The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20
NEGRO WOMAN
IN GROUP SENT
ON ExCH A N &c

WASHINGTON.-Four repreSon-
;aiiyes OF American women work
ers. including one Negro trade IN
.onist. we're named last week az
me invitation OF the British Min
iStry OF Information to visit Great
Britain as an exchange des' gncd
20 bring about better UNDER
standing between the Two peoples
ut war Later. four British wom-
en- workers viii return the visit.
Named for The visit 20 Britain
arc Mrs Julia O'Connor Parker.
representing tho American Fcder-
at on OF Labor. and Ms Grace
WoQdS BlaokeC and Mss Anne
MUFkoyich. OF inc Congress ~ In
dustr!al Organizations Mrs. MAZDA
Stewart Springer. Of ne lrierna-
'onal Ladies Garment WovkerS
UHion. VIII be the o'her ALL rep
re>e0tative.
Tie women wee selected W
their respective Unions. and the
Office Of Labor Production o. ,he
W. Production Board coopcrated
With The Ofire Of War Information
IN max NJ The arrangements for
the Up The toY~ women were in
Washington on Thursday. Frisay
and Saturday when they we've pre-
Seuted 20 officials OF the various
var agencies and representatives
% labor groups.
To Get Information First-Hand
In discussing with British wom-
en- workers their common prob
lens and interests. they will help
meet the demands in Britain for
firs;-hand information about the
American war production front
since they viii be able 70 describe
the everyday he Of me American
workers. owl stated
\ similar exchange 81 mon
workers took place asst year and
was A..h.y successful,
NJ SNr.r-e- lives a. -30A Ma
cor >'rcc' Brooklyn Snc ,oncd
'0o UGWr dozen wears AGO.
ard Tor nc ,sS' ''No wears has
seen educational director Or the
P'as'.c Workers Union. Local 1872.
UGWC He husband Owen, j
NC 'cr in a S1.oys-d Thcv have
son Fglc ascd - Cred '.ns re
uGWU VIII breaking down for
1o~ tho economic barrier OF color
Ms S-~,O-C- SAD.
same Chance,
nc the sane KIND OF chance cv-
c~y body else had don' think
could work hard enough do
enough 20 compensate for~ait this
Mrs 7arkcr, who. lvdS ,N BoS-
;on. and rad been a 'rcwbcr Of
TIC International, Rro.hcrhood o!
Ficc'r.ca, Workers for over -
wears has hce0 prominent IN rep
rcScr'.n- labor She has y.S.;cc
Europe .hrcc tlH-cS or o'Hcr labor
riSSionS For "a wears she was
president of &c Tc'cnHone Opcra-
tors DEPARTMENT. lRFW Her has
band. Charles 4 F3rkc- is q
S;a:c House reporter f,r nc RoS
toN Trsvclc-
VI D.ttNt r. Is 4 EIf'abt| n
Lo,al No 50. United Auto Wor.
CTS. CIO a, :hc Ford Wow r
plant. and IS ar s0,erra' ma, rcr
rr>cO'aiive o. hc~ union. W
Nr7dluartc-S--r, { tt'iCaEr- S--c-w5TS
major aSScN'hlcr in aVcr3f' prc
duciIon q: Willow Run uu., Srr.
was granted leave OF absence
he request or UAW-CIO which
she now represents on problem
sHcctius women IN industry SIC
was recently elected nstjoNa'
chairman Or Tho Wowen's Commit.
tee OF The CAW-CIO
.. Mss MurkoylCh lives n Read
ing. Pa As a worker 70. tho Phoc.
nix Hosiery COMPANY u MIlwau-
kec, Wis, She Joined Branch i6
American Federation ~ Hosiery
Workers. CIO. in 1882 Because OF
he" interest n union activities and
labor problems. the union sent hc~
80 he summer Schom ot ;rc TIM
verSity OF Wisconsin 20 study IA
Dor economics. She now rcprr-
Scnts tho American Federation 81
Hosiery Workers in negotiations
with employers on matters con-
corning the seamless division Of
the hosiery industry in Reading
and surrounding communities that
are working ON war contracts.