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Executive Council Meeting - - - - - - - - 430
I.B.E.W. Executive Council Declaration - - - - - 433
Labor Management Committee on Productivity - - - - - 435 One of the criticims of the lahor move-
Power Shortage Faced in Pacific Northwest - - - - 436 ment fronl many different sources is that
Flash-.LB.E.W. Forces Reversal of Denham's Ruling - - - 436 labor does not pay enough attention to pub-
Productivity and Sound Labor-Management Relations 437 lie relations. Contrary to this criticism is
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How Communists Olstruct U. N. Procedures -
Tracy Wins Reply From Civil Service - - - 440 of Labor. This strong state organizationll
Is Industry Governed in the United States? - 440 publishes a weekly new.s letter which is well
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Review of Building Trades ill 1946 - -
Increased Interest in Consumer Cooperation - - 442
Engineered House Called Answer to Cost - - - 443
Editorial -... 444
- 446 The mid September isue of this weekly
Woman's Work - - - - - -
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Correspondence - - - -
In Memoriam .- - 459 "Full employment can be maintained only
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FREEDOM TRAIN S9d of the people to keep and bear arms shall
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cious anti-labor law and to answer their questions. Membersahp
In L. U. McDowell. W, P. - 12
Mr. Louis Sherman, General Counsel for the Brother- Craitbe, Edwin B .... 134
Morgan, Edward Talholt I Enk, Williar. - 134
hood, was presented to the Executive Council members O'Connor,
Ollor..r. Robert
RLh., Fitzgerald. rank- 14
by the President. Mr. Sherman is engaged on a full-time Quan., Frank Freeman Win. W. . 184
basis, with office space in the International headquarters. Rothganger, Edlward L _ I Hartman, John ..... M4
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He discussed parts of the law and answered questions of Shoekley, larria . 1 Maden, William . 134
Aeram. Phil Pursian, Oliver 134
Council members. Alien, Walter U. Riehtfort, Edward H. _ 134
Bernstein, Phillip 3 Jones, Morgan ~ . 180
Brennan, Albrt J. - Bud,, Br1no - - 195
Some Unions Boycott Board Carr. Wm, S. $ Lnrkwood, Frank W._.. 195
D.rlvr. Prank.__ _ Little, Edward Davis o10
When the Council was in session, some unions, mostly Hoffman. Henry C. 3 (Csrtmel, U. P. 213
Htos, Martin . elarrop. John C.
all CIO, had decided to boycott the National Labor Rela- Jones. David R. 3 Utrterbck, W.
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tions Board. This is mainly because most top officers of Karmnar. William A. -3 KrSfo, William H _. 214
these CIO unions cannot sign the non-communist affidavits Rirt, Joseph C._a Cummins, William J. 280
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required by the law, without risking heavy individual RKob, Macimilin C. 8 O'Brien, John Joseph . 230
Leonhard, A. Walter -- 3 Carter. George 309
penalties. Mos, Andrew -a 8 NeLson, Clark 209
The President referred to the I. B. E. W. cases pending Nos, Frederick F. 3 Ssyhert, Benjamin H. - 309
before the Labor Board. These deal with elections and Power Edward J. a Croswley William L.. .. 3256
noauseher Charie S Hore, Robert C..... S29
unfair labor practice charges against certain employers. Rechnian. DenjamiR 8 Spieth, Fred 341
He felt that to protect our members' interests in these- Rivet, Amenrd C. I Gllhooley A. __ 348
and to protect our Brotherhood against attacks of other Rowan. C. $ Thompson, Tho mans 348
unions-we should take all action necessary (unfair and Talmadge, Arthur _ S For. Albert N. _.- 8362
Walter, Henry B.. 3 Sanford, Verne R _ . 32
distasteful as it is) to be able to use the Board's facilities. Zimmler John ___ Caornman,D. C. -_ 4
The Council concurred in his recommendations, which Bennett, James W.. 6 Jackson, John W .- 354
have been carried out. The Council also is issuing a dec- Crosby, Jam.s - Rich,. Percy .. 440
laration on this entire subject. irmy, William R. 6 Weod, Willis W. .. 465
Jenaen, Georle W. 9 Gunther, Victor N. 485
Moran Owen E. 9 Burr. 0. A. 488
Secretary Before The Council Riordan, John __ 9 DeSerre, Harry Nelson 492
TyrrelL George T. 9 Rows, Martin F. _ . 50l
Neaeon. J, R. 11 lTe, F A. - 508
International Secretary Milne appeared before and dis- Stoddard, BRft 11I McCaftnoy, A. E 5 17
cussed several matters with the Council. He recommended Hohman, Otto 1
1____ Searle, E. Frank
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that Mildred Burke, one of our office employees for almost Ingalls. Iarry L.- 17 Ennie, Edward S... 681
Erles, Charles . .-- IS IMarche, J. . 61
26 years, be placed on retirement pay because of disa- Stooksberry, Dakota C_ 1IS Roberts, Albert ,_ _ 61
bility. The Council granted this, as provided for in our Oertel, H. O. __ 25 Tweed. Harry ES.. 688
Constitution. (Art. III, Section 11, 2nd paragraph.) Johnaton. LouIS_- _
Lows Arthur __
26 Anderson, Frank. -, 601
20 Schrador. Charles F. Sr. -. 676
Secretary Milne, among other things, discussed the in- Shelds, John A. 2s Stein, Julius _-- 713
vestments and finances of the Brotherhood and the Elec- Coffey, Joseph__ 28 Straschinske, Paul .. 7iS
trical Workers' Benefit Association. He was asked various Hughes, Harry __ 38 Stoltz, Oeear
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questions by Council members, MeMabon, Joseph J.-
Wiogand, A. P. ...
38 Mcintyre, J. 1. . ?4
38 oassnos, Joseph 74
The International Office is still a year behind in posting Scanel., Wiliam n, 41 Mettler, Art 784
the records of some local unions. There has been much Stauffer, Frank I. 46 Conli, William R. In99
complaint about this. The Council went into all this with Anderson, Chater A.... 48 Brown, Willi.am .Kissok. 802
Hanson, Ge, rge Francis 48 Sp~redllRg, M--
M. 855
the new Secretary, Every effort is now being made to Logan, James F . 48 Andrews, Frank Williamu_ 865
correct matters so that all locals will receive back reports Way, Alfred .... 52 Flint, Edward 3. 885
and receipts as soon as possible. Longdin, Harry 68 Blanehard Clovit .. 886
Mayhew, John Ray 58 Whyte, William 914
Jack, T. A ....- _ 77 Allen, Frank F. 948
Pensions Approved Hix, Anderson C. 84 Burbank. W. E.__ _ 7
Fiddes, William J 86 Olson, Gustaf _ _-- 1086
The following applications for pension were approved: Oruef, FredE ... . 98 Cretney, John E. . 1095
O'Neil, Patrlok 98 Bourret, Joseph C. 1118
Memb~/n'A1, Forrarlp M.mberasip Feormrly
Zn The 1. 0.
Warden, D. B, _
of L. U.
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In The 1. 0.
Brooks. Chas. E
of L. U. Pensions Denied
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Brltdges, Arthur 11
floard, Wlt 18
Livingtotn, Milton A,__
Siegelbaum. Monrit
In These pension applications were denied:
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Bush, Bnjaming
Perrand, F{.ra..n
89
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Evanson, Ray E._ 187 G. T. CRICKS, L. U. 134: He lost his continuous stand-
Dalbey, James E ,. 193
H.ld, Heanry 108 Frlend, Wm. John. 213
ing when his dues for October, November and December
J.ame.. __ _ log108 Oidlund, OQar , 314 1934 were not paid until March 30, 1935. The Council
BnoMelte,. Ft.h J__ 134 Swank, Jy T_ _S" regrets these cases but has no choice.
Jeaw, E. H.....__ 134 Vermnilion, Harry B 277
attveansoa, Cleveland t
tlivan. Chersle J.
_ 184 Prank, Ed. _... 832 ROLLIE BURDIC, L, U. 139: Here is another victim of a
1184 Pikerin.g, John R . J48 local deciding to carry the dues of its hospitalized mem-
IQYEMBER, 1947 43A
bers-and the former Financial Secretary neglecting to Jones, L. U. 18--Floyd H. Nolan, L. U. 79-W. T. Walker,
issue the official receipts. Such a local assumes an obliga- I. O.-Angus Robertson, L. U. 571-George T. Jarvis,
tion. The member has a right to expect his standing to be L. U. 654-and E. C. Gerrey, L. U. 1072.
protected.
This Council has previously stated that where a local EDMOND F. KLINE, L. U. 3: The Council wants more
decides to carry the dues of a pension member, and he is satisfactory evidence in this case before correcting the
allowed to become delinquent, we feel the local should pay birth date. The I. 0. records show a birth date of Sep-
his pension monthly until he becomes eligible for it under tember 2, 1897. He asked this date be corrected to Sep-
our law. We are pleased to state that Local 353 (Toronto) tember 2, 1887--a difference of 10 years.
followed this Council's recommendation to do so. We hope
Local 139 (Elmira, N. Y.) does the same.
JOSEPH P. MADINE, L. U. 501: His application to the Next Council Meeting
Electrical Workers' Benefit Association, when originally
made, gave his birth date as February 16, 1890. But his The Council completed its immediate work and ad-
pension application gives February 16, 1881-9 years journed Friday night September 5, 1947. The next quar-
difference. Acceptable evidence must be furnished that terly meeting will begin Monday December 8, 1947 in the
1881 is correct. Council Room, International Headquarters, Washington,
Corrections of Birth Dates D.C,
Satisfactory evidences having been submitted, correc- H. H. BROACH
Secretary
tions have been made in the birth dates of William A.
PRODUCTIVITY
her, ratified a suggestion made by J. Scott
Milne, International Secretary, that the joint
committee be created. The resolution, rati-
fied by NECA, is as follows:
Con* le on
"Whereas, it is becoming more and more "You electrical peolpe are in this deal up
evident that the costs of electrical construe- NECA in convention ratifies to your necks," he said. "You have a stake
tion are increasing out of all proportion with I.B.EW.'s suggestion of joint in the future. Possibly as much as four to
sound economic planning, and six percent of the cost of every home thai
"Whereas. a reduction in these costs can study will be built, will be for electrical work.
only be brought about by an increase in pro- Yuul nmust make your eontribution to the
ductivity, and the National Electrticl Contractors Associ- creation of a new idea of the production
"Whereas, the aforesaid is a joint re- ation at the Palace Ilotl. and sale of decent low-cost housing."
sponsibility of the Electrical Contractor and "'People are beeruning impatient, and
some of these days the building industry Robert W. MeChesney, president of the
the Electrical Worker: therefore be it NECA, spoke on the question of production
"Resolved, that NECA in eonve.tion as- may be told- 'Shoot or give up thile musket!' from the point of view of the contractors:
seabled, September 10, 1947, authorizes and "The stake is not only adequato homes, "We canl carry out high employmentn and
directs its president to request the presi- but jobs for millions of people who are now high wages only if we ran make the price
dent of the IBEW to appoint a committee to engaged in our building industry, and on attractive to thile purch.ser"
meet with a similar committee of NECA, which the continued prosperity of all busi-
ness and certainly yours, nust depend. Mr. Dunlap C. Clark. president of the
for study of this problem, and be it further Central Bank of Oakland, California, spoke
"Resolved, that dur to the urgency of cor- "All the talking and wishful thinking in
the world cannot solve this problem. There on production iproblems as the public sees
reting this condition, that the committee them.
be instructol to complete its reonlmenda- is no way to build and sell at a profit in
tions to the administrative committee prior today's market a $10010 house for $6,000 Mr. E. II. ler.berg, chairman of the Na-
to its next meeting." or $7,500. There must be a different ap- tional Joint Apprenticeship anl Training
proach. A new type of house may be the Committee, spoke on apprenticeship and its
answer; prefabrication or pre-ngineered relation to production problems.
An Idea is Born
cut may be the solution. Eliminating the Mr. J L. Busey, president of tile General
The idea began in a meeting of the Na- refinements in the conventional houses be- Electric Supply Corporation, spoke from
tional Joint Apprenticeship and Trahiing ing built may offer the solution; packaging the point of view of the wholesaler.
Committee in June. President U. W. Tracy, of the plumbing and electrical equipment
at that meeting, pointed out the relation- may contribute. Mr. J. K. O'Shaughnessy, chief, Engineer-
ship of productivity to apprenties.hip train- ing Division, Rural Electrification Adminis-
ing. Presilent Tracy said: A New Type of House? tration, spoke on the construction program
"Skill is the basis of the electrical trade. of the REA.
"The designing of a new type of house
To strengthen and protect skill is to advance may point the way, While we may never Mr. George R. Conover, vice president,
the industry economically. again see a cheap house perhaps we can Philadelphia Electric Company, spoke on
"The great question of productivity in the devise a way of building an expensive' low- production problems as the utilities see
last analysis rests upon the apprenticeship priced house that will tap this great reser- them.
program." voir and answer the aspirations of 50 per- Mr. R. A. Neal, vice president of West-
Secretary Milne, in an address which ap- cent of those in the market for homes." inghouse Electric Corporation, spoke on the
pears in another section of this magazine, Mr. MeClelland suggested that lower cost production problems froin the point of view
suggested the formation of a joint commit- may be attain,,ed by engineering the house of the manufacturer.
tee. so that the owner may finish part of it by Mr. N. J. MacDonald. chairman, Inter-
his owm labor. Surely, he said, we have not dependence Comnmilttee, National Electrical
Production-General Theme reached a point when it is a crime for the Manufacturers Association, spoke on elec-
The general theme of the eontrats1' con- owner to contribute "sweat equity" in ac- trical interdependence in its relationship to
ventione was productiol. Many representsa- quiring his own home. production.
tives of different branches of the eletrical
industry spoke on this question. A commit-
tee headed by Charles A. Langlais, collab-
orating with A. Hermann Wilson and Oliver
F. Burnett, Jr.. brought in a report upon
productivity in the electrical construction
industry. The Langlais committee related
productivity to the high cost of construc-
tion. It presented a program iookiag toward
greater production as a balancing factor in
high costs.
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d43
Ti Joernal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operators
9 eme4 Re14 fs
Pa4z- Mana2
have a right to welcome you to Sain
'rasncisco. A good part of my active union
ife has been spent in this area and I with
:he rest of the Broth.irhood am proud of tlhe
.chievements that 70,000 Electricsa Woekers
'ave nadel on the lacific Coast during the
By J. SCOTT MILNE, Intrnational Secretary,
ast 15 years. At the hour of this crivnw-
In.ern.tiona. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
tion I anm about to lake a transition from
he Pacific Coast to Washington, 1)D C., and An address given by Mr. Milne at productivity is interrupted. Before we can
I am authorized to give you the official greet- di, nuch about the situation, we have to
rIgs of the Inthrnational Brotherhood of annual meeting of NECA, San get all the facts.
