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Show S UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. DECEMBER 25, 1936. HIGHER WAGES AND UNION RIGHTS WON DY C. I. 0. RAYON STRIKERS Industrial Union Drive Succeeds In the company and Local 1874 of the Textile Plant Employing 9,000 United Textile Workers. Wage increases ranging frof 2c Paves a Way To Organize the to 7c per hour are provided in the Solid South. agreement, as well as a method of handling grievances through union shop committees. The plant emCUMBERLAND, Md. (UNS) Thousands of employes of the ploys some 9,000 workers, nearly Celanese Corporation cheered and all of whom have been organized applauded the settlement ending in the U. T. W. The company agreed to reinstate their three-wee- k strike, at an enall union members and to make no thusiastic meeting called to ratify the agreement reached between discrimination against employes because of union activities. The agreement was hailed with satisfaction by John T. Jones, disBest Wishes to Labor trict president of the United Mine For a Merry Christmas and Workers, who represented the a Happy New Year Committee for Industrial Organization, of which the U. T. W. is an affiliate, in the negotiations. TIIE LAUNDRY C. I. O. Plan Demonstrated "The C. I. O. is highly elated SUPPLY CO. with this agreement," Jones said. "It again demonstrates the great LAUNDRY and DRY benefits in organizing CLEANERS SUPPLIES industries of this nature along indsturial lines as versus craft lines." 708 So. State Referring to the immediate inWas. 3867 creases in wages ranging from 2c to 7c per hour, Jones said: "The amount of money which the employes of this company will receive in increased w'ages will aggregate A Merry Christmas approximately $750,000, this in addition to an increase in wages and for that paint job to which' was granted to 6,530 emmake the old bus look new ployes, totaling $560,000 annually, see . . . soon after the workers began to organize in September. This agreement also provides that where inequalities now exist in the various departments of the plant adjustments will be made by Paint & Fender Works mutual agreement, and whatever adjustments are agreed upon the various departments, by way 719 South State 6341 Was. of increases, will be retroactive to mass-producti- i MANTYLA Janary Best Wishes to Our Labor Friends for a HAPPY, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Barclay-Feathersto- ne & Company Mining Stock Brokers Member of the Salt Lake Stock Exchange Suite 304-- 7 Newhouse Was. Bldg. 4098 VL HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL Salt Lake City, Utah 1045 East 1st South Conducted by The Sisters of the Holy Cross 1, 1937. on partial union recognition and equal C. pay for men and women. Cumberland At Goodyears (Md.) plant, the union has won a wage increase ranging from one to 7V&C per hour. A 10 per cent increase has been secured at the Fisk company plant in Chicopee Falls, Mass. At Erie Pa., where a newly-forme- d local union has been at work, a 7V6 per cent Avage increase was announced by the Continental Rubber company. Merry Christmas To Our Friends J. W. BOWERBANK WESTERN AUTO RADIATOR CO. 144 Motor Ave. Phone Was . 4204 Salt Lake City, Utah Cumberland, Key To South Francis J. Gorman, vice presi dent of the U. T. W., also ex pressed pleasure at the settle ment; describing it as "another major victory for the organiza tional program and policy of the C. I. O. This strike was won, first, through the courage and militancy of the synthetic yarn workers themselves and, second, because o the splendid cooperation and sup port of the C. I. O. unions in Cum berland and the executive counci' of the United Mine Workers. We feel that we have cracket the Solid South. Cumberland is the key to Southern rayon, anc approximately 86 per cent of the installed capacity of the industry ADULT EDUCATION is in the South. The art work in the free adult 'Organizing the millions of unorganized Southern workers is one night classes at Bryant and Jordan of the most important tasks aheac high schools is proving a money of the C. I. O. Textiles is the key getter. industry below the Mason-Dixo- n Original Christmas cards, illumline, and it is for this reason that inated poems, paintings, modernis the Celanese victory takes on such tic or classic, done under instruc added significance to the U. T. W. tions of Irving Pratt, or Miss Zina and the C. I. O. Monson, have sold well at this holi Wage demands and charges that day season, one pupil having the company was not living up to cleared $25. an earlier agreement for union An exhibition of the work done recognition, but was injecting in during the past few months in the dividual bargaining and failing to ee adult class at the Jordan high follow the shop committee policy, school, 1040 West 6th South, was were among causes of the strike. given Monday night. Prospective art students should