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i - Give Yoar Loyal Support to Your Labor Publications CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL Oldest Bona Fide AFL Newspaper in North Carolina VOL. XIX; NO. 3 CHARLOTTE. N. C., THURSDAY, MAY, 26, 1949 Subscription Ih-ice $2.00 Year Exhibits At Union Industries Show Delight Great Throngs The now-famous Union Industries Show has become a super-colossal affair. Today, Director I. M. Ornburn said, “the only problem confronting tfie Union Industries Show is where to find suitable space to house the exhibition. Auditoriums and public halls, large enough to hold the Show, are greatly limited and if it keeps expanding we shall explore the possibility of using a large circus tent. “Our Show is the only one of its kind,” Mr. Ornburn added, ‘‘and it is so different because thero are action displays in which skilled craftsmen actually make popular union-made articles be fore an intensely interested audi ence which stands for hours gaz ing at the miracles performed in goods and services by labor and management under the A. F. of L. emblem of good relations.” The Union Industries Show was televised on all available hookups. It was broadcast on coast-to-coast radio networks and newscasts were made every day on local stations. It was “shot” for tech nicolor during every hour of the 5-day union cavalcade. The daily newspapers in Cleveland gave the Show a good play but the labot press went, all out to advertise the event throughout America. “I am well satisfied with the results of our 4th AFL Exhibi tion,” said Director I. M Orn burn, "and I am glad that so many people not in attendance were able to see ft over television and also that millions will be able to visualize our unique Show in local motion picture theatres, public gatherings, and union meetings during the coming months The next Union Indus tries Show will be held in 1950 at Philadelphia, opening May 8th for one week.” BUILDING TRADES TO RECOMMEND LABOR POLI CIES OF APPRENTICESHIP WASHINGTON, D. C.—Official recognition has been given to five national joint management labor apprenticeship committees in the building trades by Secre tary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin. He has appointed them as the policy-recommending bodies to the Bureau of Apprenticeship on all matters relating to apprentice training in their respective trades. These trades are electrical, painting and decorating, sheet metal work, bricklaying, and stained glass work. It is anticipated that the ma jority of the other national trade apprenticeship committees which have been established to date will request this Federal recog nition. At the present time na tional joint apprenticeship com mittees are established in 15 skilled trades, including the five mentioned. The other 10 trades in which these committees are organised are: Plumbing, steamfitting, car pentry, plastering ceasent, as phalt and composition finishing, roofiing. tile setting, terrasso work, photoengraving, machinists and tool and die making. LEO GEORGE National President Washington, D. C. BURGESS RE-ELECTED” VA. CAROLINA TYPO. CON. SECRETARY-TREASURER ROANOKE. VA.—O. N. Bur gess, member of Charlotte <N. C.) Typographical Union. No. > 338, and linotype operator of Thei Charlotte Observer, today was re elected secretary-treasurer by the Virginia-Carolinas Typographical conference. The printers elevated their vice president, E. M. Hathaway, of Richmond, to presidency of the conference, J. B. Mathews of Charleston. S. C., was elected vice president. The labor movement was de scribed as “a defender of human rights” here today by Woodruff Randolph, president of the Inter national Typographical union. “Employers would be acting in the capacity of a complete dic tator over the lives of one-half of the nation” if it were not for the ITU and similar labor or ganizations, Randolph told the delegates. He said “manufacturers and their organization.” had been in “control” of Congress “for a great many years." during which time they fought to retain “as much of their control as possible” over workers. The Taft-Hartley labor act,] said Randolph, was “tailor-made to beat down organized labor.”, He criticized especially provisions’ against the closed shop and oth- j ers compelling the submission of financial reports by unions and requiring non-Communist affida vits by union officers. It is ( “facism pure and simple,” Ran dolph said, “when the government ia going to be the final arbiter in disputes.” Randolph spoke at a banquet session which ended the 29th Tri State ITU conference. Youth Employment Is Now On Decline TEEN AGE EMPLOYMENT CHANCES ONLY HALF AS GOOD AS A YEAR AG& RALEIGH — The number of 'teen agers certified for employ ment in North Carolina last month was just half as large as the number certified in