WAVE OF UNIONISM

Grey River Argus, 8 March 1937, Page 5

WAVE OF UNIONISM

RISING IN U.S.A. Latest Results of Drive (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received March 7, 6.30 P-®-> PITTSBURGH, March b What is considered to he another victory for the Lewis and the C. 1.0. drive for organisations of unions is the fact that thp largest unite of the Aluminium Workers’ Union has announced its secession from the American Federation of Labour and its affiliation with the C. 1.0. The CIO will conduct a campaign to organise all of the workers in the Aluminium industry on the industrial basis. RUBBER WORKERS’ DEMANDS i NEW YORK, March 6, I A message from Akron states that America have served demands upon the CIO. United Rubber Workers of the Firestone Tire Rubber Company to recognise their Union as being the solo collective bargaining agency. The Firestone Company has announced that in view of the uncertainty as to present"conditions it will shut all of its plant until further notice, thereby rendering ten thousand men idle. WESTINGHOUSE MEN DEMAND RISE. NEW YORK. March 6. The employees of the 'Westinghouse Electric Company, at Pittsburgh, have demanded a twenty per cent, increase in pay. or have threatened to strike. WOOLWORTH STRIKERS. WIN AT DETROIT. DETROIT, March 6. The Woolworth “sit-down” strikers have settled their strike, cabled on February 28. They have obtained a five ' cent, hourly wage increase.-This is applicable to forty stores in -Detroit. FEDERAL AID TO STATES. WASHINGTON, March 6. Following a conference between President Roosevelt hud the Governors of six of the large industrial States, ineluding New York, Ohio land Illinois, it has been announced that the Federal Government will delay its plan radically to reduce the Works Promotion Administration allowance. The Governors had insisted that their States would be unable to bear the unemployment relief burden without the continuance of Federal aid. The suspensions were planned for June. They may bo indefinitely postponed. . ■' •