Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 May 1945 — Page 28

Hope to Organize Chemical, White Collar Workers.

By CHARLES H. HERROLD United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 325—Labor union leaders today disclosed how ‘they Intend to hold their recordbreaking memberships through 1 in~ dustrial reconversion: : In the first place, they dont ex-

14,390,000 members counted by the labor department at the beginning of the year, They do expect a » off,” caused by production uiacks 2 and accompany ing up-

To overcome the loss, they plan to shift with the workers from. war to civilian plants, expand into ‘new industries as they are established, organize foremen and win millions of unorganized workers, _ The program threatens to con2 tinue the warfare between the 7 American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations and United Mine Workers, Sharp labormanagement conflicts are also an- , especially in the efforts of the “big three” labor federations to organize supervisory employees. N. A. M. Blamed

Prank Fenton, A. F. L. organizing director, said that he does not expect a repetition of the unionbusting campaign by leading indus- : trialists such as followed world war 1. ‘He said that the Wagner act ~ § _ will prevent fhe discriminatory discharge of union members which preceded the rise of company unionism in the 1020s, Allan 8. Haywood, C. I. O. organising director, does not share « + Fenton's optimism. He said in a statement that “the right of labor to organize is under serious threat.” He blamed the National Association of Manufacturers for being partly responsible for a $402,000 cut made by the house in the appropriations for the national labor relations board. The N. L. R. B. conducts the elections through which employees _ choose the union to represent them. Want Chemical Workers The A.P.L.C.1.0.and U M. W. agreed that they will engage intensively in organizing workers in the chemical and allied industries. Penton said it is one of the biggest fields ip prospect. The U. M. W. claims priority there because coal is the basis for the chemical industry and U. M. W. District 50 leaders are. seeking to enroll utility, mubicipal, mine supervisors and company store clerks and 2,500,000]

b= ©. 1. 0. and A. F. L. will be the chief rivals in organizing white collar and © professional workers “since this is the largest group of unorganized employees. Only 13 to 20 per cent are now under union agreements compared to 95 per cent in coal mining, maritime service and railroading. The C. I O. said it will shift with the workers as they change occupations. It expects to conduct intensive campaigns also in food processing and electrical manufac-

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