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I Green Asks U. S. Senate Investigate Attack On Typos Washington. — AFL President William Green called on the Sen ate sub-committee on labor-man agement relations to investigate the “relentless campaign” waged by Taft-Hartley Act General Counsel Robert N. Denham. In letters to Senator E. Mur?, ray and other members of his committee, Mr. Green said: “Since 1947 General Counsel Denham of the National Labor Relations Board has relentlessly waged a ruthless and vindictive campaign against the Interna tional Typographical Union, in cluding, the issuance of 9 com plaints. 5 hearings dealing with the same evidence and the same issues, an injunction and a con tempt action. “When the NLRB issued its decisions in these cases and re-1 jected most of the extreme po sitions taken by Mr. Denham, | the ITU offered to comply in full with the orders of the NLRB.! Mr. Denham replied that he would ‘investigate’ the matter. “In this investigation he talked with no officer, agent or mem- ■ ber of the ITLT, though the ITU had pledged its full co-operation.; On the basis of the one-sided in- j vestigation, he recommended that the board’s orders be taken to court and. contrary to all prev- j ious practice the board, has re- I fused even to discuss the ques tion of compliance with these orders. “Your subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Education and Labor has had called to its attention nnmerous other in stances of arbitrary action by Mr. Denham. I hope that you will direct your staff to inquire fully into these questions: “1. Why was Mr. Denham’s ao-called investigation complete ly one-sided? “2. W’hy do Mr. Denham and, the board insist on wasting the money of the government, and' of the ITU, in litigation which \ can obtain nothing that the ITU has not already offered; namely, full compliance with the board’s orders ? “3. Is it the purpose of Mr. Denham and the board to sub ject the ITU and other labor organizations to an otherwise un necessary permanent injunction so that their employers can sub stitute the continuous threat of contempt suits for genuine col lecive bargaining? “4. Why do Mr. Denham and the board refuse even to discuss these matters, a refusal without precedence in the history of the NLRB? “5 What is behind Mr. Den ham’s relentless campaign against one of the oldest, most demo cratic and most respected consti tuent bodies of the American Federation of Lalior?" HEALTH BOOKLET Washington. — The Committee for the Nation’s Health. 1416 F St. N. W., announces it has avail able a comprehensive booklet con taining the facts about National Health Insurance, conveniently arranged for use in explaining, writing or debating this subject The handbook was prepared to help candidates for office, com munity leaders, doctors and health professionals representatives of organized labor, editors and in formed liberals. It furnishes them with the facts to deflate the medical lob by’s $1,100,000 advertising cam paign. This is scheduled to sat urate the press and radio in the critical weeks just before the elections. HANDICAPPED MEETING Washington. _ President Tru man is scheduled to open the an nual meeting of his Committee on National Employ the Handi capped Week, August 9. NEPH Week thia year will be observed October 1 through 7. Win $4,800 Scbolanbios J JL New York.—David Sullivan, president Local 32R of the AFL Ruilaiag Service Employee, presents Hope V. Morrison one of the $4,300 eckoUrships awarded by the union to Colombia University. Other winners, ell children of members of the local, are, L to r.. Celia B. Atwell, John E. Newell and Dennis M. Her ran. Looking on is Dean Harry J. Carman of Columbia. HOWARD T. COLVIN Howard Colvin Retired Aug. 1 Washington—Howard T Colvin retired effective August 1, as as sociate director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Serv ice. He reached the U. S. Civil Service compulsory retirement age of 70 years, although he is some years junior to/nis chief, the venerable Cyrus S. Ching. Mr. Ching, who selected Clyde M. Mills as an assistant director, said of Mr. Colvin: “The history of the U. S. Con ciliation Service and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Serv ice is the story, to a remarkable extent, of the career of Howard [ T. Colvin—his philosophy of la bor • management relations, his friendships, his sense of equity and fair dealing, and his nunier-J ous contributions to industrial peace.” Mr. Colvin joined the concilia tion service of the U. S. Labor Department in 1930 and served continuously as conciliator; as sistant to John R. Steelman and Edgar L. Warren under Secre taries of Labor Frances Perkins and Lewis B. Schwellenbach; acting director under both secre taries; and as associate to Mr. Ching since the service was made independent of the Labor De partment by the Taft-Hartley Law. He was ar member of the AFL Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and in 1929-30 served as presi dent of the Washington Central Labor Union and the Alexandria. Va., Central Labor Union. Mr. Mills, who will take over many of Mr. Colvin’s duties, is a former president of Columbia Typographical Union, affiliated with the AFL International Typographical Union. Auto Workers Get Back Pay Milwaukee, Wise. — Unanimous approval of a new 5-vear con tract proposal at the Briggs Stratton Corporation, was given by more than 2,000 members of Local 232 of the United Automo bile Workers of America, AFL. J* Approval of the proposal is expected to end the longest labor dispute in this city’s history. The settlement, which approxi mates a package of 52 4 cents an hour for the next year, fea tures the following: (1) Ten cents an hour retro active for all hours worked back to September 11, li»47. This alone is equivalent to 25 cents an hour for the next year. (2) A straight 10 cents an hour increase across the board. (3) A pension plan costing ^he company 134 cents an hour. (4) A health and accident in surance program costing the company another 4 cents an