Show CIO 10 Proposes Round Of Wage Hikes ikes V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON May 19 UP UP- UP The C CIO I 0 executive board Thursday Thurs Thurs- Thursday day called for tor round fourth-round wage increase for all workers price r re reductions reductions re- re and a big public works work program for the entire nation Those sweeping demands were laid down do by the man 52 board at atthe atthe atthe the close of a three-day three meeting marked by bitter wrangling be between between between be- be tween the C CIO's CIOs I Os O's right and left wing leaders Pres Philip Murray appeared to have won cut clear-cut victories over the wingers left on every issue The executive boards board's wage- wage price recommendations set the stage for an out all-out drive this summer to win vin C CIO I 0 members their fourth pay raise since the end of the war Notes Job Cuts CutsIn CutsIn CutsIn In a series of three resolutions outlining the broad policy of the coming wage fight the executive board said the nation is once again face to face with serious economic decisions because of rising unemployment falling incomes in incomes incomes in- in comes and a drop in production It estimated that workers' workers real wages in the manufacturing industries industries indus indus- tries have fallen 10 lOft between 1915 and 1948 despite three rounds of pay increases The C CIO I 0 leaders said every effort must bo bs made now to increase mass mas purchasing power Price reductions and wage increases in increases in in- creases are essential to achieve that end they said The government they added must engage immediately in the development and planning of extensive extensive extensive ex ex- public works projects throughout the United States Hint 10 hike Hiko o oThe The C CIO I 0 board did not disclose how big a wage raise its member unions will seek in the forthcoming drive Althou Although h its Us reference to a aSee See Seepages Pa rage e 8 Column ColumnS Column'S 8 WAGE HI HIKI I 4 Continued from I 10 drop in real wag waL strongly that tb tin mj might ht be in that area J V The board voted overto over to ask the C CIO's CIOs I Os O's an annuit u ution tion to revoke the Cha chart t wing left-wing United Farm B Workers Murray said th the 34 to 9 9 with ith only the I Ithe V the wing left-wing unions dis He said that at the m warned Harry Bridge International q Warehousemen's union unton i ithe aft the wing left bloc C CIO I 10 0 conduct would b to the attention of ot ec co delegates K J What was Bridges Bridges' rem rca the Murray warning asked 1 fe He only sputtered lj said fj |