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WORKMAN LINCOLN YEAR III NO 42 PANAMA, of FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3th, 1947 5c. a Copy Tribute Is Paid To Women Workers AFL Leaders Demand Action To Halt Inflaction Call for Power Parley To Plan Peace, Reaffirm Need For Labor Unity a of peranWashington, Women work pitiable confusion, for women from ers, who comprise 29 percent of more than 93 percent of all sethe nation employed persons, play cretaries and typists.
a major part in the business and Mrs. Miller stressed the problems Chicago. The AFL Executive lified voters in the ranks of labor do no good. That only temporizing economic life of America.
This fact was stressed in faced by women workers to retain Council voted to launch an in go to the poils and cast their bal with the situation and only delaytensive political campaign in 1948 lots on election day.
ing the necessary final solution. special Labor Day tribute to the the gains made during wartime when their services were so eagerly to defeat labor enemies and bring To set aside election day as Mr. Green frankly told newspaper worried thes. Miller, Director, sought in the battle of production. about repeal of the Taft Hartley a non working holiday, either by reporters that the prospects Women Bureau, Department widespread unemployment since Act.
legislation or by agreements with immediate AFL CIO merger were President Williams Green pre employres, so that all wage earners not too bright.
of Labor. She said. dicted at a press conference that will have the opportunity to vote. There are certain individuals On this Labor Day, as on such J Day, many of them have not been given jobs comensurate with the forthcoming San Francisco Mr. Green declined to estimate who don want to see it happen, occasions during the war, Amer. their real capabilities or their Convention will overwhelmingly how large a fund will be required he said.
ica women re preforming ser. war acquired skills, she said.
endorse the council recommenda. to carry on these activities. He said vices that are neither incidental Looking into the future, the In response to persistent ques. nor casual. They tions and vote a substantial find to that would be up to the convention are services Labor Department spokesman ascarry them out.
to decide. He indicated that the viduals as belonging to a group every one of us, as is attested to by the tioning, he identified these indi which closely affect the lives of serted. While the Zouncil specific plans convention also will be asked to of Communist leaders in the Cio. the fact that women from almost will not be made public until its determine whether a separate poli Many employed women, at this report to the convention is releas tical organization shall be created Howewer, he insisted that the 29 percent of the nation employed particular time of stock taking, ed, Mr. Green outlined the general or whether the campaign machiAFL peace committee stands ready persons, and the great majority of hope that the American public, will program as follows: nery shall be operated through city to resume negotiations with a workers in a number of occupa become more conscious of the need To conduct a vigorous regis central bodies and state federations similar committee of the cio at tions.
for implementing equal pay and tration drive so that all workers of labor.
any time when the CIO indicates it minimum wage programs. Both of is ready to work out the ways and Without women, our schools, these programs are closely allied and those friendly to iabor cause In reply to questions, Mr. Green means of bringing about a merger. hospitals and medical laboratories to women standard. of working will be qualified to vote in the 1948 said the extent to which the federa The Executive Council meeting would be greatly understaffed if and living, and both must receive elections.
tion will enter primary campaigns will be prolonged at least one day not actually incapacitated, for wo their impetus from the public To create special committees will depned on the circunmstances by a conference called to attempt men from 75 percent of all tea interest in the well being of workin each case.
and precinct to see to it that qua to settle jurisdictional problems in chers, almost 98 percent of the ing women. Make no mistake about it, he the Hollywood motion picture in professional nurses, and 90 percent said, the Taft Hartley Act will be dustry Representatives the of the medical laboratory techni.
the big issue in 1948 and we are motion picture companies and the cians. They are even percent of certain that the voters in each heads of the unions involved were the doctors. Without a labor force congressional district will have an invited to sit down with the of women to draw on, the business opportunity to register their man Executive Council to seck a life of America also would be in date on that particular issue.
manent solution of the controversy Told that Senator Robert which has been in progress more Taft, of Ohio, had declared that the than two years. Roosevelt, Jr.
