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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, NOVEMBER 27. 1936. A Pittsburgh meeting of the C.I.O. the convention delegates with the and products. Thats the opinion of recently. Both are outside the A. large votes, must realize that while your correspondent. F. of L. since the federation has they were able to exclude the main Start To Destruction President Charles I Howard of Som days ago the people of the land elected a presi ruled that their industrial charac-te- r body of opposition, they were not violated the jurisdictional able to eliminate it. The opposi- the International Typographical dent. High excitement gripped America's millions for a day claims of craft unions. tion still exists and is to be reck- union said the A. F. of L. leaders while the outcome was in doubt. Then came the landslide, with. oned are starting the federation toOthers Will Follow and now we are all going on our way, almost as if nothing ward destruction A Powerful Other unions would probably by continuing Minority had ever happened. Without a doubt the minority the suspension order. Howard is leave the A. F. of L. to enter the Before the 1936 election becomes just something to put new federation. Prominently men vote in the Tampa convention rep- secretary of the C. I. O. The issue which has split the in history books, it might be well to call to mind the support tioned are the Hotel and Itestaur resents a power not to be sneezed union movement into what is trade and at. a is It powerful minority BakeVorkers1 the Brewery it will be heard given by organized labor to the Roosevelt administration. La- from sooner or certain to become two determined bor saw a better chance to benefit itself under the Democratic Workers, the American Federation later. This minority did not have groups, Howard said, is not the wing than under the Republican. Mr. Roosevelt had pushed a 0f Teachers, and the West Coas the votes but it has more voices guilt or innocence of the commitsocial security program, protected collective bargaining, advo-- 1 Maritime Workers. C.I.O. sentimeni than those who control the votes tee for industrial organization. this convention. It is not the question of whethcated and did something about a "more abundant life." These has also grown among the timber in One the remarked er industrial unionism in mass prothat delegate workers locals of the Carpenters, moves appealed to labor. sucA. L. F. council executive of duction industries is the best form These have members. Many ceeded in legalizing its unlawful of organization, andr it is not a The Democratic party had the wisdom, moreover, to locals of the75,000 Teamsters Painters, offer a consistent program for preserving peace.' And labor and other craft organizations are suspension and was given the matter of who is right or who is favorable to the program of the power to suspend unions without wrong. did not ignore that. A. F. of L. convention action. The real issue is whether or not If there is one thing that all workers are united on it is C. I. 0. conAnother said the the executive council of the Amer-- . delegate A. F. of L. Is nit opposition to war. Indeed, the whole country .wants peace, The hardest hit as a result o vention, minus the progressive ican Federation of Labor is to be but labor especially does. War would wreck unions, would de- the adoption of the craft union unions present, gave the executive governed by its constitution. Nocouncil the powers it where in that document is authorstroy the right to organize, would end labor's right to speak drafted resolution is the Aj F. o sought. But dictatorial this all fuss ? It ity delegated to the executive counwhy its mind freely and without fear. Why? Because a war these L. itself, and its chartered state was able to do some mighty fine cil to suspend an international federations and central bodies. Aldays cannot be fought without dictatorship, and labor cannot though the 10 C. I. O. unions have suspending even without such union for any cause whatever. exist in an atmosphere of governmental regimentation. It is generally accepted as a been in suspension only a few powers. As a matter of fact, the The president took pains early in the campaign to state weeks, the A. F. of L. cash bal noblest efforts of the A., F. of L. dishonest method to accomplish inhis hatred of war. The Democratic platform backed that up ance shows the results. The gen executive council during the past directly that which cannot be acdithree were in the years mostly eral fund to had borrow complished directly. In this case $50,000 with specific peace proposals that included stronger neutrality the executive council usurped the from the defense fund credited to rection of dismembering and legislation, taking the profits out of war, more trade agree- the directly chartered local unions. power to suspend international One delegate said that evidently unions ments, defense only against aggression, and the peaceful set- What will be the cash balance a representing a million and the executive council must fear up-- 1 a quarter members. from now? tlement of international disputes. year the rank and file, to by risings continuation of the suspen Labor's growing desire for peace, appealed to by such . is expected to play havoc with seek such drastic authority. When NEWS AND COMMENT sion the contributed little a program, to no overwhelming victory a number of state federations and rulers feel themselves shaky they of the Democratic party on November 3. central bodies. It is expected that always resort to dictatorships. The ROOSEVELT, LABOR, AND PEACE , I I . 