The potters herald. [volume], May 01, 1947, Image 1

About The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982

Image provided by: Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH

                
/4
5
1
I?
1
fi*
i
V
.•?
».
'■»,•
k
■W5'
Wi
'I,
1
OFFICIAL ORGAN
NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF OPERATIVE POTTERS
VOL XL NO. 52
Local Union 733
Signs New Pact
With Universal
New Castle, Pa. After five
long days of sitting around the
conference table, Brother Ed.
Wheatley, our first vice President,
Too V10 ®op Comm ittee of Local
133, have concluded and signed a
new wage agreement with Univer
sal Sanitary Manufacturing Co.
Mr, Clyde M. Whittaker, Execu
tive Vice President of the Com
pany signing for the firm.
w«ivj/ vsvuiiiii vice U1
IuOCai
have concluded and signed a
wage agreement with Unjver-
The agreement provides for a
12% cent per hour general increase
a employees working in the
plant, with a few extra adjust
& a
ments in the Mold Shop and for
Boiler Firemen. The general in
crease retroactive to March 26th,
’A1947-
1.
Induded *n the agreement, is
reMperhaps, a new departure, when
reviewed from the standpoint of the
°!d. time casters that is the pro
vision pertaining to the joint time
study of production problems.
Brother Wheatley, and the Shop
Committee were realistic enough
to face this issue of joint time
study, on the basis that a complete
^revolution has taken place in the
method of production from the
bench to the conveyor system of
production which is not a local
condition, but is now fast becom
ing universal throughout the sani
tary industry, and in* the words of
Brother Wheatley “The time
has come when we must recognize,
and face the issue of joint time
study, which can be worked out to
the mutual satisfaction of the
members and the firm”.
Brother Wheatley, and the Shop
Committee, in their recommenda
tion of the agreement to the mass
meeting of several hundrd of the
members, urged all concerned, to
enter into the spirit of the new
agreement with an honesty of pur
pose, and to apply it to the
iiiuttMf-1
benefit al all
comumL
To keep
ever in’ mind* that it is not a Un
(lateral agreement, but must be
lived up to in an its provisions.
(Tun to Page Two)
jDne-Day Holiday
Protest Against
Closed Shop Ban
Des Moines (ILNS). All Iowa
organized labor mobilized in a one
day holiday to protest against a
bill which would outlaw the closed
shop, union shop and dues checkoff.
The bill passed the State Senate,
36 to 12 and was before the House
of Representatives as union mem
I bers converged on this city.
«s?:
Buses, private automobiles and
trains brought thousands of AFL
and CIO members here to take part
in a great mass demonstration be
fore the State Capitol, A. A.
Couch, president of the State Fed
eration of Labor, estimated the
i crowd at 22,000. Gov. Robert D.
Blue spoke briefly to the throng,
asserting that the Legislature had
been fair to labor and was seeking
“the greatest good for the greatest
number.” He was booed at one
point in his address.
.!
The protesting union members
spread over the Statehouse lawn,
surged into the big building, spill
ed into corridors and crowded the
1 House chamber.
Street car and bus service was
Curtailed in many cities and many
Father industries were shut down as
Mie workers took part in the holi
day. In Des Moines, street car and
bus crews quit work at 10 a. m.
after handling the morning rush
and returned to work at 3 p. m.
AFL Council Fights Legislative
Crisis Pin Final Hopes On Veto i
Washington, D. C.—Determined
to marshal all the forces of organ
ized labor for the defeat of the
most drastic anti-union legislation
in American history, the Executive
Council of the American Federa
tion of Labor opened a momentous
^^psion in the Nation’s Capital
^RConfronted with the adoption of
this legislation by an overwhelm
ing majority in the House of
Representatives and the practical
certainty of the passage of an al
most equally tough bill in the Sen
ate within a few days, the leaders
of labor were pinning their hopes
on a Presidential veto.
These hopes gained support
from public statements by" mem
bers of oCngress and from unof
ficial advices from high quarters.
Rep. Emannuel Celler (D., of
N. Y.), after a conference with
President Truman, told the House:
“The Case Bill received a veto,
and justifiably so.
