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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
Decal Situation
AT harkers Aired
AT 124 Meeting

A large delegation of decal girls
were present at the last meeting of
Local Union 124 to voice their opin-
ions on a situation at the Harker
Pottery Co. Their problems were
thoroughly discussed and steps
We're ordered taken to adjust the
grievance. How much easier it is
to find solution for your problem
when they are discussed on the
local floor.
James Rogers, liner at the Hall
China Co. is leaving the trade to
accept position in the post office.
We hate to lose Jimmy but we
wish him the best of luck in his
new surroundings.
With the Christmas rush now in
full swing in the local department
stores, it seems the opportune time
for some of the merchants to pass
along to the public some of their
stock of foreign goods. We caution
all members of the Brotherhood to
be on their guard in this respect
and pass the word along to men,
bers of your family who may have
this merchandise passed on to them
without their knowledge.-O.C. 124
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
Phone Union Files
Unfair" Charges
Against Bell Cos.

Washington (LPA) - Commun-
ications Workers of America, sup
posedly in negotiations with Bell
telephone companies across the
country, received shock this week
when Bell officials told them they
had changed their pension plan
Nov. 16 without consulting the
union.
CWA President Joseph Beirne
announced that the union would
file unfair labor practice charges
against Bell and seek Congress
ional investigation of the Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph Co.
for its action.
Bells sudden action increased
pensions from $50 to 500 a month
for employees at IS with 20 years
Of service. The 500 pension was
one of CWA's basic detectives dur
ing the 1947 nationwide telephone
strike.
"AT&T introduced these changes
without consulting the union"
Beirne said, "even though we are
bargaining with them on pension
matters at the present time. This
is not only a violation of the law
but is in complete disregard of
normal collective bargaining pro-
cedures."
In a recent decision, the Supreme
Court ruled pensions a matter for
collective bargaining. The present
CWA contracts have clauses say
ing the company can't reduce the
existing pension plan, but saying
nothing about its raising the pay
ments.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01

would not have some of the soul
lspots in industrial relations today
he said, chad management consist
emily been as diligent as it should
have been in understanding the de-
sires, the needs, and the thinking
of the workers." If collective bar
gaining breaks down, the alterna-
tive, forced by an impatient pub
lie, may be compulsory arbitration,
leading to wage fixing and price
fixing, he said, adding "That would
be sorry day." "If we want to re-
tain our liberties, both manage
ment and labor must do better
job of collective bargaining" He
continued. Both sides must aban-
don "what is left of the name
calling and emotional approaches
to our differences. We will have to
develop more statesmen on both
Sides"
Almon E. Roth, president of the
San Francisco Employers Council,
saw danger in fact finding boards.
He said employers will not make
bona fide offers before fact-find-
ing takes place, and unions will not
accept offers made during collec-
tive bargaining, because they will
feel they can do no worse, and per-
haps much better, at the hands of
the fact-finders.
Roth also warned employers who
have contracts with left-wing
unions to go easy in signing with
new unions because covert action
might subject them to liability for
breach of contract or be distorted
to the advantage of left-wing fac
tions." He said employers general
ly would prefer to deal with right
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
Redl Estote Lobby L. lers
Shelf Coop Housing Pldn

Modern families either want
or can't afford, any more than
"the log-cabin, one-room type of
living, where nearly all the family
functions are performed in one
space around a fireplace and in
front of picture window. The din
ing room has dwindled into a small
dining alcove; the basement is a
concrete slab; the kitchen has
shrunk to a kitchenette, and the
average bedroom has been squeez-
ed down to about the size of a
train compartment" That's the OBJ
servation of Albert Lockyer, ap-
praiser and realter of White
Plains, n. Y.
The public low-rent housing pro-
gram $4,000 units in six years.
was deplored by Sen. John Bricker
(R, Ohio), often accused of being
the leader of the building and loan
association supporters in Congress.
"The stake held by private finan-
cial institutions" which Bricker
put at ten billion dollars, ais SER
iously jeopardized."
Nebraska was commended by its
COP Senator, Kenneth Wherry, for
being the first state to vote to lift
rent controls. Wherry further COM
NAREB President Theo-
dore Maenner who spearheaded the
fight to abolish rent curbs in the
state. He warned the real estate
men that "the grand jury of the
people will decide whether Amer
ica is to go further down the road
of spendthrift socialism and ma
tional bankruptcy, or call a halt
and get onto freedom highway"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
Tiffin Potters OK
New Wage Pact
Covering Pensions

