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Sack enoCip/ 00N6M BONDS ([hr Charlotte labor Journal *’•*??. 'll *** r"r i SM" AND DIXIE FARM HEWS <W“ “»•* « «— ^ «'—< 3,~*« r WrWH •/ M99T Im »4« 4 V I. mm mm/ BUY MORE WAR BONDS AND DIXIE FARM HEWS Official Ihgmm •/ C*nt-ml fm (As A. F. L. VOL. XIV—NO. 24 AwnmiiiMT in Tmc journal •• a < INVCSTMCNT CHARLOTTE, N. C„ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1944 ▼MS RlAMM 12.00 Per Yew j+ber WIN Free Labor Will Out-Produce Nazi Slaves1 WAR IN *44 •r ft \ THE A. F. OF L SLOGAN FOR 1944 The ONLY REALLY INDEPENDENT WEEKLY in Meeklenburf County For a Weekly Its Readers Represent the LARGEST BUYING POWER in Charletts - ——————————■-T—————— - MECKLENBURG COUNTT IN ITS, ENTIRETY -- -■ ILL FREEDOM AT STAKE IN NLRB ELECTION FOR EMPLOYE CONTROL OF WESTERN UNION By W. A. LEAGUE, General President ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 24.—The coming election to be con tacted by the National Labor Relations Board will give Western (jgiai employes throughout the entire United States several rtunities. In 1940, when the old company dominated thrown out, Western Union employes everywhere _jb of their choice, officered by men and women who interested only in improving working conditions. The NLRB election will give Western Union employes the right to vote their approval of their own organization and to retain itrol. It will give them the right once again, to vote fre m they may remain free of all money-grabbing rackets. Since 1940 millions of dollars have |MM»n distributed to Western Union employes; much progress has been made toward equalising wages and we must continue this work thou sands of individual complaints have been settled satisfactorily in a prac ticml manner by telegraph men and women, local unions have been estab lished in all of the larger offices, and district employes are members of the nearest local, giving each member the right to discuss bad working con ditions with some friend who is a local officer, and understands the member's problems. The members having established these locals, they exercise rt** right to recall their offi cers, the right to appeal through proper channels, the right to recall any officer who fails to serve. This NLRB election will give Western Union employes the right to retain »ki, control and to get for themselves the things they should have. West ern Union employes will not vote away this right of self-organisation and control, they wiH not turn over their affairs to some foreign-con trolled, money grabbing racket. Moot unions representing Western Union employes are affiliated with the Aaseriean Federation of Labor. All American Federation of Labor affiliates are working in harmony in this effort to gain the right to ne gotiate a nationwide contract; a con tract which will restore full sick ben efits, increase pensions, shorten the work week, raise the wage level, classify all Jobs, equalise wages and give to Western Union employes the advantages they are due—advantages which can be obtained only through a national contract. The NLRB elec tion will give Western Union em ployes the right to retain control of their own A. F. of L. affiliate, and the right for affiliates to join for the purpose of negotiating the right con tract. The election will give the op portunity to vote against the ACA CIO, which is begging the Labor Board for 105 different units and which would thus set up a different unit in each city and district with little or no power; the right to vote against the ACA-CIO, which is not interested in improving conditions, but gaining a toe-hold here and there for some future fight. The Western Union employes should have had this right to vote long ago and settle the ?[Uestion once and for all by voting or the A. F. of L. To get to vote for the American Federation of La bor, and vote as Americana, and keep out the communists. When we win this election and the one bargaining unit, we can bring to the Western Union employes the vast benefits that can be obtained in system-wide bargaining. The telegraph employes in the office near to you needs the encouragement and advice of the A. F. of L. members in their area, the messenger boys who bring your tele grams, and any employe of Western Union who any member can contact will be helpful. We need the co operation of all A. F of L members to urge the Western Union employes to vote and vote A. F. of L. LABOR VOTE SET BY NLRB FOR W. UNION —V— WASHINGTON. Oct. 24—The National Labor Relatione board directed today that seven collec tive bargaining slictiene be hold ■■eng the employes of the West ern Union Telegraph company. Aboot CMM will be eligible to A majority of the throe-man hoard tamed down the proposal of the CIO anion that more than 1M district and city