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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
BaII's Group To
Sing Taft-hartIey
Laws Swan-Song

Washington IPA) = His head
bloody, but unbowed, union-hating
Sen. Joseph Ball Or, Minn.) re-
turned to Washington last week.
Tho he and the Taft Hartley law
he loves so well were repudiated
in November's elections, Ball reap
peared in the nations capital re-
solved to get in few good final
licks for TIL.
He promptly summoned the Joint
Committee on Labor Management
Relations, of which he is chairman
until January, to meet this week.
Purpose of the meeting, which most
of the Republican members, and
only few of the Democrats, plan
to attend, is to approve the final
report of the Committees obser-
vance of Taft Hartley in action.
Like its predecessors this report
is expected to be a complete white
wash of the anti-union statute. In
addition to the report of the COM
mittee staff, Ball and his Republi-
can colleagues will submit a series
of findings and recommendations
which will be the basis of the
COPS argument against repeal of
Taft-Hartley when the new Con-
gress meets.
Another congressional e h o t.,
Rep. Fred Hartley Or. N. j. is ex-
pected to be on hand to support
Ball. They want to be sure to have
their last official anti-union screed
printed and in circulation before
the new Committee majority, led
by Sen. James Murray Cd, Mont
takes over and cuts off this source
of NAM propaganda.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
CWA Settles With
Southwestern Bell,
Strike Is Averted

st. Louis (LPA) = Basic wage
increases ranging from So to Sc /
week, plus fringe issue items valu
ed at $750,000 a year, ended last
week any threat of pre-Christ
mas strike of $4,000 Southwestern
Bell telephone workers represent
ed by the Communications Work
ers Of America, Division 20.
Settlement came early ! a s
Thursday morning. The union hac
already distributed picket signs
and final strike instructions thru
out its five state area, Missouri
Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Texas, heading for a Christmas
eve tie-up of telephone service.
The agreement now goes to the
CWA international office for ap-
proval, after which it will be sub
mitted to the membership for ref
erendum.
Average hourly increase is 1855
cents; total cost to the company is
estimated at $11, 100000 a year. A
"fnal" offer of the company made
last week averaging 81 cents an
hour, was rejected by the union
and preparations for a wal<out
were continued. During negotia-
tions the union had proposed for
nation Of a "fact finding" COM
mittee to go into the case and make
recommendations. This was reject
ed by the company which propos
ed arbitration by a five-member
board, each of the five governors
in the territory to appoint one
member to it. This was rejected
by the union, and bargaining con-
tinued, until settlement was reach
ed
Aside from basic wage and
fringe issue improvements, the
union successfully defeated COM
pany attempts to weaken a num-
Der of contract clauses on griev-
ances, arbitration, sick pay and
other contract terms. Termination
and holiday pay clauses
were improved over the previous
contract. The contract runs for one
year, to December /, 1919.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
RAIL UNIONS TO REOPEN
WAGE-HOUR TALK JAN. 5

Chicago (LPA)-Spokesmen fol
the 100000 railroad workers re-
presented by Is incorporating
unions last week declared that they
will return to the bargaining table
with rail management on Jan. 5.
While hailing the Presidential
emergency boards admission that
workers on the 'Iron Horse"
should be given the 40-hour week,
without loss of pay, the chiefs ex-
pressed amazement that the board
did not incorporate all of its find
ings in its recommendations.
After two days of discussions
the union leaders said that they
will take the boards recommends
tions as ga starting point" when
they meet the rail operators.
Most notable deficiencies in the
boards recommendations, tn e y
said, were its postponement of the
40-hour week until September, and
the low 7c-hourly immediate pay
raise it awarded the workers. In
its report the board admitted that
a 13c raise would be necessary to
bring rail workers abreast of the
increased cost of living.
"We believe b an emergency
board, when it has found what are
the equitable bases for settlement,
should recommend that the dispute
be settled on those bases" the
workers representatives asserted.
Leaders of some of the unions
involved had additional criticisms
of specific parts of the boards re-
port which apply to their crafts.
There was general dissatisfac-
ton with the boards failure to
provide penalty payments to work
ers required to put in time on Sat
urdays, Sundays and holidays. G..
L. Leiehty of the Railroad Tele-
graphers Union-AFL said:
Experience has shown that fail
ure to award penalty pay for Sat
urdays, Sundays and holidays will
result in many employees being re-
quired to work on these days who
could otherwise be relieved"
Growing sentiment was noted
among rail workers too for the
establishment Of the union shop on
the carriers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
hLRB Catching
Up With Backlog

