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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
AmusingIy illustrated Pamphlet
Emphasizes Sofefy On The Job

lars last year. AS nearly all such
injuries are preventable, they rep
resent a needless and tragic waste
Washington, d. C. ULNS) -
"Butch"-an engaging character
who learned job safety the hard
way-fires the opening gun in a
nationwide accident prevention
campaign spurred by President
Truman's call for National Con-
ference on Dustrial Safety, to be
held Sept. 27-3O in Washington,
Amusingly written and illustrat-
,ed in color, Clutch Learned the
Hard Way" is one of series of
publications being prepared by the
Bureau of Labor Standards, U. S.
Department of Labor, charged with
calling the Presidents safety con-
ference. Designed for plant distri-
button to workers, the pamphlets
hero, Butch" in his enthusiasm
over a new machine forgets all the
safety rules in the book but sur
wives to become an energetic MEM
ber of the joint safety committee.
"Butch represents Americas
greatest asset-her manpower. Yet
one worker like Butch is injured
every 16 seconds of the day. One
worker is killed or crippled every
a minutes. Job injuries cost indus
try and labor over 3H billion dol
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
UIU Wins Right To
One Election I'm
Two York Plants

Washington (LPA)-The NLRB
has ruled that all workers for two
corporations, which have common
ownership and control of produc-
tion operations and labor policies,
can be represented in collective
bargaining by one union.
The problem arose in case pre-
sented by the Upholsterers Int'l
Union. The employers involved are
the Home Furniture Co., and Tho
net Brothers, both of York, Pa
The union claimed that both out
fits one Incorporated in New
York and one in Pennsylvania -
are owned by Int'l Furniture, Inc,
which is organized under the laws
of the republic of Panama.
The NLRB, in it's decision, order
ed an election held during July to
determine whether a majority of
employees of the combined COM
panies want UIU to serve as their
bargaining agent.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
Building Service Workers
Win Welfare Provisions

New York City (ILNS)-Three
thousand service employees of 1,50O
Bronx buildings will benefit from
new master contract containing Z
welfare provisions.
Thomas F. Lewis, president of
Local 32-A, Building Service En-
ployes International Union, an
nounced that the contract, which he
said was the first of its kind in
the city, set up a welfare depart
ment in the union to administer
the various benefits. They range
from complete maternity expenses
for women members and wives of
members to sick benefits and 81 ,000
worth of life insurance for every
one in a members family. The
plan will be financed by landlord
contributions equal to per cent
of payrolls.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
Regular Meeting
of Local Union So
Will Be July II

Local Union No. sc postponed it's
July 5 meeting on account of the
holiday, but will meet in regular
session July II.
A matter which should be
brought before the local is this,
when some of the shop committees
go all out for things we need other
members have made joking re-
marks. Remember, men, it is a SER
ious matter when our committees
try to better our working condi-
tions and instead of ridicule they
should be encouraged in every way.
Don't forget to attend Monday
lights session, we will have a re-
port from our delegates at the
Conventional C. sc.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08

of human and material resources y
William l.. Connolly, director of the
Bureau of Labor Standards declar-
ed.
Calling for a concentrated and
coordinated effort by everyone con-
cerned-management, labor, volun-
tary safety organizations, and
state and federal labor depart
ments," President Truman cited the
1900 Killed and $1,000 disabled
as a "vivid reminder of the hu-
man suffering and economic and
social waste" resulting from indus
trial accidents.
In response to the Presidents
instruction, overall plans are be-
ing pushed in the Bureau of Labor
Standards for the National Confer
ence, including the stepped-up pub
lications program, Connolly stated
Copies of "Butch Learned the
Hard Way" may be obtained from
the Bureau of Labor Standards, U.
S. Department of Labor, Washing
ton 25, d. c., so long as the free
supply lasts. Quantities may be
purchased at 10 cents each from the
Superintendent of Documents, U.
S. Government Printing Office,
Washington 25, ID. C. A 25-percent
discount is allowed on orders of 100
or more.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08

