Evening star., 1942-04-07
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Brake on War Production.
The provision in some union
contracts requiring double time or
other premium pay for weekend
holiday work Is quite understand
able in peacetime. But in wartime
it puts a brake on production. 1t
causes factories to close on Sundays
and holidays. 1t helps our enemies.
The Congress of Industrial Or
ganizations, acting concurrently
with the American Federation Of
Labor, has wisely and patriotically
recommended that double and pre-
MUM time for work on Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays, where such
days fall within the normal work
week, be given up for the duration
of the war and that these days be
treated like any other day of the
week.
II am sure that with the know
ledge that this policy will help ex-
pedite war production, 1t will have
your whole-hearted support. I am
likewise sure that this policy, so
understood, will commend itself to
workers everywhere.
"Of course, the REIMBURSEMENT of
double time should not operate as
windfan to any employer or group
of employers. We are asking sac
rifices from no group for the selfish
benefit of any other group. Total
war demands total sacrifice for the
common good.
1T is the intention of the Gov
eminent to renegotiate contracts
with the employers wherever neces
sary tc insure that the savings from
the REIMBURSEMENT of double or pre-
MUM time go not to the employer
but to the Nation"
very sincerely yours.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"
Equality of Sacrifice.
The U. A. VIC. L o. Interna-
tional Board presented its proposals
for limiting incomes in what it
termed an equality of sacrifice" war
program.
Other parts of the program in
cluded rigid price fixing on all neces-
stiles and limiting war production
profits to 3 per cent on capital in
vestment.
Acceptance of proposal that dou-
BILE time wages for Sunday and holi-
day work be waived, was recon-
mended by the auto unions board,
provided that time-and-a half were
paid for work over eight hours
day or 40 hours week, time-and-a-
half for sixth consecutive days
work, and double time for seventh.
Nine Points of Program.
The board recommended that the
union. reaff1rm it's pledge against
strikes during the war, that the
union increase war production Ito
the utmost by all means available" !"
and that swing shifts be established
for 24-hour, seven-day-w opera
tions.
The nine points of the equality
of sacrifice" program, on whose
adoption the defense bond overtime
pay would be contingent. were:
l. Legislation limiting war pro-
duction profits to per cent.
2. Legislation prohibiting any in
dividual or family from receiving
more than $25,000 annually in divi-
dends, salaries or other income in
any endeavor, whether involving we,r
work or not,
g. Rigid price fixing on food, rent,
clothing and other necessities; down.
ward adjustments of unfair prices
Rationing of Necessities.
4. Rationing of all food, clothing,
housing and other necessities.
5. Wage increases to bring real
wages" to 1941 levels; boost to at
least 81 an hour in "substandard"
industries.
s. A guaranteed living wage" for
dependents of men and women in
the armed forces.
7. Moratorium on debts for work.
ers made idle by plant conversion
to war production and for persons
in the armed services.
8. Establishment of a labor di-
vision" in the War Production
Board to survey. encourage and
recommend suggestions which hold
the possibility of increasing war
production"
8. Creation of a postwar plan
ming agency of Government, labor,
industry and agricultural represent
atives.
Adopted Unanimously.
Union officials said the 20-man
Executive Board adopted the pro-
gram unanimously. They explained
that the more than 1000 delegates
OF 500 local unions meeting here
would make recommendations to
their locals, since action to amend
existing contracts on overtime pay