THREE (QUESTIONS
. FOR EVERY WORKER
iON LABOR DAY
V.«yrJAME8 B. CASEY,
f Swwtor^TmwW. CIO ,
President. IUE-CIO
1 think that on Labor Day,
■ovary working American or Ca
radian should stop and ask him
.eelf time questions
U What eras it like in the
plants, mills, shops, and foundries
*' before unionisation?
2i What has unionisation done
lor the worker.
3. What can unionization do for
the worker in the future?
The answers to the ’first two
are simple: Union brought the
workers of this continent out of
economic slavery into a land of
hope and decency.
To the third question, one can
give this answer:
Unions have accomplished a lot,
hut there are millions still unor
ganised in this country. They can,
and must be organized for their
own sakes. and for the sake of
those already organized.
For those organized, and yet to
he organized, there is a lot to be
done. Wages are still out of line
in many places. Some areas are
economically still back In the Mc
Kinley days. The runaway shop
-must be organized to halt this
scheme for more profits, at the
«Trpense of workers. Of course
James B. Carey, secretary
treasurer of the CIO.
the South and other areas need
plants but they must be In addi
tion to already established facili
ties.
There must be improvements in
pensions and health plans, and
vacations, and all the (food things
that make up a union contract.
There must be an end to dis
crimination whether it bo for
race, sex, national origin, or any
other reason. ^
We must always be going for
ward.
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LABOR HAS 20*YEAR
GAINS TO APPRECIATE
By REP JOHN W. McCORMACK
<D., Mam.)
The working men and women
of the United Staten have very
much to be thankful for on thin
Labor Day, 1963,, for the past
two decades have brought many
changes for their betterment. I
am thankful that I have had the
opportunity of having some small
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When I became a Member of
Congress in 1928. the workers of
our country were working long
hours for small wages. Labor had
no assurance of security of em
ployment and against old age.
Labor had no truly strong unions
to champion their cause because
labor injunctions could be obtain
ed so easily to restrict the ac
tivities of legitimate trade unions.
And, Labor had no effective, con
crete guarantee of the right to
bargain .collectively for the com
mon good of your fellow em
plyees.
During my service in Congress,
I have seen all these unfortunate
conditions remedied by enlight
ened Congressiomd action under
the leadership of our late Presi
dent Franklin Delano Roosevelt
and of former President Harry
S. Truman. They had the assist
ance and support of our great na
tional labor organisations.
The evils of the labor injunc
tion as It generaly was used in
the first three decades of the cen
tury came under the scrutiny of
Congress in 1932, and with the
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To lad unity I must in unity.
Democracy is destroyed when I fight for it in Congrats sad
live a dictatorship st home. That's exactly what I did before I
found an aswer to division and strife. It came when I was
willing to change and apply absolute moral standards to my
life and say I was sorry.
& If .it applies to a politician, what about the workers . . .
management? Absolute honesty and absolute purity bring
unity into the home. They eliminate strife in the plant—pro
duction goes up, grievances go down. You are than prepared
to live an idea superior to Communism. You have the answer
to the class struggle.
Today, labor leaders and workers feel inserure. It’s felt
within the family circle. Iron curtains exist between husband
and wife, father and son, mother and daughter.- One trade
union organization doesn’t trust another. Special legislation
doesn’t #bring the answer.
The answer *is simple.. Our forefathers of the Continental
Congress broke the shackles of the past and freed the minds
and hearts of men. They were willing to make a complete
commitment of their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor.
Jefferson commented. “Men are known by what they reject."
There is missing in legislation and negotiations that per
sonal moral discipline which produces clear thinking. Good labor
contracts don’t seem to satisfy. Labor, management and gov
ernment are on the defensive because moral standards are
missing. ,
Yes. we produce more automobiles, radios, washing ma
chines, ride faster and fly higher than any other country. Like
wise we have mire broken homes, more divorces, more venereal
diseases, more murders than any other civilised nation.
The answer to this tragic acknowledgment comes when men
in leadership have the courage to begin with themselves and
change and be different. A world labor leader of my acquaint
ance, speaking recently before a great industrial conference in
Switzerland pointed bftt: “When we men in labor are clear on
simple moral standards, like drink and women, then we can see
straight and understand the extremists who would divide con
quer and then destroy uu."
puM|t of the N orris-LaGuardia
Act, Congress mode it clear that
labor organisations, aa such, were
not conspiracies and that work
ers had a right to bargain col
lectively with their employers:
The act further stated that the
federal courts shall not have
jurisdiction to issue any restrain
ing order of temporary or per
manent injunction in a case grow
ing out of a labor dispute.
These new rights of labor were
strengthened by the passage of
the National Recovery Act with
the inclusion of Section 7(AT
which was hailed by workers as
the new Magna Carta of Labor.
In June, 1935, the National Labor
Relations (Wagner) Act was
passed by Congress and became
the cornerstone of employer-em
ployee relations in this country.
It was designed to protect labor
and encourage the growth of un
ions at a time when business was
just beginning to overcome the
effects of ~the 1929 depression.