Electrieal Workers anti the personal greet- Francisco Jdust ow, there are a great many rutnora
ags of President Tracy. about the falling off of productivity. These
rumors may be of political origin, or they
& Great Industry standard of living, and this offers the road may reach back to the scarcity economy of
We know that we belong to a great in- to hope. a decade ago. The truth is, productivity is
pustry and a great nation. Of all the in- Last year, in 1946, there was a large prom increasing. Mill and Favtory, a powerful
tustries which face the future with varying duction conference held at the United States trade publication, conducted very recently,
Jegrees of competence and anxiety. I think Department of Labor where these hopeful a survey to determine how labor produc-
the electrical industry has probably the most signs were revealed and appraised, It is tivity in manufacturing plants stacks up
tasured future. As you know, it is a true that the conference could not agree against last year's productivity. The maga-
aorizortal industry that touches all other upon eertain measures of productivity, but zine went to the executives of 1,000 manu-
industries vitally, and it impinges upon the they did agree upon the facts. This confer- facturing companies of every type and size.
new electronic industry and even the atomic ence gave new stimulus toward increasing The reports show that productivity is higher
industry which is sabout to be horn. Our productivity, or at least toward removing i,, 52% percent of the plants, with 69 per-
aouIon,,ssociation are centered in Wash- obstalesm in the way of increasing produc- cent expecting increased productivity in
ington which has beconle a world capital in tivity. conhing mnonths. But, of these thousand
the last few year. The history of Inour Unpleasant Atmosphere plants, here is the analysis of the reasons
relationships has become a matter of world- I must pauIe here to remark that the for increasing productivity:
wide interest, and air notable cooperative Taft-Hartley bill has not created an atmos- Better and modern machines, 31 percent;
relations have excitedl the envy and adiira- phere in which labor and managemnent can More plentiful parts and materials, i34
tion of the other management and labor work together on this ali-important prob- percent;
groups. It is my opinion that the sponsors 1em. This is one of the worst features of More experience on the part of labor force,
of this convention were wise in choosing the the Taft-Hllartley bill. It acts ipon the as- 37% percent;
problems of production as the over-all topic. sumption that labor and management are Better supervision, 48 percent;
This indicates how closely you are in touch permanent enemies. Moreover, the United Fewer work stoppages by labor, 7 percent;
with the principal problems of the industry States Department of Labor was made so And the last 1 beg to call to your atten-
and the nation. There has been a tightening bereft of funds by the Congress that most tion forcefully-
of the interest of the industry all along the of the important work on puloduetion and IConinulOd ol Date 45B
line on production problems. I am going
to first ask the question why. just at this
time.
Problems of Production
It is very proper that an industry which
aknown for its cooperative relations should
be studying the poblems of production.
Intensifying production and increasing pro-
luctivity are unifying ideas. They reprt-
sent a program upon which labor and man,-
agement and all citizens can agree. No
matter what the political persuasion is of
man in the electrical industry, he can back
program of increasing productivity. We
need increased productivity and ongoing
production in a scarcity economy in order
to provide goods for consumers. We need
increased production and productivity in a
full employment Cemonmy in order to keep
that economy stable and moving. Whether
we approach economics as republicans,
democrats, socialists. or what have you, pro-
auction is the key. Without production we
can do nothing. If we do not produce, we
cannot divide and share,
Steady Increase of Production
With this somewhat abstract background,
tet us look for a moment at just where we
stand. We are a fortunate country. With-
out paying much attention to the problem
of rate of production, i. e. productivity. pro-
duction has steadily increased from year to
year and from decade to decade. The rate This photograph was taken at the testimonial d;nner given to Inotrn.ional Secrtary Milne by con-
usually accepted by economists is three per- trctors and union peopla of S. Francisco. Lft to rlight J. Scotf Milne. Chad.s J. Foehn, Clyde
rent a year. This accounts for our high L. Chamblin, repressnfing the contrators assotion. and General Mark Clark
The Journal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operators
HE Economic and Social Council of the
United Niiations is one oIf the six main
branches of the organizat ion provided an-
der the United Nations Charter. It has 18
members, elected by the Genera Assembly, l
a/o COMMUNISTS oaioa
and its functions are broadly, to make or
initiate studies and reports with respect to
international economic, social, cultural, edu-
rational, health and related matters, aid
to make recommendations to the General
k0 .A A o e taes
Assembly, the members of the United Na-
tions and to the specialized agencies con- Review of a day in Social and ence report to the General Assembly of the
cerned. Economic Council. Clash of United Nations, and it recommended that
How the Economic and Social Council the council should await further reports
funrtions andg thl st Rquetilln which ideas end methods from the International Labor Organization.
come to it, can best be understood if we It finally observed that the question of the
take one particular matter upon which the the council to adopt a declaration of prin- establishment of international machinery
council has taken action snd describe what ciples to serve as a basis for the recognition for safe-guarding freedom of association
happened. that the question of trade union rights is was being examined and requested that the
asci.laed with all of the activities of the Seretary General of the United Nations
One Day At the Council council. The special commission it de-
We have chosen to disculls the proceed- arrange cooperation between the Interna-
nmanded would function to see that these
ings on August 8th luring the fifth session principles were effectuated. tional Labor Organization and the Com,nis-
of the council. On the agenda for that day sion on Human Rights in a study of that
was a proposal of the World Federation of Principles of Freedom problem.
Trade Unions concerning guarantees of The International Labor Conference re-
workers to organize and exercie their port enunciated the principles oI which Discussion
trade union rights. freedom of association must be based, treat-
The discussion carried on by the 18
This proposal had first arisen on the ing the matters raised by the World Fed-
council agenda during the fourth session members of the Economic and Social Con-
eration of Trade Unions and the American cil was based on the four documents out-
when it was referred for study and action Federation of Labor. These were not only
to the International Labor Organization lined above. The general problem of the
stated, but the International Labor Organi- council might be expressed as follows: It
which has, through signed agreement, be- zation promised to incorporate them in an
international convention for adoption at had to take action of some sort on the
come a specialized agency under the United matter of the rights and guarantees of
Nations Charter. their next conference. The report likewise
The International Labor Organization workers to freedom of association and or-
included a discussion of the right to or- ganization. The tenor of the discussion was
was set up originally under the League of ganize, and it expressed the thought that
Nations and it has always been considered that all present deplored the lamentable
international machinery should be set up state of trade union rights throughout the
the most successful instrument of the league to safeguard the right of freedom of asso- world, Several speakers, both council mem-
and it is its only surviving part. ciation and self-organization. This resolu-
bers and the representatives of the inde-
The council asked the International Labor tion included the right to bargain collect-
Organization to make a report to it based pendent organizations who participated in
ively, c1llective agreements, conciliation and
on the World Federation of Trade Unions' arbitration, and cooperation between the the discussion, cited examples of the arbi-
proposal, and a similar one subsequently public authorities, employers' and workers' trary treatment of labor union officials by
submitted by the American Federation of organizations. governments and the lack of guarantees
Finally, the International within nations of the rights of laborers to
Labor to the Economic and Social Council. Labor Conference recommended that the
organize for their own welfare in dealing
The Reply problem should receive its further study with employers. There seemed to he no
after consultation with the Economic and
A committee was organized at the Inter- disagreement with regard to the need for
Social Council. assistance from the United Nations to work-
national Labor Conference in Geneva this
last June to prepare an appropriate reply. Resolutions ers throughout the world. The question
Three weeks were spent in considering the The resolutions presented by the member was one of procedure. How could Economic
problem which the World Federation of delegations to the aid Social Cuuntil action he moat. effective
council concerned these
Trade Unions' proposal involved and at the two proposals. The resolutions were spon- in accomplishing the ends desired by all?
end of the time two resolutions were unani- sored by (I) the Czechoslovakian delegation The World Federation of Trade Unions
mously approved and sent in the form of a and (2) the United Kingdom, the Nether- obviously thought that a strong statement
rpourt to the Economic and Social Council. lands and the United States delegations. by the council and a new commission under
At the time that the International Labor The Czechoslovakian draft resolution the Economic and Social Council to ob-
Conference was in session, the World Fed- recommended that the matter be put before serve, report and make recommendations to
eration of Trade Unions was holding a the Social Commission of the United Nations the United Nations, specialized agencies and
meeting of its general council in Prague- for study and suggestion to be rendered member states, was the answer, The Inter-
a meeting at which the World Federation to the council before final action was taken. national Labor Organization felt that lthu
of Trade Unions' secretariat was advised The spokesman for Czechoslovakia thought formation of conventions for ratification
to press further its proposal for adoption that a body of the United Nations should by member nations (44 sent delegates to
at the approaching session of the Economic discuss the substance of trade union rights the International Labor Conference) to-
and Social Council. and freeTumil and lia feeling was lLat doe gether with a special commission within
Therefore, when the council meeting was Social Commission was the proper body the I. L. 0. for recommending ways to
opened, there was before it for discussion for such deliberations. (The Social Com- guarantee the freedoms under discussion
the World Federation of Trade Unions' orig- mission was created under Article 88 of the and more study were the most effective
inal proposal, the International Labor Con- United Nations Charter: "The Economic and methods to deal with the problem.
ferene report which the former proposal Social Council shall set up commissions in The British, the United States and the
had provoked, and, two draft resolutions of economic and social fields and for the pro- Netherlands agreed with the I. L. 0., sug-
Economic and Social Council member dele- motion of human rights, and such other gesting further that General Assembly ap-
gations. commissions as may be required for the proval would add authority to endorsement
The World Federation of Trade Unions performance of its functions.") of the principles Involved.
asked in its proposal that a special commis- The United Kingdom draft resolution
sion be set up by the council to watch over Czechoslovakia agreed somewhat with the
suggested that the council take note of the British proposal but wanted more council
trade union events continuously, make rec- International Labor Conference report and
ommendations that would be applicable to participation in the form of Social Com-
observe with satisfaction the action taken mission deliberation, and it did not include
ail states and that would not necessarily and proposed by the conference. It resolved the General Assembly In its recommenda-
need previous ratification. It also asked to submit the International Lahnr Confer- tions.
NOYEMBER, 1941
Right and Reconciliation
So the real problem of the council meet-
ing was not only to decide what was the
right thing to do, but how could the con-
flicting points of view and opinions be
reconciled.
The meeting was conducted in the follow-
ing manner: Mr. Morse, the United States
government delegate to the International
Labor Conference in Geneva and the chair-
man there of the committee on freedom of
association which was appointed to con-
sider the World Federation of Trade Unions'
and American Federation of Labor's pro-
posals, presernted the International Labor
Conference report to the council and made
remarks concerning it which he thought
were necessary and appropriate. After him,
Mr. Cope, representative of the World Fed-
eration of Trade Unions, ex.pressed what
he termed the opinion of his organization
to the council. He said that the Interna-
tional Labor Confernc.e action did not satis-
fy the World Federation of Trade Unions'
demands and that he hoped the council would
consider his organimation's original proposal.
Questions from the Norwegian delegate re-
vealed that the International Labor Con-
ference report had not been brought before
the general council of the federation. After Proposed U.N. Bu;Idng ;n New York
Mr. Cope withdrew, Miss Dorothy Sender
of the American Federation of Labor spoke But at the same time, the charter recognizes Since the coueil did not talk about the
in commendation of the International Labor sovereignty within the boundaries of the problem of trade union guarantees and
Conference report, expressed satisfactiion member nations. Its judgment is that draw up its own conclusions on the sub-
with the progress made and recommended sovereignty is of supreme importance, but ject, the Russians accused the members of
further study and action. Following her, that the affairs of a nation may come under only indirectly supporting the real question
Mr. Serrarenrs Iof the International Federa- the survey of other nations to the extent of before the meeting.
tion of Christian Trade Unions was given allowing the other nations to harass and Theoretically, and perhaps actually, the
an opportunity to express his organization's embarrass an offending member in the hope reason for the Soviet opinion was that it
point of view. lie endorsed the Interna- that international public opinion will weaken does not recognize the International Labor
tional Labor Conference action and pointed the position of the government which exer-
out that in the present stage of develop- Organization as a valid instrument for the
cises or allows to be exercised, evil force representation of workers, rights. To a
ment of international cooperation, the tech- against the welfare of its citizens.
niques already developed by the Interna- Communist the International Labor Organi-
We have strayed, however, from an intent zation is an instrument of capitalism by
tieonal Labor Organization appeared most
effective. He reminded the meeting that to outline the proceedings of the council its very composition of workers, govern-
we do not have world government and that meeting. After the representatives from ment representatives and employers, The
the organizations outside the United Na- U.S.S.R. does not belong to the International
neither the United Nations nor the Inter- Labor Organization and feels that it is
national Labor Organization could make tions had spoken, the government delegates
and members of the council expressed their ideologically and physically impossible since
international law.
views, explaining the draft resolutions which communist doctrine does not recognize em-
By introducing this point of limitations, ployers as separate from the state or the
the really vexing part of the question be- had been presented and proposing others
fore the council was raised. Other speakers which attempted a compromise or a recon- workers.
pointed it out later by referring to the ciliation of the conflicting points of view. At the same time, however, the Ameri-
Charter of the United Nations, Article 2, Several suggestions were made as to how can Federation of Labor does not believe,
Section 7, the two council draft resolutions (of the as does the U.S.S.R., that the World Fed-
"Nothing contained in this present char- U. K. and Czechoslovakia) could be com- eration of Trade Unions is a legitimate
ter shall authorize the United Nations to bined into one, and much talk centered on organization representing members of the
intervene in matters which are essentially whether or not it would be expedient and free trade union movement. The position
within the domestic jurisdiction of any advisable to try to include the Social Com- of the American Federation of Labor is
state or shall require the members to sub- mission in the deliberations. that the Russian delegates, and the dele-
mit such matters to settlement under the A separate element to the discussion above gates from countries dominated by the
present charter; but this principle shall not was introduced by the U.S.S.R. and the Soviets, to the World Federation of Trade
prejudice the application of enforcement Byelorussian delegates, and it is here that Unions are actually Communists who deny
measures under Chapter VII," (Chapter VII the greatest cleavage of opinion was ap- the rights of free trade onions. The Ameri-
refers to action with respect to threats to parent in the discussion. The contributons can Federation of Labor's conviction is that
the peace, breaches of the peace and acts of of the Soviet Union delegates demonstrated these members of the World Federation of
aggression.) very clUry why there is widespread olin- Trade Unions are interested only in using
ion in our country and others that it is in- that organization to further their own politi-
Guaranteeing Freedom postible to cooperate with the Soviet Com- cal ends and to defeat those of the mem-
The problem of guaranteeing freedom bers from capitalist states.
of association and self-organization is es- The Soviet opinion was that by giving From the point of view of the majority
sentially one of internal relations between the greatest consideration to International of the members, the International Labor
workers and employers and workers and Labor Conference action and suggestions, Organization is the recognized official
their governments. The United Nations and ignoring the substance of the World agency on the periphery of the United
Charter recognizes the importance of rela- Federation of Trade Unions' proposal, the Nations which should deal with labor mat-
tions such as these in their repercussions council was refusing to fulfill its promise ters. Action taken by this organization is
in international affairs. The effects of them to the World Federation of Trade Unions considered authoritative because it is not
are obvious to us all from our recent ex- and was not pursuing a course to see that only planned by experienced labor, em-
perience with the totalitarian Asis powers. the aims of the proposal were fulfilled. lContinued on page 460)
44' The Journal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operators I
Ync4deCOed YnleRd in
eCOOPERw COOPERATION
A CTIVE labor union participation in the
consumer cooperative movement is now
A. F. of L.'s new department
part of the official policy of the Amer- gives stimulus. Expert's book
ican Federation of Labor and other seg-
ments of the labor movement. This policy paints favorable picture.
is being implemented by direct action on
national, state and local levels through full- prices; to producers and orthodox economic
time employees and committees set up to thinkers to revise their practices and thieo-
explore ways and means of supporting the ries to meet the competition of enterprise
existing consumer cooperatives and organ- run in the real interest of the eonsumer; to
izing new ones in areas where the need is totalitarian ideologists and other propon-
great. ents of state control to apply a true demo-
cratic philosophy to economic problems. ie . farm feld a,. muc.h older thn
Cop.rtiel in
Noohble tesolution In his introductory chapter the author mnot peopl. int.
