FebrUary 25, 1955

DE-A-.T--H TAXEUS ROY. BREW-ER,s STATE' FDRTION VICE. PRESIDENT

(CaFNL) .~--Death came quickly last friday morning to Roy W. Brewer, vice president of the Californi'a State Federation. ofLab-or and president 'of the San~Pedro*-Wi3lmngton Ce-ntral Labor

Brewer suffered a heart failure at his desk Friday morning -in Wilmington. He died at 11:20 a.,ml. He was 55.0 The dec-eased was a charter member of Local 1407, Lumber and Saw-* mill'Workers,o Wilmington.,and a lone time AFL. official, He was elected a regional vice pre'sident of the State Federation ofLabor -in -1953.s He, re-pres-ented District No.4 embracing the San Pedro-Wilmington territQry,, on the 26-member state AFL. e'xecutive council. A member of the Wilmington Lumber and Sawmill Workers l-ocal since 1932,# he served as president and business representative -of the union, and for many years represe'nted the local in the Central Labor Council. He is survived by his-widow, four daughters a'nd one son. Six granddaughters, one sister, and two halt-sisters also surv'ive.0 In a message of condolence to hisa fam'ily., C. 3. Haggerty, seor'e- tary-treasurer of the' State Federation-of Labor,, said the AFL. move-s ment would greatly-miss Brother Brew'er%for his "high ises ofdeo tion to the principles-of organized labor." PVneral and burial -se'rvices. we're hel3.dthis, Tuesday-in Long 'Beach. State Federation of Labor WEEIQY NEWS LETTER February 25, _195 Page 2.

STATE FEDERATION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETS IN SAN FRANCISCO

(CFLNL) SAN FRANCISCO.--State legislative planning will domin- ate the quarterly meeting of the California State Federation of Lab- orts executive council to be held February 24-25 in San Francisco, it was announced this week by C. J. Haggerty, secretary-treasurer of the state AFL organization. The council will meet in the St. Francis Hotel, convening at 10:00 o'clock, Thursday morning, February 24. Other items on the agenda include reportkis of organizing programs, and plans for the 1955 labor education schedule. The council will also review preliminary details of the 1955 State Federation convention to be held in San Diego the week of August 15.

VALLEJO BUSINESS AGENT "YOUNG MAN OF THE YEAR "

(CFLNL) SAN FRANCISCO.--James H. Pollard, business agent of Plumbers' Local 343, has been named "Vallejo's Outstanding Young Man of 1954" by the Vallejo Junior Chamber of Commerce. Pollard, 34, active in union circles for many years, is also secretary of the Northern California Pipe Trades Council. Pollard last month headed up the March of Dimes campaign in Solano County, and has been a participant in numerous civin commit- tees in the ValleJo area. His recognition marked the first time the award had gone to a labor official. * * *

AFL RADIO PROGRAM ON 10 CALIFORNIA STATIONS (CFLNL) SAN FRANCISCO. --The AFL national news program is now vbe4rng heard nightly over ten radio stations in California. Edward P. Mlorgan, AFL commentator, succeeded Frank Edwards on California State Federation of Labor WEEKLY NEWS LETTER, Februar 25 1955, Pae3 the AFL show January 3, The program is being carried nationally over 175 radio stations of the American Broadcasting Company and is being heard in California at 7:00 p.m. PST. The California schedule follows: Bakersfield KPMC San Bernardino KITO Los Angeles KABC Indio KREO Sacramento KFBK Porterville KTIP San Diego KCBQ Barstow KWTC San Francisco KGO Blythe KYOR

