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Show THE SEARCHLIGHT (Continued be it resolved Council and O from preceding page) to recruit men to fill any vacant positions created by a strike so the production of the plant will not be impeded in any way and the continuous flow of copper will be supplied to our Armed Forces.’’ UTAH METALS TRADES COUNCIL By C. L. Casebolt, Secretary. UTAH STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR . By Fullmer H. Latter, President. that the Utah Metal Trades the Utah State Federation of Labor hereby go on record, that in the event any contemplated strike materializes at the Utah Copper Company, that all A. F. of L. members will be instructed to stay on the job to produce vital war ma- terials, and be it further resolved, that our unions will use every means available Arthur Magna Statement International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, Local 392, ClO, representing a near majority of employees of the Arthur and Magna Mills of the Utah Copper Company, is opposed to any strike or any strike vote at the Utah Copper Mills, which process over 25% of the nation’s copper while Utah boys are depending on us for copper at the front. We believe the majority of mill workers will not vote for any strike at this time. The proposal to go on strike comes from an organization that was ordered to be disbanded by the National Labor Relations Board on February 20th as being company influenced and dominated. The Utah Copper Company was ordered to stop bargaining with this group. The Company did not accept this order. On the contrary, it continued to meet with this group and, securing the consent of this organization, filed a joint application to the Nonferrous Metals Commission of the National War Labor Board, located in Denver, on March 11th for approval of a 25e wage raise. The Metals Commission which has equal representation from industry and labor, refused to consider this application because it could not recognize the Independent Association of Mill Workers as a representative of any of the employees of Utah Copper Company. 'The Metals Commission could have taken no other position. To have done so would have, in effect, nullified the order from the National Labor Relations Board. For the last three days representatives of this outlawed organization have been free to oo about the mills advocating a strike. This proposed strike would attempt to force the National War Labor Board to recognize an In- dependent Association which had been outlawed by the National Labor Relations Board. As such it would be a strike against United States Government Agencies. these It would also inevitably be a. strike against American boys in the front line trenches. The Arthur and Magna Millmen’s Union, Local 392, therefore appeals to all mill workers to stay on the job. We are confident that the National War Labor Board or its Metals Commission will give a proper hearing to duly authorized representatives of the mill workers when a request is presented for such hearing. It should be clear to anyone by now that the War Labor Board is not disposed to bulldozing or high pressure tactics, be it from a dominated com- pany union or from the Utah Copper Comuany itself. ARTHUR & MAGNA MILLMEN’S UNION Ken Reid, President Victor Bohne, Secretary Statement of CIO I would lke it distinctly understood that the membership of the ClO now working at the Magna and Arthur mills of the Utah Copper Company will be specifically instructed to remain on the job despite any action by the other employees. We wish at this time to make clear the position of the CIO that since we made our agreement with the President of the United States that there would be no strike for the duration of the war, we have kept this pledge fully. There has been no strike of CIO unions which has been authorized by our organization. We feel that this is not a strike against the company for better wages and working conditions, but is a strike against the United States Government. —Stanley Duffin, President State CIO. |