Prop. No. 1 ExBy Research GroupThe Public Affairs Institute, a

non-profit, non-partisan research or-ganization specializing in natural re-sources, has issued an analysis ofProposition No. 1 which depicts the$1.75 billion state water bond pro-posal as a water mirage that wouldbleed the state's financial resourcesunnecessarily.

According to the research organ-ization, "Proposition No. 1 is a pot-luck of false promises. It has an ob-scure family tree but a close study. . . leads directly back to the largelandowners and private utilitieswho seek desperately to avoid fed-eral regulations at any cost to thestate taxpayers and California's fu-ture."The new evaluation of the Cali-

fornia proposal is authored by Dr.Paul Taylor of the University ofCalifornia, George Ballis, Fresnoeditor, and Dr. Dewey Anderson,rancher and executive director ofPAI.The study concludes that the

state scheme going before the votersthis November is a poorly engi-n e e r e d, economically infeasibleproposal. It points out that everyteam of expert consultants hired toevaluate it has found this out inmajor respects.The experts referred to have

pointed out that Proposition No. 1cannot produce a firm supply ofwater and offers no assurances thatany area will get water.

Chas. T. Main, Inc., Boston engi-neering firm hired by the state tostudy Proposition No. 1, has pointedout "there is no express provisionwhich would require the construc-

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Weekly Vol. 2-No. 35Sept. 23, 1960

News LetterPublihed by California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO

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State COPE Moves to ImplementEndorsement Actions

The California Labor Council on Political Education moved quickly thisweek to translate convention actions into effective campaigning in supportof candidates endorsed by the state AFL-CIO political arm in San Fran-cisco last Thursday.

Local AFL-CIO organizations throughout the state have been alerted bySecretary-Treasurer Thos. L. Pittsthat the state COPE is now printing Like the statewide piece, the areaofficial general election endorse- pamphlets will feature the Presiden-ment pamphlets listing the candi- tial endorsement of Kennedy anddates backed by the pre-general his running mate Lyndon Johnsonelection convention in San Fran- for Vice President.cisco. In the case of district endorse-

Senator John F. Kennedy, the ments for Congress and the stateDemocratic candidate for President, legislature, however, each areaheads a long list of state AFL-CIO pamphlet will contain only the dis-district endorsements for Congress, tricts in the area for which it isthe state Senate and Assembly. designed for distribution.

In a letter to all local organiza- The purpose of the breakdown,tions, Pitts said that the endorse- Pitts said, is to make it easier forment pamphlets are being made union members to locate recom-available free of charge to unions mendations on district candidates.for distribution to their members Local organizations are beingby appropriate means. urged to place their orders as soon

In addition to a statewide pam- as possible, indicating the numberphlet carrying all endorsements and of statewide or special area pam-a statement on what is at stake in phlets needed for distribution.the November elections, COPE is The twelve area pamphlets in-preparing separate pamphlets for clude the following: Alameda Coun-twelve areas in the state. tv: Contra Costa and Solann Coun-

Close of Registration Draws Focus on Job AheadThursday, September 15, last week marked the close of registration of

voters in California for the November 8 general election.On the same date in San Francisco, as labor-sponsored registration drives

throughout the state were pushing the deadline, delegates to the generalelection convention of California Labor COPE were urged by PresidentAlbin J. Gruhn to draw their focus ipate in the November 8 generalon the equally important job ahead. electiontThe following are excerpts from "These new voters may well beGruhn's urgent plea for action in the decisive factor in the outcomegetting out an informed vote this of this vital election.November: "But their votes and those of"As a result of labor's efforts and many undecided voters will reflect

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tis; Los Angeles County; Sacramen-to Valley; San Francisco County;San Diego and Orange Counties;San Mateo County; San Joaquin andCentral Valley Area; Santa Clara,San Benito and Santa Cruz Coun-ties; Riverside, Imperial and SanBernardino Counties; the fourcounties of the Central Coastal areain the 13th Congressional district;and the north coastal counties ofthe 1st Congressional district.Pamphlet orders should be sent

to state COPE headquarters, 995Market Street, Room 810, San Fran-cisco 3.

Pitts said filling of orders willcommence in the second week ofOctober.

