t - International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers

94
The Journal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operators
these 5' yeWi rr. el fllyway it seemed like i
good idea to us.
What has your local lone about the fight
going on regarding the National Cede?
Why didn't sonblilody think of putting the
,ieteur of Edh r n d i with I the excellent
article. "lianlts Across the Editorial Desk?'
It might just lie ipo9sill that some of the
so called scribes would like to meet them
after corresponding with theil for so Ih-uhl
how many?l inIaly years
After that we t, ttLr Ilose
( IHARliA DAINSE' LI
L. U. NO. -763, OMAIIA,. NEIIR.
Editor:
This local. after waiting patiently for
over a year, reei.tly received the derision
from the N. L. R. UB, a decision that maili
a mock of the etilliere produced at lit
hearin. g and Ief us in the sanne positibon
as it did hien the complaint was filed, but
gave the enlpliytes' a.ssciation a, tuch
recognition as [hii,.h they were a uliion
that hal bee, iexistence in
for the past 5i)
years. Al eliipheyey' e asseation that gives
its menbers the asua nce. ll that they will
have nothiII to lay ibout its government,
that the miilte they leave the employ of the
company they .. e i,. to lger mncepmbers, an
association that guarantees them nothing
but the satisfaeLi ll ,or pIaying dues.
But if this local is made of the light
kind of stufT, this decision is goilg to lie
the factor that will make them realize that
only throurh their own efforts are Illy
gning to build a union thiat umei.t In
something. A derislinn that ashalid arouse
in every memler a ldetermination that II t
obstacle is too large to be surmounted. that
only thiough adlyealty will they weld thell.
selves into it ohoesiv e. determilineld ruI
with a definite goal to be accomplsh eld. Arid
ifevery nlan will forget himself for a ylar,
will insist that tile ood of the uWilhl i,
the good of all, if they will insist that wr
lay out da efinit, hard-hitting organization
campaign, if they insist that the executive
board really work, if they demand that every
member do his pat anti if each neailhr
keeps hammerilln, hammering, hanintrring
on the fact that this local must assumie i
progressive. intelligent. determined sisil
our membership within one year will increase
i00 per ent.
But never, so ilon as we continue our
smug, selfrsatisfied attitude never, sO long
as we relain lumplied oe our Iiload
southern extremities shall a di--- thilIng
be accomplilshed, .or so long as we check
our brains outside every tile we atIernd a
meeting will our local he anything hut
what it is. a sort of country store, crackerbarrel.
pot lhlliiri-stei Itebating soiety.
Too many of our ill,tbers have never ri lb l
oillnt hitting picket lin, too many of our
Imemlabrs have never belen hungry anlll cold.
too mIany of our eihmemers are so.l on the
proposition that they are a world unto
themseilves. teo manay do not realize that
just such attitalits nI theirs serve to lbreap
up unions. And whlen all ano II are broken
up, then wages go dlown. working condtionrs
get tougher, and ever thing that has been
Rained is lost. anld then they are larinedl
glad to get bark i a uniiion to fight the
same uphill Itatle that labor has always
fought in order to obtain one small onersion
at a tume.
Wake. up, gang! Duck your heads uilri
the eolt war(r, siti up those sluggish
brains, attendl your meetings, illsist that
other meimhers alteni with yon, jab ytihr
sel
t Mlontie James is slill progrCnile itely
aleilo ther, ni II r.,r,}verv and we will tlrtlinly
le titkled to I him able to attendli
reetll inetiba, e 9¢ aT ,,eauhecr hiv hadj
Ili, lteUmonia,. I lls, pi'iL t. all the plesant
little things thati i. long withl Ie
lerotures of 15, ; illi iad b,4lcw zorn.
This loeeil i ( tl ii tltlbiicis who lieiie·v
inheijliit g Iuvily etl gilde in seilliT ticlkelt
for our danut' aind from adxa'llee indieattort
we will hait a w,.Oltrfill c-road there and
ay rehaiibliltate iur tirstiry to niiie i(
Ie It, But the prvl iinlary ,worl mi this
L. U. NO. 1B-846. CHATTANOOGA.
TENN.