Tiffin, Ohio-Local Union z haC
to hang out the SOS sign at THEN
meeting on Nov. % when details
of our new contract with the Am
erican Radiator and Standard SAM.
tary Corp. were discussed.
The Health, Welfare and Pen
sion plan in the contract was
thoroughly discussed from all
angles and the local went on re-
cord with unanimous vote to ac-
cept tn comDany's offer.
The Welfare Plan pays $1,000
death benefits with an additional
thousand for accidental death ;
disqualification, $3.50 per day for
room; $1,000 for extras; $4,000
for surgical needs; S27.00 to s37.00
for weekly sick benefits up to 26
weeks.
The plan which includes en-
ployees and members Of their
families cost $2.65 for single en-
ployees and s4.84 for family COW
erage per month.
We feel the Brotherhood need
take no back seat from any of the
larger labor organizations when it
comes to providing pensions and
welfare programs for their mem
bers. We must also not overlook
the fact that these concessions
were obtained without the loss of
wages caused by strike. While
the plan at present only covers
sanitary workers, we feel sure our
brothers and sisters in the gener-
alware and chinaware branches
will soon benefit under a similar
plan. -O.C. Z
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01

Chicago UPA)-The Natl Asso-
citation of Real Estate Boards has
decided that its proposals for a
! d ra lly-sponsored cooperative
BODYBUILDING programme avoid
public low-rent housings "a dead
duck" At least that's what one
real estate spokesman told report
ers as the NAREB sessions open
ed here.
The NAREB has distinguished
itself in the past year by its sue
cesSful lobbying against any strong
federal rent controls, and its sue
cessful fight for generous federal
underwriting of real estate loans.
But it hasn't done so well in its
fight against public housing and
middle-income housing fostered by
the federal government.
Reporting from all over the
country, speakers addressed the
week-long sessions. Highlights in
Sluded:
Builders of homes at $4,000 or
$1,000 sales price cannot keep pace
with sales, and the same is virtu-
ally true up to $4,000 in Michigan,
Ohio and Indiana, reported w. L.
Cooper of Port Huron, Mich.
The Supreme Courts ruling
against pricing goods from one
Easing point" regardless of where
it originates may result in indus
try branching out into the small
er places" nearer to sources of
supply and markets, increasing the
dispersal of population, said Philip
Spreat, industrial property special
ist Of Decatur, Ill.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
Coal Price Gouge
Predicted By UNIV

Washington (LPA)-Coal com.
panies are about to try to engineer
a big price gouge and blame it or
the United Mine Workers and John
l.. Lewis, an unnamed UNIV
spokesman charged in a sizzling
statement to the press.
He said the unions modest con-
tract demands would cost the mine
operators 30 to 35 cents a ton, but
that "on the basis of past perform
ance" the companies would proceed
to boost their prices so cents to
$1.50.
He recalled it long has been the
habit of the operators to maintain
the miners are pricing coal out of
the market, but last year the COM
panies made more money than ever
before.
The Mine Workers, after work.
ing three day weeks most of the
summer, struck for a pay raise, a
shorter day and an increase in the
per-ton royalty the operators pay
to a pension welfare fund. After
two weeks, the union ordeYed 100,-
900 Pennsylvania anthracite miners
and far western bituminous Dig
gers back, but another 100000
bituminous miners remained out
another six weeks before being
ordered back. The union then sus-
pended the strike until Dec. /, but
observers believe the government
won't let it begin again.
On the morning of Nov. Is, the
UNIV paid the $1,420.000 fine
levied against the union and Lewis
by a district court for not obeying
an injunction in the spring of
1948. The fine was, in effect, up
held by the Supreme Court, which
refused to review it.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
AFL Auto Workers Hail
London Labor Parley

