The union times., 1944-06-17
More Hard Work Needed, Green Says
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(Oo0unuc0 from Pa&e One all unions, officers spent the day canvassing shops with order blanks for bonds and blood donations.
 In Pittsburgh workers held a huge mass meeting where both management and labor repeated the no-strike pledge. In Schenectady, N. Y., pro- duction councils met to plan speeded war production. All during D-Day work was not stopped one minute for celebrations, but organized cheering and singing flooded the shops while the unionists worked.
 Radio stations from coast to coast broadcast request from the National Maritime Union for all merchant sea- men to be on hand to ship out at once. Early in the morning 500 seamen, meeting in the national headquarters, voted unanimously to surrender their stay on the beach to man invasion ships. In cables to Eisenhower, Prime Minister Churchill, Premier Stalin and wire to President Roosevelt, the national officers of the union renewed the seamen's pledge "To keep them sailing and deliver the good until fascism is utterly crushed"
 The Chicago Federation of Labor said: "Our hearts and souls and bo- dies are all with those boys over there. May they be in Berlin soon and we'll see they get everything they need to get there. Then on to TOkiO." Loudspeakers at the great Chicago war plants-Intl. Harves- ter, Dodge, Buick, Douglas Air craft, Amertorp-kept workers constantly informed of invasion developments.
 In Detroit the men who made the bombers and fighters, tanks and trucks now raining destruction on the Nazis greeted the invasion with promises to back the attack until the end.
 Now that the great assault has started nothing else counts" Presi- dent Frank X. Martel of Detroit & Wayne County Federation of Labor said. Everyone in America must de- vote his full energies to backing up the armed forces. There must be no interruptions with anything pertain ing to the war effort Private quar- rels that would so interfere must be laid on the shelf"
 In special statements, and in wires and cables to President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, leaders of the AFL pledged all-out support to the invasion of Europe: a
 Labor and capital should do everything humanly possible, mak- ing any sacrifice within reason, to be helpful to our government and to back up our armed forces during the invasiOn," Pres. Daniel J.. To- bin of International Brotherhood of Teamsters said. Decisions of governmental boards should be awaited and governmental boards should speed up decisions on cases pending. Decisions of government al boards should be observed, whether satisfactory or unsatisfac- tory to labor or employers until the unconditional surrender of the enemy nations"
 We are all praying and hoping" !" President Max Zaritsky of United Hatters Cap & Millinery Workers International Union (AFL). rThis IS the hour of liberation for the en- slaved people of Europe. Labor in America has done everything in its power to help our armed forces pre- pare for this moment. We have pro- duced at top speed in the past and will make even greater efforts in the days to come"
 President A. F. Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen said in special message:
 Invasion of western Europe by Allied forces under the command of Gen. Eisenhower spells the be- ginning of the end for HitIerism. The members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will back the attack with every ounce of en. ergy. We will keep 'em rolling"