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Fist-Year Report on FEF LawCalifornia's first year of the Fair and morally right," said John Anson

Employment Practices law has Ford of Los Angeles, FEPC chair-brought "reassuring acceptance ofprinciple" by employers, whole-hearted support by organized labor, Guests on hand included Stateand considerable breakthrough in Assemblyman William Byron Rum-action toward merit employment ford, author of the FEP Act, andwithout regard to race, creed, or Augustus F. Hawkins of Los An-national origin. geles, who, with State Senators

This was detailed in an informal George Miller, Jr., of Contra Costafirst-year report to Governor Ed- County and Richard Richards ofmund G. Brown and the public, by Los Angeles County, had cham-state FEP Commissioners and Divi- pioned the legislation over manysion Chief, at a first anniversary years. State AFL-CIO President Al-luncheon program Wednesday at bin J. Gruhn was also introducedthe Hotel Biltmore, Los Angeles. with other prominent representa-The report traced FEPC's progress tives of labor and managementsince the FEP Act, which the Gov- present for the occasion.ernor signed into law April 16 Ford stressed three areas of prog-1959, became effective September ress under FEP law: 1) increasing18 last year. acceptance of the FEP principle by"The experience of hundreds of employers and organized labor; 2)

firms attests that non-discrimina- the value of non-discriminatory em-tion pays in productive manpower, ployment to manpower and produc-not to mention that it is patriotic tion; and 3) the opening of a wider

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the real facts and issues of this elec-tion.

"This is a job we must do withevery ounce of strength and intel-lect that we have between now andNovember 8."The issues carefully outlined by

Secretary-Treasurer Thos. L. Pitts(s e e Newsletter, September 16issue), along with the AFL-CIO vot-ing records of the respective candi-dates, the party platforms and otherrelated information must be project-ed to every possible voter.

"This must be done on a precinctlevel if we are to effectively overcome the soft sell-Madison Avenuetype of political propaganda of anti-labor big business and their politicalpuppets.

"Let's face the cool, hard facts:"Every evidence indicates that

this 1960 election campaign will beone of the dirtiest in this nation'shistory.

"Already the forces of reactionand bigotry have aligned themselv-es together to defeat every candi-date who subscribes to the AFL-CIO program for social justice anda better and stronger America forall the people."Every evidence indicates that

expediency rather than principle

will continue to prevail in order tosatisfy personal ambitions.

"Those of us who had the exper-ience of observing and fighting backagainst the rough and vicious tac-tics of the anti-labor big businessopponents of that great humanitar-ian and friend of labor, the latePresident Franklin D. Roosevelt,sees a similarity in certain tacticstoday. We haven't forgotten the tac-tics used against former PresidentTruman and other liberal candi-dates, either."We need another Franklin D.

Roosevelt today who will have theguts to stand up against the pres-sures of the NAM, AMA and theirlike.

"I believe we have the opportu-nity to get such a man on Novem-ber 8 by the election of Kennedyand a team of Congressmen to dothe job.

"Let's pledge ourselves to fightback with the truth and the factsto back it up.

"This election of 1960 and itsimpact upon the future of Americaand the freedom-loving people ofthe world is of equal if not of great-er importance to that held in thedark days of 1932."We elected labor's friends then

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door to opportunity than minoritygroups have ever had."We have already seen the new

hope, the new self-confidence andrespect that have come into thefaces of qualified minority workersbecause they have come to realizethat the FEP law is behind them,"Ford commented. "I wish each ofyou could have the experience Ihave had and could realize this, notin abstract terms but in terms ofthis young Negro father, in terms ofthat handsome young woman ofMexican ancestry, in terms of youngpeople who have decided to con-tinue their studies because at longlast the door of opportunity is open-ing wide for them."

Ford, however, warned againstover-optimism. "I don't want youto think that the outlook is so brightthat the task remaining is not great.No, I tell you seriously we do findprejudice among some employersand even among labor unions. Theseare the ones who are receiving ourattention. We have a good law--one of the best in the country. Wehave not as yet had to fall back onthe real penalties and public hear-ings which constitute the teeth inthis statute. But when that comeswe are ready."Edward Howden, Chief of the Di-

vision of Fair Employment Prac-tices in the State Department of In-dustrial Relations (San Francisco),traced the year's "breakthrough."He reported that as of the end of

August, 370 cases of alleged unlaw-ful discrimination in employmenthad been filed, 185 of which hadbeen closed. In 31 of these closedcases the Commission lacked juris-diction or the complainant failed t9proceed. Among the remaining 154,discrimination was found and rem-edied in 49 and in 105 there wasno finding or insufficient evidenceof discrimination.Among FEP "firsts," Howden

said that many firms have hired mi-nority applicants for the first timein capacities other than menial.

"In all cases but one where un-lawful discrimination was found,"Howden said, "satisfactory adjust-ment has so far been achievedthrough conference and conciliation-that is, without the necessity offormal hearing, without publicityemanating from FEPC, without the

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The contention that a state mini-mum wage holds disastrous conse-quences for California growers hasbeen thoroughly shaken by the state'department of employment's recentstatistical analysis of California out-put of specific agricultural commod-ities as related to total U. S. produc-tion.Based on reports of the agricul-

ture departments of both Californiaand the U. S., the state employmentagency's annual report on farm la-bor for 1959 underscores themonopoly and near-monopoly pro-duction of many crops enjoyed bystate growers, particularly in thearea of fruit and nut production.

