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Show ft S'.lZ I 1 -- ' Review ofi Current Events )v !s2i EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE VOL VII; NO. 33. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, FEB 1 Utah and U S. LEAGUE SUPPORTS PRESIDENTS COURT REFORM NON-PARTISA- N Compiled From Report of Observers 5 Cents Per Copy iuto Union and General Motors Resume Parley Political Outlook , LABORS Price: 19. 1937. j Hours and Wages Will Be Agreed On In Negotiations Meet In Martin Heads Detroit Tuesday Was Opening Session Return to Work At Auto Union Group 75,000 Employes Union Request. Special to Utah Labor News. I pends upon the success of this Where Were They? President ect for court reform, said a com- were they during the Where I Roosevelts judiciary reform pro- - munication from the Leagues o and on election loot campaign will gram unpack a court loaded tional offices. Special to Utah Labor News. asked Representative DETROIT by appointments of years ago that tbe Leaffue.in day? (UNS) Representatives of the United Automobile have put the America of 1937 back every state in the union, every in Charles W. Spence of Salt Lake Workers of America and General Motors Corporation started negotiato 1897, Major George L. Berry, dividual as well as every labor or- City, after reading an editorial in tion conferences Tuesday morning on union demands, as agreed upon a certain Salt Lake City daily in the strike settlement last week. president of Labor's ganization was urged to lose no newspaper. League stated this week. time in entering the fight for enOnly two of the eight union demands were settled in the agreeThe editorial took. Mr. Spence to The Leagues entire membership, actment of the progfam. ment that ended the strike. These two were collective bargaining and task for introducing a bill in the union ' whose organization represents over recognition. Six others re terns of house of representatives which pay and the adoption of a 3,500,000 of the nations workers, for settlement in meetings main Send Telegrams would horse legalize racing. was urged to move promptly in hourly rate in its place. straight M. G. union and PRICE Seventy-fiv- e rep His meaning of ' where were between the this week. Thirty-hou- r work week and their respective fields in support representing local unions delegates resentatives of the work of the Presidents judiciary mod United Mine Workers of America they? came from the knowledge day and time and one Basic Wage the the where that half time worked over the for all newspaper daily ernization proposals. The union demands as listed by with more than 3000 members in His program is a masterpiece Utah met in Price Monday and editorial in question appeared did Homer Martin, president of the U basic day and work week. Mr. not nor any of A. W. A. Establishment of a minimum of unassailable logic, said Major adopted strong resolutions in are; TeaP ZZv "New rate of pay commensurate with an announced as he Berry plans for Abolition of all piece work sys In other worts Mr election. RrVelt'S standard of living. American the Leagues part to obtain quick der"Ue s and his fellow New Deal Reinstatement of all employes action on the program. court. Telegrams wre forwarded tbe t who have been unjustly discharged. The opponents of President to Senators jn King and Thomas, and b virtM ot the ,V3 of the Roosevelt recognized as well as did to Seniority, based on length of Robinson and , J and not b efforts of tbe Representatives his suDnorters that the major isservice. -- d t- hsue of the 1936 campaign was upSpeed of production shall be on the continuance of the progresmutually agreed upon by the manthe Presidents proposals. embody the remarked 0ne adminthat his and sive principles of the union committee first agement was addressed by editorialIegisdator Themeetmg not the was Lain said. all General Motors plants. inspired by istration, Major Berry State Representative Frank Bonac- editorial the of writer bor knew that the President favor- ci The Negotiators rujar but it more than iike in regard to the Presidents pro- - pubHcation ed legislation to increase mass The negotiators are five union humanize courts. federal to. , posal was of a certain purchasing power through mini- He also gave a review of the van- 4r . leaders and three G. M. officials. d epartment store owner and one 0f mum wage regulation and through ous President Martin and Vice Presbills now in the state legisla- the of r biggest advertisera j the daily the definiteto establishment idents Ed Hall and Walter N. ho cvidently desircs labors right organize and barWells of the auto workers union; to amusements as well dictate the gain collectively. John Brophy, director of the Comwhich is an active League, taking The whole country knew matj appetites of the people of Utah. mittee for Industrial Organization, in backinff