..~ , .,.·-.. .;..., -~....-·: '·, ~~ VOL. ONE1 NUMBER NINE , .SAN fRANCISCO, ~ALIF. ~~@ NOVEMBER :1t! ·19'43 .-r, . .,,. Cosf t,.fU¥in ... 1< ·.Y tc,·~igh r~~~~~~~c;::;J~~ft~ff0~;f ···. wa es;·F·. ·A;':.ord.. rs rOb·e rulingrnGen.e~asteercase · _,____:_~', · · : I ·---· Victor'· ~. Sw~ns~n, Local Unlou.., l\fanager, re1lo1;ts: .. ·_ .. -: . : .. .. j ·.. -- . .At the tin1e of the last issue of our "Engineers' New:;;" I was · 0 0 _, ,i~vmg ." .-c~st_s ·_ .·R .eport,0~·4pcf'V'inson.asks: :. -~~~n~~n:e:~r t1:·!sia~n\ ~~~et~ ~~:!z;~ ~e!t:!1 t~=~~e\:::;~·· 1 0 ;·.' to ·, be. s,tu_die4 -pri'c~ ·;: ri$·e.' :t:_ .'.L up :· .ot ':: d.'owri?::;•·' ii~:QS:::·1:it'z~r:t!~7~~ffi~:~c;ffiQ~e~~e0?~~:rt~;~~~r ' ·· · .-. ' .· -. __ ·.-, -·:·.-· · ,:· W~J1ingto1,:'-:The cost .of Hving ::··, ·." ... / ·Trustees; nan:iely Brother Chas. B. Gi:amling· and Brother Wm. · · ' ; Washi11gto1i; , · p; .· ().-Org~~1zec1 1for '.' city· ;,vorke"ts rdse '. forir~te'.hths Washingto1~~ F1·ed M. '.: Vinsq:i, f 'Shihr · · \ 'labot's t(!P . leader;s . won, :-resi1e!\r "(if ·:~he ;,pe~ , ,cent ·between' 'Ai.igust Dl(ector cf E c°(jrio~ fc ?t~?i_iizatfon, ' :··: :I 'als6 hact" ot~asiori tb ·rtle~t v~ioµs dele.g;;ie~ f~6in our sipt~r : .. Rooseve[J's - pronu~e . to. ; make, .·a ' ·a s . te b r. •: '> '. PJlntS ~ut. th.at: the nat_wn lS ~t ai1, L6¢a1s<thro'ughqut , the· United -· Stotes: and Canada. :The,c_oriv:~n~ ' rea1istic detetirtination: bf.-tbe>:'fo--:3,n ·, /~~ .. m .e •.. ,· . '' economic qrossroad?, ..w 1th ,the next. tion lasted tw6 \Veeks hut, during that time·! ·also 'visited Wash- : 0 0 d·e~s¢. :i~ th'.e ,•: ~.9# 9(1t~l11g "";lt1/, >, S,_~cr.~tar( ot -~ ?\_Pertin~:~;· f,ew mon-ths :like1Y:· to., determine .. ; ,. · . ·, . : · ., : ,:. .>: ington; D:' c_,, on .matters per- . 1 th st 'a .v.iew-to po~lble;'upw:ard ,rev.isiori .J?~Fte~ ·H :.at e Ja~e · l~~e · .. S . ~\ whether, the ·cost'of Jivihg soars or.' lairiing·. t6; ·-out' focal . Union's:, t E ·. · , -·. · • , .. ,. ~f .the;,.';Littl~ '~teeh: \VB:ge ·fof nYul~, f..o?ct,,. pncesr-,,'~he.·: moS -Imp~rtant goe_~ ba~K to the .September,- 1942 ' ng1neers Wl,n " . w¢rgesiaµd 'new,dassi,fi¢atioris, . ·_ .-, : This·,· was :, announce'cl: ·by., 'AFL pa~t .,o.f ·_~!1e-·fam1.. 1 Y:· ,_b~idge!,_ wer~ lev0l. - ··· . ·... ,· .. .: ·N· :' ·_·, ·, _· • ·· · ,. · · - ' 0 ' t.l , - - . " - - ' ···'RB ela:ct1An irl v:m:i9u~·p0rts p(p~t.:fe'rritory,' ' . ', Presld~~~ :· wlnianr "Green ·; i4tei:-) . !1W ,_sligh_ y.. .. ,~!.