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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SEPTEMBER 2 Out of from 70 to 75 delegates, only five voted to approve Greens stand. taf) Hafcor Jletotf A MEMBER OF THE Established 1929 . This paper receives the American Federation of Labor News Service. Entered as second-clas- s matter March 28, 1030, at the post office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. . Subscription Advertising rates by request. $1.50 per annum Address all communications and remittances to Utah Labor News, 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Published weekly at 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Telephone Was.' 2981. I THOMPSON.. L. M. THOMPSON. Publisher Office Manager M. SOCIAL SECURITY ACT And UTAH WELFARE PROGRAM Terre Haute TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (UNS) The Vigo County Central Labor Union passed a resolution requesting the A. F. of L. council to reconsider its suspension of the C. I. 0. unions and to hold actiona in abeyance until the 193G convention. Everett Asks Referendum A EVERETT, Wash. (UNS) referendum vote of industrial organization is urged by the Everet Central Labor Council, which also asked in a wire to Pres. William Green that no action be taken against the C. I. O. unions unti' such a vote is taken. New York Council NEW YORK' (UNS) A storm of protest rose from delegates to the New York Central Trades & Labor Council when Pres. Jos. Ryan ruled out of order a motion by Chas. S. Zimmerman of the International Ladies Garment Workers to protest against suspension of the C.I.O. unions. The commotion was such that Ryan adjourned the meeting without transacting any more business. LEARN THE FACTS Chicago Federation CHICAGO (UNS) Passage of a resolution backing the C. I. 0. and condemning the A. F. of L. coun cils suspension order was prevented only bv the maneuver of moving to refer the resolution to the council. The motion to refer was carried by 81 to 64 after a long dis- No Favorites the average grant in Utah was For instance: A great many wel $18.82. The average among all the fare workers believe that depend states reporting was $16.16. There cnt children should receive firs are in Utah a total of 66,566 perpreference in the granting of relie; sons 65 years of age or over. Durfunds on the grounds that children ing March aid was granted in Utah require a varied diet, more cloth- to 3537 individuals or 132 per cussion in which threats were ing and better care in general to thousand persons 65 and over. For voiced that central bodies voting insure them full opportunity to all the states reporting the average grow into happy, healthy manhooc was 96 per thousand persons 65 such a protest would themselves be and over. From these figures you suspended. or womanhood. note that Utah granted aid to will in interested the plight Groups Passaic County of the needy aged insist that the a much larger percentage of the N. J. (UNS) PATERSON. population C5 ar.d over and gave a aged should receive preference. undemocratic and unthan the The state board is playing no larger grant . average for Charging parliamentary procedure, 28 delefavorites. The board could court all the states reporting. favor from powerful and noisy May I take this occasion to thank gates representing some 35,000 groups by unequally passing out you for the cooperation which we union members walked out of the the welfare funds at its disposal. have received from your depart- Passaic County Central Trades & It could neglect the children in ment and to comment upon the ex- Labor Council, when an effort was families without bread-winneand cellent showing of your state as in- made to suppress debate and to rescind previous action favorable to shower increased funds upon the dicated by these figures. the C. I. 0. Very sincerely, aged. Or it could take care of the FRANK BANE, aged, the dependent children and Cumberland Trades Council the blind, and forget all other Executive Director. Md. (TINS) CUMBERLAND. do not who fall Now as to the organization of needy persons within those groups. But the board the state department of public wel A demand that the A. F of L. exhas chosen to place all needy on fare ah J the county departments ecutive council rescind its action the same basis and give relief of public welfare: against the C.I.O. unions and refer the matter to the next convention to insofar as their needs, according (Continued Next Week) was adopted unanimously at the funds at the disposal of the state board will permit. meeting of the Allegheny regular Trades Council. The Trades Coun The state department of public List of Protests at cil further asked that the A. F. of welfare is distributing all the re Councils Anti-C.I.L. council lief money made available to the assist the C.I.O. in about board from the sales tax, all the organization of bringing Order Grows Daily the unorganizedtheworkers in the money contributed by the federal all the and industries of this government money WASHINGTON (UNS) Protest nation. which the counties of the state feel resolutions against