Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-10-31
What Others Say:
Unions Show Little Patriotism When They
Violate Their Strike Agreement With The
Government; "Not To Stop Defense Indus
tries"

Leaders Of the Americqn Fe1araon of Labor in their
convention at Seattle are almost howinG the top of build
ings off shouting patriotism and democracy They
shedding crocodile tears ahout the millions OF souls who
Adonh Hitler
Judgne from the strikes that orc tcrr IN defense in
dusries when these industries gcared ct top notch
speed to furnish tanks and ships to democracy and
civilization, the unions On eaving lip service and their
ACTORS are more ruthless than Hitler.
AS SEE IT-this is not a hlar<ot Indictment against
the rank ard file Of labor unions The Guilt is ut the hands
OF the bood-stcfne, mon eyninded' labor bosses and
rackeeers who ere ont to pct al hcy can for themselves
without regard to whether democracy is saved or Hitler
rules the world,
Ever since the begnang of the new labor movement
fen wears ago AID when labor apparently taking
the res of the government and labor leaders shout
ING loud for contracts and agreements between the unions
and employers, many EMPLOYERS objected to the signing of
contracts the ground that ORGANIZED labor would not live
up TO It's agreements This writer warned Negro workers
not to be msed by owey promises made by organizers for
the purpose of getting their membership or vote and that
these promises didn't mean anything
The unions have continuously broken their agreements
with employers, misled and Disseminated against their
members on account of race politics and friendship Now,
they have REGARD for promises contracts they enter
into with the federal government which administration has
been most friendly and sympathetic with labor than any
in the history of the nation.
The government has generally sustained labor unions
IN most of their actions against employers particularly the
Clio and AFL.
AS I SEE 1.-THE most fragrant violation of union
promises was made when the AF unions at Houston broke
ON the operation of defense industries by pnr p work
on shipbuding project and the ordnance dero another
defense project in Houston These projects are among the
most important in the United States The AF Building
Trades ,rado a"reonent with the OPM as follows
'sIhe Building and Construction Trades Depar.
en of the American Federation Of Labor agrees that
there shall be no soppage of work account of urs
dlctonal disputes. or for any nthnr cause All orev
anees and disputes shall be settled by cancellation and
arbitration
AS SEE lT-lahor bosses in the building trades at
houston and Seattle Wash have done more to DESTROY
public confidence in the labor movement than anything
else. ' '7
Labor strikes in defense industries ere disgrace and
Shoud DC matter of supreme imrorance TO every ct-
zen regardless OF color They striking at the very heart
Of our national defense program
AS nave said before, it matters whether England
or Germany wins the in Europe we are certain to lose
our freedom over here if the government does not curb the
power OF these dominating labor union rackeeers II is not
only gong to be our Number One problem during our ma
o'a emergency but long after the smoke of battle has
beeh cleared away in Europe
we agree with Senator W. Lee ODane when he stat
tn What VIII we gain if we win World War to DESTROY
"etaorshlp abroad bu permit dictatorship of the AFf
ard ~ to be established in America"
IWm {. ". Rce's Gas See It.
The Negro Labor News 1O18-41