The resolution adopted by the Arizona tells of the struggle that has been going on
State Federation of Labor at its annual in this country between the forces of po- Ohio is considered to be a statewith a
meeting in September is typical. After litical democracy and the forces of eco- well-educated population. A great deal of
citing the recommendations of the AFL it notic totalitarianism masquerading as free credit should be given to the Ohio Farm
enterprise, and expresses the opinion that Bureau Cooperative Association for the
concludes:
"Whereas the consumers cooperative this battle if carried to its logical conclu- high IQ of Ohio farmers. Under the leader-
movement is the only practical method in sion can only lead to political totalitarian- ship of Murray Lincoln and Louis Warbing-
sight to bring a semblance of democracy ism. His argument is that business oper- ton, the Farm Bureau Cooperatives have de-
to our eonomic order, ating under the free enterprise system will veloped one of the finest systems of adult
always end up a monopoly unless govern- education in this country. The system is
"Therefore, be it resolved that the 36th
convention of the Arizona State Federation ment steps In with controls. And the more based on the fact that people are neighbors,
of Labor go on record in support of the controls government sets up the closer we and as neighbors they have common prob-
national program by setting up committees come to political totalitarianism. lems. Practically all Ohio farmers are
in each local to study ways and means of members of the farIn bureau cooperatives.
furthering the cooperative movement among Challenge to Democrocy Knowing that most farmers shy away from
the working people." Thus democracy in America is being any orthodox system of study because they
All of this points to the fact that labor challenged. And the challenge is being an- are too busy or too tired to do lessons, and
is more fully aware than ever before of the swered by the consumer cooperative move- yet needing to draw the membership more
potentials of the consumer cooperative ment, "which has in its philosophy and closely together in the cooperative program,
movement as a means of increasing pur- structure the framework upon which the Mr. Warbington finally hit upon the novel
chasing power, controlling prices and qual- political philosophy of democracy may well idea of organizing cooperative members,
ity of the things the workers need to buy. who were neighbors into groups of 12, and
be molded into a living, vigorous way of
At this point it might be well to reiterate life. Its potentialities lie in the applica- called these groups "advisory councils."
that cooperatives stand for and are based on tion of the democratic principles to tbe eco- They meet once a month at each others'
economic democracy. And Just as in a nonic order. In consumer cooperation we homes for infonrmal discussions. The co-
political democracy, their only sound foun- have for the first time, an example of eco- operative educational department supplies
dation is an informed electorate. Every nomic democracy. For inherent in the the groups with background material and
member of the labor movement who expects movement is the element of individual re- questions for discussion, most of which con-
to take an active part in the new cooperative sposihbility, the all-important element in cern policy matters with which the board
program should prepare himself for leader- any democracy." of directors is concerned. All of the groups
ship by familiarizing himself with the phe- The story of how consumer cooperation discuss the same problems at the same time
nomenal growth of consumer cooperatives is meeting the challenge in the fields of and report back to central management
during the two decades from 1926 to 1947. retailing, production, manufacturing, oil, what their solutioh would be.
building, electric power, medical care, in- Growth in Other Fields
Book With Authority surance, finance, community service, educa- Another chapter tells of the growth of
The latest authoritative book on this sub- tion and cultural advancement makes thrill- consumer cooperation in the petroleum field.
Ject is Bertram B. Fowler's "The Co-oper- ing and instructive reading. From the first cooperative gasoline station
ative Challenge." Mr. Fowler has spent Cooperatives and unions have a common started by a few farmers in Cottonwood,
much time during the last 10 years in trav- problem of educating their members so that Minnesota, in 1921, the oil cooperatives,
eling from one section of this country to they may assume their share of the respon- under the dynamic leadership of Howard
another so that he could study and record sibility for the sueeassful growth of the or- A. Cowden of the Consumers Cooperative
this story of the sensational growth of the ganization. No union or cooperative can Association of Kansas City, have reached
consumer cooperative movement. He has function long in the democratic way if the out from filling stations to wholesalers, to
visited every significant organization in this members sit back and "let George do it." refineries, to ownership of the oil fields.
country and Canada, and written other This problem of educating and securing They have proven to the world that the
books on the subject, including "The Lord greater membership participation in the Rochbdale principles will work in big business
Helps Those", which is a study of co-ops in affairs of the cooperative has been solved as well as small grocery stores. Today the
Nova Scotia and the Antigonish experiment successfully both in this country and in organizers of oil cooperatives in countries
in cooperation for both buying and selling. Europe. The cooperative educational pro- all over the world are petitioning the Social
"The Co-Operative Challenge" is packed grams in Denmark and the Scandinavian and Security Council of the United Nations
from cover to cover with accurate infer- countries has made those the most literate to invoke that clause in the Atlantic Charter
mation regarding cooperative organization, peoples in the world. In Nova Scotia, the calling for free access to the raw materials
functions, results and possibilities. The people were literally taught their ABCs and resources of the world. In doing this,
challenge of cooperatives, as Mr. Fowler and simple arithmetic before it was possible the International Cooperative Petroleum
sees it, is threeold: It is a challenge to to form the consumer and producer cooper- Association which was formed in Zurich,
consumers (all of us, from the cradle to the atives which have brought economic sal- Switzerland in 1946, is making no frontal
grave) to protect themselves against high vation to those poor fishermen and farmers. (Continud on came 401)
443
NOVEMBER, 1941
I , _-liz, 11", Dealers Association and the Producers
li
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sm z
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- ,7777-777= 7
1. X ?I 59 Council are boosting their brain child
through the National Building Materials
I)ealers Service Corporation, located in
W'ashington, which will supply full ilnfor-
mation, an advertising program, and house
lels to assist local lumber dealers in in-
toresting the public,
Low-Cost Dwellings
The houses which have been designed
and built on the 4-inch and 4-foot module
principle are low-cost mall family iudi-
vidual dwellings. A griat deal of care has
been taken to assure satisfactory space
utilization both for living comfort and in-
expensive construction costs. The houses
are basically units of 16' x 24' and 16' x 28'
put together either in one- or two-story
plans. No particular manufactured build-
ing materials are specified since the idea is
to ilncelude all materials which are built on
the 4-ineh module and to allow for ntiliza-
tion of the locally most available and inex-
penisive materials which naturally vary with
different geographic and climatic regions.
More Than Minimum Requirements
One model of the engineered
house. The homes advocated by the Industry-
Engineered Homes Program should be de-
scribed as minimum dwelling units, al-
though the room measurements are one-
third above those required by FHA. The
house and plan shown here consists of two
16'-0" 24'-f" units set at right angles
to one another. The entrance is into a hall
to do anything to protect liberty-even run the risk of all safety standards measures were removed from munici-
high hinflation and shortage of food in order to keep from pal ordinances and the industrialists could use every kind
invading the customary areas of freedom. of untried method to build houses, we would have a hous-
However, so-called free enterprise has much in it that ing boom par excellence.
is hypocritical. Free enterprise, if it means only freedom It is apparent that the question of who is responsible
for big business and no freedom for labor, is a snare and for high prices will not be settled until some impartial
a delusion. committee makes a study of the whole economic situation.
Two things are also apparent: prices are set now not by
Incentive A strong concerted protest against the kind supply and demand but by executive decision in offices of
Wage Plan of incentivewage plans thatsome employers business men; competition is a farce.
have tried to put into practice is rising in The Wall Street Journarl, in its biased way, points out
our local unions. A probing of this sentiment indicates that housing in Chicago is not active but it is in Balti-
that our local unions are not against any kind of plan more. Figures on Baltimore construction are not imme-
of management per se. The conventional long-time objec- diately available, but we deny that housing in Chicago is
tions, however, still hold. Labor finds it difficult to know not active. Here are the figures for certain key cities, all
what it is making per day under these plans. Labor finds of them good union towns:
that when a standard is set by management for a day's 1947
operation and this is achieved by the workers, that the April March Feb. Jan.
goal is reset at a higher point without consultation. This, Chicago --------------
… 1,342 1,190 700 720
of course, makes such plans speed-up plans. Los Angeles ----------- 5,096 5,040 5,675 3,855
Incentive wage plans, of course, bring in questions of San Francisco --.------- 1,664 1,790 1,505 1,570
dubious value of time and motion study and the use of Washington, D. C--.---- 1,296 1,230 985 720
job evaluation as instrumentalities of management.
One local union took to arbitration the question phrased We know what the Wall Street Journaland other mem-
thus: "It is not possible for the efficient worker who ap- bers of the kept press are up to. They are trying to build
plies himself or herself diligently to his or her work to a background for the Congressional investigation which
produce per hour the number of moulds as stated in the is scheduled to muckrake the construction industry.
table submitted in the agreement." The union won its
case. The arbitrator was a management engineer of a
Lost Sometimes news never gets written. We
nationally-known firm in New York.
Information found a great piece of news in a full-page
ad in Fortune magazine. It was an adver-
Atomic David Lilienthal, chairman of the United States tisement signed by Charles A. Koons and Company, ex-
Energy Atomic Energy Commission, made a brave porters, New York City.
speech in a small city in Indiana recently. He "China, a country of more than 400,000,000 people,
declared: "It is dangerous nonsense, dangerous to genuine represents the greatest untapped market which modern
national security, the growing tendency in some quarters business can contemplate. As a step toward its own
to act as if atomic energy were none of the American modernization that country is now planning construction
public's business." He went on to say: "If schemers, or of by far the largest hydro-electric station ever built. It
fools, or rascals, or hysterical stuffed shirts get this thing will be five times greater than our own Grand Coulee.
out of your hands, it may then be too late to find out what "This undertaking will require $1,000,000,000 and the
it is all about." efforts of hundreds of engineers, hundreds of thousands
Do not think it did not take supreme courage for a of laborers. As planned, the project will take six years
public officer to thus state so vividly the issue, watched to complete. The finished dam will rise 500 feet above its
as he was by scores of people who believed that atomic foundations, will create the largest man-made lake the
energy should be in the hands of a few. Mr. Lilienthal world has ever seen. In addition it will largely eliminate
has kept the faith as he has always kept the faith in his floods and droughts in that part of China. Sixty million
public life. Here is a true democrat in action, but he will acres of land will be irrigated. Disease breeding swamps
have to pay a price for his courageous franlkness. and lakes will be drained. Alongside the dam, a series of
Mr. Lilienthal also pointed out that it is bad "to permit shiplocks will raise ocean-going vessels to lake level,
science and scientists to be kicked around by the organized making Chungking a modern seaport.
forces of ignorance and demagoguery, and petty polities."
"Another $500,000,000 will be needed for China's rail-
Unless the American people heed this warning, they will road lines. This money will provide for 30,000 miles of
lose a good public servant, and also lose their hold in track and the equipment necessary for their operation.
the future even upon their lives. More than mere transportation, however, this facility not
only will contribute to modern industrialization but also
They Are at Wall Street Journal has another brain be a step toward political coherence in a country now torn
It Again storm. It is running a series of articles, by strife.
trying to prove that so-called labor re- "For not a few of China's economic and political diffi-
strictions are what makes housing lag and high housing culties may be traced to her lack of intra-transportation
costs. The Wall Street Journal will have us believe that if and communication."
The Joumal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Opabds
Ywiway-just
th such joya little
ES, that great day we look forward to
and expctation is on the
over a month off.
how they are to be paid for. If your gifts
must be inexpensive, you can make up for
lack of pecuniary value by careful and
tical or frivolous and fluffy. Mother and
daughter aprons or pinafores just alike
would be a most attractive gift. Speaking
Christmas is the day I mean and I thought thoughtful selection and beautiful and orig- of aprons, you might even make a big
perhaps we'd devote our page this month to inal gift wrapping. And don't overlook the serviceable one for a man on your gift list
getting ready for it. We'll have more to say possibilitie of making some gifts. who is addicted to cooking.
next month on Christmas--recipes, games, Luncheon place mats, bridge cloths and
decorations, etc., but it would be well to Make Your Own
There are a great many attractive gifts napkins are all easy and inexpensive to
start some of your preparations now. Start
you can make for a small expenditure of make. The linen ones with appliqued de-
buying gifts early to avoid that hectic last-
money-with effort it's true, but often effort signs and flowers are particularly pretty.
minute rush and while you are still able to By the way, did you know that such appli-
find the right gift for the right person. Re- that is really recreation. And somehow a
member last year you waited too long and ques come In packages-all cut out and
ready to sew on? A very handy arrange-
you had to get Uncle Tom that purple ment. If you do make some of these
muffler when what he really wanted was a
humidor? And you know Cousin Minnie luncheon sets or bridge sets you may have
never wears that blouse you gave her. You some scraps of linen left over. Why not
make a set of cocktail napkins from them.
knew it was too large when you bought it
but you were "so tired and everything was Six or eight little napkins in pretty pastel
picked over." I mknow, I go through it every shades with fringed edges and tiny flowers
year. And I pretend to be one of those appliqued in the corners would make a gift
people who like the "last-minute rush" hobut to delight the heart of the most diseriminat-
at heart I know I'm not. Leave the "last- ing hostess.
minute rush" for such items as wreaths and If you have a little girl on your list, why
candles and cranberries, but get gift-buying not make her a housecoat fashioned on really
done early. grown-up lines? She'll love it and fond
mamma will, too,
That Important List A frilly, beribboned bed jacket can be
First off, make up your list. "Name of made very reasonably and would please a
person--Gift desired-Amount to be spent" feminine creature of any age.
