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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH JUNE 7. 1935. Utaf) ALL WORKERS MUST JOIN A UNION labor MM Eatabliahcd 1929 04 matter March 28 1930 at the port office Entered a. second-cla- rt at Salt Lake City. Utah, under the Act of March 3. 1879. of Labor, Official publication of the Utah State Federation Subscription 11.50 per annum Advertising rates by request. Labor News, Address all communications and remittances to Utah Utah. Lake City, 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Published weekly M. I THOMPSON L M. THOMPSON at 4thlilrt 24 South Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Telephone Was. 2981. ' Publisher t. I":::: Office Manager COAL STABILIZATION IS NECESSARY ... 2s ass UWVh?WllCdSES the production, distribution, and use .of com pV'I coal m of interest to regulate the industry in the who mine coal are vitally The more than half a million workers condition. "l,eDcdrib?nl penalties which present committee impo recomcommerce on the miners the report of the senate mending the enactment of the bill says: exerts n The ruthless competition among operators of the mining the the prosperity miners, influence on the wages of directly or mdirec y, communities and standards of living of all who, of means support. their rlenend on the coal industry for cost of producing total the cent of 65 per Since labor represents of costs production are other bituminous coal, and since most of the n the fieI constitute the of miners the wages practically irreducible, pautheir which the warring operators habitually fight Commenting on the conditions which prevailed prior to the codes Act, the of fair competition under the National Industrial Recovery Tv!U. TJ& never-end.n- g, mogt proHfic coal regions of the country the were annulled. miners union was ousted, and its wage scale and as a the miners wages were reduced to starvation levels, became of the operators a majority result of ruthless competition, edict of the su With the bituminous coal code abolished by the the prompt enact preme court declaring the NRA unconstitutional, the protection for not only ment of the Guffey bill becomes imperative the and public, as general of the but operators of the mine workers, of ii Its enactment becomes doubly imperative with the threat oi because June on 16, nation-wid- e strike of bituminous coal miners and miners between representatives the breakdown of negotiations for a renewal of the agreement which expires on that date commjtteejUtes. Subse-auentl- y, operators NEWS and COMMENT (Continued from page 1) It is apparent that those who oppose majority rule in effect collective bargaining, and the making of collective agreements as the end whereof, by seeking to create conditions making such accomplishment impossible. The majority rule principle is sound. The majority rule is the basis of all our democratic institutions. The majority rule incorporation bill is an in the Wagner-Conner- y statesmanindustrial of example ship. It was one of the main principles in the procedure of the War Labor board, and is an essential part of the Railway Labor Act of 1934. The enactment of this provision into statute law will do much to make bona fide collective bargaining the rule in industry and thus op-.po- . Na-tion- se al Paste one thing in your hat: Labor, now as ever, gets what it is strong enough to command. That has been eternal history it probably will run into the future as far it does into the past. Nobody passes the silver platter to labor not unless everything has been taken off first, and then not unless the platter is chained to its owner. Its axiomatic. Its clear as day. Its one of those things to which there is no answer. If there is an unorganized man or woman, the thing to do is to man or woman. that get If majorities are the rule, we had better get majorities, and, in the end, always, majorities do rule. Some will point to the Mussolinis. Yes, they have been in power in some places for what in the long march of time is but a flicker. Their doom was sealed before they were born. They will pass. Again majorities will rule. But, before majorities can rule, they have to be organized, in one way or another stand unitedly for one thing. Of course, there are no majorities unless there is a majority unity of purpose and viewpoint. That is why labor gets now, and yesterday, and tomorrow, what it is strong enough to command. It is fear and influence that have a majority. If labor were handed a filled silver platter, it would lose it sooner or later, unless it possessed the strength of majority. The millennium is not going to be made up of gifts. Nor of laws. It will be made up largely of recognized rights. But rights are seldom recognized unless, and until, a majority compels an unwilling minority to quit hogging the road. Human freedom is based upon conquest by majorities. Kings and tyrants have fallen before the onward march of education, organization, and determination. You do not believe it? Read history, observe events, learn .truths. You will believe and organize. Only poor fools think they can ride to salvation in an easy chair, propelled by efforts other than their own. Nobody has discovered perpetual motion, nor freedom won without effort. The history of the gaining of human freedom is written in tragedy, conflict, and sacrifice. Events today are moving with lightning speed. Perhaps there is a vast congealing of a majority opinion. But, unless the majority can stick together, the victory will all go to the other side. ' For labor the road is clear. with ntelligence and with a knowledge that human progress all the way rests upon the understanding and the determination of the people Self-relianc- abor unions. The NRA has been scrapped. And big business is out to reduce wages and lengthen hours of work. In order to maintain what you have, and strengthen organization, so that you may secure better wages and better working conditions, it is up to you to join the only organization that will fight the battles of the workers. Labor unions are for workers. r-state wages instead of taxes. The committee estimates that the working hours of 20,000,000 workers would be regulated by the bill with a probable reduction of 25 per cent in average weekly hours, and that more than 5,000,000 men and and women would be removed from public relief rolls. .. The bill will strike an effective blow at unemployment. 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Mr. Orr is talking to London. Then why on earth doesnt he use the telephone? long-fermenti- government agencies, and to industries and their in of provide for the settlement contracts for servces to dustrial disputes without resort to making be performed with the U. S. govstrikes. ernment. The measure also provides that Week Work Short the reduction in hours shall be apWith the total unemployed work plied without reduction in wages. ers numbering 11 million, and with In urging the necessity for the on million 20 over public enactment of the measure, provfd-- . persons relief rolls, the immediate enact ing jobs for some of the huge army ment by congress of the Black-Co- n of unemployed, the judiciary comweek bill becomes of mittee nery says: paramount importance. We should no longer temporize which The provisions of the bill, with the cancerous condition of unhas been favorably reported by the employment. which is attacking the senate judiciary committee and the very vitals of our civilization. We house labor committee, are simple. must choose between a adjusting in They prevent the shipment vast regular army of mendicants articommerce of certain and readjusting our working concles and commodities in connection ditions so as to jobs for with which persons are employed the idle instead ofprovide . doles. more than five days a week or six A shorter work week will inhours a day. stall happiness and hope to millions In addition to establishing the who will be given employment. The 111 compulsory work week in interas passed, will increase prostate commerce, the measure adds duction throughout the nation. It to its strength by making the will our idle toilers with support indusshorter hours applicable to tries borrowing money from the 03E33S5 Of course you are Interested in realize that a shorter work week is the only adequate remedy to pro- getting the facts. The Utah Labor vide them with work at decent News will give the facts. wages. In examining recruits for aviation and other specialized forms of service, most thorough and exacting tests are required. Some of those who have been tried have proven true. These principles apply to advertising. Tests are made. Some have tried circulars and found them fallen by the wayside. Others have tried folders. Sometimes these go to the waste basket. Others have proven that the Labor . paper an invited guest in the wage earners homes is given the most reader consideration. Advertising in This Paper Reaches the Best Paid Workers in Utah 231-3- 5 The Utah Labor News |