Arizona sun., 1947-01-10
Executive Board of State
Federation Makes Plans To
Combat Anti Labor easure
BY THIMAs A. OBRIEN

A full agenda of business greet
ed the Executive Board of the Ari-
zona State Federation of Labor at
it's regular January meeting, held
in the Crystal Room of the Adams
Hotel on Friday, January 8.
Heading the sheet was election OF
two vice-presidents, and one men,
Der each of the Board of Control
and the Finance Committee. One
vice-presidential district was not
represented at the January meet
ing, twelve officers being present
with four not in attendance.
After a full file of correspond
ence was read by Secretary-TreaS-
urer Vickers, a complete financial
report on the State Federation
and the Arizona Labor Journal
was made for the last quarter of
1916. This report showed SubStan-
tial gains on all fronts and fore
cast sound financial program for
the coming year.
Resignation of L. E. Moye, vice.
president of District No. 3, to ac-
cept membership on the Board of
BARRIERS Examiners, state post,
caused a vacancy from the Tucson
district which resulted in the nomi-
nation and election of Charles
Brady of the Tucson Retail Meat
Cutters.
Election of a vice-president for
District 4, comprising cochise, Gra-
ham and Greenlee counties, was
postponed until the next meeting
of the executive board in the in
terest of more complete and strong
er sectional representation.
Vacancy on the Finance Com
mittee of the State Federation, oc-
casioned by the resignation and re-
moval from the city of Herbert r.
Johnson, long time business repre-
sentative of Painters Local 86,
Phoenix, was capably filled by the
election of o. E. Sanborn, Record
ing Secretary of the same local
union.
Mary Pond, secretary and busi-
ness representative of Phoenix Re-
tail Clerks, was elected to member
ship on the Board of Control of the
Arizona Labor Journal to fill the
vacancy caused by the recent reSig-
nation of Stephen Weining, Phoe-
nix BricklayerS. Addition of Mrs.
Pond to this important committee
gives assurance to all Arizona la
Dor, particularly the feminine ele-
ment, that the woman's viewpoint
will receive proper consideration.
The Afternoon session was devot-
ed mainly to discussion of ways and
means of financing possible litiga-
ton as result of the passage of the
So-called right-to-work bill. This
all-:mportant matter was discussed
at great length, H. S. McCluskey,
chief Arizona counsel for the State
Federation adding much eplighten-
ment and sound advice on proper
steps to eventually prove the un-
constitutionality of this ill-advised
amendment. Agree ent was
reached that voluntary contribu-
tions from individual members
would be asked, as well as sizeable
contributions from international
unions.
Visitors at the meeting were Al
Leach and Lou Moulton, public re-
lations consultants, and Dan Long
acre, formerly in charge of the To-
cal office of the Wage and Hours
Division, Department of Labor,
who were given time to address
the board in the interests of their
respective fields of endeavor.
Due to the urgent need of close
supervision of all labor matters.
especially those concerned with
litigation of the Rig1t-to-Work
amendment, additional special
meetings of the executive board
were anticipated during the COM
ing months.
AnT7ONTA NYYNT