Evening star., 1950-08-22
ITU Eliminates /
Age Limitation /
In Pension Plan,
e
Printers Reject Move.
To Require Payment /
Of Funds for Home /

The International Typograpff@
cal Unions convention voted to-s
day to strike out Social Security
Act age limitations as a basis for
future contract demands for req
tirement pensions. s.
This was one of five resolutions
adopted at the third day session
Of the 92nd annual convention at
the Mayhower Hotel. The 400
delegates rejected another 20 pro-
posals of the more than ITO to be
voted on before adjournment FRI
day.
Among the rejected resolutions
was a suggestion that FTU mem
bers be ineligible for election as
delegates unless they
were registered voters in their
home communities. Washington
residents who have no vote would
have been exempt.
Tobin Will Speak.
Secretary of Labor Tobin was to
address the convention this after
noon. Senator Pepper, Democrat.
of Florida sent word that a severe
hoarseness prevented him from ap-
pearing today, but that he hoped
to regain his speaking voice by
Friday.
Most of the resolutions acted on
at the morning session and the II
rejected yesterday dealt with union
procedural matters. The union
now requires locals to include re-
tirement pension proposals in all
contract negotiations. The change
unanimously approved today re-
moves all age limitations for such
pensions.
The convention defeated a pro-
posal to make mandatory the pres
ent voluntary 81 annual contribu-
ton by individual members to the
Union Printers Home endowment
fund.
II Proposals Beaten.
The convention yesterday took
up, and knocked down, II pro-
poSalS.
None of the II involved a key
controversy. Most of the major
remaining recommendations are
backed either by the ProgressiveS
or the Independents. ITU Presi-
dent Woodruff Randolph heads
the Progressives and so far has
shown that his administration has
control of the convention.
The Independents, q faction
that opposes some Of the Ran
dolph administrations methods in
the general fight against the Taft
Hartley Act, held a strategy eau
Gus last night. The ProgresSives
held similar meeting across the
hall to discuss what President
Randolph described as internal
organization matters"
Edwards Refuses to Sign.
Those meetings disclosed that
Alfred H. Edwards, a member of
the TITUS Board of Auditors, re-
fused to sign an audit report
dealing with approximately $780,
900 of the funds allocated this
year by the international organi-
zation for assistance to locals.
Mr.. Edwards declared that ade-
quate detailed receipts were not
available for a thorough audit.
Secretary Treasurer Don Hurd,
backed by President Randolph and
the Progressives, disputed that
complaint. He promised to pre-
sent itemized statements when the
Edwards minority report goes
before the convention.
The two "party caucuses" dealt
almost entirely with charges and
counter-charges by the two groups.
Both sides declared that the
current convention really is the
start Of the 1852 TTU election
campaign The Independents
noted that President Randolph's
earlier majorities were cut to only
1000 votes in the union election
last May. Mr.. Randolph cited
that as a reason for intensified
efforts by the Progressives to
strengthen their control.
Applaud Green's Call.
Earlier in the day the 400 dele
gates vigorously applauded q
bristling call by AFL President
William Green to force repeal of
the Taft-Hartley Act through a
"housecleaning in Congress" in
the November elections.
They also heard ITU Attorneys
Gerhard P. van Arkel and Henry
Kaiser relate recent legal steps in
the unions three-year-old feud
with the NLRB and it's general
counsel, Robert N. Denham.
The attorneys declared that the
board, in most instances, has not
ruled directly on points on which
the union allegedly has run afoul
of the Hartley Act, parti-
cularly on the closed shop ques-
tion. They contended that Mr..
Denham, nevertheless, seeks to
have those issues decided by con-
tempt action in courts and ION
the basis Of his own interpreted
ton of the law"
Budget Plan Rejected.
After the talk today by Mr..
Tobin the convention was to
plunge deeper into more bitterly
contested proposals for changes
in ITU laws and policies.
Most important among the pro-
posals rejected by overwhelming
voice votes yesterday were those
that would have:
Required ITU officers to SUBJ
NIT to the annual convention a de-
tailed estimated yearly budget for
incoming fiscal years.
Established training course of
at least 80 days. for TTU agents to
become thoroughly versed in union
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