The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1956 Page: 3 of 8
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June 22, 1956
THI DALLAS CRAFTSMAN
AFL-CIO Executive Council
Acts on Numerous Matters
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AFL-CIO Economic Committee
Calls for Income Tax Cut
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The membership of Local No. 25,
Sheet Metal Workers Union have
received a new contract calling for
10c per hour across the board in-
crease and other benefits, Dan W.
Reynolds, business manager, re-
ported this week.
Beginning next January 1, the
membership will receive 7%c per
hour paid into their welfare fund.
The new contract begins on July 1,
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the metal workers up to $3.1o per
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At a called meeting Saturday
in the Labor Temple the member-
ship voted to accept the contrac-
tors proposals. About 85 per cent
of the members were present and
they voted unanimously for the
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make deliveries in time for the
people’s breakfast. Our hours ran
from that time of morning to
around 7 o’clock at night after the
men got off and bought their meat
for supper. A man could get ‘pret-
ty good’ steak for 10c a pound in
those days and he could get ‘good’
steak for 25c. But times have
changed.
“Machinery and electric power
have changed everything.”
Mr. Swink came to Dallas dur-
ing the World War I and has lived
here ever since. He has been in
the market business for more than
fifty years.
He reported during this inter-
view that Mr. Douglas, and Claude
(Bud) Summers had gone over-
land to the Chicago convention and
were accompanied by their wives.
They planned to be back about
Wednesday, June 20. Mr. Summers
is business agent of Local 588 of
Dallas. He was business agent of
Local 528 for 23 years prior to that
time.
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the coffee. Hors d’ O’euvre were
served with the coffee.
Mr. Hays praise the ladies for
their sympathetic services in the
case of the widow of one of the de-
ceased members immediately after
his death and also aid to Sister
Miller, who has not been able to get
about alone following an opera-
tion. She has to go to the hospital
five days each week for therapy
and they have been driving her to
and from the hospital as she is
in a state of semi-invalidism since
the operation.
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port excepting for those cases
where union contracts provide for
pay differential of seniority and
other factors.
Approved the draft of a pro-
gram to be presented to the plat-
form committees of both major
political parties at their national
conventions.
The organization’s Committee
on Safety and Occupational Health
advised the Executive Council
that Congress in recent years “has
completely failed to meet its re-
sponsibilities” insofar as occupa-
tional safety is concerned.
A number of bills are pending
before Congress in this field, the
Labor and Education Committee
has made no move to further
these measures toward hearings
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of over-all economic activity, there
is “continuing weakness" in con-
sumer and farm sectors of the
economy involving automobiles,
farm equipment, homes, appliances,
textiles and clothing, the state-
ment declared.
A mild decline in overall eco-
nomic activity may continue into
1957, the committee warned, “with-
out a concerted effort to bolster
consumer activities through re-
duced interest rates and revision
of the tax structure to provide re-
lief for low-and-middle-income
families.”
A tax reduction of this size, the
statement said, “would still leave
a federal budget surplus, espec-
ially if first steps are taken to
eliminate tax loopholes that grant
special privileges to weathly fam-
ilies and corporations."
Washington. — The AFL-CIO
Executive Council backed the posi-
tion of the organization’s veteran’s
committee and called upon Con-
gress last week to extend the ex-
piration date of GI housing loans
until July 25, 1958.
Meanwhile, Congress was asked
to make an interim study of the
program and the benefits which
veterans and the nation as a whole
have derived from it in order to
determine what further action
should be taken.
In other actions at its sessions,
the Executive Council dealt with
numerous internal and legislative
matters. The Council:
Demanded that the House
Committee on Labor and Educa-
tion call up for hearings a group
of bills dealing with occupation
and safety so that interested
groups can present recommenda-
tions needed by the committee “for
its enlightenment.”
Deferred for study until its next
meeting the application of the
Laundry Workers to merge with
the Cleaners and Dye House Work-
ers and change the name of the
union to the Laundry and Dye
House Workers Inti. Union.
Dealt briefly with the matter of
a now-abrogated agreement be-
tween the Teamsters and the
Longshoremen’s Association and
found there was no issue presently
requiring its attention.
Took no action except to ex-
press sympathy with the Old Gar-
man Baptist Brethren whose re-
ligious beliefs ban union member-
ship, and recommended that the
problem be dealt with by the
specific international unions.
Set June 19 for a hearing on the
complaint of the Upholsterers
against the issuance of a Carpen-
ters charter to a business agent
ousted by the UIU on corruption
charges.
Adopted a position on equal pay
for women doing equal work with
men which provides AFL-CIO sup-
Washing ton.—An immediate cut
of about $3 billion in individual in-
come taxes has been urged by the
AFL-CIO Committee on Economic
Policy.
