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MEMBER
INTERNATIONAL LABOR
NEWS SERVICE
VOL. XLII, NO. 39
Officers Installed
At Last Meeting
Of Local Union 53
Local Union 58 installed the fol
lowing officets at their last meet
ing: President, Erma Fox vice
president, Vida Benner recording
seCrethfy, Iona Shroades financial
secretary, Ella Duffy inspector,
Pauline Bolles guard, Beulah But
ler treasurer, Anna Quinn.
Retiring president Mattie McGill
was given a vote of thanks for her
lohg tenure in office. Sister McGill
declined nomination due to her new
duties at the Homer Laughlin
•j China Co.
Although room temperature was
a little on the chilly side, due to
the installation of a new furnace
at headquarters, a fine attendance
was present and many interesting
discussions took place.
A report of the national canvass
ing committee was read in its en
tirely and the only comment ex
pressed was why so many were lax I
in not living up to the constitution I
in conducting a referendum.
|come
and we hope all our members willing the 1948 harvest season,
see the necessity of attending this I-------
meeting and endorse candidates
whom they feel »re capable of^11611031160
heading our organization for the|
The National Brotherhood of
Operative Potters down through■
the years has been blessed with[llf
qualified leaders to make it what]’*"
Nomination for national officials Ihibit childreni from working during school hours. The wage-hour
The time is at hand when we[eo-4O decal controversy, but at
^must put an end to thx^’-internal|present writing it still remains un
strife within the organisation and|aettled. We anxiously look forward
seek to advance our interests asL0 the day when this matter is set
we have done in the past. Let’s]tied once and for all.
take our organization out of the The decorator8 at thc Ta
s courts and run our own affairs as gmith Taylor ttp been
-O V53 80 m“y years- having trouble trying to secure un
employment compensation. The
[local is doing all they can in this
VT Cl fl TS /Uirf- I 4 If Sf
matter and it is hoped the people
not working will be able to draw
Loopholes Closedin the very near
.. Work has not been as good as it
Washington (LPA)—One loop-1 id be in some of the local plants
hole the anti-trust laws thatl jt tbe wi(ih of all that u im.
nnds closing, the Federal Trade 8OO„. It
Commission reported last week, is that worki o„ thc
the one that allows corporations bave loafing while
to buy the physical assets, instead the Hni raachine8 tavc been op.
of the stock, of a company itLrati Tbis doc8 „ot 8eem fair t0
wishes to absorb. The present Clay- th(. be„ch Knera an(| th fee| the
ton Act covers only the purchase should iven tbeir sharc of this
.... work.-O.C. 124
The FTC points out that more| ______________________ IIcalled
than 2450 independent manufac-]
turing and mining companies have Pharmacal Workers Gain
been absorbed by mergers since I
1940, and asks the new power “to| Norwich, N. Y. (ILNS).—AFL
enable it to deal effectively with [employes at the Norwich Pharm
the problem of curbing corpora-[acai Co. have received a 10-cent
tion mergers and adquisitions [hourly wage increase under a new
which are inimical to the public in- [contract. The pact, signed by Local
terest.” |251, International Chemical Work-
During the last fiscal year, FTC |ers Union, also provides for a boost
ordered companies to cease and|of 6 cents an hour for incentive
desist price-fixing and restraint of [workers. Additional vacation time,
trade combinations or false and [7 paid holidays, a group insurance
misleading advertising of products [plan and retirement benefits are
in 73 cases. [also included.
British, Dutch, CIO Walk Out of WFTU
Move Upholds AFL Stand Against Unit
Paris (LPA)—A new interna-1 WFTU conduct was the resolve of
tional federation of democratic I the democratic unions to see the
trade unions will be the subject of [European recovery program suc
early talks by leaders of western [ceed, and the Communist-dominat
European workers, and represents- led labor groups’ opposition to it.
fives of American unions. Both I Supporting Carey and Deakin
CIO Secretary-Treasurer James [was Evert Kupers, delegate from
Carey and AFL European Repre-|the Dutch unions. Vassily Kuznet
sentative Irving Brown made thisLOv, chairman of the Russian trade
clear in statements issued last [union federation led the bloc which
week as the World Federation of [defeated the US-British motion.