~hei:: o~: t~e -- ?,V:r- : ' Th~ ~ost-~f-ll~ing· lndex ·,Vinson '-. ' :.,;; , ,, __ · ~ . - :"'.. , :., -r .:had the o,-f•pbrtunity o. f. .talk~ • . .:....... ' ' ,. ' - , .. ' .· - . .. ,age>·.although;. there · 'were , wide . ' ' ··' ,, - J:-' 1 a· h . ' '· . ' two-ho_u1:, me€tLttg ;,Of :,,the _Comb n;ed,, ', ' . :, ·: \ ·. - '' ' , '•. ' " ,. pointed ·out ' d:rmpped from-· 125.1 at·· m· g am 1' ,, ', , ·i.n.::g :·with~.Pr:esicl.en. t;_M .' ei!oriey. on ' · · · ·,,-._ · _ ·· ~ - -' · ·· :p .. "·,: vanat1bns\ni ·d1ff~re11t pai;,ts, of -.the' ; · . , • . ,·- - .. .:, • : • _ , .½1?or_War_. B9a_r:~ ,yitJ'i." t.~e 1,esi,. .' -: t' X•·:· <:: '·- , ·.· ·. .. ·_ ,_. ,· between··, May· a,,-,1d ,August. of ·thlS .- ... -- ., ·• , ·, . · ."' ,_ · .. rtldnymatters of'irnp.ortdr);c~:to •' dq1t ·"'t the -White House coun ,::y.. · ' · b · · · · · · ,, · · · L · · • .. "-• •, « • ' · ' ·--. ,,,- .- · · , - • - : ' year -only to egm -nsmg .a"am - Austin B -- Wadman Busmess-·· diir ocal.Union: Also1 my,visit <:,-,-. :: i~i:~~~ t".1i~s_eif 'Stf~~~·st-~a\ ::, . i;t'be ,:,Jitd_ex -was . not :iip~~ia:t~ly ·:· -~ ; the -~ost of ·li~ing.' sho~;d, c~'ri.- : Repr_;~~ve; ~ep-0;~~ on tlie - - to -Washington vt:as ;::I .' b€1ieve, ,; ';· _ij1·.) ~-ree11: 's.i1~4• o.~~t.-~~:c 'cini,n~\tti e )i_r.o~~? <- ~own'• i_nw se~tio1:~1. st~tisc. ·t)~),Je-~to \11~v~ ·,J})( did.; i11-''thi>~:~.. :: ' 1i\!~g~)~e;~~~1.1.:.-fun~ft: ~le~- ,'. ~o:st 'p r-ci flt ab l e ' .; he·c.ause ·.\;_::~tr.·~;:;zi~_:·~fii:!:;; _:l:x.~i.'.~.:B.t; ~:t_,,:._~...~ o_'.~l,:~e~sts~ _.o~~,'.~~,~~,t~~i _~;~_:: .~;t;~_:_'.-:.~l~rt?~!::::~:~~::~~t;!_: ,:-' !!i~-~:'.'t_;i .'j: i#stticti~_:ls'; .· :f:~?~,,~~ir;~~t;_;_\1._·- ~f~~?~cb_fo;rrd}~~~ ;' ..-- ~ .~ . ' . ,t~l~,.:pre,se,n t· me,th,oo,s p:y ,;;.v.liwP.\ ~h,e Jl~J:',, c~iit } t1p1n:gJtI;:e:. ~on~h •.ma~ly beatert ,,oa~k ,to. 11:Z.8; .tlie "."level-.:,o!.' Br.othei·;Swarifon;:-lpcal;# n:iQil)na~/ · lS . a~$1sta11t t9' p1,1r -~~n,e,r.;;i.L P:;e:sh if of -·L . .. (:'on- · ·. '. tf1e ·.p'ast.,;year;· oi;-ga:nized 'laho1y ha·s·1:,li'ne:s,,,i{ere·• beigg/ introduced; : · \VOUld. Slirpa~s ::!,:31 : by .next :·May,\'·· .a:nd-,;:the imiepende:nt, :or company: ,v-entfon '. is -an educati011 ·in itself, • • ' • '. -· • ' '. •. , . ,_ •••• • _. • J • • ' • ' . • ·.. · e¥idcnc-e'',:.sh:ovv·ing, thaL ·th·e .,· actual" :< '.Reports· to- the, •Bureau .of -Labor · The· choice. of. d>i -re ct i on, . ,he unfon t ecefred ,.g·, votes. · '.'