President Roose' ag This without court reform any new leg-iP- ? particular advertiser Is evi and Lee Pressman, C. I. O. counislation would be futile and that all dently of the opinion that money sel, represent the union. spent for amusements does not existing New Deal laws were in Active 8 Acting for the General Motors I Leaguer f iow jnto the casb registers of his danger of judicial veto. are William S. Knudsen; executive Labors League of department st0re. He is wealthy All members were advised this vice president; C. E. Wilson, also Utah sent communications to Utah enough to take a to California week that Labors trip G. M. vice president, and H. W. and senatrs congressmen, or Mexico when he wants to enjoy League has another great oppor director of industrial Anderson, iudi-1 senate to serve, the cause for which,.?1, members gf .the tonify-tJxorjwuracBg jn,. o thar-- fl museroeqta rdxtioSSv' support barred by jaw jn Utah. j ciary committ, urging But he it was formed. Return to Work President Roosevelts for proposal of of farmers, does not believe that the average The future labor, on More 'Continued de3) than 75,000 General Monage and of the people generally, man or woman in Utah should be tors employes returned to work privileged to enjoy the sports that JOHN L. LEWIS in its automobile plants Monday money can afford. LEGISLATIVE NOTES hisAnother shut-dow- n because of a after labor's on milestone Another legislator remarked the time same At strikes. the establishes The settlement march. the j that department stores and the Comment Mer-riaNews A letter from Governor announced wage indaily newspapers have a genuine collective bargaining and .security creases. in the of read was California when it comes to adver-- 1 for the union. It institutes for the By M. I. T. senate Monday. The letter urged I monopoly Do The G. M. officials expected a depart- - first time a rational relationshipof 225.000 cars and Autoproduction automobile in the liba'dyertisfaK &e industry. in a Good for Tobin! transients rucks a month congress regarding beginning in mobile workers can rejoice in their Daniel J. Tobin, president of the without means passing from one eral weekly publication like theI achievements. JOHN March. L. LEWIS, Utah Labor News? he asked o' state to another. The communica- have Brotherhood International The Agreement on incommittee the chairman of he answered. not, 'Teamsters, and a member of the tion was referred to the senate The of agreement between text dustrial organization. Well, all your observer can say executive council of the Am,erican s: committee. U. W. A. the and G. M. is as We the are that is we that are to struggle happy hear plengoing Federation, in an editorial in the Some in the lobbies interpreted from Mr. Spence on the daily is over. It means a great deal to February issue of the official or the California governors letter to ty the workers. It provides for bet- department store Agreement entered into on this newspaper gan of the Teamsters union makes mean that if the Utah legislators 1th and conditions ter day of February, 1937, begreater working a sensible statement urging sup- make a junket trip to the Golden harmony, which we hope will con- tween the General Motors corporport of the automobile strikers state they better have some change ation (hereinafter referred to as tinue for many years to come. Disappointed The statement meets with favor jingling in their pockets when they The WYNDHAM first he corporation) and the InterMORTIMER, Utah Labor News political and general approval of all think- cross the California state line. Autonational Union, United Automo-(Continuof vice the United observer has received numerous president Si Welsh, legislative representa letters ing trade unionists. on Page 2) during the past few days mobile Workers. If all high officials of the A. F. tive of the Brotherhood of Rail the in expressing disappointment of L. would see things in the same way Trainmen, suggested that per- failure of the state legislature to reader, and therefore it is hard to Landslide reflects editorial Tobins as For Union would be well for the lob light haps it measures of importance anc tell what the lawmakers will do, pass toward it would go a long way to take collection a for byists up of general interest. Not a single but if they are progressive and beIn Chrysler Plants uniting the forces of organized la- the legislators to assure them an measure has been passed an lieve in redeeming the party platbor more solidly than ever before. entrance into California, in the reached the Governors office that form pledges and campaign prom Among other sensible things Mr. event the proposed junket comes to would DETROIT (UNS) Victory for comply with the Democratic ises, they will pass some amend .Tobin, says: the union in elections of represenpass. ments to the compensation law, party platform