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rews LetterPubied by California Lbor Federation, AFL-CIO

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Keyserling, Ruttenberg Engaged for Fed.'sEducation Conference on "Economic Growth"

Leon H. Keyserling and Stanley H. Ruttenberg, two of the nation's lead-ing economists and spokesmen on the problems of economic growth, havebeen engaged for the Federation's forthcoming statewide educational con-ference on "American Labor and Economic Growth" to be held at the HiltonInn, San Francisco, December 5-8.

State AFL - CIO Secretary-Treas- currently heads the national Confer-urer Thos. L. Pitts announced this ence on Economic Progress in Wash-Tuesday that the two national fig- ington, D. C.ures will number among other prom- He will lead the opening Mondayinent experts and economists who morning session of the conferenceare being obtained to lead the im- on "Main Issues of Economicportant four-day educational meet- Growth."ing, which will be followed on De- Ruttenberg, the widely respectedcember 9-10 by the Federation's director of the AFL-CIO Research11th annual Labor Press Confer- Department, has been engaged forence. the Tuesday morning session on

Invitations to participate in the "Prescription for Growth."conference were sent out last week Questions to be covered in Key-to all AFL-CIO organizations in the serling's session will include:state, together with advance regis- What is the present position oftration forms. the economy regarding growthKeyserling, who was chairman of theeconomy regarding growththe President's Council of Economic and full employment? What il

Advisors under Harry S. Truman, presentpublic policy on growth

Nation's Jobless Rate Hits 6.4%The nation's rate of unemployment, adjusted for seasonal fluctuations,

shot upward to 6.4% in October, the third highest rate for this time of theyear in 15 years.

The disturbing new figures underscored the timely nature of the Cali-fornia Labor Federation's forthcoming educational conference on economicgrowth. (See lead story.)growth. (See lead story.) ment-those jobless 15 weeks orThe U. S. Department of Labor longer--swung sharply upward byhas announced that unemployment 200,000 to a total of 1 million. Thisrose by 200,000 to a total of 3.6 mil- was about double the total for pre-lion last month, instead of dropping recession October 1957.seasonally by that amount-a shift The key seasonally adjusted rateof 400,000. nf . nr p nt.lin frnm 5i 7 npr e nt

Dr. Seymour Wolfbein, Labor De-partment manpower expert, said inanswer to questions at a press con-ference that unemployment is ex-pected to rise to 4.1 million in No-vember, 4.2 million in December,and about 5.25 million in Januaryand February.The total of long-term unemploy-

in September, has been exceeded inonly two of the three postwar reces-sion years. The rate was 7.1 percent in 1958; 5.8 per cent as the re-cession eased in 1954, and an exag-gerated 7.8 per cent during a coalstrike in 1939.

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be the impact of technologicalchange on the labor force? Whatare the true causes of inflation?Do present tax policies contributeto economic growth? Are presentmonetary and fiscal policies con-ducive to growth? What is thep r e s e n t relationship betweenwages and profits? Are we wast-ing our natural resources?In Ruttenberg's session on "Pre-

scription for Growth," emphasiswill be placed on:How do we balance economicgrowth with social needs? Whatcan we do about the underprivil-eged American? How do we rec-oncile public need and privateprofit? How can the Americaneconomy meet the Soviet eco-nomic challenge?A Monday afternoon session will

cover the respective roles of publicand private investment in economic

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TV Docum ntr y onFarm Labor

Harvest of ShameAn hour-long Ed Murrow TV

documentary on the plight offarm workers will be carried onthe CBS network, Friday, No-vember 25.

Titled the "Harvest of Shame,"it appropriately follows the na-tion's Thursday celebration ofThanksgiving as a reminder toAmerica that a major segment ofour work force has little to cel-ebrate in their "harvest."KPIX-TV in San Francisco and

KNXT-TV in Los Angeles willshow the Murrow Documentaryat 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Califor-nia.

Other CBS network stations inthe state should be checked forthe showing. They include:KABK-TV-BakersfieldKHSL-TV-ChicoKIEM-TV-EurekaKFRE-TV--FresnoKSBW-TV-Salinas-MontereyKFMB-TV-San DiegoKNTV-San JoseKSBY-TV-San Luis ObispoKEYT-TV-Santa BarbaraKOVR-TV-StocktonMaximum local publicity is

urged to obtain a large viewingaudience for this important doc-umentary.

