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560 The Journal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operators MIAMI FLA OCT 9 1030A 1942 G M BUGNIAZET 1200 15TH ST NW WASIIDC TELEGRAM NUMEROUS BROTIIERS HAVE WIRED OR CALLED TRIS LOCAL UNDER IMPRESSION WE WERE IN GREAT NEED OF MEN. WE WOULD REQUEST YOU INSERT NOTICE IN THE WORKER TO EFFECT THAT WE DO NOT NEED MEN HERE AS WE HAVE SUFFICIENT MEN TO MAN THE WORK IN THE GREATER MIAMI AREA. THESE REQUESTS HAVE BEEN COMING IN IN SUCH GREAT NUMBERS THAT WE BELIEVE FALSE RUMORS ARE BEING DELIBERATELY CIRCULATEI) TO TAKE MEN FROM SECTIONS WHERE THEY ARE VITALLY NEEDED AND SEND THEM TO AREAS THAT ARE SUFFICIENTLY MANNED. ANY COOPERATION YOU CAN GIVE US IN SPIKING THESE FALSE RUMORS WILL BE APPRECIATED. NO ONE SHOULD THINK OF COMING DOWN HERE WITHOUT FIRST CONTACTING US. FRATERNALLY years; Clarence Torstadt, 12 years; J. A. Mudd, 15 years; Louis Mueller, 10 years; A. E. Brown. 14 years; Frank Bitsetl 13 years; W. C. Brown, 22 years; and 'Ila H udson, Iy er, Seco,,d row: Pres. Kirg, 10 years; [larry Meitrl, 10 years; Joe Shwegman., 18 years; Carl Mittel. 10 years; Loe Gay. 27 years: J, L. Morgan, 21 years; H ear' Wetlage. 17 years; George II, Wirth, 1U years; Skip Ruhl 26 years; M. P. Sinms, IS years; J. A. "Gabby" Brown, 20 years; and third row: "Poker Face" Willianmson 11 years; Rept. Barry, 17 years; Ed Nix, 15 years; Irwin Ruei, 10 years; Willard Deane, 12 years; Walter Hartma n, 14 years; Ray Scherzer, 17 years; Gilbert Hanks, 16 years; Ike Metcaroe, 12 years; Ernest Webster, 14 years; Fred Whlen., 10 years; and J. B. Hood, 15 years. Those who were not present for the picture were: Charles Brawn. Sr., 17 years; Frank Crosier, 10 years; L. DePriest, 25 years:; Hrman Erhardt. 17 years,; Fred Fidan, 11 FRED HATCHER BUS MGR IBEW 340. years; James It Hayes, Jr. 10 years; Charles Halman r13 years; Carl G. HIowd, 30 years; L. C. Xaelin, 1 years; E. A. Kleiderer, 20 Local 327 has been buying bonds from its na] ideas for the entertainlneet of oulr men years; A. G. Mehling. 13 years; Paul Meyer, treasury, and most of he memers are on the bets and you will never guess what he de 19½ years; John McDermott. 14 years; John 10 per cent bond list. cided upon. It will be kl{owi, as the FourIth J. Noble, 22 years; C. E. Sewell, Zr.. 10 years. THAT'S TIlE RIGHT SPIRIT. Annual Dance of 1!42, with music I don't Local tnion 369 is very proud, and the ones SIMrsoN WOLFE, know how he does it. lie must use mirrors. who created he idea of these service pins 1Pres* ,Secretary. By the size of some of he pictures sent in should be complimented very highly. Our intentions are that each yeor these pins will by lembers in the armed forces they must L. U. NO. 353, TORONTO, ONT. hove thought we wanted to put them in a be given out as the members increase in their locket next to our hearts rather than in a setvice. A lot of these meibers would have Editor: show window next to a hockey rink. had ,ore standing but years ago there seems The international executive council of the Brother Ingles and Brother Tracy along to hove been a mistake made by one of our Brotherhood was tendered a dinner by the with Brother Shaw and yours truly will financial secretaries by not sending in the oficers and members f Local Unair,,, 353 and journey to the wilds .f Osh.w. to install a proper per capita tax, and those members among many other things had tle oppor local union there on blonday, October 26. who were affected did not learn of their standing being lost until some later date- tuiity of meetitn men who had never lost The best wishes fr a lung andi useful existence froml the menhers Of Local Uioin 353 H. H. HUDSO.., ant argument, Inet, who never had an argument and, at no extra cost, they also met our go to this new bud on the grapevine. Business Manager. expansive vice president who tells me he still Just a warning to any of our members who has writer cramp from simng atrograIphs nay be demoliliztd fira he , armed forces. L. U. NO. 377, LYNN, MASS. for the visitors. lIe sure to t 11 ain U yu military card to Editor: But, joking aside, it was a privilege and a Brother Shaw as sooT, after as possible. it's We eleetreians talk harshly, but in our )leasure to meet the men who have guided not a working card. Now I mut check up with hearts we are Brothers. For example, Tommy the policies and affairs of the Brotherhood Santa Claus o;n priorhty ratings, Gilmartin