Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-12-08 | Page 4 | Steel Head Sees Need for Labor, Industry Unity

Steel Head Sees Need for Labor tabor Industry Unify NEW YORK Dec 8 Indus Indus' Indus Industrialist T. T 1 M Girdler said Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day cooperation between industry and labor was was' one of the prime requisites of pr prosperity in the postwar period The chairman of Republic Steel Stee corporation and of Consolidated Aircraft corporation in an address prepared for delivery delhery be be- be- be fore the second war congress of the National Association of Manufacturers Manu tanu- Manufacturers outlined these tour our cor cor- s upon which Industrial industria peace might be built One On Recognition One Recognition of the principle principle pIe of collective bargaining Two Recognition Two Recognition of the right of ot to Join or not to join any labor organization Three Three Scrapping Scrapping of ot the class conflict idea in labor management relations and recognition that cooperation between men and management management man man- naturally follows mutual understanding of each others others' problems Four Incentive Four Incentive for investment and work work work-a a fair return for venture venture venture ven ven- ture capital and fair wages for Girdler said unsound and non- non cooperative attitudes and practices practices practices tices of either management or labor labor la- la bor would thwart cooperation for full employment which is indispensable India indis- to the achievement of jobs freedom and opportunity in postwar America Industry must examine itself to o meet this test as searchingly as any other group group he said Monopolies and any similar practices practices practices tices that prevailed in some segments segments segments seg seg- ments of ot industry in the p past st should have no place in any postwar postwar postwar post post- war program Girdler Ginner said labor leaders likewise likewise likewise like like- wise should use new-found new powers power powers wisely and not ruthlessly because if they disregard the rights and Interests of others the pendulum will swing back against them That always happens in this country when any selfish groups get Iet he added It n happened to great financial inter financial Interests Inter ests 50 years ago when they forgot forgot forgot for for- got the country in their greed for power ower The industrialist told theN the theN theN N A Ms M's annual conference conference- dedicated to production Uon for victory victory vic- vic tory ory and postwar jobs that jobs that government government gov- gov also had a real