The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1970 Page: 2 of 4
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UNION FLORIST
Hoisting and Portable
Engineers Local No. 714
By C. C. ROSS
Financial Secretary
Real Earnings Continue
To Lag Below '69 Level
Washington — Real spendable , the maximum stipulated in their
None But Authorimed Labor PabMom-
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On Anti-Unionism I /MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS
M. R. Lovell Appointed
Assistant Labor Secretary
I Washington—Malcolm R. Lovell,
Jr., has been nominated by Pres.
Nixon as Assistant See. of Labor
for Manpower to succed Arnold R.
Weber, who has shifted to the
new Office of Management and
Budget as associate director.
Lovel has been Deputy Sec. of
Labor for Manpower since June
1969. Before joining the Labor
Dept he was executive associate
for manpower with the Urban
Coalition.
Carpenters—
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We talked with Bro. W. O. Ligon.
| he says that his wife is not doing
| as well as he would like, she is in j
the Crestview Nursing home.
Bro. Gerald R. Ball is now at
home following a stay in Garland
Hospital with a severe case of
blood poisoning.
Bro. J. E. Scott continues to im-
prove in Methodist Hospital where
he underwent surgery. He may
get to go home late this week.
Bro. Vance Pyron still off from
injuries received several weeks
ago.
Members not at last Monday’s
meeting missed a treat, delicious
home made pies served by our
Ladies Auxiliary. Thanks Ladies.
earnings for the nation's rank-and-
file workers fell below year-ago
levels for the 15th consecutive
month in June as consumer prices
moved up another four-tenths of
one percent
While the Labor Dept.’s Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported that
the price increase was slightly less
than in the past two months, the
rise in the index sent it to 135.2.
That means goods and services
that cost $10 in 1957-59 base
period cost $13.52 last month.
AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany
had this comment on the report:
“We are still a long, long way
from an end to the worst infla-
tion in 20 years. The slightly
lower climb of consumer prices in
June still leaves living costs 6
percent above a year ago. It still
leaves living costs 6 percent above
THE DALLAS CRAFTSMAN
law violation when it changed its
pay system unilaterally, the ex-
aminer found. He recommended
that Stevens, the nation’s second
largest textile chain and a big
government contractor, be ordered
by the NLRB to give backpay to
all Gulistan employees who suf-
fered a pay cut, and to restore
the old pay system, subject to
proper collective bargaining.
a year ago. It still leaves the
rank-and-file worker with less
buying power than last year. And
it still means workers need sub-
stantial wage increases to achieve
a decent standard of living.”
The BLS report said that higher
prices for used cars, homes and
most types of consumer services
were primarily responsible for the
increases while food prices declin-
ed and other price rises slowed.
The gross weekly earnings of
production and non-supervisory
workers rose to $10.05 in June
due to increases in the workweek
and hourly earnings. A worker
with three dependents took home
$105.08.
But in terms of real spendable
earnings—take-home pay express-
ed in 1957-59 dollars—his earn-
ings were $77.72, compared to
$78.73 a year ago.
The four-tenths of 1 percent
rise in the CPI in June, combined
with previous rises, brought cost-
of-living wage increases to 114,250
workers, BLS said, ranging from
8 to 8 cents an hour. The workers
included those in aerospace, mail
order houses, food processing and
steel fabricating, bus drivers, sheet
metal workers and printers.
The report disclosed that about
7,000 workers who would normally
receive pay increases as a result
of the June CPI will not receive 1
them because they have reached
Statesboro, Ga.—J. P. Stevens
& Co. has been slapped down for
the 11th time on an unfair labor
practice charge.
John M. Dyer, a trial examiner
for the National Labor Relations
Board found that the huge tex-
tile firm failed to bargain in good
faith with the Textile Workers
Union of America at its Gulistan
plant and unilaterally changed its
pay structure, resulting in a pay i
cut for the workers.
The company had sought to
avoid the new unfair labor prac-
tice charges by claiming that an
earlier NLRB order to bargain
is not binding since it is being
appealed in the courts.
Dyer rejected this argument,
noting that the NLRB has ruled
that Stevens had been illegally
refusing to bargain since March
1968, when the union was certi-
fied. In such cases, an employer
acts “at its peril” if it does not
meet that duty, he said.
The company committed a new
contracts.
In April and May the CPI in-
creased, on a seasonally adjusted
basis, five-tenths of 1 percent
The June increase of four-tenths
while a slowing of the rate of
increase, nevertheless put all items
on the index 6 percent above a
year ago June.
Charges for consumer services
in June rose six-tenths of 1 per-
cent with the price of medical
care, transportation and other
services up substantially and by
more than the May increase.
Food prices declined on a sea-
sonally adjusted basis in June for
the first time in two years, with
meat prices down instead of show-
ing their usual June increase.
Used car prices rose for the
third consecutive month and house
prices also continued their climb,
BLS said.
the Labor Dept, list of areas with
an unemployment rate of 6 per-
cent or more.
This makes 20 areas now suf-
fering from “substantial" unem-
ployment. In June 1969, only six
centers were classified in that
category.
The four new additions are
Brockton, Mass.; Jersey City, N.J.;
Kenosha and Racine, Wis.
At the same time, the Labor
Dept, shifted 11 major labor areas
from the low unemployment cate-
gory—jobless rates of 1.5 percent
to 2.9 percent—to the moderate
unemployment category—3 percent
to 5 percent These cites are
Phoenix, Denver, Stamford, Conn.;
Wilmington, Del.; Chicago, Cleve-
land, Rochester, N.Y.; Oklahoma
City, Knoxville and Memphis,
Tenn., and Madison, Wis.
The Labor Dept, also reported
that Muskegon-Muskegon Heights,
Mich., has been reclassified into
a severe unemployment category
with a jobless rate of 9 to 11.9
percent
Washington — Four more cities r ri T:
of the nation’s 150 major man- For Eleventh I ime
power centers have been added to
Reilly Printing Co., 1710 South
Harwood, 428-8385 - 428-8386, is a
100% Union Shop. Why not
patronize a Union Shop?
We received word yesterday of
the death of Bro. L. M. Pedersen.
He died suddenly last Saturday
afternoon from a massive heart
attack and his funeral will be
conducted this (Tuesday) after-
noon at the Crown Hill Cemetery
on Webb Chapel Road just north
of Northwest Highway with Dud-
ley M. Hughes Funeral Home ar-
rangements. Pallbearers were C. C.
Ross, Bill Issac, Bob O’Bannon,
John Markey, Kenneth Davis and
H. R. Pearce.
We, the officers and members
of Local Union No. 714, wish to
extend our heartfelt sympathy to
his family.
Bro. Raymond Riddle is still con-
fined to the hospital and I have
word that his wife is also a patient
in Baylor. George Hodges is in
Parkland Hospital and we wish
for them a speedy recovery.
The Bricklayers are still out on
strike. We look forward to the
time this will come to an end and
everyone gets back to work.
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THE DALLAS CRAFTSMAN
Dallas, Texas
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Founded 1913 by Wm. M. Reilly
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and stability of American institutions.
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for the honest, moral. upright, cou-
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