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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, JULY 2 3, 1 9 3 7. The Textile Workers Organizing NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE FATALITIES: PIONEER DAYS IN OGDEN Committee has signed contracts about 28,000 in New England, COVERED WAGON FETE IN S. L. for DRIVE CAREFULLY-ARRI- VE SAFELY and the Steel Workers union has I I (Continued from page 1) C757 during this period in 11)37, as compared with 57CG 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. I the-wee- organized 4,000 in the past few Mayor leery of Ogden says, We have the greatest show on earth we lead, others follow. The adopted slogan in Ogden !s Therell never be a last round-up- 1 of cele This week is hrations. In Offen the annual Pioneer Days' celebration is draw thousands of visitors; in Salt Lake .City the Covered Wagon Days is the big attraction for the visitors. Doth cities have put on pageants, rodeos, side shows and all the trimmings. k months. of the Approximately two-thirmembership of the United Electrical & Radio Workers is the result of the past years campaign. for Ogdens Pioneer Days." Total number of members enrolled The fun lovers are finding plenty in this district is now between 25,-0DECREASE of attraction in both Ogden anc and 30,000. The attendance, Salt Lake City. The Clothing Unions this year is expected to eclipse any The United Automobile Workprevious years. ers, concentrating on the Ford asis not the way to industrial peace." sembly plant in Somerville, suburb LABOR ON ITS of Boston, have from 1,500 to 2,000 garage mechanics in locals, mostly FORWARD MARCH ALL C. I. 0. UNIONS IN in Massachusetts. NEW ENGLAND REPORT Membership of the International BIG GROWTH IN RANKS Ladies Garment Workers union in (Continued from page 4) the Boston district is around silk manufacturers met again last By VALLERY BURATI Amalgamated Clothing Workweek to consider specific terms of BOSTON (UNS) Total mem ers, 12,000; United Mine Workers, INCREASE art agreement with the T. W. 0. C. bership of C. I. 0. unions in New district and miscellane50, 4,300; More Deaths Percentage to avoid a strike. England is now approaching 200,-00- 0. ous, 5.000. Union leaders are aiming at Influence of the Committee for In Massachusetts thousands of as Industrial as increases wage Organization cannot be former members of the A. F. of L. high I ranging 40 per cent for weavers whose measured entirely by the big textile union are joining up with present earnings are very low. The growth in industrial unions made the T. W. O. C. Rhode Island and union demands a minimum wage of during the past year, for the Connecticut textile workers are eased interest in unionism also for weavers and $15 for aux-c- r turning to the C. I. O. union. aroused by the C. I. 0. has also iliary help. The American Newspaper Guild They expect to gain a 5 per cent brought new members into the has taken in several locals in the raise for loom fixers, twisters and craft group, New England area. The United Rubber Workers warpers earning over $30 wreekly, 10 per cent for those now getting union had five locals in New TRANSPORT UNION $27.50 and $30, 15 per cent land n October, 1936, with a total SIGNS PACT WITH for those earning $25 to $27.50, and membership of 2,500. Today there THIRD AVENUE LINES 20 per cent for those earning less are 39 heals with 12,000 members, representing 25 per cent organiza- than $25. NEW YORK (UNS) Vigorto For the weavers, the rate is pin in this district, to its ously pressing campaign ership of the make New York a 100 .Th ?a be increased 10 per cent for those cent per Shoe Workers on March 22 union towm for transit workers, the getting over $20, 15 per cent for Sho Woff Transport Workers Union of the $18 to $20 group, and 20 per thlLy;S.when,Te cent for those getting less than ers United Shoe & Leather Workers America, C. I. O. affiliate, reports $18. following achievements toward joined forces to form the C. I. 0. the end recently made within 10 this was On June union, 22, 16,378. SALT LAKE CITY 1937, the total membership was days: PRINTING TRADES Signed an agreement with the 42,643. ORGANIZING elections, is organizing to city Avenue Railways System, Third Recent Union Growth POLITICAL OUTLOOK feat n public officials in surface trolley and bus sysworkThis includes largest shoe 10,000 . . i the state elections. Latest of the i The organization campaign of ra i 0 tem in New York, covering 3200 labor unions to endorse independ- the Allied Printing Trades Council 5aif .?ver (Continued from Page 1) t t? S employes. e didate James B. Weaver of the ent labor political action is the is in full swing. J. F. Rhodes andixec?J Entered into negotiations with In Greater New Federation of Teachers, J. M. Melvin, who are directing the veul0f Knights of Labor, polled over a State on New York City Omnibus the 1 Ve million votes and carried three which at its convention passed a campaign, report splendid results. I xorK; ADu,t. p5,cce?t Workas sole bargaining agent of members the Last night a splendid get-to- states Ohio, Colorado and Kan- resolution urging all labor and 1800 