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~| Mil HELD “RAIDS99RAPPED Df MOONEY)AYC. V. O. Union Official Maya Hit i mini Group la Not Alarmed by In* roada of A. F. I. Local.Maevilcnn The C. I. O, Inlernnflonnl Union lock of Mine, Mill nnd Smelter Workeis F pital **n’* alarmed about attemptedtaids by other unions In the Trl-i* State mining field. Howard Mooney a 1 o? Joplin, international trpresenta- c The tlve, said here last night.at 2ir‘»M Union lacksterarllle, Mooney was referring to actlvl-. ^ e in ties hy another C. I. O affiliate tion United Gas, Coke and Chemical tl Workers and hy the A F L. Ce- o ment. Lime and Gypsum Workers’ CeUntil recently, the mine-mill d union was dominant in the field. d since the pickhandle-and-gun wars *n of 1935-1937, hut recent develop- *• 1 ments have prompted rumors * ftmong organised labor groups that d .the mine-mill union la on Its way E ,rc out of the field. p!Important Victory. clt;heii ^ ***' un'nn apring die- clplaced the mine-mill union as bar- againing agent for Eagle-FMche. union employes In an NLRB elec- ai tion. It was an important vie-®toty for the A F. L. group. Eagle- |ur 45illank lenaC* V •Picher being the largest producer jui •% t h a f • m I . Itwon.fryCOMwMmin the field.The gas-coke union, which only to’ recently entered the Tri-State la-Uh(IO( 11*'hil ^or Picture, has petitioned for and obtained an NLRB election to rep- . resent the Federal Mining and Smelting Company workers. The election will take place Thursday, with the A F. L. gypsum union also lifted on the ballot.Mooney said the mine-mill union f h don was standing on its record of hav- jf ing fought for and obtained the highest wage scale in the history of the area. adding that it still advocates high wages and better living conditions for Its members, rather than low starvation wages t* so that a few mine operators can continue to make* exorbitant om* profits.*° ' At the same time. Mooney an-J' nounced that after more than threeweeks of almost continuous nego- ch tber nations, the Dickey Clay Workers'! locals 383 and 447 of the mine-mill k’o, Urs. union, located in Pittsburg. Kan.,'mi; and Deepwater, Mo., signed a new ons. agreement yesterday. Loiesi-k a n 1lt; ark his lan-for-Ray He said the contract carries im- JJJjjnies proved grievance procedure and Ne of vacation clauses and new pro-1?,1f 1 Nodrs. visions to make the agreement Okmore applicable to the new and modern factory recently built hy VoJthe company. It also provides for w’eral wage increases ranging from 4 to Ian- 12 cents an hour, he said.oonwtWl
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Joplin Globe
Joplin, Missouri, US
Wed, Jul 13, 1949
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