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VOL XLIX, NO. 51
in the plant.
^Registered Nurse
Now On Duty At
Cambridge Plant
5 Cambridge, Ohio.—Gertrude Nel
ii son, a registered nurse is now on duty
V eight hours a day at the hospital unit
of the Universal Potteries. Miss Nel
son comes highly recommended as
she was previously in charge of medi
7. cal supervision at the Curtis Wright
CisCo. in Cincinnati. All employees
^should remember she is on duty for
our safety and report to her any
scratches or cuts received, no matter
how small. The hospital is located at
the entrance of the parking lot.
Brother Jack Hamilton, apprentice
caster, recently discharged from the
army, has signed up for a much
llonger term in the form of matri
4 mony. The lucky girl is Rose Wag
staff of the brushing department.
’.'.Best wishes and happiness to the
young couple.
After eleven years of giving him
I :the go-by, the stork finally visited
3? the home of Arden Kail, liner, and
^left in his care a bundle of joy in the
Mform of an eight-pound baby girl.
Congratulations Arden and Louise.
Brother Ralph Smith, dipper, is
.confined to his home with a heart ail
ment. We wish him a speedy re
covery.
Many Notables Attend
FINEST IN CERAMIC INDUSTRY
Commerce acting in the emcee role, introduced the various
Mr. I. E. Isham was the speaker of
the day and delivered a most enlight­’
ening address welcoming the new in­’
dustry to the district.
Mr. Lawrence Inglis MacQueen on
behalf of the firm responded by de
livering a very fine speech which in
dicated not only his intimate knowl
edge of the pottery industry, but also
his deep conviction of humanitarian
ideals. Mr. MacQueen observed that
all things on the universe with the
exception of man was brought into
existence by the Creator, but man was
made from dust as is the product of
his company which he stated, closely
allied the product of his company with
mankind, and indicated it was the de
termination of his company to serve
mankind with the product manufac
tured and at the same time to respect
the health and welfare of the people
*4 working
At the conclusion of the dedication
ceremonies the guests were escorted
through the plant and Mr. Rex Lut
ton, plant manager, preuaad iha -hut
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taries which included the mayors of the surrounding communities
and representatives of the Chamber*
of Commerce throughout the county.
Mr. Keith McAfee, general man
ager, was then called upon for a few
remarks and very ably responded. He
introduced invited guests including
Second Vice President Frank Hull and
Organizer George Pace.
all—Let’s strive to be
in our daily tasks and
hazards on the shop.—
A word to
/more careful
reduce health
O. C. 122.
.^Senator Warns Tories' Defeat Green
.MJrges Better Standards For All ?a‘
New York City (ILNS).—Predict
-ing the defeat of reactionary forces
I Y “seeking to take advantage of a tem
ft porary state of confusion in public
?. thinking,” Republican Senator Wayne
L. Morse of Oregon told the 25th an
niversary conference of the Workers’
[./'• Education Bureau of America last
*week that “ours is a dynamic society,
and the people of this country are on
j. the march toward a better standard
of living.”
Morse, addressing the closing din
ner of the conference, urged less gov
ernment participation in the economic
affairs of our nation, but added that
the only means toward that end was
“to have good labor legislation which
will protect the economic weak from
the economic strong.”
AFL President William Green, an
other speaker at the dinner which was
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Opening Ceremonies £k xnHour
Of West Coast Pottery Y
UNIVERSAL SANITARY' PLANT AT I Threc’D«y Session
REDLANDS, CALIF., ONE OF THE
Redlands, Calif.—Fitting’ ceremonies marked the official dedi-(were
cation of the new Universal Sanitary plant at Redlhnds, Calif. on|by the
April 5. The day’s festivities got under way with a luncheon served (AFL in three-day
in the mammoth shipping department of the plant with the mu-| Many
sical tribute for the occasion being furnished by the famous Girls’kjosen to 8° to Lakeland, Fla., where
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|the national convention of the United
Bedlands high school. 1 I Brotherhood
Immediately following the luncheon William O. Mulligan, |Aprj| 22.
chairman of the industrial committee of the Redlands Chamber of For Qie
Various Topics
Liven Hearings
On Health Bill
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chinery pushing the first truck of
ware through the mammoth Dreasler
tunnel kiln.
