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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
Eastern Railroads:
Win Fare Boost

Washington, D. C. ILNS). =
The inflationary trend of prices
and costs was given another boost
as the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, by vote of 6 to 4, grant
ed railroads in the East permission
to increase passenger fares 12H
percent.
The increase, for lines operating
East of the Mississippi River and
North of the Ohio and Potomac
Rivers, was the third in years
and brings rail fares so percent
above prewar in the East. 1t brings
the cost of coach tickets to 3.375
cents per mile and Pullman and
parlor car fares to As per mile.
The prewar fares were 2 and 3
cents respectively.
Chairman Charles D. Mahaffie
filed sharply-worded dissent, in
which he was joined by Commits
sioners Clyde B. Aitchison, Will
lam E. Lee and Walter M. w.
Splawn. The chairman said he
would deny the increases. The rail-.
roads, he said, ought to experiment
with lower fares, since vacant
seats rather than inadequate fares
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
TIL Act Hits Boss Acting
In Good Faith On Contract

but baked at a $50 reinstatement
Taft Hartley act was not.
fee. On June %, the day before the
Taft Hartley act was enacted, the
union notified the company of
Thompson's status. Shortly there
after, the company told Thompson
to adjust his affairs with the union,
Then the company asked Ten
nessee state court for declara-
tory judgment. The court obliged
by saying the company had con-
tractual obligation to discharge
Thompson.
But before the court rendered it's
decision, the company's contract
with the union expired. Moreover,
the Taft-Hartley act had long
since come into effect. Neverthe-
less, the company fired Thompson
in September 1948.
In ordering the company to re-
instate Thompson, the board said
the state courts ruling was not
binding, and that since the con-
tract with the union had expired at
the time of the discharge the
maintenance of membership" rule
no longer was in effect. The union
was absolved of any unfair prac-
tice, however, since the contract
was in effect when it first referred
the case to the company, and the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
May Invoke TIL
In Coal Dispute

Washington (LPA) - President
Truman told his Nov. II press
conference that when and if an
emergency develops in the coal
situation he will use the Taft-Hart-
ley act and every other law in the
book to settle a coal strike. But he
insisted, as he had previously, that
there was no emergency yet.
The coal dispute was turned over
to the White House the day before
by Cyrus S. Ching, chief of the
Federal Mediation & Cancellation
Service. Ching had been trying to
bring about a settlement between
the United Mine Workers and three
groups of operators, but finally
decided that further mediation
would be fruitless now.
Meanwhile, the 100000 miners
in the northern, western and south
ern bituminous fields were back
digging coal on instructions from
union president John l.. Lewis.
They were on strike from mid
until early this month
when Lewis suspended the strike
for three weeks until Dec. l. The
miners of Pennsylvania
and the bituminous diggers of the
far west also struck originally, but
they were sent back after two
weeks.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
California Local
Approves Pact At
Special Meeting

Richmond, Calif.-In order to
take action as soon as possible on
the results of negotiations with
the company held in Pittsburgh,
Local SO moved their meeting up
"a few days.
Nearly every member attended
this meeting and unanimously ap-
proved the report of the two con-
feees, brother Rex Morgan and Sal
Freschi.
1t seemed as though the results
actually exceeded the expectations
of the members as well as the pat
tern being set throughout the coun-
try today.
The welfare plan calls for COM
plete disqualification, death insur-
'ance, sick compensation, dismem-
berment, etc. with the company
paying fifty-five per cent of the
total cost.
The company also agreed to lib
eralize the vacation feature, CIV
ing one days vacation extra for
each year of service with the COM
pany after the first year up to two
weeks vacation after the fifth year.
The company further agreed to
start the pension plan on April l,
1860, that will compare favorably
if not exceed the one being set in
the steel industry today.
+ Also at. the Pittsburgh meeting
two grievances We're settled that
had been causing considerable un-
rest among the local members.
President Duffy, First Vice Pre-
sident Wheatley and Second Vice
President Frank Hull headed the
negotiations for the five combined
locals representing the Standard
and once again proved
themselves highly capable of the
jobs they have been elected to do.
At the local meeting the shop
committee also reported the settle
ment of several shop grievances
and the names of two members who
were laid-off for non-payment of
union dues.
Brothers Reeves and Amos won
the door prizes of one pair of work
pants apiece donated by Jays
Mems Store for each of the pot
ters'. meetings.
AS final we hear Brother Tony
Gulotto had the back seat of his
car redecorated the other day.
Congratulations Tony, although
the writer can't say that he cares
too much for the type of decorat-
ing material used. --O.C. SO
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
Republican Policy Assures
Democrats Big so Victory