suspension of they can contribute toward the giv- the unions of the Committee for ing of relief. Danbury ndustrial Organization are being) Conn. All Funds Utilized DANBURY, (UNS) all unions that adopted by nearly the Protesting suspension welfare state the against Charges that have met since the A. F. of L. ex- of the C.T.O. demandand unions save to is department trying ecutive council issued its order, money at the expense of the needy .udging from the number reaching ing that the A. F. of L. executive or is holding back funds or is not C.I.O. headquarters in Washington. council immediately reconsider and cooperating fully and to the extent It is impossible to compile a rescind its action, the Danbury of its present ability are entirely complete list, since A. F. of L. Central Labor Union declares that false. have failed to publi- the council bv .its action is simleadquarters The Social Security Board in cize the received there and ply helping the employers. protests , executive Washing-tonthrough its he C.I.O. is dependent upon notifiStockton Council director, Frank Bane, has com- cation by secretaries who may wire mended the Utah welfare depart- in or send carbon copies, and upon STOCKTON, Cal. (UNS) Callment for its efficient and humane scattered dronning of all charges reports from other ing for the administration of relief in this sources. against the C.I.O. unions and for A. F. of L. cooperation with the C. state as shown in the following I.O. in organizing the steel and letter from Mr. Bane: New Orleans rubber industries the Central LaNEW ORLEANS, La. (UNS) Mr. Darrel J. Greenwell, bor Council of San Joaquin county two With Administrator, only dissenting votes, that the C.I.O. confine its suggests & New Public the Orleans of Central Trades Welfare, Department industrial organization drives to Labor Council voted to condemn Salt Lake City, Utah. two these industries until further Dear Mr. Greenwell: the suspension of the C. I. 0. In response to your request for unions and to demand that their action is taken bv the A. F. of L., information as to how Utah com- delegates be seated at the next A. and that a special committee he appointed to study organizational setpares with other states administer- F. of L. convention. up and report to the 1937 convening old age assistance, I have tion of the A. F. of L. asked our statistical division for Denver Building Trades atbased An Colo. upon DENVER, comparative figures (UNS) Decatur Trades Assembly reports received from the states. tempt to endorse Wm. Greens For the month of March, the lat- action against the C. I. 0. was DECATUR. 111. TUNS) The Deest figures available, the report overwhelmingly voted down by the catur Trades & Labor Assembly shows that for old age assistance Denver Building Trades Council. adopted a resolution asking that all charges against the C.I.O. be immediatelv dismissed and that all plans for their suspension or exWelcome , Organized Labor! pulsion from the A. F. of L. bo dropped. The resolution further ! . mass-producti- 1. 1936 WORKERS ASK WAGE RAISE THROUGH S. W. 0. C. CARNEGIE-ILLINOI- S SWEENEY PITTSBURGH (UNS) Employe representatives of the Pittsburgh; Youngstown, Chicago and Gary Steel mills of Carnegie-Illinoi- s Co., speaking for upwards of 60,-0workers, have banded together and are demanding a national wage agreement under direction of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. This sensational development in the present campaign to unionize the steel industry came at a meeting in Pittsburgh at which ten company union representatives from those mills formed a Chicago-PittsburRepresentatives Council, with George A. Patterson, of South Chicago, as chairman. Patterson is one of the groupof company union representatives from all over the Chicago area who recently met in Gary and resolved By VIN 00 gh asked that the A. F. of L. participate wholeheartedly and completely with the Committee for IndUs-ria- lt Organization in the organizato organize the steel and drive tion rubber industry on an industrial basis. McKeesport Pa. McKeesport, (uns) The McKeesport Central Labor Union unanimously adopted a resolution asking the A. F. of L. executive council to withdraw its suspension order against the C.I. 0. unions and to leave the matter o the next convention. Logan County LOGAN, W. Va. (UNS) De claring that the C.I.O. is doing splendid work in organizing mass-jroducti- to join with the Steel Workers industries, bounty Central Labor Union unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the actions of A. F. of L. so-chll- ed h Repthe new Council. resentatives They wrote a letter to Fairless, reiterating their demands and asking for a conference September 9. Chicago-Pittsburg- executive council members against the C.I.O. California County Body DeSAN JOSE, Cal. (UNS) C. of the that suspension claring I.O. unions means disruption of the forces of organized labor, the Central Labor Council of Santa Clara county unanimously adopted a resolution vigorously protesting the suspension and asking the A. 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