pledges. (This , No labor man should, because in Chrysler plants proves tatives was 15 most written which the will contain Monday, preFebruary of his disagreement personally Clean Record on the 36th day of the beyond the shadow of a' doubt leg vailing occupational diseases. with someone representing the C. Senator Clarence Baker is about islative session.) The labor plank in the Utah where the workers in the auto I. O., do otherwise than pray and as judicious a member as any sendeclared Homer have received Letters from been Democratic platform says; We be- industry stand, hope that the union will be suc- ator sitting in the upper chamber, miners in Park City, Eureka and lieve in the United of Martin, president unemployagainst cessful, because if you let that per When he gets on his feet he has Bingham asking what this legis- ment, security and, The count Automobile Workers. exto some accident, sonal feeling enter into you, you something worth while to say in lature will do about the cent of 85 showed about that per tent, industrial disease. are not honest with the rank and jehalf of the people. His voting the the in workers amendM. disease 55,000 Eldred 58 Chrysler S. B. Senator by file whom you represent. Whether record is perfect on labor and lib mentsoccupational to the state compensation Royle of Utah county would take plants in Detroit favored the canmen those or like them not, you eral bills. act. care of the party pledge in this didates of the union. now leading this fight against this not mind is Your a observer The elections were for works respect. This bill provides for a monstrous corporation which has All Smiles indus- councils still surviving from the most the of few prevailing in millions made hundreds of profSenator G. G. Lindstrom of Cartrial diseases, and would be of days of the Automobile Labor its after covering up everything bon county was all smiles last Flood Relief Work great benefit to the metal miners Board. The U. A. W. pushed a this group of labor week. His bill to establish a junior they could and smelter workers. The bill is slate in all plants and campaignmen are the only ones that ever colleee in Price passed its final Led By Union Men now in the senate sifting commit- ing was intense. gave this national corporation a lurdle in the house, and was sent tee. At the Dodge plant out of 53 battle for the right to organize. O. o the Governor. PORTSMOUTH, (UNS) H. B. 44 is in the house labor 38 are union men representatives Steel unionists employed by the committee. It is the same bill as and 10 are friendly to or have been Governors Okeh Farmers Program Wheeling Steel company played a the Royle. measure in senate proGovernor Blood has signed S. B. foremost part in flood, relief work viding compensation for those suf- supported by the union. Organized farmers have offered 25 bv Senator Lamoreaux. At the Kercheval plant of ChrysThe during the recent disaster here. fering from occupational diseases. a sensible program. The represenall 12 representatives are union ler of Of the first 25 men to take their provides that employes tatives of three great farm organ- measure men. Company men received only izations sat down with a friendly nrivate firms directly; concerned in posts in emergency duty, all were 200 votes there out of 3500. collar-to-collstrike be not deputized by peace members of the Amalgamated AsAn lqw is Secretary of Agriculture last week officers during such strike. S. B. sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin vitally important to .metal miners. and agreed on a farm program 28 bv Senator Rovle, 'requiring Workers. We have received a number of in- The measure has to pass the house will be asked to apwhich congress direc-or the senate and then go to the industrial with the Paul Fuller, registration quiries regarding this subject. In and prove. The organizations are the commission Governor for his approval or veto. emwe before are Steel Workers to these of the answer Organinquiries accepting Farm Bureau, the Farmers Union we the Democratic party If read 65 of B. a labor H. the officers and to committee that by during strike; ployment report glad izing and the Grange. did B. W. 196 by Senator Nelson, he five union lodges all Spence platform plank correctly this bill Representative Charles The national weekly, Labor, and S. on is allow the should become a law. to of of Salt Lake county previously yeoman service. operation notes that Secretary of Agriculture Car Limit Bill a becomes motor vehicles an until has If it calendar. union The "ever-normagreement louse Wallaces granary registered We received several letters have day, was indorsed. It provides that in midnight February 28 of the year with Wheeling Steel for the 5500 aw it will provide an on Page 2) (Continued metal r, miners. for men in the union. 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