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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. JUNE 4,' 1937. LABOR ON ITS FORWARD MARCH (Continued from page .2) unions chartered by national and international unions holding membership in the Committee for Industrial Organization be dissociated from membership m state federations of labor and city central bodies directly chartered by the American Federation of Labor, There you are! Those are the orders and there were no spokesmen for state federations and city central bodies in the conference. Subversive Policy Hie executive council after illegal suspension of the original C. I. 0. affiliate international unions hasnt had guts enough to expel them now it musters into service for the dirty work, state federations and city central bodies to eliminate from affiliation those local unions that are C. I. 0. affiliates. Thats the usual subversive policy let the little fellow do the bidding of the big fellow who sits upon the cushions and draws his salary check. This A. F. of L. declaration of war is a pretty desperate measure and will draw the lines between the vertical and horizontal union advocates. A number of international unions which have so far remainec in the A. F. of L. are likely to withdraw from it, especially when they are called upon to pay a double per capita tax for a reprisal campaign C. I. O. Not Worried C. I. O. officers and members are certainly not worried. The action of the A. F. of L. conference was The Utah Consumers Cooperative Association was organized for the benefit of the consumer, and to promote a general movement for a unified cooperative system in the state of Utah. The Utah Consumers Cooperative Association follows the aims and purposes set forth in the well known Rochdale System plan of cooperatives. President Joseph A. Anderson said: Our short experience has already taught us that we must have efficient management 0 anwauis 13 up-to-da- te money you save on the price and the uniformly high quality you get in every filling of GOLDEN The oc- - EAGLE. t tane count, adapted to this altitude, insures smooth, antiknock operation. Try a filling . . . test it-- o cjyvi-- i ;i GEE) THE the Utah State Agricultural lege at Logan on July col- 0. New State Director E. D. Hawkins has been appointed director of the Utah Self-Hel- p Cooperative board. Mr. Hawkins, whose full time for the last few years has been devoted to co- operative education, brings to the Self-llel- p program a wealth of experience. Al-pin- o. 0. ed THE SENSATIONAL NEW 1937 SUPER 6 utive board declares, is to give the meeting a representative charac ter and to be a party to the continued attack on the C. I. 0. The board recalls that although the last A. F. of L. convention authorized the A. F. of L. executive board to call a special convention, this was for the special meeting of craft union officials because a special convention would have meant representation for the Federal local unions. State federations, and city central bodies, many of which have gone on record either in support of the C. I. O.s organizational drive or against the executive councils action. t 0 0 Capacity: 6.23 Cu. Ft. Shelf area : 12.3 Sq. Ft. Jljn ed WISCONSIN IS FIRST SET UP C. I. 0. UNIT 105 cubes of ice 7b lbs. of ice cold control Ten-poi- nt c Dtilux finish TO defrosting Semi-automat- ic Special to the Utah Labor News MILWAUKEE The first formal action to organize state federation and city central bodies independent of A. F. of L. control was taken by Wisconsin C. I. 0. labor groups when they issued a call for convention to be held here June $5 and 6. At an informal conference L confer- i side-track- extra miles are in the cooperative ps posed. To be present, the A. N. G. exec- The the summer ence to be held on the campus of and dependable merchandise; suit Co-o- p Research the best thing that has happened able equipment (the The Wl'A cooperative education as far as the C. I. 0. is concerned. cooperative recently received a program is moving forward in of award its for diploma hygienic Utah. The cooperative teachers will mean the immediate formaIt will be collecting data this summer tion of C. I. O. state councils, and fine cooling system); a system of to be compiled into manuals and city central councils, and a doubled record keeping so that every memhandbooks for use in next winters effort to organize the unorganized ber will know the amount of his Some 25 educational program. workers. In fact, already in some purchases and the amount of his when their time HliYidend3 will teachers tliey ?re allocated; industries applications for mem employ hold direc and under the on case studies membership regular writing bership in the C. I. O. are coming direction of D. D. Adamson of in faster than organizing staffs tors meetings (members of board of directors serve without pay); a are geared