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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AUGUST 20, 1937. SINBAI) C. I. 0. (Continued from Page 1) confine its efforts to one or two industries, so as not to jog the Old Men too much. It was just beginning' its work in steel, autos and rubber, and it found the unorganized shying away from it in all directions on account of the Old Men on its back. Today the C. I. 0. can report the organization of a million and a half previously unorganized workers, the accession to its ranks of hundreds of thousands more previously in the A. F. of L. or independent, and a total membership considerably in excess of that of the A. F. of L. All of the major successes of the C. I. 0. have been achieved since its unions were driven out of the A. F. of L. Free to apply the modern methods of industrial organization. It has in a year's time won collective bargaining rights for the employes of U. S. Steel, General Motors, Chrysler, General Electric, Westinghouse and countless other mass-pioducti- on ities of ,the cannery and agricultural committee are already well way in California. FORWARD MARCH under The Woodworkers, another recent C. I. O. national affiliate, is (Continued from Page 2) also planning an intensive membering the past year. Outstanding ship drive in this region. The Steel union victories outlined in his re- Workers Organizing Committee under William Dalrymple, regional port covered many sections of the director, has been at work for some country. In the Coeur DAlene months in the West Coast district district of Idaho, the M., M. & S. and has a number of union contracts and many new members W. have won contracts with comsigned up. never a before panies signed up by orunion. The of legitimate spread ganization activities in the brass THEATER SIGNS labricating plants of Connecticut C. I. 0. CONTRACT were also particularly striking, Robinson reported. PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (UNS) In Tennessee a fight against the The Theater Workers Industrial day still going on has re- Union of Portsmouth has signed a sulted in forcing several companies contract with the Eastland Theater to agree to an eight-hou- r day. agreeing to operate within the Frank Hefferly, president of the full meaning of the term closed Colorado State Federation of La- shop and to require any new embor and district president of the ploye to join the union within five United Mine Workers, who offi- days after employment. , The agreement which covers all cially opened the convention, sak that the Colorado labor groups are employes of the theater with the solidly behind the C. I. O. and are exception of those in the projection room, sets up minimum wages, going to stay there. The candidates nominated, which provides for adjustment of grievmust go to a referendum of the ances and grants specified time off entire membership, are: for janitors, doormen, ushers and President, Reid Robinson, Butte, cashiers. Mont.; Barney Doran, Banning, Cal. SAYS LABORS GROWING Vice President, Ora L. Wilson, POWER ALARMS ENEMIES Spokane, Wash.; Dave E. Smith, r Bessemer, Ala. WASHINGTON (UNS) The Secretary treasurer, John M. ancient of violence and charges Sherwood, McGill, Nev. on the part of irresponsibility 1 Executive board: District deThomas Murray, Anaconda, Mont.; trade unions were effectively dein molished radio a broadcast District 2 Glen Gillespie, Tooele, livered Pa., by Utah; Chase Powers, Oakland, Thomas atL. Harrisburg, Secretary-TreasurKennedy, Calif.; J. II. Stevens, Selby, Calif.; of the United Mine 3 John District Fitzsimmons, Georgetown, 111.; Clyde Gilbreath, Danville, 111.; John Piano, La Salle, District 4 Tony 111.; McTeer, Richer, Okla.; District 5 Van D. Jim-IPi?5- iii Jones, Bessemer, Ala.; District & Jess Gonzales, Langeloth, Pa.; District 7 K. E. Harper, Mullan, Ida.; Claude A. Lovelett, Kellogg, Ida. LABOR ON ITS corporations where unionism was almost unheard of before. Industrial organization has now a firm foothold in every important American industry that the crafts had failed to organize. Sad Sufferings Of Suspension But perhaps the 10 unions suspended a year ago for undertaking this organization of the industries have suffered in their own persons for not having Old Men Green, Woll, Wharton, mass-producti- on Hutcheson and the rest to guide, goad, gall and generally gripe them. Well, not exactly! Ungoaded, ungalled and ungriped, the Mine Workers in the past year have increased their membership from 500,000 to 600,-00the Amalgamated Clothing Workers from around 100,000 to 177,000; the International Ladies Garment Workers from 160,000 to 0; 14-ho- ur COOPERATIVE NEWS CONSUMERS CO-OPLANS EXPANSION P J. A. Anderson, president of the Utah Consumers Cooperative Association, reports that the association is planning for important expansion at an early date. A line of cooperatively manufactured ladies dresses and coats will be added to the wholesale department of the Co-oThese will be retailed p. Workers and Lieutenant-Governo- r of Pennsylvania. Kennedy pointed out that critics of the labor movement were never so active as when trade unionism was advancing, as it is doing today under the leadership of the C. I. O. It is peculiar, he said, that none of these points was raised against Labor when it was organized or partially organized, impotent and quiescent. Now that labor is organizing under C. I. O. and is articulate, we (Continued on page 4) Co-o- p market at UTAH CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION GROCERIES FRESH MEATS 860 