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United Automobile Worker
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1952-08-01
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Vol. 16 No. 8
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VOL.
16,
NO.
8
Entered as 2nd Class Matter,
Indianapolis,
Indiana
AUGUST,
1952
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Printed in U.S. A.
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CIO Recommends
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Page Three
Blame
Fixed
Steel Strike
in
Page Five
UAW Finances in Sound
Condition, Mazey Reports
Pages Ten and Eleven
For the first time in history, both major party conventions | heads of gallery demonstrators, created this eerie effect at the
were televised, The lights for the cameras, shining over the | Democratic Convention.
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UAW President Walter Reuther appearing before the Platform Committee at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He also appeared before the Republican Platform
Committee.
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PRICE CONTROLS and Anti-Monopoly Prosecutions: The Republicans say that
price controls and anti-monopoly activities to protect the consumer have been unfair to businessmen. They promise to conduct these activities in a way that ‘will
EDUCATION:
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Republicans
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are against Federal
Aid
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end this hostility.’’
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The Democratic Party promises rent controls, fairly administered price controls,
and vigorous enforcement of the laws against trusts and combinations in restraint
of trade and big business price fixing.
for
The picture:
Street scene in Washington, D. C., shopping district.
Education, and are for giving $250 billion in off-shore oil resources to the oil companies, which otherwise would be used for
education,
Democrats are for Federal Aid to Education and propose
action on a new program to equalize educational opportunities
by providing federal scholarships to universities to qualified
young people, irrespective of color, national origin, economic
status or place of residence.
The
picture:
Children
entering
:
a Detroit
public
school.
TAEFT-HARTLEY:
The Republicans are for Taft-Hartley. The Democrats are for its repeal.
The Republicans point out they have stood for the right of
workers not to join unions.
The picture:
UAW
member in the Nash plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin,
SOCIAL SECURITY: The Democrats are for increased benefits for all the aged,
for extending social security to more people, and for lower retirement age for
women.
The Republicans are against increased benefits, for studying ways of getting
pay-as-you go benefits.
The picture: Auto workers who won retirement through the UAW-CIO.
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COMPARE
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#ienile isn’t going to keep prices down.
4hmson’s eloquence is less important than the issues he is
dlsHe eloquent on.
gti the horserace atmosphere every election generates,
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of
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men
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flifdifferences are expressed in the party platforms.
») ‘nnis match, it doesn’t make any difference who wins or
if vhis 1952, if the Republicans win, there will be no Federal
9jlucation—the long down-hill deterioration of the United
“Sdfhool system will continue.
‘fducation discrimination against children in less pros-
fates will continue.
}: Republicans are elected, there will be no more TVA
jcojects—all the new projects will be private property
| fmpany projects.
is an analysis of the platforms of the two major parties
jnited States so you can see for yourself how your beliefs
itt the promises of the political parties.
| bdon’t kid yourself that party platform pledges don’t
‘| wything. They do. In general, between elections the Reés have voted in fayor of the principles in their platforms,
* gocrats have voted for the principles in their platforms.
of
kind
some
ise
prom
and
try
bigo
nst
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are
they
say
ans
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of
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elim
the
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‘‘to
on
acti
ral
fede
ied
ecif
unsp
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in the District of Columbia... .”
They also would turn Fair Employment practice ldws and enforcement over to the state goyernments which now connive to deny minorities their civil rights.
The Democratic Party proposes to institute majority rule in the Congress (to end Rule 22) and
to enact federal legislation to secure
equal opportunity for employment . .. right to security of persons... right to full
utes
stat
ts
Righ
Civil
ral
fede
ect
perf
...
life
ical
polit
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nati
the
in
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atio
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part
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equa
and
,.. strengthen machinery ... for the protection of civil rights. . . at
The
picture:
People
walking
up
the steps
OR
PEACE,
United
Nations
or
Supreme
Court
Building.
&
xk
WAR
States
United
of the
divided
nations:
United Nations into a place for ‘‘honest discussion.’’
The
Republicans
are
for making
In general, the idea is for Americans to
go it alone.
The Democratic Platform calls for strengthening the United Nations, continuing the policy of
cooperative resistance to Russian Communism, and for continuing support to the colonial peoples
of the world through a Point Four Program of constructive economic help.
The
picture:
City-wide
meeting
Somers
FARMERS: The Republicans
promise a program which they
say will give full parity prices
for farmers, but denounce the
farm program now in operation.
The Democratic platform
promises to continue and expand the present farm program,
The
scene,
picture:
Pennsylvania
farm
of all organized
workers
in Frankfurt,
Germany,
during
May
of 1958,
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‘V’ IS FOR VICTORY—The Democratic Party’s nominees for President, Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois
, (left), and for Vice-President, Senator John Sparkman of
' Alabama, will campaign on the Democratic platform which
has been approved by both AFL and CIO. The platform
calls for outright repeal of Taft-Hartley, federal civil rights
legislation, price and rent controls, and federal aid to education and health. (LPA).
oe.
When President Reuther finished his testimony before the Platform Drafting Committee,
Senator Lehman of New York (at left with hand raised) took several minutes to explain
how Rule 22 can block any legislation, even though it is used most often against civil rights
bills.
Next
Workers,
to Senator
who
Lehman
is Joseph
was -acting chairman
by labor spokesmen.
Beirne,
President
of the
CIO
Communication
of the Committee during the presentation of testimony
ALL OVER NOW—The longest steel strike in U. S. history ended July 25 when the CIO Steelworkers Wage Policy Committee ratified an agreement reached the day before
by Steelworkers President Philip Murray (left) and six
major steel companies. Murray and Ben Fairless (right),
U.S.
Steel head,
settlement,
smile as President Truman
announces
which included a modified union shop.
the
(LPA),
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FORT WAYNE—Retired members of UAW-CIO Local 57, of International Harvester workers here, found out they are still regarded as a key part of their union when they
gathered for this party. Beaming proudly in the picture are C. R. Shrock, first president of
the Local, and Tom Burns, current president,
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Reversmg the usual trans-Atlantic trend that has
brought thousands of European trade unionists to this
country,
these
four,
as part
of a group
of some
people, will visit and study in the Scandinavian
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CIO
countries
for three weeks under the auspices of the Danish labor
movement. They are paying their own expenses.
Left to right, they are: Art Valenti, President of Local
900; Sam Fishman, Plant Committeeman, Local 400; Pat
Cayo,
former
Chief
Steward,
Education Director, Local 212,
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GOP HEARS FROM ClO—End of Taft-Hartley, strong civil rights and national health insurance were recommended to the Republican Platform Committee in Chicago by CIO Secretary-
Treasurer James B, Carey (left) and Walter Reuther (second from right), CIO vice-president
and head of the CIO United Auto Workers. With them are Paul Sifton and Roy Reuther (right),
both of the UAW
staff, As usual, the GOP paid little attention to labor's requests. (LPA).
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