Washington (LPA)-The NLRB,
which has for months been strug-
Cling with heavy backlog of Taft
Hartley law cases, was breathing
a little easier as the old year-and
the TaftHartley law, drew to a
close. Board statistics revealed that
on December | only 1859 cases re-
NAMED to be acted upon, as com
pared with 14,421 on the first of
May.
In November, the month when
the people of the US repudiated
the Taft Hartley law at the polls,
fewer cases were filed with the
board than during any previous
month in 1948.
About 1870 Of the votes cast in
collective bargaining elections dur
ing November were recorded for
labor unions, and $3.50 of union
members voting in union shop polls
declared for union security.
Even under the Taft Hartley
law, SIG of the 394 unfair labor
practices charged during Novem-
ber were levelled against employ
ers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
ECA PUTS OFF
CARGO SWITCH

Washington OPA)-Labor pro.
tests last week played an import
ant role in the decision of the
Economic Cooperation Administra-
tion to postpone at least until Feb
ruary | It's plans for abandoning
the rule Int 500 of Marshall plan
bulk cargo must be carried in Am
erican vessels.
The threatened increase in the
amount Of bulk cargo business to
be awarded foreign shipping was
vigorously objected to by both AFL
and CIO maritime unions. The
threat was withdrawn for the time
being after a meeting Of ECA's
l2-man public advisory commiss-
ion, on which the AFL, and CIO,
and the Railway Labor Executives
Assn are represented.
Altho no official report on the
boards meeting has been released,
it was learned that the union
spokesman played key part in
the boards dissent from ECA Ad-
ministrator Paul Hoffman's pro-
posal.
After its meeting, Hoffman in
announcing t he postponement of
the change, said that the new Con
gress would have chance to con
slider the matter. Several Congress
men have pointed out that the
500 requirement is written into
the Marshall plan appropriation,
and so ECA has no power to
change it.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
Paper Workers
Refund Up Three
Plants In South

Washington LPA) - New vic
tories have been rolled >up in the
South by the Int'l Brotherhood of
Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Work
ers-AFL, it was announced last
week. Gaining three new plants
two in Virginia and one in Georgia
the pulp workers have already
completed negotiations at one of
The Virginia plants and are wag-
ing them successfully in the other
two.
Local $50 at the Camp-Betner
Corp. in Richmond, Va. has won
wage increases up to 20 cents an
hour, plus six paid holidays and
double time on Sundays. Interim
wage negotiations will be held in
six months.
At Arkell Safety Bag Co. in
Virginia negotiations are moving
ahead.
At Inland Container Co. in Mac
on, Ga. organizing began last
spring, but the case was delayed
going thru channels in the Taft
Hartleyized NLRB. The company
insisted on delaying the election
because of alleged expansion plans.
1t finally gave in however, and
consent election was held in which
the pulp workers won the election
over another union which had
made organizing attempts in the
plant.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
Spokesman Wins Interest
In Unions From UNESCO