called Mike MeGonagli a maggot. so well that electrical workers in Building .1. N'~UTJ.Ati,. Mike said that Tommy had a face like a thusand-so ton cat. and that he talked so much hIl Trades Coujieils atid Trades and Labor Press Secretary. Councils all over the North Am..ericani COntinent are looked ip to rather than down to. E. U. NO. 369. LO1 [SVILLE, KY. just flattering you w hen he talks that way,. chin was going like a fiddler's elbow. Mike i 3 President Ed Brown practically went duck Editor: and Tommy is so full of shrapnel from the hunting; minor details such as having no gun., Enclosed please find a picture o, part af a last war that he has t o ake a shot at soebody occasionally. no ammu~inition and. the ducks having decided group of ,enibers of Local 3C9 who have had not to come south until after the A. F. of L. standing more than i0 years. There were This is no character sketch, but Mike sometimes makes some trite remarks He predicts conoelt ion ws over and. pressure of Brotherhood business overcome; President Ed finall attend this meeting due to the vast amount of we will have a mild winter, because Ben Mt- 36 in all. A lot of these Brothers could not cornered a canvasback at the International defense work we have ill this laetlity. I Cloud hasn't worn his coat with the catskin Care where he proeeded to give it a thorouth going over. into our JOURNAL at your convenience. Just got back from Hen Ryan's camp %ay would appreciate your ha'ing this picture put collar yet. Another stag party was held at the Arion They are, first row, left to right: George dewn in Maine. Henry potted a deer from Hotel by the regular attenders at our jeetiugs plus some social mebers. It is an ex Walter Ice, 12 years William Blume, 30 This job will wind up this week. I heard Becker, 24 years; A. M. Tanner. 29 years: his bedroom window at 200 yards. pensie way of bringing them out, but, maybe it's worth it. The Selective Ser.iee Act is still shooting out decisions and the directors in charge of its enforcement are mounting their horses and riding off in all directions giving instructions and Iliaking decisions nobody, including themselves, can understand. It behooves ne to wait until the dust dies down before I attempt to report on it in our publication. The Ontario Pro'incial Council held it, regular quarterly meeting in London as guests of Local 120. Delegate, from H anilton, Thoroid, Kitchener, Windsor. London., Toronto antd R. R. Xo. 3. attended and received valuable advice frnom Brothers E. lngles and Nig. Tracy. The exchange of ideas and opinions at these meetings will in time help the affiliated organiGations to get a better grasp of governmten t legislation. The recent convalescent period of President Some of L. U. No. 369s veteran members, having a standing of more than 10 years. All of thoSe Dfent was spent in thinking up new and oigi eligible couldn't be on hand for the picture because Uncle Sam keeps them too busy on war jobs.
NOVEMBER, 1942 551 that they are goitng to build a 10-story Chinese anc dry in Lynn. and that. they are going to pay by check. Mehbe I can $ret a job, as straw boss on it. Never Ii wr ,rk for a Chinanan. ]cand that thei give 10 per cent of their l,,ncome for War Bons. This l ttter should arrive in iire to with the h is I happe ( hiItntas tird a ])iosper4rtls New eari. refardhss /t the 10 per cen for bontds, 5 per cent for .i-tory, 26 per cent in.- come tIl, 1 per cent old age ti,/ all the other ir Bent. tSo. them 'was the gorc .... days when we got 5O Ce tts an hour and no tax, However, it's worth it if we can wh, p th, hell cuter t hem greedy cockroaches Gee, I feel leepy. £'(d tight, all} En] McITNEr~N~y, ]Press Seeretar y L. U. NO. B-429, NASHYILLE, TENN. Editor: Local Nor 1} 1i is still un to it, Ir cck in war work.Aid like all o lhet good ].e. s its, e... Iers art{ seatete-d from fr.nt linle tren.hes over there t, c oijuit Ilernihes oer here Our hisipaes manager. s Ted Ltulie. has re turreld froImll Irtoro where he represented much of the Southlan]d as a dlegate in Ihe thirLy fourth annual conventiIn of the Metal Trades DepartlIe..t Lf the A. F. of L And he II,rigs bock tnuih enthusiasm in regarld to . need for sincere effolts oIn war jobs. If other delegates received as much infornmalian oni OUr governnients$ reed of conscientious workeis a]lone, ftie con~tiodn wass ne grain sucesles to l.eltils' main issue in, tie c]elitlg hiburs of thge