The union times., 1942-04-25
As We See It

l DID JOHN DRISCOLL, State CIO secretary, get mixed up about that State AFL-CIO War Produc- ton meeting? John J. Egan, sec retary-treasurer of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, was prepared to send out letters to all affiliates urging them to send delegates to the conference sponsored by the War Production Board, which was to have been held in Hartford on April l9. He assured Andrew J. Biemiller, special labor advisor of the WIPE Labor Division and Thomas E. Wilkinson, WIPE re- giOnal labor representative from Boston that the Federation would cooperate and participate in the conference.
 Egan met 1Oith Wilkinson to agree on the date aud the city. At the meet- ing Egdn told the rePreSentative Of the WPB that letters 7vonld 90 out aS soon ds he heard that the con- terence aOas on. These are the facts despite the statement giVem to the press by J. DriscoH, to the effect that the Federation had qmthdraqcm from the 1,aepti,0
 Egan also points out that Sum- days CLIO. production conference in Bridgeport's Hotel Stratfield was held in a room having 400 seats.
 "DriscolPS Statement to the press stated that 400 delegates qOere ex- bected. Obviously there aOonldn't have been room for AFL delegates to Gt- tend" Egan decl0red alphabetically that, "We haoe 10 quarrel aMth the State Industrial Council. The major ity Of both AFL and C.I.O. ment- bers fn Connecticut, Pm sure, are for aH omt production and the Federation zMH co-oberate at dll times qOith the Ww Production BoaYd."
 STANDARD OIL Of NezO Jersey Eos been revealed by the Govern- nrent as patent bedfeHozV Of the gidttt Ndsi I. C. FdrbeninduStyie and toCo big steel m,anMfactnrers have been cited foy eUading the briorities regulations. All these firms, by the 20Gy, hGUe been consistent Wolators of the Wagner Act IS tt c coiu- cidence. or iS tt?
 ALL BUSINESS AGENTS of the building trades unions affiliated to the New Haven Building Trades Council were present Monday morning at the first re-Organiza- ton meeting since the election of new officers. The meeting took place in the N. H. Labor Temple and will be held weekly at 9:3O A. M. every Monday in addition to the regular monthly meeting the second Thursday evening. David "SpOrt" Mccormack, new presi- dent, presided. The need for closer cooperation between the locals was stressed by the officers.
 CHICKEN PACKERS Local 287, (AFL), is the only msion is Laclede, Mo, aVhere Gen. John /. Pershinq zOas born. So 9Vhat? So, ID the re- cent mnnicipaI election, the slate backed by this local qgaS szVebt into office, and every candidate elected.
 BOSTON'S FIREFICHTERS, by O vote Of 767 to 485, have voted to affiIiate aVith tue International ASso- ciGtion of Fire Fighters, (AFL). Shades of Calein Coolidge. Upon learning the results of the poll, Fire Commissioner Reilly agreed to bar gain zVith MnoN representatives,, but denied the firemen'S right to strike. This zOGS mnneceSSary, since aH con- tracts negotiated by the firefighters hdve no-strike cIduSeS.
 CARPENTERS LOCAL of High Point, N. C. recently won two N.L.R.B. elections bringing 500 furniture workers into the Brother hood. The new AFL members work at the Myrtle Desk and Marsh l EuwrnSHruo To~~,-o-soa