Milwaukee (ILNS). - American
Federation of Labor delegates to
the London conference to estab-
lish a new anti-Communist inter
national federation of free trade
unions, have received complete
support and encouragement from
the United Automobile Workers
of America, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor. In
a cablegram to AFL President
William Green, Auto Worker Chief
Lester Washburn declared:
"AFL Auto Workers are watch
ing World Trade Union Conference
with great interest and are proud
of the leadership which the Amer
lean Federation of Labor is lending
and of the part Irving Brown,
former UAW-AFL officer, is play
ing in it.
"We wish you every success in
the welding of united labor front
against the menace of totalitarian-
ism of all kinds"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
President Duffy
Recent Visitor AT
Local Union 116

Lincoln, Ill.-Work has great!
improved here since the Stetsor
China Co. acquired the formel
Illinois China plant. Our member
ship roll has increased some 20t
members since the change.
Plant No. / is turning out more
ware than in the past and the fu-
ture looks good since this plant
will produce all ware for Stetsor
plant 2.
Most of our new employers, with
the exception of a few are unex.
perienced but show good talent fol
expert workmanship after the pro-
per training. This situation creates
many problems for the shop com.
mittee but they are on their toes
and equal to the task.
President James NJ. Duffy paid
us a recent visit and spent some
time with the shop committee in
conference with officials Of the
firm. Many problems were discuss
ed and satisfaction reached, but
decision on some are still pending.
Mr.. Stetson has informed the
committee that he personally is
taking over personal relationship
between management and en-
ployees in dealing with major pro-
blems, while minor problems could
be settled with department super
visors.
A special meeting was called
while our national chief was in our
midst and he answered many ques-
tions put to him regarding various
problems. At the close of the meet
ing a rising vote of thanks was
given President Duffy in apprecia-
tion of his visit.
We in Lincoln would like to ex-
press our feelings of appreciation
at what the future holds for the
community since the coming of
Stetson China. -O.C. 116
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
Try Recall To
Block Housing

Oakland, Calf. (LPA)-The de-
sperate lengths to which realtors
are going in attempts to block low
cost ousing was forcefully
brought out here during the past
week.
A so-called Committee for Home
Protection, front for realtors in
this area, started a recall drive
against three city councilmen be-
cause they voted to ask for Fed
eral loan to finance construction of
5000 low-rent housing units here.
Five of Oakland's nine council
men voted to apply for the loan,
but the realtors directed their at
tack on three-Scott Weakley, Ray
mond E. Pease and Joseph Edward
Smith. The two others were not in
cluded as targets simply because
they have served less than six
months and hence can't legally be
subjected to recall proceedings as
yet.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
Union Tells SOlOns
To Visit Hiring Hall

New York (LPA)-One member
of Congress who took the trouble
to visit and study the workings of
the Seafarers' Int'l Unions hiring
hall here has urged the union to
invite members of Congress who
have to grapple with the Taft
Hartley laws prohibition of hiring
halls to "come and see."
As a result, the AFL union is
urging members of Congress to
stop in and see how rotary hiring
works. The union believes "that
any misunderstanding of the es-
sential need for this method of hir-
ing can be dispelled if legislators
would view its operations and mea-
sure the overwhelming sentiment
in favor of its retention among
seafaring men,"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
FDR Didn't Spend
Enough, Ruml Suggests