Then start early to get a gift or two at a gift, made especially for some friend, has a
time. Decide in advance what you are going particular value--like giving a little part of Sweet and Practical
to get and where you are going to get it and yourself, and will be appreciated all the Another very nice remembrance which is
then go to it. Time and effort are really more because there is thought and work and easy to make is a set of covered coat
conserved this way. Of course that number love in it. hangers. And if this seems a rather prosaic
three item above-"Amonnt to be spent"-- Here are some ideas to go on. gift to you, try attaching sweet-smelling
involves quite a bit of calculating these days There are lovely materials in the stores sachet bags at the center. These will lend
with prices sky-high as they are. But lady, these days in simply beautiful colors. A a delicate fragrance to the user's clothing
be firm. When you have made up your walk through the isles of the drygoods de- and will be much enjoyed and appreciated.
Christmas budget and decided exactly how partment suggests a myriad of useful gifts
you can make in your spare hours from now Handkerchiefs are another welcome gift_
much you can spend--stick to it. Don't go especially those of the dainty, hand-made
into debt for your presents for it will spoil until that "nice man cometh." variety, Fine handkerchief linen is again
your joy in Christmas if you must worry all "Suit-able" Gifts
through the winter months till spring about Rayon crepe in rich warm shades is won-
derfully suitable for blouses to brighten up
an old suit for the holiday season. You
could make one for your best friend in her
favorite color. The short-sleeved ones are
simple to make and take very little material
Then there is rayon taffeta in colorful plaids
and stripes and little checks. A quarter of
a yard would make a darling dickey at a
very nominal cost. Incidentally the ones
they are showing ready-made in the stores
run anywhere from three to five dollars or
more. You could make one just as attrae-
tive for 50 to 75 cents.
Gay Coveralls
And how about the ever-useful apron?
These are so simple to make and are always
such a gay and acceptable Christmas gift, I
think. You can make them sturdy and prac-
NOYEMBER, 1947 447
L. U. NO. 1. Editor: One of the This ease is the result of L. U. No. 3's defend- just what they hae lost or gained and wih
ST. LOUIS, MO. iarlest meetings Local ing its jurisdiction over work it has done for they advise our doing to regain oar los work.
No. I has ever had many years., against the attemptd raid of a We should remeber that our fathers had to
turned oat reeently. It was nice to see the old so-called independent labor union. Can one fight and fight hard to build s to a mmbershi
timers, and surprising to see the new face. imagine a REAL labor union resorting to the of several thousand. Are we going to loi
We might say that it avs a get-acquainted get- T-H Law in a difference with another union? everything just because we are asleep W
together. The immediate disagreement has been settled need help from all our Brother lcals in this
John O'Shea, president of Local No. 1, IBEW, on a 50/50 basis with the strict understanding fight.
conductsd the meeting, introducing our Inter- that it does not estabishh a precedent for future Work goes on about the same as usual her
national Vice President Frank W. Jacobs. who eases. This does not satisfy the U.T.O. who with all the Brothers keeping busy.
outlined our policies, requirements and general were forced to accept the 50/50 arrangement by Please give the above request your attentofl
instrettions pertaining to our agreement with pressure of public opinion after L. U. No. S as it is a big thought and by attention now, it
the contrators, business firms, and general had agreed for the purpose of expediting the can be straightened out.
buhiness with the industrial and mannfacturing completion of Idlewild Airport. J. E. Con, P. .
ompanie. Other cases on record are suits for injunc-
The follong ofnicers were introduced: Ed. tions brought by the NLRB against a printers'
]edemeier, business representative; John Meiin- local in Maryland for refusing to bagin col- L U. NO. 28, Editor; Just a II.
ert, assistant; Paul Nolte, assistant; Jim Hart- lectively and a earpeouters' local in Tenneuee BALTIMORE. MD. to let you know
man, assistant; Jon. Brenan, assistant, and for seondary boyrtting, also individual suits Brother Joseph
Leo Hesnesasy, fnanrial secretary. brought by a b.rewery work in Cleveland, (Mike) Coffy is now enjoying his well-earned
These offcers described the general working Ohio, and by an auto worker in Toledo, Ohio. pension.
tonditiron, by-lat, rules ad regulations con- against CIO locals for "violating their job pro- Another item of interest to some of our out,
eerning our place in the electrical business. tection rights." Well may the nlabor lawyers of-torn Brothers I that Brother Charles (Slim)
President John O'Sbhea outlined the apprentice chortle and rub their hands in glee for the T-H Mannel has been very sick. However, at this
training and instructed the wiremen to let the Law is making for a lawyers' paradise. time he has improved a little. I know he wil
helpers DO some of the work instead of doing Senator Taft is making a tour of various enjoy a little card from some of the boys who
it themselves and letting the helpers stand states, at this writing, in an attempt to feel know him.
around watching. (And a very good idea.) out sentiment before announcing himself as a Now to tell about the outing we hold each
President O'Shea also outlined the educational candidate for the presidency. In a speech in year. It is more than an outing as it bring,
dvantages our men can receive by attending Los Angeles he is reported as having said that together many people we do not see very often.
our school on varion subjects. He has ap there would be no social legislation, such as To give you L etont on the number of people
pointed the following men from several classifi- socal security amendments, national health and we tried to keep a close 'ab" and cheeked 90
ations as follows: Al. Siepen, radio division; bospitalization, increase of minimum wage un- at the gate. We know we missed some. but
Chester Virgu, maintenance and repair; and der the wage and hour law, etc., during 1948 rith that count it as a man's size job to find
Paul Dorant, from the "A' wiremen, who, by hecase these laws could only be administered enough to feed the rowd,. not saying a thing
the way, I teaching the new National Electrical by a Republican Prident. To, days later the about the drinks.
Code at this time. Sernator is reported as having made an about- Well, let me tell you, when it comes to *
M. A. "Mon"r NEWAN, P. S. face and is qutd as saying, "Nevertheless, I big affair like that our standby and bsinesa
The Lveer of "LIGHTI "' Worl. believe the Republican Party will and should manager, Brother Carl G. Sboltz, with the
proceed with these measures in the next sesion. committe on arrangements, and his faithful
We can to a large extent eontrol the character secretory,. Miss Dorothy Wilhelm, all worked
L. U. NO. 3, Editor: We im. of the men appointed to administer them true to the end to make this outing a great
NEW YORK, N. Y. cerely hope that every through the right of confirmation. We e.an success. I think we all should show our appr
union man and woman write our intentions into the law so e1arly cilation by starting to come to the meetings and
followed the advie of our leaders by register- that ther is no excuse for misunderstanding. make them a huge scess as we did our an-
ing and voting at this election. As has been The budget situation may force a more modest nual picnic.
explained, registering this year makes one beginning but at least we can make a begin- Dignitaries from the International cOffc
o
eligible to vote in the primary eletions next ning." Which statement are you inclined to the IBEW, officers of various unions, contrators
year so that one may be able to help nominate believe expresses his real sntiments? from the city, engineers of various industrie
the right people for office. This power is par- If you failed to register or vote yon gave en- working on projects in and around Baltimore,
tieulory necessary in those states and com- ouragement to the men that are behind the special guests, and the membership of Locl
munities where one party is predominant and men like Taft who would withhold needed leg- Union No. 28, IBEW, were present. We were
nomination in the priay is conclusiv, for islation until it can be uased as a threat or club more than pleased to have these fin people i
elction. to bring the voters into lin. Thus they would uo on that ccasion. Amsng thane preseut
Remember that the Taft-Hartley Law was again place the nation under the thumbs of ,ere: D. W. Tracy, Interoational Presidet
put over by a coalition of reactionary Republi- ruthless "Big Business" that has no thought IBEW; Edward Bieret, asistant to Inter
cans and Demoerats, so having it repealed Is other than profits and nor profits until it nntional President; Frank Jacobs, International
not a party matter. We often hear people say. blindly runs us into another depression. Vice President; C. Caffrey, International Ex
"I live in a Democratic (or Republican) om- Whatever you have done or failed to do to ecutive Council; Frank Fenton, Director Or-
mnuity and one or two votes won't make any correct legislative abuses you still have time. ganization, A. F. of L. Business managers: 0.
difference," and they go off fishing, playing before January 1948 when Congress again con- Redemeir, St. Lonuis W, Middleton, Philade.l-
golf, or what have you, on election day. There venes. to contact your senators and representa- phia; Ben Wiegand, Bill Schaefer, George Ren,
Is nothing more effective in keeping our repre- tives, who are or will be at bome "mending Ciem Preller, John Pierce, Jim Rogan, and Mr
sentatives on their toes than to know they have they fences,' to let them, know where you stand Stickler of Atlantic City.
a strong minority in their districts, a minority on social and labor legislation. Gacao. Coswnt, P. S.
that may easily become a majority if given just Fvnmicx V. mmo, P. S.
cause, so dol shOirk your civic duties.
The last few weeks have seen the first actuel L. U. NO. 41, EditorN I wish
nmoves for application of the Taft-IlHartly Law L. U. NO. 11, Editor: Brothers BUFFALO, N. Y. th time
i to announce
and soon those really intersted will have first- LOS ANGELES, Local No. 11 oI Los that our aiverary
hand knowledge of its iniquity. The frst case CALIF. Angeles. Caif, needs committee has about completed all of our ar
on rcord is a complaint of the United Tele- adice and need it rangements for the celebration of our fiftieth
phone Organization of New York against Local from you. We a.e losing a lot of our work to anniversary, to be held iI the Sttler Hotel, on
Union No. 3, IBEW, of 'nnfair labor prac- other rafts due to the building trades eouneil Friday and Satorday nights. Septenmber 12 and
tices" to the National Labor Relations Board making the decisions. 13, 1947, when we will hold our grand ball on
and an acompanying s uit for $200,000.00 dam- We are asking al our Brother locals to ad- Friday evening, and a grad- hold your
ages they claim to have usstained. vise us in the aext month's issu of the 3OU. . breath, on Sadtrday evening.
'41
NOYEMBER, 1947
Oi. S.turday night we will have as our guests
ur distinguishebod international President, Dan-
MelTracy. also Vice President Joseph Liggett,
International Executive Bioed Members H. H.
Broach and Louis Mar-iante, and other Inter-
nationl figures, if they an make arrangesents
to attend.
We will also have it, attendance such civic
gaders as the mayor of our great city, the preI.-
dent of the city council, and several other civic
leaders. We will have the president and seore-
tary of the Central Labor Council and also the
many state orgairatiitos, who have signlitied
cheir intentions of being present.
We have received acknowledgment from many
f the presidents and businesa managers of the
various local unions throughout the state, and Neon Lighfs Procl.im L U. No, 41's eolden Annivereary
many of the official of closely allied local
unlons throughout the country. We will also L. U. NO. 65. Editlr I. U. N. Since this was printed; a wage increase for
have as our guests menlbers of the clergy. M ONT.
R~E,n MONT.
BUrrE, 6O's press
65'- utll seeretary
-IlemlT railway electricians is probable. Even if ACM
On Saturday evening. we will honor 85 mem- had a lat to write electricians obtainll their $2.00 a day raise r-
0era who have been tarrying eards im Local about for last month' JOURNAL, but knowaing quested, they will still be low men on the eco-
Onion No. 41 from 25 to 44 years in continuous the paper supply situation anild prsure on nomic totem pole.
good stalding .g At pernit we also have 14 your columns, saved some for this month's of- This wage offering inquity is exemplified by
members on the pension rolls. fering. For this reason sonim of the news i; a reent itlner.' tatenlnit. Hlies making $65.98
rather stale. for a six-d¢ay week's earnings provided in the
We at this affair erpect to have in attend- latest A(CM (ompany raise. lie states in a
Ince at least 1,400 nelmiters and guests, and Electrical employees of the Anaconda Copper
Mining Company are still on strike. AM e- local CIO publication that his faamily cannjot
will also take the visitors on a motor trip to live on the 2¢ dfaily increase. How can others
'ilit Niagara Fall and partake of luncheon at plained in last month's letter the other crafts
working for ihis company settled up at an live on $S4.50 weekly--live days' pay--less d-
he Brock liHotel at Niagara Falls, Ontario. on duetions?
aturday after'noon. liC-per-hour inrease--a wage increase ap-
proximaly hlf the last year's i.creas in the Local No. 623, Butts' "inside" ei-ctrical
We regret to say at this time, that there are cost of living. This was not considered fair workers, gained a wage increase following a
A charter memblers living or available to attend by electrieal employees of L. I. Nose. 6, Butte; short eriod of negotiations in which Eighth
this affair. If there are any, we regret that 200, Anaconds, and 122, Great Falls., District International Relresentatiwe L. F.
we have been unable to contact them. Certain counlilions governing pay for five adcrsoon worked with the achieved
1members
G.o... M. W..., F. S. designated holidays worked and pay for these an acceptlahle wage sals andi conditions.
holidays when Int worked were also objection- International Representative W. W. Robbins
able to Electrical Workers because these has been here. constanilly working with the
"strings" jeopardized time and one-half pay memberslip of the three cities on conducting
L. U. NO. 58, Editor: For the ee- for Sundays worked -a traditional condition this economic controvrsy. HIe was asligned
DETROIT. MICI. end successive year fought for and gained by electricians over here by Eighth District Vice President Wright
the Electrical Work- to work with the three cities involve.i--their
cr of Lotal No. SS haye won the champilonship 30 years ago.
