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Show I UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. AUGUST 6, 1937. the bill. They were Davis of Pennsylvania, and Lodge of Massachusetts. NON-PARTISALEAGUE NOTES N The senators from the intermountain states who voted for the A THE MEMBER bill were: Ashurst of Arizona, OF 1929 Established , and Johnson of Colorado, all other and Adams defeat WORKERS MUST progresdelay This paper receives Union News sive legislation. ACT NOW Pope of Idaho, Murray and WheelThese reactionaries, regardless er of Montana, McCarran and PittService, a C. 1. 0. affiliate. and Hatch The workers must act, and act of the pledges to which many of man of Nevada, Chavez of THOMAS New Meicxo, and 1936 of committed in were NOW, if they are not to be cheated them and OMahoney lout of the reforms promised them in 1934, now ask for immediate ad- UTAH, and All Demo-crntsecond-clajournment of congress leaving m Schwartz of Wyoming. matter March 28, 1930, at the post office in the 1930 Election campaign. Entered as The efforts of President Itoose the air all pending progressive legat Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Borah (Republican) of Idaho, velt to fulfill his campaign pledges islation. and to to King of Utah, voted against If congress were adjourn, $1.50 per annum -- .... are being blocked at every turn by Subscription bill. the election-yein the January, Advertising rates by request. reactionary senators and congress reconvene Senator Hayden of Arizona was rush of 1938 might result in men. After their long and vicious bill. for the wage-hou- r Address all communications and remittance! to Utah Labor News, to defeat court reform, and further delay of labor and farmer paired fight it senate the bill the As passed 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. perhaps complete deflushed with their temporary vic- legislation 40 cents at minimum the wage puts tory, they have now determined to feat. hour and the maximum work Labors Published weekly at 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, League is an 40 hours. week Utah. Telephone Was. 2981. of the new doing everything possible to get ecutive Fair Labor C. I. O. union in charge of the the Publisher bill ..... Standards THOMPSON.. congress at through M. I. organizing campaign. Wagner-Steaga-ll session the with this Office of The bulk of the membership Manager L. M. THOMPSON Housing bill, and other the A. F. of L, union is now in the C. I. 0. ranks. Pennsylvania, New legislation on the Presidents the month must program. during agency gaining York State and New York LABOR ON ITS included the Textile Workers Or- members have come over in a City Will you write or wire your senbody. ators and congressmen, and ask Committee, the InternaOhio FORWARD MARCH ganizing All of the State tional Ladies Garment Workers, locals, In 4 counties, have highway League members, trade other Shoe Workers, the for affiliation in the C. I. applied the United and progressives to do orunionists, 0. (Continued from Page 1) Workers of America, Transport ganization, and other states where the same, urging that congress reBittner of Chicago, head of the and various C. I. 0. local industrial there and is any organization are mov- main in session until it has passed Steel Workers Organizing Com- unions. these vitally important bills? in the same direction. ing mittee; Phillip Murray of Pitts60,000 Workers Voted In his letter of resignation Kanes Special emphasis should be laid burgh, of the U. Mi W. of A.; Labor The Board reports that returns said that he was opposed to the at- upon the President Charles I. Howard and from its 21 regional offices show tempts of William Green and the Standards bill and we must have NEW DELIGHTS Secretary Woodruff Randolph of that a total of approximately 0 executive council of the A. F. of L. fast action if we are to succeed. the International Typographical Millions of American workers workers in 20 states voted In 'to split state, county and municiUnion, who are attending a board the 80 elections it supervised al- pal employes will lines. gain better wages and shorter along craft More than 100 interesting meeting of the Union Printers together during the month. hours if this legislation passes recent months has it During Home at Colorado Springs; Frank AT In May, 74 elections were held been especially difficult to reconcile and they will make these gains places to see . . . diversions Hefferlv, president of District 15, with 54,392 In devotion to the labor movement LEAST SIX MONTHS earlier if and workers voting, U. M. W. of A., and Frank Palmer, to enjoy . . . are described in June, 1936, six elections with 626 with membership in the A. F. of you will act NOW. editor of the Peoples Press of New voters the were due to the and L., supervised by this newly revised and enunprincipled York. BILL Board. of vicious William Green attacks During the past week members larged travel book. AttracOf the 80 elections held during against the steel workers who are PASSES SENATE of the executive board have been in session preparing annual reports June, 66 were wpn by trade unions engaged in a life and death strug tively illustrated. Many odd y and The 12 unions. Elections and the stated. letter wage by plant gle, and drafting policies and a pro facts about familiar and unhour bill passed through the senlost by trade unions running gram which were submitted to the were ate Saturday by a vote of 56 to 28. alone on the ballot in the two re- WOODWORKERS LEAVE familiar