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34J401 'April 1, 1941 THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON -PAGE THREE! Plywood Union Answers Assertions of Kalpine Following la the statement Issued Monday by llio striking Plywood, Box Shook mid Dour Worker council (CIO), l.ocnl 9 243, In answer to iiHiM'rtloim Incorporated In Ihu Kulplno man agement statement of Inst Kulur (1 v , Murcli 20: "Tho company Is trying la rrcale, by Inference, tlmt the ffiilrs of the men ut Kulplno ra run by organlzors und union officials. "A committee of the union men tlmt work nt Kulplno huve been attcntptliiK to drill with Mr. Drury nlnce hint November. "Wo will answer the com pany's article point by point. "The payroll that win first ihown to tha committee of the XIO (or an investigation was fbstltutcd with a lamer one than went to the referee. The union committee never chocked this payroll because they were dealing with the company In good faith and never expected trickery. When they found they were tricked they merely pro duced more curds to establish their majority more securely. , 'There never was deadline set for counting cards. If there had been a deadline sat wo are certain that the rcfereo would have observed It. We are satis fled with tho referee's decision and his fairness and honesty. And Mr. Drury's breakage of signed agreement with tho union Is based solely on the basis that this man Is not lulling the truth. In o t h r words, Mr. Urury's whole case lies on the presump tion that ha can discredit an honest, public-spirited citizen and office holder. Vlthdrawal ol Cards Trom tha ' Union 'This Is based on an out and out misstatement. No lottrrs were ever written to the union by these said men to revoke membership. They ciinnot say on tho witness stand tlmt they wrota and mailed a letter of revocation because it Just isn't true. "On the meeting of March 3 Oio company seeks to imply that the committee whipped out a contract and demanded tho com pany to sign It willy nllly. 'Tho tnith of tho matter is that a contract along the lines of the contract that tho company was asked to sign has been in tho company's office slnco Sep tember, 1940. Tho contract that the company was asked to NE GOTIATE was presented to the company on February 25. 1041. , On tha basis of the certification ';y .tha impartial referee, the rep resentatives of the roniMiny and the union sat down and negotiat ed over two thirds of an agree ment. 'The membership of the union was Jubilant because in a report ef tho negotiating to them nearly all controversial subjects In the contract had been agreed on by , the company and the union. "In the light of further know ledge we know now why those Issues were so easily settled. Tift- company never Intended to bar N :pzr-ll ..-p: ASK THE MAN WHO'S CHANGED TO NASH "We Trnnl lip tier tlmn 2f. miles gallon. Thn Wfintlrrftil ride and lirrlitifu nf till Me b pirate ma no md." J.W.V., California "Tha ride la irim, perform nrerirrlientt mltrair $utlt 28 mi lee to a iallni.1' E. W., AW Jtrty "A 'mile trip root ma rxactlr I'l I Id my Naali. Havttl 925 on tbia trip alnne," S. M. Minntapotit gain In tho first place, and to throw thu union off Its guard, verbally agreed to most of the contract mid asked for time to consider dm rest of It. This time was freely and cheerfully granted, because tho shop com mittee, who have worked for Mr. Drnry a number of ycurs, never dreamed that ho would spend his time In efforts to de feat (ho union and solicit mem bers to revoke their cards. "On tho meeting of March 3 tho company notified tha com mllteo of Its Intention of refusal to eontlnuo to bargain. Ho had had time to consult the best au thorities on the technkiuo of stalling unions and was ready to usp tha latest methods. "Ho suggested to tho union that Instead o f negotiating further that the union consent to an election. Tho union com mittee considered this seriously, and while not agreeing to It agrord to put tho proposul be foro the membership on the night of March tho 4th. "On tho night of the 3rd this question was disclosed pro and con. Tho executive board of the union and the membership pres ent took the view that Mr. Urury hod broken one promise to bur gain and there was nothing to prevent him from breaking his promise to bargain in case the mojorlty was decided on by elec tion. Wo had no objection to an election as a matter of prin ciple. Tho thing that we wanted was a concrete ovldcnco of good faith that he would bargain with us when wo had won the elec tion. Several Ideas were sug gested and It was agreed that the union committee would ask for a meeting with Mr. Drury to ascertain what he could guar antee along these lines, in order to report It to the membership on the following