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Co-operation Between the Employer and Employee for Their Mutual Benefit and Proyrete and Development of Dtdlaa
DALLAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 16,1948
THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 34
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Defeat of Enemies
Conference Adopts
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Retail Food Stores
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Lester Manning
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L. E. Pemberton. News Chapel, has
been off several weeks and is expect-
ed back to work next week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Matthews and
children have beer, on vacation. Har-
ry is night skipper machine side at
John 'A. Scott Chapel.
Mrs. W. H. Jones, mother of I. N.
Jones, retired member of No. 173, was
union office visitor the last week.
Fted W. Buerger is a new arrival In
typographical circles.
Kay Anderson deposited ITP card
from Ixingview the lawt week and is
working at T-H Chapel.
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THE DALLAS CRAFTSMAN
Regular meeting of Dallas Allied
Printing Trades Council Monday.
July 19. 7:30 p. tn.. 301 Rio Grande
Building. Delegates utged to attend.
Important business.
Rise In Minimum
Wage for Federal
Work Urged
W. H. (Bill) Coyle
Announces For
Commissioner, 2
Jobs Rights of
Reserves And
Enlistees Protected
AFL Raps Bill
Permitting Entry
of Foreign Workers
K. V. Kersey, accompanied by Mrs.
Kersey, left this week for New Mex-
ico and Southern Colorado. They ex-
pect to visit Taos. Santa Fe and other
points. K. V. la member J-C-8 chapel.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Douthit and
little daughter visited the union of-
fices the last week to secure a little
information on voting the absentee
ballot. They had been on vacation in
the Ozarks and Mrs. Douthit expected
to return tor a longer stay while Bill
went on his situation at News chapel.
J. O. Ables, printer member of De-
troit ITU, and formerly of Terrell,
Texas, several years ago. was a visi-
tor to union offices the last week.
The alleged Democratic delegates
to the National Democratic Conven-
tion have probably wished several
times they had let democracy work at
the Brownwood State Democratic con-
vention. With Texas Rugular leaders
and bolters and turn-coats from the
Itemocratic party they have not been
able to get together on the day of the
week, let alone the principles of the
Democratic party. Texas need a bouse
cleaning for sure among the Demo-
crats.
'poor’ employers from
those few progressive companies who
believe it rteht to grant fair wage
demands."
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Union Labor
DATE OF REGULATIONS
Washington. — Enforcement of a
new Interpretation under the Fair La-
bor Standards Act regarding certain
typcn of premium payment, necessi-
tated by the recent Supreme Court
decision in the longshore cases, will
not go Into effect until September 15.
1948. Previously enforcement
been scheduled to begin July 1.
This was announced by Wm. R Mc-
Comb. Administrator of the Wage and
Hour and Public Contracts Division.
U. 8. Department of tabor. In or-
dering the postponement. Mr. McComb
said that Information from both labor
and management sources indicated
that, more time is required to make
appropriate adjustments, or where
necessary, to make revisions in col-
lective bargaining agreements, due to
varying requirements of union agree-
ments as tn reopening of contracts.
The Administrator explained that
the major problem for management
and labor crowing out of the decision
to that of bringing union agreements
and employer practices Into accord
with the court’s findings.
One of the surprise events of the
year Is the scheduled marriage of Mrs.
August W. Schulz and Tom Drennan
Saturday morning at 7:30 a. m.
The marriage will take place in the
parwonage of Rev. Patton, pastor of
the Ervay Street Methodist Church.
Frank A. Schults, the son of the bride
will give her away in marriage. Mrs.
Ix>ulae Young, the bride’s daughter,
wilt be the matron of honor. T. J.
Drennan. Jr., the groom’s son, will be
bls dad’s beet man.
The couple will leave Immediately
after the marriage for Corpus Christi,
where they will spend their honey-
moon.
Upon tbelr return, they will make
their home at 1733 Eugene street.
This writer has known both Mrs.
Schultz and Tom Drennan for years.
He has counted them as bis friends.
There is nothing that is more pleas-
ing than to see these two canning
people unite in marriage and live the
twilight of their lives In the compan-
ionship of each other. Bon voyage!
