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1950-02-01
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These are Dodge Main workers, members of UAW-CIO Local 3, swarming out of the plant and filling Joseph Campau
Street in Hamtramck, Michigan, a few minutes after the 10:00 a. m. strike deadline on January 25.
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UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKER
February, 1950
Pickets at the Chrysler Nine
Mile
newly
Press plant, members
organized
of
UAW-CIO
Local 869, had no home for
their strike headquarters—so
|
they hustled out and borrowed
the
election
booth,
shown
at
right, to set up at the gate of
the plant.
Charlotte Reed, a DeSoto spotwelder, went on strike but
didn’t stop working—as the picture above shows her busy
peeling spuds in Local 227’s kitchen.
The Plymouth assembly line was deserted of man power
after the 10 a.m. deadline, as shown in the picture at the
right of unfinished cars left by Local 51 members,
—Acme
P.
Reuther
is
pictured
Photo.
above
addressing the Chrysler conference held Monday, January
@
23, when the final walkout vote
was taken.
These Dodge Local 3 pickets above had their signs on
tap to tell the story of the strike when they swarmed out of
the plant on January 25 at 10:00 a. m.
The
the sign
to right
and Jim
four Dodge Truck pickets at the left have obeyed
and are getting coffee at Local 140’s kitchen. Left
are: John Washinski, V. Colpaert, Jim Davidson
Lizura.
WORKER
UNITED AUTOMOBILE
~-
February, 1950
You Can Hear It Now
——The Inside Story of
Detroit’s Politics
The facts behind the actions
of Detroit elected officials and
| policy-making commissions is
being presented every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on WDETFM as a publie service broadeast of the United
Workers.
Automobile
@
Called “Inside Detroit,” the program, according to Ralph Showalter of the UAW-PAC Department,
“is produced in the interest of Detroit’s citizens and is dedicated to
the
proposition
thrives
tion born
facts.”
_. Every weekday at 1:00 p.m., hundreds of Chrysler workers in the Detroit area get together in their local union halls to hear Chrysler Report, a special WDET-FM feature on
latest strike news and developments. Above, Local 140 members Warren Tewell, Herman
Holbrook, Ralph Freeman, Frederick Aenis, Amelia
Zaplitney, Anna Oldaker listen to Pres-
Matthews,
ident Walter P. Reuther and Chrysler Director Norman
commentator, on the inaugural program.
Radio Now
exceptionally
An
ranged
Division
the
and
the
furniture
given
be
been
ar-
discard
will
cent
dis-
per
30
model.
major
The
Zenith FM sets have been given a
by Consumers’
preferred rating
by
and are recommended
Union
Radio Department.
the UAW-CIO
And if you’re a union member
in Cleveland, call Station WCUO
in
on best. buys
for information
‘that city.
Buy now and hear the best laon
nation
in the
bor programs
and
WDET-FM
WCUO-FM.
WCcUO Schedules
Basketball
its
continues
WCUO-FM
for
are
games
following
and
February
EAS
scheduled
March:
Landau, well-known
Cleveland sports announcer, giving
the play-by-play descriptions, the
college games have won enthusi-
from
astic praise
audience.
SS
Allan L. Swim, publicity director,
CIO, says, “I feel sure that the International Labor Directory will be
of real value to union officers and
others throughout the world. .. .”
Ace sports commentator for
Station WCUO is Danny Landau,
who
program
is also
the
director.
station’s
WDET Offers Free
Time to Chrysler
In keeping with its policy of offering public service time to labor
and
management
in disputes
of
major
significance
to the
community,
Station WDET-FM
sent
the following letter-on January 25
to K. T. Keller, president, Chrysler
Corporation, and Walter P. Reuther, president, UAW-CIO:
“To better inform our listeners
and the community, we invite you
to participate in a round-table dis-
William Tusher, the Hollycussion of the issues involved in
the current dispute between
the
wood, reporter who takes the
Chrysler
Corporation
and
the
humbug out of the movie capiPresident Walter P. Reuther is United Automobile Workers, CIO.
tal’s gossip mongering, is on the advisory council of the pub“This «ffer is in keeping with the
purbe
can
tory
Direc
The
on.
licati
on
6:45
at
ay
Sund
heard every
policy of WDET, which is to make
cash
ation
ublic
pre-p
a
at
d
chase
of
free
facilities,
our
available
WDET, the UAW-CIO powerful 52,000-watt
Detroit.
