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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. MAY 21. 1937. S . a favorable stand NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE FATALITIES; LABOR ON ITS C. I. O in the Los DRIVE CAREFULLY-AKRI- VE Labor Council. MARCH FORWARD SAFELY (Continued from page 1) totaled 4007 during this period in 1937 as compared with 3194 during the same time in 1936. The following tabulation shows the relative death toll in each of the reporting states, comparisons being made both on an actual and percentage basis: DECREASE (Continued from page 4) Motion the Federated Picture Crafts, made up of 11 affiliated unions, affects several thousand craftsmen and laborers in the movie industry. Moulders, plumbers, costumers, cooks, stationary en gineers, studio utility workers, boilermakers, and machinists are included among the workers on strike. Delegates from various unions affiliated with the F. M. P. C. took the same old interests. You see, today theres no Andy Mellon in the cabinet no Andy to turn to a fellow member Harry Now, Daugherty and say softly, Harry, I think . Its different now. We are out of the Ilarding-Coolidge-IIoov- er days, the Harry Daugherty days and the Andy Mellon days. And where once an attorney general was kicked upstairs to the supreme court when he wanted to sue the aluminum monopoly, NOW POLITICAL OUTLOOK (Continued from Page 1) What to do: Senators and congressmen, Congressman Martin Dies, and the House Committee on Labor should be deluged with protests against this bill or any embodying any of its principles which may be introduced. Concurrent Resolution 7 (Pittman). This resolution is a declaration of strikes, industrial espionage, and violation of the Wagner Act. This resolution was passed by the senate, and is scheduled for de- sit-do- bate in the house. A divided report from the Labor Committee, the majority of which approved the report, while the minority disapproved the section condemning indicates considerable discussion on the resolution before it is passed. What to do: Express your dis approval of the resolution insofar as it relates to strikes, to congressmen. Write to Congressmen Kent Keller (111.); James II. Gildea, (Pa.); and John Lesinski (Mich.), expressing approval of their stand against this resolution. These are the minority committee members who in their report declared that the Liberty Leagues forced on attack of the workers by tha attitude of employers. Fast work is jeeded on this resolution, if it is not already passed by the time ycu read this. sit-down- s, sit-do- that monopoly is under real fire, driven to seek respite through an amazing and queer injunction suit. Time marches on, but special interests keep up the fight to the last ditch. Special interests are fighting the people today, over the shoulders of Franklin Dj Roosevelt. The propaganda of trickery will go on. It probably will be speeded up. No new arguments. Same old stuff. But maybe new sound effects more brass bands. Behind every brass band a pluto cratic idea. And, perhaps, on every plutocratic head a potential brass hat. So, boys and girls, keep on watch. There wont ever be much deliverance for those who dont want it. The Presidents plan is aimed at a system a method a WAY of doing things. And well, plutes HOLD YOUR HATS. Here comes another big newly-organiz- ed blow! State Labor Offices Orgifhized labor has to its credit the creation of three new state labor departments this year. Arkan sas, Georgia, and Indiana, have joined the list of states that have set up branches of state government devoted to the protection of AT EVERY MEAL wage earners on a par with those long ago established for the proEAT tection of farmers. These new labor departments are d Reactionaries Funny thing, the way the die- given the power to inspect all work hard reactionaries talk about stop- places, to enforce the labor laws, ping Roosevelt on the, supreme to draw up rules and regulations for the prevention of accidents and court plan. If they stop anybody it wont be occupational diseases, to conciliate and mediate in labor disputes, and Roosevlt. Itll be the people. has always built the duty of reporting annually to Thai crowd ' the legislature and the governor It s Slo-bakstravy men: ' The court issue is the peoples on the conditions of wage earners in the various occupations of the issue. Xoosevelt formulated it. Some- state. In Arkansas and Georgia TUNE IN body always does that. George the state labor department i3 also "Washington did it, Lincoln did it, to administer the unemployment and so compensation acts and the state Pretty Kitty Kelly Teddy Roosevelt did it Woodrow Wilson. did employment service. In Indiana KSL - 1:15 P. M. and Georgia it administers the to was wanted What they really Every Mon. - Tues - Wed. workmens compensation act. Ar the what from stop people getting Thurs. - Fri. is one kansas of the two states the people wanted. without workmens old compensation war cry today Its the same legislation (the bill to