Washington (LPA)-Labor un-
ions and their contribution tc
human progress will receive more
attention from the United Nations
Educational, Scientific & Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) as a re-
suit of the suggestions made by
Frank Grasso, trade union advisor
to the US delegation at UNESCO's
third general conference.
Grasso, who is secretary-trea
er of the United Paperworkers of
America, stated upon his return
from Lebanon, Syria, where the
conference was held, that the
establishment of a labor liaison
section in UNESCO will stimulate
trade union interest in its work.
Other Grasso suggestions that
were adopted by the US delegat-
ions, and then by the entire inter
national body include:
/ Aid from UNESCO in reestab-
fishing war-destroyed trade union
libraries;
Participation by workers and
farmers as we'll as scholars in
UNESCO's international travel
programs;
A volume on trade union contri-
buttons to human welfare in
UNESCO's contemplated "History
of Mankind;" and
A study of UNESCO of the
causes of the rise of fascism in
pre-war Germany and Italy "to
provide a basis for recognition of
such movents and possibly prevent
the promotion of future fascist
states"
Early in the conference the
spokesman told the American dele
cation that to date UNESCO had
been "all too academic in its ap-
proach." 1t has been composed
mainly of educators, scientists and
scholars.
81 argued" Grasso disclosed,
"that these professional people
cannot single handedly produce
peace. UNESCO must become a
mass movement, and any mass
movement must necessarily include
labor"
Mustapha Ell Ariss, conference
observer for the World Federation
of Trade Unions, and reported
also to be Cominform representa-
tive in the Near East, was arrest
ed by Lebanese police for organ
izing an anti-government demon
stration in front of the UNESCO
meeting hall.
Grasso commented, on his return
last week, upon the contrast be-
tween the democracy in the nearby
state of Israel, which he visited,
and the lack Of democracy in Le-
banon.
The Moslem authorities there
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
Profits Increase
Despite DeniaIs

Washington (LPA-Despite in
dustry's efforts to pull the wool
over labor's and the buying pub
lies eyes at recent congressional
profits hearings, the CORY facts are
that industry is still playing the
wolf-in-sheep' 's-clothing act for all
it is worth.
US Dept Of Commerce reported
last week that national income
showed an increase of $50 billion
in the third quarter of 1948, and
that corporate profits went up go
over the preceding quarter. Their
take has mounted by "about the
same amount" says the report, as
it did in the first-to-second quarter.
The very boys who were yelling
at the profits hearings about leav-
ing things alone lest we hit anoth-
er depression, are the ones who
made the most in the third quart
er according to the report-the
iron and steel industry alone ac-
counted for "more than half" of
the 1915 million figure for manu-
featuring.
Compensation for employees"
and all-inclusive category - in
creased by almost $6.5 billion in
the third quarter. This rise reflect
ed the effects of wage rate in
creases negotiated in the third and
at the end of the second quarter,
employment, and the
absence of major la5or-manage-
ment disputes"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
knitgoods Workers
Keep u p Record

New York IPA)-New York's
knitgoods workers, members of
Local 155 Of the Int'l Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union-AFL, last
week kept high the ILGWU's spec
tacular record in NLRB union shop
authorization polls.
Despite the fact that many shops
were closed due to the holiday sea-
son, over 5000 of the knitgoods
workers turned out to vote in the
NLRB-conducted ballot which the
Taft-Hartley law requires for GER
tifcation Of a union shop contract.
A total of 4545 workers voted for
the union shop, while only GO voted
mo"
Manager Louis Nelson said that
he was happy about the better
than 98f6 vote Of confidence in the
union.
"a previous election held among
the cloakmakers, one Of the Oldest
unions in the ILGWU showed an
overwhelming yes vote. This elec-
tion in one of the younger branches
of the international showed the
same understanding and determin-
alton Of the workers to maintain
their labor unions and union work
ing conditions" he declared.
The Knitgoods Workers Union is
an industrial local affiliated with
the lLGWU. All crafts in the in
dustry are included in Local 1855,
and all joined enthusiastically in
supporting their union.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
SUCCEEDS CONGRESSMAN

