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BIRMINGHAM By AIkew fly CHARLES WV. HARVES, Recording Secretary BAlneriiian IRIMINGtlAM now j Jladimar ldns cities having fine new local raton beetleuarters. This enterpris ins Il...lIunion of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has purchastd a new buillbis on a basin.ess street in the Southerm metropolis and become handier to varied and comple, business activities from this center. The building is comparatively new, has dignity and is unusually attractive architeerurally. It is significant that Local Union No, 1:6, owner of the ,,w building, celebrated the Iprogress made by this local uiin by presenting honor buLttons to long-tine members who had continuous service records for 15 and 25 years. This building is attractively furnished and has a pleasant patio in the rear. CITY OF STEEL Birmingham is, of course, the largest city in the state of Alabama. It is a railroad center and it is sometimes called the Pittsburgh of the South, due to its large steel and coal interests. It is a city now over 425,000. Unionism has not always had a smooth road in this steel city inasmuch as the coal and steel magnates opposed unionization. Local Union No. 136, however. h eas always had a good .Wczes Ynl The Journal AldonSta Local Union No. B-136 gets new quarters as evidence of continued progress in steel city rtetr(d of orgatiztlioji a nd made u. usual pqrestss in the last few years, The state offices of the Alabama State Federation of Labor are in Birmingham. The president elf L,'al Union No. B-1i36 is R. F. Crook; the recording s.eretar y is Eharles W. flapyes; financial seeretary. W. n. Rogrs; business manager, Rugh Brown. Local unions like Birmbngham study constantly to place the local union on a Irm financial basis and they believe that investment in good property (uring tidies of prospr ily like these is a wise p to cedure. The dedication ceremony was st.r ted at 7 p. m. with a buffet supper ineluding all the trbimings, with city and county officials and officials of other building trade untions and electrical contractors being present. The meeting was o~en d by our president. I. F. Crook, who welcodied the members and guests and then turned the meetuig over to our business of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operators manager, IHugh Brown, who arted as master of . .remonies and who introduced all of our guests, seve.i. oC them m ak ing good talks. LO(AL MEMBERS HONORIEI) After this Brother Brown called to the front Brother I. S. Whisler who, as chairmanl of the building committee, was active in acquiring and improving the building we now own as onr home and who gave much of his time Ito this proposition, and to show our appreciation to Brother Whisler he was presented with a lifetihe Parker pen and pencil set. After this Brother Br.own had the honor and privilege of presenting to Brother memnber and International Vice President G. X. Barker an honor button for his h)yal a..d continuous goodcl standbing in Local Enion No. 11-11G. This brought mu'h applause froI the anemnb..rs present as we are ,r.,ud of Brother Barker and of the fine woak he is doing. Brother Barker, as internatonbal vice president, then Tpresented honor buttons to the following memnbers of Local Union No. B-136 who had been in continuous good standing for 25 and 15 years: SALUTE TO VETERANS 1). S. Litton E. M. Bobersn B. F. Reeves J. W. Andrews H. F. Ayers G. X. Barker Oliver Bethea hugh W. Brown George Chrlistoff R. F. Crook I. A. Dean J. W. Driver C. L. Hancock C. W. Haryes H. W. Hawkins T. 0. Janis d. A. King T. J. Lyons B. 11, Mlitchell d. S. .Nal E. T.I orwoo.d W. T. Settie W. A. Spain G. H. Taylor A. C. Reaves '. W. Rohesml J. N. Skellton Alln, t ...e..lbers receiving i honoruttons expresse d their a .prec iatio, as being very proud of them, and this local wishs to go on record as favoring the giving of honor buttons to all members of the Brotherhood who have proved their loyalty to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. After this the meeting was adjourned for rlefreshmints and inspection of otl new h,,me.
