Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-10-03 | Page 3 | Independent Unions Draft Plan for National Labor Federation

Independent Unions Draft Plan For National Labor Federation CHICAGO Oct 3 UP UP Delegates of 35 independent unions claiming a total membership of expect to receive the report report report re re- re- re port of a constitutional committee Saturday as the next step to formation of a new national labor federation Matthew Smith temporary president and secretary of the Mechanics' Mechanics Educational society presented a proposed draft of the constitution Friday which the committee will revise and nd present to the delegates for a vote Smith who represents the claimed members of the theM theME theMES M ME MES E S 5 said the new federation would oppose the policies of the Congress of Industrial Organizations Organizations and the American Federation of Labor and would be left center definitely left of the C CIO I 0 in political and economic views Labor organizations exist to protect the membership not to go goin goIn goin in for patriotism in such a big way as they have the last few months he said We believe in vigorously fighting the employer In all cases We are hot-headed hot enough not to want to squeeze benefits out of employers We smack them out Smith emphasized that John L. L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers has no connection with the independent group Lewis says employers are al always always always al- al ways entitled to a fair return on their capital investment Smith said I dont don't like to subscribe to that Smith announced that the new federation will seek the membership membership membership member member- ship of all the Independent unions registered with the U. U S. S labor department department department de de- de- de which he said had a membership of and did not include company unions