York Herald Tribune that he did
not regard the New York election
as a setback for the Republican
party nationally-and said the Re-
publicans in Congress would go
ahead with plans to oppose most
of the Truman plan in Congress.
Stassen said almost the same
thing. Although he admitted the
Republican party was in a bad way
and needed reorganization, he said
it should oppose the Truman Ad-
ministration's gravy train" ap-
proach to domestic issues.
These statements show the party
has not learned anything from the
defeat of Sen. John Foster Dulles
and the other Democratic triumphs
in the recent elections. The Repub-
licans seem to believe they can
continue to vote against the peo-
pies interests from one election to
the next and still win.
To most Washington observers
their persistence seems suicidal.
Perhaps it is induced by the fact
that the Republicans get their big
campaign funds from duPonts and
others like them who would not
support any more liberal program.
Partly it results from the fact that
the Republicans still in office, after
20 years of Democratic victories,
come from the most conservative
areas of the country and no longer
the viewpoint of the rank
and file even within the Republican
party.
There once were many liberals
in the Republican party-men like
LaFollette, Norris and Borah. They
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
NLRB voids Vote
In Retail Field,
UphoIds Charges

New York IPA)-Department
Store Employees Union, Local s.
Ind, "went far beyond the limits
of legitimate electioneering" in the
campaign at Stern Brothers here
last spring, the Natl Labor Rela-
tions Board declared in a unan-
imous, three-man ruling.
Accordingly, the board set aside
the election which Local 5 won in a
close contest with the Retail Clerks
Int'l Ass'n-AFL, 1853 votes to 612.
A new election will be ordered but
no date has been set.
The AFL union filed charges that
Local 5 had used violence and
threats of violence plus threats of
economic retaliation in order to in
fluence Stern employees. A trial ex-
aminer decided RCIA's accusations
were unimportant in view of the
fact that the workers were "soph-
isticated" New Workers. The board
made mincemeat of this interme-
diate report, saying:
"We cannot condone the conduct
revealed by this report by lightly
assuming that it did not affect
more than the reasoning faculties
of the voters. Nor are we willing
to set one standard for elections in
New York City and another for
the remainder of the country of
which it is a part"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
Pension, Welfare
Plan Approved By
kokomo Potters

Kokomo, Ind.--Local 26 conven-
ed in special meeting Nov. IL with
record attendance to hear the re-
port of our conferee who had been
in Pittsburgh earlier in the week
discussing a security plan with Of
ficials of the American Radiator
and Standard Sanitary Corp.
They gave Us more than graft
flying report and it was unanimous
ly accepted. The agreement gives
US better medical and hospital
insurance program than we now
have, plus life insurance and up to
$37.00 per week sick benefit for less
than we are now paying for hos
pitalization. The program to be-
come effective Jan. l, 1850.
The company also gave assur-
ance of pension program as good
or better than any of those now
existing in industry, to take effect
April l, 1850.
The conferees, Bros. Mitchell,
McCann and Bohannon reported a
very pleasant conference, and were
quite pleased with the attitude of
the management and reported the
officials of the Standard Co. were
quite complimentary to the n. B.
of o. p. and it's form of collective
bargaining.
We can we'll be proud to be MEM
bers of a labor organization that
management feels is fair and busi-
ness-like in its dealings, and can
feel assured that we will get lot
more consideration by having such
an attitude other than a bullying
one. Brothers and sisters, let's keep
our organization on the right track
and strive to make it better than
ever.
Perhaps | had better mention
too that we received an extra day
of vacation for each year of SER
vice up to five years and the pri-
vilege of organizing a loss shop
committee to settle disputes over
shop losses. -O.C. 26
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
Scribe On Coast
Would Like More
Letters In Herald

