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Che Charlotte labor Journal Bndorood by tko N. C. Stmto Federation of Labor AND DIXIE FARM NEWS Official Organ of Central Labor Union; Standing for tko A. F. L. 13 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE TO NORTH CAROLINA READERS VOL. Xm—No. 38 nw MvaniMiinn •« TUB CHARLOTTE, N. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1944 DltlMI Con.I,.RATION OR TNI Rf.otn $2.00 Per Yew ’44 -A. F. OF L SLOGAN l the LARGEST BUYING POWER in WIN THE WAR IN fit ONLY ItKALLY INDEPENDENT WEEKLY In Mecklenburg County mcKunmoao oounrr PRESIDENT WM. GREEN CALLS ON A. F. OF L. MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT RED CROSS CAMPAIGN In response to President William Green’s call for support of the 1944 Red Cross campaign, the Labor League for.Human Rights, official relief arm of the Federation, has mobilized the 850 central labor bodies and more than 35,000 local unions of the AFL for an all-out appeal to trade unionists during the Red Cress drive next month, according to Matthew Woll, pesident of th* Under the direction to the twenty-five regional offioers of the the actual mechanics for this gigantic drive are now be ing set in motion. Literature—a leaflet and poster—is being nrepared for dstributkm. Educational campaigns to acquaint union members with the varied services of the Red Cross and the scope of its activities have been planned, and are already under way in some communities. Enlistment of A* F. of L. members in the civilian activities of the Red Cross, such as the donation of blood for plasma, fa an other part of the League program in support of the Red Cross. In many communities, arrangements are now being made to have mobile Red Cross blood donor unite stationed at factory gates for the convenience of war workers who would otherwise be unable to make their donations. . „ Throughout this campaign, the League will be in full and ex clusive charge of conducting the appeal to members of the Amer ican Federation of Labor. By the terms of the national agree Mt concluded with the American Red Cross, labor will be given full credit for the sums raised during the drive. As a result of thfa agreement, and largely because of the outstanding results obtainedin 1943, when labor for the first time conducted the ap nea] to its own members, labor representatives are being named with hur**“<"g frquency to local chapter boards and committees of th Red Cross. OFFICE WORKERS UNION TO GET A.F.L. CHARTER —V— MIAMI, Fla,—A new international union may eoon be added to the grow ing list affiliated with the American Federation of Labor—a union com posed of office workers which potent! illy could be the largest in the Fed ^The*1 AFL Executive Council in struct President Green and Secretary Treasurer George Meany to confer with the ofifcials of the office work ers’ organisation, no* made up Federal labor unions associated to gether in an international council, and to issue an international charter to them aa soon as tectah^ <jng*5 of jurisdiction are straightened out. FREE LABOR WILL WIN CHARLOTTE TYPO UNION NO. 338 FOR RANDOLPH Woodruff Randolph, of Chicago, present secretary-treasurer of the International Typographical Union, led the incumbent Presi dent Claude M. Baker, of San Francisco, Cal., by a majority of 22 rotes in the nationwide prefer tial primary participated in by Charlotte Typographical Union at the regular February meetng held Sunday afternoon. This pri mary is held by the carious locals throughout the United States and Canada for the purpose of endor sing candidates for international , officers to be voted for in the regular election to be held in May, the term of office being for two years. Mr. Randolph has been secretary-treasurer of the Inter national Union since 1928 and Mr. Baker has been president since the death of Charles P. Howard in 1938. , Larry Taylor of Dallas, Texas, was endorsed as candidate for first vice-president; Elmer Brown of New York City received a big majority for second vice-presdent and Jack Gill of Cleveland, Ohio, was endorsed for International secretary-treasurer to succeed Woodruff Randolph, who will be on the ticket for president in the forthcoming election. The term of office to for two years. The Charlotte local also in structed its treasurer yesterday to buy, in the name of the local union, two additional war bonds of $109 each in the fourth war loan drive bow on. MEMBERSHIP OF A. F. L. HITS ALL TIME HIGH —V— MIAMI, Fla. — Secretary-Treasurer George Meany reported to the AFL Executive Council that the average dnes-paid membership in the Ameri can Federation of Labor during the last four months of 1943 had reached the new high total of 6,586,470. This figure, Mr. Meany explained, represented a gain of 758,970 mem bers over the same period in 1942. The membership figures were in cluded in a detailed financial report which showed that the American Fed eration of Labor is now in the strong est position in its history. N EW PROGRAM IS CHARTED ON PUBLIC RELATES —V— MIAMI, Fla.