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Labor Becomes Impatient. Productivity has been rising faster than labor costs, which went up 3% in manufacturing last year. The pressures of unemployment have moderated union demands, but there are signs that labor is becoming impatient. The current issue of the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s monthly magazine, American Federationist, says that the productivity rise "justifies and even requires higher wage increases than have been occurring in the past several years." Everyone concerned expects a showdown next April, when the United Auto Workers are due to reopen their contract with an industry that is setting new highs in production and profits...
Another free platform for Campaigner Roosevelt was provided by The Federationist, house organ of A. F. of L. It published a signed article by Candidate Willkie saying that: "Every man and woman in America must be protected in his or her constitutional right of free choice in joining or not joining a union," and what seemed like a reply by Franklin Roosevelt: ". . . We shall hold steadfastly to every advance gained and not permit present safeguards to be whittled away by yielding to the specious arguments of those whose lip service to labor is loud and eloquent before election, but whose...
...union representative on occasion may try to "organize" an employer before his workers are organized. If the employer is "sold" before his workers accept the same proposition, the resultant agreement may or may not meet the preferences of the employes concerned, therefore may violate the Wagner Act. Many a Federationist, raised in this concept of bargaining, resents any hint that it should be suspect...
...anything in the interest of peace. Having taken time to digest this warlike statement, Teamster Tobin announced that the pressure of his own union's business made it "absolutely and utterly impossible" for him to serve. In that way Mr. Tobin put himself in the position of a Federationist to whom Franklin Roosevelt might eventually turn for a peacemaker when the negotiators who are ancient enemies get nowhere...
...match, however, is getting to a turning point. Next week John L. Lewis assembles his C. I. O. in Pittsburgh for its first convention. Object: to establish a "permanent C. I. O.'' Last week, however, A. F. of L.'s William Green printed in his American Federationist an offer to resume negotiations with C. I. O. where they were dropped last December. To canny labor observers this was a small sign that Administration matchmaking is having effect behind the scenes...