Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-10-12

the Unions organizational efforts had been extended to the Meri den, Middletown, New Britain sec tion of the state.
 President Timothy M. Collins reported to his colleagues on the Executive Council that he had just come from a meeting of the New England Council of TeamsterS which had been formed in Wor- ceSter, Mass, and that under the leadership of Nicholas P. Morris sey, international representative of the Brotherhood of Teamsters, a widespread campaign of organiza- ton would be conducted through out the New England States, in cluding Connecticut.
 Building Trades officials on the Executive Council stated that the Connecticut Building Trades and Construction Council already had voted to refuse to handle build~ ing supplies unless they were de- livered by union truck drivers, and that they had pledged, fur thermore, to give full cooperation to the International Longshore- mems Association, AFL, which is engaged in organizing lumber yards.
 MT. Rourke reviewed the work of the Connecticut Federation of i Labor's organization staff, and stated that a large influx of hith- erto unorganized workers into the A. F. of L. could be expected in the near future. Reports of membership drives in various cit ies throughout Connecticut were made by the vice presidents in attendance.
 The letter to Governor Baldwin is as follows:
 October 1, 1946 Hon. Raymond E. Baldwin Governor of Connecticut
 | Hartford. Conn.
 Dear Governor:
 Our Executive Council has di- rected me to protest to you in be half of the Connecticut Federation of Labor against the refusal of the Commanding Officer of the State Police barracks at Westport to take effective action against out-oftoWn truck drivers operating vehicles that are heavily overloaded and in dangerous condition in the transportation of tires from the Norwalk Tire and Rubber Go. plant at Norwalk.
 Complaint of this menace to public safety was brought to his attention with request that State Police should be assigned to the vicinity of the plant to look into the situation. He declined, how ever, to do so, and merely stated that if vehicles were found along state highways. in the regular course of police patrol, to be in violation of the law, action would be taken against the drivers. Union investigators report, more over, that many trucks from Mas sachusetts, New Jersey, New York Pennsylvania and Rhode Island that pick up tires at the plant re- ferred to are violating the law in many other respects. For example, vehicles have been found oper- ating without refectors or flares, proper signal lights, indication of weight capacity, names of the owners, or plates required by the Public Utilities Commission or the Interstate Commerce Commission. Dump and cattle trucks, without proper markings, also are being used to carry finished products. In addition, passenger cars, accord ing to reports we have received, are being loaded with tires in such way as to obstruct the rear and side vision of drivers. Such cars also are improperly using the Mer- ritt Parkway.
 Refusal of the State Police to take proper steps to halt the driv- ing of vehicles that are in a dan gerous condition and in violation of the States laws, in our opinion, indicates partiality toward firm involved in a labor dispute Cou- nlod uyith tho eron1ovnonnt hv tha