places. convention. Senator Thomas of Utah voted Board the cases, reports. maining delA. F. OF L. AND FORM A banquet was tendered the for the bill, while Senator King, as period be- NEW C. I. O. UNION During the two-yeegates at the Cosmopolitan hote tween when the Board usual, voted against it. July 5, 1935, Wednesday evening. was established, and June 30, 1937, Only two Republicans voted for TACOMA, Wash. (UNS) Con Ask for a 191 elections were held, a of total SECRETARY WRIGHT on the overwhelming gratulations valid votes were in which 104,671 FREE copy at VISITOR IN UTAH cast. An average of 548 workers vote in favor of affiliation with the Pasteurized Perfectly any Pep Committee for Industrial Organivoted in each election. r secretary-treasuStation zation were sent to the national Virgil Wright, Figures show that more than 80 convention er of district 22, United Mine of the Woodworkers per cent of those eligible to vote Federation Workers of America, was in Salt cast FreshMilk forParticuIarPeopIe by John L. Lewis, ballots. Less than 2 per Lake City Mondav en route tp Car- cent their C. I. chairman. 0. were cast votes June of in the bon county to visit local unions of Buttermilk churned fresh After the convention voted 365 the U. M. W. of A. He expects to blank, yoid or challenged. 75 in favor of joining the to daily. Delicious Cottage N. Y. State Led Voting spend two veeks in Utah. C. I. 0. and adopted the name of Cheese. An outstanding feature of the International Vice President Albert Roberts Woodworkers of Order Today and Utah Board Member Frank months balloting is the fact that America, Harold Pritchett, presiheld in consent elections were Ronacci will Mr. accompany dent of the Federation, was InSUPERIOR DAIRY Wright on the tour of local unions 65 of the 80 elections. This means structed to wire for a C. I. 0. charSTATIONS EVERYWHERE that formalities of a Board hear- ter in Utah. Hy. 3280 1865 So. State immediately. President John W. Ross of the ing could be dispensed with beIN UTAH AND IDAHO I am glad to extend greetings district, who spent several days in cause all parties had consented to to the new International WoodSalt Lake City on official business an election under Board auspices workers of America, Lewis wired for the district, returned Monday and in conformity with the terms in reply. I am sure that the acto Rock Springs, Wyoming. of the Wagner Labor Act. tion SALE Florslieim Shoes Union Made will spell progress for the New York led the list of states workers in and industry LABOR BOARD REPORT balloting for collective bargaining great benefits your Every Style, Every Size Included for your member14 elections with SHOWS C. I. 0. WON representatives, Nothing Is Changed But The Prices! conducted during the month of ship.The Committee for Industrial MOST OF ELECTIONS $8.35 and $8.85 , June. Pennsylvania and California will be happy to coOrganization next in order with 12 each. A Few Styles Higher WASHINGTON (UNS) Proof were operate with the I. W. of A. in New Ohio had and six; Jersey that by far the greater part of the the attainment of its logical obTHE FLORSHEIM SHOE SHOP workers flocking into trade unions Massachusetts, five each; Indiana jectives. and Wisconsin four 164 SOUTH MAIN STREET Illinois, each; SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH these days are joining the CommitPritchetts Message to Delegates tee for Industrial Organization, is and Missouri, three each; MinneThe Woodworkers Federation shown, in a recently issued report sota and Connecticut, two each; which has nearly 200 affiliated of the National Labor Relations Vermont, Maryland, Alabama, locals with a total membership of Board on elections supervised dur- Texas, North Dakota, Oregon, 100,000 in the northwest timber Utah and Oklahoma, one election area from British Columbia to ing June. each. On a list of 49 of the larger California and as far east as elections held by the board last Minnesota, formerly belonged to the United Brotherhood of Carpenmonth, 32 were won by C. I. 0. un- LEAVES A. F. L. ters & Joiners, of the American ions; seven by plant or company TO ORGANIZE STATE C. O. IN EMPLOYES I. Federation of Labor. A. the F. of L.; unions; eight by A referendum of the memberand two, on which only one trade of affiliated locals conducted ship union was listed on the ballot, were David Wis. MADISON, (UNS) lost. of the before the convention, showed an Kanes, secretary-treasurThe C. I. O. was on the ballot !n American Federation of State, overwhelming vote in favor of 46 of the elections listed, thus losCounty and Municipal Employes, joining the C. I. 0. The action of 14. A. F. of L. affiliate, has resigned the convention was in confirmation ing only (Continued on page 3) The United Electrical & Radio o join the organizing staff of the Workers won nine large elections, new C. I. 0. union, the State, Coun-- y the Steel Workers Organizing and Municipal "Workers of AmCommittee, eight, and the United erica. Automobile Workers, seven. Abram Flaxer, a Other C. I. 0. unions chosen by of the same A. F. of L. union, rethe workers as their collective bar signed previously and is now ex- - Utaj labor St ss ar Non-Partis- vice-preside- an nt Black-Conne- ry NEW SIGHTS Black-Conne- ry 60,-00- BLACK-CONNER- Y Black-Conner- ar 88-Vi- co Grade A 7 7 er vice-preside- nt Thank You ALL Well be seem Now available in "Steinles the more convenient bottle, and "Jumbos the eco12-o- You July 21-2- 6 z. 32-o- 1938 OGDEN PIONEER DAYS FINER BEER-Han- dier Bottles z. nomical 2e family-- bottle si |