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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. JULY 22, 1938. LABOR ON ITS FORWARD MARCH (Continued from Page 5) bor, it seeks for every worker within its scope, that freedom of choice and action which is justly his. Almost 10,000 workers have been reinstated to their jobs through the boards activities, the statement showed. The number, though small, is nevertheless influential, the board pointed out for the reinstatement of one leader may give assurance to many other workers in a plant that they will not suffer by exercising their legal rights. The great bulk of the NLRBs work has occurred in the 15 months since the U. S. Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Wagner Act in April, 1937. The Supreme Court has up held the board in a total of 16 cases while federal circuit courts of appeals have decided in the boards favor in 30 cases and against it in eight. Seventy-tw- o formal compliance orders have been issued by the federal courts in behalf of the NLRB, the rec ords show. anti-unio- lence. T.W.O.C. TO PUSH DRIVE IN SOUTHERN STATES UNDER WAGE-HOUACT R WASHINGTON (UNS) The Textile Workers Organizing Committee is prepared to speed the tempo of its southern unionization drive as soon as an administrator for the wage-hou- r act is appointed, President Sidney Hillman of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, C. I. O., announced in Washington. Hillmans statement was issued after he had conferred with President Roosevelt at the White House. A special meeting of the T. W. O. C.s southern organizing staff was held in Charlotte, N. C., July 10 and 11, Hillman said, to plan next steps in the campaign which has already organized hundreds of thousands of ex' ploited southern workers. As soon as the President names the man who will head the new Labor Department division on wages and hours, the T. W. O. C. will petition for the immediate formation of industry boards in the cotton textile and cotton garment industries, Hillman declared. Power of Administrator Under the terms of the wage-hoact, the administrator is empowered to create industry boards the the representing public, workers and the employers in each line of business. The industry boards will recommend minimum wages for their industry, which may not be less than 25 cents nor higher than 40 cents an ur hour. If the administrator accepts the committees recommendation, he is given power under the act to put in force its wage rates. In his statement, issued as he left the White House, Hillman expressed pleasure at the T. W. O. C.s progress in the last two years. If the committee makes as much progress in the next two years as it has in the last year, I feel sure that the employers will deal with the union on a national basis, he said. We now have some 400,000 textile workers in all the divisions of the T. W. O. C. fold. I think it is reasonable to expect that we will have 1,000,000 of these workers in our organization within two years and that the industry will be glad to cooperate with us on a program of stabilizing what has now appeared to be a chaotic industry. REPORT ON RELIEF PLANS NaDENVER, Colo. (UNS) tional headquarters of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, C. I. O., has asked all affiliated locals to send in reports of what is being done about relief and WPA jobs for unemployed members. ' WORK OF LABOR BOARD AND CIVIL LIBERTIES COMMITTEE PRAISED all in that direction, the report asserted. The National Labor Relations Act is in substance a civil liberties document, the report continued. How fair the administration of the Act has been is demonstrated by the Supreme Courts support of the Boards action in every case which has come before it, and in the almost unanimous support of the Boards orders by the Circuit Court of Appeal. Praises .Spy Investigation While resistance to the Act and its administration is widespread, it reflects obviously only a minority of employers who command avenues of propaganda out of all proportion to their size. Of the La Follette Committees work, the A. C. L. U. reported, its exposure of industrial espionage n and of armament by has employers gone far to diminish resort to violence in fighting unions. Conditions in communities investigated by the Committee have materially improved. Nevertheless, the civil liberties group counted 24 deaths of strikers and 490 injuries sustained by strikers, chiefly on picket lines while not engaged in acts of vioAn encouraging note was detected by the A. C. L. U. in the fact that the menacing movements of vigilantes which gained headway in the Little Steel and shortautomobile strikes were lived. All of the vigilante groups were temporarily organized by employers to do what they could not induce public officials to do. Some of the most flagrant cases of violations of civil rights are chargeable