Los Angeles, Calif.-At the last
meeting of Local Union 1873 sever
al important matters were brought
before the local and after "a
thorough discussion, steps were
taken to meet the various issues.
Our latest arrivals from the
East are kilnplacers Laurence
Brown, William White and Verne
Hilton from Local Union 8, East
Liverpool. We welcome these new
arrivals and hope they like 'pott-
ing in the garden spot of the
world.
Willard (Bud) Cline, caster, has
pulled stakes and returned to
Paden City, w. Va. Too much sun
shine for "Bud", / guess.
Due to the fine management of
Mrs. G. V. Gilkey and Mr.. Harold
Gross, work is very good here at
the Santa Anita Potteries for
which we are all thankful
The locals on the coast are plan
ming to hold a picnic here this
summer. From all reports it will be
a gala affair, patterned after the
potters picnic in the East.
A communication was received
from Tobin and Tobin, East Liver
pool attorneys, regarding the suit
against our national officials.
The communication was ordered
returned to them, stating we would
receive our information through
our national office.
This O.C. would like to know
why there are not more letters
from local unions published in The
Potters Herald. -O.C. 1873
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
AFL Drivers Win
Pay Hike, Benefits

Chicago (ILNS). = Substantial
pay increases and other benefits
are provided in a new agreement
between Midwest truck company
groups and 10000 over-the-road
drivers in II states.
The drivers will receive two
wage boosts and health and well
fare program benefits financed en-
tirely by the employers.
The first wage boost became eff
fective Nov. 16. 1t provides for an
increase of 8 cents an hour and
one-fourth cent mile for the first
Ia months, and an additional 5
cents an hour and one-eighth cent
mile for the final IL months.
The drivers are members of the
Central States Drivers Council, an
affiliate of the International Bro
therhood of Teamsters. The en-
ployer groups operate in Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Iowa, Missouri, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska and
Kansas.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
ANA Makes Own Rules of Debufe
In Fiqhf On NofionuI Health Plan

West Palm Beach, Fla. (LPA)-
Nelson Cruikshank, the AFL's top
expert in the field of social and
medical welfare, had first-hand ex-
perience of the American Medical
Associations vicious tactics recent
ly when he spoke for national
health insurance before meeting
of Florida social workers in West
Palm Beach.
The social workers were deeply
interested in hearing both sides of
the health insurance question. They
invited Florida's Sen. Claude Pep
per, strong advocate of President
Truman's compulsory health insur-
ance bill, to address them, and
they also asked the ANA, whose
Washington lobbying against the
bill is costing millions, to present
its views.
Sen. Pepper was unable to keep
the engagement and asked Cruik-
shank to pinch hit which the latter
was glad to do. But when he got to
West Palm Beach he found the
cards stacked against him.
Acting on the advice of the pub
licity firm of Whitaker & Baxter
the ANA does not allow its spokes-
men to debate the health insurance
issue, apparently in the belief that
the ANA might lose. So the ANA
laid down the rules for the West
Palm Beach meeting.
The presiding officer was the
secretary of the local county medi-
cal organization. Cruikshank was
to speak first, and to have no
chance of rebuttal. There were to
be no questions from the floor. In
other words, Cruikshank was to be
showed under.
AS things turned out, Cruikshank
wasn't showed under at all. He
spoke first, put over his points, re-
ceived big hand, and yielded the
floor to the AMA's representative.
The ANA had flown in one of its
British doctor
named Gampell now living in Cali
fornia who maintains that he had
to leave his native heath because
Britain's successful national health
program hurt his conscience. Gam
pell proceeded to try to refute
everything that Cruikshank had
said. n
Naturally Cruikshank objected.
He told the presiding doctor that
he wanted chance to make a re-
buttal. The chairman refused, in
sisting that there was no debate"
The AFL expert then asked the
chairman to allow him to call a.
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24