bus drivers, mechanics for m Some are New England. sas. progressive groups to endorse an- gether meeting was held around Pis and workers. Brockton garage The platform backed by farm independent candidate for gov- banquet tables at the Newhouse Brotherhood Allied Shoe the B. M. T. Corpora-- ( & of Compelled hotel. As guests at the meeting and labor groups, had a strangely afContinued on Page 6) on the Craftsmen are of point were prospective members to the modern sound, advocated correcC. O. I. with the tive legislation for relief from printing trades local unions, and Dliatmg The International Ladies Gar- NEW YORK (UNS) Local 280 failures, proprietors who are becoming interest rates, crop high of added the Laundry Workers InternaB.ave 7,500 enorcera union-mindeof low prices for farm products and Many members to New rolls union has voted to leave the m tional their attendunions bombers the trades printing high prices of farm necessities. A. smce L. and join the C. I. O. It of F. ed. Talks were made by several Of special interest, in view o jeEe??er WorkThe :;s a campaign to enroll 8:15 On at opening Amalgamated 28, Clothing Wedneday, July leaders of these unions., recent revelations of the La Fol ers have workers into the in ward1 the added Mill 50,000 Creek 3,000 East the past laundry m., lette civil liberties committee, the p. and have Workers union. United Albert organof direction the under year c. completely O. Laundry I. choir, RESPONSIBILITY 1892 Peoples party platform of ized New centers the Sinfonof shirt Sixty organizers have been asUPHELD BY BOARD called for abolition of the army o Eccles, and the Utah State Orand Haven Music Bridgeport. signed to carry on the drive. Project mercenaries known as the Pinker- ietta (Federal of direction the under WASHINGTON (UNS) ton detective system. What migh chestra), of irresponsibility have happened to the industria Reginald Beales, will unite to give orchestral and of choral a concert Committee the for Indus against spy system had the People's party music in the East Mill Creek ward I trial Organization were dismissed continued its fight campaign after as quite unproven by the federal campaign instead of merging in chapel. This concert is sponsored by the steel mediation board, in its report 1896 with the Democratic party, East Mill Creek Betterment Uq Secretary of Labor Perkins. will never be known. League. Thomas B. Neff, Leaguejn making the report public. Miss chairman, announces that the con- Perkins also took occasion to say DETROIT LABOR ENTERS The Utah Labor News invites all friends of Democracy to j cert is free to the public. that she had seen nothing to prove MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS in support of President Roosevelt and Democracy. This is . . unite soMargaret Anderson Bowen, charges of Tom Girdler, head of Lake City the Republic Steel Corp., that the absolutely necessary in order to win the battle of the ages for the Detroit, Mich., labor, in a joint prano, formerly of Salt conference of C. I. O. and A. F. L. and now of Seattle, Washington, c. I. O. was in the hands of people. This paper will do its, part. Will you do yours ? soloist. Mrs. Bowen will responsible leadership, unions, decided to enter the Detroit be be the remembered here as a member ghe praised the contractual rec-o- f an indemunicipal elections with ' Gates the company Lucy Opera 0f the United Mine Workers, ortj pendent labor ticket. the Amalgamated Clothing Work-1The labor slate is headed by and as a popular radio singer. inbe will to Numbers C. I. O. unions, and Iners and other Judge Patrick OBrien, former clude choruses presented Cavaliera from both U. S. Steel Corp. the that sajd state attorney general. The ticket Tan- - and the Jones & and Rusticana by Mascagni the Laughlin Corp. ... includes nine candidates for Russe Ballet hauser by had told the board nomi Wagner, by those council. they did not T Among city music from Hiawatha consider the C. I. O. irresponsible. 2 nated are Frank X. Martel, a mem- Luigini. and a group The mediation boards report ber of the Typographical union, bv Colleridge-Taylo- r, or- - criticized of numbers for and the independent steel soprano and chairman of Labors chestra. for refusing to come to Ed companies of Michigan; League an with the union, L. A. of F. agreement of the Thai, president Errors We it stated, that believe," four and trades council, building Of course you want the facts 4The Utah Labor the refusal of the four companies Magazine) (July officials of the United Automobile News will give you the truth in next weeks issue and all Workers' union. the issues following will contain editorials, special articles . features specially written by writers who know their and LABOR SLATE ENTERED v nen a ana uci ui cmyivyes wuum it attuauy loweis. soap stranger IN PENNSYLVANIA came in, the boy discovered he was represents, which could be demon-- 1 4! economics Phtics and the needs of the people, bathing eight blocks away from his strated by a secret ballot election If you are not already a subscriber become one NOW. Labors League of own house. 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