Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-20
GREEN MAY COPY
TACTICS Of LEWIS
Held Ready to Include In.
dustriaI Unionization
in Fight Plan.
BY the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI, May 20.-Representa.
tives OF l06 American Federation Of
Labor unions go into a huddle here
Monday with their president, William
Green, to map the federation's plan
Of battle against John L. Lewis Com
mittee for Industrial Organization.
Jack Hurst president of the Gin
cinnati Central Labor Council, de-
clared today he had received no direct
information from federation head
quarters on the meeting, but dis
patches from Washington indicated
Green would propose a campaign for
industrial unionization Of mass pro-
duction industries.
Should that plan be adopted, the A,
F. of L. would be following the Clio.
program. The A. F. Of L., however,
would divide workers organized on an
industrial basis among craft unions
after an indefinite period and permit
collective bargaining by shop councils
OF craft union representatives in keep
ing with its policy.
Moves by Craft Unions.
The craft unions already have made
several moves in the direction of in
dustrlal unioniZation in some in
stances invading fields claimed by the
c. I. o.
Lewis associates have been repre-
sented as asserting the federation
started IT'S fight too late, although COIL
cedlng that an industrial union drive
under federation sponsorship would
prove troublesome. They contended
such campaign by A. F. of L. might
lead to lengthy proceedings before the
National Labor Board and result il
strikes for recognition growing out Of
quarrels between unions.
Labor leaders said interunion fight,
were likely to multiply as the result
OF increased activities by both groups
since the United States Supreme Court
upheld the Wagner labor act.
Green said the urge to organize
had increased tremendously" since
the Wagner decision The increased
activity of organizers has been
paralleled by more work for Regional
Labor Board directors as complaints
have been filed in increasing numbels
charging employers with unfair labor
practices.
A. F. of L. leaders were reported
considering doubling dues to finan.e
their contest with Lewis. Each fedora
ton union, with the exception OF
Federal unions, is supposed to pay the
federation l cent month for each
member.
The Federal unions are supposed to
pay IS cents month for each mem
Der, with 1875 cents to go into a strike
defense fund for Federal union mem
bers
The federatial claims 2,s5O00o
members.
Acts in Maritime Clash.
SEATTLE, May 20 LP.-William
Green, president of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, has telesraphed the
labor council Of Seattle and Portland
to support the International Team
sters' Union in its dispute With the
international Longshorcmen's Asso.
citation for Jurisdiction over tnlancs
warehousemen.
Both the I. L. A. and the Transfers
union are affiliated with the A. F.
of L.
The I. L. A. affiliated warehou.-a-
| mems union involved is the Weighers.
Warehousenlen and General Workers
| Union.
In his kilograms Green ordered the
| Seattle and Portland council to "un-
seat warehouse local unions from
membership in your central body who
refuse to recognize the jurisdiction
OF the Teamsters' international Union
over all those employed in warehouses
| located inland.