeting of the Council, held at the Labor Temple Wednesday. O'Kane read a letter from the Building and Construction Trades Department calling attention of all Local Unions, the necessity for hav- ing the correct hourly wage rates established with the Building Trades Department for the Annual Minimum Wage Scale Chart. This information is also furnished to the Beacon-Davis Division of the Department of Labor which sets the wages on new construction and also to the Wage Adjustment Board of the Department of Labor, which uses this evidence of prevailing, wage scales in the different areas to determine if wage increases shall be granted.
 CAMPAIGN FUND
 The secretary reported on the Cam paign Fund-called attention to the delegates 'that the time had come to bring this Campaign to a close" He also called attention to the fact that there were quite a few local unions who failed to do their full share in making this Campaign the success that it should be. He stated that he was sure that no union man, who has received salary increase, would deny that 5Oc year or penny week for fifty weeks was too much to pay for the benefits derived from the State Building Trades Council, both in the protection of their wage rates, the establishing of same with the State Wage Board promptly and our efforts to gain legislation beneficial to the Building Trades mechanic and la borer."
 A motion made and passed that Secretary O'Kane add a Special No tice to the minutes as follows:
 ''The Eecutive Board requests all Local Unions to get behind the Or ganizing Campaign through the purchase of BUTTONS. They feel that each and every Building Trade Mechanic in the State of Connecti- cut, who carries a card is morally obligated to support this worthy campaign.
 "We are faced at the present
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The union times., 1946-06-15

As reported from committee for floor debate this week, the meas ure appeared even worse than the House version, which aroused widespread protests from all parts of the nation. It faced probable veto by President Truman, since the committee ignored his request for simple extension of the pres ent Price Control Act without any amendments.
 Time Running Out
 Time was running out as the Sen ate started debate on the bill, since the present Act expires June 30, and OPA will go out of existence unless some bill is passed before then that will receive the Presidents approval.
 Here is how OPA administrator Paul Porter describes the effects of the Senate bill:
 ssIn food and clothing, price con- trol would be virtually eliminated.
 s'In the case of durable goods such as automobiles, washing ma- chimes, other household electrical appliances and farm implements, prices will be raised by hundreds of millions of dollars.
 ssRent controls could not long remain at present levels with other prices uncontrolled.
 Price controls on meat, dairy pro- ducts, poultry and eggs would be re- moved altogether on July 1. How high meat prices would go is any body's guess. A 40 to 50 per cent rise seems probable. Even the industry comedies 20 per cent increase. But ter, cream, milk and cheese prices would soar. As demand shifted from meat to poultry because of higher meat prices, poultry and egg prices would join the upword procession. This would soon extend to 60 per cent of the average consumers food bill.
 Clothing To Go Up
 "OPA would be forbidden to bring the rising price of cotton fiber under ceiling control. OPA would be for bidden to check the speculation ir cotton futures, and we know that for every penny the price of cotton rises, $60,000,000 must be added to the con- sumner apparel bill.
 eff this series of amendments were adopted, fiber, textile and ap. parel prices would all spiral up. ward. How high they would go is. again, anybody's guess. Even if the price of raw cotton did not rise. the consumer can expect a prob able increase of at least $l, ,25O,. 900, ,OOO in clothing prices during the next six to nine months"
The union times., 1946-06-15
$7 Million Saved
 By CO-Operatives

KANSAS CITY-Loca1 consumer cooperatives affiliated with Consumers Cooperative Association, saved an es- timated $7,0O0,0O0 during 1945.
 This is total net savings of all of 1928 local co-ops that are members of the Consumers Cooperative Associ- ation. according to estimates prepared by CCA's Auditing and Business Analysis Service. The figures are an alyzed in detail in a report "Yard- stick For Your Cooperative Associa- ton" which has just been published.
The union times., 1946-06-15
Labor Calls For More Political Action!
State Rejoices At
 Veto Of Case Bill
Geelan, Woodhouse, Kopplemann And Luce Vote To Uphold Veto-Talbot Votes To Override
 Seek To Kill Truman's Bill