—The AFL Executive Council directed the officers of the Federation to embark upon a broad and comprehensive public relations program during the coming year. The Council adopted a report call ing for an increase in the AFL’s pub lic relations staff and a more exten sive use of radio to acquaint the American people with the news and views of organized labor. This ac tion was taken on recommendation of the 1943 AFL convention in Boston. pi The annual election of local officers will take place in the reg ular election in May. NOTICE TO WORKERS The War Manpower Commission’s Stabilization Program restricts changing jobs locally and traveling to other areas for new jobs. Workers in essential activities should not apply for jobs advertised here. Check with the U. S. Employment Service office in your area before changing jobs. SOLDIERS WILL FIGHT, WORKERS MUST WORK, GREEN DECLARES ^ IN RINGING STATEMENT AT THE CLOSE OF COUNCIL SESSION MIAMI, Fla.—The America tice on all of its affiliated nnioni stoppages of work for any reai when the United Nations will ma in the war. President William the AFL Executive Council, de “the need for sustained and unin materials has now reached the hi “No matter what the character of tfie grievance may be, no .natter how serious or aggravating the circum stances of the dispute, there can be no justification whatsoever for local strikes,” he emphasised. “We are on the eve of tremendous developments in this world war,” he said. “Military movements impend that may involve millions of Ameri can soldiers and sailors — our own boys. They will meet the test in a courageous way. The soldiers of pro duction must meet their responsibili ties in the same courageous way. “Our soldiers, facing the enemy, will fight. Our workers must work. Local strikes or interruptions of pro duction may imperil the lives of thou sands of our boys. They cannot be excused or justified or condoned.” The emphatic declaration of the Ex ecutive Council, voiced by Mr. Green, followed the appearance h*»«ee the Council of Joseph D. Keenan, Vice Chairman of the War Production Board and former Secretary of the Chicago Federation of Labor. Mr. Keenan said there is urgent need for increased production of heavy bomb ers and light medium bombers; land ing craft and radio and radar. Mr. Green pointed out at a press conference that many thousands of skilled workers who are members of AFL unions are engaged in the pro duction of these essential items. The Council, he said, called on these work ers to maintain their no-strike pledge and to give the nation the increased production which hasten victory. After taking this action, the Coun cil adjourned its mid-winter session, deciding to hold its next meeting be ginning on May 1 in Philadelphia. Labor “Lays Down On The Job” Again! NEW YORK, Peb. 7.—Note for Hitler and Tojo: The Savage Arms corporation announced today it had passed the 2,000,000 mark in out put of military small arms at the Utica and Chicopee Falls, Mass., plants. The equipment included 50 caliber Browning machine guns, Enfield rifles, and Thompson sub machine guns. NEW YORK, Peb. 7.—Steel op erations this week will be at the highest rate since last October, the American Iron A Steel Institute announced today. The mills will operate at 100.2 per cent of ca pacity, compared with 99.8 in the preceding week and 99.6 a month ago. ★ ★ * ★ r SRU DAN .... Shipfixin9 Man! WHAT ARE \ WELL,SHIP REPAIR UNITS SOME OF KEEP 'EM FIGHTING f THIS THE THINGS J WAR IS A LONG WAY FROM SRU'S /HOME. A BADLY DAMAGED \ . DO? ^ SHIP CAN'T ALWAYS BE TOWED |L TOTHE U&A. ANDEVEN MINOR DAMAGE CAN PUT A * r*I SHIP OUT OF ACTION.THATS WHERE THE SRII* COME INf THEY'RE ON REPAIR OR COMBATANT SHIPS, READY TO MAKE EMERGENCY REPAIRS DUE TO BATTLE DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT.' MOST OF THEM, HOWEVER, ARE AT ADVANCE NAVAL BASES BUILT BY THE FAMOUS SEABEES. THEY ARE EQUIPPED 10 FIX ALL EXCEPT MAJOR DAMAGE. ASA RESULT OF SKILLED EMERGENCY REPAIRS BY S«HS, SOME OF OUR SHIPS, WHICH OTHERWISE MIGHT HAVE KEN LOST, HAVE BEEN ABIE TO TRAVEL THOUSANDS OF MILES BACK TO THE U.S. THE NAVY HAS WON MANY VICTORIES BECAUSE OUR SMft HAVE BEEN ON HAND WITH THE WILL ft SKILL TO “KEEP 'EM FI6HTIN6.