-·, · ·,, '· ·- ·as · ,··one meets people · connec;ted , ·'increases . are . .two or . thr.eeAimes sfu:t'istfos .. inclicated•. growin'g shorts stated; must . be made; by , :~ners ' . ,The '.two• lo\v uri.\oris; _tyli;g ·' witn wit,h·" the·· great· .iaqot" movement;­ . tJ{tit ·: -~lich ·\n, ~a:ny:~:oai'. ts·,:of °t)1ii a:'ges.: ~f:'a·. nuintier..·of lri1pci~tarit cost leans. ·\. : . .. - - :L~cal .No. 353 . :i1~essitated .. a iuri- throughout,the i,vorld . .The conven-. , < coimtr:i'.: . ·.. · .. .. ,. , , . of.· llvi,ng. ·items, ,Secretary. Perckins •. '.'Events · of. ·Jl.jne,: July;ancl Aug- 6ff::- The _National.Labor ; Relat.ions ti~n .:>was · a ; great success and · .,:· /. ;1~\s :Js~~~~ried•th.at · if ·this-.' cait bl {Jp<>rted '.' ' ' ·. · · - ustust S?ow that we can win,': ,he ·Board ·· ordered ·the run-off on or bi:ougl1t ;:, about: much · harmony •. °iii_o~eci. :'by th~ ne\v. : i_nvesti1 a'tion, <·'.r-io 1 slight· ri_se,: comii1g ?{tE;r ..~ said. :"Ev~mt.s :f1;?1:°1: ·:pepte.t1;ber; :194? before~ October 3rd;,_: 1943, · then throughout',~he hniks of Labor.. ~:­ .: the. Pi'e~idert.t ·will agre~ to ah. a:a'- _decl\l)e_: of L2 .per · .cent ciurmg the, to May; 1943 show ' that .we '• can sen(a'n :ainend~d dlr.ectioil advari.c-' .. ' I' 'ti"orisidereif it a"·pi;-ivileg~ to ·be .: ,; jtlstineht; of .: tJi.e ·"Liftfo:'stekl'Jfql'-' ·1wev:i~~is :th:i.-ee ::·months, 'brought lose: . - / . ing -the ·<dat~. to October;18th: The cj.ble to ,. a.ttend; and my ' time in ·. rii:iilh;,' ':. ~vhich··,,,_\:vill··,- p~rmit / wide" ·the.:,Bureau'.s i!'fdex/ of ·livirrg costs . Full· consequenc~ of; a runaway daj;e:- was further . cj.dvaneed· t'o Oc- Boston was' mbs~ .e_njoyaple 'be~ause ·wa&e irfcreaseS:: fo1· ·,.rriost~Am iricaff JQ lfl/J.7. _per' .ceilJ·'' of th,e a,y.erage; inflation, canno.t bei esti11?-at~-~. ,yirv tober 29th, 19'43. • ', . of the fine ,'. hospitality ·extended ~by ·. -\~'(,);kers to ' :ria~e \lp'"for::t,h_e h,i~h~r f~~:·} :9~5-9/ Th{s· was 5· per: ~ent son - declared. ' ''.Things move to~ I i-1.1:,: Vincent--of the N~tionai ~~- ti{e Officers' and members of -1,o:, liviri"' costs. _. 'a,.