unite be es tablished. saying that Its adop tioa won Id resalt in a “crazy gailt.” The majority, consisting sf Chairman Harry A. MiUia and John M. Hons ton, also rejected the contentions of the AFL end the compear that all the employ es should rote la one nation wide anit. The employes la each of the compaay’s six geographic divi sions as well as the home office, will vote whether they wish to be represented for collective bargaining parposes by the Com mercial Telegraphers a a i o a (AFL). the American Commani eatioas association (CIO) or by neither. efmmmMUWvmmmmmnnmmmma PRODUCE FOR VICTORY THE MARCH OF LABOR | r&z WORKERS GALLED 1b THE COLORS RECEIVE 50% Of THEIR MINIMUM MM8CS FOR THE DURATION Of THE WAR AND ABE GUARANTEED TWEifi JOSS ON RETURN 1b CiVA LIFE. £|jyORE THAN 60% Of THE L_ A-F. ofl. MATiOfOAL OtiiOiS WERE o«6AAlirED BEFORE l9oo. -_> 1 g,A&* WCVfcS/j \-f#HTS/-A I Bcrs Bart 0HE GOVERNMENT »S THE f BaSetST PuBLtSHiff IH U.S., LSEUJN6 i^ooaooo &DS w.1 £1 CMC* HEAD DESERVES A UtitOl HAT. iOOCAkJ BE sure vojr hat e OKiON /HADE |F it MS-CUS LABEL. WHO ARE THE VETERANS? By ROTH TAYLOR We've talked a lot aboot what the attitude of the returned veterans will be toward Organised Labor. We know how high the feeling baa been against the unauthorized strikes, how much bitterness was stored sp. We've worried aboot it—and ■owe of us have written articles about it—among them, myself. Bat I heard a new slant on it the other day that 1 want to pass on to you. It was in a statement Lew Herrmann made recently at a Kiwanis Club meeting. They were asking him wkat would happen when the soldiers came home. Now you know Lew. We all know Lew. Be likes a good fight. So I sat tight and waited for the fireworks. HE SMILED WITH DECEPTIVE SWEETNESS AND SAID. “WHEN THE HOTS COME HOME, THEY'LL BE SO BUSY DOING JUST WHAT I DID AFTER THE LAST WAR, AND WHAT LOTS OF YOU DID, LOOK FOR A JOB WITH GOOD WAGES—TEAT THEY WON'T HAVE TIME TO SPEND GETTING MAD AT ORGANIZED LABOR FOR KEEPING THE WAGES 0P TO A LIVING STAND ARD." It went over—not with a bang, which is quickly forgotten —but with a deep seeping doom into the consciousness of the men there. You could aee that faint look of reminiscence over their own struggle. They had been thinking of the soldiers coming home as men who would still be soldiers; they had forgotten that once demobilised they would be job seekers, men who had to eat—and who wanted a living wage. You know—I think a lot of us have forgotten that, too. Demobilised veterans are men who have to work to eat They will want the advantages of fair dealings, the security of Or ganized Labor—provided they are sold on the welcome that awaits them in the trade anions. Of coarse, every member of a trade union knows wkat is planned—or should. But couldn't there be a little more public selling of the comprehensive plans under way? Couldn't there be a blocked notice on this in every issue of every labor paper? Couldn't slips for posting be sent to every church, lodge or club? Couldn't stories be sent regularly to the local papers telling of the local unions’ plus for the veterans? And couldn't each and every one of you check with the families of boys in the service whom you know and let them know what waits for them in the unions? IF ORGANIZED LABOR IS SMART, IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE VETERANS' PROBLEMS ITS PROBLEMS. AFTER ALL—FROM WHAT GROUP DO THEY MOSTLY COME? JOB-REFERRAL REQUIREMENTS ARE TIGHTENED —V— WASHINGTON— The WMC has announced its intention to tighten up on administration of the require ment that each new worker in an area show a statement at availability before obtaining employment. Workers planning to move to an other area are advised by WMC to consult the local USES office before leaving. The USES office can in form the worker about job openings in that and other areas and provide him, if he is eligible, with evidence of his availability. WMC warns that, without a state ment of availability from his last employer or the USES, a worker will be ineligible for referral to a new job, ana no worker may be hired for any job unless referred by USES. -V The true scientist eventually cor rects his own mistakes. -V Breaking down the yearly average, merican liquor drinkers consume nine million dollars worth every day. ——-V - Subscribe for The JoumuL CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 27 —T— RALEIGH, Oct. 23.