Keyword or Search: <% Dim MyValue2 Randomize MyValue2 = Int((6 * Rnd) + 1) Set Conn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") Conn.Open Session("trsa_ConnectionString2") MySQL = "Select * From HouseAds Where HouseAdID Like '%" & MyValue2 & "%' " Set Conn = Conn.Execute(MySQL) %> "> " alt="" width=130 height=85 border=1 align=top> <% conn.close %>	Item #1: NLRB Rulings Item #2: Employment High Item #3: Rubber Stockpile Item #4: Income Tripled Item #5: More Women Workers Item #6: Fire Damage Item #7: Wage Increase Threat NLRB Rulings The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that a department store may ban solicitation of union membership among its employees at any time on the selling floors, but it may not ban such solicitation during the employees' non-working hours off the selling floors. The non-working hours off the selling floors would include lunch time, rest periods off, the floor and the periods before and after work. The Board said a retail, store is permitted to ban union solicitation, even during non-working time, on the selling floors, because the discussions that normally follow such solicitations interfere with the handling of customers and tend to disrupt the business. In another decision the Board ruled that an employer must furnish a union representing his employees with necessary wage data in a form that will not interfere with collective bargaining. The ruling was made in a case in which the company supplied an alphabetical list of employees and a separate list of pay scales in its various departments, hut declined to match the two lists in such away that the union could tell what individual employees were actually being paid. The Board, by unanimous decision of a three-Member panel, held that the employer had failed to fulfill the duty imposed by the law "to furnish this information 'in a manner not so burdensome or time-consuming as to impede the process of bargaining.'" The Board ruled that the union needed this information to bargain effectively for the employees it represented and to determine whether or not the wage provisions of the current contract were being administered properly by the company. The Board also ordered the company to supply information on merit raises made under its contract with the union. Employment High Employment soared to a near record high in June, as large numbers of young persons joined the labor force at the close of the school term. Total civilian employment was estimated at 61,482,000 in the week ending June 10, about 134 million above May, and the highest since the summer of 1948, according to the latest Census Bureau figures. Rubber Stockpile Washington — Enough rubber to produce 7,000,000 automobile tires has been purchased from Marshall countries by the Economic Cooperation Administration. The catch is: Car owners and dealers will get none of it. All of it has gone, into the U.S Government stockpile which had to dip into its reserves during World War II and now is building up its s of strategic materials. The rubber; used, is slated for airplanes, Army trucks, jeeps and other military equipment. Income Tripled Our national income—the sum of everyone's wages and other income, all added together—has tripled in the past ten years. It's now about $220 billion a year, compared to only $72.5 billion in 1939. And some experts say we can boost it to $300 billion before long. More Women Workers The number of employed women in United States has increased by 5.25 million since 1940, and all major occupational groups for women have added to their 'ranks with the exception of domestic service, according to the latest monthly report of the Bureau of the Census. At that time employed women totaled 17,176,000, while the comparable figure for 1940 was 11, 920.000. Fire Damage Moline, Iowa—Damage estimated at $25,000.00 resulted from a recent fire at the plant of the Industrial Towel Service. Wage Increase Threat A number of industries covered by labor contracts are presently confronted with a drive for higher wages. Higher living costs, and possible income tax increases, together with the Korean war are the main factors. Also, some labor leaders anticipate the possibility of wage and salary regulation in setting up new demands for increases. If such increases are granted generally, this condition could lead to price controls as well as a wage stabilization regulation as was the c a s e during World War II. A branch of the textile industry in the synthetic field was recently reported to have granted its workers an increase to average about 11 cents an hour. Prior to this time there had been no general increases in the textile industry since 1948. As most labor contracts drawn within the past two years contain clauses which permit renegotiation on wages at the option of either party by notice to the other, it is probable that some labor groups will take advantage of this fact to press their claims for higher wages. The present situation in respect to wages calls for careful consideration on the part of labor leadership. Some economists believe that the present inflationary spiral is but temporary but can be prolonged by unwarranted price and wage increases which must definitely lead to government control. Good reasoning on the part of labor leadership can, therefore, contribute greatly to a stable economy.