Trade Unions split irrevocably|He was supported by the WFTU
into pro-democratic and pro-Soviet [executive bureau members from
blocs. I France, Italy, China and
i The WFTU breathed its last I America.
when the Communist four to three I Even before the vote was
majority of the executive bureau |the outcome was clear. “There is
defeated a motion sponsored by [no use pretending the WFTU is
Carey, and WFTU President Art- (anything but a corpse,” Carey said,
hur Deakin, a leader of the British [“Let’s bury it.”
Trades Union Congress, which I Deakin disclosed that the Russ
would have suspended WFTU acti-lian delegate had countered his sua
vities for a yfcat. This was the only [pension motion with one which
formula which CIO and TUC [would have limited WFTU activity
spokesmen meeting xin London [in the coming year, but would not
prior to the executive bureau ses-[suspend its operations. The US
sion could arrive at which would land British-delegates could not ac
have permitted them to maintain Icept this proposition, Deakin said,
contact with the Russian and other I “We tried that previously,” he
Communist-dominated unions. (pointed out, referring to a Carey
Major issue behind the debate on I (Turn to Page Two)
I IT’S LEGAL—The boy in this picture is legally employed as a|*.s s0?n as P0**™* so that ample
cotton picker because he’s too young for school and therefore does not |t,me 18 avai,ab’e to discuss them
under* the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act which pro-|at l°caJ meetings.
will be held at our next meeting [spectors found 89 children, age 6 to 15, illegally employed on farms dur-|the armed service and his name
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Good At Meetings
l_ACNl j/y
it is today. We must not overlook)
the fact that within our ranks to-| I* has been some time since any
day we have some with no other |news honi Local Union 124 has ap
thought in mind .than to destroy |peared in the ‘Herald’, but we are
what we have so carefully built up|a^ 8e^ to once again keep the
over the years. [trade informed of the activities of.
In the coming national election [Local 124.
we must remember the men we| We have been having some very
choose will be our leaders for the [interesting meetings and the at
next two years. It behooves all to [tendance has been very good,
take time and read our constitution [Trade problems creep up from time
and wage agreement and see the [to time but we have been very suc
advances we have made in work-|cessful in meeting these issues and
ing conditions, wage increases,[settling them in the proper man
vacations with pay and many|ner.
others which space does not ftJ&LjVe wish we could give the same
mit to mention. [report on our No. 1 headache, the
IlVa
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Latin
taken
in-I
World Fair Deal ,Bro,
Outlined By
All except the die-hard isolation- Iwith the state group.—O.C. 4 S
ists in Congress indicated they g|
wanted to know more about this
plan whereby the President said
“with the cooperation of business,|"
private capital, agriculture and la-1Ilf
bor in this country” it will be pof-fVVl
sible to “greatly increase the indus-|
trial activity in other nations and|
raise substantially their standards]
Coupled with the international [kiln officials announce.
^Ijc PoHei’S Hera
EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO,
Casters Notified
To Bi Present At
The Next Meeting
All casters working on the Jubi
hee^shape at the Homer Laughlin
China Company must.be present at
the next meeting of. Local Union
No. 4 or be subject to a fine. This
warning must be taken seriously
las the local intends to assess
penalty on all absentees.
a
Officials of the Hall China Com
pany have indicated their willing
ness to cooperate with their em
ployees in seeing that all get an
equal division of work during slack
periods. They have asked for sug
gestions in this matter.
With convention time slow!]
creeping upon us President Will
iams appointed thie fallowing bri
thers on the Resolution Committee
George Shaffer, William Ashbaugh
Cecil Calhoun, Garvin Burgess add
George Brunt. Resolutions shou
be handed over to this committee
Bro. Robert Clutter has entered
1 Bru. Ruberv Ciuner has eniereu
__________________________ |was ordered placed on the service
[list.
