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Show THE SEARCHLIGHT o a e h A r e g n a D The working people of the Nation—organ- til new elections : ‘insure a return to ‘sanity and ized and unorganized—have reason to be seriThe passage of ‘the Smithously alarmed. Conally Reprisal act coupled with the em- orderly pr ogress. Every unorganized worker should ally haan: self or herself. with a labor union forthwith, phatic refusal Only through united of Congress to make provision for rolling back the cost of living,is unmistakable evidence that the reactionaries have taken over. effort— immediate and unstinted effort—may we preserve the work standards, the higher wages and the social se- curity that’ have) "been won by the commoners Anything can happen. If those forces have the power to enact such legislation, they also have the power to destroy the Wagner act, the wage and hour act, unemployment insurance, old age and survivor’s insurance, and the entire structure of labor and social:legislation. The gains of the last ten years: are. in peril. Unless a united front is maintained:.those gains may be lost entirely before the end of the year. in the last ten years. The staunch. support of every person who toils is necessary. <A few stalwarts cannot carry the entire load for the many. All must lend a hand. There must be planned, organized counter measures. Otherwise we stand to lose all those social improvements that have con, In this emergency tuere is io reason why labor and the progressives should take to the ground storm cellar, or take a beating lying down. There is urgent need for mustering every ounce of strength and help to hold the line un- tributed The so much. to. the common United Steelworkers welfare. | of America, and its affiliate, the CIO, furnish the best rallying from which to face the new danger. Philip Murray, one of the Nations’s foremost leaders, heads both organizations. Give him vour confidence and support to meet the difficult problems. ahead, —Muntions Worker. American Smelting & Refining Co.CIO Win Army-Navy The Garfield Smeltermen—CIO have won the coveted Army-Navy E Award for outstanding performance in the production of copper for war contracts. The Garfield local of the Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers—CIO is the first labor union in Utah to win the award. Winning that signal honor is the direct result of the formation of a labor-management production committee composed of members nominated by management and members elected by the Garfield union. That production committee has boosted production of copper an average of 20% above the Garfield smelter. the rated capacity of “E” Award “The workers American are and Smelting very management and grateful for Refining the of the Company Army-Navy ‘“E” award. “This has' been obtained hearted cooperation and and members promoted functioning the the union wholeofficials and the plant management, by a very aggressive and well production “Production capacity of by at 20 has .been despite a 10 per “The award committee. per cent maintained cent labor was above for plant months, shortage.” made after a careful in- Army-Navy recognition of the achievements of the employees and the Company is vestigation not only of record of preduction supplemented tation by a fine O’Connor, manager of the Mr. Oonnor said: tribue from smelting W. J. company. output, but and of safety, plant welfare, health, sani- protection measures ticed by the company. (Continued on following page) prac- |