To correct these objectionahle working con- memtbersips, committees and egxeutive boards
in the Detroit and Wayne County Federation of ditions electricians in these
the tree towns have -in this International President Tracy snc-
Labor aseball league,. Oa Sunday, September tioned walk-out.
been on strike since July 24, 1947. By the
21, the defending champions sueessfully de- To date no other union ha, honored our pickat
fndedl their title by dowring a fighting Detroit time this writing f September 26. 1947, reahes
the columns of the lolaN'&., eonditiona may lines, takn cooperative steps, offered aid or
Street Railway, teen il a thrill-packed game comfort. The unertainties of the Taft-Hartley
have changed. For the present any Brothers
by a score of 3 to 2. In one of the nost dIra. law is given as the reason.
clilmaxes in the history of the DFL contemplatitng coming this way had hotter drop
matir I, U. No., electricians working for other
a line to L. U. No. 65's business agent, Albert
league, Manager Marion (Bud) Campbell's boys companies have been assessing themselves ap-
Coormbs. P2O0 Boia 187, Butte, Montana, before
nitagd a two-run rally in the last of the ninth proximately the amount of their last raises to
after two were out, to eke out atriumph. accepting or seeking employment in this juris
diction. Approximately 70 men are out of work aid those who are picketing. No one has re-
Thl above paragraph was lifted in tote from here. turned to work for the Anaconda Copper Min-
the Detroit Labor 'Nwssport page of Septem- The enclosed sheet handed out to ACM Com- ing Company. The strike aclion was not ar-
,er 26 and we regret that we have not the pic- rived at until every other possibility was e-
pany employees, and others interested--fair pub-
ture that went with it. Local No. 58 is very plored. Five months of negottition were con-
licilty breaks ore rarities in the local press--
proud of its baseball team: and the reason for ducted previous to the strike.
hows eletrlriclans pay diserepancIea. Rate com-
mentioning it in our International JoeUNAL is Much additional c.,nnent eould be offered, hut
parison shows that nine electricians have been
o remind the world that no matter what the these seenI to be the main matters at present.
depriesing the wage scales of other workers in
Job, we have the men to do it. We will try to KaNEIII MULIIOA~ND, P. S.
this state.
ebtain the picture for a future issue.
While we are on the subject of sports, we L U. NO. 77. Editor: Here I am
Just How Much 1)o These Elketrelane MaUe?
would also like to mention that LocaleaNo. 58 SEATTLE. WASH. after a long absence,
oow has one of the largest bowling leagues in B. A. & P. RAILWAY:
press secretary again.
the Detroit federation consisting of 20 teams Operators $60.00 per 40 hour week President Floyd Miles (6th time in 15 years)
bowling at Great Lake Bowling Centre on Fri- Linemen $7&.80 per 44 hour week cornertad me this month anti says he, he says,
day evenings. Members and their wives of Lo- BELL TELEPHONE: "Patte, you always have so much to say, let's
.al No. 58 who are interested in the type of Linemen $0650 per 40 hour week see YoU pot it down on pper awhile. It's ben
Foung men we are drafting into our or.gania- Cable Splieers $7350 per 40 hour week a long time since any of us have seen any men-
tion should drop in at Baltimore and Woodward MONTANA POWER: tion of this fine union in our ELathlClS
asome Friday night and watch them bowl. The Linemen . $70.00 per 40 hour week WOaggR arid there'll be an article in the Oc-
league is made up for the most part of appren- Armature Winders $72.00 per 40 hour week tober or else." Need more he said? Here I.
tiees, and is indicative of the broad industry- Electrician $70.00 per 40 hour week my letter and I hope Scott Milne will let it by.
building policies which are relentlessly pursued Operators $68.80 per 40 hour week With three years in the Sea-Bees an. its ac-
by our lcal's administration towards making DOWN TOWN ELECTRICIANS: cumulated sack-duty mos (politiciana tall it
Loceal No. 68 one of the heat unions in the Anaconda $60.00 per t30hour week postwar rehabilitation). Ioe been busy trying
land. Butte .... $70.00 per 30 hour week to get back to work end forget the millions of
The following naines have been added to our Great Falls $76.10 per 40 hour week tax payers' dollars I saw wasted through so-
ist of old-timers who have passed to the Groat ACM ElRetreian's Rate July 24, 1947- called military effiiency, and renewing acquaint-
Beyond: John Donovan. Frank A. Riley, ler- $4990 per 40 hour week ances with the old-timers who were holding the
bert Franson, and William W. Homier. fort when I left and meeting some of the
The ONLY offer made by the Company to many new Brothers who have stepped in where
Ata special meeting held here September 30, UNION ELECTRICIANS is 11VA per hour. IF
1047, Local No. 58 passed unanimous resolutinI they left of,
accepted this would establish a 40-hour weekly So, unaccustomed as I am to finding some-
condemning the Taft-Larltley Act and the Mich- rate of $54.Z0-lees deductions.
igan Act No. 818 as inimical to labor, and thing to talk (write) about (Bull." says VP
We Want a Wage Rate That Compares with Chuck ]Rns) I hardly knew where to start, and
rurther resolved to exert every effort towards
the defeat of legislators responsible for their Those That Prevail In This Areal so taklng tUe advice of my dog, for this first
anactment. ACM ELECTRICAL EMPLOYEES issue, Ill Dast play kitten on the keyboard and
I;*Osnfl SMIlfl, P S. Strike Committee see what comes out.
as Iro~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Journal ot ELECTRICAL WORKERS atd Operators
I managed to make the San Francisco Con- L. U. NO. 80, Ediltr: We missed has heold practieally every office in iocal 1I0
vention, thanks to the votes of the membership, NORFOLK, VA. a month, but we are and a ech position has acquitted hims¢tlf inioly.
and I doubt if Ill ever forget how J. J. Regan back. The ofees and members paid to hin a ,reat
ran that Convention, It was good to see some Sorry that Brother E. A. McCullough has tributs at a dinner held in his honor recently,
of the same bunch as at St. Louis in '41 and resigned - pre.s seretary. i{eis up Pitts- in the Statler Hotel. loston. Every offiera had
better yetL to see all the new utility locals that burgh way, He in doing fine-a swell Brother. something to say. :ird each one spoke in truth.
have been organized sine then. Maybe there is Thanks to Brother D. L. White for what he There were tIlr'i that we tried to hold back,
soine hope that the power and light linmene will did at our last meeting. as each speaker birought out many of Frank',
wake up and instead of being a bunch of ro- A notice came up on the floor that Brother great works thliat had much to do witi the bulld-
mnallie dreamers living on past reputations, T. W. Elliott's daughter was in the hospital and ing of our Brotherhood and Local 103. None
they will make a profession out of their trade. needed blood. He left the meeting immediately. were ashamed of their remarks they came from
Well, I came back home and played around All the Brothers are well, "Pop" Home re- the heart; they calle from the aoul. Thro was
until election time for L. U. No. 77 and had porlls. the impo, I am sure, ill the mind of eacl HJker
the pleasure of helping count the votes for our All the bids have been rejected for the con- that when the day colmes, as it oirely will .lint
new executive
board which put Floyd and structiio n if an office building with low bid at we may be privileged to oretireais gteofally,
Chuck in office with Gill Hobbs of the transit $61,200, a little high in the five figures. and with so many friend ai Frai,,k diii . resi-
in the recording secretary's Job and Bec Na- We will be buck. dent John Gilmour si, misater of e.e.ie.onie$
than, Like Gilbert, (age) Eaglsham and the W. W. "Bar"' Stry JR., P. S. and he did a r 1mnrkaie
job.
first woman and "IB'" member, Clara Schmidlt, International Vice Plresidtent John Ragasn paid
of the Pluget Sound Power and Light Company L. U. NO. 102, EAtor: These elc- great holleor ti oiir est. John Regan had
ofice eriployees, on the executive h.ard. Then, ['ATIEILSON, N. J. tion returns are worked with Frank Keley, not only as an op-
of course, Frank Tustin. our financial secretary, rather late but as the eer of Local 103, but as an International Officer
was re-elected as was lerb Bradshaw. our old saying goes, better late than never. likewise. Financial Secretary John Queeney
treasurer. John Holmes was re-elected president and Joe and Business Manager Joe Slattery were loud
Our busincs 'nal*,¢r. Earl Wyatt and his Hamer vice president. Joe had no opposition. in their praise of our retiring Brother and
assitant rontinued on the job. It seems of In a close race Guns Mllert defeated Jim friend.
late that some of the nmbership are realizng Pressimone for Irecording secretary. At the close of a very impressive and de-
that they are not only trying to do. but are After long and faithful service, Bill (raf de- lightful evening. President Gilmour presented,
.ucoeeding in doing, a good job. They aren't cided he would like to relax evenings and enjoy for the officers and members, two beautiful
magicians. his new television set, so declined a sure re- traveling bags to Frank who, by the way, will
election as treasurer. Henry Berhens cons rted put them to good use on his travels to Canada
Comhe the month of August (dog days, I be- and the Continent.
lieve) and my good friend, Floyd Miles, says, to make the run and was elected without opposi-
tion. So to you, Frank, remember this: we shall
"You use to have the Safety Committee a few think of you often, and wherevtr you travel
years ago (6), so suppose you take it again Gene Sraun was re-elected financal seretary
without opposition. Gone is practically part of please be concerned with the fact that we are
and see what can be done, So I called on tmy with you in spirit, and may God give to you
underground and got beld of Brothers Lionel the office equipment.
In recognition of the swell job he is doing, many years of happiness.
Delone of the Transit, Jark McLend of the
Puget Sound Power and Marvin Olson of the Sam Moskowits was re-elected busIness man- JOE GUNMML, P. S.
City Light and with the help of Ted Munson ager without opposition. Sarn has the satisfae-
(our artist) tion of knowing that the income of the men
we laid out what I think is going
working under the jurisdiction of Local 102
L. U, NO. 104, Editor: Local 104,
to be areal Safety Program, After talking it BOSTON, MASS. amid an ever increas-
over with the Brothers at our last unit local get- was over one million dollars in 1046. ing flood of problems,
together I got a little impatient to get it really Out of a large field, the new executive board from a world growing more hostile to organ-
rolling because ive lnever had such enthusiasm consists of the following: Hubert Vogel.ang, hed and unorganited labor, would pause briefly
shown for anything I've proposed before. We chairman, Don Ryder, Ted Lynch, Cornelius to plant the flower of gratitude on the new-
hope to have it in full swing by December. Cooper, John Vogel, Inlis Shaorer and Bert made grave of one of her beloved oli timers.
Fielding. With bowed head she, with others, followed her
So much for us'ons here on the coast, comes The new examining boardotnsiets of Fred
the wonder at other things that pass in night. worthy son to his last resting place. The death
losland, Hill Lambert, and Bill Kelsall. of Brother Henry L. Shiners has deprived
One is the attitude of a certain type of ca- Joe Namer and Tom Hallinan are in line to
service man that comes out of the service with Local 104 of one of the best union men and one
go on pension and the local wishes both the of her most faithful and devoted members. In
an arrogance of Hitler and an ignorance of best of luck in their retiring years.,
democracy and in their attempt at independ- the highest and best sense of the word Brother
The Taft-Hartley bill is being serutinized by Shivners was an organized labor man. lie was
enco, move into civil service jobs with their the local and plans for its repeal will be made.
10-point preference and push out good union not only an ardent worker for his own local
WPrr HOzDnsnaki P. S. but was a member and delegate to the numerous
men and then refuse to join the union that has
maintained some of the finest conditions they central bodies of which his local isan affiliate.
ever had. Surely they are not using their L.U. NO. 103, Editor: For 37 By reading and observation be followed closely
heads for more than a hat rash. BOSTON, MASS. years of uninterrupted the trend of organiZed labor in local and na-
service as an inter- tial aftaira which made him a very valuable
Maybe this is the result of their time in the national officer, plus over 40 years of service as member to local and central bodies.
servier when the only information they got on Hie, at
on officer of Local Union 103, Boston, Frank L. one time or another, held most of the offices of
the activities of unions was what the public Kelley has retired from action as a great labor the local and served on many committees in
press had to say about them, along with the en- leader. the larger organizations. At the time of his
couragement of certain types of officer material. Frank was the dean of the official family in last illness he most ably filled the office of treas-
Well, I guess I shouldn't pick on them alone, the IBEW when he retired last August. He urer for his own local.
because sincel've been back it seems to me that Concerning his character, Brother Shi.vver
there are a number of home folks that came was absolutely an honest man, A man who
into the union movement under the rush and kept his word, who fulfilled his contracts, gave
hurly-burly of war plants and industries and,
other than paying dues, have never bothered READ heaped and rounded measure, and discharged all
obligations with the fabled chivalry of ancient
their dear little dreamy beads with things so Recent developmenta on the Taft- knights. lie was absolutely honest not only
prosaic as craft pride and union business, and Hartley bill by L. U. No. 3. with others jut with himself. His hands were
so comes the Taft-Hartley bill. Fine thing, too, L. U. No. 41 prepares always stretched out to help. He pitied the
for its 50th
in some ways, because sometimes the working friendless, the unfortunate, the helpless. He
Aniversary. was quick to0 decide, to act, prompt, tireless,
man ned a skinny gut to do a good job of
fighting for his rights, but for my part, any
More about Nimrod, the old man with forgetful of self. He never lost hope in the
the money bogs, by L U. No. 809. cause of organized labor. When the mists filled
time the Government can refuse me the services
Cost of livhing and effect an contract. the valleys he looked upon the mountain tops.
of one of its agnies because some person that And when the mountains in darkneos disp-
I associated with a person
by L U. No. 353.
that is associated peared he fied his gae upon the stars,
with an organization I have a legal right to be- Living for peace by L U. No. GII.
