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Talks Of Merging AFL-CIO
Suspended For Further Study
BOTH LABOR GROUPS UNITED |
IN 8TAND OPPOSING VICIOUS
ANTI-UNION BILLS
Washington. D. C.—The ini
tial peace meeting* between
the American Federation of
Labor and the CIO ended with
out a definite agreement, but
with an expressed determina
tion by both aides to explore
further the possibilities of
bringing about a merger in the
near future.
At the same time, the con
ferees expressed a unanimous
determination to fight for the
prevention of the enactment of
pending anti-labor legislation
by Congress.
It was officially revealed that
the CIO had refused to accept
a sweeping AFL proposal for
the immediate return of its
affiliates to the American Fed
eration of Labor “as is” — a
proposal which would have ce
mented a united labor move
ment in America without de
lay.
The text of the brief, but et
fective, AFL plan follows:
MIt is proposed:
"(1) That the national unions
of the CIO affiliate with the AFL
on the same basis as the United
Mine Workers of America—i.e.
come in as they are now organ*
ized with their full membership.
“(2) That this jointure be com
plete and effective as of the date
of the October Constitutional
Convention of the AFL, with full
privileged participation by the
delegates from the now exist
ent CIO national unions.
“(3) That this sitting joint
committee of 10 retain its func
tioning status ad interim, for the
purpose of:
"(a) Implementing this pol
icy by adjustment of details
and making recommendations
on all matters of recurring im
portance.
“(b) To pool the influence
and resources of both organi
zations in the most effective
manner for the purpose of
pending legislation, designed to
weaken the economic strength
of America’s wage earners, de
stroy their unions and bargain
ing rights, and to ompose com
parative serfdom on free men."
The CIO rejected this generous
offer and countered with one of
its own which contemplated “func
tional unity” to fight anti-labor
legislation at once, but deferred
any concrete action toward a real
merger of the two organisations
until some indefinite time after
a long series of conditions would
be met. This proposal was not
acceptable to the AFL Peace Com
mittee.
The peace committees repre
senting both sides then united in
endorsing a joint statement which
showed concord in general views,
but remained indefinite as to ac
tual accomplishment of peace
aims. This statement was ac
companied by verbal explanations
by AFL President William Green
and CIO President Philip Murray
that the peace abjectives would
be explored further at future con
ferences to be arranged some time
within the next two months at
126 South Tryoi St.
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Telephone 3-7161
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
DISPATCHERS UPHEI.D
BY EMERGENCY BOARD
Washington, D. C.—The right of
the Train Dispatchers to repre
sent chief and night chief dis
patchers on another railroad, the
Iamisv'lle A Nashvile, was sus
tained by an Emergency Board.
Unanimously, the three-man
board backed the position of the
Dispatchers that the scope rule
of its agreement with the L. A N.
should be broadened to include
the above positions.
^The National Mediation Board
had previously certified the union
as bargaining agency for the
men in dispute,' but the carrier
claimed they are “officers,” not
employes, and refused to recog
nize the certification. This com
pelled the union to take the con
troversy to an Emregency Board.
STEEL PROFITS SKYROCKET
Steel profits in the third quarter
of 1946 were 322 per cent greater
than the averagd for the 1936-39
period.
health Services short
Forty per cent of U. S. counties
have no full-time public health
officer to took after preventive
health services.
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the convenience of the partici
pants.
The text of the joint statement
follows:
“It is the unanimous opinion
of the representatives of the CIO
and the American Federation of
Labor that organic unity should
be established within the Amer:-1
can labor movement.
HWe are firmly convinced that
the economic, social and - Indus- J
trial interests of labor can besf!
be served through the establish
ment of a united labor movement.
This decision is based upon the
modern trend of economic, social
and industrial life. It now be
comes our duty to lay a sound
foundation upon which a super
structure of organic unity can be
erected.
“In order to accomplish this
purpose we will now proceed to
deal with details incidental to the
formation and establishment of a
strong, united labor movement in
the United States.
"We will deal with this sad
other mutual problems at future
meetings of the two organizations
herein named. We shall devote
our energies and purpose toward
the realization of this common
objective.
“In the meantime, we shall con
tinue our efforts to prevent the
enactment of highly objectionable
anti-labor legislation now being
considered in the Congress of the
United States.”
The conferences between the
AFL and CIO Peace Committees
lasted two days before the indefi
nite adjournment.
MISHAPS TAKE RIG TOLL
OF NATION’S YOUNGSTERS
America has gone a long way
in reducing deaths from diseases
of childhood, but accidents still
take a staggering toll among the
“tots,” it was pointed out this
week by Miss Katharine I.enroot,
chief of the U. S. Children’s Bu
reau.
In fact, accidents are now the
leuding cause of deaths among
children, Miss I-enroot declared.
For that reason, she said, tho
Bureau in co-operation with other
agencies in conducting an educa
tional campaign to “rouse parents
to the need for greater precaution
in the home."
MINE DEATH TOLL HEAVY
Mine disasters have claimed an
average of five victims daily in
the 39 years from 1906 to 1946.
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