[placed
i it
Inaugural Talk
|March of Dimes drive was approv
1 1 and
Washington (LPA)—Warm [amount.
praise from foreign commentators, Br. Larry Finlay, a
and the hearty approval of Con-[Local Union No. 12 and vice pres
gressional liberals met President |ident of the West Virginia State
Truman’s inaugural speech. Singl-[Federation of Labor was a guest
ed out for special approbation was [and spoke in behalf of the state
his new proposal that “we must [body and the work they are doing
embark on a bold new program for [pertaining to a change in weekly
making the benefits of our scienti-[benefit payments for those suffer
fic advances and industrial progress |ing from silicosis. He urged all
available for the improvement and [locals who have members working
growth of underdeveloped areas.” |in the mountaineer state to affiliate
notified to
the usual
the secretary
[forward a check for
member of
[BrAVVAVy A A 1j
Fair Deal plan which Truman I The breakdown occured Jan. 10,
proposed be administered thru the I when a part of a brick became
making
United Nations—the President call-[lodged in the machinery i
ed for strengthening UN, contin-[extensive repairs necessary,
uation of the European Recovery) Workers in the slip house, clay
Program, and strengthening peace- [shop, dipping and kiln depart
loving nations thru quick approval |ments, and the warehouse were af
of a North Atlantic Security Plan. |fected.
The President led off with a
sharp attack on the “false philo-1 —»aw
sophy” of Communism, which he
contrasted with democracy, and|_
a threat to the “efforts of
free nations to bring about world
recovery and lasting peace.” Washington (LPA) Fewer
In a dissenting statement a few [miners were killed or injured in
hours after the inaugural address, Lbe nation’s coal pits in 1948, in
unsuccessful presidential candidate [relation to the amount of coal min
Henry Wallace charged that “itled, than in any year since the
comes closer to a declaration of [Bureau of Mines began keeping
war than the inaugural address of [statistics in 1910.
any peacetime president in our his-1 While the death rate was only
tory-” 11.56, and non-fatal injuries 83.1 per
Wallace, who ran with Commun- |miniOn tons of coal brought to the
ist support, charged that the Fair [surface, the grim fact remains
Deal program would bankrupt the|that 1015 coal diggers were killed
country and lead to the sacrifice of Lp the pits last year, and another
domestic reforms. |58,200 injured.
As for the Congressional isola- jn metal mines, and non-metal
tionists, Sen. Arthur Watkins (R-,[pits and quarries, there were more
Utah) said “his statement was so|accidents jn 194g than in 1947
vague that it might be fairly said [According to the Bureau of Mines,
he is contemplating foreign invest- |2io miners and quarrymen outside
ments without profit. I would beLbe coa] industry were fatally in
against that.” And other GOP|jured in 1948, and another 14,700
Senators added: “Where’s the[suffered from accidents last year,
money coming from?” I ____________________
A more detailed spelling out of)
the program is expected in coming |T BJK cglrar
weeks, when incoming Secretary of W K V 3
State Dean Acheson appears before |T
Congressional committees which|"
a i
are still being organized.
__________ Washington (LPA)—A couple of
[nominations to top government
PLANT 75 YEARS OLD posts—which would have had tough
[sledding in the last Congress—
Washington, D. C. (ILNS). —[were^fent up by President Truman
The Milwaukee Labor Press re- [last week. One of them was that of
ports that one of Milwaukee’s [Maurice Tobin as Secretary of La
largest union shops, the A. O. |bor, a post which the Massachusetts
Smith Corporation, has celebrated [Democrat held under an interim ap
its 75th anniversary. The company, [pointment made last summer,
which is nationally known, has) Expected to be passed in a
grown to be one of the country’s [routine fashion, the nominations
largest metal fabricators. During [also include Ralph Wright, as As
the war years it played an import-[sistant Secretary of Labor, John
ant role in producing many of the|M. Houston as a member of the
supplies needed by the armed [Nat’l Labor Relations Board, and
forces. [Frank P. Douglass to be a member
A large majority of the employes|of the Nat’l (Railroad) Mediation
are represented by the Smith Steel [Board. Still unfilled is the post of
Workers Federal Labor o a 11Under-secretary of Labor, vacated
19806. Other employes are repre-|when David Morse resigned to be
sented by a group of AFL craft |come director of the Int’l Labor
unions. [Organizations.
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Da I AAf 11| A Dlsilt
Ifllvvllllv llflllt
of living.”
Truman qualified his proposal by| East Palestine—More than 100
saying that “The old imperialism—] workers in five departments of
exploitation for foreign profit—has| Plant No. 4 of the W. S. George
no place in our plans. What we| Pottery Co. are expected to be call
envisage is a program oH develop-|ed back to work next week after a
ment based on the concepts of|10-day layoff resulting from a
democratic fair dealing.” [breakdown in the circular bisque
SAFETY RECORD
SET IN MINES
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1949
Master OF HARMONY—Harry S. Truman became the first
President to hold a union card when American Federation of Musician-
AFL last week presented him with a lifetime gold membership card ai,i
silver plaque for his "mastery of harmony in statesmanship as in
music.” (1 to r) AFL President William Green, President Truman, AFM
President James C. Petrillo.
