The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
AFL-CIO Unite To
Aid War Program

Organized labor in New Haven
this week organized itself to help
cope with the problems of man
power in order to make a maxi
mum contribution to keep war in
dustries supplied with workers.
Two steps were taken as a part
of this program:
() A Joint Committee repre-
senting the New Haven Central
Labor Council and the New Haven
Industrial Union Council (C.L.O.)
was set up to work out a plan with
all groups involved for effective
mobilization and effective training
of workers to fill the $4,000 new
jobs forecast for New Haven in
1913.
CD The Central Labor Council
appointed a special committee to
conduct an investigation into the
present manpOwer situation in New
Haven and the part-time industrial
shifts recently inaugurated to re-
cruit nOn-industrial employees for
war work.
These committees, when they have
obtained all pertinent facts, are ex-
pected to combine, and present their
findings and recommendations to the
War Man Power Commission and
the public.
Personnel of Committees
The A.F.L.-C.LO. committee is
comprised of the following: ALL
Harold V. Feinmark, president of the
Gle; Carl Hoff, Local 234, Must
clans; Bernard Geelan, Local COL, Re
tail Sales Clerks; David Strauss, Lo-
cal 4O4, Hotel and Restaurant Work
ers, and Scott Roston, Local 478,
Colored Musicians.
CI.O.-Edward McCrone, sub
regional director for the CLIO. who
will act in an advisory capacity; Miss
Claire Neikind international Organ
izer for the United Electrical and
Radio Workers, chairman; Harry
.OKleppo, Paper Toy Workers;
David Hedley and Miss Doris
Schlossberg, Office Workers; Martin
Hourihan, and Mrs. Laura Monte
fusco, United Electrical Workers.
Important Detectives
This committees prime interest
lies in expanding opportunities for
workers for New Haven War i'm
dustries. 1t will concern itself with
the problems of securing employ
ment for minority groups and for
women; with the questions of ade-
quate care for the children of
working mothers; and training pro-
grams for fitting women for i'm
dustrial work.
The C.L.U. committee appointed
to make an investigation Of the cur
rent manpower situation and the eff
fectS of the part-time shift on the
labor market and union working
standards consists of William Fucker
man, business agent for Painters Lo-
cal 1876; Nathan Sherman, editor of
THE UNION TIMES; and Jack Mar
lowe, Local 81, Brewery Workers.
Employment Conference
Meeting later in the week this COM
mittee mapped its preliminary plans.
These will include conference with
Mrs. Alice Marshall, head of the
.. S. Employment Service in New
Haven.
The committee is seeking ans
wers to the questions: Cd How
many workers are unemployed?
CD Which factories are actually
seeking partime workers? CD Do
these factories pay wages on par
with factories not seeking part-time
help! (4) How many New Haven
workers are now employed outside
of New Haven? 60 Is it correct,
as reported, that there are 5000
applications for jobs in the better
paying industries In New Haven't
If so who are these people? are
they working now?
After considerable discussion of
New Ravens employment picture,
the GIG. passed the following reso-
luton:
''RESOLVED, That the New Ha-
ven Central Labor Council hereby
goes on record as favOring all
methods of increasing war prOduc-
ton. The Council is in favor of
part-time work provided union or
ganizatiOn and wage scales are not
affected by this type of work. We
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