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Friday. June 28, 1953
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SIGNING UP
Hotel, July
Austin
State Eonference of
Texas Allied Printing Trades
27-28.
accountable
to workers.
program, with its $35 million
its
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of t he International Brother-
by the Senate Committee a few
Blood Donors Wanted
DONORS PAID FOR SERVICE
JULY FOURTH GREETINGS
W. KYLE CHAPMAN
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11 AFL Unions Meet
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Only One Ban So Far
Here's The Score
On Right-To-Scob
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posed as organized labor step-
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Plasters, Austin Hotel, Jury
27-28.
seciatien,
26-27.
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boiling:
1. The Executive Board of
Lathers, Commodore Perry He-
tel.
Texas State Council of Ma-
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Can’t Understand
GE Board Chairman Phillip
Read could not understand. He
said the GE-Metropolitan ties
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big loopholes, covered only the This fits General Electric, he
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The employer-run plans in-1 He said GE turned down a
volving the 92 percent of cover- ] union request that the health
ed workers are unpoliced, un- insurance contract be put up
regulated by law and are not to competive bidding. The GE
Special to The Journal
WASHINGTON, June 28—. A
Teamster Union official who
invoked the protection of the
County Commissioner, Precinct T.
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ameremeeme
that “compulsory production of
corpora** or association rec-
ords by their custodian is read-
handling of multi-billion
of Teamsters
Painters, Driskill Hotel, July
26-27.
Fifth Amendment against self- I
incrimination when asked to here by blasting corporation
tell the whereabouts of records I secrecy and backing George
in his keeping was upheld last
Special to The Journal I big avopnvies, covereu oly uE
WASHINGTON, June 28 — 8 percent involving the unions.
rexas aluiea rrmung rauedWhat did General Electric do "Th---*-------- --- i-
Council, Austin Hotel, July with the $20 million?
Texas State Pipe Trades As-
Where Is That S20 Million?
in New
Uy justifiable," but the eusto- _____ ..
dan may withhold information plans. Labor wants aS funds
as to the whereabeuts of the subject to federal registration
moods and diasinsnee.
week by the U. S. Supreme 1
Court. *
The decision, by a vote of 9
to 9. reversed a contempt find-
AFL-CIO International
This, even though the law a year in premiums, went to
regards health and welfare Metropolitan Life, on whose
‘ coverage as another form of board sit two directors of GE.
1 dollar health and welfare funds, wage payment for which the
belonging to workers. | worker has given the company
These events kept the pot full value.
photo above, Calvin Daniel
(front left), business agent
of San Antonio Carpenters
Local 14, and A. J. Christian,
business agent of Dallas Lo-
cal 198, register for the con-
vention last weekend of the
Texas State Council of Car-
penters in Houston. Working
on the registration were C.
P. Driscoll, (seated) Carpen-
ters international representa-
tive. Mrs. Chester Smith and
Chester Smith, secretary of
th* Council. In the photo at
right, Mrs. Stanley Wiggins,
Abilene, registers for the
convention of the Carpenters
Auxiliaries. With her are
Mrs. Gilbert Hanson, El Paso,
secretary, and Mrs. A. J.
Christian, Dallas, president.
3. Th* Senate Labor Com- in welfare funds where there the disclosures of corruption
---- ments from the National Associ-( competitive bidding and years ago chiefly concerned
The high court’s ruling held ation of Manufacturers and the where there are close ties union and jointly-administered
United States Chamber o f between the insurance carrier plans. He said only later were
Commerce against applying and those who can say where the employer - administered
federal disclosure legislation to the contract shall be placed, plans investigated.
