Labor Sunday Messages from
National Churches of Christ, U.S.A.
(Continued from Pare I)
By the game token, individual
members of unions are called upon
to assume their full share of re
sponsibility for union policies and
programs and, particularly, for the
maintenance of union democracy.
Regular attendance at union meet
ings is the very minimum to be
expected of every worker who holds
a union card.
Management, in turn, is re
minded of its responsibility to be
honest in appraising its own finan
cial situation. Too often in collec
tive bargaining negotiations the
language of management > would
seem to indicate proximate finan
cial collapse, even thpugh their
official records reveal that they are
earning fair profits after generous
provision has been made for de
preciation and future expansion.
Such misleading statements, made
for the purpose of bargaining, nat
urally tend to develop a spirit of
distrust among employees and
union leaders.
Finally, labor and management
have a joint responsibility to fore
stall the harmful effects of infla
tion. In negotiating collective
agreements, they may not legiti
mately use their economic strength
to advance their own interests at
> the expense of less-favored groups
who are dependent on a fixed in
come and lack the necessary bar
gaining power to keep up with the
rising cost of living.
Christian Meaning of Labor Day
In concluding this annual state
ment, in which we have counseled
an attitude of guarded and real
istic optimism, we ask you to join
with the Vicar of Christ, His Holi
ness Pope Pius XII, in reflecting
prayerfully on the spiritual mean
ing of Labor Day:
“Who better than the true Chris
tian can give to Labor Day a pro
found significance! For him it is
• day on which he venerates and
adores all the more intensely the
Man-God, Our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who, that He might be our model,
our consolation and sanctification
passed the greater pa ft of His life,
in the exercise of a manual trade,
as a humble worker (Cfr. Matt,
13, Mark b. 3); it is the day of
thanksgiving to God on the part of
all those who provide assurance,
through their labor, of a tranquil
and peaceful life for themselves
and their families; it is the day
on which is affirmed th^ will to
overcome class warfare and hatred
with the strength deriving 1|tom
the realisation of social justice,
from mutual respect and fraternal
charity for the love of Christ; it
is the day, in fine, on which be
lieving humanity solemnly prom
ises tb create by the labor of men’s
minds and hands a culture that
gives glory to God, a culture that,
far from alienating man from God,
brings man ever closer to Him.”
(His Holiness Pope Pius XII,
Address, May 1, 1953.)
May these beautiful words of the
Holy Father inspire the working
people of the United States and
their fellow-citizens from other
walks of life to renew their dedica
tion to the cause of social justice
and social charity. And may they
be accepted as an expression of the
continuing: interest of tl< Catholic
Church in the material as well as
the spiritual and supernatural
welfare of all of God’s children
regardless of their occupation, na
tionality, race, or social status.
Goo Is of Unions
Hove Definite
Spiritual Implications
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By Dr. Maurice N. Eisexdrath
President, Union of American
Hebrew Congregations
Co-Chairman, Commission on
Religious Organisations
National Conference of Christians
and Jews
It is a privilege to salute the
forces of organized labor on this
day set aside for special tribute
to those who toil with hand and
mind.
The Hebrew word for labor is
Avodah. Interestingly, the same
word means, in the Sacred Tongue,
“religious service.” I believe that
the twin meanings of this word are
magnificently demonstrated in the
growing awareness on the part of
unions that their goals have defi
nite spiritual implications.
To do one s allotted work with
conscientiousness, and to espouse
the cause of social advance, con
stitute genuine religious functions.
I pray that all laborers, at desks
and in the ranks, will ever be
mindful of the fact that they are
engaged in enterprises tinged with
spirituality. And let us remember
the words of the Psalms: “Who
shall ascend into the mountain of
the Lord and who shall stand in
His holy place? He that hath clean
hands and a pure heart.”
May a spirit of seal plus purity
of hands and heart also continue
to characterise your struggle
against illiberalism and reaction,
against bigotry and injustice,
against greed and strife. May you
in hamility recognize your own
shortcomings and seek to eliminate
them. May you who have pioneered
in so many ways also strive to*
wards ths|, heightened unification
of all groups who live in our be
loved land. And may that land be
blessed with peace.
We of the Jewish faith now ap
proach our High Holy Day season.
Perhaps a prayer from our Rosh
Hashanah liturgy is the most fit
ting greeting of all for Labor Day:
“Our Father, our King, keep far
from our country pestilence, war
and famine.
“Our Father, our King, cause all
hate and oppression to* vanish from
the earth.
“Our Father, our King, inscribe
us for blessing in the book of life.
“Our Father, our King, grant
unto us a year of happiness. Amen.”
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L.P.A.Poses Questions to
Nation’s Labor Leaders
(Continued from Pag* •)
unity among the working people
of America, for only when that ia
accomplished can we have oppres
sive laws repealed and progressive
measures enacted.
There must be unity all the way
down the line—among those new
members of unions and those still
outside. While the present situation
prevails the anti-union forces make
holiday. »
The United Textile Workers of j
America stands ready to ratify the |
no-raiding agreement submitted by
the unity committee of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and the
Congress of Industrial Organiza
tions. The 1952 convention of our
union authorized this stand, which
is our historic position. We are
ready to make such a bargain, and
if our ward is given it will be
scrupulously honored.
If unity among organized work
ers ia thus attained, we shall be
able to remove the chief bar to
substantia] progress. Our union
will be free to use its resources to
complete the organisation of the
textile industry, where now there
are hundreds of thousands of work
ers who are members of no union
and who are used by the greedy to
check the legitimate aspirations of
trade unionists and to punish the
decent employers with whom they
bargain.
i The present situation is bad not
only for unionism but for the coun
try. Now it is possible for the
greedy to keep standards down by
playing section against section
through the fostering of racial and
geographical fears and hates.