South Main JUST PHONE FRUITS VEGETABLES Wasatch 4864 WE DELIVER Agency GENERAL AGENTS fcJewcipaipei? Building Toward a Stronger Labor and Liberal Movement and Cooperation Labor-Employ- With the rising tide of organized labor in Utah and throughout the intermountain states, thousands of new members are flowing into the unions and seeking reliable information and guidance on state and national events and in economic, social and political problems. In this great political and social movement the UTAH LABOR NEWS, with many years of experience in disseminating information, is admirably fitted to render this important service to new union members as well as to veteran and all those who believe in a genuine New Deal for the people. Our program is to expand its influence, prestige and circulation for the advancement of the ideals and principles of the liberal labor movement. es, The UTAH LABOR NEWS is devoted to the peoples cause. It was established for the benefit of those who toil to advance the toilers cause to cooperate in the organization of unorganized workers to serve the workers at all times and in every possible manner. Support Your Non-Prof- it er The UTAH LABOR NEWS is a nonprofit enterprise. It is published entirely for the benefit of its readers. All the income above actual expenses has been and will be spent for the benefit of the. workers. While the membership of many labor unions subscribe to the UTAH LABOR NEWS, our goal is set for ALL Liberal UNION MEMBERS and other PROGRESSIVE GROUPS of the State of Utah. At the same time, Salt Lake City and Utah merchants cannot overlook the buying power of this great mass of organized workers and liberal citizens who subscribe to and read the UTAH LABOR NEWS. 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The board of directors were pleased with the report, and President Anderson remarked, We are going places. 5f tUttalh) Haft? HJmmflnnGttG A 10,-00- UTAH through the cooperative establishments and clubs throughout the territory. The board of directors of the Consumers Co-o- p at its meeting selected a field director for the wholesale department. The newly appointed director is leaving for New Jersey, home of the cooperative factory, where he will spend two weeks making a thorough study of the business under able cooperative instructors. Mr. Anderson says details of the expansion will be announce! to the cooperators at an early date. Manager II. Kirkham of the er 250,000. WEST COAST C. I. O. The Textile Workers have OPENS HEADQUARTERS brought 140,000 under union contracts, with tens of thousands more FRANCISCO SAN (UNS) signed up in uncontracted shops; Headquarters for the new regional the Oil Workers have doubled their office of the West Coast Commitmembership; the Mine, Mill & tee for Industrial Organization have tripled have Smelter Workers been established in the Balboa Workers Glass and the Flat theirs; Building, 593 Market Street, Harry have added thousands. Bridges, C. I. O. regional director, In their year of suspension, the has announced. Auto Workers "have grown from for the new Agricultural Offices less than 100,000 to 350,000; the Workers Organizing Committee of Rubber Workers from 30,000 to the C. I. O. are in the same build77,000; and finally, the Steel Work- ing. Donald Henderson, president 0 ers have boosted their original United the of AgriculturCannery, to close to 500,000. which was All of these unions have won al, and Allied Workers, and to the C. affiliated new contracts in the past year, organized O. at the national convention I. which are outstanding for their will held in Denver, Colo., in wage increases and many other im- arrive in San FranciscoJuly, around provements. August 20, to map out plans for Old Men Up To Old Tricks the cannery and agricultural camAs for the Old Men, they seem on the West Coast, with lopaign to have learnt little in. the year. cal officials. They are now repeating in states, of organizers will be A and cities exactly the same process sent number to areas in northern various I that nationally lost them such a and southern WashingCalifornia, good Sinbad to ride. subto under ton and work Oregon international They cant suspend who will set directors up unions any more, since these are regional offices in convenient cities. Activ- now getting out from under on their own account either that or centers of labor organization they are losing the bulk of their main in their healthier and respective communities. newer to membership The destruction of a surface apunions of the C. I. O. So the Old Men are now concentrating on pearance of unity will thus be comsplitting all the state and city cen- pensated by the freeing of the C. I. O. councils to establish a healthy, tral bodies. The C. I. O. has been slow to set vigorous and growing labor moveup its industrial union councils, ment locally, just as the C. I. O. corresponding to city and state itself has already done nationally. federations of the A. F. of L. Only As for real labor unit, Sinbad some 50 have been chartered so far. It has sought to preserve local C. I. O. is as ready and as eager and regional unity as long as the for that as he has always been. But the Old Men will have to put aside Old Men would permit. There is now sufficient C. I. O. their devilments and come awalk-in- . For there isnt a chance in the organization in the main industrial world industrial new that he will let them get areas to make the councils that will have to be set up, their death grip on his strong immediately and obviously the shoulders again. Walker-Hine- r 3 4. Mmmm |