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S62 The Journal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operators girts . .... ral of llmsl prosac weigh seheral toils eaeh. Thai, cnunination systemn consists of an hiltercnl.ii ieicnlng ... telephoie systen in l jU.io.n %,ith ihe telephone nlilany linele A large r..... .ontins the control panels and other equipment for Ihis system. A 11BX board is installed in the front office and telenliortia r located at con~ efielt places all through the plant. Along ailh this systeltn a OII-zpIetC loud speaker sytemh has beel, installed throughout the plant. A Grinnell Sprinkler SIstem has also been installed for the control of fire. Steals, gas and res~ed air are piped throughout the plint,. tea bi lslased td h)eat the plant when neressary through unit heaters. Each urtit hIbter has a thermostat and a threespeeid swith aridcaL be usd all e air ltrca tamilt frt a, dtuing warm weathr, 'The piknt ix tow working thre shift andt isan ais, t i, the industrial life of Riedwood P. C,. MACKA¥, Press Secretary. I[ V. No. 61's e lectrical crew n, the Redwod City plant of IIe National large eastern markets. Under fu il prod Action this plant is expecteld to emlDoy at least 260 peophl. This company also found it rnecessary becalse of increased war demands to dothie its West (Cast Capacity, Redwold City, Calif., eing chosen as ai desirable lIction fp th Wis pepose. T'he new California plant has approimate!ly 100,000 square feet of neniuvte t.. rit area and 10,000 sua reat for (,flees. It has been carefully designed to obtain eoordinated flow of work all on one floor levEL. Untler full productiln the coi .patty eplDoys more than i00 people at the Rdewood City phi it. man n y ways the t'omprnyIs husness is no itue in that its products are equaliy useful dInririg war and peace. Oil seals, for instaice. are used in all types of equiJpInt haeinr rotating shafts and find a ready application in transmislsions, gear cases. machine tools, farm equipment, tanks, gun carriages, sit-ine engines, passenger autolnobiles, bul.ses, airp lane motors, airplane accessories and Inny other types of equipment. Shilms are used in all types of equipment where fine tolerances are required, such as airplane engines, diesel engines, martne engines arid automotive euipiment. ,For this reason, although the centpary is concentrating fully on air p rodIItion, it i, not a "war baby' but its business is a permanent addition to the industrial activity of the comunities where its pIlaIts are Ilocated. The electrical work in the Redwood City plant was installed by the Siotu Buttnee lectiric Company, of Oaklanld. Cl if.. ernphlyink [ members of Local No. 617 under their foreman, Nick Mertli. The plant building was erected by BnrrEtt anrid 11p1, an]d is of the saw tooth type of constiuction in the factory part. The offile part consists of a large main roes with private offices on all sides for the executives. All lightin$ throughout the of-es and plant consists of foi .r foot, two and three tube tlueres.ent lighting. There are more than 61)0 of these nuits in fhe plant. Electrical energy is suppliled to a tant,sforler va..lt, and frlom this vault three fourinch ton duits carry three 750.000 em lead coveored conductoers in each opip, o a i s i switchboard. Voltage to this hoard is 440 three-phase. From this boa rt dist ribultli is Imtle to 12 other centers where power and lighthi pIariles are located. Twelve banks of eotor BIearILg Co. trallsfornaer, in, ]ocatII I adjacent to equipnlet and pnLels sup),ly cLitrent for lightivlg and power panels. Tiran sormers for lighting aie connected thr*.ee-phase and four wire 111} 220 volts for Iallighting panels. MOst of the power is lhrcc--hase 440 volts, but there are son11 220 vilt ]iotors on sonie of the old equipment that was moved from the old factory, There are sutt a few D. C. motors for special equiplelIt. A five ton crane in the crane way