Washington.—H. L. Mitchell, presl-
-’•nt of the AFL’a National Farm
sLbor Union, assailed a bill, jammed
tbrouvth Congress alnx'xt unnoticed in
’.he last minute rush for adjournment,
which provides for the importation
of foreign nationals to work on United
States farms.
Mitchell charged there la absolutely
no need for the measure under which
the United States Employment Serv-
ice expects to bring about 43.000
Get ready, be sure, dig up that poll
tax yhu bought last November, Decem-
ber or January and get to the polls
and vote for the people who we believe
will be considerate of the rights of
labor. Let us not vote for those people
who have been stabbing labor in the
back at Austin and Washington. Get
your friends to vote as you vote. Do
some work—you will be glad you did.
Saturday, July 24, is the date to fill
your date In ’48.
Mrs. Dora Bohne Harris, wife of the
late W. H. Harris who was a profes-
sional musician here for many years,
died Thursday at the home of a daugh-
ter in Paola. Kan.. Dallas relatives
learned Friday.
Born in Mississippi, Mrs. Harris
moved to Dallas In the 1870’s, and
was married in 1887. Her husband di-
rected his last State Fair band In
1804. and died In 1926. After his death.
Mrs. Harris moved to Kansas to live
with her daughter. Mrs. Lillian Smith.
Her body was brought to Dalias for
services at 10 a. m. Monday at the
Crane-Sbelton-Ixvagley Funeral Chap-
el. Burial was In Oakland Cemetery.
Surviving with Mrs. Smith are two
sons. W. J. Harris, president of the
musicians' union In Dallas, and Lester
Harris. Dallas musician.
HLMMONN BED STRIKE VOTED
Kenosha. Wis. — Gregory Walllg,
president of the AFL’s Federal Ixxboi
Union Local 18458 at the Simmons
Company, announced members had
voted 1.981 to IM authorisation for
a strike against the bed manufactur-
ing concern, which employs about
5.000 persons
Washington. — President Truman
rigned a measure Increasing the gov-
ernment pension paid to widows, or-
phans and other dependent survivors
of service men.
Widows of service men who died
during World War 11 or of veterans
who died after discharge of eervlce-
connected disabilities, will receive 875
a month instead of the previous 380.
The pension is Increased 325 for one
child, and 315 each far ail additional
<hA^orphan child will receive 858 a
• month instead of 330 Dependent
mothers and fathers will receive 880
instead of 854.
HI MBER OF FEDERAL JOBS
JIMI’S ItJUM IX MONTH
Washington.— Federal employment
showed an increase of 12854 during
tjie month of May, according to o
report Issued by the Civil Service
Commission, bringing the grand total
of government jobs to 2.081.342.
In tbe continental United States,
more agendas reported Increases this
month than reported decreases. The
largest Increases were In the Depart-
ment of the Army. Department of
Agriculture. Post Office Department.
Department of the Navy, Department
of Interior, and Department of tbe
Air Force. Tbe War Assets Admin-
istration reported a sizable decrease.
Only one more week to work for the
candidates organised labor wants to
elect to office. If you have not receiv-
ed from the secretary of No. 173 the
program for the work to be done the
next week, phone (’-2885 and be will
furnish the program to you.
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T. N. Hill attended the South Texas
Typographical Conference at San An-
tonio July 11-12 and represented No.
173 In the proceedings. The forma-
tion of a State-wide Typographical
Conference to be composed of mem-
bers of tbe various area typographical
conferences was discussed at length
and favorably received. The work done
at San Antonio will be reported to tbe
various unions and It Is expected to
make the conference a reality at Dal-
las In October, when the North Texas
Conference of Typographical Unions
ineetr. Representatives of all typo-
graphical unions will be Invited and
tbe meeting Is expected to be the
la rrest gathering of printers outside
of a national convention ever held In
Texas. The ITU needs to thresh out
lots of things for the benefit of Texas
union printers and It will be done In
October. No. 173 will do its best to
make the visit pleasant tor all tbe
union printers who attend.
LESTER MANNING
In announcing his candidacy for
county Treasurer. Lester Manning.
Chief Deputy County Treasurer for
the last seven years, said, "Thomas R.
Goforth, the present Incumbent, has
announced for the office of County
< ommlssloner.”
Manning, Is making his announce-
ment* also said. ::i have prepared
myaelf through seven years of < xperi-
ence. as a deputy in the County Treaa.
urer's office, for the job 1 now seek
and I am asking the people of Dallas,
for promotion, to the office of County
Treasurer.