· ):ugher.:than September J year,_ ago, fast. once t_hey ·are ou.t·. of. control, · bor. Relations Boa_rd was .~!Elect1011 cal · u.nion No. · 3 of Boston; . £pt . :.·- R.' epresen·"' : . ·,... t a• t··I ·ves ·.. o f. t·h.· e' .,,, 'FL .·/- ·.: :cro · 61/t· P_·· er, ce:. nt- .-'highe.r·· · abov' · ,e·- the. · ·May,· h,sefadded,· - . · • Cciml'nissioner'.' ·. and· ,' the ,. election \'' il11'ch· r.. an1· v.er·y g''atefu' 1·. ' , and'' Rdi!rciad B i;th~rho6ds','.: t 6'!d ,19.42) ~v.e~ ~9-72?½ per C€.:lr above ·, Be': Ul:ged the ,fqllowing_: prqgfom ,vas ~uly. held with the following .on my retm:n I had occasion 'to ·· ··:. - . ;· ·· . · .- - .. : · · .Januarv :·1941! -base date ,· for . thefo.r .ffghttiig·infla.·.t.i.ciri ::.. r·esults· t · . oct · Uth h tt· .. t}le ; P r:esident-;. at_' the m~e.tI!l_g; that : :., , , J;' · , . ·c · . '. ·,,_~ · · · . ' s op : m g en; - a a s or 1me.: ·' h "L'ttl St .. .1" . , . f . I . ,15 . per cent .. Little . St:eel formula .Buy . only ·what . y:ou n~d:-., ar'ld . , J .ngine,ei's! L.0~11,l .N_o; 353 . r_ec. There; , I 'had ' the '. opport~,.~ity . of· 1 01 18 / t . e ,,._ · e. ' · ee !.1:!,u ,a · ma;ke- wha.t :. yoi( hav~ lastlonge,r. ' ce.ived H.3 v.o.t_e ,s.. :, i~e _C.I;O. .6. '3 ._· meetinb" several of. our. rep' resenta-. outdate.d,- unworkablewag,: and> ·;u,.. 1ten- · :f~;. -.·,; ~· a;.;es·. "'.. .-' ;. .. ·. '.: . able· ·lll.- the· · }ight.··: . of -pnce. ·~·-·mcreas- .·· es. ,.· -:,··--.Other ,,",.chan"'es _. ~-. :,·;· disclosed.. : ,wel'e... ,·_·. .... a. .. ,.»..., .av~..·_ .no:··:·m·ore ,. than ceili:rig.., pric.· es votes--a_.. ' . · clear.. ··, ma,J·orib. · .,. ·"'·· ··.of ,· ..50 · ' . t·1ves,· · ·· · an d ,_. 1earne· d .: tha t . B· ro ther· . · : ,.:_ ,. ·.'. c .- · .. season:aLdeclme' of ,2 per; cent .m arid.huitlitioned g9ocls only,by.ex~ :votes, -t~e n.1ajority , b.eirig ·.-~5 , ' .Joseph 'Riley ' Bi.isiness Represent~- . ·/ ':They charget_I t~at,, tn~, P~lY,P\"lI_',~· ~r~sh ' fi;_if: and :. vegetable ,')H\ces, changiri.g'ratiori :stamps. per· cent 'of all , eligil>le votes .· , tive in Og~en, \vas lea;ing. to s~rvt/ J :qn _pf.Jhe -~~tw~ s . e:o~omi~;ta~i- .~l,1'.1-rP;·:adva1,c,e~ : )~' price~ .. or,;pr:. ·, 1;1:~_,-~11>-':1:t}Y: }to ) vo1'.~( gg:~\·ng t~e: .· ..· in ~he :v.o~ng :·~nlt.,'. , .• .. : . .. ..-- , Unc'Je.Sam. - ,..:. , . -~izatioI\ P~ 0 ~!~IB :.~hich., has.· , ;~1 :.