Taft Hartley Act. of which he was co author, would not be a political named lawyer by issue in 1948, Mr. Green tartly 254. 000 workers over 65 uphoosterers responded. Il Senator Taft made reported in States that statement, he is the only man in the country who sees it that Albany, Senator Thomas Philadelphia. The AFL Upholway. So far a labor is concerned, Desmond, Newburgh Republican, sterers International Union the Taft Hartley Act is the big reported that 254, 000 men and nounced the appointment of Fran.
issue. We will do everything in our women 65 or older are now em klin Roosevelt Jr. son of the late power to defeat those members of ployed in New York State. He said President, as attorney for the Baby has improved Congress who voted for it and to this represented an increase of 51 union.
elect a new Congress which will percent since 1940.
a great deal. on repeal that obnoxious law.
Senator Desmond, who is chairOther decisive actions of the man of the New York State Joint 40 hours awarded Executive Council at its midsumLegislative Committee on Problems LACTOGEN mer session here neared conclu of the Aging, revealed that his comAustralian workers mittee had discovered that 95 per. never had a An insistent demand for cent of persons in this age group prompt action to halt inflation and able and willing to work had moment illnessSidney Australia. The forty.
You can see steady pro reverse the alarming and conti obtained positions.
hour week became standard ingress when Baby is put on Boasts proud Father nuing price boosts which are lifting dustrial policy throughout Australia the cost of living to record heights.
Lactogen. Growth is solid with announcement a Sharp warning that the world Many a splendid baby National Urban decision by an arbitration court to and healthy, bone is is headed toward another grant the shorter workweek, replac owes its sound constitution dense, flesh firm, nerves which the United Nations appears League Praises ing the forty four hour week in to Lactogen the natural steady, because Lactogen powerless to avert and an appeal peal Trade Unions effect over the last 20 years. food for baby when breastnourishes thoroughly and for a new four power conference to Nearly 1, 000, 000 Australians will milk fails. Lactogen is pure reach a showdown with Soviet benefit from the change when the quickly.
Russia and preserve word peace. New York City. The National new hours take effect next Ja extra creamy milk, treated Reaffirmation of the AFL Urban League, an Lactogen is pure, fresh, fullorganization nuary.
by special Lactogen propolicy toward the cio, with the working in behalf of Negro citizens, cream modified dried milk, flat declaration that organic unity extended greetings to the American 449 days of deliberations, arbitraAnnouncing the result of their Cohes, until it conforms in with extra cream and nat. and an actual merger of the two Federation of Labor on the ocali vital respects to breast tion court justices said the na.
ural milk sugar added, organizations must take place casion of Labor Day.
tional economy wond stand the milk. Sturdy bone growth, before there can be any collabora. letter to AFL President Wil burden of the forty hour week and made in all important tion on political, legislative and liam Green, Lester Granger, any fall in production could be healthy weight, and good respects exactly like breast economic issues.
Executive Secretary of the League, digestion come naturally overcome.
milk.
In explaining the latter decision, expressed appreciation to AFL to a Lactogen baby.
Mr. Green said: leaders for assistance they render The verdict is regarded here as In the present emergency facing ad the League and paid tribute to a triumph for extreme Left wing Put your Baby on the labor movement, the primary the tremendous achievement and sections of the Australian Council requirement is to end the division contimuing effort of organized of Trade Unions who had threatenand disunity and bitterness which labor in their work to eliminate ed a twenty four hour general strike prevail in the ranks of labor. There racial discrimination.
if their demand for shorter hours must be an end to raiding and the Citing the difficulties encounter was not met by the court.
waste of union energies and financed by the Negro in the housing The arbitration justices, Judges resources in fighting each crisis and on the general economic Drake Brockman, Foster and Sugar other before true collaboration is front, Mr. Granger said: man, declaring their unanimous possible.
LACTOGEN We have always considered finding, stated that it had been the The Cio position of maintaining democratic trade unions as strong historic role of employers to oppose tbe better milk for babies our separate identities and making allies in our work to eliminate workers claims for increased a pretense of unity while organiza discrimination and barriers to leisure with, arguments that had Abe better milk for babies tional conflicts still continue will aqual opportunity for Negroes. not changed much in 100 years. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLEROR sion were: the of war In LACTOGEN ACTOGEN NESTLE RESE UNA cial LACTOGEN