LABOR HAS 2t-YEAR GAINS TO APPRECIATE By REP JOHN W. McCOKMACK f the United State* have very moth to be thankful for on this Labor Day, 1953,, 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 Labor Day Greetings Ignition Service by Ignition < Specialists “We Trace and Solve Your Trouble” We are folly- equipped to re store your motor to foil ope rating efficiency. CARBURETOR, MAGNETO & ELECTRIC COMPANY Owned and operated by REEDER BROTHERS OTIS & LONNIE Now in our new and modern 1291 E. Fourth Phone 5-1474 CHARLOTTE, N. C. part in bringing about thcaa changes. When I became a Member of Congress in IMS, tbs workers of our country were working long hours for small wages. Labor had no assurance of security of em ployment and against eld 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 Congressional 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 LABOR DAY GREETINGS DRIVE lAoURSaF, INC. Ratal $5.M Per Day, Pina Be Mile; Tax, Inanranre Extra GAS, OIL FURNISHED 212 West Fourth St. Telephone 3*4513 CHARLOTTE, N. C. 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Absolute honesty and absolute purity bring unity into the home. They eliminate strife in the plant—pro I Auction goes up, grievances go down. You are than prepared' ) to live an idea superior to Communism. You have the answer i to the class struggle. Today, labor leaders and workers foel insecure. It’s felt i within the family circle. Iron curtains exist between husband I and wife, father and son, mother and daughter. One trade 1 union organisation 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 i commitment of their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor, i Jefferson commented. “Men are known by what they reject.” i There is missing in legislation and negotiations that per i 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 i chines, ride faster and fly higher than any other country. Like i wise we have m&re broken homes, more divorces, more venereal l diseases, more murders than any other civilized nation. The answer to this tragic acknowledgment comes when men in leadership have the courage to begin with themselves and j change and be different. A world labor leaddr of my acquaint ance, speaking recently before a great industrial conference in Switzerland pointed out: “When we men u labor are clear on simple moral standards, like drink and wttnen, then we can see straight and understand the extremists who would divide con quer and then destroy us.” puugc of the Norris-LaGuardia Act, Congress made it clear that labor organizations, aa such, were rot 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(A) which was hailed by workers as the new Magna Carta of Labor. In June, 1936, 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 alt 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 of our country. L.P.A. POSES QUESTIONS TO NATION’S LABOR LEADER8 (Contin&ed from Pi(« 7) Goob Include Labor Unity, Comprehensive Haaltb Soroka, Guaranteed Annual Wage Bjr David J. McDonald, President, United 8teelwsrkers 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 come with freedom. In our own land, wo 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 turn back 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 curity, opportunity and prosperity. I The enemiea of human program and freedom are not all found ua der the Bed 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 veTy groups and activi ties which are the most effective weapons against domestic and world communism. The need for democrative pro gress is so great and freedom’s 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 ia so great as to prevent united ef forts, co-operative relationships and prompt, honorable organisa 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 be achieved in the not distant future. The widespread application of guaranteed wage plans to supple ment and supplant the inadequate unemployment insurance system is corning even closer to reality. Ever greater co-operation between labor and industry to improve living standards for all Americans is taking place at the grass roots in and many other practical forward steps furnish necessary fuel to feed -the flames of freedom and to minimise tensions and conflicts in all walks of life. Labor is 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 as an aid to progress. The Steel workers of the United States and Canada have reaped the fruits of their own unity and common pur pose. As we visualise the greater challenges ahead, we pledge our efforts toward the achievement of unity of all American workers. Bfwd, fMcs, Freedom And ••Her Leber Standards Sent Abreed Thru ICFTU And ILO By George P. Delaney International Representative American Federation of Labor All people of the United States join in observing Monday, Septem ber 7 as a holiday in tribute to the vital part 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 earner# in other lands has been mad# through their association with the free trade union affiliated with the international Confederation of Free Trade Unions, whose basic objective is bread, peace, and free dom, and through participation in the work of the International (abor Organisation, which establishes in 203 Liberty Life Bid* « CHARLOTTE, N. C. * Labor Day Greetings dlwortTrgull PHARMACY 1001 Sooth Boulevard “We Deliver” (Telephone 3*8421 CHARLOTTE, N. C. ternatlonal ituuani for worsen throughout the world. Ai we celebrate Labor Day IMS, let us reaffirm our faith in the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the Internation and i||tfMin rapport of all of • forts to settlers tbs goals of peace, security and freedom through so* I dal justice; GREETINGS FROM WHOLESALE We have recently mwl into enr new heme from 22> Sentk College Street end ere better situated to eerre enr easterner*. 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