L. U. No. 697 says make NAM sign Brother Shiners always maintained that the
ton to, refuses to sign his name to certain only solution to the problems of smn and women
docrments, I think it won't be long before the affidavits. who have to work for a living a organization.
police can tell me that they won't give me pro- About belonging to a union by L. U. Regarding the elosed shop, he 'aid that there
tiecion because I live next door to or in the 817. are fators in each trade and industry that are
same block as somebody that has a Jail sen- Take stock and avoid repeating errors largely responsible for the unions demanding
ten0e. And to think we Just got back from says L. U. No. 850. and working for the closed shop. In some in-
fighting Hitler Guides to conduct by thoughtful cor- dustries there is severe competition among em-
and Tojo for doing the same ployers. Thus there is relentless pressure
thing. respondents the nation over.
towards low wages, long hours, poor working
(. 1. PATTsR. conditions, Unions must control all the workera
NOVEMBER, 1947
to maintain high standards of working and liB-
lng. In industries where wage costs are high,
employers usually have a strong incentive to A'atnnal Cmplcesk BA ene/ Aoaard
reduce wages and use non union men. Unions
must be strong to prevent such a happening. SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF EMPLOYEES BENEFIT BOARDS
In industries where a great many sub-standard
workers are used, closed-shop unions are needed
THAT HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED
to get these workers a decent wage and decent l~tt,)ORNFIA flCA Members BdEW Members
working conditions. In shops where the more San F ancisco S.n Mateu and Marin eorge Tobias Erzest R. Young
skillful worker is employed, a closed-shop union CounteS Elpioyees Benefit Boad -Harold Kenworthy Stanley A Zika
1434 Howard Stree ran K~rajicek Joseph Bremnkln
is necessary to maintain the higher wages these San Flaneisco, Caifornia Public M ember:
employees get and rate. Seretary-Treasurer: William J. Varley Ralph Ford
Brother Shiyvers needs no word of ours to NECA Membera IBEW Members
Carl C. Sererin Allan pultz Virgilia Employldees Ben.fit Boal
herald his fame as a great labor leader, or to W. T. Kennedy Edward RobinSon 'b9 S. Ivy Street
perpetuate the memory of him as friend and Clyde Chamblin Charles $ Foeeh Alilngton, Virgina
Brother, for both are recorded in the records of Seretary-Treoaurer Robert M. Cook
his local anid in the hearts of her many mem- NEB*ASKA bECA Members iBMW Members
North Cetral Employees Benefit Board Randolph Hudson G. W. iley
bers. 300 Sldierland Bulding . Richardso J, W. Bailey
And now, as Local 104 lays this little wreath 16th and Hariey Street T. W. Wilnear Clyde A. Bowles
upon the mound that bears the remains of her Omaha 2, Nebraska ublic Member:
Seretary-Treasurer:u . J. Madson Rev, J, J. Scherer, Jr.
beloved son, she does it with a heart filled to
overflowing with love and gratitude. r. Mlaurice Laughlin has teplaed Mr. G. A. arton
el as se.etary.rearer the Ark-LarTex
Employees Benefit Board.
Ha, P. S.
lidles who helped out In our Labor Day pro- eii, I would lik to give our readers a brief de- kitchen range. Yours truly will try to complete
gram, scription oU our Iournoy to Beaver Falls, Pa. this report before dinner gests arrlve; see
The months roll past so very fast thre is in orer to reach Beaver FalLs, Pa., it was what I menn?
hardly time for taking lsk from one first of Doetasry for our party o leave Ambridge and In my last report to this JOmurAL, I quoted
the month to the next. liowaere, there must be motor down the east bank of the Ohio River. about the 20 or more ships tied up for repairs.
a time when we lonk back at our accomplish- which in the rty days of American history was Nothingh ha happened as yet. They are till
meats to check the advancements we have made the happy hantiog rond for tle Indian. Men' tied up to the docks at the U. S. Coast Guard
aid to take advantage of the errors. All of us Irnent stand todar in this vicinity marking the Yard. Why??? HeMvn only knows. Perhaps
ansk errors at one timne or another, but We ground where 0q Mad Anthony Wayne de- due to the tranlser of Captain Kent of the
should not let them deter us from the goal we fended the white ttlers against the Redskins. production department to Washington, U. C,
have set. But, we should profit from then, te Today, this same river has dveloped into a and the assignment of Captain R. B. Lank to
the extent that we do not make the same error mighty artery for ca..m.reO and industry. fill the vacancy of Captain Kent. Your scribe
again. Aliquippa, Pa., situated on the west bank of the was unable to be iLn atLoadance at the farewell
It is history that organized labor has spent river, is the home of Jones and Laughlin Steel party given to Captain Kent; nevertheless, this
many year. building for the betterment of man Corporation, largest independent steel producer writer and L. U. No. 13l3 offcers and memberst
with higher standards of living and better work- in the country, which Itends fie miles along wish Captain Kent and Captain Lank "Godspeed
ing conditions for all. It is also history that the river front. Each year tourists travel down and good luck in .your new venture." We aU
during the war years all of ua wore working the Ohio River fronm PLttsburgh, Pa.. at night, hope that Captain Lank will not regret coming
more steadily with longer working hours and just to see this giant steel mill in operation to the Coast Guard Yard, Curtrs Bay, Mry-
overtime bonus pay arid no unenployment for belching smoke, steam and fire from its many land.
anyone who was able to work at all. Therefore, Iurnace which can be seen reflected in the At our regular meeting which was pretty well
with more money in our pockets and less leisure river firom- the eat banks. Many pictures have attended a great deal of important busbine
time for the finer things of Ufe we neglectedi the beane painted and bonoks have been written ro- was transacted. The most important item was
task of keeping our caue before the publie, cerning this wonderful sight at night. One re- paying o£ dues for the coming quarter. An-
thereby suenging many setbacs, the worst of cently published titled *The Valley of Decision other great fator of the meeting was the an.-
which came during 1947. And we are on the gia a very good description of this mill in nouncement by our recoiding secretary, Robert
verge of being broken, as nauy would havl we oporation. L. Walter, by a letter stating that the civl
bealow. In the opinion of the writer, however, After one hour of travel time the party ar- service has abolished the five-year retirement
organizred ldr is headed for greater heights of rived at the Brodhead Hotel, Beaver Falls, P., funds freeze, which means that each and every
well-being and brotherhood for people in all where we were escorted to the main dining room. employee who applie for his retirement fund
walks of life-not just for the member of a Everything was in readiness and after the sing- may expect to reeive same, we hope.
local union, but for the shopkeeper, the post- Oag of the "Star Spangled Banner" we enjoyed And now, our Flashy-Flashes. Your scribe
man, fireman, policeman, farmer and all the raeet stuffed turkey dinner with all the trm- aun now report that everyone is giving thanks
small bustiness men. In fact, if we believe in that daylight saving time is a thing of the past,
democeracy we believe in the organizations Addre, of welcome was made by Charles and we hope they ..ever revive it again. Who
formed for the betterment of mankind. There- Medley, Mayor of Beaver Falls, and in his r,- was kidding who? Oh, say, have you heard the
fore, in line with other anrtilies sent in by your marlk he mentioned that he hadl instructed the very latest? The very ones who had something
scribe let us all join hands and be more careful police to over.o.k any illegal parking in and to do with bumping back snappers, pushers, and
of our every act in our daily life; always ready around the hotel this particular evening. first class and second class men were them-
with a helping hand for those ltess fortunate to Toastmaster William J. Kelly, general execp- selves bupnted back by tihe powers that be. Yop,
tMat when next we zend our Senators and Repre- live board member of United Brotherhood of it says so in the Good Book. What this writer
sentatives to our national capitol and to our Carpenters and Joiners of America from Pitits- cannot understand is why this move hasn't been
state apitols we will have the backing and sup- burgh, Pa., made a few opening remarks and dole years and years ago. I may have more to
0oft of the Almerican public. in the main his remarks were aimed at the write on this subject next month.
vicious Taft-Hartey labor law, which he hopes The offiers and sick committee of L. U. No.
(G . . McCLeLn, P. S. will be contested in the courts of the United 1388 take this omeans to thank each and every
States. one of the Brothers who became blood donors
L,. U. NO. 933, iEditor: Having re- Other prominent speakers present who made In behalf of liother Michael Hanly, our for-
JACKSON. MICI. tired from the office timely remarks for the ceause of labor were: mar president. We are happy to report that the
of worthy president of Nelson W. Beck, president, Central Labor above-mentioned Brother is now home con-
L. IT. No. 933, I halve been appointed waste Council, Beaver County; lion. Morgan H. Sohn, valescing. Witih Thanksgiving only a few weeks
basket reporer. I guess they call then' press Judge, Beaer County: Hon. R. E. MeCteary, off, let us oil give thanks to God above, and
oeretaries. I know when I tried to do it I Judge, Beaver County: David Williams, deputy aw, I conclude by wishins you all a cherful
noan get someone to take that office-they all ecretary of labor of Pennsylvania; Thomas V. and happy Thanksgiving Day.
went to a beer garden o o off in some corner. Jlwnll, president, Union Label League of Pol.. Until next month, so long!
Well, I'm still going to *try." After all the sylvania; James L. MclI)evitt, preident. Penn-
sylvania State Federation of Labor. RtUnt Seas, P. &
turor I raised, I had better.
Well, we have a new crew of officers in here, Following the speech making weentered into
listed as follows: President-Ray IHaf; vice the light side of the entertainment which was L. U. NO. 1514, Editor: Now that -e
president--Irving iulson; business agent-- music and dancing which lasted until well after HANSON. MASS. are hearing so much
iewey Poor; nancial secretbrya-J . Bu1lon; midnight. A check was made and over 200 about the Taft-Hart-
recording sreatay--J. Dlfers; treasurer- guests were present and everyone seemed to hay bill, the discuasson
Tommy Tompson; executive board-Walt (ar. have a vry pleasant evening. at oar last meeting wag made most interesting
ner. William Brown, John Widemeyer, Wendel H. hi. Smrr, P. S. beause of the pamphletsand explanations sent
White and Irving Bulson. Sonm. of these boys us by the lnIernationai Office. Altheough some
got dry behind the ears fast, but the local as a L. U. NO. 1367, Editor: A little time was spent on the subject, it will be brought
whole thinks they've '*got what it take;' to be CHICAGO, ILL. humor for this issuo up at our nest mreeting when some of those not
od union men, After oiall,that Is what counts. Tom Niihil informs me present last time may be thmre with ideas and
So on we go to discuss the foe-the Taft that at a recent meeting the only reason that questions.
{lrtley hill or Billiken, last named for big busi- we did not have about an bhoure speech from We wonder why such bills cannot be put into
es Ater reading tnno, the only way to him that night was that while he was walking itnguge that is more easily undertood. U
beat it is to start don the Alean Highway uip to the rostrum his upper plate spin in half. hould not be rIuired that we read with
Understand that our worthy president has a dictionary in our hand, and if there is nhed
with your shoes on baekwad or steal your to conceal any part of the bill from the ma-
notherin-law's false teeth and start biting taken up the deo.nstrating of sink equipe.mnt
yourself. For goodness' sake, fellows, don't aa hobby. jority of the voters (the workers of Anerica),
ever limit yourselves to a vacation clase or you The Edison Company is installing radiant that bill is no good, and we should vote against
sure are licked. Somebody has to hire "whom" heat in a portieon of the sidewalk by the Edison it.
to turn on these here licoriLe power and lights. Building and yet the radiators in the halls at As citizens of the United States of *merica
thair Northern Service Buiding are turned off We are members of the greatest of ll unions,
Fooish laws can't do it. Can't make horse
drink. If they would pass one for "free" I It is queer that business men are in favor of and if the Taft-Hartley bill is good for this
might, can't tell. the Taft-Hartley bill but all during the war great union, L. U. No. 1514 eannot complain.
under Government restrictions they were cry- We can help or hinder this great union, and as a
Eorna APnraATE, P.S. thg that they could run their business without Brotherhood we are anxious to move in Lbhe
the Government butting in. iave they changed right direction.
L. U. NO. 1073. lEditor: Before I their mind? Our Septenber meeting at Thomas Hall was
AMBRIDGE. PA. give a ful report of JosIir J. OnintEot , P. S, fairly well attended. Among the various busi-
what happened at a ness items Richard Bell read part of the list of
banquet and danee which was given by the L. U. NO. 1382, £ditor: Hello there! by-lawa which are being prepared by the com.
Central Labor Council of Beaver County at the BALTIMORE, MD. Your scribe I at it mittee. Aote was taken on one of those by-
Bredhad Hotal. Beaver Falls, Pa, September 6, again, with dinner laws, aud. sine it won a majority allrUmira
1947, which was attended by our entire eseluive music softly flowing from the rind speaker, we hope it win be the means of helping to fiL
hoard *,t dtigAto&tbh.C ..tal Li Cases and dinosr axoma sotI#.waw juLE m ..a WatI.enItII asr tamtlul: 4.iht&
456 The Journal of ELECTRIGAL WORKERS and Operalors
Thomas Hall is a good place to meet for the PRODUCTIVITY adequate fiehi naen so that a program of ser-
present. To a great many of us it stirred (Continued frm page 437) ice to the electrical industry will not halt or
memories of the social gathering there, iii the falter, I do not think one NECA representative
-im past-those oldtime medicine hoW,,h
tL-tuu-d Improved attitude of labor toward its In each iBEW vie-presidental district is too
when the prettiest gal was given a chest of job, $i6 percent. much. Some daIy I preodt you will have two.
silver. Those weekly whst parties which ended (4) May I adid that I anmconvinced that con-
This survey and analysis would indicate trators can do much to make contractual rel-
at ten 'cWlock, to give us a dance until twelve.
that labor could play a part at once in the tions more effective. I am convinced that it is
CiL-.bill was a Beau lraum, el the,, , well an increasing of produetion and increasing the up to ivry eectrieal contractor, when he gets
a whist fiend, and what a growl he would give etlrt, to see to it that all electrical work,
his unfortunate partner who trumped his ae. rate of productlo, i. e. productivity. a
Now and then I hear from employers in illuiing steel tower and substations, are in-
We, who used to trip the light fantastic in chcdi ill that cointract.
ILite days, still trip, and the tripping is really
the building trades that there is a falliig
Now let usa ble at ame of theu tbling tihat
fantastic. Wonder how it woulid he to end our off of productivity on the part of labor. I might be lone to face this production problem.
union meetings wih "Ishin-dig?' it w.ould have tried to secure from these employers If there is dwindling production, and I am not
give Izy an excuse t wear tihat tuxedo that aceuate figures to back up this statement, sure there is, there seemI to be four things we
has been packed i ..o h.-l ,isince 1930 and I have not been able to sercire them. can now dot
With the shipniots of see ririri a in sched- In the muddy field of economics it is not (I) We can work, all of Us for a full employ-*
ule most of the empioyees who were laid off enough to follow the general impressions. ment economy. Figures from our Research D-e
have returned to work, and all of us are inter- Facts must be secured on a wide-scale basis partment show that the Brotherhood members
ested in the new system being iniiatl in the and thel.
analyzed. I ali going to be frank. were 94, percent elntployed during 1946.
enameling room. (2) We can appoint a joit committee to
During the war there wasn't time under the make aII extended iti ie <fi ihel eetrtcal
con-
We all think that perpetual-motion has been awful pressure of defense and offense to be
discovered, and the perpetual fnishing and pass- trlction industry to rteida the facts. This
very eonomical, and if there was feather- seems to me to be ahs/dutely the lireL 'srig tihat
ing of reflietors throughi he rfon, and out, may
he a forerunner nf sroe , f US passing out also. bedding due to one cause or another, man- has to be done. We cann,t deal im runors or
agement was not guiltless entirely. The general impressions.
