Evening star., 1938-04-28
A. F. |. MAY URGE
MIR. B SHAKE-UP
Detailed Critical Report to
Be Given Executive
Council Soon.

Complete Shake-up OF the National
Labor Relations Board personnel
probably will be demanded by the
Executive Council of the American
Federation of Labor during the next
few days. it was indicated as the
governing group of the labor organiza-
ton continued its spring sessions to-
day.
Expected to provide the springboard
Of their action, which may 60 to the
extent of asking the resignation of
members of the board, will be a de-
tailed and critical report to be SUBJ
mitted by Joseph A. Padway, Fedora
ton counsel. Although the council
sessions are scheduled to run into
next week, it is now tentatively
planned to take up the Padway report
today or tomorrow.
Critical for months of the policies
and actions of the Labor Board, the
present temper of the Federation is
expressed by William Green. president
of the labor body and chairman OF
its council.
Act Itself Held Sound.
I'VE feel that the Wagner act is
being very badly administered by the
Labor Board" he said "As far as I
know there is no sentiment in the
Federation for repeal of the act but
there is very definite dissatisfaction
with the way in which it is being ad-
ministered. We believe the act itself
is sound and would meet the require
ments of labor If administered
properly"
Among the examples of alleged mall
administration cited by Mr.. Green is
that of the local street car controversy
in which the board debated granting
an election on request of the Commit
tee for Industrial Organization while
negotiations were under way between
the company and the A. F. L. union,
which had had a contract here for
many years In effect, according to
Mr.. Green, the boards conduct in this
case facilitated the "raiding' efforts
of the c. I. o.
While thus deeply incensed at the
handling of one of the laws enacted
principally for labor. the council is
throwing full support this week to two
other pending measures, first being
the Wagner Act which would require
observance of the labor relations law
before any company may receive Gov
errment contracts and second being
the wage-hour bill now in the House
Rules Committee.
c. I. o. Attacked.
In a formal statement urging en-
actnent of the wage-hour legislation
Mt. Green last night attacked the
c. l. o. for its espousal of other ver-
sions Of the bill and asked all affiliates
of the federation to exert pressure in
behalf of the measure now in the
Rules Committee. He said:
I'VE have won the first round in a
hard battle against enemies of any
kind of wages and hours legislation
and the c. I. o. representatives who
supported wages and hours legislation
which would have disregarded the
essential principles Of a foundation
for wages. ceiling for hours and
simplicity in administration. 1t is the
opinion of the Executive Council of
the American Federation of Labor that
If the wages and hours legislation
supported by the c. l. 0. had been
adopted. great injury would have
b been done the working people of the
United States
BY direction of the Executive
Council I am calling upon the officers
of your State Federation of Labor.
your City Central Labor Union. Fed
eral Labor Unions and affiliated local
unions to communicate with members
Of Congress urging them to support
the wages and hours bill which We
designate as the American Federation
Of Labor wages and hours bill, as
reported by the House Committee on
Labor
Please write and wire immedi-
ately."
The fate of the legislation in COM
mittee apparently hangs upon the
eventual decision of four members not
yet committed, Mr.. Green said, add
ing that he expected enactment if the
bill can be brought on the floor.