Evening star., 1942-04-21
n. A. N. Running Out
On Labor Pact, Green
And Murray Charge
Freezing 'lnjustiees'
BY Low Is Aim, c. |. o.
And A. r. /. Chiefs Soy
Earlier Labor Story ON
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The presidents OF the A. Y. L.
and c. ]. o, william Green and
Philip Murray. accused the Ma
tional Association OF Manufac-
turers today OF running out" on
the understanding OF industry
and labor with President Roose-
welt.
A loint statement by the tao la
Dor leaders referred 70 a recent N
A. M. advertisement which said
America wants victory-not the
closed shop" Mr. Green and Mr..
Murray said a more honest state
ment OF the N A Ms position
would be we want the open shop
even at the expense OF victory.
D. The labor leaders said that the
President. after consultation with
spokesmen for industry and labor,
set up the War Labor Board com
posed OF an equal number OF indus
try, labor and public representatives,
and that on March 10 II agreed BY
resolution that the union security
issue was q proper matter for con-
ssderstion by the board.
Taking Advantage Of War.
Nov" the labor statement said.
''the N. A NJ. is running out on in
dustry's and labor's joint under
standing with the President OF the
United States. II Ia repudisting the
commitment made in behalf OF
American industry by the four in
dustry representatives on the War
Labor Board. The N. A. M. is trying
70 slip over q fast one by having
Congress freeze the injustices by
law"
The two labor leaders expressed
the view that fortunately the
N. A. M. speaks for only a minority
OF American employers and does
not express the views OF American
business as q whole"
Asserting that such restrictive
legislation would not have a chance
in normal times, Mr.. Green and
Mr.. Murray said the N. A. M. Ia
trying 10 take advantage OF the
war to secure special protection that
II could not get in peacetime for
few selfish, recslcitrant employers
who hate unions more than they
hate Hitler.
Facts Belle Charge.
-Of course the N. A. M. charges
that organized labor is attempting
TO take advantage OF the war to
extend the union shop. That charge
is completely ridiculous. The facts
belle it. In normal times If a union
cannot obtain a closed shop by col
lective bargaining 1t can strike to
obtain its demands. But labor dis
armed itself at the outbreak OF the
war. 1t has pledged itself not TO
strike for the closed shop or for any
other cause .. Is that taking
advantage of the WARP"
The N. A. M. full-page advertise
ment said that the Government had
given American industry the job OF
providing enough guns. tanks.
planes and ships fast enough to win
this war of survival"
TO do its Job for national secur-
ity-ss well as 1t should-industry,"
the advertisement said, must be
able to hire. promote, keep-the best
American workers 1t can find.
Two Decisions Cited.
Industry has q duty to tell the
public and Congress that 1t can't be
blamed for delays due to the imposi-
ton OF the closed shop. or by long
drawn-out delays while the Govern
ment tries to build a national labor
relations policy company by COM
peny. day by day. and month by
month instead of having an imme-
diate and clear -cut congressional la
Dor policy that will speed produc-
ton"
It then cited two decisions by the
National War Labor Board. affecting
the Walker Turner Co OF Plainfield,
N. j., and the International Har-
vester Co, which 1t said imposed
what is called maintenance OF un-
Son membership'-a variant Of the
closed shop"
These decisions must not be al
lowed 10 become precedent II we
are to win the war" the advertise
ment added.