Show WOULD UNIONIZE UNtO AUTO INDUSTRY American Fc Federation nf I Labor May j ilaise Haise Fees DETROIT Oct 9 Dy 9 ny The As- As As Press Attacking with determination In an n extensIve hour three hour session the th American Federation ot or Labor cleared Its docket today ot of three Important questions ot of o policy It unanimously voted to launch a 1 national campaign for lor the pro shortening o ot of the hours or of labor and t f he days per week approved two amendments amendments Intended to augment the financial re resources ot or tho the fed fed- federation fedoration oration and enunciated with re renewed reo re- renewed emphasis its policy polley seeking wage advances with every Increase In per capita production resultant ot of advances in the mechanical arts Alter After the session adJourned James OConnell O'Connell president ot of the metal trades department outlined a 0 tentative program suggested to toh tile the executive council for tor the tho con con- conduct conduct duct of ot the campaIgn to unionize the automotive Industry The or or- or organization or drive was approved by bythe bythe the convention Thursday A meet meet- meetIng meeting ing log ot or the th principal craft unions Involved will be held under the direction ot of o the executive council In Washington Immediately after atter the November elections and It Is the purpose of ot sponsors ot of o the movement to Inaugurate the or or- or organization or activities soon after fter the fIrst ot of o the year NATIONAL CAMPAIGN An Intensive national earn cam campaign cam which probably will extend over a II period ot of o two years year years is In iii prospect Mr OConnell O'Connell said Our plans In this undertaking Mr OConnell O'Connell said should be bemore bemore bemore more fruitful from the th outset than any similar campaign In the past for lor the reason that we now have for the first time In the his his- history history tory tary ol or the federation an untried unified control of ot the campaign The work will wilt be b free tree ot of the usual handicaps and obstructions gen gen gen- generally en ally er-ally Involved In the business of organizing an Industry through the Individual efforts of or a dozen dazen or more mor distinct craft nation Inter international al at al unions wasted effort will wilt be eliminated resources combined and purpose directed through the special campaign committee work work- working ing lag under the direct supervIsion ot at the executive council The Tho In Intricate questions ol ot jurisdiction have bee been a troublesome problem In previous ot of o thIs nature Here we shall sh ll be tree free of that SHORTER WEEK The resolution favoring the shorter week directed the executive tive council to Inaugurate a II a cam eam campaign campaign o ot of education and organization tion In Jn furtherance ot of the pro pro- program program gram gram A declaration In favor tavor ot of a five day week was modified by the report leport ot of the committee on shorter work wark d day y to recommend the program In the themore themore more general terms term ot or dye sive shortening of ot the hours of ot Ia- Ia la labor bor and the days per week There was little debate ot or that s section ot the committees committee's report Constitutional amendments In- In Increased increased In Increased creased the monthly per capita tax ot of o members affiliated through local unions from 25 to 35 cents and the federations federation's minimum share hare of local Initiation fees tees from 7 75 cents to one dollar The com corn combined Increases are expected to add approximately annu annu- annually annually ally to the national organIzations organIzation's in come Protracted debate debat on wages end end- ended ended ed cd with the tho addition ot df t the th com corn committee report which recommend recommend- recommended ed the policy outlined In the ex- ex ex councils council's report last Mon Monday day |