At our last meeting w were e encouraged with (3$ After these facts have been gathered and
the belief that OErnest
ldirie,* would soon be cost-pins method of operating jobs did not
analyerd by the Joint oalsillitiee we can lsegina
bhack on the job, where he hba been for mone make for very accurate bookkeeping and widespread eduatiouial ptotl v ignlen
than 25 years. His death wIJs reported that rigid economy. Moreover, in the scarcity and labor.
same week. We all miss him. Often we don't economy out of which we are emerging there (4) No matter how these facts pyramid, no
realize how nicely a place is filled until it is is an inevitable tendency on the part of matter how these coneltsions are reached, we
empty. labor to prolong jobs in order to live. As must recognize that labor must have a definite
long as we have a scarcity economy we assurance of a fair slare in the gains of pro-
"There is a destiny that makes us brothers. dnetion and productivity.
may expect an unconscious effort on the
None goes his way alone. May I say that I ha¥e a settled convietion.
All that we semnd into the lives of others part of working mhen to preserve their jobs
ther is hardl any problem which we face that
Comea baek inti our own" in the face of economic forces for which cannot be settled by cooperation amnd conferenc.
they are in no way responsible. I rejoice with you in olr long periodl of coopera-
Too iad tihe bi even
, collapsed when produc- Another bad factor in the present situa- tive relations, and I stand ready to do what I
tion was beginning to speed up. tion is the failure on the part of industry can to c.n[iinuc this a rralgeIent.
Well, here's a wish for a season of good busi- and Government to set up an adequate menas- SUPPLEMENTAl, REMARKS BY
ness. and strength to keep up the pace without ure of productivity. This has still to be MR. J. SCOTT MILNE:
roller skates worked out Merely to divide the number
VDA, M. LANE, P. S. Gentlemen, that ends the prepared address. 1
of man hours worked into total money value have (In or two poitilS I would like lo add to
of production does not give a very accurate that. This was prepared and after its prepra-
picture of productivity. tion I diissoed the suihjet matter of two
TRACY points with President Tracy. The first point is
We move upon a policy of voluntary ro-
(Continued from page 44) operation, Let us make sure that we really the pension i bnefit plan.
The pension benefit plan was entered into
benefits which the individual had acquired cooperate fully and effectively on our daily between NEC(A and the ITEW on the assump-
by virtue of his Government employment. jobs. tion that every contractor covered by the scope
The conference agreement, in section 305, of the pension agreement would comlvy with
(1) The policy of the Brotherhood in mak-
makes it unlawful for any individual em- ing agreements is to deal through recognized the terms of the pension benefit greement.
ployed by the United States or any agency The pension benefit agreement has been in
chapters of the NECA. It has always been effect now approxilately five months. We
thereof (including wholly-owned Governm- our policy to have closed-shop agreements
weet corporaioUns) to participate in any started out on the assumption that we would
in the construction industry, but with the do a selling job II the c..ntra.tHre and with the
strike against the Government. Violations contractors so that all the agreements we now
advent of the Taft-Hartley Act, to a cer-
are to be punishable by immediate discharge tain extent this policy may have to be have between tile loal union and the ontrac-
and forfeiture of civil-service status, if any, changed, I say "May have to e changed," tors would be amended or at their expiration
and the individual is not to he eligible for because I do not beIieve that I am in a the pension benefit clause would he inserted.
employment by the United States for 3 We have not atl emnipl
to use the persuasion
position, nor is anyone else in a position at that is in the benefit agreement, figuring that
years.' this time, to definitely state what the policy possibly the item of salesmanship could be
"Yon will note that the conferees ex. will be until the NLRB has determined its etilsed. We have found that many of our local
pressly stated that the acts made unlawful policy, and then that policy has been tested unions have contracts in which the pension bene-
are those involving participation 'in any through the Supreme Court. fit clause is Inserted lut for some reason or
strike against the Governmennt.' It would other our local unions and contractors aeffeted
(2) We move upon a policy of voluntary ere int cooperating witl, the pension benefit
also seem clear that any interpretation of
cooperation. I do not hesitate to make an plan. This is causing embarrassment to the
Section 305 of the act which does not limit
the prohibition to strikes 'against the Gov- appeal for full compliance in letter and local joint boards, to the contractors who are
spirit with the pension benefit program. paying the I prcent and to the offiers of the
ernment' would raise serious constitutional International of the BREW and therefore I am
questions. There is nothing in that program that does periniled to advise you today that where agree-
"I would appreciate it if the Civil Service not square with the trend of the times. It meits are in effort that contain the 1 per..ot
Commission would advise me as t correct is a program that every citizen in the provision, that the contractors signatory thereto
interpretation of Section 3805. This will United States can give full support, for will he rouir ed to live up to that contract. If
the local joint hoard notifies the local union
clarify a problem which is a source of con- persons are the great buttress of capitalism. that the contractor is not living ip to iAs obli-
siderable confusion for members of the Let us work together to make this sound, gation under the contract the local union will
LB.E.W. who are employed by the Govern- legal and safe program universally effective, lIe required hy the International to see that
ment. I have addressed this rcqucst to the and totally national. that contractor lives up to hi, obigabtion or our
Civil Service Commission because it is evi- men will be removed fion that shop. Where
(8) We are now moving in the range of large- there are contracts which do not contain the
dent that the administration of the sanctions
scale operations, The IBEW is a large organi- I percent provision and still have a period of
of forfeiture of Civil Service status andi in- sation, and NECA is rapidly becoming a large
eligibility for Government reemployment, time to rn efoTIre their expiration, we will
trade organization. We canneot operate on this try, through the local unions and through the
would be within the jurisdiction of this scal without adequate peresonnel. I earnestly International to get thone'lgrermnenta modified
coismi tsli", hope that NECA will see the need of giving (Continued on page 461)
NOVEMBER, 1947
DEATH CLAIMS FOR THE MONTH OF
SEPTEMBER 1947
~nm e Alsoout
11I
45~ Wa 1. Sina ............ i20
114 W ..
B Perry.......... LOS090
Iltl ThomI .......... l00.U O
10 ,aS J. T. 9mith1 La01)0
$~
Johnnie B. Harper, L. [. No. 479 Tl.ohil.. A E ioen ........ 1ltoro
A. S. Bickham, L. U. No. 1 1! tiated Atgtto 27, 1946
a97 liUn d AJ1 ..h ...... - 7 fi~00
1i.ited Ortober $5 1918
Karl F, Ho~dl~nt 1,0000
James R. Noble, L. U. No. I Arthur Cotes. L. U. No, 494 sll
niiated Jaouay 15. 1937 lillli~oed Apl 10, 1937 S2. 00ri~
)liurrell ( %uothion
Warren H. Healy, Jr., L. U. No. 6 Arthur Dollae1 , L. U'. No. 494
Initiated J.oalor 23. 190 IciIared Semiteuber 30; I937
Thomas L. Killen, L. U. NO. 6 Ivar C. Eirkson. L. U. No. 494
Dioilunsd M.9 1. Iw Icilialtd Jamarory31, 1943 184 ]~Ic W. C RhL
Fr~m Gottwl~
~~t "000
..... 1.1040,00
alvc* an LS01.10
Michael J. Lynch. L. U. No. 6 Carl Fritzinpgt, L. U. No. 494 400 . (29z) R.
It~~ae
'iV~~. ....... Ue.
ot.ate A.9got 26 1925 Ill flard July 22, 1924 13
Nick C. Nick.lase.. L. U. No, 6 August Hoppe, L. 1,. No. 494 (10
In tintold $1ol 11, 1943 Riliieilc~ Fetruel; 25. I943 Friai'.
L hanks~i ..... liot~0
Frank Stanton. L. U. NoK 6 Rliward Rndis, L. U* No..194
biioted SI a 22,1942 d~i'aia Delcr M6 192 "In ir*,rc l 1¢
l .......... l750
W. R. Wolgamot, L. U. No. $ Harold W. Willies. L. U. No. 501 458
InitiateitMarch 291 1946 inlt haf
Mac 25, 1918 145
S. B. Christe*emn. Jr., L. U, No. 527 W -,'ylic.'
1,Sle*var~
11 IU1,0eU0
IIM10
Robert Bunsishr, L. U, No. 9
Inittoted J.ut i. 1919 Initsated Son 9.194
L. rv$7~) J.
rl. 6*qk r.,~
1~ak 1.V90
"Ille,.
io~
IEwin 11urford, L. U. No. 17 J. W. Friend, L. tL. No. 527 J 14 GHI ......... loet*00
I~/tilted FPbruar 25, 1943 Dhdiaiced Sypw rtbif 11.1036
"I
Fred O. Knighlt L U. No.17 A. J. Mantzel, L. U. No. 527
fNiio.led Oltober 12, ISIS 1l11ilote $~lly W. 19la4 F. R Ashby ...iI . le000
Frank C. Smith, L. U. No. 17 J. N. Morris. L. U. N, 527 1,, [..1 ......
vi~Olixe tA m.....1.008
TItomII:* I 00tIU
Initdred May 17,1918 lnioiaed Septsebee I0, 1§37
Alien L. Tewilliager, L. U. No. 17 E. L. Sexton, L. U. N. 527 yl " iI'lom
Inifllated)Alt 2,1946 purilied Ftfrct W6. 1931 ~. T Mormc
..... 0
Freder/ick E. Carroll. L. U. No. 40
noifiotd $eplemvlbr 4. 1M
Daminn Tanberg, L. (T. No. 527
Initiatd AMhi 12, 146
45~ C.
J*Onoiu
11~ ~ . 6O0
i"Uloo
135 J fl }.~Hler*· .. ."Y....UO9
John B. Gill. L, U. No. 51 J. hI. Ealsn. L. U. No. 613 5I
"I
/nitriased $~peilmDr Is 193, Initvlea Alpri 16. 1294 I'o. (Z.2)
Joseph F. O'Donnell, L. U. No. 65 John E. Harrington. L. U. No. 623 HuixD lJU~lrl MoodyZlllilL~li
ir........I~S§ MllUlO
1reinited isrer1,93 l cilore
Soptl~miler i4, 1925, in L. U. No. 5 EdtJ pi tiailga ........ i 2~.00
D* A. Lenahah, L. 1U. No. 675 K1.l il i1II1I IUB
E. A. Gotiwald, L, U. No. 66 .3
litiated Nt.tlmblvr 23, 197 l?~itodSeptembe"r9.
9122 4 .1179 (aless ge ~aird ....... . 1.006."0
W. B. John, L. U. No. 716 110 F. A Snoim ......... L000.09
P E. Sypert, i. U. No. 66
R£i;uoleord Dlebii15e I$
102 Denisx Hm-t
CiiiI~,H~r
Len l~.n .......... ~....... 1Z.0000
Lb0v 00
T. R. Box, L. U. No. 116 Dave McKenzie, L, U. No. 716 tl27 ~het
r ~tt ... .U~..
bO
,otilad $i,plvuber M, I41 aRtiaofd Julu 20 1093
Gastoy Schoenfeld. L U. No. 122 Simon Arthur peht, L. U. No. 716
Znitzaued Jule J/, 19M Ivitialed Aprit 21, IPSa
I. O. tl$)
497
Elmer F. Mognett, L. U. No. 125
nitmect Janmolry 28,1944
Edward Starr,L. I% No. 717
fuin.ed De'lcl.m
[11, 1942
It 31 ~ ~
Ram~**~ DI....
I00
LI'llO tili)
"ig
Oliver Bethea. L. U. No. 136 O(tt A. Beener, L. U. No. 817 Hm.Nerxlom .......-. L.o~m 0
Initiated April 2!, 1922 InlMilt J[ly M/ I19
Kit C. Carr.thers, L* U. No. 173 J.~
is~l ...... LeacOO
L. Shilinm L. U. No. 917 ;1~ It In'akn iii.~....
D,~ 17~0n.(i
Jeniiol Marvh 28, 1~01 irdt/oted dfa~ i5, i1947
John Tom Graham, L. U. No. 191 454 ].Lar-r~; Iilr....... I0.UO0U
C,,arsn J. LovettL L. U. No. 835
hficol d Oefonbr 4,1937 nitia. Almne.t 14, 1941 pat)rii
ckL~~u .m.m L0~O 0~I
Charles Wam.Jordan. L. U. No. 230 Otto Met0get, L. U. No. 853 711
Lyn ell 1(rrw~. ..... lIeU0 ¢*
Rltntotlrd Dll
elel~*r 3, Ig40 inlt4(tte NoLsb 27, 194?
George Seilachott, L. U. No. 245 Dean B. Wood. L. U. No. 953
nIvaoru d Alrfl 13,193 Icn/t/eal MAll 14, 1947
William G. Sibben, L. U. No. 292 l.,
Ilitiat(d May 4, 11937 Dora Johnson. L. U, No. 1013 .[ p LnX~~~le, 82~10l
,i.iWted Moreh 2.
293P
William W. Stewart, L. U. No. 292 John Swan.on. L. U. No. 1013
/nil~oleez J.le 1o, 1912 Dllitiled Stqrck I, 'm3 "I(I
I',
John J. Doyle. L. U. No. 300 Rote' I.' q" c .... "*''"...... Iq ".
Initerd'lFebluxy 2, I94o Rhit Young. L. U. No. 1013
1cictiatd Ja6lany 61941
Thomas G. Evans, L. U. No. 304 ]t Nm I,y~."" h~- ......... Le:L
lnifte.td Jaul, 1945 Ancie Mickey. L. U. No. 1031 10; It~~~ W - -b* 100000
Edward P. Halligan. L U. Nn. 310 Inin/irld SPVll.11e~ L 1946 ~,mBoyd
~e A ~M}I~9~"
Initired June 2St, 194 Anna E. Sehuh, L. U. No. ;Odl "I, J' ·· M'no~3es0
·J :··~:
Lyndall W. Bowie, L. U. No. 333 ,lghittied MoU 1, 1947
41. Veerdon" "~~ ·John 2C,
noit/aue Jtnuaar~2. I'll F1ward Bonnett, L.. 1. No. 1037
Morton C. Irving, L. U. No. 333 1.1rit.ed Nonemhr 27, 1911 15 l;:a~mm 3ohnson:::: . . 00.9
Chee"er
A-ct~ iO~00 0
Inrasted lob
ehml.'o 1,Iw Nathan Rosenstein, L. U. No. 19il
Joseph Eidward Ulaggett, L. U. No. 359 Maii..r. laJ.; 9, 1943 ~.V~Her· U"" Ma -ull Lm"'o
Isiated Flelyruur 3, 1942 (,.,,, 1,"" La o · L0S000
Arthur Aonderson. IL. U. No. 1098 1$
]dwaed U. Vanlade, L. U. No. 420 Iftlilt ed seneunlDe 24, 1937
nliuoted Mloc 19, 194 617
Jo... h P. Murray, Sr. L. G. No. 1161
Merton Newsom, L. U. No. 429 Nflilrld Sl1pP,0Ier 29 1939
ogitatcud $eptemOer 16,1916
Christopher Smith. L. U. No. 1368
J. Earl Miller, L. U. No. 414 1no6a1d October 13, t943
f*ftiamed July /,I94B
Kay A. Sigman, L. U. No. 453 Alphonse F. Cordons. L. U. No. 1439 ~trg 10
.......
