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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. AUCUST 27. 1937. Utafj labor Jetos This paper receives Service, a C. I. O. FORWARD MARCH A MEMBER Established 1929 Union OF THE News (Continued from Page 1) with the arrogant attitude of the carpenters and some other building trades internationals the C. I. 0 to enter the trades building industry. affiliate. will be compelled 04 s Entered as matter March 28, 1930, at the post office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. second-clas- conference between company, union and Department of Labor officials, names the A. F. of II. W. as sole bargaining agent for its members, with the proviso that a closed shop will be granted in seven months If the union can 6how a majority repre sentation at that time. Other provisions include a reduc tion of the machine load through double-joelimination of the return of the strikers to their jobs without discrimination, and checkoff of dues for union members who authorize it. The settlement ended a strike which began May C, in the course of which the company instituted a damage suit for $3,000,000 against the union. The agreement is to be in effect until August 3, 1938. after an LABOR ON ITS UNION MAN OPERATES A SOAP FACTORY all-nig- ht b, ship of 69,000 have already filed applications for the C. I. 0. union charters, and reports indicate that those which did not vote when the referendum was taken, principally in the Puget Sound area, have since been conducting their own official ballot on affiliation with the C. I. O. The affiliates of the Federation of Woodworkers have been showing the high officials of the Carpenters' Union that they really meant it when they voted five to one to go C. I. 0., Weber declared. Vote of Canadian Locals The C. I. 0. referendum of the Canadian locals went even more strongly for affiliation than the most optimistic had expected. In spite of the prediction of officials of the Carpenters Union, that the British Columbia Council- would stay with the A. F. of L., it cast the strongest vote of all in favor of the C. I. 0. An official announcement of the executive council gave the vote as 1220 for the C. I. 0. and 46 against. A straw vote taken among a group of unorganized British Columbia timber workers came out 436 in favor of the C. I. 0. and 23 against. Plans for making the Timber Worker, now printed in Aberdeen, Wash., the official organ of the new Woodworkers International wras discussed by the executive committee. It is proposed to have the official newspaper published in Seattle at International headquarters. The Timber Worker was the official organ of the Federation of Woodworkers before the affiliation with the C. I. O. as an international union. The Federation which belonged to the A. F. of L. through the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, had a total membership of 100,000. International officials elected at (Continued on page 3) Carl E.' Nelson, an old time union man, is president of the NelAdvertising rates by request. son laboratories at 1035 South State Street. The concern manuAddress all communications and remittances to Utah Labor News, factures soap, liquid and 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City. Utah. powder soaps, hair shampoo, shav-increams, and cosmetics. Published weekly at 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, The products are union made Utah. Telephone Was. 2981. and all the cans, bottles, and con tainers carry the union label. MEAT BACKING Publisher M. I. THOMPSON The officers of the company be EMPLOYES VOTE C. I. O. sides Mr. Nelson are: L. E. Nelson, L. M. THOMPSON Office Manager county attorney of Cache county, KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UNS) vice president; Edwin Nelson, sec By a vote of 1,049 to 78G, employes Nelson, of the Armour & Co. plant voted retary, and Margaret treasurer. for the C. I. 0. United Backing We stand for what the Constitution stands for House Workers, defeating the indomestic tranquility, the establishment of justice, and OIL WORKERS START dependent Employes Bargaining the promotion of the general welfare. N. Y. AREA DRIVE IN Association. MARKETING FIELD UTAH LABOR NEWS. WOODWORKERS OPEN NEW YORK (UNS) An organ INTERNATIONAL UNION ization drive in the distribution OFFICES IN SEATTLE of petroleum products has been YOU! STAND STILL TILL I launched in the New York area SEATTLE, Wash. (UNS) By KATE RICHARDS OHARE under the direction of Allan S. for the International Headquarters Haywood, C. I. 0. regional director. Woodworkers of America, newly R. II. Stickel, director of District (Continued from Page 1) affiliated C. I. O. union, have been come up for election next year he know the people in your districts Seven of the Oil Workers Inter- set up in Suite 3136 at the Arcade national Union, is heading the Building, may withhold Administration sup- - as you never will Seattle, Wash., E. B. Gentlemen, I prophesy that when campaign to organize workers in port, or even back other candiWeber, international secretary has dates. you go home you will find that it the marketing branch of the indus- announced. There is much talk about per- wras not the President you were try, including terminal employes, Applications for charters consonal revenge and getting back fighting. It was your own people. bulk plants, truck drivers and gas to pour in, Weber says, worktinue at individual members of con- It was not the Chief Executive who station attendants. office force overtime. The the ing In oil fields and refineries wages charters are gress. The ladies of the kept press took your brutal beating, it was being printed and will are sparing no efforts to make it your neighbors. It was the voters are above the average and the out to the local unions )e mailed appear that the good, clean fun of w'ho gave you their faith and trust, work week is one of the shortest as as quickly they can be filled a six months sit down strike that their support and their votes, on in any industry. Wage standards out. heads sabotaged and completely wrecked whose defenseless your in the distribution of oil products, Locals with a combined member a whole session of congress was bludgeons fell. however, are far below those Robbed Home People merely a little boyish horseplay gained by the union in oil producYou cant take anything from tion. with the President, and that if any bad after effects afflict