Evening star., 1949-08-17
|TU Leaders Propose
Tightening Of Union 5
Work Contract Policy
By the Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calf, Aug. IT,
Leaders of the international
Typographical Union proposed to-
day to tighten its work contract
policy.
Target of the prospective action
at the current 91st convention
was the so-called memorandum
contract" Some ITU locals re-
Gently signed such agreements
with employers. They drew re-
Dukes by the ITU Executive
Council.
President Woodruff Randolph
referred to contract deviations in
floor debate yesterday on an at
tempt to knock over the unions
basic policy for dealing with en-
ployers.
Delegates drowned out a St.
Louis resolution for a policy
change with resounding vote
There were no dissenting votes to
adoption of a committee report
spikmg the resolution. The action
backed Mr.. Randolph's two-year
fight against certain employers
and the Taft-Hartley Act.
Explains ITU Position.
st. Louis members called for
outright repeal of the bargaining
formula as outdated and unsuc-
cessful in maintaining harmony.
Mr.. Randolph. after referring to
the 21-month ITU strike against
Chicago newspapers and disputes
elsewhere, warned that to
abandon it would mean COM
plete surrender"
MI: Randolph explained. the 1TU
position this wayi- ~ >. -
"All we have asked the en-
ployers to do is accord us the
things which have been ours for
years and have not been out
lawed by the Taft-Hartley Act"
Some employers thought the
ITU went too far in demands to
preserve past benefits. They filed
10 complaints of unfair labor prac-
tices against the union with the
National, Labor Relations Board.
A decision is pending. In addition.
the ITU has been enjoined from
violating the Taft-Hartley Act.
Would Curb Union Funds.
Mr.. Randolph told the delegates
that two big locals-San Fran
cisco and Philadelphia - had
yielded fundamental union rights
in signing memorandum agree
ments for wages only.
Three San Francisco members
cracked back in resolution decry-
ing the continued attacks by in
ternational officers against the in
tegrity and loyalty of the officers
of subordinate unions"
They asked that the convention
instruct ITU officers to quit using
union funds and the official publi-
cation for "unwaranted and ma
licious articles" against those who
disagree with them.
From 13 Northern California
delegates came another resolution
accusing the San Francisco local
of violating ITU laws by signing
the memorandum agreement. It
said the San Francisco officers
misrepresented that they nego-
tiated contracts for other locals
in the area.
Political Fund Proposed.
Delegates heard a proposal to
build up a 100000 war chest to
put into campaigns to defeat Con-
gress members who voted for the
Taft-H Hartley Act and to help re-
elect members friendly to labor.
This proposal said that "the
No. 1 task challenging labor in
the 1850 elections is the defeat
of Americas No. enemy of labor.
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio"
1t added:
"Of major Importance also is
the defeat of his less notorious
but equally anti-labor fellow-con-
spirators in the Senate-Donnell,
Republican, of Missouri; Hicken-
looper, Republican, of Iowa, and
Millikin, Republican, of Colorado.
The resolution calls for the de-
feat also of Senators Capehart,
Republican, of Indiana; Fulbright,
Democrat, of Arkansas; George,
Democrat, Of Georgia; Gurney,
Republican, of South Dakota; /;
Hoey, Democrat, of North Caro-
lima; Reed, Republican, of Kan
sas; Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
land; Wiley. Republican, of Wis
consin, and Young, Republican, of
North Dakota.
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