The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-13
Bridgeport,
Hartford In
Similar Fix?
NH. Central Labor Council
Committee Recommends
Study of Leading Plants

More efficient utilization of
available manpower would elm
mate or greatly reduce the man
power shortage in New Haven.
The same is probably true for
Hartford and Bridgeport.
This is the opinion of the New
Haven Central Labor Council
which, at its meeting Thursday,
unanimously adopted a report
from its Manpower Committee,
which recommended that num-
Der of utilization experts be as
signed by the War Manpower
Commission to New Haven to
make a survey of our leading
plants. 1t was also learned that
the War Manpower Commission
already is receiving complaints
concerning one important plant,
the complaints alleging that a
serious wasting of manpower is
taking place. The complaints
come from workers in the plant.
The report of the Councils Man.
power Committee came as the result
of desire by the delegates to have
a fuller understanding of Iabor's
rights under the VINO. reguIa-
tons. Some members of organized
labor, representing both the ALL.
and the CLIO, had sharply criti-
cized both local and state VINO.
rulings, and the ALL. committee
had been instructed to investigate
and report.
The text of the report follows:
The Committee on Manpower
makes this report after a lengthy dis
cussion with William J. Cronin, New
Haven Area Director for the War
Manpower Commission, and others
"As the result of these meetings.
we are convinced that everything
possible is being done to protect Ia.
bor's interests under the VINO.
setup. Labor is directly represented
and has equal representation, on the
War ManpOwer Area Committee.
which makes decisions on all an
peals. Any worker who feels he has
been dealt with unfairly can appeal
to this committee. The labor MEM
bers OF the committee, from infor-
nation obtained by the Central La
Dor Councils Committee. attend all
meetings, and are devOting much
time to seeing to it that labor gets
every possible break. The many
hours spent by our ALL. represen-
tatives on the Area Committee in
this work is the best guarantee we
have that, within the framework of
the ManpOwer regulations, organ
lied labor is protected.
I'VE are also of the opinion that the
Area Director William J. Cronin, is
a friend of labor, understands labors
problems, and we know, from speak
ing with our representatives on the
Area Committee, that he is always
fair to labor.
''This does not mean that there
are no objections to some of the
regulations and methods of the War
ManpOwer Commission. Most of
these decisions are made in Wash
ingtOn, and those to which we OBJ
ject can be changed only in Wash
ingtOn. However, in view of the fact
that the enemies of labor are only
hoping that conditions will make
possible national labor draft, and
in view of the war situation, labor
is cooperating with the War Man
power Commission as fully as pos
sible. This cooperation must con-
tinue, especially since labor is rep
resented on War ManpOwer Boards
on a city, regional, and national
basis.
Zone of the criticisms of the New
Haven VINO. methods has been in
connection with the us. Employment
Service. These criticisms have been
conveyed to the USES. by Mr.. Gro
min.
"FrOm the broad point of view.
the Councils Committee believes
that much of the manpOwer short
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