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Show "Right to Work" Law Subject Of CIO Resolution The 19th annual convention of the Utah State Industrial Council Coun-cil (CIO) opened in Cedar City this morning, Thursday, with more than 150 delegates and their wives from over the state expected to complete registration for the annual event before the day Is over. Welcoming the delegates to Cedar Ce-dar City at the opening session of the convention was Mayor Arnold Ar-nold Anderson. At a mooting of the state CIO executive board, hold here Wednesday Wed-nesday afternoon as a preliminary prelimin-ary to the convention proper, a resolution was endorsed which indicates that much attention will bo given during the sessions of the three-day meeting to efforts ef-forts to combat now Utah legislation legis-lation which the organization l 1 1 , .- Jnl. i- 1 A leaners leei is utunmi-'iuai iu labor. The resolution adopted Wednesday Wed-nesday urged repeal of the "Right to Work" and "Child Labor" laws that were adopted by the 1955 state legislature end signed by Governor J. Bracken Lee. The resolution res-olution was introduced bv the Park City Local 42G4, United Steel Workers, and charged that the ultimate goal of the right to work bill Is to break down and destroy organized labor. Ormond Konkle, state CIO president, presided at tne executive execu-tive board meeting, and reported report-ed that many other resolutions will undoubtedly be introduced, but that it is expected the greatest protest will be focussed on the right to work and child labor legislation. Considerable criticism was focused on the child labor bill, officers maintaining main-taining that the purpose behind the bill was to break down the child labor law to provide cheap labor by exploiting the youth of thq state. Criticism was focused on rural control of the Utah Legislature Leg-islature with the belief that such tml would result in the break down of labor protection legislation. legis-lation. Two CIO vice presidents, Hal-ley Hal-ley Thomas, Salt Lake City, and C. E. Berger. Murray, were appointed ap-pointed to head lmoortant convention con-vention committers. Thomas will act as chairman of the rules and orders committee, and Berger as chairman of credentials. Principal speakers at the convention con-vention will be Georee B. Roberts. Rob-erts. Los Angeles, field director, National C I O Political Action Committee; Clarence L. Palmer, Salt Lake Citv, representative. National C I O Region 12. and Fred C. Pieper, director Regional 12. National C I O. Most of the lime in Friday's sessions of the convention is exported ex-ported to be devoted to consideration consid-eration of a wide rantre of resolutions. resolu-tions. Flection of officers and selection se-lection of the convention citv for 1l5fi will tnko place on Saturday, j thr final day of the convention.! |