The new pottery is something to
behold with its white walls spread out
one thousand ten feet, north and
south, and the width of the plant
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Mo.) pressed Ickes on the question of
the jobs have a vested interest in
would carrv the ball if the health
for continued and improved workers’
education. Saying that “it was a mat-
Washington (FP) ...
power dams and the conservatism of Ilution branding them “sitdown strik-
compulsory health insurance provided Jk I
in the bill, as opposed to voluntary.
“The right to insurance under a vol-lf?^—
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Carpenters
State Council In
Aberdeen, w?.-h.
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(FP)-Fuii
ling of price and rent controls, con
(tinuanco of OPA and the 6-hour day
on the program hammered out
state Council of Carpenter?
sessions here.
of the 70 delegates were
of Carpenters opens
first time in the history of
digni-|the men who work with wood, the
(state executive board was instructed
to seek a uniform wage scale and
riegotiations on an industry-wide
basis with building contractors. The
acute shortage in building materials,
which is rendering many veterans
and other displaced persons home
less, was laid squarely at the door of
.the lumber operators and other man-
Poll taxes, (ufacturers in a strongly-worded reso-
the American Medical Association |ers.”
were brought in to liven hearings on The resolution said the council
the Wagner-Murray-Dingell health (would “oppose any move on the part,
1 bill April 11 as the Senate labor com-(of tbe manufacturers to capitalize
mittee heard testimony by former (upon material shortages to labor’s
Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes (disadvantage or any move to continue .. ,,extend
and Dr. Allan M. Butler of Harvard them bv means of wage ruts, lock- !he NBOP Group
1 Medical School. L„ts, faj|ures t„ Kra„t ^tmints in P?80™""
After Ickes had read a statement pay in line with living costs and em-1
supporting the objectives of the |ployer-inspired jurisdictional i s |ma 2nP. n**01? R?,an
health measure, Senator Olin John-|putes.” In another resolution the|a.vai? a. m, P* 0 ^a*
ston (D., S. C.) asked “how far are council called on the Truman admin- *,onal ?frOtL Operat,Ye Pot:
you going to carry this socialistic (istration “to keep its unredeemed Prf‘ .. e ormerly insured
legislation-when are you going to pledge of 60 million jobs.” u^erk employer-employee
stop?” Ickes’ answer was “I’m not| “Due to the failure of industry to|wl e*uIISRre*u2nu 5 f.near
here to say when we should stop. I (reconvert, approximately 10 million (un er ro 00 Group
just want to say where we should|workers will be without jobs by fall,”|an5^J., ..
go.” Ickes then ribbed Johnston by |the carpenters pointed out in another |T J.? ar. P°yees 0 he
observing the Senator had not object-1 resolution. “This condition in our| au^ 'J1 ]na nipany
ed to construction of a dam in South (craft will be aggravated by machine |sar a“ 0 n on y members
Carolina as part of the conservation methods of production such as pre- °f ‘Je “he" .'eav"!K the
program, adding: “It is the old theory I fabricated housing and by the (esti-1? an can v e,r msuiance trans
of a local benefit being acceptable, but (mated) return of 10,000 veterans to
where the general good is called so- (our state, to which figure must be Following is the bulletin posted in
clalistic.” (added the vast numbers of young per- phe plants of the Homer Laughlin
Senator Forrest C. Donnell (R., (Turn Six) lchn» Company:
untary system is like the right to ("Or ©TO Wf fqjlTl". I the employees of the Homer Laugh
vote,” said Ickes with a glance at
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South Carolina’s Johnston, “which “if If IO Dill I tinued.
may be completely cut off by a poll
Dr. Butler under sharp quest,ornngl^y^t Truman vet„
by Senator Dunnell on the oppus, ,°n lant..petrill0 SecreUr Wn|iam
of the American Med,cal Assoc,ation Feinber of 802i bi' local
•At Wagner-Murray-Dmgell b.ll jn the American Pederation of Mu
said that group “1was 1 1
time they expressed an opinion on
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legislation, and that “they are always Addressmg
at least five years behind the times.” pored by the
“The people in the AMA who hold Ip^feaHimis
do-1called
ing what pleases the manufacturers, Green k out ,^nat the bjn
he said, claiming AMA officmls1 hos-1
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tax—inability to pay.” |, New York (FP) Every labor I iay all employees who
., ... Ileader the country must appeal to
wrong every IS jZ™ fAFLr'said'her'e Anril' 7 This plan in Providing
nn rninirr” nn I I benefits comparable to, or in excess
a music forum spon-l of Homer Laughlin plan, also
hich ^tivjtiMl.
