Montana labor news., 1949-10-13
6Sth Convention Approves Demand That
Senate Pass Expanded Social Security Law

the Tait-Eiartley law and enact
mrui ii liberal legislation lot al
0afkcr,
4 plea from Paul e. Holman.
Economic Cooperation Administra-
tar. l.. supper, increased imports
tr.m Europe 10 tina, She can help
herself
appeal, Tor continued AFl.
supper, 81 the worldwide iighi
.gau,l communism and ,otalitar.
lsnl,m from ira,ernal delegate, an
Britain canada Latin America
Germany. liungar, Denmark. and
lsufopc
Nward 81 a plaque BY the
Brtucrhood.o i Sleeping Car Porter
Ia Mr. Grern Tor distinguished .ery
i,e III the tight ior abolition oI
racial discrimination IN the lahpr
movement.
President ',rccn allied tiou,r pa
,tgc ~ the libcrllixed social ecu
IL, measure the outstanding legis-
lativc victory Tor labor during thi.
session ii 1angre,,
He made It plain that the AFi
Intended To- Use It, new political
program immediately BY conccn,r2.
ing our effort, 10 prevail upon
the senate oi the United States tn
AL upon ,hi, measure before IL ad
Iaiirn, this session of Congress.
Delegates enthusiastically ap
plaudrd hi, declaration and moved
promptly 10 endorse other legi,la
tive goal, inr federal housing and
education.
On education. the convention
urged federal iund, Tor desperately
needed public school buildings. loans
70 needy students, worker educa-
ton programs. promotion Of eco
nNmi, trips Tor foreign travel, higher
,%alarlr, ipr teacher, and improved
welfare service, ior children.
On housing. the convention urged
legislation To- snlvr the housing
uced, 81 ,ocalled middle income
families 10 the >.isD-S5.7N per
! year bracket
7 II advocated that all central labor
= councils and local building trade,
councils create housing committee,
\ 10 ~ make certain that labor is
represented On local public housing
9 and ,lun clearance projects under
y the 1910 bill passed by Congress /:
J ~ protect the interest OF union
= families in rent control until ade
= llItc housing i, available 81 that
,%untrnl> can be ,aIcly removed with
Z ont hardship 70 tenants and g.,
stimulate interest IN the middle-in-
come housing program which i,
y listed lor congressional action early
= neNt year.
( Delegate, voted unanimously 10
recommend that the Executive
Council continue 10 make know il,
readiness, u initiate and support
effort, to rcunitr all bona iide labor
nnlun, N our nation
y Eiiuri, A, cooperation IN the
r economic and legislative fields. a,
III the political field, can be only
Y partially successful as long As di
: Vision within the ranks OF labor
" continues. the convention said. II
$50 are ~ organize with maximum
iicytiycncs>. il We. hope 10 achiev'
maximum benefits through ,ucl
organization. it Is rsSrntiol that W
rs rritcratc our continued interest an
: support Tor all moves OF 4 po,iti.
nature in the direction OF achiev
mig units within the labor move
ment."
I.e,idc adopuns a hard-hi,tin,
&. mliyA on these MAJOR domestic i.
SITES, the convention received re
pp' III trade union activities i
NarA foreign countries and repeatr
',ts ior continued MI. support il
democratic labor movements ahroa
and tins country economic cool
rration policy
+, Two oi the speakers were II
iraryrual delegates from the Britt,
Trades Union Congress. They We
lncoln Evans. general secretal
40 the Iron and >tee> Trades Coz
federation and a member oi Il
genera council 81 the TIC. al
Tom Williamson. president oi II
international Federation OF En-
~playcr, IN the Public and Ct,
! Service and a FORMER member
/ Parliament
Both expressed their appreciate,
TOR Mel support Of Marshall pl,
tid ior Grcat Britain and Eurol
u,ld III the accomplishments OF t
\ British Labor government. al
asked ior continued friendship a
understanding
We believe that the people
NlltNt AftlAdlN fNafN Il ttSlk ~ Sid
formulate and carry out their o,
economic and political policies II
rom interference from the on
side anywhere" he said. Let
assure you that whatever form
government you want to establi
We shall say you have the right
do SO. SO long as it is not a totalits
IAN form Of government
Robert Rintoul. iraternal deleg:
from the Canadian Trades and /
Dor Congress. drew a ~rousing rou
oi applause during his speech VII
he related how tina, organizati
suspended Canadian-dominat
unions and forbade any Commun
from holding an office.
In true Canadian workers ST,
: our congress had dealt a series
body blows 10 these %disruptcrs vii
lin our movement" he said.
The convention pushed ahead W