hour. These gains alone equal a 524 cents an hour package. In addition to this, employes will receive pay for four holidays lost as a result of strike activi ties. This feature averages about 353 for each employe, and is in addition to the wage retroactiv ity which may pay employes up to $700. The retroactivity cost to the company is estimated at approximately $1,000,000. An all-union shop was won subject to ratification in an NLRB referendum scheduled for July 20. The union’s demands for an ac ceptable grievance procedure were met and a complete overhauling of the seniority and transfer causes accomplished. Under this phase, any worker transferred for company convenience shall be paid the highest rate on the job from which, or to which, he is transferred, whichever is greater. The company has further agreed to make all data on time study and related matters available to the union and has specifically provided that time study results shall be subject to collective bargaining Among other gains are check off of dues, triple time for holi days worked, call-in pay, and a guarantee that the work-week will not be reduced. The 5-year contract will be reopened for wages each year with the current 10 cents an houw increase effec tive upon the signing of the con tract. The Briggs settlement brings to an end one of the most stub born fights ever to be waged by (Continued on Page 4) West Aleets East New MU._ war A PL State. Coaaty ul M tke Iateraattoaal CiafirMii ef Free _ __ Far Beat. aueta. I tor, I. Dekeyaer efUeBayUa -(Mt). arrntary-traaa Workera, A PL aiahir el ra4e Uaiea Warfctra. tton. ef^Mlaa fcYUaaal af tke AFL. Tka Philippine Workers Study ... Washington.—On a study tour of IA labor organizations, two Philippine union leader* are greeted by AFL President W illiam <!r«n. Loft, Juat C. Tan. president of the newly-formed Federation of Free Workers, and. right, Pacifiro Cruz, president I tHeral Labor Union Manila Railroad. ~ Japanese Unionists Here i Washington.—AFL Secretary-Treasurer Gaorga Maany welcome* representatives of Japanese democratic trade unions. Totaro Fujita, chairman jtenlral aiecutive committee Private Railway Workers Unions; Sfionji Mori, chairman central eaecutive committee Japan Espreaa Workers I'nion: Kaneto Tanaka, vice-chairinan Yawata Seitetsu Labor I'nion, and Morimitsu Kitamura, labor adviser to Kinki Civil Affairs Region and vice-chairman Osaka Labor Relations Com mission. Green Asks Labor Be Ready For War WASHINGTON. — AFL Pres ident William Green called on the government to keep the people informed fully on the Korean war, declared there must be “mobilization of labor,” and pledged: “Our unions are ready and competent to co-operate in that responsibility as free citizens should.” Mr. Green's assertions are con tained in an editorial prepared for the . August issue of The American Federationist, AFL monthly publication. He said: “Our country faces one of the great crises of history. • “We believed in men and found it impossible to credit evidence which indicated a great nation was preparing for a ruthless world war. “We tried to negotiate with the communists through repre sentatives in diplomatic confer ences and through the United Nations. Such decisions as were reached were not honored by ob servance Only proposals backed by show of force were effective “When the Soviets took advan tage of the impossible division of Berlin, we resorted to the long and expensive airlift. When the communists announced the youth invasion of Berlin in May, we moved up troops, tanks and served notice ,of preparedness for action. May Day brought no need for use of the military “The aggressions of North Ko rean forces their military equip ment and continued re-enforce ments all disclose the real pur pose behind this effort to "unite" South Korea with North Korea— to add another communist satel j lite to Moscow rule, i “When the President of the i United States took leadership in the Far Eastern crisis, he served notice that much as we value Peace we value more the prin ciples that underlie our way of life. “The uncertainty is ended—the choice is made — and we know what lies ahead. We know that the leaders - in the Kremlin and their agents and machinery rep resent the most reactionary de spotism the world has ever known—men who deny the ex istence of God and disregard all moral principles, seize upon the power of advanced technology to serve their barbarian purpose_ to force free people to live in subjugation to people who have never known freedom. “We are not ready militarily for the duty we face. Aa a free people we do not in times of peace keep a large standing army with large military . equipment and supplies. But the USSR used the postwar period and peace to train troops, to build j tanks, airplanes, submarines, atomic bombs, to provide civilian defense measures, and now stands better prepared for military ag gression than at any time in Rua-' sian history. "On the other hand, we stopped war plans and preparedness with the peace and find ourselves fac-. ing a situation with the impli cations of a Third World War. To all-out strategy for world peace we must add all-out pre- \ paredness for any eventuality j We cannot send our soldiers to the fighting front without train ing equipment and regular sup plies. We must provide quick transportation which will in crease mobility. “Above all else we must put back of this supreme effort unity of purpose and the constructive co-operation of every group of citizens. For preparedness for front-line service and for the safety of our civilian population at home and at work, every able bodied citizen must fijid his re sponsibility and make good There must be mobilization of labor. | Our unions are ready and com- j petent to co-operate in that re-! sponsibility as free citizens should. a • “We need the facts in order) that we can best help our cause. We need to know the gravity of present need so that we can help to get action. If war is localized j now we know it is only a q'ie« on of time until the inevitable