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Show X UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH SEPTEMBER 30, 1938 Industrial Unions Swedens Choice IN THE MAIL Frey Hits Federal Labor Industrial unionism has proved Control Acts its efficiency in Sweden. It is pre- ferred by both workers and man- - Special to the Utah Labor News A demand HOUSTON, Texas agement, and is the dominant form of labor organization. There i3 no or less, government interference in desire to return to old fashioned regulating wages and industrial relations generally and more cooper- craft forms. , stion between industry and labor conclu-of 1 some are These the sions drawn by Paul N. Norgren, I featured the report of reactionary in an impartial study of Swedish John I Frey, president of the labor relations recently published "Jeal Trades Department of the A. in the Harvard Business Review F. L., to the annual convention of under the title, Sweden; Where Hie Department here. Frey is a stand-pRepublican of the old 1 I at school. Declaring that the trade union movement was founded on selfI in industry instead of government of evidence no is there day, and government by bureaus and admin-2- . a desire to return to craftism. The Swedish workers, like I istrators, Mr. Frey said that Con-th- e might establish the proper employers before them, have Sress and rules under which adequate the become convinced of superior- I to be business is conducted, and a as union industrial the ity of business and H?at organized labor bargaining agency. through the conference room and Contracts Industry-Wid- e ' 3. Wage contracts are nego- - collective bargaining must then basis, work out the problem of stable pro-an- d tiated on an industry-wid- e workers and employers alike d?cHon any the economically sound wealth created. are organized industrially. The vision of the not Although specifically result (has been) a substantial of wage and jesting any amendments to the Labor Relations Act, Frey throughout National working conditions the saic administration of the Act each major industry. rs 4. Craft unions are taboo. Even yas a disrupting factor in BLAMES POWER TRUST CONTROL OF LABOR CONVENTION Editor Utah Labor News: I was a delegate to the recent conven tion of the Utah State Federation of Labor in Provo, but due to ur gent personal affairs was unable to attend all of the sessions. Consequently I did not and could not keep track of all the play, especial ly that behind the scenes. Bits of information have been dropping since, and so it now appears clear that the electric trust used the convention thoroughly to bolster its interests. The repeal of the constitutional provision favoring' public ownership I am advised was engineered and put over by power company delegates. The utilities union had an international vice president at the convention and succeeded in seating some 30 delegates, these, together with the traction company union delegates, gave the utilities more than of the entire voting strength of the convention. I think the whole proceedings in this repeal, power, and other issues should be investigated and revealed. Lets have the light turned on the combine! A DELEGATE, Provo. one-four- th of bill. I am very much interestet in your paper. It is very fortunate indeed that we have men yet in this wonderful country of ours who aro proud to stand up and champion the rights of those who have to work for a living. The material things of this world are very un evenly distributed greed and self ii.hness seems to fill the hearts of those who control the wealth of the land and as a result those who toil must submit to orders of these wealthy citizens. I am glad in deed that you are fighting for the rights of those who toil. R. L. W., Payson. BEST PAPER IN UTAH Editor Utah Labor News: Enclosed find check for my renewal subscription to the best paper in Utah. I have been a constant reader of the Utah Labor News for more than eight years. You are doing a fine piece of educational work. Keep it up. A. C. W., Salt Lake City. labor on rrs FORWARD MARCH (Continued from Page 2) anally proposed by the employers. The Fact Finding Board, with repoppose craft unions lcaiJ iadustry.law the and the personnel resentatives from workers, employchiefly because of the time and IS before board the INTERESTED IN changed ers and one neutral, was set up muft in involved trouble negotiating under the Act can THE UTAH LABOR NEWS Wagner when each with negotiations broke down. separate agreements The decision means an average and of the element of un- - structively and sanely apply its Editor Utah Labor News: I am increase of about $190 for the 3600 these thonzations of their own choos certainty introduced when differcheck for $3 in payment cannery workers, cooks, kitchen enclosing at . . expired agreements . Airs Views ReacHonary ent times Turning to the Wages and Hours have Swedish employers 5. I Act Mr. Frey said it conferred found to be false the idea held by tremely large authority on the American employers that mimstrator, amounting to bureau- labor organizations control. preclude the possibility of conduct- I While conVssar no voicing complaint ing business enterprise on a profit against Elmer F. Andrews,' the cent of the wage present administrator of the Act, 6. Fully 80 "mining nor against the minimum wages or manufacturing, earners in imum hours provisions of the and transportation, and state and Mr Rrey criticized some municipal service are governed saJate discretionary powers vested in wide by agreements country