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Che Charlotte labor Journal mmmm Endorsed by the N. C. Stato AND DIXIE FARM NEWS Official Organ of Control Labor Union; Standing Fodorotion of Labor . for tko A. F. L. _ ^_ - : - - — ..— • ' —— VOL. XIV. No. 36 Y— "**"** CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1945 ~ 12-00 Y«tf _:_____ ■ ___ - _-_ * -* ' . . V. - ■' : * The ONLY REALLY INDEPENDENT WEEKLY In Maekknbvg County For * W*ckty lts *—1te» * *** LARGEST BUYING POWER in Chart** | THE CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL ADVOCATES LOYALTY TO THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR; PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROSPERITY, AND CO OPERATION OF ALL WORKERS ALONG EVERY LINE. 100 A. F. OF L. LEADERS ON BOARDS TO RAISE “FREE TRADE” UNION FUNDS-MILLION DOLLAR JAN. DRIVE NEW YORK—More than 100 leaders of the American Fed eration of Labor, including President William Green and Secre tary-Treasurer George Meany will serve on boards of the Free Trade Union Committee, Matthew Woll, Vice-President of the AFL wd chairman of the Committee, announces. The national leaders will adminis ter the funds to be raised during the Free Trade Union Committee’s $1, 000,000 January drive to aid in re — building free, democratic trade unions in Europe, Asia, South and Central America. National officers of the Commit tee, which is part of the AFL’s of ficial relief arm, the Labor League for Human Rights, are William Green, honorary chairman, George Meany, honorary secretary, and Mat thew Woll, chairman. The Hon. Jeremiah T. Mahoney will serve as treasurer._ EXECUTIVE BOARD NAMED In addition, there will be a Finance Committee of five headed by Presi dent Green which will review and supervise all disbursements of the Fund as recommended by the Execu tive Board. Serving on the finance committee with Mr. Green will be George Meany. Matthew Woll, David Dubinsky, and E. E. MHliman, Maintenance oi way Employees. ... The work of the Committee will be carried out by an Executive Board of sixteen members, headed by Matthew Woll as chairman. Other members of this Board are David Dubinsky, International Ladies Garment Workers Nnion; G. M. Bug niazet, International rBotherhood of Electrical Workers; Harvey W. Brown, International Association of Machinists. _ ADDITIONAL COMMITTEEMEN Also serving on this Board will be Michael J. Cashal, International Brotherhood of Teamsters; William Collins, the AFL's regional director in the New York area; Martin P. Durkin, Plumbers and Steamfitters; Edward Flore, Hotel and Restaurant Employees; Richard Grey, Building and CoiistHiction Trades Department, AFL; Charles W. Hansen, Carpen ters District Council of New York State. 0 THE MARGIN BETWEEN FREEDOM “AND SLAVERY FOR LABOR MAY BE TEN PERCENT ...... THE MARCH OF LABOR ■ „ ‘ - - ■ ?■ 1 •SSJ3S 1P9V* f» ■** » ■■ i ■ ■ w I i r$21S2 KM.FAim fRICw T2*tw*i*4*Mupi LABOR DRAFT SEEMS HEADED i FOR DEFEAT—WM. GREEN LEADS THE FIGHT ON COMPULSION Text of President William Green's statement opposing renewed de mands for national service legislation follows: — “Throughout the war period, tho'American Federation of Labor and its members have demonstrated their willingness and desire to do everything possible to increase production and promote the war effort. The results prove the soundness of the fundamental American prin ciple that free labor is more efficient and more productive than slave labor. In no country where compulsory service is exacted from the people can the production record match ours. "Organisations of American industry and agriculture have joined with labor in opposing compulsory service because of a deep conviction that it Would not be practical or helpful to the war effort. "Labor still is reluctant to approve or support national service legisla tion which provides for compulsion. "We doubt the need for such legislation. We fear that it will create con fusion, adveresely affect morale and hinder the smooth functioning of the I war production program. "Enactment of such legislation cannot increase the manpower supply no do we believe it will promote effective use of available manpower. “On the other hand, it may result in decreased efficiency and lower in dividual production. “The better course to pursue would be to seek ways and means by which we can improve utilisation of the available manpower supply through volun tary methods. Labor will cooperate to the fullest extent in facilitating the transfer of workers from non-essential industries to critical war plants.” vwwwwvwwwssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssm |OLD AGE INSURANCE NOW PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR 39 MILLION PERSONS WASHINGTON, D. C.—More than 39,000,000 American men and women will enter 1945 with insured status in the old-age and survivors insurance program of the Social Security Act, accord ing to a year-end summary of operations presented by Arthur J. Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social Security Board. Under the old-age and survivors insurance program, the monthly bene fit rolls rose to 1420,000 men, wom en and children, eligible to receive $20,500,000 monthly. The figures j were estimated as of December 31. Monthly benefit payments were awarded to 324,000 new applicants during the year, and lump-sum bene fit payments were made to 208,000 suiryivors of insured workers who left no one immediately entitled to month ly benefits. The estimated total of old-age and survivors insurance pay ments certified for 1944 was $196, 100.000 in monthly benefits and $22, 400.000 in lump sums. More than 60 per cent of the month ly beneficiaries are women and chil American flame-thrower mounted on tank in action against German along the ltaila* west ^frontier. Wa? Banda buy these effective victory-makers. Boy mote Bonds. *• S. Trmmry Dfr*** AUXILIARY OF TYPO. TO MEET MONDAY NIGHT —V— Women’s Auxiliary, No. 197, to Charlotte Typographical Union No. SM, will meet Monday night, January 22nd at 7:45 o’clock at the home of Mrs. E. G. Cleaver, 1699 Scott Avenue. Mrs. Harry Boete will be co-host ess. AU members are urged to attend. -_V PRODUCE . FOR VICTORY dren, counting some women wno nave retired and claimed benefits in their turn right, rather than on account of a retired or deceased husband. _> Wage credits towards future bene fits were earned during the year by 48.000. 000 workers for themselves «nrf their families, and the total of persons with some wages credited to their accounts is now approximately 70.000. 000. New accounts were set up during 1944 for 4,500,000 workers. Sharp cutbacks, if accompanied by widespread lay-offs of older workers, Altmeyer said, could practically double the benefit rolls within a year. More than 700,000 men and women past age 65 are in fully insured status and have not claimed benefits but could do so any day. FLORIDA LABOR LAW “ON ICE” UNTIL COURT TEST - LABOR FOES ARE BLOCKED IN CALIFORNIA ENFORCEMENT OF BAN AGAINST UNION SHOPS HELD UP BY STATE OFFICIAL —V— TALLAHASSEE, FLA.—State At torney General Tom Watson an nounced he would not attempt to en force the recently adopted State Con stitutional Amendment banning the union shop until the measure is test ed in the courts. 1 The labor-baiting state official said he would not undertake prosecutions 'under the amendment because he had discovered that a bona-fide difference of opinion exists “in the minds of citizens in and out of organized labor regarding the operations and legal status” of the amendment. What Watson did not reveal, how ever, was that he' had made unsuc cessful efforts in Washington to in duce Federal agencies to go along with him in his anti-union drive. He wanted them to agree that the Florida law, and the desires of the foes of labor in that state, were above the government’s war-time powers in settling labor disputes. Their re sponse was an emphatic negative. As a result of this Watson pulled in his horse when he got back here and let it be known he would “not force the issue” on the new law until the courts had ruled on it. He declared he was convinced the measure was valid, but apparently was none too confident about being able to prove so on his own, because he launched a campaign for funds to hire private lawyers to help in the litigation. NEW DRIVE FOR OPEN SHOP FAILS WHEN CITIZEN8 REFUSE TO SIGN —V— SAN FRANCISCO. —A new anti union drive to outlaw the union shop in California has collapsed because of the failure to interest enough citizens to sign petitions to get the proposed measure on a referendum ballot in 1945. ' The abortive anti-labor legislation was proposed by the “Women of the Pacific,” a reactionary organisation seeking to mask its evil purposes by hiding behind women's skirts. The organization will continue col lecting signatures, however, under plans to bring the measure before the Legislature in 1947. An anti-closed shop initiative was defeated at the November 7 election 1393,589 to 1304,418, but those sol dier ballots which were counted sep arately showed a ratio of more than 2 to 1 in favor of the measure. The measure proposed by The Wo men of the Pacific is more drastic than the one on the 1944 ballot. It would only end the compulsory closed shop in the State, but would require that all officers of labor organiza tions be American citizens and resi dents of the State for at least a year, would compel unions to have “secret” elections by ballot, would require them to make public annual financial statements and would pro hibit officers from using union funds for political purposes “unless first approved in great particularity or de tail by secret ballot votes of a ma jority of all members.” YOUR UNCLE SAM NEEDS HELP BUY WAR BONDS_ ■.! I . . ■■ .. ^ . KNOWLEDGE OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN t “God grant that not only the love of liberty, but a thor ough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere and say, This is my country*.** —Benjamin Franklin. “WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE" r THE LORP most iove ifte COMMON PEOPLE. THATS WHY HE MAPKSOMANV , ini “Free Labor Will Wvn? v . •’
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