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...South Dakota. The A.F.L.-C.I.O. leadership ratified George Meany's support and began an urgent, if belated drive to recapture the loyalty of unionists who have been drifting toward George Wallace. The United Auto Workers' liberal executive board-the least friendly labor group because of Walter Reuther's opposition to the war -formally endorsed Humphrey as well...
...principle, the U.A.W., with its 1,400,000 members, could return to good standing at any time simply by paying the back dues. But such a course seems improbable as long as Reuther and Meany are around. Reuther, one of labor's most vigorous chieftains, had long expected to succeed Meany as top man. But over the years it became clear that George, who deplores Reuther's social activism, had no intention of giving way to Walter. "The only thing I've done against him," says the 73-year-old Meany with a grin, "is that...
...Reuther, now 60, may try to build a rival federation around his U.A.W...
While many of the old C.I.O. unions have indicated that they will stay with Meany, the 1.9 million-member Teamsters Union, read out of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. in 1957 for refusing to answer charges of corruption, the International Chemical Workers Union and some oth ers might join up if Reuther sounded the call. Rivalry between two federations almost certainly would lead to more frequent work stoppages as competing unions attempted to demonstrate their skill in obtaining results. Should Reuther decide to found his own federation, he is unlikely to make his move until the presidential election campaign...
...Even on preference for candidates, the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and the U.A.W. seem to be going down different paths: Meany has endorsed Vice President Humphrey; Reuther, while officially neutral so far, leans toward Robert Kennedy...