I assure you
Vs
UH
mF
New York City (ILNS). Sus
pension of 4 leaders of a
Commun­■
ist faction in an International Lad
ies’ Garment Workers’ Union local
has been upheld in a smashing
court decision which union leaders
Jmkb hailed as
a “milestone in the
defense of American labor against
Com murrtst- deceit and treachery.”
Pillories Red Deceit
The 4 men Arnold Ames,
Charles Nemeroff, Irving Kotler
and Emanuel Brownstein were
suspended from the Cutters Union,
Local 10, ILGWU, for periods of
3 to 5 years on charges of circulat
ing defamatory literature against
David Dubinsky, president, and
other officers of the garment
union. The suspensions were order
ed after a union trial in July, 1944,
and the suspended men have been
depicted as “martyrs” in the Com
munist press ever since.
In a 40-page decision, Supreme
Court Justice Ernest E. L. Ham
mer rejected charges that they had
been deprived of process or had
not had a fair and impartial hear
ing. He cited at length from the
writings of Nicolai Lenin, Joseph
Stalin and William Z. Foster, na
tional chairman of the Communist
party, to prove that Communists
were under standing instructions to
use fraud, deceit and trickery
whenever it might serve the party’s
purposes.
Excoriating the arguments put
forward by the accused men as
“an exhibition of communistic
double-talk,” Justice Hammer
said:
“On the one hand are seen irre
sponsible defamatory statements
attacking leaders of high standing
among union workers and their fel
low-American citizens as well,
couched in provocative phrases
overloaded with adjectives of in
sinuation and invective calculated
through deceit to ruin their repu
tations with their fellow-unionists.
Attorney Lauds Ruling
“On the other hand, acts praise
(Turn to Page Two)
W!
-g
4'
1
--------------------------—______________i ,_______________________ & ______ ________________j
’—"I1" 1
Pienir Plane
Re^in^Fe%i*/nuiei^^et
a
earn a
that this bill will likewise*
veto, despite any modifications
which may be made by the Senate.
I’m not a crystal gazer and I can’t
read tea leaves, but I do know the
President will not accept this bill.”
In a similar vein, Senator Irving
Ives (R. of N. Y.) told the Ameri
can Society of Newspaper Editors:
“There is no point in sending a
bill to the President which has
features to which he seriously ob
jects.” 1
Members of the AFL Executive
Council, gathering for their regu
lar quarterly Spring meeting, made
it clear that they regard the pres
ent legislative situation as one of
the major crises in organized la
bor’s history.
The Hartley Bill, adopted by the
House by an almost 3-to-l vote,
presents a direct threat of the de
struction of major gains built up
by n^|ional unions after long years
(Tun to Page Two)
Drive On Against
Bootleg Mining
Ki’I
i-
«s-
■rf,’
’(.:: s*jitv' K~'■'■:• 4
...........<p></p>Held ............<p></p>First
v
Two new members received the
oath of obligation and their names
added to the roll
Our next meeting falls on May
5. and since this will also be the
date for voting in the general ejec
tion for national officials and dnle-1
gates to the American Federation
of Labor convention, it was decid
ed to open the polls at 12 noon and
to keep them open until the close
of the meeting. This will afford I
every member of the local a chance I
Ito vote and all should take ad-1
vantage of this opportunity and I
register their choice. I
We will also elect delegates to
the 1947 convention at this meet-1
ing. The convention opens in At-1
lantic City in June and we are
glad to see that the annual parley
will again convene in Atlantic City.
Construction at the Grindley Art I
Judge's Decision Attacks the r*weelc2within I Of Western Union Strike
Communistic Double Talk 1New
IviHIUK
DIkD
rlCniC riOnS MrO l|abor,s “ightILNS
tQ strike
netng rormuiarea voice(l cp 8»arbitration
At Inenl Nn 7ft
AT Local no. /V
#Mter# jl ou
v -'',«? ir -'h,: 4*
-if
EAST LIVERPOOL OHIO, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1947
—,"r 1 1
General Election To Be Meeting Night of Local Unions In May
Local No. 44 Will
Elect Convention
Delegates May 5
Sebring, Ohio—Local Union 44
Hnet in regular session April 21
with the attendance a little better
than usual.