to .them. Fewer anti-labinjunctions, in the and a liberal tendency judicial attitude toward picketing were also noted. or Mine, Smelter Workers Ratify New Wage Contract Utah metal miners and smelter workers accepted by a r referendum vote Monday a new sliding scale wage small majority by ratified a was The contract. by agreement members of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. The contract will cover more than 6000 employes of every two-yea- , major Utah mine and smelter, ex- cept the Utah Copper company. The terms were negotiated recently by union officials and operators. The contract extends to June 30, 1940, and replaces an expired agreement of similar form. The main difference js that the new pay schedules raise the minimum cerwage levels and extend over covnot conditions tain working ered by thfe former pact. Minimums under the new agree , work in behalf of New Deal and Labors League. F. G., Ogden. Non-Partis- tion-ratin- r compensation. IN THE MAIL NEW YORK (UNS) The National Labor Relations Board arid LIKES THE PAPER the La Follette Civil Liberties Editor Utah Labor News: I like Committee were given a major your paper. Keep up the fine work share of the credit for the dimin- in behalf of the people of Utah. ishing use of violence, force, R. O. N.. Logan. and intimidation $4 for smelter workers, 9-c- copper and a proportionate lead price. If the prices fall, wages will not be cut until operators and union representatives meet in conference. If copper rises above 10 cents and lead in proportion, automatic wage increases take effect. CONSUMER NOTES (Continued from Page 6) your groceryman to show you the LIKE THE PAPER official seal on his scales which certifies it is accurate. Editor Utah Labor News: I have been a subscriber to the Utah La- WHEN YOU PARK bor News for many years. I want to express my appreciation for the splendid editorials that appear every week. They hit the nail squarely on the head. Keep up the good work. M. C. M., Salt Lake City. FOR HUMANITY Editor Utah Labor News: I enjoy your editorials and special articles. You stand for humanity. I am with you. Here is my renewal subscription to your fine paper. Mrs. S. P., Salt Lake City. LAW The WASHINGTON (AFL) RoosePresident appointment by velt of Elmer F. Andrews, industrial commissioner of New York state, to be Administrator of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, called the Federal popularly Wages and Hours Act, places the important functions set forth in that measure in the hands of a man well equipped by experience to handle the many problems con nected with a law which establishes a floor below which wages in interstate industries cannot go and a ceiling beyond which the length of the work week cannot rise. Mr. Andrews was deputy industrial commissioner of New York when Miss Frances Perkins was from industrial commissioner, 1929 to 1933, and became head of the state labor department when Roosevelt appointed President Miss Perkins to the position of secretary of labor. A native of New York, Mr. Andrews is 48 years of age and lives with his wife and three children at Flushing. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1915, and in the next few years built railroads in Cuba and New York, worked for compensa g piloted groups and army planes during the World war. In the nine years he has been with the N. Y. state labor department he has seen the personnel grow from 1600 to 7900. He also served as a labor adviser for the National Lab-o- Board in the coal mining districts of Alabama, Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 1933. In 1934, President Roosevelt sent him to Geneva, Switzerland, as head of the American observers at the International Labor Conference. As the result of his report, the United States government became a member of the International Labor Organization of the League of Nations. As industrial commissioner of New York, Mr. Andrews was largely responsible for that states minimum wage law for women, extension of unemployment insurance and workmens ment are $4.25 for muckers, and $4.50 for miners. The new contract raises the minimum 50 cents a day. These scales are based on an ANDREWS WILL ADMINISTER READS IT ALL WAGE-HOU- R Page Editor Utah Labor News: I read jour paper from cover to cover each week, and then pass it on to my neighbor, who like to read it but are too poor to subscribe for it A. C. M., Salt Lake City. KEEP THEM IN CHECK u tion. In order to put you wise I wish to direct your attention to the cunning move being made by the prop- ertied interests, through the channels of the relief administration for a change in the relief laws that would fasten the support of needy relatives upon your shoulders. Do you want this burden added to your efforts to build a home? If not, take heed to this warning and do your part towards heading off such a calamity before it is