Canada Unions Campaign to Keep Self-Rule
Canada Unions Campaign to Keep Self-Rule WASHINGTON. D. C—The heat of controversy between the American Federation of Labor and the C.I.O. having become a faint glow since the adjournment of...
...of L. affiliate, has maintained toward the C.I.O., there is an increasing dispute between it and the Newspaper Guild, a C.I.O...
...affiliate, because of the Guild's claims to certain workers in composing rooms...
...of L. and C.I.O...
...Both A.F...
...The dispute raged for months in Chicago and last September the national convention of the Typographical Union took action after hearing Jonathan Eddy, national secretary of the Guild, who pleaded ignorance of the things his organization was attempting to do...
...InCanada an extensive campaign is being waged to, preserve the autonomy of the Canadian unions now jeopardized by a decision of the Houston convention of the A.F...
...of L. The dispute shows how a split in the labor movement extends from one issue to another and reveals that even national frontiers are not a barrier to its spread...
...Despite the friendly attitude the Typographical Union, an A.F...
...The conflict arose over the claim of the Guild to boys in composing rooms who perform unskilled labor...
...affiliate, playing the role of imperialist...
...of L. As this decision would set up a dual authority in granting charters and give a veto to the Executive Council in such matters the Canadians reject it as an interference with the autonomy they have always enjoyed in 'their relations with the A.F...
...of L. In this country the Typographical Union is opposing what appears it to be a case of union imperialism, the Newspaper Guild, a C.I.O...
...convention, the conflict has continued on only two important fronts in the past week...
...having become a faint glow since the adjournment of the C.I.O...
...It is now reported that all newspaper contracts with units of the International Typographical Union will in the future provide that only journeymen and apprentice I.T.U...
...members shall be employed in composing rooms...
...Canadian unions retain their affiliation ¦¦ with ' the Trades and Labor Congress while the Houston decision ordered that all applications to the Congress for affiliation be first approved by the Executive Council of the A.F...
...Such contracts will eliminate unskilled boys...
Vol. 21 • December 1938 • No. 49