FM
station
during
price of $15.00
payment
Local unions in Detroit
February.
or Cleveland areas can place orders with either WDET or WCUO.
in
Governor on WDET
The calamity howlers who have
been heralding the downfall of FM
A corporation income tax, says
The Governor G. Mennen Williams, of
ought to take another look.
National Assoeiation of Broadcast- Michigan, is a practical way of iners, in a study of published figures creasing tax revenues
for vital
from the Federal Communications | state services.
It’s a fair tax and
Commission,
14—John
February
Tuesday,
Carroll vs De Paul.
Friday, February 17—Baldwin
Wallace vs Kent University.
28—John
February
Tuesday,
Carroll vs Baldwin Wallace.
2—(Winner
March
Thursday,
Carroll-Dayton) vs Xavier.
3—( Winner
March
Friday,
ws LoyCarroll-Dayton-Xavier)
ola.
With Danny
ever compiled on the world labor
movement and labor people.”
FM Is Growing
clusive broadcast of college basketball games in the Cleveland area.
“The
union use, the Directory, according to the station announcement, is
the “most complete and comprevolume
reference
single
hensive
member
co-op
to
the
Calvin
and
A new International Labor Directory will be published early in
to news anaccording
March
nouncements on the two UAW stations—-WDET and WCUO.
particularly for local
Designed
|
Co-op
in Detroit.
or
a 27
on
count
has
in a home
brings
who
on
Crown
stores
union
Any
|
price
UAW-CIO
by
7
LABOR DIRECTORY
TO BE PUBLISHED
good
radio
Zenith
FM
an
:
with Guy Nunn as the
reports
that
therejis
were 33 more FM stations on the
air at the end of 1949 than at the
beginning of the year.
In a left-handed attack on Pres-
Fair Deal proident Truman’s
gram, Life magazine in a recent
editorial paid a left-handed com“FM
Said Life:
pliment to FM.
is indubitably better for the citizen-listener than standard radio—
everybody ought to have it.” Glad
to know that Life hits the nail on
the head occasionally.
:
on
the
statute
of
books
every
large industrial state.
Governor Williams discusses taxes and
other
problems
of state
government every Wednesday evening at 7:45 p.m. on |WDET-FM,
101.9 megacycles on the FM band.
with Co-Directors
The Governor,
Mike Lacey and Norman Matthews
and President Walter P. Reuther,
was also heard in the WDET highEastside
of the
program
lights
Educational
and
Conference
PAC
on January 28 in Detroit.
of
the presentation
for
charge,
controversial issues, with equal opportunity for the expression of different points of view.
“This invitation is extended to
you, or Mr. Herman Weckler, vicemanager,
general
and
president
Chrysler Corporation; or Mr. Robert Conder, director of Labor Relations, Chrysler Corporation.
identical invitation is be“An
ing sent to Mr. Walter P. Reuthand has
er, president, UAW-CIO,
been extended to him or Mr. Norman Matthews, director, Chrysler
hope
I
UAW-CIO.
Department,
this proposal meets with your approval and that you will advise me
so that
we
can
make
necessary
ar-
rangements that would be agreeable to all concerned.”
Ben Hoberman, manager of Stastated to the “Auto
tion WDET,
Worker” that a spokesman for the
Chrysler
Corporation
that the company
themselves
avail
telephoned
did not
of the
wish to
WDET
knowledge
out
democracy
and
on
of acquaintance
with
ATTACK COBO HOUSING
SCHEME
On the February 6 program, Orville Linck, Detroit ADA chairman
and Associate Professor of English
at Wayne University, charged that
the housing plan of Detroit’s Mayor Cobo was “slum spreading,” not
slum clearance.