Scores Ruling
Denying Textile
Workers Raise
George Cummings has been
on the sick list.
annual contribution to the Washington (LPA)—Some 30,
000 employes covered by contracts
of the Textile Workers Union of
America are salvaging what com
fort they can from the ruling of an
arbitrator last week denying them
a 1948-9 wage raise, but it looks
like a hard year ahead. Moreover,
the ruling bodes ill for another 60,
000 textile workers currently en
gaged in contract negotiations or
scheduled to begin them shortly.
The decision by Professor Doug
las V. Brown, of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, specifical
ly denied a 10c an hour increase to
the New Bedford-Falls River,
Mass., cotton and rayon workers,
who had brought in a wage in
crease request under a reopening
clause of a no-strike contract which
will not expire until March.
Prof. Brown said the “outlook
for industry” did not warrant an
increase at this time, but TWUA
President Emil Rieve said immedi
ately the decision “is a deep dis
appointment to us. It not only de
nies these 30,000 employees any
raise at all, but it has the effect of
denying a raise to 60,000 others in
the Middle Atlantic area. We will
have to withdraw from similar
arbitration cases involving other
cotton and rayon mills.”
Another TWUA official asserted
that the decision had clearly disre
garded the union’s brief quoting
industry profits, to go along in
stead with the management fears
of the current textile market
slump. He said, “We have repeated
ly asserted that the chief fault is
with management’s pricing system.
Nothing but lower prices will stim
ulate a bigger volume of business
and hence more profits. But again
our. ideas have been disregarded.”
IBT Planning Big
Organizing Drive
Chicago (LPA)—Using its 16
industrial departments as the basis
of organization, the Int’l Brother
hood of Teamsters-AFL will soon
launch a series of nation-wide or
ganizing drives, Executive Vice
president Dave Beck disclosed after
a teamsters’ conference in Chicago.
Beck, who is head of the IBT’s
industrial departments, was named
by President Daniel Tobin to lead
the new campaign, first steps in
which were taken at last week’s
meeting of 1000 teamsters’ leaders
from all over the country.
In addition to the various
branches of the road haulage and
local trucking industries, the IBT
campaign will reach into filling
stations and warehouses thruout
the country, Beck said.
Beck insisted that teamsters’
local and district organizations will
retain the autonomy, but said that
the IBT national office will encour
age the establishment of industry
wide coordinating committees on
regional as well as national levels.
This is already the pattern in the
11 western states where teamster
locals are affiliated to the Western
Conference of Teamsters of which
Beck is chairman.
Bringing into the ranks of or
ganized labor 100,000 to 150,000
filling station employes is high on
the drive’s agenda, teamster lead
ers said. They will not, however,
attempt to enlist either owners or
mechanics. Beck told newsmen that
the IBT would “withdraw patron
age” from filling stations not dis
playing a teamster shop card.
Altho admitting that the IBT’s
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HARMONY Harry S. Truman became the first
Local Union 195
Held Party And
Dance On Jan. 19
Local Union 195 celebrated their
eighth anniversary with a party
and dance in the auditorium at na
tional headquarters last week.
Over 200 members and guests were
present, including
Beulah Reich and
from Local Union
Ohio.
Hazel Brown,
Glen Flowers
121, Sebring,
M. Duffy de­
President James
livered a short address and traced
the progress made by the local dur
ing the past years. A floor show
was presented by local talent.
Corsages were presented Mrs.
James Duffy and to Mrs. Elta
Hendricks, the oldest member pre
sent.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Leona Swiger and committee.
Dancing followed to the music of
Cliff Hutchison and his orchestra.
—O.C. 195
Everything Under
Control Says 0. C.
Zanesville, Ohio Everything
seems to be rolling along here in
fine style with our trade problems
reduced to a minimum. Much credit
is due our shop committee in this
respect for the boys are really on
their toes and doing a bang-up job.
From all reports it looks like we
will have steady work for some
time. The Shawnee Pottery has in
stalled another casting machine
and expects to have it in operation
the latter jfert of February.
