Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-21 | Page 4 | Two Cio Unions to be Expelled

TWO eta CIO C I 0 UNIONS TO BE EXPELLED WASHINGTON Jan 21 WP Un UP-Un- Un Unless less there is a last minute change of ot intention the American Federation Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of Labors Labor's executive council will expel at least two C CIO I 0 unions at its Miami meeting starting next Monday Definitely slated for the ax are John L. L Lewis' Lewis United Mine Workers Work Work- ers and Sidney Hillmans Hillman's Amalgamated Amalgamated Amalgamated Amalga Amalga- mated Clothing Workers Federation Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion leaders are talking also of ot severing severing severing sev sev- ering the last technical tie between the A F L and the C I las la's O's Os refinery and metal mine unions All sides agree that expulsion in itself would be unimportant Suspension Suspension Suspension Sus Sus- pension of ot the C CIO I 0 unions a year and a half ago amounted to sion As long as the C CIO I 0 unions even technically remained A F L members however the federation could not start what it now plans plans- a campaign to break the C I 0 O fi financially fi- fi The United Mine Workers and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers have been two of ot the main sources of C I 0 O revenue As long as s these unions even technically technically technically tech tech- are in the A F L the federation federation federation fed fed- is bound by its constitution constitution constitution tion to keep out of their territory Once they are expelled the federation federation federation federa federa- tion can and expects to move in with unions of ot its own