—The opening of the 38th annual Christmas Sea! sale has been postponed from No vember 20 to November 27. This change was made to avoid conflict with the opening of the Sixth War Loan drive which was recently set for November 20. North Carolina's local tuberculosis associations and seal sale committees are now con centrating their efforts on putting this state over the top in its drive to sell $215,000 in seals, despite the fact that the drive will last one week leas than originally planned. Postponement of the opening of the Christmas Seal sale was announced last week by the National Tubercu losis association. Oar Boy* Can*! Win Doing a 10% Job— WILL YOU LEND MORE OF YOUR MONEY 1H£ Pestsoyer Eggs on his followers by blaming their troubles on innocent scapegoats — Ne groes. Catholics. Jews, or loreign born—an old Hitler trick. His real goal: riots, confusion—power for him self. I t Pont listen to him: WOMEN WORKERS CALLED “STABLE” BY THE DEPT. OF LABOR WOMEN’S BUREAU-OF 9330,000 BEFORE PEARL HARBOR, 8370,000 STILL ON THE JOB WASHINGTON.—From the fact that 85 per cent of the wo men employed before Pearl Harbor were still on the same kind of work in March, 1944, the Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor has concluded that women are relatively stable workers. ur the 8,830.000 women employed both before Pearl Harbor and in March, 1944, 8,370,000 remained in the aame occupational group, the Women's Bureau found in an analysis of changes in women’s employment during tne war. This figure repre sented about half the total number of women in the labor force. Women employed in manufacturing, sales and service jobs showed a great er tendency to shift occupation than those in professional categories, the report showed. In slightly more than two years, women’s employment increased 36 per cent, from a little more than 12,000, 000 to 16,500,000, the women's bureau said. Since many women have work ed, for a while and then quit, the en tire number of new entrants is more than 6,500,000, the bureau said. It pointed out, however, that most wo men who had left the labor market are married women whose husbands are present. & “It must not be assumed from this, however, that the majority of em ployed married women need not work, for the evidence is to the contrary," the Women's Bureau said. It point ed out that most working women, whatever their marital status and age, must support themselves. URGENT APPEAL TO CUT "USELESS TRAVEL”-TROOP MOVEMENT OF WOUNDED VETERANS’ TRANSPORTA TION, WAR ASSIGNMENTS, URGENT WASHINGTON.—The WPB has joined the ODT in an appeal to the nation to eliminate all non-essential travel and thus make room for the imperative movement of troops, wounded veterans returning from overseas, and persons engaged in important war assignments. William Y. Elliott, WPB’s Vice Chairman for Civilian Requirements, issued the following statement: “The unprecedented increase in civilian travel in recent months is a serious problem. Transportation fa cilities continue to be strained to the utmost in an effort to meet war de mands. Hotel facilities are complete ly unequal to the task thrust upon them in some of our most important war production and port cities. “The use of transportation in con nection with the war is increasing steadily. This is partly due to the transfer of military forces, to trans porting returning veterans, many of whom are wounded and must be tak en to hospitals and rehabilitation can ters, and especially to the long haul to the west coast in connection with the more vigorous prosecution of the Japanese war. “Organizations contemplating con ventions any time within the next six months should reconsider, and if possible defer their meeting, or re strict attendance. Hotels should co operate by discouraging unneces sary conventions, and by warning delegates to conventions, held despite the Government's request, that even reserved rooms cannot be giaranteed because important military and civil ian travelers serving the war effort must be accommodated first," Elliott said. S. C. CARPENTERS FIGHT THE USE OF WAR PRISONERS IN LABOR FIELD COLUMBIA, S. C., Oct. 23.—Use of enemy prisoners of war “in com petition with free labor” was pro tested yesterday by the State Coun cil of Carpenters (AFL) at an or ganization meeting attended by 67 delegates who leaders said represent ed 18 local unions and 10,000 carpen ters. J. R. Sweat of Indianapolis, lad., representative of the United Brother hood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (AFL) said the protest was aimed specifically at prisoners work ing at carpentry or any other skilled mechanical trade. Among speakers were Sweat, Hen ry W. Chandler of Atlanta, president of the Georgia State Council of Car penters and Charles A. Britton ef At lanta, of the War Man Power can mission’s apprentice division of the GI Bill of Rights. Temporary officers elected by the State council which applied imme diately for a charter were Roy Mc Kinney of Spartanburg, president, and J. C. Arnold of Charleston, sec retary-treasurer. —-V Subscribe for The JouraaL STAMPING OUT THE EVIL A ON!0 -Q*Ti
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