night. Mr. Chris ltalph, as spokesman of the negotiating committee, called Mr. Drury and asked fur a meet ing with him at 9:00 o'clock a. m., March 4. Mr. Drury sug gested in a. m. Wo had been stalled from time to time by Mr. Drury since last November. In the ensuing argument as to conversation as to whether tho meeting should be at I) or 10, Mr. Dmry lost his temper and told the union to put on the pickets and go Jump in the lake. This definitely showed Mr. Drury's Intentions whether tho meeting was held at B or 10. "Whether thero was an elec tion or whether thero was not, tha negotiating committee, see ing that Mr. Drury showed his hand, used the authority voted them by the membership and put on tho pickets. "As to the further meetings with the company and tho union In which tho company's state ment always strongly stressed ths organizers and attornles of the union. The company re tained Mr. John F.binger as coun sel In this case and used him in negotiations at tho meeting of March 3rd. "After the strike, Instead of 500. ..1000. ..1500. ..AND NOW ARE CHANGING MWn luokrd at 'alUlliree lead ing loW'Brira car and found we rotilj apt mora tn a N'aah for hit! Nanh't economy and comltllntrd a)r comfort de cided utf N. J., Uefrofr "Heat rir on the market for prrforminreandromfort and willi '29 to 2f) milra to the Italloii, m inn almnat enounhto make mjr pay ment." -E, L. C, Oakland Cat. 0llfr i H (lllutlraltd) A mtta.it Rid or "AM" prrtra. I'ricw Inctlmteatiimlard Hiutn ment and frdtml tut Wtathrr rya Condition! Air HyMcin, Convert Itilrt llrfn are option! OTHER M00ELS 10W Smart for Street Wear Clever BuV SHi 1 v i t ' 7 , l 7 f I, , j s"A, 11 As smart as an April morning is the organdie fichu on this Evelyn Aldan dress In navy blue crepe romaino fashioned in redingota style and worn by Mrs, Ruth Stalford from Craig's shop, 617 Main street. Ovu her arm, Mrs. Stalford carries a plaid wool box model coat with a generous wolf collar, the coat completely silk lined. The navy blue straw hat bonnet style, is high for Easter tha hat also from Craig's. meeting with the union, the com pany mode two bitter and unre- ' strained attacks on tho union through the columns of the I press. The first meeting that ' the union had with the company Iwas In regard to publicity. The I company wanted us to modify our answer to this blast at us. They knew they (the company), were out on a limb and did not want us to saw it off. j "In the Interests of continued negotiations that would lead to an amlrnble settlement of the strike, and that would minimize the damage a strike does to the general public, we consented and put In the paper a very moderate statement In nnswer to these two vicious attacks on us. A pro posal was then made by the union through a non-union work er of Kalpine, to the manager of Kalpine, that the union would withdraw all legal counsel and organizers from negotiations if the company would withdraw their legal counsel. Then the men that worked In the plant could meet the management of that plant and get down to busi ness and settle this strike to their own best Interests, with out the interest of the Inter national union or the manufact urer's association being consid ered. The union committee and TO THIS NEW And Big you WHAT does America think about Nash's new and better kind of car In the lowest-price field? They think It's terrific! Nosh is scoring the fastest sales increaso of all the low-price cars. And here's why: To begin with, you get more seatinc room thnii ani car in the lowest price field offers. You get coil springs on all four whirls . . . Btnoot htBt ride a car can give rxtru.t mi the company had ono meeting .on mis nappy ousts. ! "The company then offered to have the question settled by an other card check and have each I man Identify his own signature. iThls, the union eagerly accepted and set into motion the machin ery to have the labor board send la man down to do this. "Before the NLRB field ex laminer arrived the company I withdrew its offer and so the ! NLRB agent could not do this. "On tho question of arbitra tion as the means of settling a i majority. The union has charges against the company for unfair I labor practices. We have ex I cellent evidence and a good j chance to win a good case. The company In its statement claims, themselves, that the labor board is the only legal agency that can settle the question of a ma jority. They were asking us to turn over to a lay board our legal rights. We say that the law of the land, which is the Nl.R act, as well as trial by Jury, etc., is not arbitratable. "As to the back to work pe tition. There are always certain men employed by every opera tion that are not in favor of unions. They are against unions because they have privileges and rights that the majority of men do not possess. They are KIND OF CAR! no wonder! Now you can buy a Beautiful Nash for the same money would pay for an ."All 8" carl Up to 30 Miles a Gallon in this big Nash . . . with the Smoothest Ride, and Easiest Handling a Lowest-Price Car ever Offered! 