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Entered as second-class mail matter September 11, 1931, at the
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WINS FIGHT SO UNION MEMBERS CAN SERVE IN
LEGISLATURE
North Carolina is the only state which denies legislators
both travel and expense allowances, says The Machinist,
official publication of the International Association of Ma
chinists Union in its May 17 issue, in an interesting article
which points out that Rep Jesse Vetter of the Idaho legis
lature, a member of the I. A. M., has won another round
in his fight for more union men to join him as state legis
lators.
Continuing The Machinist article says: '" f''
“Vetter, a retired member of I. A. M. Lodge 86, led a
successful labor-backed campaign in the Idaho Legislature
to boost legislators' pay by $5 a day. The Legislature ap
proved the pay raise recently at the 1951 session.
“Ever since Vetter entered the Legislature in 1943 he
has been fighting for pay boosts for state representatives
and senators. He saw it was impossible for able union
members to serve as legislators as long as the pay was less
than what they earned on their regular jobs plus enough
to cover the cost of living away from home dyring sessions.
Union members simply don’t have the means to quit work
for two months if the pay they get as legislators won’t sup
port their families and cover their expenses. The bill Vet
ter introduced and finally pushed to passage provided for
a $5-a-day expense allowance in addition to the $10-a-day
salary, to bring the total to $15 a day.
“‘Workng men,’ Vetter told The Machinists, ‘now can af
ford to serve in the Idaho Legislature, and we sure need
more union men in all our Legislatures.’
“Unless a lot of other- state legislatures in session this
year have followed Idaho’s lead, there is plenty of room for
improvement throughout the nation. New Hampshire pays
its legislators only $200 per term, although it grants a fair
ly generous travel allowance. Rhode Island pays but $5 a
day, gives no personal expense allowance, although there is
a mileage rate. Utah provides $300 per year but no ex
pense allowance. It allows 10 cents a mile for one round
trip to the capital. Tennessee’s $4-a-day for 75 days with
no expense allowance dates back to its Constitution of 1870.
The Tennessee legislators’ situation is improved somewhat
with $4 for each 25 miles of travel.
“North Carolina is the only state which denies legislators
both travel and expense allowances. Total compensation
is $600 per session. Thirty-one states, prior to this year’s
sessions which may change the picture somewhat, paid
nothing for expenses other than travel. New Jersey, which,
comparatively treats legislators quite handsomely with a
$3,000 a year salary, takes care of travel with a rail pass.
“New York and California top the list. New York pays
$5,000 a year plus actual travel expenses for one round
trip per week while sessions are in progress. California
allows $3,600 a year, $12-a-day expenses during sessions,
and travel at 5 cents a mile.
“Vetter says that it isn’t simply zeal for state govern
ment economy which leads reactionary forces to oppose pay
increases for state legislators. He knows from experience
that business interests feel that as long as service in the
Legislature is too expensive a luxury for tne average work
ing man to afford, they will continue to get more of the kind
of legislation they want. Plain people will get a better
break, he says when more union members can afford to
serve as state legislators.”
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An Or«riow
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ed the plants in the drawing
room, Josephine?”
“Yes, ma’am. If you listen
closely you can hear the water
dripping on the carpet."
Half Fare
Mother (in a tram car): “Stop
staring at the gentleman Donald.
Stop it, I say, or 111 tweak the
ear off ye!”
Donald: “Niver a tweak, mith
er, or I’ll tell the conductor how
old I am.”
Arithmetic
A girl bought a ticket in a big
Christmas lottery, and insisted
on having the ticket number 51.
It turned out to. be the winning
number, and she received $15,
000.
A reporter called upon her and
asked: “Why did you especially
want ticket 51?"
“Well,” she said, “for seven
flights I dreamed of number sev
en, and seven sevens are 51, so
I bought the ticket!”
Duly Warned
One Sunday an English church
i became so crowded the pastor
decided to have the verger stand
outside with a notice reading
“House Full.”
Just then a little man ran
up and wanted to enter. Upon
being refused admission he
pleaded that he had a very ur
gent message to deliver to John
Smith — a matter of life and
death.
The verger, a kind old man,
eventually succumbed.
“All right.” he said, “you can
slip in—but Heaven help you if
I catch you praying!”
Snowball
The ichthyologist, was asked to
read a paper before a learned
delegation of zoologists. He
chose as his subject “The History
of the Ling Cod.” The secretary
who typed the program had nev
er heard of the species called
“Ling.” and corrected it to "Liv
ing.”
The printer who turned out the
programs glanced at the 'title,
made his own correction on the
last word, and the scientist found
himself on the platform facing
an audience awaiting his paper
on “The History of the Living
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
WHAT WAR IS ABOUT
(Continued from Page 1)
found no reason to change a word
of this statement. Experience has
proved beyond doubt the wisdom
of it.
It is in this language—plus the
statement of the employer’s and
union’s’ duty to bargain in good
faith—that you have the keystone
of the entire structure of govern
ment and collective bargaining.
The very nature and cause of
our emergency underscores the
importance of strengthening the
principles of collective bargain
ing.
There are no short-cuts to the
benefits of orderly collective bar
gaining. Before either manage
ment or labor, for reasons of their
own immediate advantage, decide
to follow a will-o-the-wisp substi
tute for collective bargaining, let
them remember that industry and
labor not only enjoy more free
dom but are more productive
when they work together under
mutually agreed terms taan under
conditions dictated by government.
True, emergency and stabiliza
tion measures mean modification
of collective bargaining. Herein
lies the challenge. Management
Phone 4-2394
121 W. Market
Greensboro, N. C.
•mi labor, to preserve and aug
ment their joint strength, should
fashion, through negotiation, these
modifications. In short, collective
bargaining should be the tool for
sharpening and shaping collective
bargaining procedures for the du
ration. To do otherwise, is to for
get the lessons of history and lose j
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