Gra~i . ,
150~0
.nitflld Fel0.lrlt 2, lo"
litlItedf Jnel I, 1943
Neal H. Wyndearo, L. U. No. 458 Blarry 11adsell, ]L. U. No. 1439 Charles W."Jord*~n---
....... fi0
Inf.,r.ild F, briar1l2/,
2194i li
Robert L. Motley, L. U. No. 474 Ernest E. Oldreto. L, IT. No. 1514
/7iltcfld Aloftv 20,1937 boInitt alf y i0, 1946 715
PRODUCTIVIr
(Continued from page 458)
to include the I percent. If we are unsucesnsful
the ogreements will he terminated It the expira-
tion of their term and those .. itt.ac.ors will
1,692,000 barrels. It is understood that, as
a result of subsequent negotiations with oil
suppliers and others, the amount of oil that
will probably be available lth e NWPP is
RViU'AM&OF
in excess of this figure loeaver, this
then be required to sign a an greenitt inalulirng
the] pereril or iLeprivilege of Lag our amen memorandum ill not go int.l the question
will he exercised anI the local rtnlns will lie of oil supply, as compared with the oil re-
advised not to furnish them any men. quirements indicated above, as this is largely
ih Tinruion benefilt plan a in operation. We a matter to It la luIed by the i div idual oil
bave had sucffiient time now to bel-oe ac- consuming mtliit/
quainted with it. I think the report from The thinl itoct ing was the meeting of the
Larry Deisv will inmliate to you that uiiveraly adlvisry enlnlit t'*e fLa the Bonneville ad-
it h-a be,,nI eeopted and therefore it was felt ministration. habL-, is also active in this
that we shloioa anouniee today to you the posi-
group.
tii ef th, iNkernational Brotherhood of Elec-
rkical Wirkr,- in conlielien with the I percent 1440 PAC
for the ipeenloll, tearet plan. ]IEVERSAL 26'40 ttO&
(Continued tio. parte 436)
The other point I wanted to bring up was
in ¢oneetioni with production. I aini serious - hands. In ionsquete,o [herfl!e i ino eonceiv-
able advantage to such un,,\ i1 ,ierc ing to
e:trmeliy so-wheI I say to you tWhaiwe recog- comply with Sectiot IIL, hi,' wl' d no *·~PI AUE
DY OOI O ELCTRCI
nize that ther h.ave been a uiseill the Inrine- better off than labor orgai st
titip So far as the member, of the NECA lre o that ,,ight
]>e ule bhto comply beaaaolsc te acreial pres for Malrntonc. TI~Gnear E c ion od
concerned with referelice to our Hrotberhoer l. llce of (ore>nunni o er', A! lelroll Worker. A quie, srpli'iod¢
We fiel education is the manner il whiti Io ·eady rIfrnc. handf bok. Siving compl ·l
"The lttwl wrld h e 111p no r ssure to inltruitcn and Proc¢Clc
elininateany difficulties that may eait iid to stand up in the 'Imt ... i tod be cuIted; Ill * INSIDE TRADE INFORMATION ON
elrmree pI.roi.lti.on for the me.bers of NECA ildvidual nlilhrk 'huge ufliulh. in turt. uInt and awt oIfe*crcimr-oennn ot
by the members of IBEW and we are very would lose all incen tivi to eim nate s-h officers *licltril maCinO--A.C. ¢nd DC. mo.lor-
serieun ind holweii that you will accept the ormotu. wtading nd mepakr-,twk d'agr,,.
thai.llage andii appoint a romaIltlte to mIelt with
in order to enjoy til fru'i of complianc. And -house wiring--I~owr
- rm~-c~J~· p{ 9
-fi-rs bottoie,
- --transforrnen- ele}atr
employers wouli fid thi. ioardlts machinery in- I
a coInittee likewise appointed by President available to handl conliroversies which, though -elrctti¢ Crone -rouiwoys-boi -s9n toi,,,
Tracy a tlat we may t educate our nmen and you -tolephone-gniilon-rodio p' rircpI*s-rIr o
normally bhluglg to lour attention by labor oion--i{r cindilloning-oi burner,-oi, IoI
Ihi rin elmedicate your people. organizations, rcql.r, -eale-,ful resolutlion for
To the onlivetioonI briig the g'eerting of all these cployel- a w-n sake Nolhinlg, it senIls to
All
the stlff of the lBEW and pledge to tile iem- as, could play miule reollily into the hands of *A loie.el
indexed .,for pd d.. i,
r.ody r·efrene.
bers if N (!A thalt we will do everythia, within dissension-rstok (o.iimLnuit lealrership.
ing We T. 9t fhIs oslincma t or oul,l.
our pwelr to ward the upbuilding of the in- cannot believe thill (ngress int nided any such $}mI{¥ fill }a ad m.l IFlsFREJ
dustry, to the enlalr'geult of the plrOuctive paradoxiecl il-s/I V. Jil XAMINATION COUPON ci.ndrf~~bl.ow.
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ability of the members involved and more than "The statute seemil t.is In isit tfly to permit
ever we wia.1 the electrical rUDEL. Pablerh.ls, 49 W- 23 .St, ~w ren
coltratIlor s tIo pldge this eonlclusion, but to (enuruaoe it. Common
to us that when they go out to take a contract sense commands t ii 1 ola opinilel thererfol, r. ed
I. .· ... u~ar
they will itkIe everything that comes ulser the the IBEW and I oerl 12135 ire la full eampriie
eltcrlcal work on the project ald not lust sonile with Setion V (Fl. ((;) 'nd (II) of theaet.
letw pihit. If we can work tojelher on that The fact that aiteJhs if the Alnoprin al Federa- Add.....
basis we will have productiolI, you will have tian of Labor hav. rlot yet taken similar stepsil OCu...p.... .. -
jiroduetion and we'll all be happy. eanrit impir the right of this lrti and this t.loy., by..__... .. tr
International to invoke the Jiurisdiction of the
lhoard. * * *''
SHOIRTAGE
(Continued roum page 431) "JIFF '"
11ieSE SOLDLI( POT
Earlier estihates indicated that under (CoathnnwdCx 1. jrlpe 443)
average water conditions nil ,equiherieftS The progenitols ,if iduIst-y-engine ered
were, abou e(qua to the supply. No revised S;inlrng Cup
homes make []o absolute clahis for per-
figures for average water are included here- centage or dollar saving! which their pro- N. Spited Solder
with, hot it is evident that, in view of the posals will allow. One esltilat, of antici-
mIore opttistic picture that now presents IRIAL OFFER
pated ravings is 10 pIiliiat row and 25
itself, there will be ample oil in the NWPP Senud 1.50
percent as building costs generally decrease
if average or normal water collditions pre- Pih Ibis ad to
alnd rexperience i. n odular
construction is
vail. acquired. At the present, building costs CLYDE W. LIN'[
As indicated above, hydro conditions in vary with materils Used and localities as i144 W. Washision
the Eastern group (comprising Idaho, Utah well as otlr fctor. Beides the cost- Blvd. Chicago 7, iii
and Montanra) contlnue so favorable as to cutting will he apparent increasingly as (onriy back. guasno,
r
virtually preclude the possibility of critical materials manufacturers go into mass pro-
low-water conditions this year in that area. duction and supply retailhts can capitalize
As a result of this the Western group of on their larger sailes of standardized prod- 1s THAT e
WIRt or. Prfl-P1oO TESTEs
the N WPPI can rely on interchange reeilpts lets.
firom the East up to the capacity of the in- The idea behind the industry-enginee... d Cs,..-. ..
ter.on.ertion between the two greups. home is a progressive onewhos.e virtues
In view of this favorable situation in will appear as it gathers followers. The __Icfl ,,,.,,o = A..."-
which the Eastern group fids itself, there program is in the fiehi of pre-fabrication.
would be no occasion for it to participate ".rd I'l00 t
but it is of a character
w hich wlii not af- ItI,b Ii Patarn1. Sob1.1 la'nm fslot
in any load curtaiment if this should be- fect the decentralization of the buhilding
comle necessary for the rest of the pool. industry.
In the Westlrn group hydro resoures. this There is no sighie answer to better hous-
year to dlate have been poor and give no ing and better honmes hut this may be a to tlie port of Mainmo, Sweden, f- 10 centI
basis for assuming anything but critical partial answer Whiath Wil] contribute to ben- a golIon. In doieg this he has briken tilhe
water in tile months ahead. As a mattt.r of efits for everyone. back of the Swedish oil tust which was
fact fall and winter stream flows in this forcing Swedish consumers to ipayit ( cents
area depend largely on temperatures in the fCOO'EBRAries a galIon Ifor gasoline n 194G. lowler's
((It)'l~
fr,-mll, jDri~ 412
fi<
northern wtaeLr sheds and on rain fll iarther I ('(,l~lrii~e( 44~) book is replete with sucess, stories like this
south. In view of the unpredictable, nalre attack on the powerful oil cartel, but is one.
of bo t these factors, critical water conli- mraely voitirig the domand of millions of Cooperatives are fighting the people's
tions have been assumed in the Western consumers for lilln ecolonliC justice on battles all along the line.
group. an intenaitional plane. The Cooperatiue Colilengc, by Bertrum B.
In the estimate prepared on August 25 Cowden has proI d theat he can deliver Fowler, LtIe BrownI and Compnyn,. losnon,
the indicated oil supply was shown to be oil from his cooperative refineries in Kansas Vznsach sect t, 1947; p-irce $L50.
The ouffizi of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operalors
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Conninsed ror Ppg.e 428) euit, and crackrs; 55 percent of tin cans; the light that small builne.. is putting up
i f canned sonLpI 65 p.erent of to i · liar an begin o understantd the
54 percent of Christmas tr.e inmps; 50
gatiI fiim; 60 percilt oi fruit forc If big biness psychology and poi -y
lenrln otf ball b.ri.ins; 59 pe£- petlct'n t) primaly aluminum; bO pe.ceni in the Congres~
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Arreo.rs, filial Notie oIr, per 100 $50 Receipt Book Applicants (750 re- Warrant Boo* ror R. S...-..-......
Aceotmt lIooik, 11l'reasurer' .90 p
eipts) ...... . . . 3.50
Book, Ilnlte lor ,R. S. I(sllll) 2.25 Receipt Book, Members (300 reeipts)l 1.75 FOR E. W. B. A.
Book, Millte for It. S. (gi l !.00 Ieceicipt Book, Mlembers (750 receipts) 3.50
Book, D.ay 1.75 Receipt Book* Miscellaneous, (300 re- Book, Mino…1 ........-.... 1,50
...
hook, I.o Fall 1.50 teeiptx ....... I.ll Chartrs, Dl plienltes…........-..... 50
.05 Receipt Booklt Miscellaneous 750 re- HRllldstllenet Blalks
Carbon for Receipt IookL Consilillttiolln andl ~-laws, ior 00 --- 7.50
Clarters, DIupllaite 1.00
llU eel As) 3.50
Receipt Book, Ov rtime assessment Sip ho Cox le... -s - -.. . .. .10
Constltltilon, per lof 7.50
Single coplies .10, (300 reepts)).............-- - 1.7511 Itti a gil-,acl I.... .25
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Receipt Book, Overtime assessment
Eleetr'ial Worker. SLbsriipt.lu per (750 receipts) JIEWELRY
year. 2.00 Re.eliil Book, Temlnporary (750 re- 3,5§
I:L00
00 ceipts)......... 1-11 No. 1-Gold 'Ilued Emblem GiltR I'o
Label s Metal, per 100 Cl.asp
N ...... 1.00
Ledger, Iooso loaf binder Finsneial Receipt Book, Temporary (300 re-
ceipts) …........ 1.75
NO: 2
No. 2-10 ~~-;,~ ~ .~"""---
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Seeretary', 26 lab hldex $.50 No. -Rold G.old Pi[ (for ladies) .75
Ledger laper to fit above ledger, Receipt Book, Temporary (90 re- .735 No. 4-iolihled (old Loapel BUtLion 75
1.115 celpis) - No. 6--1 k.. Gold LaIl BHIMot, -- 1
lMeCeLI Book, Financial Seretry's Nio. 7-10 It, ;.ldId Lo ) ll 14ttOl - 2.041
Ledger, Financhil Seerelarys, I10 Receipt Book, Treasurers ,25 N.: -1iO lt. Coldo DJiarpd Shape
pagesF............ 2,50 Ernlblilm ol Filledtle slide 4,00
Ledger. Finlincla S arys 00 RecelpLtllider', illembers Leatler free1
pages r na ia4 Pocket, Folding, each ....... .35 No. I1)--l0 II. Gold Ring, -- 10.50
0 3,tS Receipt Hoders, Members' PoCket, No. 11-11 kt. (;old BalWlg of ollnor 2.50
luedger.*e Faial ,erlarys rin 100 CeluloiUd, sold only in bulk, Smlll- (5. 10, 15, 20 and 25 years)
paleI ---
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Per, 100 -- - - - - - - - - - - 3.00 (Gold ('hl l 1 14iCe las .. 4.50
Leudgferl no e-lesr ]scarel, inchluding Research weekly report cards, pIr LolI No. I3--Gold plaed Al*IIn1WY Pin
tab s..... 12.50 .40
SeaI, cut of.. 1.00 (or ld50 Lde -.........
Ledger sieets for above, per TOOIS 2.25 TrVle ]0O
Seal...... l......... 5.00 No., 14 Cold Filled Wir Veterans
])apeT, Ole saL etter, ] pe 110 .- .50 Seal (-- ocet) 7.50 iutol ... . ----- 1.75
Rit;ls,ei ra.. each .. . .25 Tra RVe ng cards . .. No. I5--iI.aYy I lit, Gold RiP. .... 1I.0
Receeip hlook, Aj,[][(llants (300 re. Withdrawal Cards, with, Trans. (:dl
alIpts) 1.75 per dozen .410 Jewelry no.t selt C, O. D.
$1.00 a copy
'Th a., rt.. les will Oe ,sjppliod ,4 ,,, the a ounu o,rqoiste
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,redo. OhU,'rc s e h rd wi net l reeO wtzed. All supplcs sent by up I... , g>,tayo or OX-
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METAL LABEL
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