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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. JUNE POLITICAL OUTLOOK LABOR ON ITS FORWARD MARCH (Continued from Page 1) some phase of the subject were introduced into 23 legislatures. Laws were enacted in Indiana, Washington, Delaware, Nebraska, Ohio and Rhode Island. Idaho, Maine, Montana and Oregon, provided for committees to study the problem and Idaho and Montana each appropriated $5000 for the purpose. New York amended its law to provide for funeral expenses in silicosis cases. The Indiana law is modeled on the Illinois Jaw of 1936, and provides for elective coverage, leaving the employer who does not elect jiable to damage suits for a maximum of $10,000 with common law defenses abrogated, provided negligence can be proved; violation of the state law constitutes negli- gence. The act applies to occupational disease arising out of and in the course of employment and a detailed compensation schedule is provided, including double compenmisation for illegally-employe- d nors. Disablement must occur within a year after last exposure, except in the case of silicosis or when the period is three and death must occur withyears, in one year of disablement. Worksilicosis or men with asbestosis may, with the approval of the board, waive 50 per cent of compensation due to disablement resulting from further exposure. Substitute compensation systems, equivalent to the benefits provided by the law, are permitted on approval. The act is to be administered by the Industrial board. Washington has adopted coverage for a schedule of occupational diseases, including dust diseases, providing the claimant has been employed in the state for three years immediately preceding and has had a substantial exposure to conditions peculiarly conducive to the disease contracted. .However, the cost of such coverage is to be borne equally by employer and emis, non-disabli- ng ploye. In Nebraska, the legislature passed a bill including any occupational disease contracted in battery manufacturing plants among those to be compensated. In Rhode Island, the senate and house passed a bill providing limited compensation payments for total disability due to silicosis or asbestosis. In Ohio, silicosis has been added to the schedule of compensable diseases and benefits are payable for total disability or death. In Utah a bill to cover occupational diseases was introduced in the senate by Senator E. M. Royle, but through the manipulations of labor politicians it died in the senate. Anti-Lab- Hysteria or Through devious methods of propaganda and pressure the big boys of Wall Street are hoping to create hysa wave of public anti-labteria. They are making a drive for compulsory arbitration and for compulsory incorporation of trade unions. Previous to the supreme courts decision upholding the Wagner Labor Act, there was a real split in the camp of reaction on the proper or for tactics The sapping labors majority of the strength. still living in an intellectual vacuum that preserved the mummies of the paradise, were committed to a denial of the policy of most elementary labor rights unless forced to concede by strike action. But now that even the supreme court has been compelled to reject this view as inexpedient politically and the and socially, the more sophisticated minority among the fat bovs have become more united under a, common slogan: Amend the Wagner Act. And by amending it, the Moguls dont merely mean to weaken it. Theyre out to reshape it into a definite anti-labweapon. Fraudulent Grounds The grounds on which compulsory arbitration and compulsory are amendments incorporation big-time- Coolidge-Mellon-Hoov-- er do-or-d- ie die-har- or ds rs, (Continued from Page C) During the press conference in We are the morning, he said: making no provisions in our contracts for differentials in wages between the North and the South. There no longer is a separate picture for the North, and another picture for the South. We will have a uniformity of labor costs. We will eliminate labor as a factor in industrial competition. Industry must compete on the basis of efficiency, not on the basis of a mad race to break down labor standards. Declaration On C. I. (). Ex(UNS) pressing hearty approval of the action of the general executive board in helping to initiate the Committee for Industral Organization and affiliating with it, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union passed a resolution at the Atlantic City convention recommending continued support and financial assistance. In thus joining the C. I. O., the G. E. B. gave logical expression to the past history and the present life of our Union, the declaration stated, always stood for indusWASHINGTON tral unionism. Asserting that the I. L. G. W. had always stood for industrial unionism and had proved an outstanding example of the wisdom and necessity for having one union in an industry so that there may be no conflicts or jurisdiction, no confusions of counsel and no dissipation of energies, the resolution expressed unquestioned confidence in the value of organization on an industrial union basis. STRONG FIGHT TO KEEP 36-HO- WEEK PHILADELPHIA (UNS) Workers Union has been holding out in conferences with the company for a continuance of the week in effect before the strike. The company, which