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Washington, D. C.—Pressing for a
quick showdown on the nation's basic
wage policy, AFL members of the Na
tional War Labor Board refused flat
ly to sit in consideration of any spe
cific wage cases now pending until
.the President decides once and for all
the future status of the Little Steel
'.formula.
The NWLB, still puttering around
with its so-called "factual" report to
the President on demands for read
justment of the pay formula, had in
dicated an intention of proceeding
with a number of pending cases and
offering "appeasement" to labor in
the form of "hidden" wage increases.
The reaction of the AFL members
,was prompt and uncompromising.
.They served notice, after conferring
with AFL President William Green,
Jthat they would be satisfied with noth
ing short of revision of the Little
Steel formula which would adjust
wage rates upward to make up for
increased living costs.
It would be impossible, in the AFL's
judgment, to deal adequately with
the problem on the basis of evidence
in any single case until the over-all
policy is decided.
Furthermore, the AFL is disturbed
by increasing indications on the part
•of the public members of the NWLB
of a desire to continue stalling on
their report to the President, thus
^delaying the final decision for months.
AFL Secretary Treasurer George
Meany charged in a public statement
that NWLB Chairman Davis had "in
vited" the AFL members to "with
draw" from the Board if they per
sisted in their refusal to participate
--further in specific cases until-the gen
eral wage policy is settled.
Davis quickly denied having issued
.such an ultimatum, although, it was
.learned that other public members
shad warned him to retreat from his
.extreme position.
Mr. Meany and Matthew Woll, the
other AFL board member, were re
ported to be suspicious of a move by
the NWLB to appease certain CIO
unions by offering "hidden" wage in
creases in the form of differentials for
I night work, vacations with pay, etc.
I which would not involve any open
break in the Little Steel furmula.
Meanwhile, the public members of
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the board drafted a portion of then
factual" report to the President and
submitted copies to the other mem
bers for discussion and consideration.
In the opinion of some disillusioned
labor observers it may take at least
another month before the full report
is completed, approved and sent along
to the White House.
Labor members of the board are
War Leaders Praise Fine Record of
Masters, Mates and Pilots' Union
Smaller Attendance At Convention Due To Members
Unable To Leave Their Jobs
Washington, D. C.—Delegates to
the biennial convention of the Masters.
Mates and Pilots of America here
heard cheering reports which shojved
that the union is now in the "sound
est condition" in years.
"Financially, we're in better shape
than we have been in a long time,"
Secretary-Treasurer John J. Scully
told the delegates. Our membership
has increased substantially. We have
made good gains in wages, working
conditions and in war-time bonuses
for operations in hazardous waters."
Attendance at the convention was
smaller than usual, but that was be
cause few members were able to break
away from their vital war jobs of
piloting ships to fighting fronts all
over the world. Locals, unable to send
delegates, were for the most part
represented by proxies.
Representatives of the Army, Navy
and Maritime Commission brought
greetings from the chiefs of their
agencies. The speakers were Lt. Col.
Timothy A. Mclnerny, Bureau of Pub
lic Relations of the Army, Admiral R.
R. Waesche of the Coast Guard and
Telford Knight ,director of the Mari
time Commission's training schools.
Each lauded the great permormance
by members of the Masters, Mates and
Pilots in running snips through sub
marine-infested waters and keeping
open America's lifeline to the fight
ing fronts. This achievement, they
said, was realized at the sacrifice of
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proceeding with plans to draft their
own report to the President because
they are convinced that the document!
prepared by the public members \vill|
be unsatisfactory. The public mem
bers already have served notice thatl
they will make no recommendations I
to the President on changing the payl
formula. The first portion of their re-l
port, according to Mr. Meany, is sol
vague and diffuse that the President!
could find ample justification in it
either for readjusting the wage for-|
mula or leaving it in status quo.
the lives of thousands of maritime!
workers, licensed and unlicensed.
Each stressed, too, that the war isl
still far from over and that therel
can be no let down until the enemy
has surrendered unconditionally.
AFL President William Green wel
comed the delegates on behalf of thel
Federation and reviewed the high-1
lights of labor's accomplishments inl
the war effort. He declared that la-1
bor's observance of the no-strike I
pledge at a rate of better than 991
per cent demonstrated that the na-l
tion's workers have given their utmost|
to the war program.
As presiding officer, the delegates!
elected Captain Horace Strother, sec-|
retary-treasurer of Local No. 40, inl
San Francisco and veteran member[
of the union. Like many other old-|
time unionists, Strother has come back!
from retirement during the war and!
is again piloting a Key System ferry I
in San Francisco Bay. He served as
national president of the union inl
1929 and 1930.
Delegates adopted a resolution voic
ing deep sorrow over the recent death!
of Captain J. J. Delaney, beloved|
president of the organization.
Selection of a successor to Delaney, I
and of Qther officers, w.ill take jlace|
at the closing sessions.
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