was ,orttion to stress the eedd of help amoing the rmaller r[ver Iolt yards ,telios the nation which are building ocean going hats, in organizing the workers, especially b efore the C. I, 0, could gai, a foothold within this .lass of wolkmen, who justly I the desev ightl of A. F. if L. repro sen tait . Whih bhitngs us to the point of the mith I iscussed faefr r, that the C. I. 0. is our greatest enemy. Haviiig little regard for this organization, I rio not even piase to discuss it. In regard to the organiring efforts of the Nashvi lle Biridge Coimpany, in their recent appeal to the N I,. R. B. the regiona di rector from Atlaita has refused the eniplovees a right to elertion i evel though the old iron workers' l frca h fhh at ageumeat \Is once signed, has long reen out of order. The organizers here no. w they are right in It gard to their efforts, however, because we are still a natmio If free i,...n and will continue with even aliore strenuous efforts. They are appealhig to Washinlt,,I at present. For a hrigh ter side of Brother Lofti, an ilntrnatiiral d Representative MclMil an's organizing eftoils, we a,-. ery glad to report they have sucseeded in organizing the C umnberlanld Electric Menmrer hi (o-np , hihs a product of the EFA and is composed of seor I ight large Te...es. e counties. WX hope to Cvery re-up M b[cdle Ten ,,raiz nlesyev evel I mE!. It 5a very I difilnlrt problem to negotiate a oleectif c bat-IraIng agree meat with a eo-ull executite board, especially vhen the hoard is ro rosed of farIers .nird soall town iri ,kers. They are usually op iolsed in lra} inc .no.. I fIt electriral l orkers than ihey plL I,> fa'rm laevers. It sea'ns thai tlh frmiers oujld urganize to a suflciet ,xtent to cooperate with oI ganized lab io, as fatin rs and laborels are the only rell producers. lowever, we are still try 'n More rt,ws next iann h. pAUi. AV. pyLE, Actig Tres s Seet rutsy. L. U. NO. 11-171, MEMI'IIIS. TENN. Editor: In this filne autumn weather we are having, with the geese goblg over daily, work aroun these Paits is PDrogrirlng very good-not much rain so far, few clouds, plenty sunshine, iiot ii tclh sickness among our boys. 1. U. No. B 474 at this writing has 12 memes i;r the arnmed forces doing their bit, with the local stacking up hoo.ds monthly, Biu the most ml-ortant item for this miobth iS he siz1iitg lf the l/urchase contract by onl r.rpr.i[lnt arid t...surer for the purchase ,f a new home il centtrall located Memphis onla tretl car lire, where the mtembers Cal attend meetings by cla or bus when they ha'"e no gai to get at,-ur,. The new hoe is i (eat ftl our iloal in fart all we ]hae to do is fnish the sctil ad nlote in, At a special meeting the entre b ody vloed ye. ich goest , the electrical workers inII, phis want to go forward. Tc Charlie Ma, nsell at Nashville, 'il e- pe-ct to see you in Xashlvilie the first Su nday in December for the meeting of ihe Tennessee Il]leet mieal Wurkers Asociation, so get warmed ip annd hiae a good report for the i-egates. I know all of them will enjoy your talk. let it not be said that I do not over do antlhing. WillI close this time before press time calthes lite as it did in October. E. B. B.KERl, Pre-< Set reary, 5Ieniphi- oti the lises ispli. L, U. NO. 512, GRAND FALLS, NEWFOUNDLAND ditor: hil employers. Le, told us he haill .e Brother HI ary Lait, ein I.ron Ioal No. 153, Toronto. He descriled hit,,,l one of the best an desires to coIlve to Rarry ythrough this letter that he forgot the teapot., We de ire to tell iarry should his eye see this that he is alway weleione in Grand Falls. We asure him of sotitmngblir ing no~st of the time. Grn..d Falls was 'is~tel iy th Right lion. C(, R. Attlie. Depluiy Pt-me Mi, ister of England A joint labor delegaition f. io, he riferent trade ] reas net hit dtrinig his stay here. Brothers l Shalekghsid al 1I Noel hard the honor of represtrti g Local fo. 512. Bioth Brothers desribedI Mr. Attica as a fluent speaker anl were implre-seIld wib hi forceful pets ona lity. Scanning the last JOL .RNAT. wI iced where Brother J3 Nut land. Ire> s ecretaary of Local 352, Toronto, describerd Brotther Ray Bridgenan returning from Newfoundland with codfishsticlng out rif his, pockets Itay lsas lucky; we natives of the country, e spleially in thi, nctk of the wolds, calnnt firt any fish. We imagine it is just another case of priorities. F.n for Ie fun have in this eOU it ry good growilng groutnd. We