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Federation of Labor
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VOL. XIV. NO. 10
CHARLOTTE, N. C-, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1944
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“WIN THE WAR IN ’41\”
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CONTRACT CLAUSES FOR WOMEN
ARE SUGGESTED BY LABOR DEPT.;
STANDARDS DRAWN UP BY WOMEN
WASHINGTON.—To assist unions in phrasing contact pro
visions relating to women workers so as to safeguard their wel
fare, the Woihen’s Bureau of the Department of Labor has out
lined six suggested clauses governing women workers for in
clusion in union contracts. The suggested standards were drawn
up in consultation with women representatives of AFL and CIO
unions.
First of the suggested standards is
the general provision: “It is mutually
agreed between the company and the
union that no .discrimination based on
sex or marital status shall be prac
ticed or permitted.”
Other provisions relate to wages,
seniority, rest periods, lunch periods,
and maternity leave.
The Women’s Bureau recommends
a wage clause which provides that
wage rates be set by the job, not by
the sex of the worker. It also would
prohibit -designating jobs or depart
ments "male” or “female” jobs or de
partments and would provide the same
starting rate for all inexperienced
workers, regardless of sex.
As to seniority, the suggested stand
ard would specify that women shall
accumulate seniority in the same man
ner as male employes, and shall have
the same rights of promotion or trans
fer to other departments. Seniority
status would be transferable to other
departments, and hiring of a new em
ploye, when a woman was available
for upgrading, would be prohibited.
Other provisions would authorize
two 10-minute rest periods and a 30
minute lunch period, without loss of
pay, and would permit a woman work
er to take maternity leave of not less
than '6 weeks before delivery and 2
months after without loss of seniority
status. “Pregnancy shall not be
grounds for dismissal of any woman
employe,” this provision states.
FORTY-SIX STATES HAVE WAGE
PAYMENT LAWS TO PROTECT
WORKERS AGAINST NON-PAYMT
WASHINGTON.—Forty-six states and Alaska, Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico have some sort of law dealing with payment of
wages, the Department of Labor reports in the Monthly Labor
Review. Only Delaware, Florida, and the District of Columbia
have no such legislation.
Ia moat states, laws on wage pay meat and wage collection protect
workers against employers who fail to pay wages regularly or who do not
pay ia fall or who do not pay at all. Most of the laws require employers' to
maintain regular pay days for their employers.
Fourteen states and Hawaii hare wage collection provisions authorizing
the labor commissioner or other administrative agency to take assignments
of workers’ claims for back wages. He may prosecute civil actions for their
collection through the courts, without cost of the worker, if the claims are
deemed valid and enforceable.
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“IDEAS FOR VICTORY” SAVE OUR
GOVT. OVER 22 MILLION A YEAR
WASHINGTON.—Civilian employes of the War Department
through participation in the “Ideas for Victory” program saved the
government an estimated $22,242,197 during the first 12 months of
the program and were rewarded $230,714 for their prize-winning
suggestions, the War Department announces.
During the first year, employes submitted 109,011 suggestions. Of
this total 9,804 were adopted. Cash awards ranged from $5.00 to
$1,250 with three employes receiving the top reward. One suggest
ed a method of doubling the load of boxed artillery on railroad cars
effecting an annual savings of $1,000,000, while two other employes
collaborated in devising a propeller straightening device which is
now saving the government an estimated $1,300,000 annually.
The program was inaugurated in June 1943 by the Honorable
Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War.
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One of the eternal conflicts -out of which life is made up
is that between the efforts of every man to get the most he
can for his services and that of society to get his services
for the least possible return.—Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
I. T. U. WILL REAFFILIATE
WITH A. F. OF L. IN AUGUST
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Arrangements have been com
pleted for the formal reaffiliation of the International Typo
graphical tnion with the American Federation of Labor in
August. §
The members of the union voted to return to the AFL
fold in a recent referendum election. President-elect Ran
dolph, of the ITU, notified AFL Secretary-Treasurer George
Meany that 60 days must elapse before the union can act on
the results of the referendum. He said that he would for
ward a check for per capita tax on 64,000 members next
month. This means the union will be represented at the AFL
convention in November.
TEXTILE WORKERS ARE FACING
NEW CHALLENGE FOR GREATER
PRODUCTION THAN EVER BEFORE
WASHINGTON.—Workers in the already under-manned textile
industry in this country now face an even "greater production
challenge with the Army’s announcement that the amount of cotton
duck in the various Quartermaster depots had been reduced to the
lowest levels since Pearl Harbor as a result of requirements of the
Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Maritime Commission during the
last six months. In addition, the Army plans to procure 28,000,009
square yards of nylon fabrics, almost double the amount now under
contract. ’
The War Department said much of the duck, which has been
stored in Quartermaster Depots, was used for items needed by all
services in the stepped-up offensive operations by our task forces.
These items included tarpaulins, tents, truck covers, bunk bottoms.
Virtually all American military strength in the Pacific is quarter
ed under canvas. Throughout that area the life of canvas is much
shorter than in temperate climates.
THIS IS REALLY BOND BUYING
HARTSVILLE, S. C. — Tracy Lee Brown, 26-year-old
draft-exempt clerk in a Hartsville, S. C-, manufacturing
plant, has invested his entire salary for the past 18 months
in war bonds, the War Finance Division reports. Mrs.
