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Labor's Endorsements —i
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labor!
ol. V, No. 'l.‘{
Local 26 Awaits
Ruling on Rates
(X'MIIKIII/.WI), Oct. ‘il —Wliil l* expecting to complete nego
tiations for a supplemental working agreement with the Kelly-
Springfield engineering Co. next week, I.oral ‘Jti. I niteil linhher
Workers of America, through its president, Kaymond (’. Ilurk
hart. reported that headway was being made to gain wage rates
estahlished hy law for work in plants operating under government
contract.
'i lie case of Local -H. which is
seeking wage talc* scl liy I lit* g.v
cinment im government work. j>
now before the Commanding <ten
et al of the U.S. Army Services of
Supply. Huikharl said.
Intel na t i onal Represont.il iv ••
Robert Hill nl the t'RWA, who ie-i
turned from conferences in Wash
ington with government oflicials
11n-, week, said th.it he “was mulct
ttie ini|iress|oit that a f.ivoi.itile de
cision' on the I .oca I 2t> demand
would be handed down ‘ shortly." ,
si:i;ks khiht katks
The union has been seeking the
establishment of wane rates pre
vailing under the Davis-Bacon Act
governing work on federal eon
t raids. The Kelly-Springlield en
gineering Co., it is said, comes un*
riei the act.
Hill reported that lie had held
conferences with official s of the
*>'>'.ir Production Board, Labor Di
vision, anti with officials having*
jurisdiction over the maintenance
of ttie Davis-Bacon act.
In the meantime, Kelly workers i
ate flocking into the union. Union
officials reported that “hundreds" j
of new cards and teinstatemerts
were accepted by the union In the
last few weeks.
Murray Signs
Scroll for USSR
Washington, Oct. 21. Philip
Murray, President and Mis. Roose
velt. and 18 other piominent Amer
icans joined in signing a scroll of
greetings and tribute to the people
of the Soviet Union this week. The
scroll was presented by Russian '
'A’ar Relief lo Maxim Litvinov,
USSR ambassador, in a reicmonyj
Labor Unity Conference
Endorses, Urges Workers
To Vote for Slate of 17
( I MIIMIiI.AM), Oct. 21—Labor’s slate of 17 candidates, selected by representatives Ironi the
AI L, CIO, Kailroad Brotherhoods, and unatliliated unions combined in tin* Maryland Labor Unity
Conference, made its way to the voters of Allegany County today as the general elections on
November S drew closer.
Characterizing the candidates named on the labor "slate as *‘v\ in-the-uar” candidates, the
Maryland Labor Unity Conference made clear to all voters the urgent necessity of choosing public
officers who would gear legislative activities to our nation’s war effort and victory.
The labor ticket named ranch- * * j
dates running from governor to
judge of the Orphans' Court in
Allegany County. The ticket was
drawn up last week after a num
ber of candidates were called in.
interviewed and questioned. Rep
resentatives from the four organ
ized labor groups comprising the
Unity Conference then discussed
the merits of each candidates and
voted the following endorsements:
KNDORSKMKNTS
E. Brooke Lee for Cong less from
the Sixth Congressional District;
Judge Joseph D. Mish for Judge.
Fourth Judicial Circuit; Robert B.
Kimble. State Senate; Stephen L. ,
WESTERN MARYLAND EDITION
Yii HEUJS
•O 82 O *(K 1912
Plan Rally
For Unionists
In Service
( umbcrlnnd, Oct. 21 Plans Lit
a huge tally to lionet Local l.iVf
men in the aimed -ci\Vcs wee
'made thi* week by a joint commit
tee composed of th? textile union's
educational and special activities
Committee and the CIO Women’s
Auxiliary.
i The rally, scheduled for Novem
ber 1”>. will see tin* unveiling of n
service flag bearing close to 1 TOO
stars, each star tepresenting a
Local 1874 member in the set vice,
the committee said.