Veto of the Case Bill Tuesday by President Truman, and the failure of the foes of organized labor to override the vote was heartenine news this week to the working men and women of America. That Con. gress had originally passed the Case Bill in order to ''punish'' la. bOr was admitted everywhere, but whether or not the anti-labor bloc in Washington could put over its program was unknown until the House voted on the Truman veto.
 The fact that the enemies of labor came within five votes of defeating the veto is indicative of the fact that the fight is still far from won. Labor will now have to go a11-out to see to 1t that the Truman anti-labor pro- posals, already passed in part by the Senate, are defeated in the House of Representatives.
 HOW CONN. VOTED
 Four of Connecticut's Represen- tatives voted to uphold the veto of the Case Bill. They are James P. Ceelan of New Haven; Mrs. Chase C. Woodhouse of New London : Herman P. Kopplemann of Hart. ford; and Mrs. Clare B. Luce of Greenwich. As was expected, John Talbot of Naugatuck voted to over. ride the veto. Joseph P. Ryter of Hartford was not listed as voting.
 News of the veto of the bill, and the vote by Congress, came just as HE UNION TIMES went to press.
 President Truman's veto of the Case Bill is victory for democ. racy," Vincent J. McGovern, presi- dent of the New Haven Central La. bor Council said, 'SWe never saw the issue as simply one affecting organized labor. We felt that if or. ganized labor could be made to work against its own wishes, not only had the right to strike been impaired, but a dent had been made in our democratic system.
 The Case Bill was catch-all for much of the anti-labor Legislation which has been suggested ill the last few years. It was not serious at tempt to solve any problem-its inten tion was to destroy the organized la Dor movement.
 1t is now our intention to go tC work with renewed energy to bring about the defeat of the Truman proposals. I am sure that such peo pie as Representatives James P Ceelan, Chase c. WoOdhouse, Jo seph Ryter and Herman KoppIe mann will not be subject again tC the hysteria which gripped Wash ingtOn on May 25, and this time will vote for labor.''
The union times., 1946-06-15
5l4th Teamsters' Death In War Listed

The 514th Teamster reported to have lost his life in the wartime mill tary service of his country is Techni- cal Sergeant Clinton J. Poole of Lo- cal No. 251, Cranston, R. I.
 His death was announced in letter from his mother, Mrs. F. w. Poole, to President Dan Tobin. Sgt. Poole was killed in action in Belgium on December 28, 1914. He was serving with the 18th Field Artillery of the Second Division.
The union times., 1946-06-15
Tobacco Profits

Statistics show that the tobacco manufacturing companies made pro fits of over $154O0O,000 last year, and since their production is increasing this year, their profits will be greater than ever. Fifty-eight per cent of all tobacco workers receive less than 65c Der hour. Certainly the tobacco cor porations can well afford wage in crease.-Cigay Makers Official Jour- u0L
The union times., 1946-06-15
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

TEACHERS LEAGUE of New Haven drew quite bit of atten- tion. to itself at the Board of Edu- cation hearing, when the teachers failed to register themselves in support of a decent wage scale for custOdians, as recommended by Local 287, Board of Education Elm. 'ployees.
 Rep. Chase c. WoodhOuse of New London returned to Washing ton last Tuesday (June Al espe- cially to sign the petition asking President Truman to veto the Case Bill. The petition has also been signed by Reps. James P. Ceelan. New Haven, and Herman Kopple. mann and Joseph Ryter of Hart. ford.
 YALE men will roar at this head. line on a story from Princeton. Ky, in the Louisville (Ky.) COu. ftCT~"JOuTHUG ECCCuI1YS
 CTS Slayer
 Given Is Years
 At Princeton
 JIM BRENNAN and Mike Brun. ming have left for Toronto, where they will represent the Connecti- cut Elevator Constructors Union at the annual convention, to be held June l7-22.
 THREE New York City dailies' ideas of the suitability of despera does language, as shown in stories on the Alcatraz riot:
 Burch heard Cretzer say. ''That it all up."
 Herald Tribune. ''This louses things up fine.''
 Times. "That gums things all up.''
 NesUs. HENRY FORD doesn't operate his business in a goldfish bowl. Sc far as he is able, he keeps his af fairs from the public. However Massachusetts has a law requiring corporations doing business in that state to file yearly financial re- port, and this enables the public tc learn how Ford's been doing.
 His balance sheet for 1945 shows that he did very well in that year After paying all expenses and divi dends, he accumulated surplus ot $l2,264, ,28O, or $3.55 each on the company's $5-par shares of stock THE NOrris-LaC act re quires that no injunctions shall bt granted any employer who ha. failed to make "every reasonable effort'' to settle his labor dispute A recent decision by federal dis tr1ct court for northern Indiana il lustrates the meaning of the quo tatiOn.
 Although the court said the un ion had threatened unlawful act.
 Continued on Page Four)
The union times., 1946-06-15
HOW ABOUT CONN.,?

Detroit (LPA)-The preesnt "b1a- tantly reactionary" news service given this city by its three newspapers led to a petition, already signed by 10000 Detroiters, requesting that Marshall Field establish a liberal daily newspaper here. The Chicago Sun and New York PM are Marshall Field publications.
The union times., 1946-06-15
State Reformatory
 Employees Elect

Local 387, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal En- p1oyees, at the Connecticut State Re formatory, Cheshire, have elected the following officers for the ensuing year {:
 Ray Ho1ford, President; Pat Grif- fin, Vice-President; Enzo Tombari, Secretary; Paul Baker, Treasurer !; and George Greenwood, Business Agent.
The union times., 1946-06-15