Production of California's 18 ma-jor fruit and nut crops, as a per-centage of the U. S. total, are givenas follows:

Per Centlmonds ---------------------------------- 100Dates ---------------------------------------- 100

Figs, dried -------------- 100Olives -----------.........................100Prunes, dried -------------------------- 100emons ----- ------------------------------ 98

Plums -------------------------------------- 93Walnuts -.....................93vocados ---------------------------------- 92

Apricots ..-.............. 91Grapes -.................. 91ears .--------------------------------------- 56eaches -.------------------------------ 52Strawberries ---------------------------- 36Oranges .............. . 31

Cherries ---------------------------------- 17Apples 9Grapefruit -..... 6

Of the vegetables produced forthe fresh market, California's pro-portion of. national output was asfollows:

Per Centettuce ----- ------------------------------ 58

Celery------------------- 55Carrots ---- ------------------------------- 4621 major vegetables ---------------- 34

Melons -------------------------------------- 31California accounted for the fol-

lowing percentages of vegetablesdestined for the processing indus-try:

Per CentTomatoes ---------------------------------- 57

Green lima beans ------------------- 46Spinach-.......... ----- 439 major vegetables --------------- 33Snap beans ---.- 7

All-purpose production of twoother major California crops madethe following showing:

Per CentAsparagus ....-------.--- ----------- 52Potatoes ---------------------- 11

Statistics on output of field cropsare not listed here, as hired laboris generally not as important a fac-tor in their cultivation and harvest.

Impressive as these statistics arein themselves, there are additionalfactors ensuring California agricul-ture's capacity to compete favorablyin the event of wage increases intheir operations which may resultfrom unionization or a state mini-mum wage law.For example, although Califor-

nia's letuce production is given as58 per cent of the U. S. total, it rep-resents a much higher percentageat certain times of the year. In thesummer of 1956, the state's outputrepresented 79 per cent of the let-tuce produced nationally and roseto 82 per cent during the fall of thatyear.

These near-monopoly conditionsplace California growers in an ad-vantageous position relative to out-of-state growers.

Decline in AugustFactory EmploymentThere were 12,000 fewer workers

employed in California manufactur-ing industries this August than ayear ago, even though in August1959 employment was depressed bythe steel strike, John F. Henning,California Director of Industrial Re-lations, reported today.The current factory total of

1,333,000 wage and salary workerscompares with a count of 1,345,000a year ago.The net loss in factory jobs from

August 1959 occurred because thecumulative losses in aircraft duringthe past year outweighed gains inother industries.The aircraft workforce of 203,600

workers was down by almost 44,000,or 18 per cent, from a year ago. Thecurrent total is the lowest in thepast 8 years.

In addition to the loss in aircraft,year-to-year decreases of between1,000 and 3,000 were recorded inthe food processing, auto assembly,rubber, and machinery industries.

Year-to-year gains were recordedin many manufacturing industries,

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(Continued from Page 1)tidn of any particular facilities" un-der the giant bond issue. The engi-neering firm, in fact, has said thatit does not even provide money forconstruction of the keystone waterstorage facility in the water pro-posal-the Oroville Dam.The following are just a few of

the drawbacks in the plan as seenby the PAI study:

* Straining the state's creditthrough the use of general obliga-tion bonds. They would competewith school and municipal needs,veteran and road bonds and driveinterest charges higher.

* Breaking with the long-estab-lished acreage limitation provisionsof national reclamation law, givingvast subsidies from the people'spurse to huge corporate land-owners.

* Inadequate provisions for fish,wildlife and recreation in a statenationally attractive to vacationistsas well as residents.

* Northern California, w h i c hmay sorely need much more waterin the future for its own agriculturaland industrial purposes, will lose itfor all time.

* Ignoring the tremendous ad-vances of science in recent monthsand the prospective early break-through in converting salt andbrackish water to fresh water at lowenough cost for wide use. This isthe main prospect for abundance ofwater in the southern half of thestate.

According to Dewey Anderson,copies of the Institute's evaluationof Proposition No. 1 will soon beavailable in California for mass dis-tribution.The evaluation gives firm back-

ing to California labor's strongstand against Proposition No. 1.largest of which were increases of10,000 in electrical equipment and8,000 in missiles.