RALLY TO DEFEND LABOR—Showing they mean to fight en- (shape. A new roof covering the en- wives watch approvingly as a local hardware merchant posts signs an-(taken to affiliate with the West
actment of the Hartley-Taft slave labor bills, 35,(ICO New York .work- tire plant was finished this week (nouncing price cuts. Stores throughout the dty lowered prices 10$ af- Virginia State Federation of Labor,
ers in Madison Square Park raise hands in support of a speaker con- |and it looks like this company will Iter President Truman s plea for immediate decreases. Unfortunately, |^ye think this is a very wise move
demning the legislation. A resolution sent to CIO President Philip Mur- |soon begin turning out ware. (businessmen other cities did not follow Newburyport s lead. (Feder- more wavs than
ray and American Federation of Labor President William Green hailed The new automatic jigger at the |ated Pictures)._____________________________________________________ than
efforts “to unite all organizations in the struggle against reaction and (Royal China is almost completed
Bpertai privilge.” (Federated Pictures). I and it i. rumored they wUI be mak- TU-J. kftfia WflV FftHc ThrACrf RZdTX sUte
ing ware on this machine IMICT* 5*1 *-*I*Mb 1 11X^01 it will also aid in the fight to main
the next week. O. C. 44, •,
ImaDFATf
Am s“pp»rt conc“?ions.-en,ii"« th%thJ,ea'“f
I flnn to compulsory was I Union Telegraph Co. empoy
cbi
k industrial and public relatione
of the United State. Rubber Co., in y,‘th-Haughton of the
A^oshocW, Ohio^The-40mwal |j?®*k^K.J^ Iern Unioir agreed to a wage in
discussion at our last meeting B’on the. W*K,e8a*e crease of 5 cents an hour, an im
seemed to be centered on the an- luru8Slsts Association. I proved sick benefit plan, allowing
nual picnic to be held at Idora I. Xa maximum of 13 weeks’ leave at
park on June 14. At the present 1said there are things mor lfuu pay revision of the company
time it looks like Local Union 75 important than industrial peace pension program and a mainten
will have a banner attendance at l^18 ance of membership clause provid
the outing. We are still planning Prom laJbor tbeir n«ht stnK®: ing for automatic dues check off
on having chartered busses and I Residing to a question on his lfor new members.
all those who wish to go by this l°p1"10? of. ^mpulsory arbitration, unions, the Telegraph Workers
means of transportation should lhe decJared that he opposed it b®' I Union and the Telegraph Employes
register their names with officers I cause it meant sacrifice of freedom, I union, both small, were parties to
of the local. which IB always wrong in a demo- the
Local Union 75 will vote in the |cracy. I The agreement is retroactive to
general election at their next meet- I a” outline of the presents la- I April 1 and can be reopened in 6
ing on May 8th. As in the past, I®®* situatem in this country, lmontbs ^ke up wage questions,
polls will open at one o’clock and sai^ process of legisla-I Payne, president of the
remain open until the close of the ^as E°ne to° ^r ponmtting a I Western Union Division, CTU, de
meeting. We would like to see I labor monopoly parallel to the I scribed the 5 cents an hour in
every member cast their ballot in I business monopoly that existed a lcrease a8 a “down payment on a
the general election, how about lbaJ^ century ago. Business mono- |wage program that will emerge
having a one hundred per cent vote. |P°Jy bad to be gnashed. hater.”
Mark the date on your calendar. I Business £. muld not always be I payne said the average hourly
At our last meeting applications |?^?er Pa8sa?® ^aws t° I pay rate of Western Union era
for membership were received from I *abor relations} he asserted, be-1 exclusive of messengers,
(Tun to Page Two) cau.se tbe Pf°blem J«st (Tuni f0 Tw)
iDfOOtmCIf IrfOV tII
representatives of the union at con- I I tional dishes, much to the liking
ferences, but rejected by the rank I Our coming meeting on May 9 is I of all packers.
and file members at a special refer-1 of the utmost importance to every I The committee handling ar
endum. The provincial government I member of the trade and it is the I rangements includes Pearl Har
then passed emergency legislation I wjsb of ^be officers that every I greaves, Louie Zellers. “Ike” Craw
which empowered it to take overlmember be present on this date. I ford, Percy Morgan, Calvin Adams
and operate any mine within the I At this meeting we will vote for I and Abe Hargreaves.
