Montana labor news., 1937-07-22

Federation siXty-seven local unions
international unions holding membe
Organization.
Local unions of the United Mine
Clothing Workers of America, Unite
national Union of United Automobil
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin V
Garment Workers Union were incl
The custer action was taken by the
Executive Board in compliance with
an order from William Green, presi-
dent Of the American Federation of
Labor, to Thomas j. Donnelly, secre-
ta%ry-treasurer of the Ohio State Fed
Grafton of Labor, which is the State
branch of the A. F. of L.
Board members were called into
special session by Michael j. Lyden,
president of the State Federation, to
take action Immediately as requested
by Mr.. Green. The custer automati-
cally prevents representatives of To-
cal unions included in the purge from
participating in the 53rd Annual Con-
vention of the Ohio State Federation
of Labor at the Biltmore Hotel, Day
ton, July 26 to 30.
Text of Green's Order
The text of Mr.. Green's custer or
der to Secretary Donnelly follows:
by direction of the Executive
Council of the American Federation
Of Labor l am calling upon you and
your associate officers of the Ohio
State Federation of Labor to dis
sociate from membership in the Ohio
State Federation of Labor local or
carnations which may be affiliated,
which were chartered by Interna-
tional Unions holding membership
in the Committee for Industrial Or
ganization.
sThis action of the Executive
Council is based upon Article XI,
Section l of the Constitution of the
American Federation of Labor which
reads as follows;
"'No Central Labor Union, or any
other central body of delegates, shall
admit to or retain in their councils
delegates from any local organiza-
ton that owes its allegiance to any
other body, National or Information
al, hostile to any affiliated Organiza~
ton, or that has been suspended or
expelled by, or not connected with a
National or international organiza-
ton of their trade herein affiliated;
nor are delegates to be seated from
locals of national or international or
CARNATIONS which are not affiliated
to the American Federation of La
Dor, under penalty of having their
charter revoked for violation of their
charter, subject to appeal to the next
Convention
This section of the law provides
that local organizations chartered by
national or international unions
which have been suspended by or
which have withdrawn from affilia-
ton with the American Federation
Of Labor are ineligible to member
ship in a State Federation of Labor
or a City Central Labor Union.
List of Banned Unions
"The International Unions holding
membership in the Committee for
Industrial Organization, and to
which the order applies are as fol
lows; United Mine Workers OF
America; Federation of Flat Glass
Workers; Amalgamated Association
Workers of America; Oil Field, Gas
Well and Refinery Workers OF
America; international Union Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers; Inter
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union; United Textile Workers OF
America; Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers; In
ternational Union United Automo-
bile Workers of America, United
Rubber Workers of America.
Membership of local unions OF
this kind in your State Federation
of Labor has been tolerated and per-
mitted thus far in the hope that a
settlement of the differences which
arose through the setting up of the
dual, rival, Committee for Industrial
Organization could be brought about,
Our hopes in this respect have not
been realized; no settlement has
been reached.
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