The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-23
Disti|Iery, Wine Workers Back Truman,
Call For Defeat OF tn congressman

CnlcagO klLNSD. - Dy uiidH-
imous vote, delegates to the fourth
biennial convention of the Distill-
cry, Rectifying & Wine Workers
International Union adopted re-
solution calling for the election of
Harry S. Truman and Alben w.
Barkley, Democratic candidates for
President and Vice-President.
In another resolution, also adopt
ed by an unanimous vote, the dele
gates called for defeat of all Taft
Hartley Congressman and the cleo
tion of constructive, forward
looking men and women" favoring
repeal of that act, a housing pro-
gram serving the needs of the peo-
pie rather than the interests repre-
sented by the real estate lobby,
and a fair cost of living as against
"a high cost of living which saps
the wages of the working people. "
Get Out Vote No. l Job
To attain these detectives, both
resolutions directed delegates to
return to their local unions and
make it their number one job" be-
tween now and election day to get
out the vote.
Secretary-Treasurer |. M. Orn-
burn of the Union Label Trades
Department, American Federation
of Labor directed attention to the
inconsistency of contributing to
nonunion employers by buying
their products and at the same
time contributing financially to the
campaign to defeat Taft-Hartley
Congressman. Doesn't it seem "rid-
iculous," he asked, to take money
out of one pocket and put it into
the Golfers of such employers and
then take it out of the other pocket
to try and defeat the members Of
Congress who voted for the Taft
Hartley Act? Pointing out that it
was these same antilabor employ
ers who were responsible for the
Taft-Hartley Act, he asserted that
the working people should couple
their efforts to defeat Taft Hartley
Congressman with a demand for the
union label, shop card and service
button, stating that both are essen
tial if they are to be consistent and
if they are to protect themselves.
"The result Of the coming cleo
tion will determine the course of
labor relations in this country for
many years TO come" the unions
president, Joseph O'Neill, declared
in an address in which he told Of
the adverse effects of the Taft
Hartley law.
Halls Security Program
O'Neill said that the greatest
single achievement Of the interna-
tional union occurred during the
last year when we succeeded in OBJ
tainihg trust agreements providing
for a broad social security pro-
gram"
"The program covers our MEM
bership in the leading distilleries
in the country" he said. "A social
security program in which the cost
is met entirely by the employer is
an objective of every international
union. Our international, although
one of the youngest internationals
in the AFL, has become one Of the
leaders in this historic develop
ment. The hazards of death, sick
ness, accident and disqualification
have been met in our program. We
can now proudly state that not
only does our membership receive
sound wages, hours and working
conditions, but we have also secur-
ed for them freedom from fear
through our social security pro-
gram"
O'Neill, Secretary-Treasurer Sol
Cilento and all other officers were
reelected.