The union times., 1948-06-26

rived at by the delegates who ga Labor Temple.
 HOUSING AND POLITICS
 Equally important as basis for action were two decisions which were unanimous voted. One called upon Governor James C. Shannon to call a special session of the Legislature to deal with the serious housing and eviction emergency. The other was ringing challenge to all building trades locals to CO., operate with the Connecticut branch of Labor's League for Political Education in preparing for the Mo- vember elections.
 Both President Michael J. Barry of Hartford and Secretary-Treasurer James O'Kane presented reports which dealt with the many prob lems now facing the building trades, and both asserted that the road to the solution of these prOb- lems was paralleled by the road to successful political action to defeat the enemies of labor, and elect friends of the plain people. Barry made a strong plea for the educa- ton of the rank-and-file members of unions into the true meaning of organized labor. O'Kane dealt. with Organizational matters, and showed how powerful state council, based on the local unions and the local building trades councils, would help all concerned.
 The resolution on support for the Political Education League set up by the Connecticut Federation of Labor was introduced by William Fargo, business agent of Carpenters Union, No. 30, and president of the New London Building Trades Council.
 SPECIAL SESSION
 The resolution seeking a special session of the General Assembly on Housing was presented by the Reso- lutions Committee, which consisted of Nathan Sherman and George Sabo, Waterbury Electricians. The text of this resolution follows:
 Resolved, That the Connecticut State Building and Construction Trades Council, in semi-annual convention assembled, hereby goes on record calling upon Governor James C. Shannon to convene a special session of the Legislature to deal with the housing emergency which is causing great suffering among the people of this state.
 ''Our conviction that this special session must be held is confirmed by the fact that the Both Congress. acting with a brutality unknown in modern legislative history, has re- jected the public housing provi- sions of the Taft-Ellender-W Wagner Housing Bill. This calculated indif- ference to the immediate needs of millions of men, women, and child rem makes it imperative that we in Connecticut tackle our housing problem.
 In addition to lack of housing, much suffering is being caused in Connecticut by thousands of evic- tiOns, with most families having no place to move.
 "We urge Governor Shannon to call special session of the Gen. eral Assembly to consider the fol- lowing measures:
 "l. A State Eviction Law which will take precedence over the Fed eral law, which has SO many Ioop- holes that thousands are being evicted on the filimsiest of excuses.
 ''2. Subsidies which will provide housing for those in the low income brackets.
 "3. Increase in the state bond guarantee for moderate rentals from $l5,OOO,OOO to $5O,OOO,OO.
 "4. Enabling legislation which permit cities and towns to work out plans to help alleviate the housing shortage"
 Also unanimously passed was a resolution which placed the Council on record against the use of inmate labor on state construction work, and re- queSting the Conn. Federation of Labor to include this plank in its legislative program.
 Brief addresses were given bv Joseph M. Rourke, secretary-treas- urer of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, and Rowland Bishop, state director of the state Political Education League.