The union times., 1946-06-22
Locals Of Three Main Branches Meet Tuesday
McGovern Sends Letters To All A.F.L. Unions Urg-
 ing Action

branches of organized labor in Greater New Haven will meet Tuesday, June 25 at 8 PM. to form a united or ganizatiOn to help defeat anti labor legislation in Congress, and to participate in the com ing state and national cleo. tiOns.
 The New Haven Central Labor Council, A.F.L., the New Haven Industrial Union Coun- Gil, CIO, and the Railroad Broth erhoods will be the nucleus of the organization, and each group will have its local unions repre- sented at Tuesdays meeting, which will be held at 215 Meadow St.
 COMMITTEE NAMED
 Preliminary plans for the meet ing were made last week by repre- sentatives of the three organiza- tions, who selected a committee, consisting of Vincent J. McCovern, president of the New Haven Gen. tral Labor Council; George Snow, chairman of Local No. 937, Rail- road Trainmen; and Selma Levy, of the CLIO. Council, to make ar engagements for Tuesday nights session. Clifford w. Kealey, gen eral chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers on the New Haven Railroad, will preside.
 Vincent J. McGovern, head of the A.F.L. forces in Greater New Haven, today sent special notice to each local union, explaining why organized labor is uniting at this time. In his letter he said:
 This IS an emergency commun1ca- ton, the purpose of which is to notify you that the three branches of organ ized labor will meet at 215 Meadow Street on Tuesday, June 25, at 8 P.M., to organize the United Labor Com mittee of Greater New Haven on a permanent basis. Each local union is entitled to five representatives, and because of the importance of this is- sue, I strongly urge that your union have full representation at the meet ing.
 ''ONLY THE FIRST ROUND
 ssThroughout the country, organ ized labor has learned that it must use its joint strength against the enemies of the common man. We were able to bring about the defeat of the vicious Case Bill, but that was only the first round of the bat tie. Congress has refused to pass a real Full Employment Bill, a Ma tional Health program; has reject ed any real improvement in the Un- employment Compensation Law, and now is in the process of bring ing on runaway imitation by emas- cuIating the O.P.A. We are further threatened by the Truman Slave Labor Bill, on which we must act at once, if we are to defeat it, and preserve our hard-won rights.
 "We must also give much consid- eration to non-partison political activ- ity, for we now know that it is not enough to organize unions-we must also have men and women in Wash ington and Hartford who are friendly to labor.
 PLANNING GROUP
 'For these reasons, it is imperative that we set up in New Haven a United Labor Committee, representa- tive of the people of this. region. Be sure that your local is represented at Tuesday nights meeting"
 In addition to those mentioned above, the planning committee for this new step by organized labor includes William F. Donoghue, general chair man of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen on the New Haven Rail road; Nathan Sherman, editor of the A.F.L.'s Union Times. Charles D.. Johnson, William Hurley, s. E. Stat tery, James F. Kendall, and Warren Martin, all of the Railroad Trainmen; i; Richard L. Buckley, Retail Clerks, A.F.L.; William J. Hurley, president of the New Haven Industrial Union Council; and Olive Chace, Electrical Workers, CIO.