Manning. 45. worked for fifteen
years on the District No. 1 road end
bridge gang and. for two years as
Deputy District Clerk, before joining
Goforth's staff.
He Is married and has a eon. James,
18. He and his family live at 418
Crisler. Manning was reared at Gar-
land, attended public school there and
later attended Wesley College at
Greenville, Texas.
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San Francisco. — The 31st Interna-
tional Labor Conference In session
here adopted a proposed treaty guar-
anteeing the freedom of association
and the right of workers and em-
ployers to organize without interfer-
ence on the part of governments.
Approval of the declaration was
nearly unanimous, with the only nega-
tive votes east by the 2 government
driecate* from Portugal. Polish,
Czechoslovak, and South African dele-
gates abstained from voting.
The proposed treaty specified that
work*-® and emplovers. ‘‘without dis-
tinction whatsoever,” shall have the
right t? "establish and join organiza-
tions of their own choosing." without
anv “previous authorization”—that is.
without requiring any "approval’’ by
government*.
The documents called for "full free-
dom” of operation by such orrnniza-
tlnns and declared that "the public
authorities shell refrain from any In-
terference which would restrict this
rteht or impede the lawful exercise
thereof.”
In exercising their rights, such or-
ganizations "shell respect the law of
the land.” the declaration added, but
It ■tressed that "the law of the land
shall not be such as to Impair nor
shell It be applied ro as to impair the
guarantees provided for In this con-
vention.'’
whee labor Is scarce, "the farm labor
problem would be solved without im-
porting a single foreign national.”
And Uncle Sam could get the money
bsck. by deductions from the earnings
of such workers.
He declared that a powerful lobby
of wealthy ranch owners in Califor-
nia. and of bis plantation operators
elsewhere, worked behind the scenes
for adoption of the latest bill to have
Uncle Sam recruit aliens.
"These big operators recently tried
to mobilize thousands of Mexican
nationals below tbe Rio Grande."
Mitchell said. "The State Department
had eased the way by negotiating an
agreement, with the Mixican govern-
ment relative to the terms under
which such recruiting could be con-
ducted by the employers.
"But the fact b». that even though
thej sent a special train down to the
Interior of Mexico, they came back
largely empty banded. Now they want
Uncle Sam to do the job for them.
"Their real long-range alm, of
course, is to flood this country with
an army of foreign nationala from all
parts of the western hemisphere, not
because they need these workers, but
because they want to use tjxm as a
wedge for driving down the wages ------------- _ . _
and working conditions of American —when employers agree among thetn-
farm workers -and Incidentally of
other workers.”
Meat Prices Hit New High;
Consumers Rooking Goes On
president of the Cen-
_________ WM*a C. Quinn.-exe-
cutive secretary, meetings of all Uen-
trnl Trades delegates have been call-
ed for each borough to establish
braneee of Labor's League for Politi-
cal Education.
District captains will be ai>pointed
within each county and all AFL mem-
bers in those localities will be alerted
to the urgency of the moment.
That's 'he organizational blueprint
which received implementation and
inspiration from addresses by Secre-
tary-Treasurer George Meany and
LLPE Director Joseph D. Keenan,
both of whom snoke at rodent sessions
of the < entral Trades.
Count,v chairmen have already b«*n
appointed: Thomas O’Leary. ’’’
Mere; John J. Brennan.
Trades: Moe Rosen,
Charles E. Sinnigen.
Council.
New York AFL bodies are readying
for the bls push. With November,
1946, as the horrible example. AFL
members are determined to rout* every
antilabor Congressmen right out
Washington.
Registering in October and voting In
November is New York labor's Num-
ber One Must starting right now.
Washington.—Tbe nation’s con-
sumers, already groggy from large
overdoses of high prices, were hit
hard again when wholesale meat and
livestock prices soared to new highs.
The United States Department of
Agriculture reported that prices were
at tbelr highest point in history and
that only a "stiff” consumer boycott
could stop them from going even
higher.
Wholesale meat prices tn Chicago
Jumped as much as 5 cents a pound.
In the livestock centers, bogs climbed
to new all-time highs at some
markets and choice beef hit new highs
during the week ended July 10.