too late. There is a much neglected law on our statutes called the initiative that gives the people power to enact legislation without bothering with the legislature. Why is it neglected? Because it is clumsy, expensive and slow. Could the defects in the law be remedied? Yes! You can spend your time to no better advantage than looking up some of these questions. One cause of our troubles is that the people for small prunes than you will for ones. the large-size- d Thus, if very large prunes, are selling at 35 cents a pound, they are three times as expensive in the actual cost of prune pulp as small prunes at 10 cents a pound. There is no difference in the taste of the two sizes. Remember, however, that you get more seeds in proportion to pulp in small prunes than you do in the large ones. If you want to eat prunes raw, moisture ask for those labeled added. The dry fruit will be a better investment if you plan to soak andook the prunes. SHOES SOAKED? THE REMEDY HERES When leather in shoes, suitcases, handbags, and such articles, gets a good soaking, first wash it clean, oil it well, stuff the article to preserve its shape, and then let the leather dry slowly, recommends the Consumers Guide. Never let leather dry too quickly. The best quality leather can turn hard and stiff by exposing it when wet to heat hotter than the hand can stand. Oils and fats rubbed into leather are what keep it supple and preserve its life. In time these are bound to dry out. Thats why experts recommend that you shine your shoes often, not just for appearance sake, but to preserve the leather. The life of a suitcase can be prolonged, too, with a castor oil massage. Oiling also tends to make leather more water-proo- f. YOUR MEAT Dont let your refrigerator get over 47 degrees Fahrenheit if you cooked or want to keep meat uncooked free from spoilage, advises" the Consumers Guide. Poor refrigeration accounts for most spoilage of meat. Not only is the spoilage expensive; it is a Doubtful ready source of food poisoning and there are two Bride Yes, in some instances can result in I can make really well, fish things cakes acute injury to health, the pub- and goulash. lication says. Bridegroom And which is this? Remove the wrapper promptly from fresh meat when you bring it home and place it on a clean Sweet Relish platter or in a pan. If covered at all, lay a piece of clean waxed or Sour Pickles oiled paper over it loosely. be Cooked meat should not kept Dill Pickles unused in the refrigerator for any cooked Ground of time. length meats are easy victims of contamSweet Pickles ination, and should be used as soon as they are ground. Chow Chow, Cover cooked meat loosely with oiled paper to prevent its drying Sauerkraut out. Editor Utah Labor News: I am BUYING HINTS FOR glad that we have your paper to PRUNE EATERS show up the propaganda of the kept press. You keep them in Prune eaters get more prune check. If the Utah Labor News per pound if they choose pulp didnt exist the daily papers would rather than small prunes, large be more arrogant in behalf of big says the Consumers Guide, business, I am sure. C. E. O., Salt but, should compare prices before they Lake City. they decide to buy. If there is a great difference in RELIEF IS YOUR the price of the two sizes, you may CONCERN be able to get more prune pulp less pit for each penny outlay and Editor Utah Labor Newfe: I wish to address a few lines to those who are enjoying snug incomes from their labor or small business. The prevailing impression with you is that the relief question is of no concern of yours and consequently give the matter scant atten- WELCOME, Sweet Mustard Pickles Made by UTAH PICKLE CO. Salt Lake City Maintaining a $30,000 Payroll LABOR WESTERN AUTO PARTS CO. House Paint Electrical Supplies Armature Winding Varnishes Garden Hose and Radios Enamels Wholesale and Retail 1324 South State Street 8687 Hyland The Utah Labor News is a newspaper and not circular. a fly-by-nig- ht spend too little time considering these important matters. J. F. W., Salt Lake City. The Utah Labor News FOR NEW DEAL circulation is growing. Editor Utah Labor News: Here I apLabor what Utah the preciate News is doing and I share the paper with several of my neighbors who cannot afford to take, the paper. They are all 100 per cent for the New Deal. Mrs. M. L. B., Salt Lake City. is my renewal subscription. against espionage organized labor, in the annual RENEWAL survey of the American Civil Liberties Union, made public this Editor Utah Labor News: Here W66lc There is not much to a man who is my renewal subscription for the While it is too early to say that . a regime of law has supplanted a best and most fearless paper on is not wiser today than yesterday. Lincoln. list. Keep up the good regime of force, the tendencies are my reading 7 best advertising medium. It reaches well paid workers in Utah. It is the |