Brown, who works in the same plant with her husband, is
spending half her weekly wages for bonds. The other half
goes for necessities not raised on their farm and for clothing.
S. D. ANTI - LABOR
LAW IS PARTLY
INVALIDATED
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SIOUX FALLS, S. D.—The anti
union law passed in South Dakota in
1943 through the efforts of the
Christian American Association was
partly outlawed in circuit court here
when the State Federatioti of Labor
contested its constitutionality.
Judge Lucius J. Wall held uncon
stitutional parts of the law which
limit picketing, bar soliciting of dues
and members on employers’ property,
and would ban “interference with the
free movement” of agricUlturaal prod
utcs. Parts of the law requiring un
ions to file annual statements of in
come and expenditure were declared
constitutional.
HUDSON HOSIERY
PETITIONS ARE
DISMISSED HERE
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The petitions and amended petition
for certification of representatives
of employes of Hudson Knitting Co.,
all of Charlotte, N. C., filed by the
American Federation of Hosiery
Workers, C.I.O., was ordered dismiss
ed by the National Labor Relations
board a few days ago.
The petitions were dismissed be
cause no collective bargaining repre
sentative had been selected by a ma
jority of the employes in the unit1
found appropriate in an election held
June 23.
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BONDS.
LABOR JOURNAL IS THANKED
FOR ITS PART IN THE RECENT
INFANTILE PARALYSIS APPEAL
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE
PARALYSIS
(Incorporated)
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July 14, 1944
W. M. Witter, Editor
Charlotte Labor Journal and Dixie Farm News
302 South College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dear Editor:
While all reports are not yet in, we know now that our
1944 Fund-Raising Appeal was the most successful we have
ever conducted.
During this Appeal the labor press of the United States
gave us particularly fine support. Undoubtedly the editors
of the labor papers realized tht a large share of the benefits
of the National Foundation’s work would return to the
families of the men and women workers of America who are
doing such a commendable job in America^ vital Production
Army.
Today, with infantile paralysis again on its summer march,
I wanted to extend our sincere thanks to you on behalf of the
thousands of children and adults who will be aided through
your efforts and through the contributions from labor gen
erally.
Sincerely yours,
: ; BASIL O’CONNOR, President.
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ONLY 11 PER CENT OF STRIKE
LOSSES WERE DUE TO A. F. OF L
WORKERS, SHOWN BY SURVEY
INDEPENDENT UNIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR 71 PER CENT
OF MAN-DAYS LOST, LABOR DEPT. FINDS •
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Members of the American Federation
of Labor have lived up to their no-strike pledge better than any
other comparable group of workers in the country, according to
an official report just made public by the Department of Labor.
This report shows that while the AFL comprises more than half
of the organized workers in the nation, its members accounted
for only 11 per cent of the total man-days lost due to strikes dur
ing 1943. Only 20 per cent of the total number of strikers were
A. F. of L. workers.
By contrast, the CIO with a far
smaller membership, had 44 per cent
of the total number of strikers and
they accounted for 16 per cent of the
man-days lost
But tne most significant item in the
report revealed that unions not affili
ated with either the AFL or the CIO
were responsible for 71 per cent of
the total Idleness from strikes in 1943.
The chief reason for this fact was
the disastrous coal strike conducted
by the United Mine Workers Union,
which constituted the one big blot on
labor’s war record during the year.
Although the number of strikes by
vli€ Labor Department reveals the ef
fective work done by headers of both
AFL and CIO unions in halting
strikes once they started.
Althought the number of strikes by
affiliates was proportionately large,
the time lost was almost infinitesimal
because through the efforts of union
leaders living up u> the no-strike
pledge the men were persuaded to go
back to work in a day or two in mo«t
The nation did not receive similar
cooperation from leaders of “inde
pendent,” unaffiliated unions who, in
several instances, openly flouted the
no-strike pledge and ordered workers
to remain off the job.
One of the best records in 1943 was
made by the railroad brotherhoods,
most of which are AFL affiliates.
They engaged in only seven strikes
and accounted for only one-tenth of
the total workers involved in strikes.
Another interesting feature of the
report shows that jurisdictional
strikes have almost disappeared in
war-time. A few AFL-CIO disputes
cropped up to interfere with produc
tion, but strikes caused by jurisdic
tional troubles between two AFL af
filiates were virtually non-axistent.
Wages were the issue at stake in
more than half the strikes—1,906 out
of 3,734—the tabulation disclosed.
Most of the wage strikes were de
mands for increased rates. Many
were protests against adjustments of
time or piece rates which workers felt
would result in lower eat uings; others
were strikes over applicat'on of over
time rates, incentive systems, etc.
More than one-fourth of the total
strikes resulted from disputes over
working conditions and company poli
cies such as seniority, disciplinary
methods, racial questions, supervision
or work loads. About 16.7 percent—
or 585 strikes—arose from questions
concerning union organization—in
cluding recognition as bargaining
agent, strengthenig of bargaining
position, and closed or union shop
recognition. Considerably more than
half of the strikes involving union or
ganization also concerned wage and
hour issues.
NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS
From now on all workers, male and female, must be hired
under provision of the War Manpower Commission's Em
ployment Stabilization Program. Under the new Priorities
Referral Plan, all male workers, and all in-migrant female
workers, must be hired through the local U. S. Employment
Service offices.
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