8 mart as can be this nary and white pin stripe man-tail ored suit featured this Easter season by Psnney's and worn by Mrs. Mayme Norton. The suit is fashioned of cavalry twill with the new longer body line achieved by the 27-inch coat. The blouse is of white chiffon and lace and comple ments the suit as does the hat of white straw draped to fit tha new pompadour hair dress. Black crushed kid shoes with a navy patent leather purse and navy kid gloves complete the ensemble. All come from Pen' ney's various departments. of the same caliber as teacher's pets, want to work at any price because they know that the com pany will concede them condt iions for a nice red apple. The CIO committee did not concede a majority on this back to work petition. We never saw it. V hue the teacher s pets cir culated the petition ostensibly to go before the union and got signers, on it on that basis it was not presented to the union. If it had been it would have been acted on as any petition or resolution that anyone may pre sent to a union. This petition was a form of red apple to lay on the teacher's desk. After the petition failed, these red apple Child's Colds To Relieve Misery Rub on Tims-Proved VicksVapoRub you. You get. tho first car with Two way Roller Steering. ..absolutely tha easiest to ateer and a cinch to park. You get a safer, quieter, welded body-and-frame. A Nash Weather Eye Conditioned Air System ... a Convertible Bed for trips. So why buy any other car, when you can now own a Nash with all these exciting new features? Finn overall savings of $70 to $100 a year! Drive tbia new kind of car today. vendor! went to the organizer! of the Carpenters and Joiners Class B union. They then asked the company to bargain, the com pany refused and they filed charges against the company. "This gave" the company the excuse they wanted to call for an election. The company be lieves tn 100 per cent unionism, 90 per cent Carpenters and Join ers, SO per cent CIO. "NOTE: The term, Class B union, la not meant to belittle by Inference. It denotes wood workers that are affiliated to the parent body of Carpenters and Joiners and pay per capita taxes to them out have no voice or vote in that organization. "There are many excellent local unions and many good union men in that Class B status. On many occasions CIO locals have donated money to assist these Class B unions in fighting their fights. 'The company now has a legal excuse to call for an In vestigation and a hearing. They have invited the union to lift the picket lines and come back to work and wait for an election. We say. the company Is respon sible for this red. apple union and they will have to accept that responsibility. "As far as discrimination Is concerned no company ever dis criminates against a man for participating in a strike or for union activities. They always say that they fire a man for in efficiency or breaking some company rule. "If we consent to go back to work and go back to work and wait for an election, can you im agine what would happen to our union men between now and the time the board would order an election and the election was held? We trusted the company on several verbal and several signed promises. These prom ises were a lot more clear cut and more binding than the prom ises that they put in The News and Herald but they broke.them. "The organizers of the Car penters and Joiners, Class B union have issued an unofficial challenge to the CIO organizers and officers to debate the ques tion, with them before the Kal pine -crew. We accept this chal lenge gladly. We are willing to go ijefore any public agency and explain our stand. We were the first party to ask the labor board to settle this thing. We expect to use -the board to the fullest extent. "This strike and the result lies upon the shoulders of the com pany and not the union. "Signed, "DALE ANDERSON, "Vice President, Local "9-243 IWA." In an eastern town a man and his wife were picked on the same jury. A disagreement wouldn't be surprising. PESTERED DY HIGH PRESSURE ? TRY THE UNION MINUTE MEN HIGH SPEED BUT NO HIGH PRESSUREI The only "high pressure" the Minute Men use is the pressure they put into polishing glass. Their service is adjusted to fit each customer's schedule. . Ifyou'reinahurry.theymshyouthrough V V ; in nothing flat! If you have more time vi they check your car carefully from stem to stern. In either case, you get tigb $pttd but M high prtssur. Try them. 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