I NOVEMBER, 1942 o474a 4otd Man C"omment 539 " TRADE UNION COURSES By SUIMN ER H. SIACHTER, Graduate School of Public Administration Ttto 1. B. E. I tI. embers ¢ tit '....I a Itarrert, I nersity with 1S othe, trade Iresitns. Whet IPhofessor Slochter ftys trbo...t the experiment il the Oct,,iobr If.,,t".rd Aton,,, BIllelith is of si!/,,ifi- C.,, ire. JdEN tradu /oilli r2p,,etrtat ivi bhegait i nlpttl o. .. ths' ,olo'sl of sAy.d y It T ]qavardat tile beftinning tff thel college yeai, 're The s men being j'i..d by s¥¢,raolhhers Who are etelding a f dlays hit, Th, purpose of the coise is to extend to t'ade nioni adntinLisin'antots the sunle sort of training which the IUllVo'rty fot snoe years has been oflfer'nf men froon the Army, the Navy. thl publc service, and i..en intending to lele buds neS.. (Co.n.aris(. s are fj.e.l.l('rhtly made between the Nenlan Felilowshi ps and the Trade Union Fellowships. Ti'e two are aiike i that they offer "iil service"i tralming to tryH who are on leave tf hslhIe,. In ether ' espet s, however, thebe is more imilwrity h etwe n the work of the Trade Union Fellows and that of the men in III Lilttint Sy...lI or the Busint, ' School, Iperaust! these u l ate all prepulitg f,' Istioins or ahlninjstative reponsibility. UNIONS INITIATEI) IDEA The sug" stioo that Ilairvid make it possiible Jot- tirdle UllS to Sld .l... to the university e.. a fellowship hmsi Cain ' .o. tih trade unions. It is in1,ot.tant to 1'{ tol*] Ueling. Preli..inary I'O.t.Vi :a tions to expiflate the possibiliy of the iWei were held with few headt s of ilelna tihnll ... ii.ns, inluding Mi'. fltihinw ky. pl'(ldell[ of tir I e n lternatiol al L]ditls' GrmnI. it Wi.k erI',' Union; .. Ml r Zalitsy. ir',sidletl or the Hatters' UIloil; Mi. Brown. president of the Electiical Worken,' IUijoi. and othel. late ini Nouvlwll r and early ill 1)e.ember, 1941. Tlo,>e eonver~saiis (uiickly r'evaled that .... lo lends haod been givKng eareful thignltht to the poblohms of developingt'sri'ined eeutives an.d that heir ideas in al[ yrspeets wiet fir advanced. These prel.ot ..at y ..on.ve r'sations elicited so 1 ',I, pilaisc of inter'ut and viappolt that aI.out ithe I nitiWlle of December, 1941, Mr. .lnmrIes Seraly ITeaching Fellow in E.. nli w'as sent on extelive tlw field ti'i to tndk with union heas it/ Philadelpita, Wahllinlton, Pittshulgh, C.inci''nnati, Illteit. C(dlvelatl, AktI..h and ether Ila's., A fJw or the ti.i.)nS wore not intelested. ... nl s. t )f then, expressed a desin n o coopeate. Only ifter this extensive fildh w .... k was the p 0oject pieseated to Pres iident Corn..t for approval. This was in Expects to make it easy "for management to deal with labor" Jaas.y.. ,1942. Mi. C.nant immediately saw the signifirance el the olI'jEet and, with his approvalh aetrie steps winte t-aken to annlcH thre jlL VIEW ED) AS PROFSSION UALS It is important to hear in mind that the courses are ulesigutid to devehlp adtinistr'ators rather han technical expfots, At the pr'eset tille thie lin.onS hi the United States. into hm It ss than 100,000 adnioinitratiw offices. rangng froe shop eo ... In......n (who are co - parlhie to fo'emen onll I e aII agenent side) to citemtiona[ presidents. It is the professional jinest of these trade union executives that thate COUt'S are designed toserve. The currih I. in. n he bo regard - ad s expeihnentahI. It has heel worked out after Ianly cuonfei're, S with tradle union executives, T r]h'ev principal cmir-ses Il... plannerd. One (!Il- c' alled h "Economic