St. Paul recorder., 1954-01-15
LOCAL I67 PAcKINcHoUsE WORKERS OFFER THEIR
SIDE or Story ON PACKING PLANT BIAS

1 might point Reuther President the
Ralph the
UPwA-CIo influence
organization Union level
and that officers should take eliminate this influence
only why Lasley opinion
discredit Packnghouse local
There disagreement between local union and the Inter
national Union the eliminate racial dscmna
ton.
The fact that members of minority groups support both sides
influence UPWA that
issues not involved
Lassiey's reported
Union would made opinion with his audienc
the implication the this would
not eliminate discrimination Such implication is with
out foundation
ocalu has Ant Discrim Committee
working the AreaA Com
questions progress procedures
wards Of the Armour Local No Chairman Of this Area Com
mttee
regularly many meetings
have attended Denzl Carly This
cooperating with both the NCP and the St Paul Urban League
With upgrading minority
members have problem Members minority
upgaded with their seniority
exception
We problem lily white
Andrew coombs member of our local union committee ON tn,
would be to have Negro
these lily white departments
expressed opinion It would be difficult
get n request a
mean loss of pay to the member
seniority system promotions mem
bes department seniority When member
and naturally would be placed the bottom of that departments
seniority Est He would probability
than the he original department
The member is protected to the point however that he has
decide whether
his former job without loss seniority job rights
The problem therefore to find willing
barrier
company guilty in
hiring and assigning to certain departments members
groups
presented grievance
this matter company
that this practice viii discontinue
pany lives to these commitments.
company guilty hiring Negro the loca
plant grievance initiated Committee
the stated
do apply work
To eliminate their argument the NAAcP
willing apply
the st
We successful in getting apply
company brush these women off
take their applications personally accompanied
the employment office and stayed with them until they
their application forms
be pushed the present time as t is
fact that the is not hiring employees.
have several women with seniority the
Under the union contract these seniority
called back to work before the hire
discussed this question getting Negro
plant Doy an active
poy to get Negro women to
apply for work promised that applications
accepted and that Grievance up
the matter when being
also asked Mr. poty to Local Union
elimination committee feel that his
eliminating racial discrimination would be
committee.
hiring applied
probability that qualified
not pass physical examination.
To overcome this phoney argument
apply We
applying be
thereby broken once and
al
On the matter of racial epthes Since
local union uy s4s have received concerning
practice
In that instance Lester Tauer President
talked TO the members involved and published
weekly bulletin eondemning this
received further complaints
We have problem eating
facilities this plant
In closing, let that officers
UPWAClO viii continue
pressure put by
international Union
Of any kind has place country
The requests
printed paper
a.
Paul Minnesota, November
principal
hut Of much Interest and Importance printing
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