Montana labor news., 1944-06-22
OF AFL
AND Clio ON AID TO
|MANPOWER BOARD

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Confidence that the unions affiliated
with the CLIO will give their full sup
port to the War Manpower Commission
in working out the necessary machinery
to do the important job involved in the
new program of priority referrals and
employment ceilings, was expressed by
Philip Murray, president of the Congress
of Industrial Organizations, in a state
ment received here today by John J.
Hanley. manager of the United States
Employment Service at Butte, from o.
c. Lamport, state War ManpoWer Com
mission head.
There is nothing new in the WINGS
employment ceiling and priority referral
program Mr.. Murray said. 1T is the
outgrowth Of similar plans developed by
local management-labor commit tees
which have been in effect in many labor
shortage areas throughout the country
Nov the national Management-Laoor
Committee has recommended the extern
sion of these local plans to other COM
munities throughout the country in order
to meet the needs of critical industries"
"The plan" Mr.. Murray continued,
provides for the continued recognition
of union hiring halls and other union
placement activities as the proper means
for supplying necessary workers to neces-
sary jobs.
quick, speedy action is necessary to
assure quick shifts from n production
to another, from one area to another,
from one job to another, and meanwhile
assure the retention in essential war
activities Of a full quota of war workers.
Il am confident the unions affiliated
with the CLIO and the local CLIO repre-
s%entatives on regional and area manage
ment-labor committees will give their
full support to the VINO in working out
the necessary machinery to do this i'm
portant job"
THE American Federation Of Labor
says its president, William Green is
determined to do its full share of bring
ing about a speedy victory" This is the
opening declaration in a statement re-
ceived today by John j.. Hanley, manager
of the United States Employment Service
at Butte, through o. c. Lamport, state
manpower director, pledging support OF
the VINO program Of priority referrals
and frightened employment controls.
Liberation of Rome is the first step"
President Green continues, but it will
not be complete until Berlin and Tokyo
also fall before our advancing troops.
The seven million members Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor know that the
roads to Berlin and Tokyo are beset with
many difficulties.
Because of that knowledge they have
resolved voluntarily to work harder than
ever before and to bear whatever sacri-
fees are necessary to make the war effort
on the home front keep pace with the
nations new and impending military
~offensives.
In this spirit the A. F. of L. accepts
the program of priority job referrals and
employment ceilings announced by The
War Manpower Commission.
LET me emphasize first Of all that
this program is not new and that it rep
resents no basic departure from the vol
untary system, which has enabled
American workers to surpass all others
in production output.
This emergency manpower program
developed by the management-labor
committee of the VINO, has for some
time been successfully carried on in
areas of acute labor shortage. 1t is now
being extended to the entire nation
after consultation with the representa-
tives of labor and management who have
made a thorough study Of its operations
"such action is made necessary by the
fact that pressure of war needs is bound
to become heavier, instead of lighter, in
the coming months. Every American
must realize this.
THE new regulations will permit
American workers to be informed accur-
dIely WltIG dllQ llON bAAS9 Jail NNh '-
maximum contribution, on a voluntary
basis. to war production. The system
of priority referrals provides the ma
chinery through which public employ
ment offices in cooperation with exist
inv union hiring facilities can keep the
workers so informed.
"This system involves no force and
no compulsion. Therefore, 1 urge every
International Union, State Federation OF
Labor, City Central body, and repre-
sentatives of unions affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor to work
with local representatives of the United
States Employment Service of the VINO
in developing programs that will meet
the nations needs.
Il know they will continue to give
the same patriotic support to this pro-
gram that they have given in the past"
The manager of the Butte social Sc
curity board field office will gladly tell
you what you want to know about old