Washington (LPA) - Beardsley
Ruml, of New York, told the Joint
Congressional Economic Commit
tee Nov. % that the deficit spend
ing policy of the Roosevelt Admin
istration may have failed to
achieve complete success only be-
cause it was accompanied by in
creased taxes.
Senator Flanders (R, N. H. had
suggested that one of the reasons
the Roosevelt spending did not
wipe out unemployment was be-
cause of the governments "hostil-
ity" toward business, which fright
ened the business community.
Ruml interjected that perhaps
the increased taxes had more to do
with it than anything else. The
implication of what Ruml said was
what bigger deficits might have
done the job.
The New Yorker also strongly
recommended that Congress re-
peal all of the wartime excise, or
Sales taxes on everything but
liquor, cigarettes and gasoline.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
Waterfront Strike
Expected If Court
Bans Hiring Hall

Washington (LPA)-If the Sup
RENE Court rules the maritime hir-
ing hall illegal under the Taft
Hartley act, an automatic general
strike of seamen is in the cards.
That is why the staff of the Sen
ate Subcommittee on Labor Man
agement Relations is collecting and
sorting all the material available
on hiring halls to have it ready for
committee members when Con-
~ress comes back in January.
What makes the subject import
ant beyond the maritime unions
themselves is that such a strike
would impair the foreign aid pro-
gram. Congress might legalize the
hiring hall by amending the Taft
Hartley act. The Senate sub-com-
mittee wants to do this before the
Supreme Court can rule. $50.
The Second Us Circuit Court of
Appeals ruled the hiring hall il
legal in a case involving the Natl
Maritime Union. The NMU is ap-
pealing the decision to the Sup
rene Court.
If the Supreme Court accepts
the case final decision is expected
next spring. 1t is widely felt that
the Court will have no choice at
law but to reaffirm the lower
court. If the court declines the ap-
peal, as it may do, the sailors, both
AFL and CIO, probably will hit the
bricks this winter.
The union hiring hall is the hard
core of the contracts negotiated
for unlicensed seamen by the
NMU, the Seafarers Int'l Union
AFL and several other unions.
Without it, seamen feel that their
unions would be crushed. Unions of
licensed seamen have obtained the
hiring hall in couple of instances,
and the Masters, Mates & Pilots
AFL just agreed to a 30-day post
of strike action for the
hiring hall on the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
TIL Act Pushed Labor Into
Politics, Businessmen Told

Chicago (LPA)-The Taft Hart
ley law has had at least one effect
that its sponsors didn't foresee,
some 500 topflight executives were
told at the National Industrial Re-
}, lations Conference here. Sponsor
lAvas the US Chamber of Commerce.
" This "most profound and far
reaching effect" was pointed out by
Merlyn S. Pitzele, labor editor of
Business Week" and a member of
the New York State Board of
Mediation. He said Taft Hartley
"has committed the unions to poll
tical activity on a scale and at a
pace never before approached" )"
TIL, he said, "has taken the place
of Franklin d. Roosevelt as a cat
alyst affecting labor's political
solidarity"
Because of labor's new-found
political strength, Pitzele declared,
"the Democratic Party already
considers it unthinkable to nomin-
oate candidate for President, or
J Yor governorships or senatorships
lin the Northern industrial states,
without first determining the ac-
ceptability of that candidate to
the unions" e
'To all practical purposes the
AFL and the CIO have achieved
unity on the political front, and
1850 has. been marked by them as
their year of decision" He said
labor would concentrate on trying
to defeat Taft (Ohio), Capehart
Qnd), Wiley (Wis.) and Donnell
(Mo.).
Herman w. Steinkraus, president
of the US Chamber of Commerce,
warned of the danger in the break
down of collective bargaining. "We
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01