to handle them. Nathan Hale, a graduate of B. The latest order of the A. F. of policy of cleanliness throughout, by On Co-oHolyoke which Y. be members an assured U., will have charge of another may L. will practically ruin a number CooperGeorge Holyoke says: which will have as its goal mainand inviting service; pleasing of state federations of labor, and ation touches no mans fortune, project of better buying worka reasonable tain the and preparation wage wipe out of existence several city seeks no plunder, causes no dis- handbooks. hours and cherish for ing employes central bodies. in society, gives no trouAnother project is the Cooperaa feeling of fellowship among em- turbance C. I. O. In Utah ble to statesmen, enters into no tive and And above Digest of most of the better all, secret associations, contemplates patrons. Take the Utah federaton for ex- ployes books. Research workwe we to found had observe cooperative strictly no violence, subverts no order, enample: when the United Mine the now preparing materials on principle of doing all business vies no dignity, asks no favor, ers are Workers of America, International credit unions, marketing cooperaUnion of Mine, Mill and Smelter for cash. no terms with the idler, and keeps insurance Doubles cooperatives, and Business will break no faith with the indus- tives, Workers, Oil Refinery Workers and auditing. of the months four cooperative opDuring a few others are dropped' from aftrious. has filiation it will leave a mere hand- eration, our organization Co-o- p Insurance ful in the A. F. of L. state organi- forged steadily ahead. We now Co-o- p A. secretary Conference Christensen, George over 500 signed members and zation. These organizations have have we are enjoying an increase in vol- - j A vacation and a cooperative of the Bear River Mutual Insurfurnished about 80 per cent of the the general ance company, reports: weAthad financial income for the state fed- ume of business of more than 100 ' conference combined is the a of 1936, the year per cent over that of the first outline of the program laid down close of reserve $144,-00eration in 'the past few years. of hand on sumsurplus by the Cooperative education The Wyoming federaton will be month. The first quarter of 1937 The committee. A conference is mer membership one of the hardest hit in the Rocky met May 22 in the Gov- shows a surplus reserve of Mountain states. It may go out our aim. Our experience has shown committee ernors board room and decided on of existence entirely. Eliminate the coal miners and oil workers in Wymembership of 64,700, decision was YOU SHARE IN TIIE PROFITS oming and it leaves only a hand- reached to issue a call to all C. I. ful in the federation. O. unions to elect delegates on a We Welcome You as a Customer or a Member On 'the other hand the C. I. 0. representative basis. 9 state councils will be the big and UTAH CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE Temporary Committee flourishing organizations in all of The convention will elect officers ASSOCIATION the intermountain states. and an executive board, set up a VEGETABLES FRUITS FRESII MEATS GROCERIES permanent state body and charter NEWSPAPER GUILD STAYS Wasatch 4864 central labor unions in local com860 South Main AWAY FROM A. F. L. MEET munities. WE DELIVER JUST PHONE Emil Costello, state representaSpecial to the Utah Labor News tive and C. I. O. organizer, who NEW YORK The executive (Gmtinued on page 4) board decided not to be represented at the meeting of A. F. of L. unions held in Cincinnati May 24. The A. N. G. board claims that the meeting is undemocratic and its purpose is to aim a further attack at labor unity, to which it is opwell-inform- HUDHigniF that cooperation is new to a great many of our members and an educational program through the medium of membership meetings and distribution of cooperative literature is fundamental in a successful business operation of a cooperative institution. The splendid market of the cooperative association is located At 860 South Main street, Salt Lake City. Mr. Anderson invites those interested in cooperation and in good merchandise to visit the store. The officers and board of directors are Mr. Anderson, president; O. W. Carlson, prominent Salt Lake City attorney, vice president; George A. Christensen, manager Bear River Mutual Insurance company, secretary-treasure- r; Ilyrum Kirkham, store manager; Lawrence T. Epperson, Alfonzo Finck, Stanley N. Child, M. I. Thompson, C. N. Lund, and Donald llogan, directors. at- DOWN USUAL tended by over 250 delegates, representing 56 unions with a total CARRYING CHARGE mMtQHHQP GocDEnjnGEEiEume UJBSBICH.STnTIOnS OHsiinDEREnoEm USE Pikes Peak SUPER QUALITY FLOUR o Made By The Dusler Flour Hills VERY LIBERAL TERMS 5 Yr. PROTECTION PLAN SALT LAKE CITY'S MOST COMPLETE DEPT. STORE Gfl0& 0011000(3 ? 000 80 MAIN AT BROADWAY t |