I..',/a*0 ‘Athe musicians’ union, led by President
KAt raa™{acture.rs James C. Petrillo Green “has not yet
than that of the younger doctors who I.
of the
heard from on this issue despite
would carry the bail it the health the th th AFM is one of the
measure becomes law. I. I Should said member be unem
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‘xwe!j ul wn,ons ,n ployed indefinitely or permanently
e .. Ith" AFL" F«nber« he shaB have the privilege of con
LUC6 dWITCIieS I ‘.This is hot
only a problem of mu-1 tinuing his life insurance by pay-
New York (FP)—“TIME marches] The bill would make it illegal for| (Tun to Page Two)
back!” is the theme of a dramatic]the union to complain of over-heavy|________________________________
campaign launched by the Time Inc. (work loads, to ask for more than one|_-_
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unit of the Newspaper Guild of New (payment for services “performed in
York to take its dispute with the broadcasting,” and to strike or usel
Luce publications to the public.(other “coercive means,” which might
Negotiations for a new contract, m|be interpreted to bar distribution of| a
process since November 1945, have (pamphlets or publishing of ads, Fein
broken down over management’s re-1 berg said.
fusal to bargain on union security. “These attacks upon labor’s hard-] A new contract providing for
he asserted. “Nor would it be very
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does not fully comprehend the contri-1 Detroit (FP)—Detroit’s week-old (employees in the generalware and
butions made by the federation to a transit strike ended April 8 when (chinaware branch of the industry,
better way of life in America,” he (members of Division 26, Amalgamat-( The new contract will become ef
asked: |ed Association of Street Electric (fective upon approval of the Wage
“Does the average American citi-(Railway &, Motor Coach Employees (stabilization Board and covers a two
zen realize that £he AFL did the|(AFL), accepted the city’s proposal (year period with provisions embodied
spade work for the drafting and en-|to arbitrate the issue that had held (enabling either party to ask for a re
actment of the Social Security Sys-(back settlement. (opening of the agreement should con
tem, and that the high standards of( A mass meeting of 1,600 of the(ditions warrant same.
living were made possible by the un- (5,000 strikers voted to go back to Negotiations of the contract were
yielding fight of the federation for (work with the city’s agreement to (conducted through the orderly pro
higher wages and better conditions.” (arbitrate the union’s demand for re-(cess of collective bargaining with
The dinner concluded a two-days’ (porting-in and checkout pay needed (President James M. Duffy and First
conference at the Hotel Commodore, (to bring the pay increase up to 18 (Vice President Wheatley representing
New York City, in which many out- (an hour. The city had offered 15c but |the Brotherhood and Messrs. Reed and
standing educators, editors and labor (refused continuation of the 10-minute (Mueller, company spokesmen, the lat
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leaders from all paftts eg th|? cpj,in|ry reporting-in and 10-minutet chM?kout (ter plant superintendent over all t|v
participated. ... -(v ,!»' period at time-and-a-half. A (company’s plants.
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long before similar legislation were Ipioye€S of the company’s four plants
drafted to answer the demands of re-llocated at Trenton, N. J., Tiffin, Ohio,
.^lactionary employers in other fields?” IKojwmo, Ind., and Richmond, Calif.,
The AFM must spearhead the fight
against the Lea bill, he said, by e$-1 recommended by governmental au
Hposing “the phoniness of the anti- Ithorlties to meet the increase in the
Petrillo legend which has so careful-Lost bf living, and provides the same
attended by over 200 delegates and lly been built up by labor’s enemies.” I wage* boost for employees in the sani
guests, strongly emphasized the need
DETROIT TRANSIT I
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EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1946
CONTINUE PRICE
CONTROL, SAY 82%
ifjienver (FP)—-The American
people know which side their
bread is buttered on—and they
know how much the butter
costa, too.
More than eight out of 10—
82%—think it will be necessary
for the government to continue
price control during the coming
year, according to a poll con
ducted by the National Opinion
Research Center. More than
half of these —44%— believe
that price control should be
continued beyond the proposed
June 80, 1947, deadline now
being debated in Congress.