*AND NOBODY REALIZES THIS MORE THAN THE NAVY MEN WHO MAN OUR FIGHTING SHIPS. SMS DAM: THAT LOOKS LIKE THE SPOT FOR MET WAIT'LL I HAVE ANOTHER TALK WITH MY WIFE.. AMDTMCN THE SRU'S BETTER MAKE WAY FOR ANOTHER CARPENTER* mat e: n Federation of Labor served no i that there must be no strikes or ion in the critical months ahead ke their supreme drive for victory Green, announcing the action of dared in unequivocal terms that terrupted production of vital war ghest point.” ed bylJuS fact that the International Labor Organization will hold its an nual meeting in Philadelphia during the last two weeks in April. This will be a highly important ILO meeting because many post-war issues in which the international policies of la bor are at stake will be considered there. * » The Executive Council rejected an invitation from the British Trades Union Congress to attend a so-called world conference of labor in London next June. The Council declared that such a conference should be called by the In ternational Federation of Trade Unions, which is the recognized and appropriate international agency tru ly representative of the free and dem ocratic trade union movements of the world. In rejecting the British invitation, the Council charged- that the British Trades Union Congress had' not con sulted with the labor movements of other nations affiliated with the IFTU before deciding to hold a conference. The Council also pointed out that some of the representatives invited to the London meeting cannot represent free labor because there are no free and democratic labor movements in the countries from which they come. Other countries, the Council declar ed, would be represented by exiles who have no authority to speak for the workers of their native lands which are npw under Hitler's domination. There is need for a world labor con ference, the Council concluded, but whether this is the proper time to hold it remains questionable. Such a con ference, in the unanimous opinion of the Federation, should be called by the IFTU when it is deemed advisable. V PRODUCE FOR VICTORY Like i mother hen takes care of her brood, this sub marine tender looks after the welfare of the sub marines she services. Daring Navy subs carry the attack into Jap home waters, but they must have re pair facilities dose at hand. On the tenders are skilled BRU’s—the Navy’s Ship Repair Units—ready and able to fix all except major damage. Part of the suc cess of our submarine campaign is attributable to the speed and efficiency with which SRU’s keep the tnder Mst Me. lb? OFFICIAL II. «. NAVY FMOTOCtAFK mm craft in fighting trim. For continued success, the Navy needs more men for this service—machinists, metalsmiths, carpenters, molders, riggers, sailmakers and men talented in many other trades. It’s an excit ing job, with good pay, dependency allowances, $133 worth of uniforms free, low-cost government insur ance and other worthwhile extras. The Navy Re cruiting Station has full information. t6 win the war SOONER LET US ALL WORK HARDER THERE ARE NO UNIONS OR ANY OTHER FREE INSTITUTIONS UNDER NAZI OR JAP RULE. THE JOURNAL hu by far the largest city circulation of any weekly published in Char lotte. Your ad in The Journal will bring results from the work era. Fill the oil drums of democ racy by buying War Bonds. The earth is covered with water, but the old world seems hardly ablt to get her head above water. -<_V Roses are set in the midst of sharp thorns, making them harder to get. Some folks are really glad for life because it gives them a chance to work and play. Banana oil is made from petroleum —not from bananas. fr THE MARCH OF LABOR average meekly earnings INCLUOING OVERTIME FOR ALL MANUFACTURING PLANTS ARE *42.43 ACCORDING TO THE \ U.S. BUREAU OF lA80R SWTlSTiCS. VsmettLABoft USED M GERMANY NOW CONSTITUTE MORE THAN OF NAZI HOME fflCWT, gjUt A.F.«FL. COMMITTEE ON K>$r WAR PLANNING WARNS THAT TWENTY MILLION UNEMPLOYED MAY RfSutT FROM OUR PRESENT FAILURE TO MAKE POST-WAR ECONOMIC POLICIES.
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