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signed (this being the third or fourth agreement
presente d ), th e articles of the ageI.
ront ,went ilte efct on Novemb e .r 1
While it ...k tc...]. tie, before the actual
,ogotlating took place, it was carried. oi in
the spirit ofurns frleuIdlinoss anIooea
tion between the company officias anld the
rep~rresetntaties olf the I, B. E, W,
'lhe ltins of the .. ree alet gave thle ran
pI.,ee shorter hoars per week, pa~id Ih...Ilhlys,
time and one ball for overtime with thne
and a hall for Iaully erlplye who ha] LIo work
on a holiday, p rovi ded al increase in pay of
$300 pe . l.onth for ,idah menljbe of the
aell a.nl lg With sikk [cae anold pid annual
vacations, ThIe ill'cIre in wages, holidays
slid shorter week~ ildl h ii illner(~sa in the
pay reeoit'd hy the lp loye f abo.....t 12
per cent. Also iith been a few more
jobs cllea e due lil [he iorklwte shorter
h.oaght bhy the agreement
In a.l, we are, wel satistied with this one
year's etorts, t.ad all feel that it ha. paved
the way for better thilins to omPe,
A. ,he rflh, rllltive of I.oeal No. p-975
I wish to convey the Lhakgs and appreeiatil
all the members feel towards the eilklois of
the Northwuesern P'ublic 8errlee Compasyll
and the Dakota Public Service Company, s.li
last but ,ot Ileat, to the representatives-1 ot
the L. B. E. W., with tile ex tressed Lhaeks
amd approe ilt .. . . Ilarris rother J i ou,
international repl~resentative; Blrother Al. J.
Boyle anid Pelisidet D. w. Tracy.
yours for a stranger alld bigger ,,L'ellr
hood.
L. U. NO. 11-1112, JONESBORO, IND.
Editor:
M;ay the prodra]ip tarthe return home again?
It has ti,1 o%'er one yilar since our last
report to the JOli(Nit, Swe ha d planned on
a htrief oulienf timm y eal' s ativlty in Local
Union No. III12; h owever, after agins up
16 new r.sb,, .. in the I. B, 1B. W. tonight
we do not [,,l oqlal to that tak.
We have had t ple ill' e of a.si.ti,lg in
tlhe foration of the thirl id afurth "lB"
louls in our territory in the ]ast Y'ar.
With tLbe onln d IIr membershi p ill the
I. B. E. W. refining high we hope to have
forur ore locls hi our territory this year*
Last Otober tile harlol/nln g ulldr committee,
the able ](alderhi]ll C l 13intht.r 1l3llard Donarl,
anid with h1P(' i.a l. splendid coolieration
og the [nt elnaliol OmiE, su cceeded in is.ing
our wages and seingw better working
eoondtiona in the plant.
The annual tlnnee and winter frolae promises
L he tile best ever held. Our sister L. U.
No. B-1000 to co-sponsoring this afiiir and
whil the helys i },. II. No.. B-100 anIl't think
of hasnt been inwnted. Th combined social
commnittee haslt released ally Iope as yeo,
but from hL0 rulmors we hear, it should be
real electrieaI worke~r% affair.
WO r k are,, teachers, er/glneers~ a ]awyer and a
ross-sectiio. o f diluatni o and inte][igente
of a high average .. whbeh the Broth.rh .oo.
]aay well I"! I)IUlI,
L.oal No, B1-10101 n/aitains sp.,ts ativit
itis, a sl ivtmitii s I..alld l,, h ts l
an bdbeaiotma [lIl..../a.... Anlongst it, sport,
it h.8 a chanmdoil baeball tegt,1 a howliniig
eague, a lad Wiles baketbln l teaml anld i1 soft
iIIl teaI Il, ILs Inos, 1,it.il elta .. hobby spher,(
is it, earnr clubo . which ol p Ils d coal,
pales wi2t thie Illtt cameral advocates ill thi
part of the ua, In ddition to. its
WoI~lttn' anx[]ilty hleh is beillg , rig ll
izod, the h llb, h,, two affairs each year,
the nihlltr1 show anild its annual danc1
anld reeeptolt. Its daoc held last December
16, in one of l~ lilteslt halhs in the city, and
the music fleaiilured by Zinn1, Al~hur arid his
original oha was allir which,
cleated a .leign (prid e anrold bpprelnl,, u,
Ilmong Lhe Bilitlllhho dIt members ill New
York.
The Local N 1 B-1010 radio school h eld
iirs f t soion Setiray, J.lanuary i/I, 1940,
in the ~honli roeIl at union headquarters .
The course will include those parts of I let -
trilwity, slae ] lu~ 1 hysiesi aleistry, bllthetiics
,ld l echanic, h .. pertainming to rin,
The lasses will Lie conductd along plac- at tile plan I has been good until
ticai lines-the practicl subjects of testing reently. it has slakekd off some il the last
Im .. servicin are fiirt on the lia. 'hc· week.
school is co.ductdi unider the sjuprision We wantlir it the, oth"er localities ae ex*
of the union without charge to the nIu..b.rs , perlienelng the same saituantion as We have
The prime o purpose f the schIoo i, of can r... here. Our eomhleedd organlzringe eoslmnttoo is
to prellare for the higher paid jobs.
worlking overltime (that word "combined"
Local No. 1-1010 ]ts, through its early means L. U. No. 1-1000 and U. No. 11-1112)
struggles anId t ehrrbl hardships nd hanidi- with very results. fitolla It ia nutprislz(
Laps, Iearaed how to master its prelhhnls how many people are interested i[) the
and inteuds achieve to its pace .il the rnks 1. B. E. W.
oI true deinlinoey and sincere and trudste In the words of a local eolumnmst "aidden
]abui in the ElFothlrhood'.