Cause for the price jumps,
cording to a market analyst, is
tact that the nation's supply of meat
In relation to demand Is one of the
shortest on record.
Offering no cause foe optimism. H.
M. Conway, of tbe publication Na-
tional Liveatnck Producer, said
situation would remain
throughout the summer.
Conway did not supply comparative
figures but said hla estimate of a
short supply was made in relation to
a big Increase in consumer dems nd.
“Considering population growth In
the past decade and prevailing full
employment, the current prospective
meat supply is very inadequate,” C«i<
way ssid.
He blamed the short corn crop last
fall and the recent packinghouse
workers’ strike tor the restricted sup-
ply of meat. Conway said lack ot corn
discouraged production of beef in
feed lota and alowed up bog produc-
tion.
Conway said livestock prices would
reninin high during the summer and
that meat might be short for another
year. •
Although the Agriculture Depart-
ment forecast an all-time record corn
crop for 194S, Conway said it would
be "Home time” before the increased
•upply of feed could be converted In-
to meat. Other experts said it might
take a year before bumper 1948 feed
crops could be reflected in more
meat.
Assailed For
Monopolistic
Practices
1HEIRN MAMED DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL SAFETY PARLEY
Washington. — President Truman
ippolntcd Vincent P. /.hcarn as execu.
Hve director for the President's Con-
’erence on Industrial Safety to be
'teld In Washington. September 27. 28.
99. The President asked the Depart-
ment of Labor to call the conference
•hrough its Bureau of Labor Stand-
5110fl.
Acceptance of the executive direc-
torship of the conference by Ahearn
marked one of the major developments
In the swift-moving plane to develop
a nationwide program to reduce the
human sn<1 economic losses caused by
work injuries and deaths.
Since 1929 Abeam has been execu-
tive secretary of 1h* National Sand
and Gravel Association and was an
Industry member of the National War
I^bor Board: Industry member of the
Ijibor-Management Advisory Commit-
tee to the Director of the United
States Conciliation Service. Depart-
•Mt ®f Labor; and alternate man-
agement delegate. President's L*bor-
Management Conference.
W. IL (RILL) COYLE
W. H. (BHD Coyle, authorizes us to
announce his candidacy for County
Commissioner, District 2. His friends
have opened, at their own expense, workers from foreign nations with the
headquarters for him at 4603-A East
Grand Avenue, telephone T7-3141. and
will be glad to meet you there.
Mr. Coyle says, "He waa born at
Rowlett, in this county, 40 yeara ago,
that he is a graduate engineer of Tex-
as A. 4 M. College; a farmer and a
cotton ginner. He is a church member,
has a wife and three dauvditera.
He served in Army Ordnance
World War II. and with a lot of other
men serviced the armies heavy ma-
chinery under tire at Guadalcanal and
other points in tbe Pacific.
"This experience with the men who
work with machinery, and working
with his own hands on the farm and
in the gin, doing the same kind of
work that hla fellows do, makes hliu
unusually sympathetic with labor and
fully aware of its needs aud problems.
"He says be will be personally re-
George W. Wise 8r.. August De-
Carza. Harry Huffman and Victor <!.
Cadenhead. all members of tbe ITU,
drew travelers the last week and left
Tor various points.
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Washington. — Robert K.. Salyers,
Director of the Bureau of Veterans'
Reemployment Rights. United States
Department of l-abor. announced that
'eemployment provisions of the Selec-
tive Service Act of 1948 are applicable
to enlistees and reserve personnel as
well as to persons who may be in-
ducted.
The Solicitor of Labor issued an
opinion stating that although persons
may not be inducted or ordered to
■Hive duty within 90 days after June
24, 1948. the effective date of the new
’raft act. any one voluntarily enlist-
ing or called to active duty subsequent
to that date is entitled to all the re-
employment rights and benefits con-
ferred by the act. The Selective Serv-
ice Act of 1948 providea that any per-
son enlisting for not more than three
rears shill be entitled, upon expira-
tion of his enlistment, to reemploy-
ment ri-ihts. However, such rights
do not carry beyond the first enlist-
ment un’esa it is extended by law. A
member of a reserve component who
responds to an order or call.to an ex-
tended period of active duty Is llko-
•vtso entp.’ed to reemployment rights
if he is honorably relieved from such
votive dutv not later than three yeara
from the time he began it. or as soon
thereafter ar ho Is permitted to be
relieved from active duty.