1 activities are (Continued from Page 1) the C. I. O. local unions will stop executive council straws wind. the in paying per capita for maintenance ministers and the secretary of C. I. O. LEADS IN ORGANIZING And Rubbish, Too of state federations and central state of our own country have met A delegate from Wisconsin not- month bodies chartered by the A. F. of after month, for many An editorial in the Union News Service says that organized labor, L. In this event the influence of ed that while the C. I. 0. unions for the purposes of promotyears, or at any rate that large part of it represented by the unions of the several state federations would be- are all set to inaugurate organizaGeobetter ing understandings. Committee for Industrial Organization, is operating like an army with come nil. Pennsylvania federation, tion drives to gather in new memand in intermutual graphically a sense of strategy and direction that attracts national attention be- fpr example, would lose more than bers, the executive council of the ests the Americas are about as cause it was not always thus. 80 per cent of its per capita tax A. F. of L. is all set to bar more knit as could be closely together The C. I. O. unions have learned the lesson of 1933, when an un- income. Similar situations exist than a third of its own forces, be- wished for. indusin Wyoming, Utah and a score of coming as snooty as the Union precedented opportunity for organizing the great unorganized So the blessings of the whole tries was muffed, through lack of labor generalship. other states. League club. American public will very naturalThis year there is a thought-ou- t A Michigan observer said the As one prominent delegate re strategy whose main outline all Buenos Aires conferfollow the ly can see. Having mobilized labors power on the political field as never marked: It would be foolish for action is in line with contempt ex- ence, where President Roosevelt I before, through Labors League and similar agencies, the us to pay per'eapita taVlto state pressed at the 1934 convention, by will have ample opportunities to C. I. O.. unions, now that elections are over, are transferring their main federations and bodies one of the councils leading lights, advance his good central neighbor activities to the economic field wiht lightning rapidity. for those new members coming when these funds are used to Their proved political power assures them the opportunity to or- - and belittle the cause which fight nto the Federation. No rubbish is so ganize without interference from employers. But they know they must dear to those of us who belong to for the A. F. of L. Television take advantage of this opportunity through their own aggressive ef- -, the C. I. O. Meaningless Boycott Television is about to be comforts, and not wait for any Santa Claus to drop new members down The resolution adopted by the mercialized, and soon we can their chimneys. , convention to boycott the union la- home, and not only hear all, stay but So we see the International Ladies Garment Workers immediately pel of the Amalgamated Clothing see all. See America will First to the appropriating $500,000 complete organization of their industry. s of America is meaning-es- s. be on station QRUS, and around pon " canc Worker We see the Amalgamated Clothing Workers likewise putting on new dates This is the opinion of many the world on station NUTS. This organizers to occupy their field. And these and other unions, including slfd adeleffatefromhpRrpSiv in delegates Tampa this week. world is rapidly becoming a territhe United Mine Workers, are at the same time combining their or-- 1 workerf That 9 The what headed is ble proposition for a retiring indiAmalgamated, exactly by with for ganizing pressure legislation to benefit their members. the dictators have has in Sidney Hillman, vidual to face. No wonder they accomplished agreeworking This in itself is not so new. For the C. I. O. unions are those which so ments 95 with cent countries and of many the European mens per ometimes yell in despair for the were most on their toes to take advantage of the opportunity of 1933 in is precisely what the A. F. of clothing manufacturers that are good old times. that their own industries. L. executive council accomplished organized. It has a membership of But what is new is that now there is a C. I. 0. in existence to to the Tampa convention. more than 150,000, while the United prior The .Early Bird march a labor army into the unorganized industries, with modern inthe Garment Workers of America has a By international suspending Farm representatives hopped industrial strategy and real backing. The C. I. 0. unions are not only and national unions which did not membership of some 30,000 and has to Washington from all over the looking out for their own industries, but are putting up hundreds of happen to with the agree program agreements with organized work country by the time President thousands of dollars and their best organizers to carry unionism into of the it to es- clothes and shirt manufacturers. Roosevelt returned to the council, attempted the steel, autoj rubber and the previously unorganized industries. capital tablish itself a dictator over the The Uniteds influence in the after the election. All they wantThe Steel Workers Organizing Committee did not waste any time labor movement in this country, manufacture of suits and overcoats ed was some effective way of after elections, any more than did any of the unions backing it. It to copy the methods of Mus- is practically nil. trying moved its campaign into a new mass stage, with adjust- solini and controlling production and distriimmediately Hitler, but lacking their The Amalagamated was built bution of farm ment of dues and other matters to take planned advantage of the products. A secprowess. outside the ranks of the American ond group appeared election aftermath. in the interThe Tampa convention found Federation of Labor. known ests of organized labor to tell the is It But if labor now has its has too, so, strategy, big business. Confronting for the first time a foeman worthy of their steel, scarcely anyone there either will- as the militant union which has administration that the working-secure- d ing or strong enough to put up an n the great wages