Show BRIDGES BRIDGES' FRIENDS ATTACK REVOLT LOS ANGELES Aug 9 GB uP P Ad Ad Ad Adherents Adherents o of Harry Bridges west coast C CIO I 0 leader launched a counter-campaign counter today to stem a revolt by officials of four unions claiming to have members Inthe Inthe in inthe the Los Angeles Angel area Secretary L L. H H. l Michener chener of the C I O's Os industrial union council here challenged the tho dissenters to conduct a general referendum of their membership on the tho ouster movement rno against Bridges He said a few disgruntled leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers were merely aiding all the enemies s 0 of the trade union move move- ment As spokesman for the insurgents William Busick United Automobile Workers organizer declared each ooch local of C I 0 O unions would be free to decide its allegiance either to the industrial union council or to the newly-formed newly Los Angeles trade union conference Among the organizers of the trade union conference ann announced last Sunday were figures from the auto automotive motive ladies garment manufacturing ing shoe making and rubber in in- in They accused Bridges of dictatorship dictatorship dicta establishing a communist communist communist com axis is and using paper unions to remain in power A boycott was proclaimed of the state C CIO I 0 convent convention on which Bridges scheduled here August 19 iL While labor circles buzzed with rumors that the secessionists might form an alliance Harry Lundeberg Lundeberg Lundeberg Lunde- Lunde berg secretary of the Sailors' Sailors Union of the Pacific or swing back into the American Federation of Labor Bridges at San Francisco Francis o indicated two controversial issues would be settled at the convention Although he was appointed by John L. L Lewis national C CIO I 0 chieftain chieftain chieftain chief chief- tain Bridges said convention delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates could select whom they please as his successor He also said the appointee system system system tem would be abandoned in west coast C CIO I 0 administration to be supplanted by elections |