The basis for the
Linck attack was the action of the
Detroit
Council
Common
in drop-
ping five public housing sites proposed by Jim Inglis, former Housing Director.
over
“Cobo’s plan of turning
slum clearance to private builders
means that 9,000 people now living
in the boulevard section will be
overforced into other nearby
crowded areas. If the Mayor were
sincere and supported public housing on vacant land sites in outlying areas, these people would have
place to go, but with the
some
killing of these projects, his plan
BARBOUR
“slum
called
be
can only
ing.”
ON
WELFARE
Reactionary
newspapers,
spread-
politi-
cians and business interests were
called to task on the February 11
program of “Inside Detroit’ when
CIO
County
Al Barbour, Wayne
Secretary-Treasurer, labeled their
attacks on humane welfare policies
as disgraceful.
The constant pressure of these
groups has resulted in hundreds of
legitimate cases of need being held
up while the Detroit Department
of Public Welfare is forced by the
City Council to re-investigate its
current case load.
“The net result,” asserted Barbour, “is that we have women and
children going without food, clothing and shelter ‘right in the city
of Detroit.’ ”
Plan to make listening to “Inside Detroit’ a regular Saturday
It’s at 6:30 p.m.
evening habit.
on WDET—101.9 on your FM band.
offer. Reuther replied as follows:
“On behalf of the UAW-CIO and
the Chrysler Department, I wish
of our acto notify WDET-FM
ceptance of the station’s offer of
|public service time for discussion
of
the
issues
in
tween our union
Corporation.”
the
and
dispute
the
GET IT STRAIGHT
ON YOUR
UNION STATION
WDET-FM
.
1:00
6:30
WEEKDAYS
p. m.—Chrysler Strike.
p.
News
Views
m.— Labor.
with
Guy
Nunn.
the
7:30 p. m.—Washington Report
Liberal
with Kaiser-Frazer
Commentators, Marquis Childs
and Joseph Harsch.
9:00 p. m.—WDET Roundtable.
3
SATURDAY
6:30 p. m.—Inside
Detroit.
SUNDAY
1:30 p. m.—Voice
Michigan
5:30 p. m. —
tion Dept.
CIO
of Labor.
Council.
UAW-CIO
Educa-
ured
feat
the
of
one
as
ne—w
opho
micr
T
WDE
a
into
king
spea
e
abov
d
ture
—pic
igan
Mich
of
iams
Will
en.
Menn
G.
rnor
Gove
it
Detro
in
ty
ersi
Univ
e
Wayn
at
held
ce
eren
Conf
on
Acti
ical
Polit
and
nal
atio
Educ
1
on
Regi
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UAW
the
guest speakers at
memstaff
O
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UAW
ick,
Wall
k
Fran
are:
,
right
to
left
ra,
came
g
facin
and
iams
Will
king
Flan
28.
ary
Janu
,
rday
on Satu
nal
atio
Educ
O
-CI
UAW
it
Detro
Lee,
Ed
tor;
irec
Co-D
1
on
Regi
,
hews
Matt
an
Norm
tor;
irec
Co-D
1
on
Regi
,
Lacey
per; Mike
Representative,
and Andy
Biemiller, U. 8. Congressman from the 5th Wisconsin District.
a
be-
Chrysler
listener
WCOU’s
ac-
—
mee
&
Buy Your FM
on
that
UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKER
February, 1950
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_ Of Company
Robert Denham—management’s errand boy under the TaftHartley Act—is advising employers to appeal NLRB decisions
to the courts. Denham doesn’t believe the Board can be relied
Every labor organization in the
country is on Denham’s neck. Both
CIO President Philip Murray and
Board
Executive
the UAW-CIO
to fire
Truman
President
want
Robert Denham.
f Labor wants Denham canned
(1) He’s
three simple reasons:
for
too
(2) he’s a
big for his britches;
lackey for the companies, and (3)
he’s trying to take away from the
Labor Board its legal job of setting rules for labor relations in the
U. S.
CLOAK FOR SPIES
high-
many
upon. This suggestion is but the last of Denham’s
handed pranks aimed at labor.
at Denham’s
gagged
tice, has
Denham
clumsy swings at labor.