Many workers were still unem
ployed. Under the protection of
the Wagner Act, unions grew
strong, and the right of employees
to organise and bargain collective
ly was established firmly.
It is with pride that I say
that I spoke and voted in Con
gress for all these Acts for the
betterment of our American work
ing men and women. I have vig
orously opposed the Taft-Hartley
Act with its anti-labor provisions,
and I rave urged its repeal.
It is therefore necessary for
all of us who favor progressive
legislation to continue to work
endlessly for those principles
which have furthered human
growth and progress so that we
may make America a better place
in which to live, and to preserve
and strengthen the family life
our country.
L.P.A. POSES QUESTIONS TO
NATION’S LABOR LEADERS
(CMtlmnl from Put 7)
Guh Include Labor Unity,
Cowprobenehro llooBh Sarvica,
Gnorontood Annool Woqo
By David J.' McDonald. President,
United Steelworkers of America,
CIO
On this Labor Day of 1953, the
working people are troubled by the
difficulties which beset the world’s
efforts to secure peace and pros
perity—with freedom. American
labor is fully conscious of its heavy
burden of responsibility and op
portunity in the struggle for hu
man welfare.
Events are giving ever greater
emphasis to the strong instinctive
desire of workers for peace and
freedom. War and tyranny fall
heavily on laboring people. Dicta
torship does not provide prosperi
ty; it rules at the expense of every
decent human value. No amount of
propaganda or confusion can long
hide the eternal truth that pro
gress for the human family can
only conx^with freedom.
In our own land, we have seen
ever-increasing strides toward a
healthier, more prosperous, more
spiritually rich life for the plain
people. This progress continues
despite obstacles. Efforts to tarr
lack the dock are not succeeding
We are proud that Organised
Labor stands as a great tower of
strength in the struggle for free
dom. for peace and for greater se
urity, opportunity and proaperity.
The enemies of human progress
nd freedom ard not all found un
der the Red banner of Communism.
Here in our own beloved country,
non-Communist enemies of free
dom have grown bolder and more
cunning. While they constantly
talk against Communism, they act
more and more in the hated tradi
tions of Communist tyranny. They
divide our people and seek to de
stroy the very groups and activi
weapons against domestic and
world communism.
The need for democrative pro
gress is so great and freedom*!
enemies are so aggressive that
positive steps are needed to bolster
the forces of progress. Forward
looking Americans need unity of
action. In keeping with this need,
the forces of free organized labor
which are growing ever more
united internationally must rapid
ly forge unity here at home. No
technical obstacle to labor unity is
so great as to prevent united ef
forts, co-operative relationships
and prompt, honorable organiza
tional unification of the great free
labor unions of our nation.
— The strength of Organised
Labor is vital because freedom
needs progress. The successful ac
tivities of Labor are at the heart
of improvement of the security and
standard of living of the whole of
the American people. The last
decade of rapid progress in the
fields of health, social welfare and
economic well-being has come in
large measure because of Labor’s
growing strength and unity. We
cannot rest on the achievements
already made.
The major areas of progress are
ahead of us. The development of
fully comprehensive health services
for the plain people of America
is a goal for which we are striv
ing: it is a goal which can bo
achieved in the not distant future.
The widespread application of
guaranteed wage plana to supple
ment and supplant the inadequate
unemployment insurance system is
coming even closer to reality. Ever
greater co-opera tiei* Maen Mv
and industry to improve living
standards far all Americans is
taking place at Hi grass reals in
more and more distances. These
and many other practical far wal'd
steps famish necessary ftaat to
feed the flamea of freedom and
to minimise tensions and conflicts
in all walks of life. Labor hr proud
to be an important participant in
the down-to-earth process of dem
ocratic growth.
This Labor Day is a fitting oc
casion to redouble our dedication
to freedom and to the achievement
of a greater measure of labor unity
us an aid to progress. The Steel
workers of the United States arid
Canada have reaped the fruits of
their own unity and common pur
pose. As we visualise the greater
challenges ahead, are pledge our
efforts toward the achievement of j
unity of all American workers.
Abroad Thru ICFTU And ILO
By Georg* P. Delooey
Iotenotiooal Representative
AoMrkoo Federation of Lobar
All people of the United Stoles
join in observing Monday, Septem
ber 7 os a holiday in tribute to the
vital port which the workers of
the United States have played in
the development of our great coun
try. I am confident that the trade
unionist of the United States would
be glad to share this tribute with
their fellow workers in other coun
tries throughout the world.
Peter J. McGuire first suggested
to the Central Laor Union of New
York ityC on May 8, 1882, that a
day in each year be set aside as
a special holiday for honoring the
working men and women of the
United States. I am sure that he
could not have ^possibly envisaged
the tremendous influence the pro
ductive ability of American work
ers would have on the people of
the entire world.
The contribution of the Ameri
can 'workers to the wage earners
In other lands has been made
through their association with the
free trade union affiliated with the
International Confederat ion of
Free Trade Unions, whose basic
objective is bread, peace, and free
dom, and through participation in
the work of the International Labor
Organisation, which establishes in
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