Our new wage scale has been
signed after several conferences
with the firm in which several
matters were ironed out to the sat
isfaction of all parties concerned.
Bro. Jake Haywood was report
ed ill and his name was placed
on the sick list. Our best wishes
for his speedy return.
Organizers Phil Tracey and Joe
Murray are still with us and doing
a fine job.—O.C. 219
Labor Wins ECA
Ruling Change
Washington (LPA)—United act
ion by AFL and CIO maritime
unions paid dividends this week.
Backed by other unions and by
shippers, maritime labor won from
Economic Cooperation Administra
tor Paul Hoffman another post
ponement in his plan to abrogate
the rule that
cargo- must be
erican vessels.
50% of EC A bulk
sent abroad in Am-
conference between
spokesmen of sea-
Following a
ECA officials,
going and shipbuilding labor, and
shipowners, Hoffman announced
that not less than 50% of Marshall
plan cargo will travel in US bot
toms at least until April 1. Last
December, when Hoffman first sug
gested a change in the rules, mari
time unions won a delay until Feb.
1, to give the new Congress a
chance to consider the problem.
This week’s victory will allow
enough time, union officials hope,
for Congress to plan a complete
overhaul of the government’s mer
chant maritime policy, assuring
higher employment levels to sail
ors and shipyard workers. Both
AFL and CIO maritime unions will
concentrate upon legislative action
between now and April 1, their
spokesmen say. Some of them, at
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This Week-Fight Looms
Digman, Cubberly,
Barker And Hall
Form Committee
Bro. Delmar Scott was granted a
transfer ca"! to Local Un: 44,
Sebring, Oi..o. Our best wishes go
witi (Scotty) in his new surround
ings.
Bro. John Boyd who has worked
at the trade for the past 45 years
announced he was hanging up his
apron for good. John is not enjoy
ing the best of health at* present
but we feel sure a little rest will
help him to rrtrnin h?* health.
With so ma y pr blems facing
the craft today it seems to the
writer that hair splitting tactics
are not in order. A good many bro
thers are beginning to see a differ
ent point of view and I am sure
this attitude will lead, to forward
progress.
Delegates Told
Democrats Warned
To Deliver Goods
Milwaukee (LPA)—If the Demo
crats don’t serve the needs of the
people labor will again think in
terms of “realignment” of Amer
ican political parties, President
Walter Reuther told 200 delegates
to the United Auto Workers edu
cation conference last week.
Opening the conference, Reuther
reminded his listeners that political
action is a year-round job. “Unless
we follow thru,” he declared, “the
people in Washington, breathing
strange air, might forget what the
people at home want and need.
“We went from the Raw Deal to
the New Dea! to the Fair Deal,”
the union chief added, “but we
must go forward to an even better
deal.”
UAW Education Director Victor
Reuther told newsmen that what
this Congress and administration
do will determine the political
future of labor.” While we’ve been
working with the Democrats,” he
pointed out, “we’ve maintained our
independent RAC machinery.”
Rep. Andrew Biemiller (D, Wis.)
compared American voters to
Model Fords. “They have no self
starters,” he explained. “You’ve
got to crank ’em up.” The Auto
Workers, who know a lot about a
car, are determined to get the
voters in shape during the next two
years. I
Washington, D. C. (ILNS).
The role of the skilled worker in
terms of importance to the nation
al economy is rapidly rising in
public understanding, Secretary of
Labor Maurice J. Tobin told the
Federal Committee on Apprentice
ship here.
“If w*e are to stiffen our indus
trial structure to secure increased
productivity of the American work
er in order to meet our foreign
commitments and in order to raise
the standard of living at home, we
must accord all possible govern
mental, management and labor
support to thc nation’s apprentice
ship program,” Tobin said.
He also announced the appoint
ment of 4 new members to the Fed
eral Committee on Apprenticeship,
which is the national labor-man
agement policy-recommending body
to Secretary Tobin for the Bureau
of Apprenticeship in the Labor
Washington (LPA)—The legislative battle for the repeal of the
Taft-Hartley law formally begins in Congress this week. Both Senate
and House Labor Committees are preparing to knuckle down to the -t
crucial labor issue.
