The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-21
Committee
Seeks To End
Job Bias
Job Study
By Group Now
Under Way

A search for facts % show the
number OF industries with national
defense contracts which diserimi-
maize against Negro workers and at
he same time make oarefal sur
ycy Of available trained Ncgro
WORKERS. was the method ~ opera
iiou chartol Tuesday night by a
committee seeking TO break down
this discrimination
The committee WAS named hy Or.
Mcclendon. president OF the De-
troit Irauch OF the National Assoc
citation Tor the Advancement Of
CoiOrcd People. l0illNiug q tvp-
hour discussion or the problems
Saturday afternoon a. Lucy Thur
man Branch YWCA The discuss
sion was among representative of
The Board OF Commcfcc tho place.
ment bureau OF Tic Board NJ Educa-
tiun. The WPA, ard ,anoAs CIVIC
organizations.
Conference Called by NAACP
The conference saturday was
called hy the NAACP because OF
the many complaint which had
been made thar Negro workers are
not being inicgraied into the ma
iional defense program Thefe we're
complaints also from ihosr who
had received The training, bu' had
tailed 10 BE- rlacad.
II was agreed at tAc meeting
Tuesday hist ihe best method NJ ~
lacking The aisei.nauation asantt
the Noefp WORKERS. WAS 10 md out
HE Industries whore This dlsftin-
iuaiion s pratllecd. Following
this letr would be scui 20 the
head uf personnel requesting an
Interview.
survey Of Trained Labor
This was 10 b. foilovoa bc sur
ycv OF all ifaincd abor IN ine state.
This would puahe fhe committee
to supply any employer will the
typc of skilled labor he might
want. q.
John r. McMiilan OF the Board
N Commerce said mat since last
MAY contracts for FIVE billion IN
uaiiouM defense orders had been
ailoicd 10 Michigan industries. and
Two billion 90 Industry in Detroit
This. he said would mean an in
,rcaee OF approximately $4,000
workers I'm IN various plarts. How
many will be- NEGRO workers.
Three members Of n Toledo. Ohio
committees concentrating on the
Same discrimination attended the
meeting. They arc: Or l.. r. Hill
The Rev. Charles A. Ward and
James W Rnrdcii
others present we're II Z.
Siackpolc. Mrs Geraldine Bledsoe.
Miss Ncllic Watts Leonard New
man Luke Fcnneli j. Lawrence
Dnucau Prince Clark. lrnatius
Curdn,c and Louis G Blouut
Move To Eliminate Negro
The Rce Robert J.. nradhy pas.
tor or SECOND Baptist. declared
that There was o definite movement
90 eliminate Negroes from v0rth-
while positions and ihai many Ne
etoc. in Detroit are being dismiss
ed from iholf Jobs or refused en-
plo,menf hccausc Of their race.
Both employers aud union officials
have hccn guilty in this discrimina-
ton he said.
State senator Charles G. Digs,
said that while the unions are not
altogether blameless. the commit
ter which held conference re-
Gently Al the Detroit Leland hotel.
had studied the situation and con-
ciudod that the employer was GEN
er-llv responsible
The senator said that q commit
tee was 20 consult With John G.
Townsend director of the Michi-
gan Unemployment compensation
Commission. The conference was
held Monday and Mrs. Townsend
agreed TO put three competent Ne
grocs on his stan a. Held men 10
sock employment for colorcd work
cfs
Negroes have been attending
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