NBOB INSURANCE
FOR EMPLOYEES
HOMER LAUGHLIN
As the result of the agreement
reached at the recent Wage Confer-
resolution said the council |te"« th%Na
Itional Brotherhood of Operative Pot
Iters and the United States Potters
Association, the Homer Laughlin
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China Company has agreed to
Mutual Life Insurance policies for
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(sicians,” he warned. “The Lea bill ment of the regular premium along
(threatens the very essence of trade] ^th the required dues to the Na
(unionism in this country.” tional Brotherhood of Operative
The campaign opened April 10 with I won bill of rights, although appar-1 general 18 cent hourly increase cov
a quarter-page ad in the New Yorklently concentrated against the bogey-1 erjng employees of the American
Times in the form of an open letter to I man, Mr. Petrillo, and his poor, be-1 Ra(jiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.
Publisher Henry Luce from the writ-1 knighted union members will imme-|was signed last week when officials
ers, researchers, photographers, and I diately—if the bill is passed—apply Iof the firm an(j Brotherhood repre
other editorial employees of Time, I to all other radio crafts—actors, I gentatives met in conference at the
Life, Fortune
and Architectural I technicians, writers, directors, etc.,” |COmpany’s main offices in Pittsburgh.
Forum and March of Time.
^*na Company will be di.scon-
Effective at, the same hour on
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are insured under said plan will
re-insured under the Standard Na
tional Brotherhood of Operative
Potters Group Insurance Plan.
Independent Citizens’ I provides that an insured employee
the Arts, Sciences & I wbo is a member of the N. B. O. P.
Feinberg particularly in good standing, shall have the
on AFL President Willjam I privilege of continuing his insur
1. «... L.11 anCe sbou)d he terminate his em
ployment with the Homer Laughlin
China Company and maintain his
N. B. O. P. membership while em-
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ployed any occupation,
woae Scare For
4 Plants Sianed
yhe new contract which covers em-
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nne wjth the general increase
branch as that recently signed
between the National Brotherhood of
QRTTT FD I Operative Potters and the United
Istates Potters Association, covering
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Insur-
Homer
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Effective midnight, May 31st,
Group Insurance coverage
provided under the John Hancock
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For &e
New*Ball Bill
Protects Scabs
Clarksbura Plant
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Washingtdn (FP)—Perfumed with
faked air of fairness and slicker
labor committee brings up its
weakened version of the House-1
passed Case bill.
Health Rules At
Ball’s proposal is jointly sponsored |^or, days last winter, got the floor
by Senators Robert A. Taft (R., O.) and barged that management was
and H. Alexander Smith (R., N. J.) |los’ng th? stockholders money,
as a “minority report” of the labor] The labor lawyer was present as
committee. It said their amendments (spokesman for 16 employees who own
will strengthen federal mediation ma- |s5?'era hundred shares of stock,
chinery and impose on labor unions (“These stockholders, he said, “have
and labor leaders “legal responsibili-1 regretfully forced to the con
ties commensurate with the vast eco- (elusion that the present management
nomic power which they exercise to- I*8 grossly incompetent, that the com
(jay Ipany is being inefficiently run and
With the cooling off period, the Ball |that conditions will inevitably get
plan makes it the “legal obligation of|w°r'ie until the present management
management and labor to bargain (*6 out and a new’ progressive
collectively (this now is a legal duty |and intelligent management put its
of management only,)” and requires |pl*cc
(Tun to Page Six) Rabinowitz said the strike could
■(have been settled for $1 million the
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shop is.tp be built in the nei^.futdr^I*®1* ....
AIRCRAFT PICKETS
DON’T MISS A TRICK
as unfair to labor..
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Don’t forget the bingo game Sat-1said, it wall stage stop-work demon
urday night at 8 p. m. pt the Central (strations and ask the national union
Labor hall. All proceeds go into the to consider strike action,
building fund and some day Clarks- -u-- 1" '-1
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(c®11 accomplished through unity.
The plan is to amen! the Case bill, (approval for the wage increase to become effective,
as revised, by substituting new s«-1-------------------------------------------
lions which would: IIIMI Alt I flU/VCC
1—Permit employers to sue unions
|Vnivfl LQWyCf
for alleged contract violation. (A— fYxr■ XAI——
2—Withdraw Wagner act protec- (MeSTTOy5 WeSTern
tion from workers accused of engag-1|
ing in “a wildcat strike.” |VnlOn Agtr 11(10
3—Force a 60-lay cooling off
period” in all strikes and lockouts
until a federal mediation board could |®rn Lnion annual stockholders’ meet
report its recommendations. I*
4—Prohibit unionization of foremen j’Management s reports are approved
and supervisory employees. (without any questions asked and its
5—Make secondary boycotts sub- |a’J_?Yer *n minutes.