"in reneral, Salyers stated,
rr-niptoyment rights conferred by the
new act are substantially like those
■ruarantooi to veterans of World War
II. Individuals now In the service
■re stl’l covered by the old acts.
”n4"r ih* new Selective Service Act.
rerponelbillty for a«ristpnce in con-
nection with reemployment rights is
ve*t<*d In the Secretary of I^bor.
■"hero functions will be performed by
the Bureau of Veterans' Reemploy-
ment Rights, the same organization
n-hfeh is currently assisting World
War II veterans to obtain their .for-
mer jobs."
selves exactly what kind of rains each
will give and Impose drastic penalties
on any company who exceeds the
arbitrary pattern.
"The suit of the association brings
Into the open the monopolistic type
of agreement existing among many
employer groups throughout tbe coun-
try. That thews agreements existed
was always known to labor, but, they
were usually extremely difficult to
prove because of the secretive con-
spiracy among the managements con-
cerned. However, this split tn the
rettks of the Chicago Foundrymen's
Association over the dereliction of one
of it*- members rips tbe veil off this
practice completely.
"Mavbe the Taft-Hartley Act should
be amended to include a provision
prote<tlng ‘poor’ employers
BENEFITS PAID METERANH
TOP 88 BILLION MARK
Washington—Tbe Veterans Admin-
istration Mitt* it had handed out 14.-
300.000 "benefit**' totaling 88.223,-
uOO.OOO during the first four years of
the G1 BUI of Rixhte.
More than 7.900,000 veterans re-
ceived readjustment allowances, which
Included 32.584,000.000 for unemploy-
ment and 3493.000.0M In selfemploy-
ment allowances. Mor. than 5.000.-
000 received education and training
benefits totaling 85jMo.OOO.OOO. And
1,353.000 bought home>, farms and |
businesses with the aid of government
guaranteed and insured loans. Inter-
est on these loans Coat the govern-
ment 3140,000,000 and defaults coal
another 36,000,000.
Of the nation's 14.Mio.OM World
War II veterans:, main have received
more than one type of assistance.
Other thouaanda have applied for no
beuefita.
At the end of May. 503.276 veterans
were receiving readl|ustinent allow-
ances and 2,333.766 Wers In training
under the GI Dill.
American Federation of
the final tally stood:
Against T-H law ...................69.072
For T-H law __________________ 4,164
Thus the claims of the sponsors of
this legislation that it is really favor-
ed by the rank and file membership
and opposed only by union leaders,
are thoroughly demolished.
On the contrary, more than 93 per-
cent of the workers who mailed their
ballots to the AFL News Service reg-
istered strong and bitter protests
against the obnoxious Taft-Hartley
Act,
The overwhelming sentiment among
union members against thia law, as
evidenced In the AFL poll, is con-
firmed by the secret-ballot elections
conducted by the National Labor Re-
lations Board on the union-shop Issue.
The unions have won 99 percent of
such elections thus far and they have
won the support of mors than 85 per-
cent of those eligible to vote.
Now that tbe facts are established.
It la up to organised labor in ovary
part of the country to see to it that
union members register their opposi-
tion to the Taft-Hartley Act In the
only way It can be effective—at the
poll*
If the vast membership of the
American Federation of Labor and
their families and friends go to the
polls next November and vote against
candidates for Congress who voted
for the Taft-Hartley Act. many of
these enemies of labor can bo de-
feated.
Such a result would prove an eye-
opener for the politicians and change
overnight the political atmosphere in
Washington toward labor from hos-
tility to friendliness. Repeal of the
Taft-Hartley Act, would quickly fol-
low.
Labor's League for Political Edu-
cation. under the direction of Joseph
D. Keenan, Is carrying on a campaign
in every state to get out the Jaber
vote. Each local organization of the
AFL Is urged to cooperate In this
patriotic undertaking. It each indi-
vidual member does his part, by mak-
ing a 81 contribution to the league,
by registering to be eligible to vote
and by actually casting his ballot on
election day. victory is assured. That
goes for the ladies, too!
