The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-11-28
Urge Arbitration Bodies ond
Contract Ban On All
NLRB ViolotoYs
CITRINE APPEALS
Briton Asks American Labor
For Planes, Planes end
More Plunes
BY Delegates James N. Duffy, E. L.
Wheatley, John D. McGillivray and
Dales w. Allison.

DaleS ". Allison.
New Orleans, Lathe American
Federation Of Labor demanded by vote
in convention today that Congress for
bid the issuance Of national defense
contracts TO violators Of Federal labor
laws. The convention raised the sal
AIRY Of the federation president, Will
liam Green, from $4,000 a year to
$4,000 while also boosting that of
George Meany, Secretary Of the or
ganization $4,000 to $4,000. 1t also
vested in it's executive council power
to suspend unions that conspired to
form dual organization.
In the busiest day since the sixtieth
annual convention began last Monday,
the delegates cleared the way for re-
admission to the a. F. Of L. of the
international Typographical Union by
repeating the special assessment of l
cent a month a member levied in 1897
to resist c. |. o. encroachment and
doubling the regular per capita tax Of
cent a month now paid by all affli-
ated unions
Negotiations for the return of the
printers union, suspended last year
for refusal to pay the special as
sessment were scheduled to begin
tonight, but any agreement reached
will have to be put up to a referen-
dun vote of the $4,000 l. T. L. men,
bers before it becomes effective.
Ban On Defense Strikes Suggested
In an interview Mr.. Green declared
that no strike "for any reason" could
be i,,e1 s.li,ted to ;-... i,s.. TIE, p1o-
duction of war materials for national
defense or for aid to Great Britain.
Tribunals could be set up to adjust
differences he said.
Mr.. Green's statement was made
after Sir Walter Citrine, general sec
retary of the British Trade Union
Congress and president of the Inter
national Federation Of Trade Unions,
appealed for planes, planes and more
planes" and told the convention that
American labor had in its power to de-
feat Nazi Germany without firing a
shot" by speeding up the output of
planes and other instruments of war.
Bombing is having an effect on
our output he declared. Speed is the
essence now as never before. Our out
put cannot keep up to full schedule
because of the bombings."
Sir Walter, who brought the $50
delegates to their feet in the most
enthusiastic demonstration Of the con-
vention, described the voluntary sur
render by British labor of its right to
strike and its acceptance of 'prac-
tically unlimited" working hours, on
condition that equal sacrifices be re-
quired of all and that labor have
full voice in the determination Of all
questions of policy.
In his formal response to the Cit
rine speech, Mr.. Green said union la
Dor in this country would accept as
its primary responsibility the sending
of an ever-increasing number Of
planes to Great Britain so that she
might win the war.
Asked after the session what spe-
cifc sacrifices he believed the \. F. L.
should make to advance this production
effort, Mr.. Green replied:
There are a number Of ways in
which we can sacrifce-by giving
service of the highest order and by
preventing the interruption Of pro-
duction through stoppage for any
trivial reason-or for any reason"
He suggested the establishment, If
such a step proved necessary, of the
arbitration tribunals for the peaceful
adjustment of grievances between en-
ployers and employees and urged that
labor receive direct representation on
all government agencies and boards
having to do with defense production.
The question of lengthening the
work-week would be taken up when
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