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7 zv »“r VL- A .5 e ID V Chinaware Local Had Larg est Attendance In Two Years At Meeting WARN DELINQUENTS Vacation Pay Based On Per (O centa9e Basis Satisfac w tory To Membership The action taken by the conference wmmtttee coincides one hundred per cent with the sentiment of the mem liers of Local Union 184. Esiiecially Is this true regarding thpir stand in sup •y*:-port of ouf national officials, whom we v feel were unjustly criticized when they were charged with failing to '(teimrttd In answer to queries pertaining to certain propositions. First Vice Presi dent Wheatley took the floor and ex plained the action taken at the con (Turn to Pagt Twa} Richmond Potters -Back On Job After Three-Day Lockout Second Vice President Hui Settles Price Dispute At California Shop ^^^lh!^nnhfl[ffff:====== Wheatley And Jackson Give Highlights O1 Conference To Members al we Trenton, N. ,T.—The attendance our last' meeting was the largest have had in two years and President Alex Young in calling the meeting to order thanked the members for coming and assured all that if they would lie as faithful throughout the year, much of our trouble could be averted. Dispensing with the regular routine business in short order, Brother Sam .Jackson, conferee to the wage confer ence was called U|»on for his report. Giving a detailed rejiort of the pro ceedings from the time convened In Cleveland final sessions in East outlined the highlights parley and was asked many questions by his listeners. the conference up until the Liverpool, he of tiie wage turn three meni Richmond, Calif.—A very fine ^out was on hand for our last ^meetings and it Is hoped that the tiers will continue to be faithful in Jthelr attendance and take an active part in the affairs of their local. The members were locked out for three days, but are all back on the job now, thanks to the splendid work of Second Vice President Frank Hull. ■_ The lockout occurred when the firm ^completely ignored our collective bar gaining contract and endeavored to set a price on a new fixture to their own satisfaction. Second Vice President Frank Hull was called Ln on the case and settled the controversy Ipimedi ately. While Brother Hull was here, a new contract was drawn up and signed, and it is the opinion of the writer that it is a very fine contract. We hope the company will abide by the new contract, as the local has every intention of doing so, and thus avoid further wprk stoppages.—O. 89. Workers Forgotten jfls Congress Net No Protection For Workers Who May Lose Their Jobs When Output Is Curtailed D. C.—American work the forgotten men and reconversion period un changes Its Washington, ers are to be women in the less Congress election day. mind after bill which Wore ad- The emasculated George was adopted by Congress journment offers no protection or se curity for workers who may lose their jobs when war production is curtailed and finally stopped. The House refused to accept the only two sections of the George bill that held out any measure of security—one providing travel expenses for stranded war workers and the other extending job Insurance benefits to government workers in shipyards, arsenals and other establishments. talked about after elec- Leaders of both parties more generous treatment V *S! OfL.U.No.184 N. Y. PAINTERS GIVE DAY'S PAY TO RELIEF New York City. For the fourth successive year union painters through out the city turned over a day’s )ay of $12 on Sept. 30 to be distributed among the Red Cross and 24 other war relief and charity organizations, il was announced by District Council 9 of the Brotherhood of Painters, Deco rators and Pajierhangers, American Federation of Ijilxir. Since 1941 painters have raised $150,000 in manner, according to tiie union. the this Vic this Taking part in the “Work for tory Day” drive for tiie first time year will be the special autonomous craft locals of the council, including the scenic artists, sign pictorial paint ers, paint makers and paint salesmen. Members In Service Will Receive. Xmas Gifts From if U. 42 Local Presents Gold Star Pin To Parents Of Pfc. Ray A. Griffith Salem, Ohio.