Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-06-21 | Page 3 | U. N. Group Downs Russian Bid to Give Unions Voice in Council

r r i y f. f ij r n M My i f w l r. r U J. J N N. Group r Downs owns Russian s Bid I Fo To Give Unions V Voice ic in Council I NEW YORK J Juno no 21 UP UPI The The United United N Nations economic lc and so-i so so- so o. o cal council Friday voted do down i a strong Russian attempt t to give the World Federation n of ot Trades unions a voice in th the council deliberations The vote voto w was s 12 to 5 Voting with Russia wore the Ukraine Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia and Peru France abstained from vot vot- ing The council action means that the WF Y F T U which h Includes the C 10 in the United States will have lave the right only to consult with the ho council on ona a basis equal with tho the American Federation of ot Labor and sh similar specific organizations r The she council defeated 10 to 7 a move by France tomake consulta- consulta Lion by t the e W T F-T 11 a and d sim similar organizations with the council much easier than provided in a proposal sal ma made by y the councils council's coun committee on arrangements f for r consultation ri riV w V with t 1 t it 11 mental organizations With Russia's fight for the theW W F U l lost the council then adopted unanimously the committee commit commit- tee teo report Nikolai J. J Russian delegate delegate dele dele- gate and Anatole Ukrainian irilan delegate voted for the committee report but reserved their their right right to bring the W F T U question up in fn the council whenever whenever whenever when when- I ever ever they thought It appropriate