The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-04
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killed in action as compared with
the $4,000 lives lost in the nations
factories and mills since Pearl Har-
Dor. In addition, he said, 100000
men and women in war work have
been injured.
Let those who have denounced
labor thing over these figures"
Green said.
Pledging complete cooperation Of
labor In striving for eventual Allied
victory, Green said the AFL will
give larger and even more vital sup
port in the days to come.
Primary Duty
Green said that although labors
primary duty is to help In crushing
out enemies, we are also concerned
with a postwar program"
I'm our country" he said, 1--WE face
the supreme challenge of abolishing
fear Of want. To accomplish this end
we must launch vast peace time
production schredule and bring abo
broad social security legislation.
Free enterprise will face O life.
or-death struggle. Business leaders
must be prepared to move boldly and
swiftly the minute the last gun Is
fired We dare not and we must not
offer our returning soldiers bread
lines"
Perhaps a step In this direction,
he said, would be the construction
Of housing projects necessary for
decent living in every community"
This, he said, would offer suitable
occupation for returning soldiers
since 100000 new homes will be
necessary In the 10 years that fol.
low the ending Of the war.
Green believed that the housing
program that will be necessary would
offer steady work for perhaps 2,000,-
900 builders and 5000, 900 other work
ers In Allied industries.
He scored the efforts Of "profes-
sional international diplomats" and
called upon government to give la
Dor prominent place at the peace
table so that labors freedoms may
be established throughout the world.
Listed among group Of resolu-
tons referred to committee were six
concerning the application Of Lewis
United Mine workers for reaffilia.
ton.
Five were unqualifiedly against
e.admission but the sixth one
agreed to accept the Lewis group
provided It conformed with labor;s
no-strike pledge and abidded by Ger.
tain Jurisdictional lnies established
by the federation.
Other resolutions to be acted on
later by the convention concerned
labor's participation in q post war
program, separation pay for ex-ser-
vicen1en and war workers and abol.
ition Of the controversial little steel
formula.
The executive committee. com.
posed OF President william Green.
Secretary Treasurer George Meany
and Is vice. presidents, will put the
Lewis issue on the floor OF the con-
vention without recommendation
for its consideration and action"
1t was learned.
Lewis Friends
1t appeared that the powerful
carpenters union would organize the
fight for readmission while chiefs OF
the Progressive Miners Union will
lead the opposition. After being pre-
sented to the convention the request
Is expected to be rfrred to, tn reso-
lutions committee headed by Mat
thew Vol.
In a convention report, the
executive committee said that wo-
men not occupied as homemakers
constitute the principal remaining
source Of additional workers to eff
feet a net increase Of 100000 in
the nations labor force.
Admitting that overall manpower
requirements are difficult to accom-
plish, the report expressed optimism
concerning the work Of women and
praise for their "high level of YER
satility and adaptability" :.
Large Membership
The report showed 5,939,081 paid
up members in the AFL on Aug. /
as against what was described as a
paid up membership Of about $780,
900 in the CLIO.
Hopes of any peace with the CLIO
were dampened by the report that
said several sessions for that pur-
pose ended in disagreement over a
mo raiding" pact the AFL insisted
on for the duration.
The report expressed the opinion
that legal attacks on 'labor's fund
alnental rights" by the antitrust
division Of the justice department
were at an end and cited the fact
that no suits or prosecutions have
been instituted since the resigna-
ton Of Thurman Arnold last March. |
Upon production, management |
and union executives rests a major |
responsibility for getting the ma
tional economy sarted on a sale |
that viii afford jobs for all after |
the war. according to the report. As |
an aid TO the postwar labor problem |
1t was suggested that povision be
made for a national employment |
service competent advise workers
where suitable jobs may be had.