Evening star., 1942-01-25
Labor Unions Select
Members Of Board
For Wartime Unity
c. !. O. and A. F. l. Name
Group to End Disputes;
Roosevelt Also Member

The American Federation Of Labor
and the Congress Of Industrial Or
ganizations yesterday named three
man committees to serve on Labor
War Board, suggested BY the White
House in q move for q truce be-
tween the rival union groups for
the duration Of the war
Named on the A. F. L. committee
we're:
william Green, president Of the
federation.
George Meany. secretary-treas-
urer.
Daniel J. Tobin. sixth vice presi-
dent.
The c. I. o. committee consists Of:
Philip Murray, C. I. o. president.
r. J. Thomas Of the United Auto
mobile Workers.
Julius Emspak Of the United
Electrical, Radio and Machine
Workers.
President Roosevelt would be the
seventh member of the board, which
was suggested to settle jurisdictional
disputes between the A. F. L. and
the C. I. o. during the war
Leaders Ready to Meet.
Mr.. Murray announced in New
York, where the c. I. o. executive
council appointed its committee yes
terday, that the names had been
sent to Mr.. Roosevelt with a sug-
gestion that a mutually agreeable
date be set for the first meeting
Of what he proposed might be called
'Labor's Victory Board"
A letter from Mr.. Green to the
President. notifying him Of appoint
ment Of the A. F. L. Committee
which will be prepared to meet
with you at your call and at your
convenience" was made public here
late yesterday.
Mr.. Murray said he believed the
first meeting would be held when
current c. I. o. negotiations with
Little Steel" were concluded
The new c. /. o. committee super
cedes Q former c. I. o. labor unity
board consisting Of Mr.. Murray.
Sidney Hillman and John L. Lewis,
president Of the United Mine Work.
ers and former head Of the C. I. o.
Mr.. Lewis suggestion earlier last
week that the original board meet
again in an effort to work out
peace settlement between the A. F.
L. and C. I. o. was cast into discard
by yesterdays developments
Lewis Sends Biting Letter.
In biting letter to Mr.. Murray,
Mr. Lewis pointed out that the
c. I. o. executive body gave no
powers to Mr.. Murray to initiate q
new peace movement and Mr.. Lewis
fatty turned down an offer by Mr.
Murray for the bushy-eyebrowed
labor leader to attend the executive
council sessions at New York. In
spite Of Mr.. Lewis criticism of the
movement Mr.. Murray went ahead
with his parley and his statement
of policy was adopted.
That statement said the C. l. O.s
aspiration had always been labor
unity among Al Eorkeu and &C
cepUed with ssincere appreciation
the suggestion of President Roose-
welt to participate in labor's victory
board" to the end that final victory
may be won.
Every possible step must be taken
for the increase of production Of
ships, guns. airplanes. tanks and
other munitions of war" the state
ment said. These" it continued,
can only be obtained through Ia
bor's united and joint action"
The standard Of workers living
must be maintained and the tax
burden must be equally divided
among the people while the spiral
ing costs Of living must be con-
trolled. the policy statement con-
tinued.
Job Study Advocated.
Social security must be broadened,
the C. I. o. executive body said,
and a study of the unemployment
situation brought about by conver-
sion of plants and by priorities must
be delved into so that unemploy-
ment might be cushioned through
governmental payments to the un-
employed.
The c. I. O. is wholeheartedly in
favor Of initiating and perfecting
arrangements with the American
Federation of Labor" the statement
of policy said. so that our Nation
might win the war"
There must be no work stop
pages, and disputes between labor
and management or between rival
labor organizations must be sub
mitted to available Government ma
chinery for peaceful settlement and
disposition"
The c. I. o. executive body con-
tinued in session last night with
the possibility of q further meeting
today. Tomorrow Mr.. Murray is
expected to confer with Republic
Steel in the Little Steel" negotia-
tions and with Bethlehem Steel
Tuesday.