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Show ISIS May ST. TIIE PRICE. UTAH E. .11 MM CONVENTION ENDS ON FOURTH & SV e.irlv :n April and then not following up with some that trie report be held in action. aue ..a, v the q.uyt.on way Mr. O'Rourke pointed out that ed. the Eureka local was older than Mr. Palmer explained that the either the CIO or 1UMM A-- SW for i.. ieri.i h.f.d laid Mitiidumi from and was m part responsible 11 MM & SV ci eat .on of the international. but hud not at x it n the Progressive Metal-wiike"But by vote of rank and file council (which .several membership, and not a few siivdina locals haw joined!. "our local he continued, decided it could not go along wit'. Retained a.s Affiliate leadership which was taking its iVro.og a decision of the sti-ta- s instructions the from outside of the local by the National It is up to this convention union. CIO. Mr. Palmer explained, the to decide whether the CIO wants Eureka local had been retained 3s us or wants to kick us out. If a state council affiliate, with the you don't want us, we are ready approv.d of Mr. Broptiy. Mr. to go. But 1 think we will take Brophy then explained, that he others with us. And we sate council could not settle a can findalong a place to go. 1 think of question jurisdiction, as th..t the American Federation of Laright rested solely with the na- bor or district 22 of the United tional. Mr. Palmer added that Mure Workers would be glad to rvtention of the Eureka local did admit us." r.ot represent a new policy, as Upshot of the discussion was other locals (notably the coal that the report was referred back miners) had remained in the state council after withdrawing to the committee and the status of the Eureka delegates left in from CIO. was doubt until the question But regardless of whether me raised morning. Thursday again issue could be settle d by the c inAsk liberal Congress vention, John O'Rourke, a delegate from the Eureka local, bluntMr. Brophy, chief speaker lit ly and plainly stated the position the afternoon session, iterated and of the local. reiterated that the primary obHe said he thought the national jective of CIO and "other pro-- , CIO should be criticized for is- gressive groups" must be to elect suing a report upholding charges a more liberal congress this fall. that 1UMM & SW was dominated Ilf this is not done, he asserted, act will be made by Communist ani the leadership more restrictive, rather than repealed; adequate housing legislation cannot be passed; the social security act cannot he and price control cannot be reinstated. A resolution urging all members of organized labor to refuse to support the Deseret News an t ho grounds that it is nonunion "and supports every effort to defeat labor" was adopted bv (hf l IrCflUlNG FOR LABOR SUPPORT RUN MEETINGS DAY nrilUTFI) iKOHLEMS OHICIN THn IN)BE ai.lv scheduled three days lor y.i;i;.oit of jaiolutio15 and latsr the yl? Provo cr.osei v -- vert.cn c:; of the t Council (CIO) - inrtu-oi-t- (0 Viie were passed as the 1949 f.n d ses- - lndastrial a convention longer than originally I'n-'- wre Saturdayconvention Led-ileto run. which CIO labor in Hartley act, la- and ere nationally. adop.eJ to appeal ffsolutions II. 1 -' pre Cleggsay officials nd trie T Utst w h they said test-rs- last session debate on some lergihy resolution acioptel nr amendment rtjieal A Clegl- - resolu- - called for of the of the er amendment pertaining to to aged people in pensions pe; state e these will be sent to st itc chairmen governor and Copies of Se o' Republican and Democratic the parties. SKILLFULLY TAILORED awnings COVEL LOOK BETTER beauty, comfort and coolness now Enjoy designed individually with smart and Order today, giving color weatherproof. and preference canvas awn. re distinctive, They ings BETTER WEAR BETTER measurements. The do legates unanimously adopted a resolution that the CIO through its political action onm- rnittee, select and support poli- ticians of more understand; a of the people's problems, Others adopted were as fol-- v lows: A request that publie. city. county and state employees be placed under the labor relations act so they can bargain with them employers on wages and tondi-aguns- t" tions. Fight Charge Back" For the state council to work for the repeal of the charge back system of the unemployment security act in 1949, and to elect men to the state legislature who will vote against the system. Recommended labor be represented on boards of trustees of Utahs institutions of higher learn ing and recommended the ranks represented on elec-jtat- e. tive boards of education. Clarence L. Palmer, state CIO y, president-secretarread a letter written jointly by the state CIO and the Utah State Federation of Labor which outlined a program that recommended more social security; repeal of the Taft-Hart- -, ley act and an increase in the wage scale of federal employees. It was fully supported by the del- -i egates. Mr. Palmer also was voted a raise in pay of $2 per day for special expenses, The convention opened here last Wednesday with an urgent appeal for the CIO members not to endanger the organizations entire program by "going adventuring" with a third party and a hotly contested debate over the seating of two delegates from a Eureka local which seceded from the International Union of Mine. Mill and Smelter Workers early in April. John Brophy, director of State Industrial Union councils and spokesman for the National CIO iap-,o- executive board, told the delea gates that fa. lure to elect more liberal and progressive congress in 1948 would result in a new setback for the CIOs entire I Forward I moil will amplt by return msowng bcmk ond pricti ar4 . n oftbgQi'oih' - U economic program. And support of a third party, he maintained, would work against the election candidates of many progressive for congress. That is why, he emphasized, the national CIO executive board decided to oppose a third party at this time." SUGARHOUSE AWNING & So Ihh East SALT LAKE PAINT CO. Dial CITY, UTAH Question C. F. (Connie) Delegate Keith, 'a rs off.-eors- Taft-IIartl- ev ," islature to task for enactment of the Clegg-Ve- st labor act, failure to liberalize compensation programs. A three-wa- y political debate by spokesmen for the Democratic and Republican parties and the CIOs political action committee occupied the attention of delegates at co n v en t io n W ed nesd a y the Thursday afternoon session. Other major developments of the day Included: 1. Adoption of a majority com-itte- e report seating delegates from the Progressive Metalworkers council, (formed by local unions which had seceded from the on Fage Eight) NOW OPEN The resolution was submitted by the Salt Lake Typographical union No. 115. Chief speaker at the morning session was Governor Herbert B Maw, who announced at the out-sof his remarks that tie intended to deliver a "political speech." He attacked the idea that the major political parties are alike, except in name and personnel, and declared that they have eh tirely different philosophies. The Democratic party, he asserted, follows a policy of helping ordinary people to keep the economic wheels turning. 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