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Show THE SEARCHLIGHT Fleas Are (Pontagious As the Company Union sponsored by Utah Copper sinks lower and lower in public teem, and as it nears its inevitable demise, esthe Moffat stooges try to prepare a berth for themselves while they perforni a few last acts of infamy. | Ed Cannon, for years Kennecott’s faithful decoy, planted by Jackling and tray Copper come workers Moffat to be- into their hands, has be- a fixer for the Snipe Hunt. Ed was made a minor boss a few months ago as a fit- Moftat and Cannon believe that by moving in on the A. F. of L. they can use that organization to. frustrate the hope of the Copper workers for clean cut collective bargaining. They are even willing to contribute their slogan of putrid subserviency, ‘‘Cooperation as the Commen Tool?’, to the A. F. of L. The great majority of the members of the A. F. of L. in the Copper domain are decent, honorable union men who would not knowing- _ Now he is engaged in a new mission. He has been doing a lot of conniving and horse trading with certain A. F. of L. subordinate ly be imposed upon by Moffat-Cannon schemine. We believe that if they know what is eoing on they will shun and abhor any alliance with the seum of Moffat’s defunct Snipe Hunt. However, two alleged A. F. of L. union men protested against a bargaining election at Arthur until the final status of the Company leaders Union ting reward for keeping honest unionism and collective bargaining out of the reach of Copper employees. at Magna and Arthur, who ought to leaders are Other Snipe. Hunt know better. quietly helping him. If they cannot have their own little Company Union operating under the elorious insp1ration of Doug Moffat, they are willing to make a second choice. They want. to use the A. F. of L. as a substitute for their Company Union it down to the same degraded level and ‘mc as that to which the Snipe Hunt descended. Army-Navy “E” Award (Continued “Among from preceding page) qualifications entitling the Company to the award is a record of total absenteeism of only 3.75%, of which only .7 per cent were absent without notice. “The backing of the union in disciplining men who the are absent without adequate cause has been vital in achieving this low percentage of absenteeism.”—Munitions Worker. Reliable information discloses that Remington Arms Company fell short of making its June Its labor turnover is terrific. production quota. Its rate of absenteeism is high. Apparently its production committee lacks the driving force necessary to get things done and put in the. above-quota class. Plant the Ordnance We suggest to Manager Mattlage that he inquire at the Garfield smelter are necessary to bring adequate levels. to find,out what changes Remington production to Courts. should Their be determined in purpose—and to give the schemers the Federal Cannon’s—was more time to infiltrate the Snipe Hunt into the A. F. of L. Under the circumstances we feel it our duty to warn the decent members of the A. F. of L. of the outrage about to be perpetrated upon their organization. We also warn that ‘Those who lie down with dogs will get up with fleas.’’ Union Demands Six-Day Week Reports from Cedar strong pressure by the for a six-day work week Mines may bear fruit. City indicate that Steelworkers’ Union at Columbia lron During the current week the Company has Next coneeded six work days to the Union. week with a Fourth of July celebration interBut vening the mines will work five days. thereafter it is expected that the Company will adopt the six-day week for the duration. It is a remarkable situation when employees in a vital war industry are obliged to exert pressure on management to induce it to utilize about It’s resources. maximum manpower time the Manpower Commission cracks down on industrialists to compel a more sensible use of manpower. Labor is urging establishment of production committees to step up plant efficiency and organize other aids for increased production. Why doesn’t management respond? |