Chattanooga, Tenn. CLPA)-An
employer who relies on a declara-
tory ruling by a state court in the
discharge of an employe is still
liable for damages if the discharge
is contrary to the Taft Hartley
act, the Natl Labor Relations
Board ruled.
The board held that Combustion
Engineering -Superheater, Inc, of
this city violated the law by firing
F. l.. Thompson, a returned veter-
an, under an expired maintenance
of membership clause. Thompson
brought unfair practice charges
against both the company and
Local 656 of the Boilermakers-
AFL, but the charges against the
union were dismissed.
Thompson was in arrears in his
dues and had been suspended when,
in March 1945 he left to enter the
army. He came back to work in
May 1947. !,
The union and the company still
had the same maintenance of MEM
bership clause in the contract as
when Thompson left for the army.
In June, the union told Thomp-
son to put himself in good stand
ing if he wanted to keep his job.
Thompson agreed to pay back dues,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
By NATHAN ROBERTSON

Washington (LPA)-Republican
leaders, by deciding to continue
their blind opposition to the Fair
Deal program, have virtually as
|sured big Democratic victory in
next years Congressional elections
provided labor does its part in
getting out the vote.
Making predictions is not my
forte. Too much of the modern
forecasting game is hocus-pocus.
But post-election statements by
Republican leaders make it safe to
forecast that next year-unless
something unforeseen develops
the Republicans will take their
worst off-year beating since 1884,
when the late President Roosevelt
was at the height of his popular
ity.
These statements from their res
ponsible leaders indicate the Re-
publicans will continue to roll up
a voting record in Congress of al
most solid opposition to the most
Fair Deal proposals.
This voting record has spelled de-
feat for the Republicans in almost
every election for generation
of the candidates they
put up or the tactics they use dur
ing election campaigns.
That the Republicans plan to
continue the same obstructionist
policy in Congress was made clear
by Sen. Robert A. Taft, Republican
boss of the Senate, and by former
Gov. Harold Stassen of Minnesota,
once the "white hope" of liberal
Taft told the Republican New
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
WheatIey Attends
Last Meeting OF
Local Union No. As

Trenton, n J.-Not having heard
from Us latelv some NAV think we
are not meeting regularly on Fri
day nights at North Clinton and
Grant. Such is far from the case
and very often our time is occupied
trying to do for members who are
not willing TO give one evening to
take care of their own interests.
Seniority is one of the main
items just now as there are no de-
finite rules to go by and some have
been hurt by bidding for jobs they
were not able to keep, ending up
with a poorer job instead of bet
ter one.
In order to meet this situation
on a more sound basis, brothers
Joseph Abrams, Michael Gevak
and Robert Hannah were appoint
ed to go into it in all the phases
which have developed and try to
get more definite understanding.
First Vice President Wheatley
was present at our last meeting
and made a very thorough report
to the welfare set-up recently
agreed upon with the Standard
Sanitary Corp.
Our old age pension request has
been hanging fire for a very long
time and we like to have something
which will take care of the family
angle of sickness.
We understand all casters are
now getting four days "A week and
after Thanksgiving we hope every
one will get five.
The annual Christmas collectionI
will probably be made next week
and we hope the collectors and
every one will do their best to put
it over in a big way.
During the slack period some
members got behind in dues and
assessments but we hear they have
all paid-up excepting few. Those
delinquent will have to clear up
this arrearage now.
The following members who we
believe have left the shop were
suspended by action of the
ocal: D. Stewart, S. thinner, j.
Shmeer, Harold Dorrell, E Marini,
5. Frazier, William McGrath, F.
Murphy, G. Nemeth, A. DiMemmo,
Jr., G. Thomas and A. Migliaccie.
Any mistakes in this list should be
corrected at once,
Bros. A. Werner, F. Vaughn,
Shoemaker and A. jamie
ION are on the sick list but We hope
is not for long.
We were glad to read of Local
9's activities and join them in |
loping our contract will soon be
settled.
We were surprised to read that
10 protests have been made by the
Manufacturers against Importation
If foreign ware. 1t looks as though
hey want it as an argument
against our brothers in small ware,
% as to keep down wages by short
ime. We sincerely hope this sur
Mise is unfounded but cannot un-
Lerstand their lack of effort.
-O.C. 45
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
Seven AFL Council Members
Depart For London ParIev
Homer Laughlin Shops
Support Fund Campaign