Month-to-month rise - Total fac-tory employment increased by 40,-400 between July and August, butthis rise was less than seasonal,Henning said.Most of the workers added in

August were in canneries to meetthe seasonal demands for fruit and

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FORM 3547 REQUESTEDInd-ustrtal Relations LibrarianInstitute of Industrial Relatiots24 Caltfornia "HallUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeley 4, Calif,

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'punitive' action often so direly pre-dicted in the years before FEP be-came law in California. Not 'dam-ages,' not fines or jail terms, butpractical redress to aggrieved indi-viduals and elimination of discrim-inatory practices have made up the'conciliation agreements' w h i chhave closed these cases. This hasalways typified FEPC elsewhere,and comes as no surprise here."'The FEP Division Chief stressed

the difference.between personalprejudice and acts of discrimina-tion.

"Habit more than hate, inertiamore than intolerance, anxietymore than antipathy - these arethe characteristics of the social-eco-nomic ill which FEPC seeks to helpeliminate," he said.FEP Commissioners Mrs. Car-

men H. Warschaw, Dwight R. Zook,Elton Brombacher and C. L. Del-lums, and Assistant Division ChiefD. Donald Glover each presented insummary a typical case of allegeddiscrimination and its resolution.Herman Gallegos, whose primary

assignment under the FEP Commis-sion is to create advisory agenciesand conciliation councils to fostergood will and cooperation in fairemployment, spoke briefly of hiswork.He stressed the need to reach

people, not only in California'sgreat cities but also in the isolatedareas where such a "forgotten mi-nority" as our Americans of Mexi-can or other Spanish-speaking back-ground have little voice.He concluded: "Turning to the

race for space for a moment, I won-der if we wouldn't be at greaterheights today if one of this forgot-ten minority could have reached fora college diploma instead of anorange bag."

L-G Restricts Peaceful PicketingThe National Labor Relations Board charged that the general counsel's ap-

has heard oral arguments on four test proach would make the "publicity" pro-cases arising out of the Landrum-Grif- vision worthless as a safeguard for pick-fin Act's restrictions on organizational eting. He argued that the reality offin Act's restrictions on organizational most picketing is that the union is seek-and recognition picketing. ing recognition or a contract.The board said the cases, selected * The Stork Club in New York City

from a larger group, contained repre- and Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Lo-sentative issues in the interpretation of cals 1 and 89. This case involves issuesthe L-G restrictions. These were the similar to the Crown case and in partic-

ular the publicly-announced withdrawalcases and the arguments: of a prior demand for recognition. The*The Blinne Construction Co. of trial examiner'had recommended dis-

Kansas City, Kan. and Hod Carriers Lo- missal, finding the union had withdrawncal 840 involves picketing to protest an from recognition to the protection of

alleged refusal to recognize or bargain. Ben D. Stein and Jerome B. Lurie, for

The NLRB trial examiner had held the union, demanded that the board dis-

peaceful picketing to be an unfair la- close under what circumstances the un-bor practice, even if conducted by a ion could carry out publicity picketingmajority union. if it is found the union acted illegallyThe NLRB general counsel's attor- in the Stork Club case. They pointed out

neys argued that a violation has occur- the withdrawal of the recognition de-red if a union failed to file for an elec- mand was effected in a letter to the em-tion within a reasonable period of time, ployer, with copies sent to the NLRBnot to exceed 30 days, even if the union and others.represents a majority and even though * The Cartage and Terminal Manage-the union may be picketing to protest ment Corp. of Chicago and Teamsters'the employer's refusal to recognize the Local 705. In this case, the examinerunion. found the employer had "offered rec-The union attorney, Harold Gruen- ognition and accepted recognition, which

berg, argued that Congress did not in- the union refused." He found the uniontend that majority unions should suffer violated the law by trying to impose cer-from the restriction. He said it was tain conditions on the employer.aimed to outlaw minority union picket-ing.He also lashed the board's procedure p i

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* The Crown Cafeteria of Long Beach, period last year.Calif., and Hotel and Restaurant Work- Employment in missiles plantsors' Local 681. Here the workers pick- rose by almost 6,000 in August aseted to win recognition and to appeal workers who had been on strike re-;o customers not to patronize the cafe- turned to their jobs. The next larg-teria. The trial examiner found this a ed to their jobs The next larg-lawful object and method and recom- est July-August employment risemended dismissal. was in electrical equipment, up byThe general counsel's office argued 2,000.

that the union revealed its recognition Chief losses from July were aobjective throughout the picketing. It drop of 3,000 in auto assemblytherefore was unprotected by L-G's plants as workers were laid off"publicity" provision, it charged. pending model changeovers, and aBen Gettler, the union attorney further cutback of 2,000 in aircraft.

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