—With many questions pertaining to the decorating shop up for discussion, the attendance at our last few meetings has show’n an In crease. i JtTxe«ew the obli gation and their names added to the roll. One withdrawal was issued and honorary membership cards granted to Romey Balsley and Thomas Stevens. President Phil Laughlin appointed a committee to solicit funds for sending Christmas gifts to our members in the service. We have quite a large num ber and hojie the members will take this into consideration their donation. when nmkin given the so exeel lent flsli A vote of thanks was cial committee for the sup|er served following our last meet ing. Brother “.Jimmie” Edwards saw that no one went away hungry. We wish a sjteedy recovery for Wil liam Alton who has been seriously ill in the hospital for some time. .A gold star pin was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Griffith. Every mem ber of the local extends their heartfelt sympathy to the parents whose only son, Pfc. Ray A. Griffith, age 20, was killed in action in the South Pacific. Mrs. Griffith is a liner and the father a jiggerman. Private Griffith was em ployed at the Royal Chiny Co. in Sebring, before entering the service in September, 1942. Our sympathy is extended Sister Mae Hagan whose mother passed away last week. She was 80 years of age.— O. (’. 42. NEW EMPLOYMENT LOW Chicago (ILNS). Unemployment figures for Illinois continued their downward trend in August, reaching a new low record for the month, Robert L. Gordon, Acting Director of Labor, reported. “While job insurance pay ments showed a 3 ier cent Increase to $623,104 during August,” Gordon said. 4en Of America ecfs Human Needs tlon, but friends of labor condemned such delay. “We are told,” Senator George D. Aiken said, “that there is not time now to consider protection for jobless workers. It seems rather peculiar that men can work day and night over pro|erty and dollars and cents, but cannot give consideration to human beings.” “That does seem peculiar,” replied Senator Alben W. Barkley, “but there are many types of peculiar people, and some of them find their way into legis lative halls.” Labor’s chief demand for a uni form, national system of unemploy ment compensation with Increased benefits to serve as unemployment in surance during the reconversion period was defeated by both Houses of Congress. As a result, the present, varying. state systems of unemploy ment compensation, which even such conservative national leaders as War Mobilization Director Byrnes and Bernard M. Baruch have denounced as inadequate, will remain in force. i -S J. -A X*l ""j th ?'f i n 7 a' ‘. r' OWW n ll.n,™ of WIllI.nmiK.rt M.I nd /T.„ Huewiwi’wo"1 wa'1' o Hagerstown, as vice chairman and 7 .‘ 'w^' tin .,..idLw.iui,eimw'w.v.,1 the Waymen presided at the *onven- Matteo Pico and Edward Richards. i Finishers Prefer FCHd. Vacations Un n -n IrOrCOntaaO oasis |13,X»0 rkrrd ivucdinrrc T« Fli™ “Equipment Goes To War” Local Meetings To Elimi-. nate Shop Disputes you, take the matter up with your not get justice, bring your case tion will be given the member or mem- bers Involved. We say again, our ,abor Convention Told GOP Dodges Issues E. rt (t f£\ 1 7^. V. ■‘'Zf .* The Potters Herald -Officials Organ ?.- of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters inn-iwwinnnnnjii VOL XLVIII, NO. 23 EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1944 $2.00 PER YEAR WAGE AGREEMENT IS EXTENDED “company union” on the Western (discussion at the ifleeting of Dcal (was well received and much praise for At the Waymen’s convention, it waJr*‘,MMt ,,f the wage ""‘terence and Regardless of oif efforts in the past |*ai?9 revealed that far more than a ma-|"’hat aetion waa teken regarding |to maintain a clean and sanitary shop l»T TT 1 i tlon and three organizers who led In I rx ___ •ri-— i the fight to oust the “company union” were guests. They are R. H. Clark, secrettary-treasui’er. Named to thelUlTCfeS Sa LCU^OZ* I I— joint protective board were c. a. Heil 'r,l To