makes the unloadlnrg nd loading of material and minshed prLductio, an easy luatter as the raillead cars are run insle one end of the crane Mtrny nachlies, such aIs lathes, planers, metal saws, shapers. drill presses, and grinding pmachiesi, conllprsc the, machine shop. In the leather departnett there are rachilies for shiapi g lether fr hile in lhe factory there are innany huge machines that stanm p nut Irss sheels inito .hims of all shapes and sizes, tong coneyor beilts forml the assembly ines wihere girls put together the various parIl of the oil seals and these in turn ,o to rotary presses that seal the covers on the asemabled parts. Spring of all sizes that fornm II pilt of the oil eaIl arc onndl on machines operaled by gir. TherE machines are fed front Iwo coils of spring wire for each from w~hich two springs are ladde at once on .aeh ilalhine. These girls averade 2,000 phnge fur each machine in eight hour. Nearly all of thl, die for the Iresses that make the shits arc mapde in their own iachit shop and ar lenlpereld. heat treated and .ase hardened in thelr own furnaces. Leather, and otther maelal needed for their prodpcts. ... mes in by thle car lOad. This leather is carefully checked, hide by hide,. for aniy imperfection and carefully marked before going to the machine that c uts the discs into the mniny sizns that are u ;ed LTch piece is put through a shaving mchint that shave4 it intito the exact h ikrmess. TheIe pieces of leather are then, put through a processing machine and are pressed vito shape for the retaine.rs These ri-tanets consist of a metal cujp which contalns this leather, a ring of felt, a spring and a cover that holds these various parts ishtle this cup or eontaLner. The shim punch presses turn out as iany as 8,000 shims in eight hours, depending on the size and thickness of the shims. Most of these shin punch presses are operated by I,. [. NO. 643, CARLSBAD, N. MEX. Editor; hope ... I lI not too late with an enclosure a ,Label l)aD Dietare taI a the two Brothers (V. t. Franks, linluess man agel of FCI Paso, lX[b, local, and myself entered Mexico,. The picture was takeI, on Mexican soil. This international parade was held on .... l) Day. 1942, and was very inspirig. To those intereed, let us s-ay it was led by Lbe Mexican Army, followed hv Mexican workers, hlnnd and labor an,' fraternal urganilations, as well as some Mexican colleges being represevteft. They paraded from Juarez to ihe Cones le Htel in the center of El I'aso andi then started back toward J a.ar aind MExico whee a IT. S Cavalry troop fell in line, followed ly all of El Pisos labor anrid fraternal orga.iiations, Aierilean Letgion a comopany of Amerlclan Red (ross and f]eI and oitpits toio numerous to mention. There were , IIrn than 10,000 in the entire parade. B r.ther Franks, representilg his local bniton, and I as press secretary, representing the (a iIsballd local union of the electricianl , were the only two electricians in the parade. If you read the hanilr Yu ,will see why there Were n riot~ nocnenibera pr-esent. On entering Jnarez the Mexican organizations, both labor and fraternal, formed a guard of honor on the Mexican de and welbcomned us into Mexico. Walking in the parade following behind the free republic of Mexico organizations. we paraded to arid through Juares and circled the city and came out by another lridge. Brother Franks said the dfistnee was more than seven miles and I e/i well belleve . The applause and the friendliness that we ant o, banners received in Mexico certainly eiphasizis the common ideal for which we arte ll striving FRFEDOM. I wish that while I was enthnsed with the international spirit as expressed in thi5 illernational event Labor Day. I could have wriiten and told of my impressiois, but haitd to hurry htatk to work and work seeIls tI h[ave capfixaitetld my ind and speech. And speaking of work I would like to say "helln" I v ny anny friends down in louston*, faytown and Galeston, as well as the happy friends made in Colorado. I woudit like to aket it a record of publication that of all the blcal bmnilri I have vlsited in my 23 years ais ai electrical worker, Ieoaston is by far my choceo of a place to work. I would also like ti writl arid express my opinion on son, of the less happy experiences il other ]iceal unions. hit these pages Iale not for cont royetry. I woLld like Lo say to Slim Sivye rs, in Chan-