COMPLETE REMl'LTN SHOW OVER
38% OF VOTERS OPPOSE
STATUTE
Washington. — Union workers are
firmly opposed to the Taft-Hartley
Act by a ratio of more than 15 to 1.
final returns in the cross-section poll
conducted by the AFL News Service
proved conclusively.
With tbe help of the labor press,
the poll obtained Individual secret-
ballot expressions from approximate-
ly 1 percent of the membership of the
American Federation of Labor and
Waahlngton.—The supply of the
nation's manpower la almost as tight
now as during the wartime period, ac-
cording to a report issued by the
United States Employment Service.
The service said in Its monthly
publication that "this peacetime Job
bonanza” was created by the unusu-
ally high level of induatrial activity.
It listed these 4 Important changes
in the character of the labor market
ainco the end of the war in 1945:
Demand for skilled workers is now
the greatest in construction industry
and the demand for trained scientific
specialists has created a "manpower
famine” In science fields.
Concentration of labor has shifted
from' the coastal shipbuilding cen-
ters of wartime back to tbe Great
lAkes, New England and Middle At-
lantic regions.
Apprentice and seniority standards
relaxed during tbe war have been re-
established and are being rigidly en-
forced.
Men are replacing tbe women who
held many skilled and semiskilled jobs
during the war years.
are maintained and built and will not
pa«s the buck to anyone and that he where unemployment exists to places
will conJuct the county's business In
‘be county's Interest, as he would his
■ wn.
"He says that the sick and unfortu-
nate are not getting the kind of at-
tention they t'bould have.
"And when he spends a dollar of
ccunty's money, he will remember
that it was probably collected as a
tax on the home of the worker
finds taxes hard to pay.”
Initial transportation costs borne by
the U. 8.' government These coats
are supposed to be re»«ld by the farm
operators. The AFL firm leader Mid:
"All over tbe country there are
noola of unenrployefL farm workers.
In the South therm are many em-
ployed only part time tn production
of cot/on crops. Ever since 1942, our
union has been active in seeking jobs
for these employes. . We have made
arrangements each season with some
employers to transfer these workers
to places where they're needed and
return them home Mfterwards.
"There's a lot of propaganda about
a shortage of farm tabor but we have
never yet been able to locate enough
jobs to fill the needs of the workers
we represent."
Mitchell insisted that if the money
used to bring in aliens were used in-
sponrible for the way county roods stead to pay transportation tor trans-
ferring American citizens from points
Washington.—The lion's share ot
each dollar spent by American con-
sumers in retail establishments goer
to food stores, according to a report
released by the Department of Com-
merce.
Moreover, analysis of the depart-
ment reported that food stores are
taking in a much larger part of the
consumer’s dollar than before the
war. They now take in 27.6 cents ol
each dollar spent In retail channels
while before the war their share was
23.5 cents.
Automobile dealers and filling sta-
tions rank next to food stores with
their 15.9-cent “take” out of each dol-
lar. but are still not up to their pre-
war share of 21.2 cents, the depart-
ment reported.
Eating and drinking places rank
next to food stores in enlarging their
prewar share of the retail dollar. They
get 10.1 centa of it now azainst 8.4
cents in 1940. But they'vu lost ground
from midwar 1944. when their ahare
waa 13 5 centa.
Liquor sellers are doing the same
now as In 194«>—getting 1.4 centa of
the retail dollar, but that’* a come-
down. too. from the 2.1 cents they
took In during 1944.
Men’s clothing stores, haring caught
up with the Immediate needs of the
millions of returning veterans, now
get 1.8 cents of the retail dollar, or
just slightly leaa than their 1.9-cent
share In 1940.
Women’s clothing and acoeusories
•tores get • bigger share now than
thev did prewar—3.2 centa against an
even 3 cents in 1940. hut they’ve slip-
ped a lot from 4.6 cents in wartime
1944.
Shoe stores now take in 1.2 centa of
each retail dollar a la Inst 1.4 centa in
1940. while general merchandise
■tores, including mail order houses,
get 12.5 centa against 14.8 cents pre-
Others getting major outlets of the
-etsll dollar Include home furnish-
ings home spnllnnce and radio stores,
now getting 6.5 centa neatest 4.4 centa
prewar: building materials and hard-
ware plnces. now 7.6 cents against
6 7 cent’ prewar; and drug stores 2.9
■ cninst 3.5 cents.
