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AFL Backs Drive To Brine
GIs Home From Overseas
Greeii Warns War fiep't To Speed Up Discharges of
Face Censure
Washington, D. C.—The American
Federation of Labor joined the drive
of overseas veterans to get home more
quickly than the confused policies of
the War Department permit.
AFL President William Green, re
sponding to appeals from large groups
of GIs stationed in the Pacific and in
Europe, warned the War Department
that unless it speeds up its demobili
zation program Congress will order
it to do so.
Confirming Mr. Green's prediction,
the Senate Military Affairs Committee
ordered an immediate investigation of
the situation and summoned Gen.
Dwight Eisenhower, Army chief of
staff, as its first witness.
Mr. Green called upon the War De
partment to reduce the size of Ameri
can occupation forces abroad to the
lowest possible figure consistent with
safety and to speed the return of sur
plus troops eligible for discharge.
Mr. Green revealed receipt of a
radiogram from 7,500 AFL members
stationed in Manila asking the Ameri
can Federation of Labor to assist in
the fight to speed demobilization.
Another message was received from
a GI group in Manila charging that
the "unwarranted and drastic revi
sions of the demobilization program
announced by the War Department
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constituted a "complete break­
ing of faith with army personnel."
"Lack of shipping is no longer a
feasible excuse for slow demobiliza
tion," said the message. "It is ob
vious that the ancient argument of
military necessity is being foisted
upon the public and Congress."
Responding to these appeals, Mr.
Green declared:
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"Now that the war is over, there
can be no justification for "maintain
ing our armed forces at an excessive
ly large figure. The American Fed
eration of Labor is aware of the fact
that the United States will have to
keep occupation forces in Germany
and Japan for an indefinite period.
These are conquered and presumably
hostile. But the same considerations
certainly do not apply to the Philip
pines and France, where many thou
sands of American troops are still
stationed. Let's bring them home at
once.
"The War Department has not
lived up to its promises to the service
men. They have lost confidence in the
sincerity of its expressed policy of
rapid demobilization. Their morale is
shaken.
"The American people here at home
are in no mood to tolerate such a
state of affairs. Unless the War De
partment promptly improves and
speeds up its demobilization program,
it may find itself in the position of
receiving orders from Congress to do
so."
NOTICE
Bartenders' Union, No. 169, wants
all trades unionists and friends to take
notice, that they have now a signed
agreement with the proprietor of the
Stone House, corner Heaton Street and
Greenwood Avenue and is now employ
ing union bartenders and is consider
ed fair to that organization.
Help the Fire Fighters with the
Mile of Dimes Drive.
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Washington, D. C.—AFL President
William Green reported to President
Truman at a White House conference
on Jan. 11 that only a fraction of one
percent of the 7,000,000 members of
the American Federation of ii&bor
were out on strike.
President Truman, Mr. Green told
newsmen later, said he was conscious
of the fact that not many AFL unions
were engaged in strikes and thanked
Mr. Green for backing up the nation's
reconversion program.
The newspapers, apparently intent
on playing up strike news in scare
headlines, ignored for the most part
Mr. Green's highly constructive report,
copies of which were made available
to daily press.
In the report, Mr. Green emphasiz
ed that AFL unions were obtaining
wage increases for their members
through collective bargaining with em
ployers and challenged claims that col
lective bargaining has broken down
in America.
The text of his report to thfe Pres
ident follows:
"As of this date, only a fraction of
1 percent of the membership of the
American Federation of Labor and its
affiliated unions is on strike. Out of &
total of close to 7,000,000 members,
only about 40,000 have quit work as
the result of disputes. The figure is
approximate, but it is the most ac
curate we can obtain from our oWB
sources and from the Department of
Labor.
"That is not an excessive strika
total for the largest labor organiza
tion in the nation. It is not more thaft
can be expected even in normal times
in a free country where the right to
strike is a fundamental part of the
law of the land.
"Nor are the comparatively few cur
rent strikes by American FederatioA
of Labor unions dangerous to the na
tion's reconversion program. For the
most part, they are small and scatter
ed shutdowns.