province. The mine chosen was that I national officers and elect dele-1 Voting in the general election
of the Avon Coal Co., a subsidiary I gates to the American Federation I for national officials and delegates
of the Oxford Paper Co., Newlof Labor convention. The men I to the American Federation of La
York City. The workers at that (elected will represent you and |bor convention will be held at this
mine had been non-union but had|your interests in the coming meeting. Every member should feel
gone out with the UMW call. They (months, and in view of labor’s it their duty as well as a privilege
returned to work only -to supply (present position, this will not be|to be on hand and support the
the power plant, it being claimed |an easy task. We, as individual candidates they think best quali
that suspension of power opera- (members have much at stake and pied to head the organization.—
tions would cripple industry, trade (should feel it a special duty to go |O. C. 25.
and homes within about 50 miles. |to tbe polls and support those we
The Catholic clergymen of Cape|think qualified to represent WDL AGAINST DRAFT
Breton have issued a collective lour interests. New York City (ILNS). The
statement approving the wage The responsibility of deciding Worlcers Defense League reiterated
and other demands of the NMW I such vital issues should not rest ita opposition to peacetime con
and this has been circulated by the |Upon the few, “regulars” that al-1 scrjption at a closed off-the-record
district executive. (ways attend, but demands the|bearing held here by the Presi-
A campaign has been launched I presence of every member of the |dent»s Advisory Commission on
against operation of bootleg mines, locak Universal Training. Testifying for
which had been returned to produc- other business to come before the league was its national chair
tion since the start of the strike Ithe meeting will be the second (man Rev Donald Harrington, B.
and had been supplying coal to coal wading of rew and revised by- F. McLaurin, international repre
dea ers in various centers of Nova iaw8.o. C. 130. Lentative of the Brotherhood of
Scotia. One such mine was found to Sleeping Car Porterg AFL, and
ave bepn covere y a barn. I NOTICE LOCAL UNION 94 I Sam Marino, president of Local 1,
Pickets against the unloading of I (Barbers and
soft and hard coal earners from I All members are urged to se I u„jon rIO
Pennsylvania and the Virginias, (present at our next meeting on ______ i
have been established at the ports |May 9 to vote in the general elec- «A
of Halifax, Sydney and St. John. |tion for national officials and dele- NOTICE LOCAL UNION 10
The local of the coal handlers’(gates to the American Federation Local No. 10’s polls will be open
ilnion at St. John, claimed they of Labor convention. Polls will (Monday, May 5, from 1 p. m. until.
have to unload the coal or violate (open at 2:30 p. m. and remain open (close of meeting for the election
a contract.
I until the close of the meeting.
V’
IU.
I plain salesmanship. I_________________________________
.___| The question of labor leadership I n
was raised by one of the assoda-1
“By and large, labor leadership
I represents a cross:section of the I
Glace Bay, N. S. (ILNS). A I American people.” I The last of the winter socials
coal strike declared in mid-Febru-1 Ito be held by Local Union 25 is
ary by the United Mine Workers I (scheduled for Thursday evening,
for District 26, is still on. A pro
posal by the New Brunswick gov-1 I have been made which will insure
ernment that an agreement be
made for supply coal to a Grand I e Every^b’nS from soup to nuts
Lake power plant was approved by
S. Conciliation Service, West-
tw0
other AFL
Packers To Hold
PoffV On MOV 8
I *s on ^be menu, plus a few addi-
of national officers and delegates.
-J,'-E '. 4:' »-:i ■■•..-'/''-.
I Ware shop is fast rounding Mito INDUSTRY, PLEASE XAKE NOTE—Newburyport, Mass., house-| Union No. 4, casters action was
Increase Pay Ends Threat
York City (ILNS). The*
IComihercial Telegraphers Union
I I FI KCM I* ihag won a wage increase and other
nationwide strike of Western
in an .u n.ght season com-
Decorators Will
Vote At Meeting
UlWf
4
g^gul I Ins^an A
(l»vwwl WnlVn “r
I
(^IlffllwfO VTITn
I VI7 l/sv
.Local Union 124 will vote for|year,s convention which were up
National officials at their next |for final reading w&e phSsed’and
meeting on May 6ihp with tbe polls ordered „»ent to Headquarters for
open from noon until adjournment (publication in the printed pregram,
of the meeting. Sister Margaret At our meeting on May 12, elec
Curley is chairman of the commit- 1^°° for national officials will be
tee to serve on the polls. (held wel1 for delegates to
We urge all members to come th' loc?J the Atlantic
out and cist their vote. Voting tor (City convention. Polls will open at
national officials is a dutv everv I4 oclock and remam °Pen unt11 the
national orilcia‘s is a duty every |dose of the meeting Every mem.