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Keyserling, Ruttenberg Engaged for Fed.'s Education ConferenceContinued from Page 1-growth. Questions to be answeredinclude:What is the present relationshipbetween public and private in-vestment? How necessary isplanned obsolescence? What isbeing neglected in the public sec-tor? What balance should westrike between public and pri-vate investment? What economicand social values should we re-spect?The remainder of the sessions in

the four-day meet are planned asfollows:December 6-Tuesday afternoon

session- "Economic Growth andEconomic Security": Earl F. Cheit,visiting Associate Professor of Eco-nomics, University of California.

Is economic security compatiblewith economic growth? What isconsumer the next step for labor?What is happening to consumerstandards? Is consumer protec-tion compatible with economicadvance?December 7- Wednesday morn-

ing session-"Economic Growth andCollective Bargaining."What will be the effect of chang-ing economic patterns on the la-bor movement? Is collective bar-gaining b e c om i n g exhausted?Where will the new trade union-ists come from, and what willthey want? What are the newideas in collective bargaining?December 7-Wednesday after-

noon session- "Economic Growthand Consumer Protection": MildredBrady,'Editor, Consumer Reports,Consumers Union, New York.Why is there an upsurge of inter-est in consumer protections? Isan alliance with the organizedDecember 8-Thursday morning

session --Part I, "Private Invest-ment and the National Economy":James Longstreet, Professor of Fi-nance, University of California.How powerful are the private in-vestors? What are their goals,and what are they doing? Doesbusiness anticipate the market, ordoes the market anticipate busi-ness? How important are the in-stitutional investors? What arethe best sources of advice?Part II, "Pattern of Health and

Welfare, Pension Fund Invest-ments": Carroll J. Lynch, Resident

Partner, Martin E. Segal Company.What is the present pattern ofthese trade union investments?Which unions are investing, andfor what purpose? What returndo they get on their investments?the effect of economic security onpurchasing power? What shouldbe our aim in caring for the aged?What are the next steps in healthinsurance? How adequate are oursocial welfare services?December 8-Thursday afternoon

session-"Trade Union Investmentsand Social Purpose."What is the role of social purposein trade union investments?What economic services should

investments provide? What newareas should unions invest in?What standards and safeguardsshould they employ?Pitts said this Tuesday that selec-

tion of the remaining session lead-ers has just about been completedand will soon be announced. Con-ference plans call for coordinatedworkshop sessions in all major sub-ject areas to be covered so as tomaximize individual participationand the educational value of theconference.

Affiliated organizations are urgedto send in their registration formsfor attending delegates as soon aspossible.

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Advance Registration FormsFederation-Sponsored Conference on American Labor

and Economic Growthand

Eleventh Annual Labor Press ConferenceMail To:Thos. L. Pitts, Secretary-TreasurerCalifornia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO995 Market Street, Room 810San Francisco 3, California

I plan to attend the California Labor Federation's Conference onAmerican Labor and Economic Growth, to be held Monday throughThursday, December 5-8, 1960, at the Hilton Inn, International Airport,San Francisco.

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CITYAdvance $10 Registration Fee Enclosed: YES_ NO_Send me Hotel Room Reservation Form: YES NO---_--

I plan to attend the California Labor Federation's Eleventh AnnualPress Conference to be held Friday and Saturday, December 9 and 10,1960, at the Hilton Inn, International Airport, San Francisco.

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Advance $5 Registration. Fee Enclosed: YES __ NO__Send me Hotel Room Reservation Form: YES__ NO.._..0

Voters Dump SixBallot Propositions

California voters turned down sixof the fifteen propositions on thegeneral election ballot.

Strongest opposition was focusedon No. 15, the Senate reapportion-ment measure, which was rejectedby a vote of approximately two toone. Other measures defeated in-cluded:No. 2-Increase terms of Assem-

blymen to four years.No. 3-Disabled veterans' tax ex-

emption. (The provisions ofthis measure, however, arecontained in No. 11, whichwas approved by the voters.

No. 5-Increase pay of state legis-lators.

No. 8-Eligibility to vote of felonswho have served their sen-tence.

No. 14-Street and highway funds;use for local grade crossingbonds.