Reading, Pa. (LPA)-When Geo
rye Rhodes, editor of the AFL pub
lication, New Era, was elected to
Congress in the recent elections,
the paper was faced with the pro-
blem of finding a new editor. New
Era announced last week that Rob
ert X. Gerhart, Jr. for six years
president Of Reading Newspaper
Guild, will take over the job. Ger
hart has been a labor news report
er for the daily press for many
years.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
Union Chief Takes
Leave of Absence

New York (LPA)-While the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers O
America was laying plans for {
81 ,000,000 campaign to organize
department store workers, the Re
tail, Wholesale & Dept Store I'm
ion announced last week that it is
granting an "indefinite leave OF
absence to President Samuel VOL
chok."
Taking over as acting president
Of RWDSU is Vice President Irving
M. Simon, assisted by an admin
istrative committee of Executive
Secretary Martin Kyne, Secretary
Treasurer Alvin Heaps and Vice
President Jack Altman.
! The previous week the national
o f fl GERS unanimously conferred
jurisdiction over distribution trades
workers upon the ACWA. Presi-
dent Philip Murray is reported to
have said in subsequent discuss
ions with RWDSU and ACWA
leaders that a Qualification of juris-
diction between the two unions is
up to them.
ACWA President Jacob Potofsky
declared that his unions primary
concern is the organization of the
unorganized, and that it wants no
jurisdictiona clashes with any
other union. He has indicated that
ACWA's drive will be beamed on
department stores and retail cloth
ing stores, and that RWDSU is
welcome to continue its work in
other branches of the distribution
industry.
At meeting of the RWDSU eX-
ecutive board last week represent
atives of we'll over 100 locals thru
out the country pledged loyalty to
"the ClO within an autonomous
RWDSU." A rigid economy pro
gram" and more attention to or
ganizing work was voted, and fur
ther jurisdictional discussions with
ACWA were initiated.
Simon disclosed that unity con
versations are underway with nine
"right-wing" RWDSU locals in
Detroit, st. Louis and Toledo
which had left the union because
of disagreement with Wolchok's
policies. Since none of them are
department store unions, the
ACWA has rejected uniiication
"feelers" from them, it is reported.
In New York eight "left-wing"
locals, several Of them in the de-
partment store field, quit RWDSU
a few months ago. ACWA leaders
have stated that they intend to
bring the membership of these
locals back, but declared that their
pro-Communist leaders would not
be welcome.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
UAW Made Great
Gains In 194S
Reuther Reports

Detroit (LPA)-All we won or
election day was an opportunity
President Walter Reuther told
members of United Auto Workers
in his year-end report.
After reviewing the tough fight
in the Taft Hartley year that has
just ended, Reuther outlined the
JAW program for 1949. "Today
we must face the bright prospects
before u.s." he declared, with just
as much determination and just as
much hard work as when we took
up the challenge thrown in our
faces by the forces Of reaction a
year ago. Only if we keep fighting
and keep working with all the
vigor we can muster will we be
able to realize the promises and
hopes contained in our victories in
1948."
Despite the odds, UAW won vic
tories on all fronts in 1913.
On the political front labor and
all the people won the November
election and showed a new high in
political maturity. Farmers, labor
and liberals realized their commun-
ity of interests. In 1949, said Reut-
her, eve must keep mobilized the
broad labor-farmer-liberal coali-
ton that won for us in 1948." We
must keep alert to "see to it that
the victory we won at the polls is
translated into the specific legis-
lation proposed by the President
in his courageous campaign"
On the wage front the Chrysler
strikers and other UAW members
"broke thru Big Business" united
front and were successful in winn-
ing wage increases of around Is
and IA cents an hour that set a
pattern for our industry and for
nearly all Of the heavy mass pro-
duction industries" UAW has al
ready served notice that in 1949 it
will continue the fight to increase
the purchasing power Of its mem
bers.
On the organization front strik-
ing gains were made. despite the
restrictions of the Taft-Hartley
act" Rcuther reported, "UAW has
carried forward its organizational
activities with greater success than
at any time since the war years OF
industrial expansion. Since April,
194S, the UAW has won NLRB
elections or has
been certified without an election
as the collective bargaining agent
in "a plants in the United States"
and additional plants in Canada.
Plans for 1949 include an intense
drive in the agricultural implement
field where, until now, organiza-
tiona work has been retarded by
the division Of jurisdiction between
JAW and Farm Equipment Work
ers.
Other UAW victories in 1948 in
cluded overwhelming union shop
votes, especially at Ford where
the management made it as tough
as possible, winning Of an employ
er-hnanced social security program
for Kaiser Frazer workers, opening
of "A radio station, and the estab-
lishment of three large coop
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30
Real Estate Lobby
Opens Drive Early