member should feel proud to per-1 |d k it«
form. Since a national election
only occurs every two years, it is I
not asking too much to urge each
and every member to cast their E|nie||£f»e UggifA
ballot in the general election. ■Hlallwl
3 ilWYC
Election of delegates to the con
vention will also be held next meet
ing. Mark the date on your calen- (g£JJ|0g|0^
dar now and be sure to be present
on May 6th. When it comes to staging social
We take this means to notify (affairs, Local 53 does not have to
our members who are sick, or or- (take a back seat for anyone. This
dered by their doctor to take time (was evident to over 150 finishers
off, not to request withdrawal (and their friends who assembled
cards. Report to our secretary and (at the Mary Patterson Memorial
have your name placed on the sick (Home on April 19, for an evening
list. The local then carries you un- |of entertainment that will linger
til you are able to return to work long in the memories of those
and this way, you retain your (present.
standing in the organization and Sister Mattie Magill acted as
your insurance benefits continue. (chairman, and to the writer's view-
Retiring because of old age is point, left little to be desired in
1 *’I role.
James M. Duffy
for the evening
moving along in
not included in sick benefits. In filling that
this case you apply for an honor- I President
ary membership card.—O. C. 124.1 toastmaster
A special survey of prices of 16
W« tfwVf Wffwf
At the meeti of
I tain adequate laws for silicosis
1 sufferers.
I| Very interesting reports were
made by the shop committees from
iTayhr, Smith A Taylor and Hall
I China plants.
Tuesday. May 5th|eddiaea8e-.
e I A check was ordered sent to bf-
hicjtls.°£ cancer-drive, to aid
Im their fight to combat this dread-
Several resolutions for this
MEMBER
INTERNATIONAL LABOR
NEWSSERVICE
New Pact Signed
^(Covering 4 Plants
Standard Sanitary
Trenton, N. J.: At a joint conference held in the Stacy-Trent Hotel,
Trenton, New Jersey, April 21st., between the management of the four
pottery plants of the American Radiator A Standard Sanitary corpora
tion and Locals No. 7 of Tiffin, Ohio No. 26 of Kokomo, Indiana and
No. 175 of Trenton, N. J., the basis for an agreement until May 15, 1948
was accepted by the joint committees and the results will be presented
to each of the Locals for ratification by their membership.
The new wage proposal offered by the management provides for
a straight 11% cents per hour increase to be applied to all hourly work
ers, and equal to this same amount to be reduced to percentage on each
operation or department based on
the present average earnings of
piece-workers.
AOI*o 19
I kept things
I style. Secretary-Treasurer, Chas.
I F« Jordan and Seventh Vice Presi-
a ivw lllWCA AVI I dent, T. J. Desmond were also
All-Time High upo”for a few
Washington, D. C. Paced by I The next important event on the
I schedule for members of Local
food prices, which advanced almost I Union 53 will teke place on Thurs.
4 per cent, retail costs of con- I day, May 8th. On this date we will
sumer goods, rents, and services I vote in the general election for
rose about 2 per cent between mid- I national officials Polls will open
.. I at 12:30 p. m. and remain open un
February and mid-March, accord-1 tn th1 th_ mMtin Thig
ing to the Bureau of Labor Statis-1 affords every member an oppor
tics, U. S. Department of Labor. I tunity to vote and we are expect
Prices increased in all major I *n8 every member to cast their
.. a. I
ballot.—O. C. 53.