[ employer-admimistered welfare [
Can’t Get Account
IUE has never been able to go back far past his 15 year
! Union of Electrical Workers get General Electric to account link to Metropolitan.
opened its quarterly meeting for its.handling,o insuranee He aso saia it was in
- “ ‘ and.healtnaprograms.IUE has GE‘s interest to get the best
and backing George shargeditnats—Giukeptalcthe insurance rates. Read did not
Meany's attack on GE's hand- u urograms in the 1950 54 answer either the conflict of
ling of welfare funds. Meicaprosrams the I interest eharge or the fact that
2. An AFL-CIO spokesman .... c. , .. . ne accounting is made to em-
said the replies from company AFL-C1O President George ployes.
executives proved labor's Meany a few days ago told Sen. Paur Douglas (D-mn.)
charges of possible management Congress the possibility of “cor- who is sponsoring a strong bill
ruption and malfeasance" exists in this field, pointed out that
1 ped up its campaign to rip
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TWE HOUSTON LKBOR JOURNAL
Magic Chef Loses
Its Union Label
The AFL-CIO Stove Mount-
ers advise union families in
the Houston area that Magic
Chef gas ranges are now being
produced under non-union
conditions.
For many years Magic Chef,
Inc., operated under a union
contract at St. Louis, Mo. But
xecently it moved to Frank-
Im, Tenn., and began produc-
ing stoves under the name of
Dortch Stove Co., as a divi-
non ot Magic Chef, Inc.
This runaway plant no long-
er deserves the patronage of
union families because of its
refusal to contimnue union
wages and working condi-
tions, th* Stove Mounters
ehasged.
chinists, Driskill Hotel, July
26-28.
Texas State Conference of
Motet, S01ha5.P1oy6e Auti Veil oi Secrecy on Funds
Asks GE Once More:
Special to The Journal
AUSTIN, June 28— Eleven
state association meetings have
been scheduled for Austin prior
to the convention of the Texas
Sbate Federation of Labor which
wM be held July 29 in the
Stephen F. Austin Hotel.
Additional associations were
expected to announce their
annual sessions soon. The
sehedule, according to informa-
tion received in th* Federation
office is as follows:
Texas State Association of
Journeyman Barbers, Driskill
Hotel, July 28-29.
Texas State Ledge of Boiler-
makers, Austin Hotel, July 26-
27.
Texas State Building and
Construction Trades Council,
Austin Hotel, July 24-25.
Texas State Association of
Electrical Workers, Austin Ho-
tel, July 26-27.
Lon* Star State Council of
Special to The Journal
WASHINGTON, June 28—"Scab” law bills or resolu-
tions have been introduced in 13 state legislatures this year.
Four states with “right-to-work” laws considered repeal.
The overwhelmingly Republican Indiana legislature
enacted the first ban on the union shop in any highly in-
dustrialized state. Gov. Harold Handley (R) permitted the
measure to become law without his signature.
In Kansas, where Democratie Governor George Doek-
Ing said he woula veto "scab” legislation, the Republican
legislature passed a resolution putting a constitutional
amendment on the ballot for a referendum vote in 1958.
In California and Deleware, battles over "right-to-
werk” are stin in progress. A bill in the latter state passed
the House on its first two readings, then was stalled in
committee at least temporarily as labor rallied many pub-
lic leaders in opposition.
The “scab” proposal was voted down decisively in floor
tests in Colorado, Wyoming, Connecticut, Idaho and New
McvUn, and killed by votes in committee in Illinois. It
died in committee without action in Maryland and Ohio.
Bills also Introduced in Vermont and New Hampshire
were not regarded as serious threats by local labor spokes-
men.
A repeal bill is still before the Alabama legislature.
Other repeal measures were killed in committee in Utah
and North Dakota. A bill to repeal the Nevada law was in-
troduced late in the session with the backing of some state
industrialists as well as labor.
Health and welfaze hinds
total an estimated $2a billion.
Of workers covered by them,
92 percent are under employer-
run plans; 7.5 percent are under
joinily administered plans and
A percent are under union-run
plan*.
Law Covers 8 Percent
Most of th* manty is in the
emeployer-acm inistered pre-
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