Show of- of 1 K H I Miners Union News I t ti t i I I I I I I H- H I I 1 I I I I o oAt At a meeting held Saturday night in the local hall hail of or Park City Miners Union Local No 90 90 the local union unanimous unanimous- unanimously ly passed a resolution to support and participate In itt the Labor Union Theatre Movement a a. dramatic program sponsor sponsor- sponsored ed Cd by the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers officials and locals In collaboration with the Workers Education Program of the W W. P. P A. A The Labor Union Theater Movement has previously received the unanimous endorsement of or Locals No 55 and 65 and other Miners locals throughout the state are soon to have the program presented for their approval according to Mr Joe Lauchnor Director of or Work Work- Workers Workers' Workers Workers' ers ers' Education Dramatics Mr Lauchnor and Mr Floyd Atkins also connected with the Workers' Workers Education Program aro are visiting the various locals of or the state and have the support of or the state and district officers of the I. I U. U M. M M. M M s sS S. S Wf W. W The labor movement of Utah ac according ac- ac according according cording to Mr Lauchnor has long ex expressed ex- ex ext t pressed the need for an organized move move- movement ment meat In workers' workers drama Now with the help of or the W. W V. V P. P A A. A Workers' Workers Education Program they arc In a a. position to es establish es- es esI establish I a n permanent labor drama In Inthe inthe inthe the state It has been felt best to launch I the program through the Miners Unions because of or their central location and their enthusiasm and extend the pro pro- program program program gram as soon as possible throughout the state I Labor plays have become one of or the strongest forces In the modern Ameri Amen American American I can theater said Mr Lauchnor and every ery year throughout the Eastern Uni Uni- United United United ted States and on Broadway trained and andI I talented performers present social and labor plays which are not excelled In Inartistic inartistic artistic merit or popularity by any ny other I type of or drama Waiting for Lefty Steve Steve- Stevedore dore Peace on Earth Mill Shadows a. a and It Cant Can't Happen Here are only a few which are known around the world and which are intended to educate the work work- workers workers workers ers of or America as ns to their real problems and to entertain them better than can those plays which have ha no relation to the actual life Ufe of or the worker Labor Is moving ahead In this country coun coun- country country try and its it's up to the working man to learn what Its It's all about The pleasant pleasant- est way Va of doing this is through watch- watch watchIng watching Ing lug a good play that tells the worker his problems and suggests ways of or correcting cor cot correcting them at the same time Workers are naturally more interested in their own problems than In the love triangles of or millionaires And the rest of the pub pub- public public lic can only understand the problems ms of the workers by taking the trouble to see the tho workers' workers side of or things Drama Dramn is the most popular way of or finding out Labor plays are based on fact not fic fic- fic- fic tion Mill Shadows the first play plan plan- planned planned planned ned by the Labor Union Theater Movement Move Move- ment meat is la the true story of what happen happen- happened ed in the Marion Marlon North Carolina textile strike The purpose of or the drive according to Mr Lauchnor Is to enlist sufficient support sup sup- support support port that a a. play a month can be pres pres- presented presented presented In each mining community The W. W P. P A. A Is Interested In sponsoring this movement and Is lending the services of or its employees to the advancement of the labor dramatics program It has no provision for financing the expenses of or production Itself however and for this reason is depending d upon the labor movement throughout the state to pro pro- provide provide provide vide this support This can easily be bedone bedone bedone done through pledges of or twenty-five twenty cents per month from every Interested individual according to Mr Lauchnor which is an extremely low price for each cf of the plays The labor movement and the friends of or labor of or Park City are urged to get their memberships now from the or secretary of or Local No 99 It lathe duty of every ery union man manto manto to back this movement A meeting of or District Union No 2 of or the International Union of or Mine Mill Milland Milland and Smelter Workers composed of or dele dele- delegates delegates gates from all locals in the state of or Utah was held at Salt Lake City Cit Sunday March larch for consideration of the pro pro- proposed proposed proposed posed sliding scale wage agreement It developed at this meeting that the proposed agreement would place all workers in the mines mills and smelt smelt- smelters ers era of or Utah Uth on a basic scale of or fifty 50 per day less than the Butte scale which is a copper district and seventy- seventy five 75 cents per day da less than the Coeur d' d which Is La a lead and silver sUver district It also developed that the membership in cur our organization at Bauer are not Included at all and that the proposed agreement a expires In the middle of or winter winter December December 31 1937 1937 Instead of or in the spring In view of or this complicated situation and other developments at this meeting It was decided to spread a referendum vote on this proposal disregarding the previous votes by the district union among the entire membership of or the state This referendum will be held on Monday March The delegates from Park City Local No ro 99 will make their report at the regular meeting at p. p m m. Saturday Sa March farch Every ery member is requested to be present so they will have a full understanding of or the Issues Involved |