Debate in the Senate committee will resolve first around a proposal,^ '5
by Sen. Claude Pepper (D, Fla.) to repeal the anti-union act and re
er*nblish the Wagner act without delay. Pr-pp*r declared las week that.,
ei irience with Taft-Hartley, and the Nov* oer ?ie, make extended/
hearings unnecessary.
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Sen. Robert A. Taft (R, Ohio)! still a staunch defender of the law* -I
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Taft-Hartley Before
Congress
Committees.■■■■■■
BRI I
he did so much to put on the sta-4 -‘’fe
tute books, proclaimed, however*
that he’ll do all he can to stymie!
Pepper’s proposal—including in-,\
troducing Taft-Hartley provision*
one by one as amendments to the ..j
Pepper motion. Of course he denied -4
this would be a filibuster.
Meanwhile, Sen. Francis Myers
(D, Pa.) the Democratic whip in
th Senate, is in^ung top spokes
men for AFL, CIO and unaffiliated
unions to discuss legislative stra
tegy with him this week.
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Local Union No. 12 appointed
resolution committee at their meet
ing Tuesday evening. Guy Digman
heads the cpmmittee and will have
as his aides, George Lanr-”
Francis Cubberly, Ben Barker and
Luther Hall. Any member having
resolutions they wish to come be
fore the convention in July are
urged to kind them over to this
committee early.
St.cral pro-union members of
Congress have complained that
there wasn’t enough cross-check
ing between them and union rep
resentatives during the first few
weeks of the 81st Congress. One of
them hinted that altho he personal
ly favored labor’s “two package”
approach to Wagner act reinstate
ment, w.iich would get “labor’s
Magna Carta” firmly back on the
law books before amendments are
considered, union legislative repre
sentatives should make a careful
survey of both houses’ line-up be
fore pushing for this formula. I
Many union officials believe,
however, that a clear cut vote
should be taken on Taft-Hartley
repeal for the record.
Over on the House side at ten
tion is being given to a proposal
by Rep. Augustine Kelley (D, Pa.),
one of the most outspoken of Taft
Hartley foes in the 80th Congress.
Kelley has suggested a bill repeal
ing Taft-Hartley, re-enacting the
Wagner act, and setting up at the
same timp a committee of Con-.
gressmen, labor, management and*'”
government representatives to
study proposed amendments.
Although abiding scrupulously
by President Truman’s position
that the manner of Taft-Hartley
repeal is Congress’ responsibility,
Labor Dep’t officials made it clear
last week that the administration
wants the anti-union law done
away with as quickly as possible.
Both Secretary Maurice Tobin and
Ass’t Secretary Ralph Wright in
sisted that Taft-Hartley repeal,
and Wagner act re-enactment is at
the top of the Department’s legis
lative program.
Much criticism by pro-labor
members of Congress as well as by
union leaders has been voiced
against the hesitancy of both Labor
Committee .chairmen to tackle the
Taft-Hartley problem forthrightly.
Sen. Thomas has been a particular
target, since he consulted with
Taft before checking procedures
with members of his own party’s
delegation on the committee.
Failure of Congressional Demo
cratic leaders to rally unanimously
around the “two package” stand
ard was gleefully greeted by the
Chamber of Commerce in its “La
bor Relations Letter,” which pre
dicted that this means a consider
able delay before the vicious law
is out of action.
The Chamber has also declared
that it is willing to have the Taft
Hartley law amended. Among the
amendments it suggests is one
banning the union shop as well as
the closed shop, and one forbidding
the NLRB to recognize a bargain
ing unit larger than one plant in a
big company’s network.
Apprenticeship Program Deserving Of
All Possible Help, Sec. Tobin Declares
Department. The Secretary named
the following as new mergers of
the committee:
Fred N. Aten, president of the
Railway Employes’ Department,
AFL in Chicago Robert W. Mc
Chesney, president of the National
Electrical Contractors Association,
Washington, D. C. H. E. Foreman,
managing director of the Associat
ed General Contractors of America,
Washington, D. C. Leon Weir, as
sistant vice president of the New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Co., Boston.
Other members of the commit
tee previously appointed are: John
P. Frey, president of the, metal
Trades Department, AFL, of Wash
ington, D. C. Archie Pearson, di
rector of the Ford Motor Co., train
ing department, Dearborn, Mich.
John Green, president of the In
dustrial Union of Marine and Ship
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