auxiliary categorleS.
Called at the request of the AM
algamated Clothing Workers of
America, the hearing will also af-
ford interested parties an opportu-
nifty to discuss the desirability of
extending coverage of the act to
wool or part-wool trousers and
breeches other than uniform trous-
ers or breeches, McComb said.
Evidence obtained at the hear
ing, scheduled for 10 a. m. in Con-
ference Room "A" in the Interde-
partmental Auditorium, will be
submitted to the Acting Secretary
of Labor, who determines the pre-
vailing minimum wage on an in
dustry basis for performance on
contracts in amounts
above $4,000, to which the Public
Contracts Act applies.
Copies of the formal notice and
copies of the unions memorandum
on minimum wage rates in the in
dustries may be obtained from the
divisions without cost.
Notice of intention to appear
may be filed with the Administra-
tor not later than July 21. Writ
ten statements in lieu of personal
will be accepted up to
July 28, but must be submitted in
luadruplicate.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08

grams which are practical and
realistic.
"We must encourage labor to set
the pace in this field, to welcome
youth warmly in its ranks. We
must asure wages and working
conditions and opportunities for
promotion at a fair basis which
will make it worthwhile for our
young people to learn and practice
the basic time -honored trades in an
industrial society needing greater
and greater production for greater
prosperity"
Despite the present all-time
peak of 60,000,000 employed in the
nation, he declared, a shortage of
skilled workers still exists in many
essential trades.
.This is shortage" he pointed
out, (which will inevitably become
more serious because of our record
high national income and the de-
mands which will be placed on in
dustry when the European Recov-
cry Program shifts into high gear"
: Recent surveys show, he said,
that the need for skilled craftsmen
will exceed the available supply for
years to come, particularly in the
building construction trades. The
garment trades need tailors and
seamstresses, the metal trades are
seeking tool and die makers and
machinists and there is a growing
need for skilled repairmen, cabinet
makers, printers and many other
essential workers, he added.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
Woqe-Hour Administrator Considers
New Wage For Clothing Industries

Washington, d. C.-Proposals to
increase the minimum wage deter,
limitations under the alsh-Healey
Public Contracts Act for the
Leather and Sheeplined Jaskets
Industry and the Outdoor Jackets
and Wool Trousers Branches OF
the Uniform and Clothing Industry
will be considered at a pubic hear
ing in Washington July %. There
are approximately $4,000 workers
in the two industries, it is estimat-
ed.
VIM. R. McComb, Administrator
of the Wage and Hour and Public
Contracts Divisions, U. S. Depart
ment of Labor, said the proposals
to be considered are:
/. Increase the minimum wage
for the Leather and Sheeplined
Jackets Industry from the present
421z cents an hour to IS cents an
hour and establish a 65-cents-an-
hour rate for auxiliary workers.
2. Increase the minimum wage
for the Outdoor Jackets and Wool
Trousers Branches of the Uniform
and Clothing Industry from the
present 40 cents an hour to IS cents
an hour, established a 65-cents-an-
hour rate for auxiliary workers
and continue the present 65-cents-
an-hour rate for learners in nom
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
Renew Efforts OF
Peace In Railroad
Workers Despite

Washington (LPA) = The rail
road labor front chuffed and chug-
ged with new development during
the week. Highlights were these:
/, Federal Judge T. Alan Colds
bys8ugh issued permanent anti
strike injunction against three "op-
Grating" Brotherhoods-the Loco
motive Engineers, Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, and the
Switchmen. This replaced an expir-
ing temporary injunction.
2-Dr. John r. Steelman, assis-
tant to President Truman, renewed
conciliation conferences at the
White House with both the Broth
erhoods and the railroads in an eff
fort to settle the protracted wage
rules controversy and turn the car
riers back to private ownership.
3-Two other operating" Bro
therhoods-the Trainmen and Con-
ductors-served notices on the
railroads, requesting a 25 per cent
increase in pay, effective as of
/.
4-Sixteen Incorporating" Bro
therhoods, representing over a mil
lion workers in all rail crafts out
side of the train, engine and yard
service, pushed demands on the
carriers for immediate industry
wide bargaining on the wage-hour
demands of the unions. These un-
ions are seeking a 40-hour week,
without cut in present 48-hour
earnings, plus a 25c an hour in
crease.
Sup in Canada, all Railroad
Brotherhoods, except the Locomo-
tive Engineers, set July Is as the
date for strike to back up de-
mands for a 35c an hour wage in
crease. This action was taken after
a government Cancellation board
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
Living Costs Take
Half Of Family
Incomes BIS Show