Analysis," entails anl appraisal of the economic coldilten of business enterprlIses nd of i..ldstsrie,. The sudetnts ,iil attack this subFeet by m.l.ing their own analyses of speci fic corloratlons or industties. They will nse nitrhd which has been gatheied by Unlionl for wage negotiations or arilti.r.. ions land by preparing answers .r, tmate i'ral which emp1loyer have sihn.itteld in rlegritiation. A second co,,rse will Ih,; with "Trade Union Problemsai o ollid eis." In this ('urse the shldents will ttl Ilyz actual probletns whlih Itrye eontronted the hnthhIal officers tf diffl.'e t i .. i ...nS Their analysis vill he vri.ten up " aS 'ases,' oldl each om.e.,rr of tile class will wok iut his owln lohdtit.l just ns if he wer- .s.i.tIed to harndh I h, lit I ' l 'n' is a I¢,Pr-esentative of the nalin.i.. tinIioo. A third course will b, called "H.m.anl I It ..t..ns of Ad... itrii alhi n.'. It will in volve a study of groIl, psyet.ology and pt'oblenis W iclh arise in handling icoips of men. A critical ei.n.innlpio, will oe made of job e'aluatiot plans and the ilricilles of tinm 'tidy iid atie setting. Ontoe a weoe a dhit. ' an. i arI eveni.Io ,eeting will be held at whivh the discuswle ill he led by a national uion, president, or vice presidert, who will discuss probl]en of poli'y 0 f special imp ortance to his nion. It is h.oped that thest nietinlgs 'ill give the sI ttdlt. ts it good idlca If thie , tIe .i.v.ity of pioblems vcwhi tinions must meet. andthat oey will also afford tie students a personal contact with mnatny in.Uiililut leaders of the ]abor flu0oV m ent, SELECT NATAIiAL LEADERS The studen ts are selcterl by the trail unions~. The i' eienses and half of their tuition lre [sid by the unions. The other half of the tuition is paid from a special fLru r.. ised ...... g friends of th~e tint versity. There ore many heads of sinitess elterpi-'ises .und many national of nl~it ionwho Were coinpeled to drop school at al early age. Consequently, it has seemed inadvisalie to reu!Li'on i deflaie anleLint of sIt hoeril , such as the ,empletion Io a hilgh seho I course, for aduiis s10n. Thie unionis weIl urged to seleet 111en of bhr' e'-iitive and leader type who hall had su'essful experience as shop committee nuln, ilcal uionI offc tt (1t national representaties . Three of the nienibels of the giolp are natiol . epresentatlv~'es of their ..nU.is. Others are business agtteis or have had experience as shop lro iltiitten' nI i., If lthe eIh.. i' is a success, it will spIe..l to other niversities." But even if the x- periment aatLT lIVard is inot a .ucces, on, may expee olhe, tinivetsities soon to develop special woik for trade unllio, ad- 'ninistratorl, The ttcces of the project will hi' nueaisred in the main by how effectively ii inlcreases the value oIf the labor Ilnlv'tqPIt I ' tile en sent h ere. S.[n..' busih'sS main have exprenssed I.e hida that a cou.se .of this sort ,iigit blake it easier [ot' mBanagement to develop st'Ic .'.sld retio..n.hislls with or'ganized labor. and that oueht to be one of the Ir- 5nI s. Whnthte (Ir n...t the course does lnale it e Insie,' fL nariage i. lt to deal with labor will depetld upon how mangu.t....t jtlli'ol(hi'hes labor, The curse will stimilat, union leaders to seehk r- sipnsibility and to patticipate actively ii Ireal1Cdg ldeci.io.. of poldiy. It would not *yaIh ha; hlntltitted a { ourse tor uniol leadfor .s ]5 weeks. begrutig 0 February. 'Corltmuted om, page 576f
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