"Mr. President, the members of the
American Federation of Labor are
busy—working.
"In every part of the nation they
are bargaining collectively with theif
employers, seeking their goals in an
intelligent and reasonable way. They
want wage rate increases and need
such increases because their take*
home jvy has been sharply cut since
the war ended and living coets are
still climbing.
"Through collective bargaining new
agreements and new contracts ate
being negotiated and signed every
day by American Federation of Labor
unions and employers.
"Those who assert that collective
bargaining has broken down dont
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On the contrary, collective bargaining
is functioning successfully whfirevW
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New Horizons
Truman Praises AFL Record
In Keeping Down Strikes
Green Reports Only Tiny Fraction of AFL Members
Have Quit Work
"UnfortttKatefy, Stfikea fnalce f£e
headlines while agreements are not
considered news. Fer this reason, a
large part of the public may gain the
impression that labor- management
relations generally hate become dis
rupted to a point where regulatory
legislation and government control
are needed. That is not the case.
"The real trouble is that collective
bargaining is not being practiced and
never has been practiced in certain
mass production industries which are
the sore spots in the labor- industry
picture.
"Events have confirmed our belief
that not a single strike exists in our
nation which could not be settled sat
isfactorily and constructively by the
sincere application of collective bar
gaining and voluntary arbitration*"
TRADES COUNCIL
The Hamilton Co-operative Trades
& Labor Council met in regular ses
sion Tuesday night. Ray Caldwell pre
sided.
The Credentials of fieri Newton,
Letter Carriers Union, John Meade of
Truck Drivers, No. 100, Don Young,
Typographical Union, No. 290, £.
Nicholas and Ray Keek of Plumbers
and Steam Fitters' Union were read.
They will be obligated at the next
meeting.
Several communications were read,
received and properly acted upon.
A liberal donation was voted the
Infantile Paralysis fund which is
again being conducted by the local
Fire Fighters Union.
Charles Elble, business represent
ative of local Bartenders Union re
ported that the proprietor of the Stone
House, corner Heaton and Greenwood
avenue, has signed an agreement with
their organization aad is now consid
ered fair.
Ralph Morningstar, financial sec
retary and treasurer, made a splendid
report on the standing of affiliated
unions regarding per capita and hall
rent.
A committee was appointed by the
chair which consisted of himself, Bay
Caldwell, Mack Holland and £. Nicho
las, to look into the proposed 10 per
cent on utility bills and who is back of
it. Hie discussion consumed by the
delegates consumed -m lacge part of
the meeting.
Wood Workess Win Raise
Pkjua, Okie (ILMS.-~A fr-eent
hourly increase lias been we» by Looal
Union Upholsterers' international
Union of North America, in ae«etia
tions with the Krofr&iUe wood
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Red Cross A Haven
For GIs In Europe
Observer Reports
W a i n o n e s s e O
Thomas, assistant to the vice chair
man in charge of domestic services,
American Red Cross, has returned
from a two-months' survey of Euro
pean installations.
Mr. Thomas visited cities in Switzer
land, France, Italy, Great Britain, and
Germany.
"I have been tremendously impress
ed with the universality of the Red
Cross program," he commented. "Not
only the soldiers, but all Americans
turn to this organization, and are able
to get information of every character."
Speaking of the attitude of the Red
Cross personnel, Mr. Thomas said that
many of the workers put in long hours
in buildings with no heat, giving un
complaining service in accord with the
national policy of staying by the side
of the GI.
"Although there have been isolated
instances of criticism on the part of
soldiers as well as Red Cross em
ployees," Thomas said, "the large
majority have been generous in their
praise of the service and home-like
atmosphere that have been brought
to the men. Uprooted from their na
tive culture and replanted in foreign
soil, frequently among people whose
language and social attitudes are
strange, the soldiers find the Red
Cross a haven."
FLU Wins First Election
Philadelphia.—A newly organized
federal labor union, Gas Meter Work
ers" Union No. 20,404, won collective
bargaining rights for the employes
of the American Meter Co. here by a
vote of 115 to 12 in an NLRB election.
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