It is only when that organisation
is substantially completed that we
can move forward. As of now, it is
often safe for Northern reaction
aries to join with their Southern
counterparts in the enactment of
anti-labor measures. We know that
the great bulk of the unorganized
in our industry want to join hands
with us, and once they are able to
speak and to act as free American
workers, they will so make their
power felt that the corrupt alli
ance of Northern and Southern
anti-unionists will be smashed.
In summary, the United Textile
Workers of America see as the *enk
before them the completion of the
organisation of our industry. When
that is brought about it will be
possible to repeal the repressive
features of the Taft-Hartley Act.
Given an organised textile indus
try* we shall prevail hi our fight
for the National Textile Bill and
end the ruinous throqt-cutting
which menaces the security and the
advancement of our people.
Unity of CIO, AFL And
Indopondonts Would Demand
Respect From Employers
By D. W. Tracy, President
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, AFL.
uWhat do you regard as the most
pressing task for the Labor Move
ment in the year ahead?"
That ia a most serious and
thought-provoking question. I^tbor
has many tasks for the year ahead
—most conditions for its members,
safeguarding their rights, fighting
bitter anti-labor campaigns in
state legislatures, resisting a
weakening of social security and a
hacking away of other bene
fits that yean of effort and sac
rifice have attained. But these are
all subordinate to Labor’s No. 1
job for the year ahead—organic
unity.
We of organised labor are never
going to realise our full strength
and make oar wants and needs
truly felt and respected, until we
have achieved real, solidarity.
There have been some serious
and most encouraging efforts put
forth in recant months on the part
of both the CIO and the AJ*L to
achieve unity. The proposed “no
raiding" pact is a tremendous step
in the right direction. We of the
Electrical Workers arc going to try
with all our strength to cooperate
in this enterprise toward peace,
and we hope that our rival groups
in the CIO and those unions within
the AFL with whom there has
been some jurisdictional conflict,
will do the same. We believe that
they will.
But thi* step is not enough. We
of the CIO and the AFL must not
only stop hindeting one another,
we’ve got to work toether for the
good of organised labor and our
country as a whole. And the inde
pendent labor groups must be en
couraged to join with us as well.
There is nothing that would de
mand more respect from business
people and corpofrthftis, and anti
labor forces at home and abroad,
than a united labor movement in
the United States and Canada.
I think that organised labor Is
going to prove itself capable of
accomplishing just that. The Job
can be done, but the sooner the
better.
Our nation, in its position of
world leadership, has been handed
the tremendous task of fighting
Communist domination and trying
to lead that world to peace.
(Cantinaid on Pago t)
GREETINGS
CREECH MOTORCnAE
COMPANY, MC.
HA»» Pv.ntvimoN
MOTORCYCLES
201 W. Morehegd St.
Phone 2-7675
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
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ALEXANDER MACHINE CO., INC.
1414 Wert Franklin Avenue ^
GASTONIA. NORTH CAROLINA
GREETINGS
GREETINGS
ROBERT E. MASON
INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT
1726 Hutchison Ave.
Phone 2*1903
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
GREETINGS
McCUUN ELECTRIC CO.
Industrial-Commercial
Phone 6-3964
N'itkla A .Sundays. Dial 5-2014
2040 S. Tryon St.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
GREETINGS
from
■ MECKLENBURGv
SPECIALTIES, INC.
2228 Thrift Road
Phone 5-4458
CHARLOTTE. N. C. *
GREETINGS
METAL FABRICATORS, INC.
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2923 Camden Road
Phone 4*9020
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
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0US. MMY C8.
WHOLESALE GROCERS
2101 Thrift Rond
Phone 2-6139
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
GREETINGS
PJWKWOOO CAFE
E. L. Cornelius, Prop.
1124 Parkwood Ave.
Phone 2*9167
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
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PIEDMONT RESTAURANT,
MC.
201 West Trade St.
(t Block from the Squire)
/Telephone 2*1900
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
GREETINGS
PIEDMONT SALES f».
2537 Wilkinson Boulevard
Phone 3-3454
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
PIERCE POULTRY CO.
Wholesale and Retail
Wholesale Delivery
Chickens, Eggs, Turkeys
Purina Broiler Chows
S16 East Seventh St.
Phone 6-1658
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
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MMTIR’S TRANSFER & STORAGE COMPANY
LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE MOVING
“Moving with Care Everywhere” by s
United Van Lines
Sanitized Vans to Assure You a Cleaner. Safer Move
Phone 3-0118 1138 N. Caldwell St.
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
LABOR DAY GREETINGS
McEWEN FUNERAL SERVICE, INC.
24-HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE
727 East Morehead St. Phones 4-6421 or 5-6302
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
LABOR DAY GREETINGS
PIEDMONT COLD ST0RA6E CORPORATION
300 West Stonewall Street Phone 4-0811
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
LABOR DAY GREETINGS
N. F. PORTER PLUM8IN6 COMPANY
PLUMBING, CONTRACTING AND REPAIR
SERVICE
AU Types of General Work
Workmanship Guaranteed .
For Quick Dependable Service
Phone 4-0078 1741 Wilmore Drive
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
LABOR DAY GREETINGS
PIENOIT NATURAL BAS COMPANY, INC.
523 South Try on St.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
7-MU
Visit Our Sheer Room and See Our Large Display of
Gas
LABOR DAY GREETINGS
SOUTHERN ASBESTOS COMPANY
1000 West Eleventh Street
IPhone 3-3112
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
LABOR DAY GREETINGS
Barger
Construction Co.
Inc.
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Mooresville, North Corolino
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