happens. Only adequate pre paredness can safeguard us. “Above all, we should make plain our preparedness is to pro te t freedom and provide oppor tunity for freedom for all peo ples. We neither seek nor want more territory or responsibility for other people’s governments. But we do not want subject peo ple to tie deluded into thinking Labor Accorded Equal Status In War Effort WASHINGTON. — Organized tabor was accorded equal status with other groups on the top planning committee >{' the National Security Resources Board to push t). S. plans for victory in the Korean war and defense against Communist aggression anywhere in the world. NSRB Chairman Stuart M. Symington announced that he will organize a national policy committee consisting of three representatives each from labor, industry, agricul ture and the public “to consult with the board on major policy questions." ■ ~ - MILES E. BARRY Heads Legion (Special Correspondence.) Chicago. — Miles F Barry, a doctor of philosophy who is sec retary-treasurer of the Chicago cemetery workers’ union, has been chosen by the American Le gion to head the national labor relations commission of the big vet* rans’ organisation. Mr. Barry, who is 54. took His PhJD in economics at Loras Col-] leg* Dubuque, Iowa, in 1914. A year h* joined the circu late n department of the old Chi cago Herald, and took out his first union card in the Newspa per Drivers Union. Ir 1917 he enlisted in the Army and served in the Intelli gence Corps After 19 months on assignments in the United States and France, he was mus tered out in 1919. In 1940 he became associated with Local 73 of the AFL Build ing Service Employes’ Interna tional Union as a business rep resentative and organizer. As such he did an outstanding job of organizing the workers in the Chicago retail candy industry. At request of William L Mc Fetridge, international president, Mr. Barry organized the Ceme tery Workers, Greens Attendants and Instutional Employes’ Union Local 1045, in 1942. He has been: secretary-treasurer ever since. A Legion member since 1919, he is a former post and district commander, and was chairman of the Americanism committee of the Legion's Illinois Department. In both his AFL and his Legion j work he has been a crusader for many years against the dangers of communism. A year ago. as personal rep resentative of President McFet ridge, Mr. Barry helped settle th« strike of cemetery workers in New York. The strike was called by a non-AFL union which originally represented the New York workers. o- imunism brings freedom when we know it results in complete slavery' of the individual—body and soul.” Confer With Nehru Delhi, India.—The Asia Mlanion of the International Confedera tion of Free Trades Unions is received hr India’s Prims Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, L to r„ Richard DeverslI, AFL representative in Asia; Gordon Chapman, aecretary-treasnrer AFL State, Cosnty and Municipal Workers; John Brophy of the CIO; Pandit Nehra; Frederick W. Dailey of the British Trades Union Congress; Devon Sen of the Indian Trade Union Congress. APL President William Green announced that labor members will consist of himself, CIO Pres ident Philip Murray and Presi dent A. J. Hayes of the Inter national Association of Machin ists. They were selected by * temporary 9-man committee rep resenting all segments of lanor, Mr. Symington’s board is ex pected to follow decisions of this top policy committee- closely. Chairman Symington and rep resentatives of organised labor discussed methods by which labor could make _J.ts fullest contribu tion to the working of the board. This meeting was one of a series being conducted by the-Resources Board with representative groups in the several fields, from which the policy committee will be drawn. Mr. Symington announced the appointment of Eli Oliver and Everett Kassalow as assistants to the chairman of the board. Labor will recommend additional personnel from the field of labor to serve in the various divisions of the board. Mr. Oliver repre sents the AFL and Mr. Kassalow the CIQ. In addition to the national pol icy committee, the representa tives of labor recommended and Mr. Symington acceded that all industry committees created for marshalling our resources include labor personnel experienced in that particular industry. Mr. Symington expressed hia appreciation to the members of the ad hoc committee, headed by Mr. Green, for their cooperation and advice in the series of meet ings held in recent weeks. In addition to Mr. Green, Mr. Harrison and Mr Meany. mem bers of the committee were: CIO, Walter Reuther, Emil Riave and Jacob Potofsky; United Mine Workers, John L. Lewis; Inter national Association of Machin ists, AI Hayes, and Railway Brotherhoods, George E. Leighty. HALT CHILD LABOR Washington.—The first injunc tion in New Jersey restraining a farmer fjpm future violations of the child-labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act was recently handed down by Federal Judge Thomas F. Mad den for the U. S. Federal Court for the Disrict of New Jersey The injunction forbids the farmer from employing children under 16 during schooi hours. During last year’s strawberry picking season, investigations of the U. S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour and Public Con tracts Divisions found Louis Piz*i to, a Pittsgrove truck farmer, was employing 43 children under 16 as pickers during the hours they were legally required to at tend school. Wage-hour records show that most of these children were transients from Georgia and Flor ida and that their ages ranged from 7 to 15 years. The others were local children enrolled in the public schools. HOME RECORD Washington—The nation’s home builders between January and June, 1950. scored an all-time high for any half year on rec ord with a total of 687,000 new permanent non-farm dwelling units started. The January-June total for 1950 was 53 per cent above the 449,000-unit total for the com parable 1949 period.
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