Washington, D. C. QLNS) =
Family expenditures in Birming-
lam, Ala; Indianapolis, Ind; and
Portland, Ore, for the essentials IN
living in 1945-food, housing Tin
,luding fuel, light, and refrigerat-
tion), and household operation
zoo almost half of family incomes
after payment of taxes
, Half or more of the families with
2 or more persons in these cities
had net incomes, after payment OF
taxes, between $4,000 and $4,000
in 1915, study by the U. S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics reveals.
Median incomes of families were
200 in Portland, $4,000 in Indian
apolis, and $2,400 in Birmingham.
In contrast, well over half of sin
gle persons had incomes below
$4,000.
In Portland, 27.5 per cent of
families had incomes above $4,000
and in Indianapolis, 23 per cent.
In Birmingham, only 12.4 per cent
of families surveyed were in the
over $4,000 group.
Families in Portland and In
iianapolis spent an average of II
to % cents per person per meal
for food and $35 to $40 per month
for housing, including fuel, light,
and refrigeration, according to the
study. They spent around $400 dur
ing the year for clothing and some
thing like $3.50 for medical care.
In Birmingham, food expendi-
lures amounted to about % cents
per person per meal and housing
about $$25 per month. Clothing ex-
penses were over $3.50 and medi-
cal care expenses about as high
as i'm the other cities.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
Veterans Unemployment Rights Left
In Labor Dept. Under New Druft Act

country because of GO per cent
budget cut.
2. Plans for holding series of
meetings on the unemployment pro-
visions of the act with representa-
tives of employers unions and vet
Grams organizations.
"Our purpose is to adopt preven-
tive approach" Salyers said. eve
want to be able to avoid violations
rather than to have to settle them
after they arise. We will also con-
tinue our present policy OF en-
phasis on negotiation rather than
court action to bring about COM
pliance."
Field officers will be retained in
Boston, New York, Washington,
Cleveland, Detroit, Chi
cago, Louisville, st. Paul, Kansas
City, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles,
San Francisco, and Seattle.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08

Washington, ID. C. QLNS) =
Thirty field representatives of the
Bureau of Veterans Unemployment
Rights, u. S. Department of Labor,
were called to Washington for a
days to report on current activities
and learn of their new responsible
lities under the Selective Service
Act of 1948, Robert X. Salyers, di-
rector, announced.
The new draft act, Salyers said,
directs the bureau "to render aid
in replacement in their former po-
sitions of persons who have salts
factorily completed any period OF
active duty in the armed forces of
the United States Coast Guard or
Public Health Service"
Other subjects taken up at the
meeting We're:
/. Closing of 20 of the bureaus
35 field offices throughout the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
Wage Increases
Are Not The Cause
OF High Prices

1t is an axiom of many business
men that labor is responsible for
price increases because of demand
for higher pay. Because he has
some interesting observations on
this point that we think trade
.unionists would like to know about
we herewith present the views of
DR.. N. Arnold Tolles, Professor
of Industrial and Labor Relations
at Cornell University.
A favorite explanation of our
price initiation is that the union
pressure to raise wages has forced
prices up. But did the wage in
creases cause the price increases,
or was it the other way around?
To deal fairly with this problem
we need to consider both wages as
costs of production and wages as
income to be spent in goods and
Turn to Page TeVo)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
Good Attendance
Urged By President
OF Local Union 45