THE Intl. Assn. of Machinists (unaffiIiatedO have announced that its 700, ,OOO members will work to defeat any member of Congress who votes for the Truman strike breaking program.
The union times., 1946-06-15
Will Senate Act To
 Prevent Imitation?
''OPA" Bill Reported By Committee Is Even Worse Thar That Passed By House-Present Law
 Expires On June 30

WASHINGTON (LPA)-A bill bad that Senate leaders having difficulty finding willing sponsor it was contribution of the Senate Banking Committee this week to the danger of imitation.
The union times., 1946-06-15
Official Building Wage Rates Due!
State Council Urges Conn. Locals To Act-Special Mes sage To Unions Asks Them To Bring Button
 Drive To Successful Conclusion

James Okane, secretary of the Building and Construction Trades Council this urged locals to have their wage established the official scale
The union times., 1946-06-15

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The union times., 1946-06-15
The A.F.L. Says.

WILLIAM GREEN GAEL President): ''The AFL cautions Congress and the President to take time out to consider carefully before going ahead with this program (the Truman Anti-Labor BilD. If it is put into effect, Fas- cism may grip America unawares."
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-04
Legal Notice
Petitioner: Arthur H. Krusrewski

Petitioner: Arthur ii. KrusEewski
1903 westphaIIa Ave-. Detroit 5. Mich.
State Of Michigan, County OF Wayne.
IS. 2e3. 100.
At session OF the Probate Court for
said County Of Wayne. held at the Pro-
bate Court Room In the City OF Detroit.
on the Eleventh day OF February, IN the
year one thousand nine hundred and
fortY-six.
Present veno z. sacre. Judge OF Pro-
bate.
In the Matter Of the Change Of Name
OF ARTHUR II. KRUSZEWSKI, an adult.
On reading and filing the petition Of
the said ARTHUR II. KRUSZEWSKI pray
ing that his name be changed to ARTHUR
II. KERCH:
It is ordered. That the Fourteenth day
OF March. next At ten o'clock In the
forenoon at said Court Room be appointed
for hearing said petition.
And it is further Ordered. That q copy
Of this order be published once In each
week for three weeks consecutively pre-
vious to said time OF hearing. IN the
Wyandotte News Herald. a newspaper
printed and circulating In said County
OF wayne
veno Z. Sacre.
Judge Of Probate
"a true copy
Martha A. Egland
Deputy Probate Register
MON. Feb. rs. Mar. 4, II
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-04
Legal Notice
Attorney: Charles A. Holman

o. h. Harrison Bldg. Fsrndale, MteA
State Of Michigan. County Of Wayne.
-. 32s.ssl.
At session of the Probate Court for
said County Of Wayne. held % the Pro-
bate Court Room In the City Of Detroit,
on the Sixth day OF February, in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
forty-six.
Present Th0n.s C. Murphy Judge Of
Probate.
In the Matter OF the Estate Of AN
DREW ELMER OLSON. Deceased.
Oscar E. Englund. Special and General
Administrator Of said estate. having rem
dered to said Court his combined first
and final account IN said matter and filed
Herewith his petition praying that the
attorney fee as set forth In said account
be allowed and that the residue OF said
estate be assigned to the person or per-
sons entitled thereto:
It Is ordered, That the Thirteenth
day OF March, next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon at said Court Room be appointed
for examining and allowing said account
and hearing said petition.
And it is further Ordered, That copy
of this order be published once in each
week for three weeks consecuuvely pre-
vious TO said time Of hearing. in the
wyandotte News Herald, . newspaper
printed and circulating In said County
OF Wayne.
Judge Of Probate
"a true copy
Martha A. Egland
Deputy Probate Register
MON. FEB. IS. Mar. 4. IL.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-04
ATTY. Herbert p. sehendel


2e56 BiddIe, Wyandotte. Mlch
State Of Michigan. County OF Wayne.
IS. 337.o37.
At a session OF the Probate Court for
said County Of Wayne, held at the Pro-
bate Court Room in the City Of Detroit.
on the Thirteenth day Of February, IN the
year one thousand nine hundred and
forty-six.
Present Patrick H. oBrien. Judge Of
Probate.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of HENRY
o. BENIN. Deceased.
An instrument In writing purporting TO
be the last will and testament OF said
Court for probate:
II Is ordered hat the Twenty-Fifth day
of March. next. at ten o'clock In the FORE
noon before Judge Joseph A.. Murphy at
said Court Room be appointed for prov
ing said instrument
And Il is further Ordered. That copy
OF this order be published once IN each
week for three weeks consecutively pre-
yious 20 said time Of hearing. in the
Wvandotte News-Herald. newspaper
printed and circulating IN said County
Of Wayne. ,,,-,
Judge OF Prooate
"a true copy
Martha A. Egland
Deputy Probate Register
MON. Feb. IS. Mar. 4, II
About 5000 California women
enlisted in the armed services during
World War II.