thought the NLRB ought to seek
against the coal
an injunction
to end the coal dispute.
miners
This was too much for Taft, who
never intended
“We
whimpered:
to
give
the
dent
back
exists.”
to
anyone
power
work
the
except
to
when
make
no
Presi-
men
contract
:
For blunter words, it was left to
a
Humphrey,
Hubert
Senator
“A
of Taft-Hartley:
foe
strong
strike certainly is not an unfair
|labor practice, as Mr. Denham implies in this case. It appears to me
that Mr. Denham has delusions of
grandeur to the point where he
Frankly,
thinks he is President.
what the country needs is an injunction against Mr, Denham.”
TAFT GAGs
out Jim
steps to wipe
Legal
Crow in bowling were started by
attorney-generals in New York and
Injunctions
Wisconsin last month.
against the American Bowling Con-
gress were filed with the courts in
these states and in Cook County,
Tll., calling discrimination in bowling “a public nuisance” and undemocratic.
The National Committee for Fair
Play in Bowling, formed in 1947 by
the
and
UAW-CIO
liberal
other
labor groups, joined in condemning
ABC’s “discriminatory practices
which bar Negroes, Japanese, Filipinos, Hawaiians, Niseis and other
from _ sanctioned
groups
minority
bowling in tournaments and league
Denham’s
Audiences
Proof that Robert Denham is the
favorite lap dog of employers is
seen
by where
went
he
to make
Building
sociation,
New
Trades
Employers
Waldorf-Astoria
York City—January
American
Washington,
1950.
Hotel,
12,
1950.
Association,
Trucking
30,
D. C.—January
o
——F
Labor Education,
Washington
Spm
Letters
sent
6, D.
this
C.
month
from
BK
the four top offi¢ers of UAW-CIO
Presidents
urged all local union
and Financial Secretaries to con-
tribute generously to the efforts of
this committee for passage of S,
The House
110 and H. R. 1380.
version of the bill is mired down
Education ComSenate bill has
Fought by “the most reactionary
corporations in the U. S.,” a labor.
for the labor
service
extension
movement would foster intelligent,
progressive industrial relations in
America. Farmers have enjoyed a
education
government-sponsored
program for years, offering advice
on crops and home making,
coming
Miss
Jones,
welfare
state
that
their
is too
propaganda
much
for me.”
about
the
Pat O'Malley,
Region 2 and
President of the Cleveland Industrial Union Council, and “will
do much toward ending discrimination at the hiring gate.”
cost of running
first pushed
by
a voluntary
the
Chamber
Labor advisory committees would
cooperate
with interested schools
under the bills before
Congress.
People from labor and education
groups would guide the program,
setting
up
educational
programs
requested by local unions.
Rhode
Island;
New
Mexico,
Ore-
gon and Washington.
In these
places commissions are given legal
sanction to issue ‘“‘cease and desist” orders against firms guilty of
discrimination, with penalties attached if they fail to comply with
commission’s orders.
Ohio CIO Convention
Attacks Bowling Bias
The deliberations of 1,200 delegates to the Eleventh Convention of the Ohio CIO Council in Cincinnati were aired on
WCUO, Ohio’s first labor station last month. Firm steps to pre-
vent the American Bowling Congress from holding its 1950 national tournament in Ohio were voted by the delegates. The
convention decried the ‘‘disgraceful and unAmerican practice
of ABC in closing its doors to all except white caucasians.
On the question of the Senatorial election in Ohio this year,
National PAC Director Jack Kroll told the convention delegates “‘the only thing we have against Taft is his record, his
whole record.’’
FORWARD”
1508-17th St., N.
passed committee and is awaiting
consideration on the floor of Congress.
N.A.M.,
in Cleveland,” by
Director of UAW
plan,
A labor extension service is supported by CIO, AFL and other labor groups through the National
of
for the Extension
Committee
in the Labor and
mittee, while the
the
8 ae
FEPC “With Teeth”
Voted in Cleveland
The
ls
bil
two
if
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sib
pos
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ext
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ltu
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thr
es
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fam
m
far
d
ere
those off
W.,
“Tell
Sie eet A)
Fy
or
public appearances during the past
year. As hatchet-man for the TaftHartley Act, he has conspicuously
been snubbed by labor conventions.