groups of items used by moderate-1 w ________
income families. I
Union Actors
foods in 12 cities indicated that be-1 0*ff
tween mid-March and mid-April, |rf
IT Ci DO I*
when food prices usually increase, I ZTt wrcx
those prices dropped about one-I New York City (ILNS). The
half per cent. I anti-labor bill passed by the House
.1 and now before the Senate was de-
The consumers pnce index for Mo membera of th A
March 15 is estimated at slightly I Actors and Artists of
above 156, based on the 1935-39 I
n x- i. (America as a death blow to the
average of 100, an all-tnne h.gh. 13 constituent
Ketad prices of living essentia's A«eriam Federation of Labor
mid-March were 2 per cent higher I «„i,i
-j n u
oa
1
Dlil
a I unions in the entertainment field,
than in mid-December, 20 per-cent I he
higher than a year ago, and more L6thstreetTheater ad«pted
tiun to rage I wot 1 resolution declaring that the unions
NOTICF JirrrPMFN Iwould welcome attempts to correct
NU11CE J1GGEKMEN |labor abuses but would fight jegis.
Local Union No. 12 will vote in I lation that “will make impossible
the general election for national I the legitimate functioning of labor
officers at their meeting on Tues- I unions.” Several speakers warned
day evening, May 6th. Delegates Ithat such member unions as Actors
to the Atlantic City convention I Equity and the American Feder
will also be elected at this mtet- I ation of Radio Artists would be
ing and every member is urged to Idriven out of existence by the new
be present. |l crop of labor bills.
7*
$2.00 PER YEAR
Pay for 6 holidays not worked is
provided by a 2%% increase based
on yearly earnings which will be
paid each year around December
1st., or to any individual who ter
minates his employment before
that date.
Shift premiums of 4 cents and 6
cents per hour were provided on
operations not specifically covered
by shift premiums now in effect.
The average straight time wage
of earnings in the Trenton Stand
ard Plant represented by Local 175
is $1.50 per hour. The contract fur
ther provides that each Local in
its respective jurisdiction shall take
up with each management the
questions of proper maintenance
workers pay based on $1.50 an
hour minimum Blockers and cas
ers minimums based on $1.75 per
hour and any pending inequalities
concerning piece rates in the Cast
Shop and Kiln department.
Vice President Wheatley and
Organizer James Solon presided
and represented the Brotherhood’s
and Mr. H. Reid, Jr., Vice Presi
dent and General Manager of
Manufacturing for the American
Radiator A Standard Sanitary Cor
poration of Pittsburgh, Pa. led
the negotiations for management
The San Pablo Pottery of Califor
nia was represented by F. N. Gill
the Kokomo plant by V. S. Schory,
Manager the Tiffin, Ohio plant by
B. B. Swinnerton, Manager and
the Trenton Works by W. H. Kel
ly, Manager, Local No. 7 was rep
resented by Herbert Fisher, Tiffin,
Ohio Local No. 26 by R. N. Mc
Cann, Kokomo, Ind. and Local No.
175 by Walter E. Clawges, Louis
Coppola and William Birch of
Trenton, N. J.
The representatives and Com
mittees of the Union believe that
the results of the general increase
and the fringe adjustment allow-,
(Tun to Page Two)
57% Cents Pay
Rate Suggested
For Laundries
was
and
fine
The recommendations of the
board have been submitted to Corsi
by the chairman, George Mintzer
in a report climaxing over 4
months study and investigation of
wages, hours and working condi
tions in the laundry industry
throughout the state. The report
had the unanimous vote of the 9
member board, representing labor,
the industry and the public.
One of 6 wage boards recently
appointed to review existing stand
ards in 6 industries, the Laundry
Board is the first to report. Inves
tigations are still being carried on
in the hotel, restaurant, cleaning
and dyeing, beauty service, and
confectionery industries.
Commissioner Corsi said he will
shortly hold public hearings on the
report prior to any further action.
Full copies of the recommendation
are being mailed to local employ
ers, unions and other groups repre
senting the general public so they
may be studied fully in advance of
the hearings.
NOTICE LOCAL UNION 86
In order that all may have an
opportunity to register their choice
for national officials and delegates
to the convention at our next meet- 1
ing on Monday evening, May 5,
polls will open at 2 p. m. and re
main open until close of meeting.
r-
SS
1
Albany, N. Y. (ILNS). The
New York State Laundry Minimum
Wage Board has recommended a
basic hourly minimum wage of.
57% cents an hour with part time
work at 62% cents an hour for the
state’s laundry workers, Industrial
Commissioner Edward Corsi, hehd
of the State Labor Department, an
nounced.