Invitations to speak at the rally
were scheduled to he sent to an
international officer of the Textile
Workers Union an international
| officer of the National Maritime
Union. Mayoi Thomas F. Con km.
! Governor Herbert R. O'Conor. Md.
& D. C. Industrial Union Council
Secretary-Treasurer Sidney Ft.
, Kat/. NMU Baltimore Port Agent
James Drury and Pi hate Joseph
Bailey, former vice-ptesidcnt c>f
I Local 1874.
in New York.
The text of the sc toll reads: “W
-who sign this scroll count it a high
privilege to aid in this small way
those who offet (licit lives that the
world may he ftee of fascist tet
ror. Your courageous resistance
has given us time to produce and
I arm. so that at the appointed time
1 we may join you in the triumphant
| offensive. We. the American poo
-1 pie, ate proud to he yout allies.*'
Cesnick, Margaret E. Coulehan.
Haiold E. Nuughton. Lestei B.
Hairy E. Robertson and Charles M.
See for the Maryland House of
Delegates; David M. Steele for
Sheriff; C. Clum Miller. Patrick J.
Reed. Harry E. Robertson and
Charles M. See for the Maryland
House of Delegates; David M.
Steele for Sheriff; C. Clum Miller.
Pat tick J. Stakem and C. N. Wilk
inson for County Commissioners;
Patrick F. O’Brien and K. Hilary
Lancaster for judge. Orphans*
Court. Opposition to Theodore Me-
Keldin, Republican candidate for
Local 1874 Negotiators
Present Case to War
Labor Board Thursday
(TMItKKI.AM). Oct. '■2l Local IST! s negotiating committee goes before a National War
Labor Board mediation panel Thursday. Oct. 2‘>. union ollieials announced today.
Tiie hearing on the case of Local IST 1 vs. CYlanese Corporation of America was originally
scheduled for Monday. Oct. 20, but a telegram received by Local IST 1 ollieials announced a change
of date.
I^^^OUbKi^IUHOI
LABOR CANDIDATES: "*r
nick, both of whom are seeking posts in the Maryland House
of Delegates, are shown above. Their candidacy has been
endorsed by numerous labor organizations, including the
Maryland Labor Unity Conference. Both are members of the
United Mine Workers of America.
I
Talks to CIO Women
l.os Angeles. f alit.. Oct. M
• 'Matv Pend la hoi advises at Red
' |
' Clo.'S national k'adpuai tei s in
. Washington, tor.fcued lioic last ,
i
■ j unit union wmtu n'j au\il-|
i iatios ty enli-t tii*ir .supputt fm j
,! wartime seivice. I.atei in the week
t she had similai ronfeiences with
■ union auxiliai ies in San Fiun
ciseo.
'Governor. and Hmare Whitwoi I It.
• Republican candidate f.attorney- 1
j :il was voted.
These candidates ch** Maivlarul
Labor I'nilv Conference explained,
were of Iliuh-calibrr and had tin*
interest of all seel ions of the
people, not merely labor, at heart.
Their lirsl eoneern at present, the
conference stated, was to help our
nation win I lie war.
Officers of the Maryland Labor
Unity Conference uiy>ed all workers
to ko to the polls November and
vole for the candidates named on
labor slate. I
Kntered ns Second Class Mai ter. Post Oftlce,
Washington, D. C.. under Act of Aug. 24, 1912.
Council Votes
Boycott of 3
Defeatist Papers
( nmhcrland. Oct. 21. The
Western Maryland I ml list rial
I tiion Council adopted a boycott
of three defeatist newspapers, a
boycott that was begun l>.\ Local
1871. TVVI A.
The boycotted newspapers were
the Washington Times-lleraltl,
New \ork Daily News and the
Chicago Tribune, which were
characterized, in a resolution, as
1 "working against our hoys" in
the armed lorces by spreading
Nazi lies.
Council President Ralph C.