The California Labor Federationsupported Nos. 5 and 8; opposedNos. 2, 3, and 14, but took no posi-tion on the Senate reapportionmentmeasure.

Among the measures receivingvoter approval, in addition to thewater bond measure in Prop. No. 1(see story in November 14 issue),were the following:No. 4- Increase terms of state col-

lege board members.No. 6-Assessment of golf courses.No. 7-Chiropractors' board mem-

bership.No. 9-Procedures for c 1 a im s

against chartered cities andcounties.

No. 10-Administration of justice.No. 11-Veterans' tax exemption

liberalization and revision.No. 12-Eliminate obsolete and su-

perseded provisions of the stateconstitution.

No. 13--Appellate jurisdiction ofdistrict courts of appeal overmunicipal and justice courtcases.

Of the measures approved by thevoters, California labor supportedNos. 4, 6, 9, 11, and 13, and opposedNos. 1 and 10. No position wastaken on Nos. 7 and 12 of the propo-sitions approved.

Apprenticeship OpportunitiesFor Minority GroupsA permanent Committee on Ap- Federation Vice Presidents Max J.

prenticeship Opportunities for Min- Osslo and William Sidell. Osslo isority Groups has been recently chairman of the Federation's stand-established under the mandate of ing Committee on Civil Rights.the California Conference on Ap- Minority group representativesprenticeship held earlier this year. include members from the JewishThe California Labor Federa- Labor Committee, the NAACP, the

tion, working through its standing Japanese-American Citizens League,Civil Rights Committee, was in- the Urban League and others.strumental in organizing a work- The chief of the State Division ofshop session on minority problems Fair Employment Practices isat the Apprenticeship Conference, among the consultants and aides towhich called for the establishment the committee.of the new committee.

State AFL-CIO President Albin J.Gruhn said the new committee pro-mises to be an effective vehicle for Eight ore Housefurthering opportunities for mem- forbers of minority groups in the ap- eats r al rniaprenticeable trades.The committee is comprised of It's official-California will gain

four labor and management repre- eight new seats in the House ofsentatives, respectively; 12 repre- Representatives as the result of itssentatives of minority groups, plus population growth in the last tensix members from the California years, it was announced this weekApprenticeship Council and state-federal a g e n c y consultants and by the U. S. Secretary of Commerce.aides. The increase will bring the pres-Lab or representatives include ent 30-man delegation to 38, plac-

State AFL-CIO HeadsCalled To Washington

Following last Tuesday's elec-tion, AFL-CIO President GeorgeMeany issued a national conferencecall to officers of AFL-CIO statecentral bodies to convene in Wash-ington, D.C. on December 14, 15and 16.The conference, Meany said, will

have a twofold purpose:On the first day, discussion will

center on the problems of state cen-tral bodies, including problems ofthe Federation, state legislative andCOPE programs, and reports re-quired of state bodies.On the second and third days, the

conference will emphasize nationallegislative problems, including thecomposition of the new Congress,national legislative issues and thetimely and highly important ques-tion of changes in the rules of theHouse of Representatives.

"Particular emphasis w ill1 begiven to increase the effectivenessof state and local support of na-tional legislation," Meany said.

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ing California second only to NewYork with a delegation of 41 rep-resentatives, two less than at pres-ent.The job of placing the new Con-

gressional seats in districts nowfalls upon the 1961 state legisla-ture when it faces the difficult re-apportionment problem next year.Reapportionment of legislative

districts will be undertaken for thestate assembly as well as congres-sional districts.

In the past, however, the district-ing on the basis of populationchanges has been subjected to fre-quent "gerrymandering" of districtsfor partisan advantage. The last re-apportionment of state assemblyand congressional seats was in 1951under a Republican-controlled legis-lature.

Last week's general election re-tained Democratic party control ofthe legislature by significant major-ities: 47-33 in the Assembly and 30-10 in the Senate.The addition of eight new Con-

gressional seats for California is ex-pected to mean a new congressmanfor the Bay area, a new one for Sac-ramento and six additional' seats insouthern California.

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FORM 3547 REQUESTED

Nation's JoblessContinued fro'm Page 1-ture which the Eisenhower Admin-istration had refused to confirm be-fore the November 8 election.The figures were published in the

Washington Post on November 5.Yet, that same night, a key Admin-istration spokesman at a GOP rallyin New Jersey told the press thatthe story of increased unemploy-ment was "completely without foun-dation."The employment situation figures

were coupled this week with a WallStreet Journal story that basic steeloutput was slated to slip to 51.4 percent of capacity.