S.O ]~'aED.IA~ Thought" -Wouldn' t it be nice to hav*
5,000,000 members in the L. B.E. W.?
L. U. NO. B-1068,
Editor:
ELIZABETII, N. J.
Our Iext oerinLg will be so/it in when the
organizilg work slacks off, or whel Colgress
passes a law bmakin 30 hours in eah day,
Since this is the arst attempt of Local
Union No. I1.1068 to let the JOI}iNlA, k,,low
ToE illCK Pi1llynTE IN The BIC K RlANXd'
weI do exist, I sincerely trust the readers
will sorL of ship lightly over any weak
spots. While our ollal is young, still we
want other ot'grlimiuizai to bnow we ire
L. U. NO. ll-1010, NEW YORK. N. Y.
Editor:
There is prower Ian pro tit ill
ffowth. The infant Radio Local NO. ]I9-010
is havinigg patna whose it duIes tIle
..ost. good.
Local No. [I-1010 is in its eighth yeaIr anld
for a grow'I g Y.ln.r....r
house anI lot i, sight."
is eahtilg! ~l"er"y
Its membershill is
now well over 1,100. Radio Local No. iB-1o10,
for the inforulaiun of other ...l.elbr s of tho
Brotherhoodi, is er~nposd of the wrukers
ill tha oris fact alhioi x .dios and soun d
appliances in and around New York City.
Its mlealbor are both illabe and fainIaft alld
the work is divided into assem lers
men, testers, i nspctors , trouble
, ilo~
shoote.rs ,
repairmen, boxers, shippers, clerks ad Iouperlso~rs.
The pwidultl roder s ...
The Journal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Opertors
growing fat anld have what it takes to
alk.e a rea loller union.
W~ were reentl y granted a renewal of
L. U. NO. 1141, OKLAHOMA CITY,
OKLA.
Editor:
We are supposed to be in a part of the
co"untry wherea fDeeing temperatures do
not tiitt over a week at a tillle, Lbt it has
graphs, louds c ombinios aod l
pubhli address systems.
The workers lind the functions vezy init.re.ting
and in.srd;tire, ani eoll]il...
are [low fairly standard. But the industry
a% the present tima is suffering fom two
defects, making the stability of the worker'
econPomic existence very unrertail Ild
frail one is the low pay abd the other
is the shortness of the easoil [ lie, i'
otrt IIagremnt. One of the points ill our
favor was tho gralming of a temlnorary
bonus of $2 each week for six months
(and we all hope tbL Lh. ompany will sse
fit to continue thiis fter the six months
have ex.ph'ed),
We regret to announce the death of one
of the oldest ad mod rt b.]oved members
of the organization, that of Elizabeth HIogan.
who passed away a few days before (hristlas.
Members of the local acted as pallhearers
and, a .l....her I of inembero attnlded
been cold for tour weeks n.w onli ao let ip
in sight. As a I'uioL we are all st1ayinhg
in by the fireside.
Our haln1aa alangejr, Art ,Edwards, h..
signed the radio wdri erm froln KOMA Broadcastitg
Co. They are now working under
a signed a.r..e...n
Wi hiur been without taxi servic in
this city lne~, before Christmas, due to
a strike, but the mel have won. Thev are
now working under a closed shop agpr.ment.
Sorni.zedl ,bor goes Oi.
industry has as yet not found. the solution
to spreadfag the work over the year in order
the fun~erln.
Although our organization is ,mall, %e
It is with sorrow anLd regre I report the
passinig o our worthy Brother, John }laggin.
to nai~initl a steady staff oI worklr aold
an even payroll. The interruption in the
maintain a welfare e o.m0t, e e, whose dutles
are to Iare for the sick and less fortunate
IL~ara sr WILltON.
yearly work pooetd--tih ,easel. is generally
from July 4 to just before Christmasworks
to the detriment of the industry as
wall as of the workers. There is a constant
t.urnover and i,,tability of quality of
workers on aac alt of this shortness of the
season. The result is a loss of efficincy in
the factories and a loss of membership in
the umlon.In the faceg of all this uneel talwty
little Local . o. 11-1010 has blossomed nld
Known in megboL,. in prestige oitd in
strength. All the ontracts with the manufacturers
are of the losed Ihop type. Local
No, B 1010 is one of the best disciplined,
most officioat and strongest locals of its
type in its sphere in tht Brotherhood, It
boasts amnng its members I'lege gradBmembers,
which is done through the pro,
eeeds ef mnrafflesoinations from the mealhers
and our annual dande, This wrk is done
the from funds of the welfare ommittee
alone, a.,,, in no way affe.t the ohanlz
tion's treasury.
I guess thaOts abotit all the news for this
mnlth. but I do want to personally thank
the exIeutlve huatd for appointing ale to
the offe, I will dIo all I can to funitl the
duties of this otffie to the best of y
ability and will greatly approeiate ally information
or suggestions from the mom.
bership of Loca.l Union NO. B-1068, You
will be hearing fronl, me next month. And
just watch us grow,
ItL.. R. Tr...N.
WILL-YOU BE HOME?
(Crmllued from pIage 70)
portion of the citizens are de pendent
upon wage incume but have little or no
control of their productive efforts. However
distasteful, the realities must be
f..ed and these realities are not elsewhere
available than in the census
reports.
These facts are the raw materials out
of bhich the social ills must be diagnosed
and from which a better road must be
constructed in order that Americans may
continue to enjoy life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.