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100,000 WORKERS ENTITLED TO STATE DISABILITY REFUNDS

(CFLNL) SAN FRANCISCO.--One hundred thousand California wage earners are entitled to excess taxes paid to the state disability insurance fund if they make their refund claims before June 30, it was announced this month by William A. Burkett, director of the Cali- fornia Department of Employment. The state Unemployment Insurance Code requires covered workers to contribute one percent of the first $3,000 they earn each year to the state disability fund. However, when an employee works for more than one employer dur- ing the year and earns more than $3,000 in the several jobs, he will have paid more than $30 into the state fund. The law permits a re- fund of amounts over $30. The disability insurance fund provides maximum weekly benefits of $35 for Job time lost due to non-industrial injuries or illness. Refund claim forms may be obtained from any local office of the Department of Employment. Claims covering contributions paid during 1954 should be filed as early as possible and must be filed by June 30, 1955,

* * * California State Federation of Labor WEEKLY NEWS LETTER, February 25 1955

ANNOUNCE AFL COMMUNITY SERVICES

(CFLNL) SAN FRANCISCO.--California unions in four major cities may now take advantage of special assistance in the area of social service benefits, it was announced this week by Stanley C, Elsis, AFL representative with the United Community Defense Services. AFL staff representatives work full time with Community Chests and Councils, United Funds and Crusades, in Los Angeles, San Fran- cisco, San Diego, and Oakland. The staff representatives are paid to work with AFL members requiring health or welfare assistance from community agencies. Representatives and.their office locations follow: Los Angeles - Susan Adams and Cynthia McCaughan, Welfare Federa- tion of Los Angeles, 729 south Figueroa, MIchigan 8821; Stanley Elsis, Unitbed Community Defense Services, 1444 Stearns Drive, Los Angeles 35, WEbster 8-6508; Oakland - Raymond Colliver, East Bay United Fund office, 337 Thirteenth Street, TWinoaks 3-0400; San Diego - Robert Eagles, Community Welfare Council office, 645 A Street, BElmont 2-1055; San Francisco.- Edwin Love and Dave Williams, San Francisco Federated Fund office, 47 Kearney Street, YUkon 2-6940.

AFL TO ISSUE SOUND FILM ON "RIGHT TO WRECK" LAWS

(CFLNL) SAN FRANCISCO.--Laborfs case against "Right to Wreck" laws will soon be released in a sound filmstrip in color, it was announced last week by John D. Connors, director of the AFLTs De- partment of Education. Connors urged unions wishing to take advantage of the 35 mm sound-color filmstrip to place orders immediately with Washington headquarters of the AFL's education unit. California State Federation of Labor WEEKLjY NE~WS LETTER, Februar~~~~~~ry 225 I _1q.-,"95 E -aPag5

Connors added that the film would prove an "invaluable aid" in the campaign against so-called "Right to Work" drives in the various states. He said the film is suitable for showing before labor union mem- bers, state legisl.ators, or sch,col, church and civLc groups. The filr:.s, itpi$ the fi rst J.n a series to be prold-ce-d by the Department oL' Educa,.i,n in e-c.or7ance with suogest--icens and recommen- dations made at various corfle-rences of AFTL educ.ation directors. Orders for the fllmstrip arid additicnal information on the series should be placed with the Department of Education, American Federation of Labor, 1625 Eye Street, N. W., Washington 6, D. C.

* ** STATE AFL RAPS EISENHOWER BUDGET

(CFLNL) SAN FRANCISCO.--Eisenhower's budget proposals to Congress are blighted by insufficient allocations in the critical fields of housing, social security, and water and power development, it was charged in the monthly "Your Economics and Mine" series issued by the California State Federation of Labor. The article also noted that (1) Despite campaign promises, Eisenhower is proposing a deficit budget, with expected income fall- ing short of expenditures by about $2.5 billion; (2) 48 percent of the income is to be raised from individual income taxes and only 26 percent from corporation income taxes; (3) Shortages of funds for Department of Labor administration, which the AFL has described as "budgetary anemia" will not be cured by the proposed department allo- cation. Sixty-five percent of Eisenhower's budget expenses will go to "major national security. " Because of the deficit problem Eisenhower will be compelled to ask Congress for another boost in the legal limit set on federal bor- rowing.

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