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Washington, D. C.—Labor and man
agement paved the way for the es
tablishment of industrial peace and
prosperity in the post-war period by
adopting a charter for cooperative re
lations.
Parties to the precedent-shattering
agreement, announced at one of the
largest press conferences in Wash
ington's history, were the American
Federation of Labor, the United
States Chamber of Commerce and the
CIO. The National Association of
Manufacturers withheld its immediate
participation, although many employ
ers affiliated with that organization
approved the pact.
The ^seven-point charter, aimed at
maximum post-war production with
full employment at high wage levels,
gave recognition to the rights of pri
vate property on the one hand and to
labor's right to organize and bar
gain collectively on the other. It
pledged support to the establishment
of social security and to international
organization for world peace and call
ed for expansion of world trade.
To implement the charter a per
manent committee will be set up. This
committee will formulate point labor
management policies and will present
them to the Government for action
and approval. By this means, labor
and management propose a maximum
of self-government and a minimum of
Government regulation.
Named to the committee at the out
get were:
For the American Federation of
Labor President William Green,
Secretary-Treasurer George Meany
and International Representative
Robert J. Watt.
For the CIO—President Philip
Murray, R. J. Thomas and Sidney
Hjfllman.
"For industry—President Eric John
ston, of the U. S. Chamber of Com
merce Paul C. Hoffman, president of
the Studebaker Corp. and chairman
of the Committee for Economic De
velopment Henry J. Kaiser, out
standing war industrialist Otto Sey
ferth, president of the West Michi
gan Steel Foundries Edward J.
Thomas, president of Goodyear Tire
& Rubber, and J. David Zeilerbach,
president of the Crown-Zellerbach,
Paper Corp.
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Mr. Johnston, in announcing the
pact which was developed after
months of negotiation, declared there
are two roads America can travel
after the war
"One will lead to a high degree of
industrial peace," he said. "The other
will lead to industrial chaos. One will
mean high levels of employment, high
levels of wages, high levels of pro
duction—in other words, prosperity.
The other road will lead to lowered
employment, lowered wages, lowered
standards of living and, of course,
bankruptcy, eventually."
The labor-management agreement,
Mr. Johnston declared, shows the de
termination of labor and industry to
follow the first road.
Speaking for the American Federa
tion of Labor, Mr. Green said:
"We subscribed wholeheartedly to
the code of principles embodied in the
charter.
"Through acceptance of these prin
ciples, the area of controversy within
the field of human relations in indus
try has been reduced and the field of
Washington, D. C. (ILNS)—With
the Senate's decisive rejection of the
compromise work service bill, the
drive to impose forced service on free
American labor has failed, at least for
the time being.
The Senate vote is seen as an out
standing victory for the American
Federation of Labor, which spear
headed the opposition to compulsory
service and fought it at every turn.
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Drive for Compulsory Service Lost as Compromise
Bill is Beaten by Decisive Senate Vote
Senate rejection of the compromise
bill, by a vote of 46 to 29, came in the
face of the fourth direct appeal this
year from President Roosevelt for
enactment of forced labor service leg
islation. The compromise bill, agreed
to by Senate and House conferees,
would have frozen workers to essen
tial war jobs, established employ
ment ceilings and required employers
Senate Vote Seen As Outstanding Victory For The
American Federation of Labor
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agreement and understanding ha?
been increased. It means the substi
tution of industrial democracy for au
tocratic control and cooperation in
stead of antiquated individual deci
sions within the domain of labor-man
agement activity.
"We look for most valuable result
from the application of this code of
principles. It is not perfect. It wi
not eliminate strikes altogether. But
we can reduce them, we can substitute
arbitration and cooperation an (J
friendly understanding for the strife
and bitterness that have characterized
industrial relations."
The charter, it was disclosed, will
be submitted to the AFL Executive
Council for approval at its next meet
ing and also to the executive boards
of the other organizations.
Mr. Johnston said the charter was
the outgrowth of a long period of
realization "by all of us" to push for
better labor-management relations in
the post-war period. He emphasized
that the code is dynamic rather than
static and will have to be interpreted
and applied by the National Labor
Management Committee. This com
mittee, he indicated, would set up a
permanent staff and deal with specific
problems and policies.
to share with employes penalties for
violations of regulations.
New Conference Asked
After killing the conference agree
ment, the Senate almost unanimously
urged acceptance of the O'Mahoney
Kilgore bill, which it had previously
adopted and asked the House for a
new conference. The O'Mahoney-Kil
gore measure was approved by the
AFL with the exception of one amend
ment providing fines and jail penal
ties for employers violating its pro
visions.
With the next move, if any, up to
the House, the manpower legislation
returns to nearly the status which pre
vailed March 8, when the Senate pass
ed the O'Mahoney-Kilgore bill, 63 to
16, without taking a direct vote on
the May-Bailey bill, approved by the
House Feb. 1 by a vote of 246 to 165.
The House bill was strenuously op
posed by organized labor.
Revelation by retiring War Mobili
zation Director James F. Byrnes that
the government intended to use the
powers contained in labor draft legis
lation after the war is over and dur
ing the reconversion period was a big
factor in Senate defeat of tile com
promise bill.
Revelation by retiring War Mobili
zation Director James F. Byrnes that
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