NOVEMBER, 1942 so nelview, "Why don't you write?' That also gies to Ben Volk, hli Cocur tEAlellle, Idah 'Why don't yu.?" Boat withi!g fur the happy fill nIilghip mlade Ith ilnst t Jro> years. Press Serr el a r Mail to Overseas Americans Mail takes ships. Ships must carry munitions and food. Ships ale .arc., Thy are being sunk rapidl y aere the Pot Office Depa it'ifent I tuset tl It few situa- that B rothers writing in to ime eon.er,.ing work and conditions here would receive no reply unlses they .nelosed a itamp. I hIve rleeivld pinhty of letteIs the pasL 10 days frolnt tIcIhe]. warintI the low downi yon.k down this way, and 90 per celt itf thel, en rlnsed a E TtImp. 2hat looks as if they rend one 1. I. NO. 1-654, CHESTERI PA. Some Brothers may think a1 thurineeint E.dit"r: stomnp hoe' nt IlIen so iluth, hut when a sIntll IIlh war , hvginning it take ilt l i~mn locail gets humulredls ttioin In ef letters 'olillsl it ...[glt does , thi n&ean Ilist Offlb, oiii rt inbtr.bip, es;pecinlal[ a:t,lr Lur ~o~netehing ill a iraanfini way. I tln't n.i..Il yiotnger epalt'tent has rTatntiinics and apJpt~entl' 'tiled that incr-eased bulk nil i like that of the thesn ltte¥ . [2IL when K..et...lers e.en W.'ite K Jlrriinig ldeutyt oIr midnight oil tp arlsw,,r TIhe .. i.., hLg Brothers fro 'iur local unioi hove Jjoined the colors, le' ,lt Wright, E]LECTR[(A i, WORKE' JOrURs I(tNAL II a pnslarl wanlting all the intfn..aif ... ti I Jr., jiePli Baker. Williani, (f ij. lnii, t, [iH ef , mitt 6( pemiltled I. Alaska, htile iin ftoek, it looks like the limit of crust. fir. Willu IIWillfan1 , I ,an GIpnL[ ... t] Hawaii. Puerto leill and other Anyi, ,, ni o 1st Ip. no answer. Mosil, toli...rs overseas lerritories of the now United send roe }1*tanijilet envelope. 'flnt, is iiot Nop 'Ihnlit ]nore iPi our nienllJoi* will jH ectory5A' ait I h,,ve bitne stok of nlve States, lopes The Ilntrnational Office has with lile . L R E W. erMler on It.en tht I tild thie WVe Lst J (]flhee I , oirr Department frur ateri nbi lim int it to like to uapril for adperLi:*ig, purpose* Ita'l our hi D, HI where. ,ill ,in ArIny ot Toiliiate 'his Imean that Irother MIke alst, giles us so.nmthiif It,b NJv, ibfild, lsee proper Il emi QEopilil new ,lebers In these . v.r.s.. Lefttitories wvill fnt 'e.eive th, official Ohi Western l'nhmt. ill the north otttli if thfig Mvut tonri'rring trying to orgarllze riort oga lhat le have a dot to pet forii f.r lrslf mr lirtltr% who at. trow hi the JOURNAL if ,the 'l'tlnb', chane the J[ S, A. like they are doing on the Wt, tt rri*il forces. their ovezeat addrisses, they Jeaset. will Well, I ill glad to know that soni. Wr Inll it I, tIhemn to ,It, l1ets cr; Io Li'till locals are giving the W, UL a Ill tie not irn 'eceivl f... the bJ 1 l;RhNAh, Until gtanLitts I..... sweets, to nuItI LII... nnlvLtheir ,itneJy,(ti ] sIsrpet a efnce'ion ietwntli thll W. U.. ant Iir life tl..y, .l... hostilities are Ii', Ihe'y will have Il ... Ill nillill Ihe hue tnwi, newsl,, lle s. to borrow ct' from a. Brother In t local I. union such Jtur, tu'i dty ix MAl llL Whil Iiatrin.h nLit little non il ('tI hotter re"Iied oat if a t...iiti.jttee ei'! So"'", is iliIi...ity"d pragln mlay hlp I little, it is not,, drop ill h., or el'ectd o carr' otl Ilhl wi he qf 6h hlnket laid "i]I I cause .t Ihe W. U. t, gI fint memberhip. ]nI thi way the uion 'mpit ,f the handi of lhe retve.rs. What we ne..d ii, eqiaility to all will be carried a nO itioiisrpwidle eaniraign and gIo It thenl fri-I ilrlIIslsici We then, J hepl that ll ihI hi such oH a i'te, lttilltitet itle ti, IS study sIt iJl eery ui'gt, our produetion systenii id are(onidlent I1 ourr of lants? he litanatniti Antl uu.I Inre Innlt~l itoruthis iieeRNIL. the opn'ile (rota who was al waI e reof i not to cause ofLInse of ~l~m~.tnhshi Local No, 3t9, of Miam.. inamely Hen Marks, D Many of our local union ann{ viOtiig to these Dieel. 