After 13 months of an unworkable EPC produced ‘‘plenty
delivers ponderous of good will, but practically no jobs,’’ Cleveland became the
So Denham
speeches before employers’ groups
t
Employmen
Fair
municipal
a
adopt
to
S.
U.
the
in
city
third
to let them know what they can
powers.
nt
enforceme
with
n
Commissio
Practices
tTaf
the
er
und
with
get away
The City Council— prodded by
Hartley Act.
minority
appease
to
ce
Commer
of
Chamthe
and
NAACP
Here’s the way the guy’s speak- labor, the
groups,
ran
into
$300,000.
to
5
to
27
voted
ber of Commerce
ing dates run:
This
wasteful
outlay
finally
con<
FEPC
less
tooth
city’s
the
e
chang
er
nf
Co
Industrial
States
Gulf
offi<
city
economy-minded
vinced
ng
the
on
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said
Press
land
Cleve
the
move,
Society for the Advancement of
FEPC ordinance would be satisfacvolthat
ed
learn
y,
“We
riall
edito
.
San Francisco, Cal
Management,
tory.
dilihow
r
matte
no
,
FEPC
y
untar
—October 10, 1949.
Other cities which have FEPC
almost
is
run,
y
sincerel
and
gently
ordinances
are
Philadelphia
and
Pacific Coast Management Cons.”
valueles
ber
.
Octo
—l
Minneapolis.
States
with
strict
Ca
Berkeley,
ference,
This
action
was
called
“a
treFEPC laws are New York, Massa19, 1949.
mendous
step
forward
for
labor
chusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut,
’ As-
gh
ou
en
y
nd
ha
e
ic
rv
se
lm
fi
d
an
y
ar
br
li
a
e
us
l
ca
lo
Could your
for steady use by the education committee?
s
rse
cou
rt
sho
and
s
ute
tit
ins
for
go
ip
sh
er
mb
me
Would your
duc
pro
and
s
law
or
lab
g,
nin
gai
bar
e
tiv
lec
col
on
s
ert
exp
by
run
.
tion problems?
service.
Fae
Above is NLRB General Counsel Robert Denham, whose
outrageous conduct in his office has led to demands by the
whole labor movement for his removal.
r
o
f
t
r
o
p
p
u
S
s
k
e
e
AW S
l
l
i
B
n
o
i
t
a
c
u
d
E
Labor
é
play.”
GenNLRB
In Washington,
Denham
Robert
Counsel
eral
complained that he was unjustly accused of behaving like a
“ezar,’ and then informed the
District of Columbia Bar Association that “I could refuse to
I
because
complaint
a
issue
didn’t like the color of a man’s
I refuse, nobody
When
hair.
can do a thing about it.”
go
Under Robert Denham the special job of General Counsel has become a cloak for company spies on
the government payroll to whittle
away the rights of labor. He and
his legal cronies have searched the
everything
for
Act
Taft-Hartley
BOARD
BLAST
that’s vague or prejudiced in favor
t
hir
d-s
ffe
stu
’s
ham
Den
ing
low
Fol
and
ed
of employers. They’ve twist
to
how
on
en
ssm
ine
bus
to
k
tal
pep
gone
have
peddled it. Then they
,
Act
ley
art
t-H
Taf
the
on
in
h
cas
rs
dinne
to Chamber of Commerce
isrd
Boa
ive
cut
Exe
O
CI
WUA
the
on
war
urging employers to make
ch
whi
of
t
par
,
ent
tem
sta
a
d
sue
verlabor with the help of their
to
ers
loy
emp
to
ice
adv
s
“Hi
d:
rea
sion of the law.
appeals
h
wit
rts
cou
the
up
r
tte
clu
This is all properly justified by
Labor Board
the
of
ons
isi
dec
m
fro
legal double talk on the grounds
cal stateni
cy
st
mo
the
of
one
s
‘li
that cops and the law must protect
a government
by
de
ma
r
eve
s
nt
me
the corporations from the workers.
paid to upng
bei
is
o
wh
ey
rn
to
at
so Mr.
the Wagner Act,
Under
ons in the
isi
dec
s
rd’
Boa
the
d
hol
Denham believes, private property
.”
rts
cou
But
was “abused” and “damned.”