employs 10,000 workers, has been closed 36-ho- ur sought are clearly a fraud. In unison, the U. S. chamber of commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the reactionary press and other Wall Street spokesmen generally proclaim that the Wagner Act must be amended because it is unfair to organized industry. The bosses must be protected too. In other words, the existing Wagner law, which at best can merely lessen some of the more flagrant inequalities in bargaining strength as between the bosses and their employes, is onesided, and helpful only to the labor unions. This is the balderdash by which the Wall Street wiseacres think they can clip the wings of the labor movement. It is dished out, moreover, with a complete deadpan expression and with many pious protestations of belief in collective bargaining. For exof the Association National ample Manufacturers, the core of the open-sho- p movement, and functioning only to defend that policy, proclaims that among its members are many pioneers in collective barand complains that gaining strikes have added new burdens to our efforts to bring complete reemployment and to lift the nation to a firmer foundation of better living for all its people. .And the U. S. champer of comd merce adorns with tributes to the necessity for increased mass purchasing power its demands that picketing be limited by statute to the giving of information, that strikes against public utilities be outlawed, and that union contributions to political campaign funds be barred. Time will tell how far they will be able to convert congress with their propaganda. Salt Lake Mill Company SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Office and Factory 49 North 5th West At the monthly business meeting of Womans Auxiliary No. 16 to Typographical union No 115 at the home of Mrs. R. II. Smith, 1953 View street, Tuesday, there were 17 members present. As the president, Mrs. M. L. Hamson, was unable io attend, Mrs. W. A. Parker presided. The auditors report was read or and approved. or Mrs. P. D. Park, delegate to the Union Label league, gave an interesting report of union activities. She reported that largo numbers AS TO WOMEN of grocery clerks and milk wagon IN THE MAIL drivers have signed with the union, and a charter is being drawm up And Now Men Are Realizing the Obvious Fact That Women Too Editor Utah Labor News: for clothing clerks and also for Must Be Organized. workers in candy factories. She Let me congratulate you for the effective way you are supporting reported that womens dresses By DOROTHY McCONNELL the Presidents plan of court rebearing the union label can now be obtained at some of tlv stores; , Its easy enough to get hot about form. Keep up the good work until mans at- this reform becomes the law of the also that Royal Purple hosiery is the average trade-unio- n in women titude toward industry, land. just There seems agreement among down 100 per cent since the strike but before we get too hot itswomthe part was called April 30, according to as well to rememrier that Utahs senator, Wilin the past. For observers President Edward McCloskey and an has playedshe liam II. King, who is opposing has been unorExecutive Board Chairman Fred the most part court reform has come Roosevelts Being unorganized she to where he openly despises those McCall, of Local No. 102. McCall ganized. low wages and long has w'orked and McCloskey were in Washing- hours. She for a scab often and who elected him and has turned to was ton recently to confer with C.I.O. the ones who betrayed always a potential scab. To tell representing officials about the strike situation. the and robbed the trade-uniopeople. recn man truth, the Unions Demands I Senator remember King in his to himself as a her danger ognized By the 'terms of the closed shop and she was. But he did not go campaign for his reelection in 1931. agreement with the company, about correcting the danger in the He promised to support the Presiwhich expired last January, the the right way. He tried to push dent and his New Deal program. minimum wage was set at 59 cents her out. I heard him speak and declare himProfor men and 44 for C. I. O. now points the way self in favor of the Presidents The for for w'omen to become visions for time and one-ha- lf part of the program. He claimed to be a proovertime were also included. C. I. O. lead- gressive and for the people of Utah movement. The labor The union is now demanding a ers have announced they are out to and the United States. As soon as wage increase of 10 cents an hour organize the unorganized workers. he was reelected and returned to with a differential of five cents for Women will be organized. At the Washington he forgot his promises night wrork. Negotiations for a peak of the influence of the A. F. to the people of Utah and has been new contract have been held on L. there were only 30C,000 wom- constantly opposed to legislation and off since the strike started and of en organized. During the war, recommended by our President. It are still going on. women were appears to me that King has been of millions when The company has offered inlabor lost long on promises and short on thrown industry, jnto creases of four and five cents an won of the gains through delivery. hour but union representatives are many of The workers Let us not who it