Officials of plants 6 and of
the Homer Laughlin China Co.
wishes to take this means of ex-
pressing thanks to everyone who
contributed to the success of the
recently conducted Community
Fund Drive.
At the conclusion of the drive,
the record stood at over 51R for
all employees of the two shops with
a number of sub-departments at
100R. More contributions have
come in since then. Special credit
is due the shop committees for
their fine work.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
American Radiator Corp.
Signs Contract With MOP
Providing $100 Pension Plan


ona Brotherhood Of P have signed for PEN
Ue Se Of f their aeG od a T o Rm % %
~ j. San Pablo and Terrence Calf,
Negotiations for the contract worked out with
Officials at their headqpae Pittsburgh With & % e from from
Wheaey President Hull heading
The plan be put o into effect april 1880 will M Gw the
years be entirely BY corporation
Life accidental death and liberal weekly sick
poe and their dependents These provisions conbutory
pared with the usual Company Contracts ~
cents less and employee contribution about 2 cents an hour
lows is scheduled to start JAN l, 1850.
CoNTRIBUTORY SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR
EMPLOYEES OF AMERICAN RADIATOR STANDARD
SANITARY CORPORATION
Employee monthly Employee Employee
PLAN OF BENEFITS
Group Life 1ls Insurance ss 1000 SSSoS 90
G. Weekly Sickness Indemnity-6Oa5 weekly
.. Employee Hospital Board DAILY Bensffo
Employee for Special Hospital Charges 6oSS
Dependent Rospa Room and Board Paiy Bpsf
Re m BFs Fs fmddSs and 10000
Ms ssn oS5tsea qg Benefit shown in Schedule Of $500
Operation
NOTES:
W The Life Insurance Benefit paid for death from
The so Accidental tai Death an and md Rsn @ Benefit is paid &
and 5 are ps % % loss u Of m sight hand or foot
c' Weekly Accident Benefits payable beginning the first
Sickness Benefits payable beginning eighth
sickness (Plan
cIudes maternity benefitsix weeks for female
ployees)
D) Daily Hospital payable beginning day
Disqualification for thirty days for
disability sickness
(E) Special Hospital charges connection with disqualification
reimbursed the
This
accordance with schedule of operations.
(G) Reimbursement for disqualification
ming first day of disqualification for thirty Maternity
Benefits deferred nine months for
(H) Reimbursement special hospital charges
disqualification
CD This benefit provides for surgical operations
accordance with Schedule of
deferred nine months for Employees)
The introduction of plan covering
affiliated
Operative Potters brings
with The friendly which
realized gives further of the sound and effective collective
much develop uniform advancement and understanding
abor relations their present friendly level.
Representing the drawing
Shore Kokomo. William Mckinney Henry Keeger
If Terrence John Reed assistant plant
ented B. B. Swnnerton who is i'll.