President Truman to
ng
gi
ur
In
today the law is impartial.
push Robert Denham from his rule
over labor relations, the UAW ExEven Senator: Taft, who prom- ecutive Board said, “If Denham’s
ct
re
di
t
no
re
we
e
ic
ud
ej
ised the American people the Taft- bias and pr
Hartley Act was Republican jus- ed against labor, such an itrresponsible call to lawless action would
have brought forth loud cries from
of
members.
anti-administration
Congress for impeachment.”
Hit i, Crow
In Bowling
Emperor Bob
ma
et
wy
“VY
TE
ey
UNITED
February, 1950
WORKER
AUTOMOBILE
Washington Hears 5,000
Chorus, Pass EPC!"
Five thousand ‘Americans—all supporters of the real keystone of Americanism, Civil Rights—poured into Washington
and left their political imprint firmly stamped on the nation
during the Emergency Civil Rights Mobilization. Labor, church,
veterans and liberal groups teamed up to visit Congressmen for
three days, urging them to unlock legislative doors and vote
for FEPC bills S. 1728 and H. R. 4453.
mobilization
after
streamed home, the
days
“Three
delegates had
House
of. Representatives
torial
Rules
restore
to
the
the
of
power
refused
dicta-
retaining
Committee,
the right to send bills directly from
committee to the floor of Congress
after 21 days instead of getting
in the Rules Committee
buried
for Fair
— reserved
freeze
deep
Deal legislation.
STILL BLOCKED
But the road to FEPC still had
a lot of boulders blocking its path.
Speaker Sam Rayburn gave FEPC
the first rebuff when he refused to
recognize Rep. John Lesinski, chair-
n.an of the House Labor and Education Committee, seeking to bring
FEPC to a vote.
Hopes
for FEPC
now
rest on
the discharge petition circulated in
the House to bring the bill to the
UAW-CIO officials at Civil Rights mobilization in Washington, D. C., above, seated, left
to right: Raymond Berndt, Director of Region 3, UAW-CIO; William H. Oliver, Co-Director of the Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department; Martin Gerber, Director of
Region 9, UAW-CIO. Standing, are: Roy Reuther, Coordinator of the UAW-CIO’s PAC
Department; Neal Edwards, President, Indiana State CIO Council; Caroline Davis, Direc- tor of Women’s Bureau, Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department; Lillian Hatcher,
International Representative, Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department, and Mr.
Caldwell, Director of Indiana Lake County PAC.
floor
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families. Real estate operators and bankers, he charged, are
interested only in federal underwriting of homebuilding loans
if the bill gives them the right to mulct the people.
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accused private builders of putting up jerry-built homes for
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spilled
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into the street, while a throng of
four thousand listened to Senators
Morse,
COMMIES
Wayne
and
Humphrey
Hubert
BARRED
Communists
were
barred from
the whole
show
and fumed
and
hollered.
But this time the Commies were badly outnumbered by
the multitude of honest Americans
drawn to Washington to speak up
From
for effective civil rights.
Baltimore alone came 1,000 dele-
gates on a 40-car “Freedom
Train”
to swell the chorus for civil rights.
Congressmen were impressed and
the ‘Commies could only pout.
A 60-man UAW-CIO
delegation,
filibuster when FEPC reaches the sprinkled with rank-and-filers, Regional Directors and Fair Practices
upper house.
| staff, were led by Roy Reuther, the
ORDERLY BUT PERSISTENT
union’s Political Action Coordin+has seldom seen so tor.
Washington
quired
for
cloture
to
break
up
Reuther Testifies for MUCC Ruling Supports Union
Strike
Wood
Gar
in
tion
-Posi
l
Bil
op
Co=Hlousing
Two
re-
orderly, but persistent, a gathering
as the civil rights mobilization.