years struggle. holding out for more substantial who went to war had left their jobs who came to us forget in the midst of the terms. The main point of differ- in the hands of unorganized women. depression to alleviate the sufence between the two groups is the Perhaps the C. I. O. does not call ferings of the poor with wrork-relie- f, question of increasing the hours of itself and an anti-wfood, moratoriums on taxes work. bet- and mortgages; tried to raise farm no we that but movement, say Mass picketing demonstrations antiincome, cut working hours and eshave been held in which thousands ter job could be done for the than war those against tablished a minimum wage in inof workers have taken part. A fascists and women down and break to dustry, and otherwise help the sufspirit of good nature and confi- theorganize which workers division between fering American people. All good dence has dominated the strike, men utilize. and women will remember that fascists the which has been entirely peaceful. who are opposing Roosevelts those Pickets are kept at the plants at on court reform were in powrer and sat we are while And we might, night to see that the company does not remove any dies or machinery. the subject, think of inthethepart the idly by while the people were beworkers wife plays strug- trayed, robbed, and turned out to The role of women appeared possible starvation and exposure. gle. Leather Workers particularly clear in the auto workP. D. W., Ogden. BOSTON (UNS) The largest ers in Michigan. One womstrike union in the leather industry has an told her story in the official pabeen granted a charter by the Comof the Womens Auxiliary to per mittee for Industrial Organization. the WELCOME, LABOR United Automobile Workers in a After referendum vote of the Detroit. She said: During the membership showed an overwhelm- weeks previous to the sit-i- n he ing majority in favor of affiliation (my husband attended union meet. with the C. I. O., the National ings much too often, to my way of Leather Workers Association re- thinking. I asked about the doquested and was granted jurisdicand this is the answer I altion over all workers employed in ings ways got, Oh, we just talked.' or. about tanneries. Finally she got mad and went to West So. Formerly an independent union see what this union was which was with headquarters in Boston, the keeping her husband away from F. P. FINSTER, Mgr. N. L. W. A. has six locals in Mass- home. At her visit she was drawn achusetts. one in New Jersey, and into the strike preparations, beFriend of Labor one in Ohio. came part of the Auxiliary and ends her story by saying: Ive anti-fasci- ar Colorado Market 2nd 594 Keeping Posted Green You must be fond of the movies, old boy, to go twice a week. Uowarth Its not that exactly. go regularly I cant understand what my children are saying. You see, if I dont Disposition, Not Age At a course for transport officers in India one subaltern had not paid a great deal of attention to the lectures, and on the last day he was asked by the commandant to step forward and tell the age of a mule. The young officer opened the mules mouth in gingerly fashion and peered inside. Then he said with a diffident cough: Well er sir, I dont know that I can give you the er age of this mule, but, judging by the look of his tongue,- Id say he was up very late last night. - FATHERS DAY Sunday, June 20 R3(B CIGARS Pleasure-Smok- e yr y Salt Lake City, Utah VTVTVV T V V T Chief Consolidated Mining Company Rock and Lime Products Department High Calcium Lime PUREST CALCIUM IN THE WEST HIGH CALCIUM LUMP LIME HIGH CALCIUM CHEMICAL HYDRATE MASONS AND FINISHING HYDRATE HIGH CALCIUM LIMESTONE FOR SUGAR MFG. AND SMELTER FLUXING The quality of the products under this Brand are Distinctive. We specialize in High Class Lime for Special Requirements Samples and Quotations Furnished on Request Inquiries Solicited We are prepared to ship on short notice Bulk, Bags, Barrels. Hydrate Packed in CUBAN CIGAR CO. Wasatch 5017 st j Every Puff a Mill Work and Lumber 7 1937. now union, though it does not bear only one regret, and that is that I didnt get mad and investigate this the union label. It was reported that plans are union long before I did. I feel Ive being made for a parade and cele- missed a lot. But as our men go bration on Labor Day and the back to work, I can say with the auxiliary was asked to cooperate. others, We won and Im proud A veteran organizer told me It was decided to notify the committee that the auxiliary will work once that half the dissension in a with the Typographical union In strike came because of the woman back home. He said that the whatever it plans to do. It was reported that Mrs. J. T. bosses realized this and that in their anti-labOConnor is still quite ill. propaganda they in held went after the women. It would The next meeting will be be hard for anti-labpropaganda September. A girl baby was bom to Mr. anr to succeed with women who have been a part of a trade union Mrs. F. R. Miller May 31. TYPO AUXILIARY SMOKE EXTENDING BEST WISHES TO OUR FRIENDS WHO LABOR 1, w-a- Claiming that the increase in weekly hours asked by Philco would throw 3,000 employes out of jobs, the United Electrical and Radio mealy-mouthe- 1 608 Dooly Building and 10-Pou- nd 50-Pou- nd Valve Bags Was. 4729 .A A A A. Paper Salt Lake City A,. s |