Keep members of the American Fed- -------1- [eration of Labor and Congress of In-1 [agreement. UrcrP Relfpr AttAnrlrrnra At I’lustrlai Organizations in Philadelphia. A vote of thanks was extended our(ment goes to war,” the Admiral said. |tellige.nt readers of LABOR will write confereesand we hope from her re|ort Commenting on the war’s progress, Ln to the editor and supply the addi- .... ^gBSBgBHgBggSBMgMBSBMBi^Safiai^^^^sr r'"~ =I=tectbimb4""W Rail Unions Put Lively Discussion Local Tcf Assess n wn Finishing Touch To'I On 60-40 Bonus Af I Fine For Throwing I*TOSent /Smashing Victory MeetingOfLU 124 Refuse On Floor Waymen Set Up System I Polls Opened At Noon For I Will Support Shop Commit-1 Federation On Western I Election Of Delegates I tee In Carrying Out I 'Maryland Railroad To AFL Convention I Their Duties I As n cliniax to a smashing victory I Discussion on the 60 40 bonus n I Clarksburg, W. Va. A report of the scored several months ago over a [decal mac hines was Hie chief topic of [wage conference by Brother Mazzie| the members will feel It their duty to [Combs declared, “The Nazis and theLonal information.” “asmgnTon, D. (. (IL. M. rrfM* fulfill their obligation and attend their Japs are weakening. They can he coin-[ Nine of the 22 states included in|'^’ Paer was reelected president of meetings regularly. By this plan all [pared to a prize fighter whose breath [Mulholland’s study have virtually |J’ie International Associafhn of Fire will have a better understanding of|is coming hard and whose blows are [identical statutes. These require au [fighters, ALL, for his —th consecu our constitution and wage agreement, [losing* their sting. His leg-work has [business and industries to give workers |live t0n“’ the‘c. st*ss,n'1 t,l’ which stipulates that whenever a [slowed up, and he is trying to protect LWo hours time off while the jiolls are [organization s 4-day convention in grievance occurs on the shop, take it his chin. Some iieople think this is the|oleni without and deduction from pay Jt?u'sv,!,e’ KJ\., up with the shop committee first and [time to start clutching our hands [or other jienalty. [Richardson of Washington was elected then If you are not satisfied, and still feel an injustice is being imposed upon [for leave in advance of the election, [T 0C*rr1 Interesting Report Made By Shop Committees At Last Meeting are con-1^^. Florence Cameron, a 8hop secretary .. (secretary „1P? an I secretary i fronted with grievances by committee. Our next meeting will be October 12. Make it a “must’ present.—O.C. 12. I officials have at all times our welfare (Dakota and Utah. in mind and will do their best to gee A»OBl roeming Some states are even more liberal. WOrKerS DOS1C iray we get a fair deal in all disputes. gebring, Ohio.___ Local Union 121 is I Kentucky and Missouri s »ecify that Kelly, guard Mary Mackison, Emma [‘‘not [Oldfield and Carrie Dunlap, trustees. The attendance at our last few meet-1 lings has shown an increase but there fare still the same few who cannot find (time to attend. St. Cloud, Minn. (ILNS).—Thomas A very interesting report concerning 1---------- ... it k 4ft-‘ Maryland, the Brotherhood of Main-[Union No. 124 Tuesday night. This [our National officials was Ln order. In MJ HQ er lOUU-nOUr iviinimuin tenance of Way Employees has set up [question has been kinging fire for [his remarks he told of the efforts being a system federation at a convention [some time with the girls feeling they (made by the manufacturers to keep the held Hnnemiwn. 1,1. !:..