ject to federal injunction in a sweep-1 ™bis routine was upset at the an
ing definition of such boycotts. Ihual meeting here April 10 when Vic
6—Bar the use of “violence or Rabinowitz, attorney for the
threats” to stop scabs from breaking (American Communications Associa
picket lines. (tion which was on strike against WU
‘cooling off ,,
1 New ^ork (FP)—The usual West
ing is, a dull, orderly affair where
(Similar incompetent and reactionary
(policies, he said, were to blame for the
(company’s bad financial condition
((more than $4 million deficit the first
Clarksburg, W. Va^—The long- (two months of 1946).
awaited dust remover apd a&nd blast As to management’s proposals to
machines .are being installed and will (remedy this deficit by a rate increase
be In operation in tbe next .few days. |and a system of mechanization, Ra
We feel thtf new equibmdnt will (Mnowitz recalled that W e s e n
greatly reduce.hedlth hktariW 5b the |Unionfs own engineers told the Fed
plqnt. New Miles drjtwn up, by the |eral Commphica|ions Commission in
health committee are pji# being 0Hht-11^48 that most .of the mechanization
ed in hfhdbill fohp Mid Will,W ^k-]was already obsolete. And a 10 per
sehted id evM-y. employe*., The^eofn-(cent'rate mertta^e would bring tele
mittbe intends to see that’th&e Hiles (graph rated .sfi high that they would
are carried out to the 1etW |nt be able tO/compete with long dis-
to. inert prrtlurtiqq delnaqsls, Ifo1!1* thing, the ACA
Those who tf&gM W M- r’^'*^ J^1i' beT‘rU1C-m‘ybe
quet are still UlkW about thq goad fry ■(Turqje Pagr Two)
time they h^d, while abledite^s •.
are kicking themselves for missiqg
out on a grand affair.. 7^4 socUl com- 1^- tMa.
mittee announces that plans are al-
ready the making for a picnic at
either Jackson Mills or Elkins in July. Xew York (FP) Refusal of the
We were sorry to hear of the death (big meat packers to buy livestock
of Brother “Bud” Shaffer, which oc- (“has already caused thousands of lay
curred nine days after he arrived In (offs, less meat for consumers and
Germany. “Bud” had a host of friends (vast black market operations,” Dis
who will be sorry to hear of his (trict 6, United Packinghouse Workers
death. (charged in a statement adopted at its
Sister Jean Metz has returned to (fourth annual convention here.
her job in the shop after a prolonged I Delegates unanimously agreed that
illness. |the packers were on a “sitdewn war”
We hear Dick Adams showed his (against price control and that since
dad a few tricks on the alleys the the Agriculture Department is pres
other evening, beating Ed. three |ently operating the packing plants,
straight games, while John (never in (Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P.
doubt) Fazio, was leading his timber-(Anderson is responsible. If Anderson
wolves to a new 3-game high. (does not act on the crisis, District 6
Accused
Of Sirdawn War'
tkZrywel'Ufpro“‘loftheirl*b’r|Movie Musicians Ask 100 Per Cent
Pay Boost In Contract Negotiations
The task of telling employees to
change their work aprons at least
once-a week, is not a pleasant one so
we pass along the old saying: "Clean- New York (FP) President James
liness is next to Godliness."—0 C. 99. |c. Petrillo of American Federation of
........ ........ (Musicians (AFL) April 9 asked a
1100% pay increase for recording mu-
(sicians employed by the eight major
o Imotion picture studios. He also asked
San Diego, Calif. (FP)—-8an D|e£’ (that studios increase their staff mu
ans were mistaken when they thought |sician8 from 35 to 90.
Lodge 1125, International AssociaUon I were made at the open
of Machinists (unaffdieted), had us^d I. new conjract negotiations be
every picketing tactic in the booh: in tween the AFM and MGM, Para
its strike against Consolidated Vultee |mount, RK0 Columbia, 20th Century
Aiwraft Corp. |Fox, Universal, Warner Bros, and
Soon after police arrested two (Republic. Under the proposed new
strikers on charges of disturbing the (contract eaeh studio would employ
peace while picketing the home of a|not jess thap 90 recording musicians
scab, more than 40 union membep)|at a guaranteed minimum weekly
descended on police headquarters end (wage of $200 for not more than 10
formed a picket line there. (hours' service.
