Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-13
DIR. BROWN ADDRESSES OPEN
LETTER TO PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND
WAR WORKERS IN PARTICULAR

Editor: Months Urban
Leagues the Council Negro Organizations and other
campaigning for jobs for Negroes little support forthcoming from
the labor unions and few jobs from industry This remained for
months until one plant opened its doors to Negroes Later another plant
followed the lead of the first plant and today there only
war plants that employ large groups of our people
part neither industry labor unions have lifted
scarcely finger give the Negroes this country
therefore behooves the
caution his relations with both and the unions
whenever he a chance for job
selfish employers bad selfish
There still employers who will give Negro job and there
still unions which will not give Negro Garland there still
Oy who will give Negroes only certain types of jobs and there
who will Negroes
them bad with industry where they usually trial and then
leave them high and dry.
For years your paper criticised discriminating employers
supported labor organizations and evidently believes
the theory and practice of collective bargaining Your paper is
well that union labor exceptional has
bad its attitude towards the Negro have been the
poye and with far less Many of the most successful aNgro
have been built with sweat blood and tears with little no help
from the labor moguls.
a single labor doing than
ago when trying Northern
Pump and other plants employ Negro workers.
in this have opened their doors Negroes
must they hat every they make
their place the industry of tomorrow They
should not fall for every sootsayer along promising
heaven guy around months helping
them In these two plants which refer
not single Negro had to nav cent for lob inside the plant None
organizations who made the placements carried
gain and strange the chief employer
Negroes this VOLUNTEERED the plant he
who had received consideration before
that time.
The things predcaed solely interest
people convinced that Negroes
position to look for ourselves order
both and labor We expect
protect the labor unions to take
position the do the thing He must not
of above is honest and sincere
wards him.
honesty sincerity be proven day month
The basis for proof should be accomplishment and the
nothing Most of industry controlled by white
good Indifferent organized labor the
makeup let either industry the
their of the fire When firm itself
upright its dealings with its Negro employees should have
support labor both should
be to prove their claims of interest.
certainly opinion Negro workers allow
in this where they still do not have oothod in
dustry used by firm organization
look back and look around the city
won't find either industry labor unions doing much for
the necessity the shortage
forces them
All years fought the of the Negroes
keep fighting until and
black opportunity and make their
right the Negroes begin
critically which supposed to be
been these by whose interest has suddenly
AFTER Negroes have managed to get payroll
Sincerely yours,
W. D. BROWN, NJ d,
President Minneapolis Council of Negro Organizations Mayor
of Bonneville Twin Cities) and Member Phyllis Wheaey