■ Mdrering nn inluMi,-.. under tin-Li,..),, eienn and mnimry. .nd Conference Comm.ttee of the Nat onal Brotherhood of The Brotherhood of Railroad Signal- [present set up. We hope when the con [the coo|»eration of the memlters of the |P®.1Y.e Fottereand representatives OI the United States Potters men, which also won by a landslide, [ference committee |neets with the [National Brotherhood of (j»erative Association meeting at Headquarters last Week agreed to extend likewise reported fine progress in sign- [manufacturers in De«emler, this ques-1Potters along this line. We feel this is the present wage agreement which Would have expired OIT Septem ing up signal workers as full-fledged hio» will lie settled. |a great step forward and one that cer-1 ber 30, pending a federal ruling on the “Little Steel” wage formula, members, and will hold a meeting in Third Vice President James Slaven |tainly will have 1(M Iter cent cooj»era-1 agTeeinent reached on the second dav of a rpchnvenintr of (‘umlierland on Oetolier 8 to elect conferees Margaret Curley, Clair tlon from the members of Local Union L. o Ona,™y ?1 a. reC™Yening Of officers. [Armstrong and Roy Thompson gave a I No. 99. jority of the 1,1(M workers Ln that lp,o,,M8,tions affwtlng our trade. [here, we are sorry to say'there are|vidual members live Up to the present agreement. craft are now members of the Brother-1 Flection for delegates to the A. F. of (still certain individuals who fiersist in hood, and the number is increasing I1” ««»vention was held with the |o|ls|throwing their refuse under the «til-|q [opening at noon and elosing at the ehd (liards and spitting on the walls ami i i i tr |°f meeting. |floor. At our last meeting a motion u, f«», IK. |»««l tlmt nny |^r~,n .found I .... w «. L/1 Supplies hlrL-e'T.^ Secretary-Treasurer A. Shoemake of (filling their duties, then It is time that I Trpntnn v TW -.n..nh!- ,tn.'l7o" W .................. ■iiiiiiijj tiit-ii uutirn, mm n im iiiiir uiiit |Producfs Of American Labor I Domg Than Real- L|ie ized To Win The War I see to it that new parts, new equip- »»®t ami new «aiiPii« them.- a i«v .a (Rear Admiral L. B, Combs, CEC, USN, [Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Yards |and Docks, Navy Department, told|/^fff gnlUy of Ihl. mTonw win be tine.i »1,«. .. «nd *i m» for the Rolling To FrontsMeetingBe |the local take a hand. The committee [the Brothers Jack Ward of the Navy Conferences will lie sought with the Washington, D. (ILNS). “No hul(] n{|| sHndy of the Army carrier .hortl, for eegetjarUm of a ™t«er H'— their Lui"~j •^^k7Z’r,i«7n"teZ contract, It was announced. |«'’r ffchting equipment in oi»erntion, [home.—O. C. 9!). Iterest of our trade He deserves our ________________ .. (they will fail uhless you here at home| _______________________ |len** ot our lra”e- descries our It |z"^ tir i [Right Guaranteed By Statute 1 Admiral Combs, who recently re- [turned from a 25.ffiio.mlle inaction I 121 la,ltl TTyIIOII No foreman or superintendent, and if do vamva* [two hours are to be taken. Bosses who local and it will lie taken up with our ®|imprisonment, or both. national officials where due consldera- 1 I Disclosed By Tabulation Kthe 8u,n I yompuea DYmuinouana (trip of advance bases in the Pacific American workers mav not know |the wem,*‘r8 cr?Ut for ,helr Despite the rain, a large crowd at-[area, said that the products made by Lhis. hut in at least 22 States they haver eneP*’UH ^^^^hutions. The committee tended our regular meeting to hear the [American labor and management are|the right hv law to take time off from p’80 a report on the settlement detailed report of the (’leveland con-[doing more than is realized to win the[wor|{ to V)Jte on election day and in |nu,t*e on t,ie new lavatory, ference and the 2-day session at Head-|war. instances without being “docked” I peter Radice, prominent Central I-a quarters. All were eager to learn of “The Sealiees land with all the tools Ln pav or otherwise itenalized. |b'r exputive’ «P«ke on the War Chest the settlement reached on vacations |and equipment they need. Their prob-| Existence of. these laws was revealed |'lrive whlch w,u on Ort,br Slth with pay, and after hearing the rejiort [iem then is to make them do as nnicli |[n a compilation made for the Rail-I^e asked the sup|Mirt of all labor in were in a much better frame of mind |work in 3 months as they would ordi Lay Lalior Executives’ Association by|this (lrive to UP**01*1 t,w* worthy char than a week ago when the parley Inarlly in 3 years. In many cases the|F|.'ank L. Mulholland, counsel .for the |it,es connected with the fund, broke up in a dispute at Cleveland. [machinery is worked 24 hours a