While cops ouistly fumed, the Under the old contract which ex
pickets paraded for an hour, bearing |pired April 1, studios employed $5
placards denouncing the department I musicians at $100 a week, guarantee
|ing them $5,200 annually. Overtime
"f ling them
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INTERNATIONAL LABOR
SHEWS SERVICE
Buffalo Pottery Co.
Inwards Contract
For New Glost Kiln
ALLIED ENGINEERING CO. WILL
INSTALL NEW UNIT (LAYSHOP
CHANGES IMPROVE CONDITIONS
a
than a shyster corporation lawyer’s I
brief, a revised edition of the in
famous B-2-H anti-labof bill was I
groomed for early Senate action (Local Union 76 set a record here in Buffalo. We hope this fine spirit
i Senator Joseph H. Ball (continues, for if there is one way to make collective bargaining a
I n ,1,nnA (reality, your attendance at local meetings is the answer. Your of
'ar^GOP and w’ll'^t ud
Buffalo, N. Y.—The attendance at the last two meetings oi
SC?r8 work ,the ’?U do’s? the PrP«r Plac« t« settle y°ur
propel on the Iloor when the ge^- krl€’ances ,s the meetings and not on the shop. Manjf .ttungg
I ate
Brother Oscar Dale made a fine report of the wage conference
(which was well received. We are anxiously awaiting governmental
started^ instead of the more
(than $2 million at which management
(conservatively estimates the cost.
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The Allied Engineering Co. have
been awarded a contract for the erec
tion of a new glost kiln that embodies^
all the latest designs of the up-to-date
kiln, having better insulation, better
working conditions, etc. The placing:
I floors will be of asphalt as wood/
blocks are not available. Instead ofl
trying to fit the sagger to the cars,
the new cars will be designed to fit
the saggers and this will make for
longer runs. Enough cars are being
ordered to enable kiln placers to do
the w'ork in five days, leaving Satur
day free. When the new kiln is in op-*
eration the present kiln will be only
a bad dream to the glost kiln crew.
The health committee is leaving no,
stone unturned in their efforts to im
prove conditions on the shop. It is
very gratifying to see the coopera
tion extended them in the clay shop y
in regards to having clean aprons and
trousers each week.
The new oil tried out last week on
the kilnshed floor has proven success
ful and the floors of the bisque and
glost kilns will be given an applica
tion this week-end.
There is plenty of activity in the
clayshop these days with all the
changeover going on. The Art La
melie department has been moved, as*
well _gs turners, to make room for
the new clay bins. The art girts don’t
care much for their new location, it v
being very crowded and inconvenient,
but are going tlong the best they can
with the hope that a suitable location
will be found very soon. The turners
have been moved to the middle of the
shop. This is only th^toginning of
changeovers that will gradually affect
most of the clayshop. There i|, bound
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Local Cautions*
Time Limit Near
For Resolutions
As the deadline draws near fat
resolutions for this year’s convention,
we wish to call attention that there
is still one more week to get under
the wire. Any member having any
thing to offer should immediately get
in touch with the committee and have
it presented at our next meeting.
Several resolutions were up for the
final reading at our meeting Tuesday
evening and after a short discussion
were passed and forwarded to head
quarters. The decal girls seem to^be
leading the field in this respect. U
Heated discussions preceded the
action taken by the local in regards
to dusters being advanced to decal
jobs. It seems some of these girts
when they left the trade .did not
bother to take out a withdrawal card
and now that they are back in the
shop after a few weeks’ employment,
feel they should have prioHty for
these jobs. Headquarters has handed
down a ruling in this matter and the
local intends to enforce it.
Several new members ‘tvere obligat
ed and their names added to the roll.
After hearing the various discussions
on matters brought before the local,
we hope these new members will see
the necessity of attending the meet
ings regularly.—O. C. 124.
was included in the annual figure,
which was met by adding weeks in
which musicians worked 60 hours to
weeks not worked at all. The new
contract, guaranteeing a weekly
minimum, insures an annual $10,400
exclusive of overtime.
The producers were also asked to
guarantee that sound track music
will not be used for any oth4r pur
pose, particularly for re-recording in
other pictures or for television. Other
of the 91 demands include pay in
creases and improved working condi
tions for all other technicians, includ
ing arrangers, copyists, music librar
ians, proofreaders and “sideline” mu
sicians not regularly employed.
Producers refused to comment until
they could figure up the cost Union
spokesmen pointed out that 2,000 mu
sicians in Hollywood have displaced
100,000 throughout the world because
their product is used in movies,-
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