contracts local scope and where He opposed those sections giving still exist the trend toward one the administrator exclusive power big agreement is unmistakable. over and learners with-apprentices Skilled Workers to between agreements regard areout workers The skilled and employers employes covering doubt fully as well off as the without xJl:.. matter or to the standards de- Amer-employe- Labor-Monopo- ly , con-group- Page helpers and foremen shipping out of Seattle and Portland for the Alaska salmon season. MINERS LEAD IN UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS IN UTAH Unemployment compensation benefits paid during August went in heaviest volume to counties suffering from partial shutdown of coal and metal mines showed a report released Thursday by E. J. Burnett, acting director of the state unemployment compensation division. Salt Lake county jobless received the largest amount of benefits, $106,580, Carbon county was. second with $28,552; Summit county, third, with $22,800; Tooele county, fourth, with $20,147; Utah county, fifth, with $12,992, and Weber county, sixth, with $9031. Benefits paid in other counties: Beaver. $979; Box Elder, $1150; Cache, $1826; Daggett, $54; Davis, $1631; Duchesne, $2172; Emery, $4642; Garfield, $229; Grand, $743. Iron, $584; Juab, $1429; Millard, $726; Morgan, $143; Piute, $244; Rich, $15; Sanpete, $1292; Sevier, $1212; Uintah, $752; Wasatch, $3669; Washington, $703; Wayne, $105. Total payments for the month with were $227,442, compared $290,200 in July, and a high for the year of $385,986 in March. Of the total, $2970 was distributed to workers who have gone to other states seeking employment. (Continued on Page 5) ex-ma- ny ad-stro- .... ng I 7. u o I continuance o(V craftism. . Since rauHf Si gapV between I K xfamtaCommUtM1 U rLtcoeTS: this has Apprcntce. &. I gave Mott Stoiries IPiromm Motmsttoim! Si in the indus- meant, more I !""chcommittees selecting rower, but to determine mini try often than not, that the lower mum and to accept or reject wages, not and raised been rates have the wage recommendations made I thigher rates cut. by the industry committees, and mreHtbe provision for the classification on cfn- the deree of accordinS written collective 'fbr regard the tract as a necessary evil, gut ac-- 1 tually prefer it to verbal agree- workmental hospital, permit taxation ments with the individual for' municipal bands and orches ers. tras, prohibit inclusion of restaurants and lunch counters in rooms where drugs and department store goods are sold, increased adult education appropriations, wage-hobill, and a bill to limit railroad trains to 70 cars. A resolution authorizing a com- from Page 1) (Continued uuttee to consumer tax- Lester J. Larson, secretary ana es was investigate adopted business agent of the Salt Lake I. U. 1 eace A. r. vote a City Culinary Alliance, by L.-The A. F. I. 0. peace reso- of 79 to 54. - The vice presidents elected are: lution was revised to remove H. Fuller of Ogden, E. B. sonal blame for the split from of Salt Lake City, W. 0. liam Green, president of the A. F. Dix of Salt Lake City, H. W. Hay- - L. The convention then went on ward of Ogden, F. A. Weyersburg record as directing the federation of Salt Lake City, George M. Cole leaders to work for reconciliation, Other resolutions adopted of Provo, C. N. Chadwick of Price, R. Mayberry of Provo, demned use of WPA and NYA in Charles' A. McCarthy of Ogden and public works; opposed 15 per cent railroad wage cut; recommended Howard Gibby of Provo. Price was chosen as the 1939 con- - the merit system to state, county and city governments; back the vention city. The executive council will name sheep shearers union in its cam-- a delegate to the A. F. L. conven- - paign for labeling of union-tio- n in Houston next month if it sheared wool ; ordered a study of can find one able to pay his own asserted duplication in state cies, and- - placed the United States Fuel company on the Farris Reports Fred Ferris of Salt Lake City re- - age list, The convention also took a ported on last years AF. L. con- -held in Denver. He ex- ward step by removing from the plained the defeat of his efforts preamble to the federation consti-an- d That alf others to bring A. F. L. and tution the following: be and con- owned utilities C. I. 0. together. public of voting in an trolled by state and municipalities, Due to the set-u- p A. F. L. convention, it is impos- - respectively. Thus the Utah federation became sible for the rank and file to get Certhe only state labor organization in their views over, he said. the with tain international officers country that stands opposed to block to tend municipal ownership. Evidently large voting power all foves of peace between C. I. 0. a definite mark of private utilities hand in the control of , policies of and A. F. L. The legislative program adopted the Utah federation. includes: Liquor sale by drink, At a luncheon of newspaper men teachers tenure, an occupational diseases bill, modify the criminal the following toast was offered: syndicalism law, state regulation The Ladies! Second only to the of private correspondence schools, press in the dissemination of to improve labor standards at state I news. Big News will break in Houston, when the A F. of L. meets in annual convention, beginning Monday, October 3. Already the issues are taking shape! There are indications of an explosion that will shake the rafters. There are more issues and complications coming than can he forecast. 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