the play- Roosevelt by throttling necessary Approximately 150,000 workers ers, it will be because President supreme court reforms, but you are engaged in wholesale and retail Roosevelt is not a good sport and can, and have, robbed your own on the Atlantic Coast. cant take a little gentlemanly haz supporters of hope for social legis- marketing of workers in other Organization lation which might lift some of the industries in the area is ing. share of wealth of the country. MINERS AND SMELTERMEN Home Folks Ready burdens from their rapidly. Employes of theproceeding crushing Whereas: It is known that the Sunshine SUPPORT COOPERATIVES You will find, gentlemen, when shoulders. poorer classes of some of the forBiscuit Co. are up. You cant force the President to Workers in four being signed Inyou go horpe to face your constithe The recent of convention' eign countries have bettered their of the big cemetuency, that they will look at this go hungry and idle while his fam- teries have condition Mill Union ofcf ternational Mine, in5 by the adoption of a cosufficient joined in a different light. I am really ily disintegrates before his eyes, resand Workers Smelter a operative buying system, and the to numbers A passed negotiations. afraid, that is, I hope, that you are but your hypocritical economy good start inbegin elimination olution of the middle man. the pledging organization the of organization in for some most unpleasant mo- does these ghastly things to the the to give its moral support to conTherefore, be it resolved, that here has workers 22,000 paper ments. unemployed in your own back yard. been made with the stores and un- this convention go on record for signing of sumers cooperative You cant put the Presidents President Roosevelt has taken a The reads the purpose of endorsing and givresolution dertakings. 10 firms. with terrible beating, but he took it wife into a sweatshop at long agreements as follows: ing its moral support to any colocal fields Other unions where without whining, and he took it hours and starvation wages, nor have An condition Whereas: economic operative movement that might be been set up and some confrom men who had it in their power can you condemn his grandchildren where-by exists in the United States attempted by any of its locals to betray him, as they were elect- to a southern cotton mill by emas- tracts obtained include lumber the denied is his producer just throughout its jurisdiction. ed because they had pledged loyal- culating the Administrations yards, bed springs, pianos, warerazors, brooms, precision ty to him and to his principles. He wages and hours bill, but you are houses, instruments, racing publications, A is suffering the 'most galling kind doing it to your constituents. YOU SHARE IN THE PROFITS You cant hurt Farmer Roose- candles, china paintings, food packof a defeat, made possible by the We Welcome You as a Customer or a Member defection of those he counted as velt by scuttling the farm relief ing, ice cream, and metal tubes and hose. friends, not one fairly administer- program, but you are cutting the UTAH CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE ed by avowed enemies. . There are hearts out of the farmers in your C. O. CONTRACT SCIIENLEY I. smarting, painful bruises and sore own district. ASSOCIATION COVERS 2000 WORKERS Look for Reprisals spots that hurt. But they are only GROCERIES FRESH MEATS VEGETABLES FRUITS hurts to his pride. His head is There will be reprisals, Pa. 860 PITTSBURGH, South Main (UNS) Wasatch 4864 bloody but still unbowed, and you gentlemen, quick, hot, bitter, and Adoption of an outstanding concant buy him with a peace dinner relentless. PHONE JUST WE DELIVER and a candy dove. These reprisals will send many tract with the Schenley (Pa.) DisKnows the People of you back to the obscurity from tilling Company employing 2000 I am only an obscure woman whence you rode on Roosevelts tid- men and women, has been anwriter who sits in the gloomy gal- al wave of votes; they will strip nounced by the United Distillery leries to observe you congressmen you of your moments of brief auth- Workers, C. I. 0. local industrial who sit .in the seats of the ority, but these reprisals will not union. The agreement which provides But I know this coun- be Roosevelts personal revenge; mighty. an eight hour day, for he will will the as and its the of few, if any, they people people try week; a weeks vacation for two of you legislators do. Through whom you have betrayed. years service; a basic rate of 60 long, weary years I have lived and cents an hour; a closed shop and Should Work worked, hoped and suffered with Got any cheese, mis- check-of- f Frankie of union dues, was won the workers in your districts, Subscription fl.50 per annum - no-wat- er n' - IIIT COOPERATIVE NEWS 40-ho- ur CENTURY gentlemen. I have stood with them on the picket lines, sat in on their wage and hours conferences, eaten their scanty bread, slept in their crowded homes, helped bring their babies into the world, danced at their wedI dings, and buried their dead: ter? Grocer We keep a high-clas- s cheese made at our dairy under my personal direction. It is of a most excellent flavor. How much do you require ? Frankie Oh, about bait a mouse trap. enough The Big Labor Day Edition of the Utah Labor News Will be in the mails September 3 Watch for it ... Bigger and more interesting than ever. to Utahs oldest and largest without a strike. The company had a contract last year with the American Federation of Labor. The committee of distillery workers who negotiated the pact had the assistance of Phil Clowes, director for the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. sub-region- UNION Printing Plant al HOSIERY UNION JUBILANT OVER APEX CO. CONTRACT INCORPORATED Printers A PHILADELPHIA (UNS) victory celebration in which 5000 men, women and children of the community joined, marked the close of the three-montstrike for a contract which the American Federation of Hosiery Workers, C. I. O. union, won from the antiunion Apex Hosiery Company, sole remaining important mill in the area not under agreement. The firm employs 2800 workers. . The contract, signed July 29, firms ana Catering to local and Union-made organizations who desire Paper and 100 Union Printing. out-of-to- hs 231-23- 5 WHEN IN PROVO rrs nnvwiaii taci f SUTTON CAFE A Good Place to Eat Commercial s The Master Salesman Edison Street Phone Wasatch 1801 Salt Lake City, Utah |