Trenton, N. denominations of
officers for No. As was held June
18, but as there was no opposition,
except for conferees, election was
held at the regular session June 25
The new officers are as follows;
Sigismund Rafalowski, president;
Fred Stevenson, vice president; Eli
jah Watson, financial secretary;
Lance Ansell, recording secretary;
J. Richards, treasurer; A. Marzlvft,
inspector; Leo Gudepski, guard
Leo Gudepski, trustee; Joseph Alb
rams and Richard Smith, conferees.
These brothers were installed July
2 with Brother Albert Davies pre-
siding.
Our new president and others
urge that shop collectors, shop COM
mitteemen, conferees and all Off
GERS be faithful in attendance and
so set a good example for all mem
bers.
Following the custom of past
years Local as will meet only on the
first and third Fridays of July
and August unless something ur-
gent comes up.
We are sorry to report that Bro
ther Henry Krecicki is at Donnelly
Hospital and hope that a good rest
will soon put him back on his feet.
Brother Henry, we hear, has been
working too hard apart from his
regular job which is a big tempta-
tion for many of us these days of
scarce and costly help.
Those of you who seldom attend
a meeting would be surprised at the
number of items that have to be
discussed and passed upon each
meeting and should be very CRATE
ful to those who are willing to give
their time to keep things going
along as smoothhly as they do.
The Trenton Transit has a new
wage agreement coming up and we
were surprised to see an ad in the
paper by the company, urging their
employees to attend their local
meeting so that the result would
not be just the will of few MEM
bers. We believe that is good advice
at al times and not only when a
wage agreement is III the Office
o. C. As.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
DurWard Peterson
New President OF
Local Union No. 1856

East Palestine, Ohio - Local
Union No. 156 held a special meet
ing to install new officers. Presi-
dent Mansell opened the meeting
and all business matters were
tabled until next regular meeting.
Brother Mansel thanked the
members for their cooperation dur
ing his two terms and then install
ed the officers, thus turning over
his position as president to Broth
er Durward Peterson.
Other officers who will keep
things going for the next six
months are Earl Biggins, vice
president; Esther Buhecker, record
ing secretary; Zelma McCowin, fl
nancial secretary; Dorothy Werner,
defense collector; Clark Ulrich, in
spector; August Bruekman, guard;
Velma Boren, statistician; Edward
Blower, trustee.
After the new officers took over
President Peterson reported there
will be no July meetings, as they
would interfere with the holiday
and also our vacations which start
July 18. The next meeting will be
held August 2.
President Peterson appointed the
shop committees as follows: Harry
Vile, packing shed; Lester Ice,
Clay shop and tube department.;
Russell Hoon, kiln shed; Mildred
Satterwhite, finishers; Carl Brock
man, big and medium ware; Earl
little ware and blue room;
Brother Peterson will represent the
sliphouse for the time being. Now
there is your new committee men,
bers, so take your problems to
difficulties that is, we
have no "Mr. Anthony" on the
so we can't handle per-
sonal problems.
Derby busted off an old slogan
Omitted we stand, divided we fall"
and expressed the hope that he
would have the complete coopera-
tion of all members during his
term of office. We're with you
Grandpa.
Better late than never, so We'll
publish the fact that Helen Burson
got married. Congratulations! Then
cupid struck again and by way Of
an engagement ring for Wilma
Noel, he has cut another young eli
gible lady from our list. The lucky
fellow is none other than Richard
c. 156.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
IdIeness Declines
As Strikes End

Washington, d. C. - Idleness
arising out of labor-management
controversies declined to 100000
man-days in May as compared
with approximately 100000 man
days in April, the Bureau of La
Dor Statistics, u. S. Department of
Labor reported.
The largest factors in the reduc-
ton of lost time were the termina-
ton of the bituminous coal stop
page in mid-April and, to a lesser
degree, the meat-packing strike
which was brought to a virtual
close toward the end of May.
The number of new work stop
pages (275) remained the same
as in April. Approximately 10000
workers were involved in labor
management disputes which broke
out in May.
The largest stoppage beginning
N the month was that of approx
mately $4,000 CIO autoworkers
employed by the Chrysler Corpora
tion. This dispute ran from May
IL to May %. The Auto strike was
the only stoppage involving over
10000 which began in May.
Including those stoppages which
continued into May from earlier
a total of 425 disputes
we're in effect during some part of
the month. The total number of
workers involved approximated
$50, 900. In May a year ago, 781
work stoppages, involving nearly
70O,0 900 workers, were in progress.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
AFL Man Elected
Chairman OF Calf.
Democrat Delegate

