The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-02-25
British Labor
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Engineering and Shipbulding Trade
Union Federation, said:
You have made magnificent prog
ress in very short time. ! am i'm
pressed by the adaptability of Ameri-
can industry and the skill of American
workers. Together, they will surely
double war production totals during
this year
ing the use of Joint Production Com
mittees made up of labor and manage
ment representatives to solve war pro
duction problems. He described the
way these committees operate in
Britain as follows:
Suppose there is Il labor shortage
i'm war factory that is holding up
production. The Joint Production Com
mittee determines the facts and sends
IN emergency call To the Government
Employment Exchange which prompt
~ supplies the workers. No labor
boarding is tolerated. If the Joint
Production Committee finds there are
too many workers in a factory and
their time is being wasted, the Gov
ernment is notified to assign the sur
plus workers to other plants where
they may be badly needed. The same
is true of materials, whenever Il short
age or 0ver-supply is found to exist.
Furthermore, when production slows
4, lai ~
If absenteeism increases, or if prob
lens of other kinds develop, the Joint
Production Committee Immediately
probes for the source of the trouble
and acts effectively TO rectify the stu
alton"
John Marchbank, of the National
Union of Railway Men of Great
Britain, discussed post war detectives
He said:
Our first objective after victory is
achieved is Il universal one, shared by
human beings the world over. 1t is
the establishment of peace - lasting
peace. That is only possible as Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill have SO wisely pointed out
by the extension of the Four Free
dOms to every nation on earth. When
we have established freedom from
fear and freedom from want, along
with the basic freedoms of speech,
religions, press and asSemblage, we
will have Il foundation on which the
peace of the world can rest secure
"Our first move must be to secure
movements in the peace conferences
which will chart the worlds postwar
program.
I'VE will insist that the right of
workers to associate i'm free trade
unions be restored in those nation
which have been oyerrun and oppresS-
ed by the Axis dictators. 1t is our
feeling that the restoration of this
right Is Il prime step toward the re
hnbilitation of these countries.
Our next step will be to advance
specific plans for the establishment of
social security which would Danish for
ever the fear of want from the cradle
To the grave. This program has been
talked about Il great deal but labor
will insist that something definite be
done about il. We believe that is is
incumbent upon democratic govern
ment to see to il that the people are
provided with satisfactory homes, thar
they are assured medical care when
i'll, that they will be safeguarded
against the hazards of unemployment
and that the aged and intirm will be
provided for, not as Il matter of char
ity, but as II matter of right"
In closing, Mr.. Marchbank said:
Speaking for my colleagues and
myself, wish To express our deep ap.
probation for the help which America
has given Great Britain in her time
of need. And also. we wish to express
our gratitude to the leaders of the
American Federation of Labor for
their hospitality and the many coul-
tesies extended to us during our brief
visit here