April, 1948, State Labor Commissioner Forrest H. Shuford reported to day. A total of 789 minors under 18 years of age were issued em ployment certificates . by public welfare superintendents during April, Shuford said, compared with a total of 1,577 in April, 1948. fne uiior commissioner saiu that employment of minors nor mally picks up during the late spring. Last month, however, the number of 'teen agers certified was smalled than the total of 800 certified in March. The April drop was sharpest in manufacturing industries. Among tne group of 552 minors 16 and 17 years of age who were certihed last month, 405 took part-time or full-time jobs in non - manufacturing industries. Only 147 went to work in manu facturing plants. A total of 237 certificates for work outside school hours were issued to minors below lfi years of age, Commissioner * Shuford stated. The shrinking job market caused by the current economic recession affects minors and other “marginal” workers even more strongly than it does skilled and experienced adult employees, he said. OFFICIALS OF P. O. CLERKS TO VISIT NORTH CAROLINA Pictures on this page are of officials of the National Federa tion of Post Office Clerks who will httend the North Carolina Federation of P. O. Clerks an nual convention in Asheville, June 10 and 11. i JOHN M. TORKA Au't. Secretary-Treasurer Washington, D. C. $106,840 Spent By Coal Miners In Past 2 Years WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Welfare and Retirement Fund of the United Mine Workers of America reported that it had sj)ent $i06,840,139 in benefits for soft coal miners and their families since payments began two years ago. NOTICE The reason this issue of The Journal is late is due to an ax tensive job of remodeling which has been going on in our plant since the first of May which put our facilities out of order until it was completed. The hack wall on our building was ready to topple over and the landlord was compelled to rebuild the wall at once. The need was so urgent that only little notice could be given us. While this work was underway we asked the landlord to make other improve ments and from now on we will have The Journal to you on time each week. For this delay deeply apologetic and thank our sub scribers and advertisers for their patience. All back issues of The Journal will be coming to you in short order. THE PUBLISHER. OSCAR L. WHITESELL National Vice President Gieensboro, N. C. WILLIAM OTTK Nat’l Socretary-Trananrar Washington, D. C. It pointed out that the money relieved human want and suffer ing that had been partially or totally neglected for many years. Up to May 1, 344,168 benefici aries receive disability and wid ow’s assistance grants, pensions death benefits and medical care. Money is paid into the fund by the coal operators at the rate of 30 cents per ton of coal mined under the contract with the union. Throughout the report, empha sis is laid on the needs already existing before the fund came into being. “This is a report that cannot be considered fairly without background,” the open ing statement said. “Disburse ments arc not related merely to the 1946-49 period, but have to do with a great backlog of human miser* built u» b* tv-Viy* asg. > lect in full 60 years.” MANY NEGLECTED 25 YEARS The disability and death bene fit system, begun in 1947, was made retroactive to 1946. When the fund started, the medical staff reported, more than 400 miners who were paralyzed from the waist down as a result of mine, accidents “that had literally broken them in two and severed their spinal cords. “Many of these men had lain in hill cabins or in small mining camps without medical care for more than 25 years,” it added. More than half the payments. 667,976,462, has been paif) in dis ability and widow’s assistance grants. Disability benefits pro vide a maximum of $60 per month for the disabled miner, $20 for his wife, and $10 for each dependent child. The maximum amount for widows is $60 a month with $10 for each depend ent child. From all maximum allowable amounts in both disability and widows’ assistance grants, deduc tions are made of money received from Social Security old age and survivors’ insurance Workmen’s Compensation and any regular income. “73 PER CENT HAD OLD t INJURIES” During the first year of its operation, the report said, it was found that “over 73 per cent of the miners receiving disability benefits were suffering from ill ness or injuries of many years.” A payment of $1,000 is made to wives of dependents of union members who died after May 21', 1946. The total of such disburse ments is $12,320,524. Pensions began in September, 1948, but they were made retro active to May 29, 1946. The pen sion payment is 9100 a month. There have been 19408 pensions (Continued on Page 4)
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