and working condi-- men had voted 100 per cent for corporations find themselves compelled to pass out adequate defense for progressive-is- tions for its members. bonuses and small wage increases in industry after industry at the These two strong in the labor movement; for a a Federation affiliate It has been the President. same time as they pay billions in dividends to their stockholders. three only themselves as groups catalogued of paper rights which are and because it has built an victors in the recent elections, and A labor army as divided and leaderless as was that of 1933 in the waiving the undoing of labor; for aggres- years, immense organization without the they undoubtedly believe in the unorganized industries might be lulled or trapped by the employers sive organization work in the help of the A. F. of L., the present ancient philosophy that the early concessions. tricky But the C. I. 0. army of 1936, in steel, autos and elsewhere, is trial union industries on an indus- boycott resolution of its union label bird gets the worm. basis. no doubt will prove a boomerang. showing that it knows how to take full advantage of every concession, 10 suspended unions had deThe to warn against pitfalls and to press aggressively forward at At least, this is the opinion of air afTrc every cided unanimously not to send score of n sign of weakening on the part of the forces. delegates to the ' They couldnt have done A. F. of .prominent L. convention here. otherwise because no credentials and Service were Quality sent them. The craft unions C. I. O. SUSPENSION IS The Amalgamated has built its now can chortle with glee for they DETROIT Immediate CONTINUED BY A. F. OF L. have things their own way in prestige .with the manufacturers establishment (UNS) of a week Tampa and they do not have to and consuming public on quality and eight-hodav with time and squirm, as they did in 1935, at the and service. It has not sold the a half for overtime, straight (Continued from Page 1) action the C.I.O. sympathizers are indictment label but, instead, it has fea- - niority rights, elimination of of their lack of interpected to desert the C.I.O. This sitting on top of the world and est in the the workers as a quality and working con-- 1 up, and a living annual wage were whole, hold the ruling hand. They will be which plot failed. , ditions and hours. Because it has significant points of an organizaat was hurled them. C.I.O. Is Permanent indirectely helped by the enormous done this the Amalgamated has se- tional The council executive was able program for the United . There is a wholesome angle to prestige that Lewis gained by his cured working agreements with the Automobile Workers of America to on its placidly program carry the, existing situation. Regardless energetic campaign to reelect Presi- without too much molestation. , leading duality clothing manufac-Whe- n drafted at a conference between 7 of the vote to continue the suspen- dent Roosevelt. At the same time, wee a voice union officials and Philip Murray, occasionally arose turers of the country. sion of the C.I.O. unions, there is Hutcheson, the $25,000 a head at the Tampa convention year beYears before the a with chairman of the Steel Workers Amalgamted a strong sentiment in favor of the of the Carpenters, who was the ' C.I.O. among j the delegates from spearhead of the movement to oust challenge to their smug reaction- came an affiliate of the A. F. of L. Organizing Committee, and John ism, they were able to tolerate it the rank and file membership of Brophy, director of the Committee several international unions, state the C.I.O., has suffered a serious with for Industrial Organization. equanimity, because the vote the Federation recognized and federations of labor, and city cen- blow to his by activity having such a the voice was of from products coming represented Drafting of the organizational tral bodies. All these delegates served as chairman of the Republi- less it- clothing voice the than manufacturers consequence was the first action of having nrogram have only one vote each, in the can labor committee. self. And vote which is the with the it and agreements working' Murray Brophy when they arwhile the internationals convention, New Federation Possible counts in the A. F. of L. conven- Amalgamated, because these prod- rived in Detroit to lay the basis have blocks of votes. For example Since the continuation of the susucts were recognized as the na- for coordination between the Autoand not voices and persons. Bill (Bully) Hutchesons Carpen- pension of the C.I.O. unions there tion So all the planks had been tions best, and were produced un- mobile Workers and the C. I. O. ters union has 3000 votes in this has been considerable discussion of for the greased ships smooth der sanitary and ideal working convention. For several years prior a new labor federation. on deck conditions. All hands launching. No free government, or the to this convention Carpenters had A hint of that course is to be were a of in of A. the L. F. of anticipation Regardless dancing blessing of liberty, can be preservonly 2000 votes. It is whispered found in the affiliation of the In- calm sea and The weather. the ed to any people but by a firm adboycott lovely resolutions, Amalgathat Hutcheson had increased the dustrial Union of Marine and Ship- opposition which had caused the mated will continue as the to justice, moderation, herence leading per capita ante in order to have a building Workers of America, with winds to howl and the sea to chum union in the mens clothing indus- temperance, frugality and virtue, thousand additional votes to whip more than 10.000 members, and the were at home where it try. and the vast majority of the and by a frequent recurrence to the C.I.O. United Electrical and Radio Work- could safely do no harm. A. F. of L. membership will con- fundamental principles Patrick Regardless of the A. 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