San Francisco (LPA) = The
president of the California State
Federation of Labor will head the
54-member state delegation to the
Democratic Natl Convention, it
was decided this week at delega-
tion organization meeting held at
San Luis Obispo. VI
Jack Shelley, an active particle
pant in state politics, emerged as
a figure on the national scene when
he was elected unanimously to head
the delegation. He is understood to
have been the choice of James
Roosevelt, son of the late presi-
dent.
The California delegation goes to
Philadelphia unpledged, with a
strong pro-Eisenhower and pro-
Douglas sentiment which may lead
to the delegations placing one
name or the other in nomination.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
.HO Conference
Interest CenferS
On Marshall Plan

San francisco tLPA )-Ine I'M
portance of the Marshall plan in
the eyes Of workers in nearly every
country in the world was underlin-
ed here this week.
Several sessions Of the Int'l La
Dor Conference found great part
Of the workers delegates speeches
Icentering around the controversial
European Cooperation Administra-
ton.
George Isaacs, Great Britain's
minister Of labor and national serv-
ice, warned Of the threat Of infla-
tion to the well-being Of workers
in every country. Isaacs attacked
"those who appear to have an inter
est in staving off recovery and eco
nomic stability" by claiming that
the ECA program is a program
"for the enslavement Of Europe by
what they like to call dollar i'm
perialism."
The answer to such attacks, the
Labor government official said,
has been given by the workers of
most countries concerned. "The
great majority of trade unions"
he told the lilo, support the Mar
shall plan" voluntarily, and with
out outside pressure from "a for
eign government"
Pedro Chapa, worker delegate
from Mexico, said "the economical
ly weak countries of America" in
cluding his own country, "need in
naturalization" and to do this must
have assistance. He attacked the
political and economic system "of
clearly Soviet origin" who have
contributed to disintegration of
the international economic pro-
cess"
On the other side, Czech work
ers' delegate Even Erban denounc-
ed the Marshal plan because "it
does not strengthen the UN but
weakens and undermines it." The
36-year-old Czech minister of So
cial affairs in the Communicated
Gottwald government defended at
a press conference the merger Of
the social democratic party and the
CP in his country as a point of
higher evolution" in the develop
ment of workers rights.
Karl Maisel, representing work
ers in Austria, battle-ground be-
tween Soviet and western powers,
warned delegates that mo real or
complete peace has come to our
world" He praised UNRRA and
UN, and added, II should like to
the particular part play
ed in this by the U.s."
President Konrad Nordahl of the
union federation raised
The increasingly ticklish problem
for ILO of who will represent en-
Dloyers in nationalized industries
where the government and the
employer would probably speak for
the same force in the economy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-08
Texas AFL Hears
About Year In
South Under TIL

Fort Worth (LPA) - George
Googe, director of the AFL South
ern Drive, last week gave heart
ening report to the convention of
the Texas State Federation of La
Dor on organized labor's political
gains in the South. He gave an
equally disheartening account of
one year under the Taft Hartley
Act.
Organizing activities under TIL
Goore told the delegates, had been
cut rs per cent. Negotiations which
would ordinarily take a few hours
to straighten out now require two
weeks to two months to settle. En-
'ployers, he pointed out, are taking
advantage of every technicality to
slow things down.
On the bright side, there has
been renewed organization interest
in the past few weeks and months
as workers find out that better
working conditions can be gained
only by organization.
On the political front, labor COM
pleted a political house cleaning in
Louisiana, electing a friend to the
governorship and defeating all but
one senator and one house member
of the Louisiana Legislature who
had voted against labor interests,
he said.
In Florida, labor-hater J. Tom
Watson was defeated and a young
lawyer, Fuller Warren elected
Governor Watson, as attorney
general, had pushed thru the anti
labor Right To Work Amend
ment."
Sen. John Sparkman d., Ala.)
was returned to office after voting
against the Taft Hartley bill and
liberal replaced Sen Umstead of
North Carolina.
Five candidates for governor of
Georgia have promised to ask for
repeal of state anti-labor legislation
passed at the last session of the
Georgia Legislature.
Joseph D. keenan,, Director of
AFL's Labor's League for Political
gives the Texas conven-
ton delegates a pep talk. "We|
want precinct campaign" he de-
clared, "even if we have to become
baby sitters."