'sonIs or I leaveri Who for' inforiei yitil that he iLended to donate solnu nishod their Filth aeri add frc.rieds luteertly att,.lei,, a ItIolkel. 3 natimfi with supplies arid unioln ahil eggs to yours truly, and iy pet 'aw materials Evhienily a nt frnIn. in.l all that reports is actually {he irit not wais aL parrot, Mike, ouhld hatch thenl .,ut,. Well, B(, I great stir..c..s. Jim Itaseli* iviled lu but ltiiylnttt, rle. hy ]l)ol lIthe lilme drailgon murder delivered the eiggs and I unjustly accused him Smith ]i que? Who nnd hut Al Meade lear Iot tigliIle, were tied esy its gi", i rtgurrls to nf having iurchased themL lI a hill, store, kitd Ieigei' hlearted stioked " while Inoe Sa..' Frank Wll Well, Ir Unole t....ass.d has a Aftir sampling that hen fruit I will take iH lill Miller iI the pipe conIest jbi to dio in retrieving hi, trestige, ani after al dicr, for io Tha/n store ever supplied ill who is vUnele? li's * ut huy you tmlore bonds nd I anrid for le all dtl when, eggs il Ie hose. Mike didn't seL on them but wo lay nee'dl them. MistorLK- tell i thilt t, iothjer loyal AHnriean I the bun helped eat then, tp. aId if I Ilc rite ir{sll EI hte ail'ys flltsn*ed h..tee.. A I wonder if /{illnr arid his ai~socintes will that rhickeln farm that en has dowl] Miami 'tack of Iio.dts is the best u ,rIll e given %t, knnw a tinal after this war? Ts there any way, Inta going to try to lift a few frlys for ai ainiry ,a> rie"d to tlybthes r hi theiy have jm. dark night. already J. A. fLoi tried i . and coln'ted themselves And slpenlsr! il l In pet. I trrot, Mike, ho i Where and hw. cInali they be tried f]reEsS ecre when t cry. an honorary mieneher of Local No. 728 manl they couhl not eveI l hIl { riunsel to defend knows all tme wiremer, that hit he,, in the them L1. ? Evenl .NO. if they 697, we.re GARY, trid thir IND. atitorneys past two yIt's, Memhters or the ].oad write wou l! only lie "stick itig necks their out" an1d il) and wint Io know how Mike is inll tllen lie tried also, low abou .I jury? (ould any ask ain n ge rimuch if I local haven nws died in yet. this Mike Mttr theds i'in-prejudic l jury It rtunt[? I-w could fenthirs like IIa ,ethinig linenien much and halsh wirelenl happeine has shedI iti
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Page 3 and 4: InTERnATIonAI ELECTRICAL WORKERS nn
Page 5 and 6: THE JOURnAL OF ELECTRICRL WORKERS A
Page 7 and 8: NOVEMBER, 1942 533 A VIEW OF SOME W
Page 9 and 10: NOVEMBER, 1942 A. F, 4 LS.am / eta
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Page 15 and 16: NOVEMBER, 1942 m41 bidding and bona
Page 17 and 18: NOVEMBER, 1942 S 4 sUnn i Aa4l " 04
Page 19 and 20: NOVEMBER, 1942 GAIN the JOURNALA OF
Page 21 and 22: NOVEMBER, 1942 O(e in th, verics of
Page 23 and 24: NOVEMBER, 1942 fore, the following
Page 25 and 26: NOVEMBER, 1942 651 aWOMEN'S AUXILIA
Page 27 and 28: NOVEMBER, 1{942 Editor: L. U. NO. B
Page 29 and 30: NOVEMBER, 1942 555 Work still plent
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Page 33 and 34: NOYEMBER, 1942 559 a trip to New Yo
Page 35: NOVEMBER, 1942 551 that they are go
Page 39 and 40: NOVEMBER, 1942 With the playinh jIn
Page 41 and 42: NOVEMBER, 1 942 517 I tIsol ],1.O i
Page 43 and 44: NOVEMBER, 1942 569 Ramie A. flyers,
Page 45 and 46: NOVEMBER, 1942 5;n CLINTON METAL MF
Page 47 and 48: NOVEMBER, 1942 573 Catfish Have Nin
Page 49 and 50: NOVEMBER, 1942 "I is rnos pleased d
Page 51 and 52: NOVEMBER, 1942 577 lee trueit i. Fa
Page 53 and 54: NOVEMBER, 1942 579 LOCAL UNION OFFI
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