Iulli lower e and the Klecirical Workr in
It ate S SOC
messeer·, aillid erpeemial] CihtIslaoygHi
ias beon pled iii tile position of pionmer
i Ie w tiddy di sc.ussed publir pc pwr ight.
Now that pblibe power is an amroniplishe,
fact, ITImmlrc( a..d our fair city If Cha.
Ieo.noa nI ust prove to the co urter thil
heir fighlt ua ii worthy olle, both ne
rally and s,,iailly.
f with the hypo needle of new determination
sadit lets MIMLD THIS LOCAL,
NO MATITER IIlOW MUCHii WORK IT
TAKES.
I lII, e h pOV n thait some of our )iall F.oa. the begtrnlig, the electrical wflk
ruIniji tee noIetr rs are l[osin g the url e, >r ha e ,been iltrumeni tal and dee!y Il,
gtir it tp. rillow s . he first hundred years ,yeleid m the s Ieets of this huge iplli'
eale a ay t hait r'tl'st
pio;e ploeit.&t, indi re of Local No, 1BI:
Tne R~AMtIAn Nin uf the I. iB E W, oaale d here ill Chatl
mroga . are. Ilt a"ily l,riqld ,t iinr city .w
,rr systerii but will iveavor t, ,, .
1. I. NO. B-773. WINDSOR. ONT. share m ilII U LfI ,iIl IIIut Iin.
Editor:
A, rnaru, InfI l re wi tee ll M[ ;;
h Ali a ver ty tllh ti L i l o anl in"..,
A, this is eilng written, our lallurs a" l hardi.shiprs bp lli- ... r er blrs;e C ur Ils
linnoiini. li, dilsslutill of Parliaient ani lhe atrike ani the ,tenneo Electric l'>we~
L federal general i oe lien to ie hilt iat onre lot prestige. New they have bowed i., thie
IL is p-resumed the dItt ilor the election will inelltalle, public power. ani we if Li.e
e fixed for Tuef.lt i Maircl, 26, this hlini
Ni, B4I6 marcI h on with the TVA ridal l
the arltest diate lm lilhe under lltr law DIl
narlinn$ Ity-owlld rellpoets.
solution at tfli till hiiis taken the oulltry by
aile a v large ery number of our i ncnl
surprise nlthoitgli it waits thought IIn llthtirii
hl Iare ni lpyed by the Eleetril ]lowe
woIli probably ik placeI this year by iate Bnard of ( aLttanogya, I would like Lo stab.
summer or early rail. It cat lie ,assunil that
for the interet of all that our relatiois ith
this election hats beell liroiglit abu hy the
split in the librtl ranks which wai hith- b ehoard have l eoien most ordrl ai ndl iOl
bustin man l.lager, e Spe igs. has reccile
lighted hy thl Ontario liberal governnients
Iids o'olriinuirn tn ecelve ver,,y fine eo
vote of ceIshir or the Neleral liberal goivern -
ieIllt for its lael or w ar preparation and the lleraton and oii iabileration froIl this proI
o ssithe gr(up of pbli ion leaers stitilei
belief that a snap elr'clion, ran be ...ll by the
the Electric Pawer Bo ardi of Chattarie nna.
piresent oeverneinrt because of the ill plr b, Intern bliI ati h.,i, n Represetaties IwtI ona .......L G. Mi. pill ]rll ,1.II thl
parednesS of the opllosition parties. We eiit
math and E. E. Me,1ianlits report oLnldilton
el aet a rathel livly eletion eamintligi.