In a summary statement on the
economic outlook, the committee
said the federal government was
running up an estimated 53 bil-
lion surplus in its “administra-
tive” budget and $7 billion in the
cash budget that reflects all fed-
eral receipts and expenditures.
Despite a general steady level
Bakery&Confectionary
Workers Locals 111 - 324
CUATIs A. MEADE. Secretary
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Local ill will have a special
meeting Saturday, June 23 at
11:00 a.m. to hear a report from
the contract negotiating commit-
tee. Due to the increased attend-
ance in the meetings for the past
several months, it will be necessary
to meet on the third floor.
Contract negotiations are also
in progress with the companies in
Waco and Ready-to-Bake Foods
in Dallas, but no settlements have
been reached. It appears that this
is a year of tough negotiations.
BRIEFS: Vice President Gamble
has been assigned to Dallas to aid
in the negotiations . •. Dave Vestal
is out of the hospital but has not
returned to work . . . Andy Shipp
recently returned to work after a
30 day leave of absence . . . Our
sympathy to Esther Robinson and
her family. Sonny was a playmate
of the secretary during childhood
. . . James Lowry is still assigned
to the Dallas area for organiza-
tional work.
THINK: “Look unto me, and be
ye saved, all the ends of the earth.”
Is. 45:22.
W. W. Swink, who says he has
been a meat cutter almost all his
life, was keeping the office of Local
No. 528, Amalgamated Meat Cut-
ters open this week while Busi-
ness Agent T. P. Douglas, was
attending the International Con-
vention of the Union, held the
week of June 11-16 in Chicago.
Mr. Swink was born in Navarro
County in 1875 and reminisced
about how as a schoolboy he
would go out with others and they
would buy a nice looking yearling
in the summer time, slaughter it
and dress it. Then cut it up into
steaks and roasts and peddle it to
the people. In the summer time
the people were meat hungry and
most of it was sold on a local
basis. There was ice house refri-
geration but many people did not
keep ice and bought their meat
fresh from the peddlers.
“In the early days,’ said Mr.
Swink, “we would go to work at
five o’clock in the morning and
Bro. T. W. McCoy, age 73,
passed away Saturday, June 16.
Services were held Monday after-
noon with interment in Grove Hill
Park.
Mrs. Chas A. Ehrhardt was
painfully injured last Thursday
evening when the car door swung
open as the car turned a corner
throwing her out of the car, caus-
ing severe bruises and abrasions,
but fortunately no critical in-
juries.
After spending the night in the
hospital for observation and treat-
ment she returned home Friday
morning.
Mrs. Fred Peterson has been
taken back to the hospital again.
She has been in and out of the
hospital several times during the
past three years.
Bro. W. Z. Sudduth suffered two
broken ribs and an injured knee
when a step ladder collapsed while
doing some work at home.
Bro. Ralph Stewart is still in
the hospital as a result of an
automobile crash two weeks ago,
and consideration.
Vice Presidents William C.
Doherty, Jacob S. Potofsky and
Al Hayes were named a committee
to listen to the complaint of the
Upholsterers that a charter had
been issued by the Carpenters to a
business agent whom the UIU dis-
charged on corruption charges.
UIU Pres . Sal B. Hoffmann
charged that the ousted Chicago
business agent operating under a
Carpenters charter was trying to
upset contractual relationships
built over a period of 30 years.
The AFL-CIO Executive Council
voted to hold its next meeting be-
ginning Aug. 27 at Unity House,
Forest Park, Pa., the workers’
vacation spot maintained by the
Ladies’ Garment Workers.
and will undergo surgery.
Bro. Andy Mead, one of our old
timers, who has been confined to
his home for some time, attended
our meeting last Saturday.
We were very happy to have
Bro. Mead visit with us again and
of course, are glad he is able to
be up again.
Bros. Chas. A. Ehrhardt, T. L.
Day and G. T. McFarland are
at Austin this week attending the
various state conventions.
“High Price” Daniels is stepping
up his gubernatorial campaign,
and if you think “High Price” is
a misnomer just elect him governor
and see what it costs you.
Allan Shivers certainly is a bad
loser. He is still trying to call
the shots, politically. Let’s every
one work diligently to get rid of
him and his stooges.
The Main Street Gang are dis-
turbed and if we try hard enough
we can upset their apple cart.
Don’t forget Painters Local
Union Annual Election Saturday,
June 23. Be sure to come down
and vote and vote for the good
of the Local Union.
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Reilly, Wallace. The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1956, newspaper, June 22, 1956; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1550302/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .