The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-18


er than their destructive strength.
will they attract sufficient inter-
es, and enough votes from others
n enable them ~ end the unequal
treatment they receive and - be-
gin 10 get a few OF the things they
want from other unions
Also and this Is important. we
think il high time that the women.
the Negroes and the other so
called minoritieS pooled their
strength. ended their suspicious At
titude toward each other and their
jockeying for position and rot TO-
gether behind those sincere Lead
ers IN their organization who are
making a conscientious effort n do
something about discrimination
against all NJ them On the second
Doin, involved in this so-called
"womens stampede. We agree
with the women whole heartedly.
The women saw they want
more representation on JAWS
international staff. We think they
are entitled 10 this just rs we al
ways have eontended that there
should he more Negroes on the
staff. Neither Eroep has any
thing like the Representations
their sine and their importance
TO JAW would seem to warrant.
THIS. HOWEVER. Is no, ~ say
that Negroes and women should be
appointed N the staff iust because
~ their sex. or their race or their
color Nor can We agree with
those who say womsn can Ia q
better joh on grievances Involving
women or Negro IN grievances
involving Negroes ThA, general
zatlon remains 20 he proved More
over. 70 accept IL Is N denv the
whole theory for ending separate.
ness. segregation and diScriminR-
tion in the labor movement
Rather what We have said. and
will continue 10 say. Is that In The
matter 81 staff appointmcnts In
JAW and practically every other
union. II is evident that competent
women and competent Negroes
have been nssSed over Hence. We
insist that the only way - correct
'h's obvious DISCRIMINATION Is n
begin now 10 appoint more WON
on and move NEGROES az vacancies
on me staff arise
The third and last demand me
women ere, making Is that there
20 established Womcr's Bureau
with An sll-woman staff
That. we submit IL incomTu-
HE with the rrincipies 81 JAW
and every other trade union nr-
"-~',aiion which se..S ~ Do
velop sense ~ unity In itS
members WHY not Negro hu-
reau. or \ Jewish Bureau or. yes
= r,inorities Bureau or depart
ment:
WE HOPE someone will awaken
he women 10 the danger ~ such
= demand-ii such a pronosal l. sp-
proved On INC international Union
level. It's COUNTERPART will hc Great
cd imr ediatclv in every large To-
cal union And this will only
heighten the "separatencss" with
which some male workers already
approach every union problem In
volving women Moreover. a WoT-
or's h'resu u effective must
inevitably become The duTning
ground and tho grave ward for
every hot" problem pertaining IN
women which no other department
or once 81 the union wants 10
hPrdle.
THO present method followed hv
tIAV's Faur P~er'ice Cnmr'it'cc ~
handled so-called minority prob
len-s IN direct the problem 20 tNe
regional ofF1cc or department
v'hnre " righ'trllv helongS Orlv
where that officer or department
does not handle n satlSfa 0torllv.
docs the committee step in and
! rerormppd 10 tbs Ar'31's eyeru-
tive hoard eYactlv what action
ou-hf n Nc taken
D.. 70 or ~ ~ ~ fF'N '7f'''n0 Z
we'll on lis way 10 becoming an
cstaH'i-h"d fact In JAW and that
We think. accounts for President
Tho~aS recommendation that
JAWS F2j~ p~ac'icc Con- " it'oc
undertake 10 handle cases ~ dis
elimination against women in the
union
PRESIDENT THOMAS views
would scem also 10 be tho think
ng ~ rank and Ale members oi
the union AZ the recent mce,inC
" the National NAW-C1O adviS-
orv conference ON discrimination
the conference after full discussion
recommends the woman ~
made assistant director Tor The
committee. that she 81 with The
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