The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-11-08
EDITORIAL PAGE NEWSPAPERS ssasssA' 81
The Labor And Political Front
program Of lhe Ianor unlnn,
By Attorney Alfred Casey
Associate Editor

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program of the labor union,
THE clio UNIONS are n,.,,.
for the war ai p,s,.xs,
They have made IN appr,l,,,
their membership and asts ds,.
mined that they mas' seek M
proyement OF inou.ands Of N. 4.
dividuals compilsn. their menh'..
II they are 10 slecesslullv -
them IN the dinlallies O. ma n.y.
ent and the cNpet'ed acuis ,r1
lions they must meet IN me tam'.
These unions Wal. program !,
education and fefoaiion for It.,
members, their Mines ana ,h.,
children. These members ,be~.
selves have eNpr, sd a desire a,
an Information service that Mi
equip them 10 knoN Their nsoi,
Interests and oh'i- lons and N,
best TO enforce and discharge them
They want Ia kraa about an n.
advantages and dement's OF recrs,.
tion open TO ihtn. Those members
want To- be aict' ( the applicaim
OF every socla. setullly lax spply.
ing 10 their paicular ,ondniOa
The wives OF ,lese members VAN
TO know how best lo meet the d,F.
cultics Of constantly rising pricss
reducing the aaf's OF their n.
comes 10 give ihe families a taaI
balanced diet Ity Want 10 know
how To make lrsdn.zalloa seru
their needs mor effectively. ThyI
want full unde -Wudus Of hosI
economic condition % TO-DAY shsa
their Interest and .le best action 70 |
take in regard ~ Them
The Go uuian, haze d'mandsi
and secured The Organization o. al
Workers Service pos,am. organ
lied as a WPi ploleo,, Jafrurg
forth these services 20 he ur.m|
members and fae antilles tai
demand Comin- won The unioi
members ,hcmseAe saovs that
they are Abort anil dive to A.|
times in whnn tay Ike aud iAa
they are preparft. themselves a|
play their full pa The more dii. /
ficult times thai ahead TAes
members are determined 10 0l
everything IN 'n POWER 10 hepl
themselves. They a,e gaining al
fuller unders'anaag az all lhs|
changes goins on iDoi them Thg|
have opened up TIC 4nicn halls a
educational ccn'is s9r tho disseHf
nation az information @ Their meu'
hers. They ava cNpplng lhenl
with up-to-daie libfarlss containing
information ,fsi 20 ineir welfare
They are nakln- '.f.c CenleFs ~
hives OF activity g the things .
build up their m'gheI' along HI
lines rein inGn1'i ms i usI
way the unions arg h'lnz lnei
members 10 meet 'he conditions
the war era and fhe mere diniGah
conditions 10 follow.
THERE ARE thousands Of Ne'r0a
enrolled upon W. hooks FL
these unions Thor mast be 5'gy|
Negro members on 'Hs rolls q ia
CIO unions in ~ WAYNE Oouav]
area. They Mil AN aecome pn
of this program iff MIL on4 "|
part Of this pirgHn i 'n'! y
tend the meeting a. ihe ~,
meeting places and way 'ne, Y.
part in union arlsl'les lsy
should 20 TO ne union nan y.
get a fun line on fn' activities .
the workers ScrN'r posldM V
Grating ont Of ihcf union l..,s
They. the Negro. can only pen'I
from this program . insy 1. ....
regularly and beceue n.y. para. ,.
pant in them. w Hcfd l0ese ~, 4.
ices Just as much 8 any o'as' ''r \
ment in the uum iladef,nr a.
offers a great opgcisnlW ~ Wv -,
cation in organization ana y ~,
operation of the po.iiea' pv' ~.
of the unions o. a1aanee lus wv
nomic interest Of toe unions wv
bers. ,.,-s A
one great hope ~. 'aF iu's,' =,
the Negro in this country lss.. " Z.
his lot as a lahorer iaily l'el .s,,.
by organization Win lae h
worker. Here in INC 10 un ,'.., I,
Detroit this resul, ha' been lalss y.
accomplished. Bu, 4 'i'l nl ..a M \,
RE until those Neercs IN 'D '.. Il,
ions become a ,o,s' ana . ",,,,.
mari Of the unions. the ~hl'e NV !,
hers of the unions are pf'ps,'Iss, ,,
advance. The Ncero can ons s, s' Il
step by fully taking aa'sn ~ M,
every opportunity on req I ?,
union for this forward mo y .,1l
The Negro must not ian % ,' s
himself fully Of these un'On
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