day. [association. Chiefs of rail unions affili-1 The entertainment committee com- All were glad to learn that each [it cuts through jungles which haveLfed with the association plan to pul- [posed of James Acton, Jack Burns, employee who has been on the payroll [been turned into quagmires by terrific |iicize the tabulation widely among (Andrew Warner and Jack Cooper de of their res|eetlve firms from June. 1, rain. 1943 to May 31, 1944 will qualify re gardless of tiie number of hours work- (26 Inches in 27 days. In addition, it ed. This was imide retroactive to pro-1 is likely to get doused in salt water (made, we do not claim the list is com-1 a nd i»eer on tap comprised the menu, vide 1943 vacation pay for iiersons|and rusted by salt air. And some of |piete,” Mulholland said. “We may have [—O. ’. 45. who were not eligible under the 1600- [it gets blown to bits by enemy bombs [overlooked similar laws in other states, hour minimum. Lind shells. In other words, the equip- Lmd, if so, we hope the alert and in- Ihraska, New Mexico, New York, South We also feel that ninety per cent of |stin meeting on the second and fourth [workers shall have four hours off and| Washington, D. C. (ILNS).—Urging the disagreements on plants would be [Tuesday in K. of P. Hall with Presl- [west Virginia three—in each instance $400 annual increuse in the basic pay avoided if some of the foremen and Lent Mae Veon presiding and doing a I with pay. Provisions vary in the re-Lf 350,(MM) postal employees, suierintendents had a lietter under-Lne serving with Miss [mainlng states on the tabulation. [executives predicted before standing of our agreement and would |Veon are Erma Sceckler. vice presl-1 Arkansas requires that employers (Postoftice Committee that use some judgment when they Veon are Erma Seeckler, vice presi- Helen Craven, Ati)rg^T*et Paese, defense |on election da^ so wotkers may vote. May Burt, treasurer In I---—- La DOF Man KenUinoa.. [Panama U. S. Marshall Dewey and the Republicans would |the grievances taken up on the various |ing, who has completed two four-year [help the Post Office Department work “avoid the great issues of foreign [shops was made by Thelma Craven, [terms as United States marshall for [ers unless Congress acted to give the policy and a new world order” in the [Spaulding Margaret Paese, Royal |the Canal Zone, was renominated by [government employees the same bene Presidential campaign, Attorney Gen- (china Katherine ........................by eral Biddle told the Minnesota State [and Hazel Brown{ Federation of Labor 62nd convention. |o. C. 121. (■sJUAAAlUAy ST UllvlS TT 1 1 C" 1 fx I wa 8 qu,te a tacu**10" «n the been doing a good job and deserves |ha(1 t|M Jn t|je coo K-ration of every employee on Lf (lelcgates I Conference Committee Is Urged To Present At 8 inp' |tion of l4ihor convention to be (New Orleans in Noveintier. Brother e’’e Watson has given many years of faith- IT Laws Of 22 Statesl110" |VT1VS WOTKOrS llITlO|I1,er A 17 |wll IO kzOSt October 6th VOlSSI^htn on October 6 to discuss the new 1 However, the workers must apply the employer may designate which viol:te the laws are subject to fines or| This tyi»e of law is in effect in Arizona, California. Iowa, Kansas, Ne-[^*“* I recording (must either suspend operations all day I steel wage formula would be liberal financial l°r change shifts not later than 4 p. m. lized in the next few weeks. .-^v.ruuj, ... Indiana workers must be given I William C. Doherty, president of the to be I Katherine* Mueller, Inspector Ramona (four hours’ leave and in Maryland I National Association of Letter Carrieds 1 1 over four hours” but in each Laid that “public officials, labor leaders (Turn to Pag* Twa) land business people now generally con cede that the War Lals»r Board's 15 ler cent yardstick will be broken dur ing October.” I .. Mueller, Limoges I President Roosevelt and confirmed [fits that w ould accrue to private em French Saxon. Ithe U. S. Senate for an additional Iployees. (term of 8 years. Tho shop committee made a rejsirt /"JT1 Tnd rhrirt”1i‘8 alkalito our buddies in the sen ice. The [amount has been very gratifying and 1 Ithelr members as part of their “regis- “At one island we visited, It rained (ter and vote” campaign. (able way they served the refreshments. Though our checkup was carefully (Fried oysters, cold cuts, cheese, soda serves the thanks of the local for the union OFFICIALS REELECTED 1 tj *act Will iieiliaill Jn Effect Pending Break In "Little Steel" Formula Vacations On Percentage Basis Made Retroactive To 1943 Covers Those Who Failed To Qualify ICflfl Ithe conference committee which adjourned September 18 Cleve- Hold Social After when the manufacturers charged Brotherhood officials with [failing to demand that subordinate local Unions as Well as indi- x/Ml Meeting Sept. 29 glad to Watson election to tlie AlnPrittin FwIera. hes|«l in the coming eley- l» “■i Oi',,,ber 13 t»» Fourth Nice President Charles Zim- requested the conference commit- |tee to lie on hand at our next regular v i 1 if JI I. ["OSlCll UniOllS ASK 11 MOdOST lOy |tt foL CAfin An nual Increase In Postal I I ■4 union the Senate the Little Revision Foreseen In October Mr. Doherty said an upward revt- Washington, D. C.—John E. Hush-lsion of the wage formula would not William C. Hushing, chairman of The break came when the confer ence committee in substantiating the claim of our national officials—“that at no time has a violation of the agree ment ever been called to their attention that the same was not immediately rectified”—refused to go along with the ultimatum of the manufacturers that unless a certain provision was embodied in all future contracts, no agreement would be signed. Deferring negotiations on the 69 pro[ssitions submitted by the Brother hood and the 28 counter projsisals of tiie United States Potters Association, until the committees reconvene follow ing a break in the “Little Steel” for mula, the Brotherhood requested that if no break occurs in the sage sta bilization isfiicy. the cmumittsas would resume neg4latfons no later than December 5. Paid vacations for 1943 and 1944 were settled on a percentage basis, re placing the IGOO-hour minimum which some firms had used as a yardstick for (Turn tn Pagr Two) Absenteeism No Longer Exists At Meetings Of 175 Attendance Increases When Local Assesses Fine For Tardy Members Trenton, N. J.—Being well acquaint ed with uni»n activities we all know the hardest job is getting the members to attend l»cal meetings regularly. A survey taken by our efficient local leaders show tliat in the i»ast two months ninety-four per cent of our members attended at least three meet ings in the two-month |ieriod. This record breaking attendance was brought about when a motion was passed to fine any member $1.60 for not attending at least one meeting a month. Although this fine seems a bit harsh to the ears, we are proud to say that to this date we have not collected a penny and the only complaints we have heard is the lack of chairs to handle the crowd. We have received word tliat the boys at the Richmond plant are hack at work. We congratulate them for their fine spirit in upholding their just Congress Vote Increase Proprosal the A FL Legislative Committee made a strong plea for immediate enactment of a |»Aiding bill providing $400 an nual raises. Husing i»ointed out the fact that postal employees had not received any increase in their basic pay since 1925 that the present tem l»orary increase now in effect was en tirely inadequate based upon increased living costs, and also stressed the prob ability of an immediate revision of the Little Steel formula. Senators Urge Artion Senator Wagner of New York and. Tunnell of Delaware appeared before the committee as did Congressman Feighan of Ohio and urged immediate, favorable consideration of the bill. Senator Mead of New York stressed the importance of going thoroughly into the question of a salary increase in order that equitable legislation may be enacted. Senator Reed of Kansas expressed himself as being favorable to a proper adjustment of salaries and also felt that the matter should be very thor- ITurn to Pngt Tvi -‘ijtk a 00 Of J. I Jt&i- 4 i ■W i 'SB 1