hall noit lye at all surprised neoxt Stilma if we have a good crop of hay sr alfalfa. lihat with all the strange yokels wi o have Ivee Idrifting troutld, somebody maust have brought in seed, either in their hoots or their hair. Brother A, Tatylot has returned tI the fold and is holdtHg drwn a very ''cushy job. It is said he is uli te fond of feline .. con ny and is feedii, ton mother waifs and diughtei with mik. Meat I ein sscarce o aInl rabbits a buck a birae,. surely there is no uterilor motive, .JUSt woniderlig, that is all. Arch; but Lemember your frie ls when meat is noci ltre also watch theml Lack of attendance at riintiags may result i a rlrastci clt in the leeent silries of Brothers C. .an id R. It. So beware, bhys; beware, and don't say the gypsy didn't warn you, s. CONSTAiLE. Press Secretar y. Quilte eOllO tini( has passed since last we made our aippeasarrce in) he correspondence section ii f the Jot aNAl.. We have no excLse to offer, We itihnt that we have been negligent inl our duty despite idaniy vnilt[ hints flom Presildent 'nilt Ior thil we are indeed sor.L y and I.en-.i1h terier our sIireirr apology, hut It 'he same lime we hast!n to point I air that our JoIIiNAI . would ise of billper size if "'all press secretaries were try conltribute a letter each month. Taking matters in 'hat ~%E leli the order if thei lportentance. we have Lirst to relate the visit of Brthe'r K, nlos first ie ,resi L. U. NO. 617, SAN MATEO, CALIF. dent of oIvr organizatiin. Brothe, Inglts ar ial ill ouir town on June 10 and held a The Nairral Motor Beuaring Co., Inc. 'pecal meeting on ,line 1l, lie the,, proceeded whose new plant has ren-eitly bee, eplted n to (tne-nr Brook apic t.. en his return fr,,i at ledwood City, Calif., is one of the pioneers thre, in eonjunetion with our executives, met in the mainufacture of "it seals and shims, thie nITringenlelit of the Aoglo-Xewfoundlarl Today these items eonprrise its total produeti on and thiy arendidd in more thean 5,000 Development (o;npa'ry ,limitedl An June 10. As a restIt of this ueeting many adjustments different types arid sizes for i wide variety in wages iet q'btauired]. Brother }ogles made (if .se is inrdustry, Altitiugh the nathec be- I.,,'ilt while here to iell each and(] every Ile the eomIplay' aItmvities, its original relherirr of our loa] tilhat t Aas mIt all pros hlrsminiesI at thc llme of organlization llas the sbe to Lee. Sne r lie sw on the joh, others man faetult tif bearingis for the automolbile th, lucky rntd-lii the pleasure of Ilaking trade. The (lnand in recent years for oil his acquaiiinice at a snrker, where he re seals and shims has exIparded to such an e- tsle'! 'hen! with aItinty story, each stor) and tent that he eoIimapi , production Ia now quip Ibering a rritc-rirce it elfconcen, tratedi so l Brothers Jerry Sullivan and Lewis Arnold 5 on these ite>ln The hitSes was originally founded by at,,ndedl the Xewfoundan Federation of IL. A Johnson in San Labor Fro risco in I12l. eoav li . the held in St John's in Sc[pternher. A lthnuiTrlt we ( it( }lienr the report Inl ordin.ry businell oflfe, n fact i star; eing made i lI Iuarters about the sie of that 17 Jerry hy I submitti to the local tEIt hi, feet. Its birl nicijor fnrxwar"ld step was returtthe frlllm dithron sopurces we gather developilietit of the Ltaniistted shmim lhat the pro ft %vat very interesing and well worth drietion of which was pionee.ed the learing Iy !r. Jrohnon Je rry in(identally reprsyented Local and No. which make. 12 and possib.le l-w was the the inlternational quick and delegate, In easy St. adljusietient Jhni- If both bearing Brothers tolerances. ran The oil seal across ,hich Bre Ias her a later (levelopnllyehl imi 0'Brien, has Jstn i. in t he pink of enilditlion md get'in siice surpaseld along w ]anlrnatedl eli with and other types of sims in dollar sale volumiii ill general i n~porl ontce. ]rkin thi, small Iegiring the company had k'osnlA 4eaxd uldh tlen a gradua] and srud ,,rnth nlti 1I958 at which time the demans i for its two Itprodlt inwrcasecl tnrai natleld degrie for l botr, doniestic and defense requhieetrnts. As a result, c lpe citrily fu~r ] ld hi W. I-orru - Is eni~p~ aux.iI .. .. ........ ,I it buearloe neIes sary (lurinlg 1940 toi bhlil d an ( ornijiete teith sa fety $ (astern plant ;it Van, Wkert, c i ,tth Ohio. which is strattgicaIly Iea tedl for easy access to the
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