The international photographer (Feb-Dec 1929)

December, 1929 I he INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER Fortv-seven ■i.i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i OFFICERS International Photographers of the Motion Picture Industries, Local 659 Alvin Wyckoff President Jackson B. Rose 1st Vice President H. Lyman Broening 2d Vice President Ira B. Hoke 3d Vice President Arthur Reeves Recording Secretary Roy H. Klaffki Financial Secretary Chas. P. Boyle Treasurer Wm. H. Tuers Sergeant-at-Arms Howard E. Hurd Business Representative BOARD OF EXECUTIVES International Photographers of the Motion Picture Industries, Local 659 Alvin Wyckoff Paul P. Perry Jackson J. Rose L. Guy Wilky H. Lyman Broening J. O. Taylor Ira B. Hoke Archie J. Stout Arthur Reeves Harry Zech Roy H. Klaffki Jean C. Smith Chas. P. Boyle S. C. Manatt Wm. H. Tuers R. B. Hooper Faxon M. Dean Sol Poi.ito Ira Morgan Paul Hill TO ALL LOCAL UNIONS OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY Greetings — For the last two years the Cleaners, Dyers and Pressers Local 17,954 of Los Angeles has gone through the worst struggles of any labor organization. Lost strikes, lockouts and many other fights have we gone through. Very little, if any have we appealed to organized labor for moral or financial support. At the present we are starting a campaign for the moral support of all organized labor and its sympathizers. We are placing union cards (a sample of which is enclosed in this letter) in all tailor shops and cleaning stores. Fellow union men and women, no doubt you all clean your suits, overcoats or dresses every now and then. All we ask you to do for us is the following: When bringing in a garment demand this card in every cleaning store or when calling a plant on the telephone to pick up clothes, first ask if the plant is a union shop and demand from the driver who calls on you a union card. In doing this you will greatly help us to organize the unorganized cleaning plants. Eventually we may be forced to place some cleaning plants on the unfair list. Hoping you will take this communication into consideration, we are thanking you in advance, Yours sincerely and fraternally, H. S. GRAHAM, President. Cleaners, Dyers and Pressers Local 17,954' Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. ■l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l -l-l-l-a-l-l-l-l ■l-1-l-i-l-l-l-l-l-l-i-i-i-i-i BENIGHTED RUSSIA Arthur Brisbane in his column, "Today," concisely presents Russia's wonderful working conditions for those who labor for their daily bread. Russia has become the model after which labor organizations of the world shape their ideals. Mr. Brisbane says: Russia has changed her year without loss of time and in a way to amaze American labor unions, gloating over the bare beginnings of a five-day working week. In Russia labor works four days then rests one day. There are no Sundays, no religious or other holidays, except four official Bolshevist celebrations. But every fifth day is a rest day. In seventy days the American worker has ten Sundays off. In seventy days the Russian worker will have fourteen days of rest. And Russians say they will beat us in industrial production. Their theory is that a man well rested produces more. And while men rest one day, after four days' work Russia proposes to keep machines running night and day, all year round, with three eight-hour shifts of men. "No rest for machinery, except for repairs. Plenty of rest for men" is the Russian plan. CAMERAMEN EAT We note an ever-increasing number of cameramen choose Dave Unger's cafe, at 1235 North Vine street, for their daily meals. Probably no other local cafe can boast a larger personnel of camera workers among its regular customers. Dave Unger has been a Union man for many years. So far as possible he carries in stock only union-made foodstuffs. Recently he discontinued to serve a popular brand of beer because the manufacturers had refused to hire Union brewers. Dave's cafe is known throughout the the industry for tasty, well cooked food, and is famous for its great stacks of Russian rye bread served with every meal. TOREADOR! MEXICO CITY, Organized labor has found its way into the Mexican bull ring. The banderillos and the picadors, who play the minor roles in the national sport, have formed a union, with the object of keeping out foreign competition and setting a standard wage scale. o MEMBERS TAKE NOTICE When a high speed Mitchell or Bell & Howell Camera is furnished at the regular price, it is optional as to whether two 1000 foot magazines or four 400 foot magazines be furnished at the same price. WHO'S YOUR MILKMAN Emblem of Teamiteri. Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Help era of America Has he a Union button for this month with the above emblem? Don't forget that the Milk Drivers of Los Angeles have an organization. Truck Driver's Union, Local No. 208, has jurisdiction over Los Angeles Milk Drivers. Insist that your milkman show a paid up card before you patronize his dairy. Look for This Label DEMAND THE LABEL Out of strife and struggle came the Union Label. It is a sacred gift to us from those early trades unionists who fought fearlessly and unceasingly that the workers who came after them might enter the ranks of labor better equipped for future victories. It is a priceless gift of power and helpfulness. *e GIVE THESE BOYS A HAND Prominent and old-time members of Bill Posters' Union No. 32 of Los Angeles are engaged in the parking station business, namely: C. C. ("Doc") Garnett, and Charlie Kobletz. Their locations are 5414 Melrose avenue, opposite Lasky studios, and at the corner of Windsor and Marathon, opposite KNX. These boys have recently leased the lots and entered into this business, with the idea of rendering service to the men and women who park in that vicinity. It would be very befitting if Union men and women who park in that vicinity would give their patronage to two good Union men. Local 32 considers Bros. Garnett and Kobletz two very loyal members, they having been connected with the affairs of the Bill Posters' Unions throuhgout the United States and Canada for many years. Ask for the Union card from these two beys.