Both the CIO and AFL sent strong
representation. The first session in
a
Bd
a
employees,
report
Brown
Were among the oe
:
ES, Aa xe
a
™
and
is
last Never ber 19, were at ieee eligible for unwore
employment compensation benefits by an MUCC ruling issued
February 8.
by
announced
was
ruling
The
ReMichael F. Lacey, UAW-CIO
gion 1 Co-Director, who said that
the company had appealed a preof eligibility
vious determination
issued
November
30,.
In
the
text
of the decision, signed by MUCC
it was
Parker,
Hyman
Referee
has
employer
“Fhe
that
stated
of
burden
the
failed to sustain
proving by a preponderance of the
evidence that the claimants were
discharged
nection
for
with
misconduct
their
work.”
in con-
“This decision,” Lacey declared,
the fact that
again
“emphasizes
the Gar Wood workers were forced
on strike by the arbitrary conduct
in wilfully vioof the company
lating written
union.
agreements with
our
“The MUCC findings on this case
show conclusively that the firing
of Brown and Dion on October 24
by Gar Wood management was in
open and brazen violation of a supreached
agreement
plementary
with the aid of State Labor Mediators on October 18. In fact, the
company’s
abrogation
of the agree-
&
referee
ment is cited by the MUCC
commission’s basis for upthe eligibility of Brown
holding
the
as
and
:
Dion.
“We
the public will note,”
hope
Lacey continued, “that this development again reflects our union’s
efforts to be fair and reasonable
throughout this dispute. We have
offered to arbitrate—but Gar Wood
has refused. On January 30, we accepted a proposed strike settlement
st
— bu
offered by state mediator
again Gar Wood refused.
“It is this kind of an attitude on
the part of Gar Wood. management
that has compelled the Local 250
all
it out
to stick
membership
these months in order to win an
honorable settlement,” Lacey concluded.
He said that state mediators had
n
ai
ag
et
me
to
s
de
si
th
bo
ed
on
mm
su
in
ary
negotiations
on
Friday, Febru-
10.
g
n
i
n
e
t
s
i
L
d
e
c
r
o
“Guard,” F
r
e
d
a
e
L
l
a
r
e
b
i
L
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b
Hit
PATERSON
CHAT
‘Labor
groups
in
Cleveland
Congressional
District,
have united to support Chat
Paterson in his race for the
Democratic nomination in the
22nd
now represented by the fabulously wealthly Republican society woman, Mrs. Frances P.
Bolton.
Paterson,
is a young,
was
tional
a
native
aggressive
Legislative
Chairman
of
Cleveland,
Liberal
who
and
Na-
Director
of the
American
He
(AVC).
Committee
Veterans’
has directed the fight for a national health insurance program as Executive Director of the Committee
for the Nation’s Health.
s
ou
xi
no
‘‘
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d
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an
br
s
wa
d
ar
Gu
an
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er
Am
e
LANSING—Th
by
ch
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sp
y
Da
t
el
ev
os
Ro
a
at
’
m’
is
an
ic
er
Am
corruption of basic
Charles LaFollette, national director
| cratic Action, here last month.
LaFollette also lit into the Mueller Brass Company of Port Huron,
Mich., for collaring a “captive audience” of workers in its plant and
“trumpery
with
them
cramming
and falsehood” about the Fair Deal.
Roosevelt Day dinners were held
by ADA in major cities throughout
-on the theme “Freedom
America
of Inquiry in a Democratic SociDirector
Education
UAW
ety.”
Victor G. Reuther addressed ADA
dinners in‘-Boston and New Haven.
Indiana Congressone-time
A
of Americans
for Demo-
man himself, LaFollette called the
American Guard “potential street
fighters,” recruited by “a former
Ind.,
of the Anderson,
employee
Chamber of Commerce.”
“The monopolists and their small
fry lickspittles,”
he said,
“are
try-
ing to frighten the American people with ‘ghosts on the left while
reactionary robber barons prepare
to ensnare and overwhelm them on
the right.’ ”
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43. 1531S © i9s0 CARL Sramwre.
“Sorry, but these people request a
union man!”
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