Ret’ll sales sccount for perhaps
two thirds of all consumer spending.
■ nnlvsts estimate. They don't include
rent money, or what Is spent on
amusements, doctor's bills, lawyer s
fees and so on.
4 ------
.Milwaukee, Win.—Anthony Doria,
secretary-treasurer of the AFL's
United Automobile Workers, assailed
the monopolistic practices of an em-
ployers’ association In bringing suit
against one of Its member firms be-
cause It negotiated a wage Increase
with an AFL union.
The Chicago Foundrymen’a Asso-
ciation Is seeking *301.300 In dam-
ages from tbe Delta Star Electric
Company because It offered members
of the AFL local a 13-cent-an-hour
wage Increase which allegedly weak-
ens! the bargaining position of the
other 41 aamiciatlon members who,
through the association, offered a
maximum wage boost of 10 centa.
Commenting! on the action by the
employers' association, Mr. Doria
said:
"What chance has a worker got—
particularly an unorganized worker
Ry ARMOLD BEH HMAN
New Yerk Correspondent for
AFL Mews Service
New York.—By Ijtbor Day, antilabor
Congree«men In New York City and
state will be in position to know what
it menus to have the full-scale opposi-
tion of AFL memberq ranged against
them.
With a quiet efficiency, the Central
Trades and Labor Council of Greater
New York and the New York Stale
AFL have undertaken the task of or-
ganizing local branches of Labor's
League for Political Education.
Here’s how it'f being done:
Statewide: State AFT. President
Th,,mas A. Murrat aided by Secretary-
Treasurers Harold C. Hanover are
designating the central body of each
locality to ensure tbe largest possible
registration of voters. Particular em-
phosta will be directed at districts
represented by pro-Taft-Hartley Con-
gressmen. These Congressmen will be
the target for November 2.
The opeening of the big push will
come at the State AFL’s 85th Annual
Con ven’Ion opening August 2 tn New
York Ci’v when more than 1.200 dele-
gates are expected to hammer out a
pro-Fam to combat the Inroads of re-
actionaries and laborhaters. It will
be the 85th State AFL convention
against the 80th If. 8. Congress.
In a special directive to state af-
filiates, Murray and Hanover de-
clared :
“From here out. it must, be our un-
ions and labor freedom first Party
lines and personalities must take a
back rest.
“Tbe 80th Congress would never
have written a black record of reac-
tion. if we had been on our job two
'ears ago. In many states, leas than
half of our AFL membership was
registered to vote."
Citywide: The five New York coun-
ties have working committees assign-
ed to comb the areas for AFL mem-
bers. Under the capable direction of
Martin T. Lacey,
trtl Trades, and
Washington. — Tlte AFL’s United
Textile Workers of America, testified
before Public Contract* Administrator
William R. McComb, of the U. S.
labor Department, in f*vor of an
Increase from 40 cents to 87 eenta
an hour In the taxtile industry's
minimum wage under the Public Con-
•Facts Act.
Appearing at the forma) bearing
being held In the I-abor Department
building. UTW Secretary-Treaaurer
Llovd Klenert declared that tbe 40-
cent minimum, established under the
Public Contracts law in May, 1942,
was no longer the prevailing mini-
mum ware In the industry. The up-
ward swing In waxes during that
nerted. he explained^ has also pulled
the minimum up along with it. Aver-
age earnings In textile* increased,
between May. 1912 and th* present
from 52 2 cents an hour to 31 14 an
hour, an IncresKc "f almost 100 per-
C*A survey of the UTW’s contracts
disclosed that 94 percent of the work-
ers. subject to Its collective bargain-
ing agreement. rt<rived today a mini-
mum of at least 87 centa an hour
and ranging up to 81.65 an hour. Mr.
Klenert stated. In the South, he
pointed out. the minimum rate fn
cotton Is 87 cent’ sn hour, while In
the North it Is 97 cents sn hour. In
rayon and In w.xlen and worsted,
these run to 94 rents and 81.05 an
hour, respectively
He asserted that It should now bo
evident that tbe prevailing minimum
rate In moat textile plants la 87 cents
sn boor or better. He. therefore,
urged tbst the 87 rents mlninmm be
recognized under the Public Contracts
Ad In tbe textile industry.
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