Montana labor news., 1945-04-05
TEXT OF LABOR
MANAGEMENT
PEACE CHARTER

PEACE CHARTER
WAsHINGTON-FPl-The text of the
charter for management and labor
signed March % by AFL President will
liam Green. CTO President Philip Muir
ray and President Eric Johnston of the
U. S. Chamber of Commerce to help
attain the goal of full employment and
unlimited opportunity follows:
we in management and labor firmly
believe that the end of this war VIII
bring the unfolding of a new era based
upon a vastly expanding economy and
unlimited opportunities for every Amer
lean.
This peacetime goal can only be at
tanned through the united effort of all
our people. Today we are united in
national defense. Tomorrow we must
be united equally in the national in
terest.
aManagement-labor unity. so effective
in lifting war production to unprece-
dented heights, must be continued in
the postwar. To this end we dedicate
our joint efforts for a practical part
nership within the framework of this
code of principles:
4. Increased prosperity for all in
wolves the highest degree of production
and employment at wages assuring a
steadily advancing standard Of living.
Improved productive efficiency and
archaeological advancement must, there
fore, be constantly encouraged.
-. The rights Of private property and
free choice of action. under a system of
private competitive capitalism, must
continue to be the foundation of our
nations peaceful and prosperous ez-
panding economy. Free competition and
free me. are the strength of our free
society.
-. The inherent right and response
biity Of management to direct the op-
erations Of an enterprise shall be rec
ognized and preserved. So that enter
prise may develop and expanded and
earn a reasonable profit, management
must be free as well from unnecessary
governmental interference or burden
some restrictions.
-. The fundamental rights Of labor
to organize and to engage in collective
bargaining with management shall be
recognized and preserved, free from leg
islative enactments which would inter-
fere with or discourage these Obiectives.
Through the acceptance of collective
bargaining agreements, differences be-
tween management and labor can be dis
posed of between the parties through
peaceful means, thereby discouraging
avoidable strife through strikes and lock-
outs.
IS. The independence and dignity OF
the individual and the enjoyment of his
democratic rights are inherent in our
free American society. Our purpose is to
operate in building an economic system
for the nation which will protect the
individual against the hazards Of unem-
ployment, old age and physical impair
ments beyond his control.
"6. An expanding economy at home
will be stimulated by a vastly increased
foreign trade. Arrangements must there
fore be perfected to afford the devastated
or ~undeveloped nations reasonable as
sistance to encourage the rebuilding and
development Of sound economic sys-
TENS. international trade cannot expand
through subsidized competition among
the nations for diminishing markets but
can be achieved only through expand
ing world markets and the elimination
Of any arbitrary and unreasonable prac-
tees.
81. An enduring peace must be Sc
cured. This calls for the establishment
Of an International security organization
with full participation by all the United
Nations capaSle Of preventing aggres-
sion and assuring lasting peace.
1--WE in management and labor agree
that our primary duty is to win cmopletC
victory over Nazism and japanese mill
tarism. We also agree that We have q
common joint duty, in, cooperation with
other elements of u national life anc
with government, to prepare and wofB
for a prosperous and sustained peace
In this spirit we agree to create a ma
tional committee composed Of repre-
sentatives Of business and labor organi-
cations. This committee will seek to pro-
mote an understanding and sympathetic
acceptance Of this code of principles
an dwill propose such national policies
and will propose such national policies
nation"