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Form Press Association
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keenly interested in a closer
working relationship between the
bona fide labor papers and a re
vitalization of the Southern Labor
Press Association, which, 'with a
brief time out for lunch, occupied
attendants’ time almost the en
tire day. Owners, workers and
others of the labor press from
Tennessee. Alabama, North and
South Carolina and Florida made
the gathering fairly representa
tive, and there is no uestion but
what future meetings, wherever
they may be held, will be even
more representative.
‘Present at the opening session
were J. H. Rhodes, southern di
rector of organization, American
Federation of Labor, Atlanta; W.
S. Brown, Union Labor News,
Birmingham, Ala.; John H. Swann,
Georgia Fedorationist. Savannah;
H. A. Stalls, • Charlotte Labor
Journal, Charlotte, N. C.; T. R.
Cuthbert, Chattanooga Labor
World, Chattanooga. Tenn.; Stan
ton Dann, Mobile Labor Journal,
Mobile, Ala; L. B. Stanford,
Southern Teamster, Atlanta, Ga.;
S. L. Goodman, South Carolina
Labor News, Columbia, S. C.; E.
R. Williamson, Labor Journal,
Durham. N. C.; Charles E. Silva.
Florida Labor Advocate, Tampa,
Fla.; F. J. Reed, editor, and
Charles F. Towle, publisher, Mi
ami Citizen, Miami. Fla.
“Bro. Rhodes opened the morn
ing session with a brief statement
of the needs and expectations of
the proposed Southern Labor
Press Association, and stressed
the fact that an active southern
.labor press organization would
have the full support of the inter
national organization, and with
that support would instantly be
come a more potent and powerful
group than could be expected of
an independent body. Under such
an arrangement, the Southern or
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It would have the active co-opera
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tion as well as 100 per cent co
operation of the southern Ameri
can Federation iof Labor office,
now under the direction of Bro.
Rhodes, organizer, who succeeded
George L. Googe when the latter
went to work in another field.
Bro. Rhodes stated that invita
tions had been ■ sent to all of the
labor press east of the Mississip
pi River, and that one of the
firt acts of the rejuvenated south
ern body would be to eliminate
the fly-by-night parasites who try
to horn in on legitimate publish
ers in all sections, full unit iwne
achieved only when there is full
co-operation.
“Brief discussions followed Bro.
Rhodes’ Opening remarks. Bro.
Stanton Dann of the Mobile La
bor Journal was chosen as pre
siding officer and Bro. Stanford
of the Southern Teamster was
chosen as secretary.
“The afternoon session was
called to order before Bros. Rhodes
and Cuthbert had returned from
a special meeting of Miami Typo
graphical Union, held to hear re
ports from striking printers of
the Herald and News, at which
the visitors made addresses.
“Following the" seating of tem
porary officers, affairs moved with
speed. A committee was ap
pointed to diaft recommendations
■for the formation of the Southern
Labor Press Association, the rec
ommendations to be presented in
Atlanta at a session to be called
in March. The committee con
sists of J. H. Swann of the
Georgia Federationist. Savannah;
L. B. Stanford of the Southern
Teamster, Atlanta; Charles E.
Silva of the Florida Labor Advo
cate, Tampa; S. L. Goodman of
the South Carolina Labor News,
Columbia, and Stanton Dann of
me arooue Laoor Journal. It is
suggested that all bona fide AFL
labor publications in the jurisdic
tion of the southern AFL office
published at regular intervals, at
least monthly—be invited to ap
ply for membership in the new
association; that the committee
draw up and submit by-laws at
the next meeting, Saturday and
Sunday, March 26 and 27. and
that the agenda for the March
meeting shall include:
“(a) Election of permanent of
ficers; (b) adoption of a consti
tution and by-laws, and <c> con
sider the feasibilty of a full-time
secretary-treasurer, whose duties
will entail weekly news releases,
mat service, photos, etc.
“It also was recommended that
the secretary notify all officers
of the International Labor Press
of America of the March meeting
of the Southern Labof Press As
sociation. SeveraJ of these of
ficers. including Matthew Woll,
president of the I. L. P. A., and
Brother Zoder, have assured the i
temporary officers that they will
make every effort to attend.
“The March meeting will be
highlighted with entertainment
by the Atlanta trade union move
ment.”
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N. Y. State Mediation Board
Completes 10 Thousand Cases
By ARNOLD DEICHMANN,
New York Correspondent for AFL
News Service
New York.—In the presence of
AFL officials, government leaders
and industrial spokesmen, the
New York State Mediation Board
this week celebrated the comple
tion of its 10,000th arbitration
case, since its creation by former
Gov, Herbert H. Lehman in 1937.
Coincidentally fhe case con
cerned Local 32-B, Building Serv
ice International Union which is
seeking a wage increase for 26,
000 of its members employed in
office and loft buildings.
In a letter of greetings to the
board. Governor Dewey declared
that we in New York State have
stood consistently for a maximum
of voluntary mediation and arbi
tration and a minimum of govern
ment compulsion." His views
were amplified by State Industrial
Commissioner Edward Corsi. who
pointed out that compulsory leg
islation has been obviated in New
York because of the teamwork
between labor and management.
Among the speakers were Da
vid Sullivan, Local 32-B presi
dent. William Collins, AFL re
gional organizer; James C. Quinn,
representing the Central Trades
and Labor Council of Greater
New York and Arthur S. Myer,
board chairman.
Meyer pointed out that in 1947,
the board handled more arbitra
tions than were handled by all
other states combined.
Congratulations were also re
ceived from Cyrus S. Ching, di-1
rector of the Federal Mediation
and Conciliation Service who said
that the state board’s record
“should give encouragement to
those who believe that the inter
est of the public can most ef
fectively be served by the prompt
mediation and arbitration of la
bor disputes.”
Father William J. Kelley, O.M.L.,
chairman of the New York State
Labor Relations Board, has in re
cent days received signal honors
from two large AFL local unions
here.
Local 3, International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, has
unanimously voted to establish a
college scholarship named after
Father Kelley for his aid in super,
vising the biennial elections of
the local. Father Kelley, who act
ed in his individual capacity, de
clined any compensation for his
services. To show its apprecia
tion, Local 3 set up the Father
Kelley scholarship at the Cornell
University School of Industrial
Relations for children of union
members.
The other union, Local 3, United
Association of Plumbers, also was
a recipient of Father Kelley’s aid
in supervising its elections. When
he rejected any reward, he was
asked what the union could do
to demonstrate its appreciation.
Father Kelley suggested that
the union set up a blood bank
for children in the metropolitan
area suffering from blood cancer
or other diseases of the blood.
The labor board chairman made
this suggestion because he wit
nessed the death of a friend’s
child from blood disease and he
saw how desperately this life
fluid was needed- by stricken chil
dren.
The plumbers local unanimously
adopted the suggestion and. after
voting to cal! it the Father Kel
ley Blood Bank, its president,
William T. Dodd, wrote Father
Kelley:
‘I feel proud that our union is
able and willing to make this con
tribution to suffering children,
and our membership, which voted
unanimously for this action, is
grateful to you for your eminent
ly humanitarian suggestion.”
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