establish a system of compensation failed of passage during the recent session BEST WISHES TO UTAH LABOR y a narrow margin). However, at 4 his same session the Arkansas la bor commissioner was given the power to assist wage earners to collect wages due and to establish labor standards for apprentices. All three of the labor commissioners appointed by the governors of the respective states are mem Salt Lake City 136 South West Temple bers of organized labor with long records of service to their groups. Labor representation is required on a number of boards that will be set up to assist in the administra Welcome, Labor tion of the new laws. In Arkansas there is an advisory apprenticeWhen in Salt Lake City Stop at ship council and in Georgia and In diana there are industrial boards in the departments of labor to formulate safety rules. State advisory councils to pass on policies in 1000 SOUTH STATE STREET connection with unemployment FRIENDS OF LABOR compensation benefits are also required in the state unemployment in compensation laws enacted Georgia and Arkansas. ; A single department responsible OUR BEST WISHES TO UTAH LABOR for the administration of the various laws and programs, and equipLet Us Help You Build and Modernize ped with the necessary power and authority, has been widely recognized as essential to promoting intelligently the welfare of all classGeneral Contracting es of labor. Last year Louisiana and South Carolina, and the year before Alabama and Rhode Island, 1887 South 10th East Hyland 7326 secured this advance for their workers. self-defen- recently on the ter to cover caretakers, foremen, Angeles Central truck drivers, mechanics, clerical, laborers, equipment operators and Officials of the International Al- skilled workmen employed in road liance of Theatrical and Stage em- maintenance. Brophy announced that organizployes, of the A. F. of L.t are charged by the Federated Crafts ed highway employes of Indiana with attempting to break the strike County have also applied for affiliin spite of the fact that the rank ation with the C. I. O. Allegheny and file of their membership is op- County employes are already organized and are expected to join posed to such action. with employes in other counties In the movement to establish a single Textile Drive union for all state highway emRecent NEW YORK (UNS) ployes. the drive in textile developments indicate that the campaign is beVotes for C. I. O, ginning to take hold in the South. TexMORGANTOWN, W. Va.' (UNS) Sidney Hillman, head of the CommitFairmont aluminum workers, the Workers tile Organizing tee has announced that a number first group of aluminum workers of important neogtiations are being in America to form a union, has been made Local No. 1 of the carried on. Workers of America, . Many contracts are expected to Aluminum C. I. O. affiliate. follow in the path of the Dallas Formerly Federal Local No. Manufacturing Co. of Huntsville. Ala., the first southern cotton mill 18292, of the American Federation of Labor, the Fairmont group voted to sign with the T. W. O. C. overwhelmingly at a recent meetAsk for C. 1. O. Charters ing to give up its A. F. of L. charOr- ter and join other aluminum workWASHINGTON (UNS) of ganization Pennsylvania .High- ers of the country in forming a the Committee strong national industrial union. into workers way Fairmont delegates to the New for Industrial Organization is unof Kensington, Pa., convention which derway, director John Brophy, the C. I. O. announced after a del- launched the Aluminum Workers egation of Butler County employ- of America, recommended the afes of the Pennsylvania State High- filiation in their report to local way Department, conferred with members. Paul Hall, president of the Fairmont local, was elected him recently in Washington. The delegation was headed by vice president of the national unMitchell Itudiak, vice president of ion. An aggressive campaign to orthe United Highway Workers of Fred and Ketsch, ganize the 50,000 aluminum workPennsylvania, of the country into the C. I. O. ers It of Pa. both Butler, treasurer, C. is getting well under way. union made formal application for a union char O. industrial local I. (Continued on page 6) se Die-Har- WONDER BREAD ed Pullman Wholesale Tailors Ettalln IPaEfe Salzner Construction Co. Always a Helping Hand To the Oppressed Workers Dear Jack: American worker Certainly if you are a and think of your future and the future of your loved ones, you should become a regular subscriber to the UTAH LAred-bloode- d BOR NEWS. THE UTAH LABOR NEWS is at all times ready to organized or unorganized. It has been doing this for many years. Very few are honest enough to admit it, but nevertheless it is a fact, that the UTAH LABOR NEWS has done more for the advancement of Utah workers than any other medium. I am for it, and I want you to join me in enlarging its subscription list. Lets keep in step with Labor On Its Forward March. give a helping hand to oppressed workers P. S. 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