Based on the forecast of theAmerican Iron and Steel Institute,the Journal said last week's outputedged slightly above a 51.4 per centrate on production of 1,464,000 tons,exactly the same as this week's fore-cast. But the actual rate last weekwas the lowest this year, except forthe weeks of the premium-pay La-bor Day and the July 4 holidays. Inboth of these periods, operationsslipped below 50 per cent of capac-ity.The Wall Street Journal com-

mented:"Steel officials see little chance

of reversing the production trendfor the rest of the month, or in factthe rest of the year. The prospectis for any output changes to bedownward."

In previous Eisenhower reces-sions, steel production has been abasic economic indicator of serioustrouble ahead by several months.The October figures issued by the

Department of Labor said that em-ployment fell by some 300,000 overthe month to a total of 67.5 million,still a high for the month.The report attributed the job de-

cline chiefly to post-harvest reduc-tion in agriculture. But non-farmemployment remained almost un-changed at 53.7 million.The usual September to October

rise, the Department said, did not

Industrial Relations LibrarianInstitute of rinl strial Relatioi214 Californiq IallUn ,r'Jr3 ty of al' forniaBero-a.' y:I, Calif.

Roate Hits 6.4%occur because of a larger than sea-sonal decline of 165,000 in manu-facturing.Workers on fa c tory payrolls

dropped by this amount to 16.4 mil-lion.

Since the beginning of the year,manufacturing employment has fal-len by 400,000 on a seasonally ad-justed basis. The declines in themanufacturing sector have beenmainly in primary metals, transpor-tation equipment, and machinery.In addition, there have been de-clines in industries connected withconstruction (lumber and stone, clayand glass), and in fabricated metalsand food processing, and apparels.Another disturbing aspect of the

Department of Labor report is thatvirtually all of the increased unem-ployment over the month occurredamong the long-term unemployed.This group usually shows littlechange between September and Oc-tober.Long- term unemployment has

been edging upward between Mayand September, after allowance forseasonal variation.

'Right To Work"Dead in California??Not according to William G. Har-

rison, president of the NationalRight to Work Committee, who wasin the San Francisco area last weekbeating the drums for the compul-sory "open shop."

"Opposition to compulsory unionmembership is growing by leaps andbounds," Harrison says.

"Election returns from Califor-nia indicate that the people--nowthoroughly disgusted with compul-sory union membership -- wouldhave approved a right to workmeasure this year."-

Harrison predicted a ban on theunion shop would be put to a voteagain and would be adopted as law.

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NON-PROFITORGANIZATIONU. S. POSTAGEPAID

Permit No. 7085San Francisco, Cal.

New Theor AdvancedOn Labor InterestsIn Farm Workers

Organized labor's p u r p o s e inhelping farm workers improvetheir conditions of life and labor isapparently only a cover-up in theopinion of one grower representa-tive who has propounded an amaz-ing new theory of labor's interestin the farm worker.

Labor's real goal is "control ofthe nation's food and fibre," accord-ing to a Brawley News account of anew theory advanced by Jack Mil-ler, manager of the AgriculturalProducers Labor Committee, at arecent annual meeting of the BeetGrowers Association.Under the Jack Miller theory,

Brawley News reporter Jack Knud-son writes: "Control of our com-modities would give labor a leveron the cost of living index, whichthe unions could use to manipulatefor automatic pay increases underescalator clauses in most unionwork contracts."The following are excerpts from

Jack Miller's theory:"Why the sudden interest of our

biggest national unions in the wel-fare of the agricultural workers?"The unions would like us to be-

lieve they are after the dues ofthousands of agricultural workers.They are not. They are alreadyrich and powerful.

"I believe control of the cost ofliving index is their goal.

"Control of commodity priceswould enable labor to create infla-tionary pressures that would keepwage rates continuing upwards un-der contract provisions that arebased on living costs."They could get pay increases

without a strike, without even ask-ing. It would be automatic and youknow what these inflationary condi-tions do to farming costs.

"This is the biggest crisis Califor-nia has ever faced."