Heard urged all C IO members to
carry out the boycott by refusing
to buy one ol the three defeatist
papers.
Beard Chosen
Delegate to
CIO Parley
Cumberland, Oct. 21 Ralph C
Rea Ml. president of the Western
'Mciiyhind Industiial t'nion Coun
cil was unanimously elected to icp
liesenl the council ;i> a delegate to
tin* national CIO convention open
ing in Boston. Nov. 9.
Beatd was elected at a CIO coun
cil meeting Thursday which also
unanimously' endorsed the candi*
dtiles chosen lor label's ticket by
the Maiyland I.ahor Unity Cunlei
enco.
The council also voted to donate
$23 to a fund being raised by tin*
Pythian Sisters to purchase atnbu
-1 lames lot the U. S Army.
ELECTION
ISSUE
'! The union's ncgolil ins ronimil
-1<■ t". aimed with flits and li*_tnt**s
establishing l In* n• • -cs.-ity of v. ago
i adjustment s :iiml a unum shop fn
l h<‘ lniMi'l in.•min*: s of lilt* union,
picpaicd to 1:0 to Washington
Wednesday evening.
Ifeiheit W. Pav no. internal 1011 d
i TUTA i.llii-ial and director in li"?
I union's 1 ijmi dr. is on. v ill |*i
.-‘■in I.oral 1 ST-1 ‘.s rase to the puicd.
It is expected that the company
; will lie 1* • 1 ires ill ed hy lop otlicials.
NIK 1.l I I I K
The union’s rase was certified to
' the National Wai Labor Board a
| leu ue-ks a 140. and the dale ;o
■ sei foi a hearing when George A
1 Meyers. Local 1 ST-4 president, re
ceived a letter from Lewis M. Gill
assistant executive secretary of the
WLII. on Oi l. <).
Tiie ifiit-i said: ‘‘The mediation
section of the National War Labor
Boa 1 d is holding a hearing in the
above rase on Monday. October 26.
1042. at l' a.m. LWT in Room 5121.
Department of Labor Building.
Washington. D. C. You and such of
your associates as you desire are
requested to attend this hearing.
“The paities ate requested to
submit to the Board at least live
days in advance of the hearing
, live copies of a brief statement of
the issues in the controversy, th*
1 compromise proposals, if any. ad
vanced by the parties during ne
gotiations Huts far. the present pn
: sit ion of the parlies on the issues,
a copy of the existing contract, if
any. and uhatcvei oilier farts may
1 be considered pertinent. (If one of
. th* issues is union security, the
! union is also tequested to submit
liv* copies of the constitution and
In-lau.' of tin* local and interna
tional or gani/at ion. > In addition,
the Board requests that each party
jseive upon the opposing parly a
; copy ot 'urh statement at the stint*
time that it is tiled with the
I Board.’’
co>i.mitti:i:
I Members of the union’s negotiat
ing committee who will attend the
, hearing ate: President George V
Meveis. Set 1 elary-'l reasurri John
G. Thomas, Vice-President Boyd L
i Pavlon. Mail Gtaily. Play ford Ald
! ridge. Karl Snyder. Charles O.
Wade. Geotge F. Crawford. Michael
Brodei iek. Waller R. Walters. Gil
lierl Lewis. Lester li. Jay. Jam*.
Stewart. Lewis Mart man. Dennis
MoCulley. Creel McCullough. Con-*
evieve Meyers. Perle Millet. Kli/-
ahelli Widdows. and A. A. Alluiglit.
negotiator at large.
Ask Support
For India
London, Oct. 21 (AI.N).- The All-
India Trades Ciuon Congress, in a
letter achltessed to the Trades
Cnion Congress in Britain and
signed by General Secretary N. M.
Joshi. has request ed the TUS to
support the release of the several
thousand All-India Congress lead
ers now in prison, and the forma
tion of a national government to
enable the Indian people to wage
I effective resistance against the
Japanese.
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