Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-03-26 | Page 9 | Metal Workers Union Plans First Annual Convention

It N II I Metal Workers Union Plans Plans' i n nI I First Annual Convention I Two Two-St Two State te Meet Slated ate in In S. S L l. e i For April 15 16 I IThe it The first annual convention 0 of l the CIO unions affiliated with the Progressive Metalworkers council coun coup i i icil cil en in Utah and Nevada will be beheld l held herd in Salt Lake City April 1 15 a and and- 16 George c J. J Wilde council I chairman announced before Leaving leaving leav Leav- ing for New York City I Mr tr Wilde Vilde was waR en route to NewYork New 1 York Saturday to attend the Industrial Industrial Industrial In In- union convention Marine Marinc II Shipbuilding Workers of Amet Amel Amelia a j of which P M 1 C is a part He was' was I accompanied by Thomas L. L Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings Hutch- Hutch ings Pioche Nev president of local Members of the P PM M C from 12 local unions in Utah and two in Nevada who wor work in mines mills milts I and smelters will gather here to I hear reports and plans for the year and a a future expansion program program program pro pro- gram ram said Mr Wilde He announced announced announced an an- that the meetings s will be beheld beheld beheld held at the Newhouse hotel hotd at 10 am a.m. and 2 pm p.m. The P PM M C became active in Utah about a year ago in a se secession secession secession se- se cession movement that brought members into the P M 1 C from the International Union of Mine Mill Milland Milland till and Smelter Workers as a result of several issues mainly one on communism Mr Wilde Vilde said the convention agenda will 11 include a dis discussion on expansion of local unions and wage and contract agreements As a member of the rules committee committee committee com com- of the I U M S W V A Mr Wilde Vilde will be a speaker er on the New York program outlining outlining- the progress of the P M C in the west