e interested in visiting this it Rubber Union Forms and learning the wonderful government is giving Seven New Locals opportunity to learn the fundamentals or the advanced of painting and AKRON (UNS) Increased decorativetechnique no charge. art at membership and many successes in negotiating wage increases and other settlements of grievances are CHORUS OF reported by President Sherman H. CHRISTMAS EVE Dalrymple of the United Rubber Since its September Workers. Four thousand trained singers in union has charter- chorus were heard Thursday the convention, night ed seven new local unions, he says, from the L. D. S. tabernacle and Membership has increased to jroadcast through the facilities of over 35,000, with more than 25,000 a local radio station. The members in Akron alone. The chorus was directed by J. Goodrich local reports a paid up Spencer Cornwall, with Frank W. membership of over 9,000. The U. Asper at the organ. R. W. has four locals organized The singers gathered at the 100 per cent in Akron and a few abemacle at 9:30 Christmas eve in outlying districts. and the broadcast was heard beA seven-weestrike at the Ma- tween 10:30 and 11. ple City Rubber company, Norwalk, O., resulting in winning a 10 nAPPY NEW YEAR per cent wage increase, reduction in working hours, seniority rights, ks Best Wishes We Manufacture, Rowe Service Co. INCORPORATED Rebuild, Repair and Clean All Radiators McKendrick Shoe Co. McCord and Harrison Cores y 124 So. Main Salt Lake City strength, new-foun- 44-ho- ur 4000 Convenient Location Modem Equipment Efficient Service CHICAGO (UNS) d display of its tion of vember ter was 29, and the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel & Tin Workers won a Manager: "We have to work to three-da- y strike victory very fine limits in our workshops. sweeping at the two Duluth, Minn., plants Have you had any experience in of the Coolerator company, manu- this direction? facturers of refrigerators. Applicant: "Yes, sir. For several Three days after more than 500 years I used to cut the ham for employes had walked out, the com- restaurant sandwiches. panys management did an about-fac- e BIRTHDAY BALL and granted wage increases Vi per cent, the FOR PRESIDENT averaging 22overtime week, pay, seniority Scason9s of 10 and reinstatement rights, from (Continued Page 1) send me your acceptance today by union members, including four Greetings air mail, in order that we may officials of Amalgamated Lodge 1096. fullest take advantage of every To The strike settlement ended a minute left to us? whirlwind drive by organization I shall assume that you will not Labor only help but that you also volun- William Hartman and Joe Van teer use of the columns of the Utah Labor News for material to be sent you by the publicity department of my committee. "Hoping for your immediate and favorable response, I am, FraternS. GRANT YOUNG ally yours, WILLIAM GREEN, Chairman,, Labor Division." Labor Will Participate SHERIFF Those serving with Mr. Green on the Labor Division of the National and Committee are: George M. Harrison, Major George L. Berry, John Office Force L. Lewis, Frank Morrison, Matthew Woll, D. B. Robertson, A. A. Myrup, Thomas E. Burke, Harvey C. Freming, and A. F. Whitney. Director of publicity is Chester MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO LABOR M. Wright of the International Labor News Service. The chairman of the JOHN HOLLEY & CO. committee is Henry L. WHOLESALE POULTRY OF ALL KINDS Carl Byoir is general director. 55 Richards Street Wasatch 8882 In Salt Lake City Thomas R. Faddis, member of the 1936 committee in charge of the Presidents Birthday ball in SEASONS GREETINGS TO LABOR Salt Lake City, has been named chairman of the 1937 ball commitPROGRESS SUPPLY COMPANY tee, E. A. Culbertson was reelectand Mrs. Aubrey ed secretary, RESTAURANT, BAKERS, CONFECTIONERS, BUTCHERS SUPPLIES Boyd renamed secretary. Mr. Faddis reports that there 3215 South State SALT LAKE CITY Hyland 411 remains $1611.08 in the committee treasury. This money is being held as the nucleus for a construcGREETINGS TO LABOR tion fund for a treatment pool, probably in the vicinity of Warm The Geo. S. Ilermance Scenic Co. Springs, north of Salt Lake City. Unit Sets Maude Ilermance, Mgr. Cycloramas Assistance was given the pas and Producers of Designers year to 15 applicants and funds SCENERY MODERN STAGE SETTINGS DRAPERY were donated to each of the loca 7372 341 Wasatch 5th South East hospitals for installation of ortho pedic treatment appliances. Mr. Faddis expects the receipts of 1937 ball to exceed those of any GREETINGS TO OUR FRIENDS OF LABOR previous year. ex-lib- ACCREDITED American College of Surgeons American Medical Association American Hospital Association the plant was started No22. An Amalgamated chargranted the men November less than a week later the had won its signed In s tlzzling lodge I. O. 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