Washington (LPA)--A lobbying
fund that is more than double the
1913 figure will be asked of real
estate men in early January, when
various committees of the Natl
Association Of Real Estate Boards
meet here to open their drive on
housing and rent control legislation
i'm the Slst Congress.
The 10000 NAREB members
will be asked to pay So a year
dues increase, which will go for
combating the drive under way in
this country to socialize rental
housing"
Descending ON this city Jan. 7
thru l3 will be presidents Of local
real estate boards, members of the
Realtors Washington Committee,
and other NAREB subcommittee.
All sessions at which strategy will
be mapped are strictly secret.
The vast majority Of persons of
our race have a natural tendency
to shrink from the responsibility
of standing and acting alone.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30

even censor Time magazine before
letting it be distributed in the
country, he declared.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-30

Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
disc.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-19
A THOUGHT for Lihorcla

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one hsr late husband she fought for worthwhile
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cause o Freedom and world Despite all Of
psshsea hr Roosevelt SIN retains the nasss
IN Asr nationally syndeasd column expressed the idea that
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d. Edward u cpadON performing great 10 the cause
Of desay she Instead Of giving people confidence
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attach real communs. activities carried on undsTeovsr Il there
fore unwIss, unjus and really effect"
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apparent that Mrs. Roosevelt does no, object TO the House I'm
American COMMITTEES and s She objects what she obviously
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wIA 10 wOh associate with Communist.
cooperation IN those times the political of
good Mra Roosevelt and other liberals do
commans because they believe these Communists
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liberals believe cOmmua interested In pnSps they
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entirely d
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commans that be has lost all Of realism he Is willing to
unite with anyone agHns the Communicative with thsss sSSs
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-19
Tho Republican Pot

The kspubeah political pot 10 boiling fuoasly mSFTly.
Dfsslona within the Democrats party coupled with the
he hrst time In shat man" vi candidate
served 10 sharpen the PATRIOTS Of all Many
wiling this call Of country personal
fas Thsy running hard thy the Republican
on and s available coming
In q deadlock.
s most recent entry the announced list Of Republican eand,
dates 10 hvestaF General Douglas Macarthur The
hspubnn party nois a least Colonel Mccormick
"Trip 10 Japan interest ths General politics. reliably reported
that the Colonel and the General reached Tho
standing that the Colonel
But there suspicion Republican circles that tho Colonel
really interested Macarthur real candidate but rather
stalking hes 70 make the path easier f The u his genial
smiling Bob Taft "tho peoples choice"
Bat Just oftea happsna Nat the best laid plans
wrong. One ~ NE cscnea fellow publishers William Hearst
been plpng The country unvsrpa Military Training
The bi sksd up COMMITTEES headed by Allen tR, M
hast a R IN tho Hearst paper did him. he very
sAhaat II seon Hearst Hearst So reported
suppo u UNIT a. the Hearst Bob Taft
hs could not his influence UNIT Of Tafts
fy not known bat UNIT st locked up by Allen the committee
chairman Whistler Hearst prompted BY his desire
Taft whether he felt that UNIT could bs pushed
who ax-soidlsF question did
for Macarthur that
the general and his sponsor, Colonel Mccormick.
Well the things boiling now anything may
happen Many MnnssOans delighted prospect
Mnnssan for President Just appalled,
might happen 10 this particular MInnsaOtan