ont the TVA properties as very g.o... witl
Our niinicipal (lettish is now water over .l.la...gemen t always reattdy to iron aint aia
thile dam and as was p'edicted in a r(tclti
probieI at hi eonLren e table, and IhII
letter, labor iost control If the .ouncil, ill
one point ahloe speaks well, both flir th
laboer candidites up (or reelection being de
feared. In spite of lbir's defeat, it lealves a
TVA n.an..eIL...rIt and the t. B. E. W ad
good record for the i .resent council to sial it. its reprst n taiLl es. Such a hll tion th Ietwei
labor and buiness ahlways hlds the refpetl
The tax rate wa l1owered, needed street iii-
of iill, PuIb Ic h e i esseniitia to u . imate
prov enigt s were acrcm 1 lhishel, more inll
wer given e steildy emnployment in city departi
sucerss of any b,,silsl, whether private 0
neats alld all city emtloyye es on an iourly puhlicly own ld.
rate basis a wage inereae. new street ilgIlt There is neo iai ant fact or ye a] ,f
ig was erefted ir the lectilns of the yity
gani ed aIbo rl , !and especially of th It l;
previoisiy tr y ,,I lighted, land for it new
E. W., since we ale deaint g direc .ly. wit
iirpiort was pu rchi.se a nil paid for at a lrice inb, liho i o ieirl , hi l r eam rtor To ho
of $54.000 and an n.reen, ct reached with an torgarnzatioll is strofgi and busines~-likt
s is pos..hile, for toiday we have a inajo"it3
the federal govemnriit wherleby the cot of
operating thg airport w/uld be assilnci by of publi leaders who are as a w.hol iiort
the federal authorities for the next 10 years. liooperative toward labor than e have eI,
at which tilnl it honulId he on a self supporting jy lefore, t reeme that theblh Ib
basis. and above ll this, the year was cii,- ailways tom .row and no one can predict
who and what typo of entlemen* we lua,
pleted wit, a surpius of over $30,000. We
trust the present council can fiisrh the year have to deal wPih i the fu. Lh .
with as oold a record.
In elosing, hero arc a oeuple of tholrluht'
Employment in L. Il. No. B-T7 is still ye, while strolling lown the street: LDon't ,
accuset of eie Ig a radic, the contry ha.
slow in spite of the upswing expected front
tei, many now; h* careful for who., yvo.
the war, BuidlT n If prilvate lionies chen to
le at a stanidtill and will no bdoubt remain .eat that ot1e this fall, anti above ill I,
so for the diuration of the c.rti. If local li,,L.dil a good nilon Pian. l I, help il uphold the stald
factories are fortunate in securing smnie of ords of living and the principles of men in
the ,ar order, to he placed, it is expected the good old IT. S. A.
addilions ani alterations will be nIeeessar
W. A. IlAIt.i i O.n
slid sonIl of the unneplioylelt slack taken
tp
L. U. NO. 11-904. TALLASSEE, ALA.
The, riter w slih t, take this opportn-nity Editor:
to congratulate the .o iiNA. onI itis exelhat OHI DLeeenbt, 23 we reeivetl a 'hrilnits
articles aid editorial thpast ls year. Withilr .,,Iy
present
f HI
that said
MI Pi Oil
Open
II -iiiiudilly.
Now." Found
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sibtee
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a doubt the JO[ilINAI i now the outstalndill the halt iisue of the 3oteJNAL is one decisle
p[rrio iwcal iii thie electri ala field, givin all by hi National Labor Belations Board ol-
sides of rquestinis relative to cnt ditions Von doring the Alabamia Power Conmpanty
fronting the laa narring his livelihod inll cease aid desisi from further sponsorin.
oui trade. May the Jo continue ,RiNAL to lead or recognizing Lhe independent union n'
us in proper dliseiissiois of the prlo iibms cnn- Alabama Power Company employees o) thu
fronting us and in so doing help us, the Alabama Powe, C(oipanq y Ttmployees' Abss,-
electrical workers inn. .Iperators, to II hitti cltaion; also Pt refund ill dues paid lot,
standard of lire.
tIhe employees' isznriatiiln by payroll lildi itI
R C. C.AIfIlt
ion, and tto refrin, frio m nter feril ;ih