Show Organized Labor Making Substantial Progress Toward vard Five-Day Five Working Week By Dy WILLIAM GREEN President ent A F of L Substantial progress has been made towards towar s achieving labors labor's goal five day week anc and is a Ilece necessary sar accompaniment of the increasing 0 use of machines anc and alid mechanical power Live Five hundred hun and fourteen local loral unions report that their members ir are now working a five day hour 10 week A total of 1 of or l labor have e won this tills new advance in shorter working hours These gains aills made almost entirely since the federation announced its five-day five week lk policy at the Detroit convention two years ears ago prove the establishment of the five-day five week is both practicable and possible The federation will continue to work for further introduction of the work week in industries where the adjustment can be made |