, Bro. Ralph Crispino who, for many
years before he was promoted from
kilnfireman to night superinten-
dent and later to warehouse fore
man, gave much of his time and
talent to the local. Bro. Crispino,
who carried his honorary card and
had served as recording secretary
for many years will be missed by
all who will remember him as
friend and advisor on many pro-
blems.
The boys from McNicol China
seem to take their sports seriously
in the winter as in the summer.
The bowling league is going better
this year than for the past few
winters. Bros. Robert Westfall and
Wilford Sibert are having much
success as members Of Dawes
Place shuffleboard team. This is
bit of recreation that is catching
on very well around Clarksburg
and we hear that President Fazio
has been getting a bit of practice
on the sly so as to hold his place
on Dawes team.
1t was very distressing to read
the article in the Herald which
originated in Buffalo and gave the
lowdown on the manufacturers
view as to imports. We also read
in a later issue where the cores
pondent from Local Union 122 re-
ported the Chairman of the Leg
islative Committee from that local
had received a reply in answer to
a telegram to Washington concern
ing Reciprocal Trade agreements
and to date no manufacturer had
lodged a complaint with the tar
iff commission in protest of any
competition from foreign markets.
If they feel that no action on
their part, to combat this, is nec-
essary then maybe the situation
isn't as serious as the picture they
painted at the conference. 1t is
hard to understand how they can
sit around and expect the N.B.O.P.
to carry the load which is certain
ly as much, or more, theirs than
ours.
We in Clarksburg are anxiously
awaiting the first report of the
joint committee which was set up
in conference to study the pension
and welfare plan for the pottery
industry. Since these plans are
now fast becoming part of the con-
tracts of Big Business we hope no
time is spent unnecessarily in ar
irving at some workable plan.
We hear that Bro. Ben Flannery,
who is still acting as recording sec
retary is now working as a distri-
butor of one of the largest candy
companies in the United States.
We wish him the best of success
in this new line of work but will
hate to lose him as one of our
local officers. Among our younger
fTnrn o Pa0e TsrsN
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01

cooperate with them to make the
campaign a success. The drive was
authorized by the AFL's annual
convention last October in st. Paul.
In the letter, Green and Meany
recalled the conventions decision,
which they emphasized was "pos-
tive and unanimous" The conven-
ton, they pointed out, further
directed that the statewide organ
ization rallies which will be held
thluring January under the auspices
h of the state Federations of Labor,
sadopt program of local and dis
trict rallies to be held subsequent
to the statewide rallies, in order
to inaugurate in every congression-
al district, county and precinct, or
ganizational campaigns among all
types of wage earners in every
section of the continent"
Backing of All Asked
The letter went on to stress the
Importance of the conventions
plan and purpose, asked vigorous
action to carry out the decision by
arranging rallies for January and
said:
"We urge that at these rallies,
detailed plans be formulated as
directed by the convention, for the
purpose of launching an aggres-
sive and militant organization cam
paign."
Continuing, the letter said:
"The organizational campaign
should be launched and carried for
ward in a constructive and aggres-
sive way. 1t should be given the,
enthusiastic, full and complete sup
port of each and every member of
the American Federation of Labor
within each state. We can only
succeed in carrying out the instruc-.
tions of the st. Paul convention to.
organize one million new members,
into the AFL by carrying the mes
Usage to the unorganized workers.
Yin the different cities, towns and.
sections of each state. "a
Immediate Action Urged
eve respectfully call upon the
officers of state Federations of.
Labor to take steps Immediately to-
carry out these specific Instructions
and recommendation of the St.
Paul convention. Arrange to hold
your statewide rallies during JAM
uary on dates which will be con-
venient. Follow up these rallies BY
arranging for the holding of local,
and district rallies for the express
purpose of inaugurating in every
section of the state a successful,
aggressive organizing campaign"
In conclusion, President Green
and Secretary Treasurer Meanyl
asked the state federation officersI
to report to Washington the steps
they take and the dates for the
rallies.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-01
Warns Textile Men
On Production CurbS

New York (LPA) = You can't
keep a free enterprise system on
half-rations" and expect it to
work, leading merchandiser told
the Natl Heavy Outerwear Assn
here.
Fabric mills and clothing-makers
who prefer to close down all or
part of the week to hold up prices,
or to avoid taking risks, are digg-
ing the grave of private enter
prise" warned Jay D. Runkle, vice
president and general manager of
Crowley, Miner & Co., Detroit.