afl-clo press releases

16
AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES January 1, 1967 through December 31, 196

Upload: others

Post on 18-Dec-2021

2 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

January 1, 1967

through

December 31, 196

Page 2: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

2

2

9

9

10

12

12

13

16

16

23

23

23

23

30

30

FEBRUARY :

AFL-CIO INDEX OF RELEASES - 1967

President Meany's New Year's statement

As we See It - Building Democracy in Latin America -

Wallace J. Legge

Labor News Conference - Project HOPE Builds International

Good Wil - Harry Goldberg

As We See It - Indonesia's Sukarno Still in Office -

Harry Goldberg

Labor News Conference - Clear Air - Clean Water: A Mounting Crisis, - J. F. Doherty

President Meany's statement on death of Congressman

John Fogarty

President Meany's telegram of congratulations to John Henning on his nomination by President Johnson to become Ambassador to New Zealand.

President Meany's comment on President Johnson's State of

the Union Message

President Meany's comment on President Johnson's nomination of James Reynolds to be Under-secretary of Labor and Thomas Donahue to be Assistant Secretary of Labor

Labor News Conference - Railroad Safety - H. E. Gilbert

As We See It - War on Illiteracy in the Dominican Republic -

Dr. Charles B. Green

As We See It - Housing for Latin America's Families -

Salvatore Piazza

Labor News Conference - Better Social Security - Bert

Seidman

Statement of Steering Committee, AFL-CIO Committee on Collective Bargaining with GE-Westinghouse

President Meany's statement on President Johnson's message to Congress on Older Americans

Labor News Conference - The Myth of Free Unions in Russia -Meyer Bernstein

As We See It - Factory Flight to Suburbs - Sam Zagoria - NLRB

Nationwide drive for enforcement of the new Wage-Hour Law announced by the AFL-CIO

Miles Stanley testimony before Senate Committee on Public Works on Appalachian Regional Development

(Continued)

Page 3: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

p

Page 2

l!!.DEX - Continued

FEBRUAR'i':

3

6

6

8

12

13

17

17

20

AFL-CIO announces AFL-CIO National Conference on Community services to be held in New York, April 16-20.

Labor News Conference - The New Minimum Wage - R. Oswald

As we See It - On Latin America, Messrs. Miller, Wholey,

Kifer & Goodwyn of AIFLD

Secretary-Treasurer Schnitzler's Remarks to Maritime Trades Department luncheon at Statler-Hilton today

As We See It - Help the Unorganized - Joseph Keenan

Labor News Conference - Apprenticeships - Donald Slaiman

Nathaniel Goldfinger testimony before Joint Economic Committee on the Economic Report of the President

AFL-CIO announces it will sponsor rallies in 16 cities supporting Johnson's Social Security proposals .

As We See It - Northeast Brazil - Problem Area - Russell Kifer, AlFLD

Labor News Conference - U.S. Wages & Foreign Competition -Elizabeth Jager

t\FL -ClO t:xecut i ve Council Statements - Ba l Harbour , Florida, Fe bruary 20-27 , 1967

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

Statement on Inflated Medical Costs

Statement on Relationship of AFL-ClO with Affi liates CUAW)

Statement on National Health Insurance

Statement on Unemployment Compensation Standards

Statement on Social Security and Welfare

Statement on The Right of Privacy

Statement on Minimum Wage

Statement on Federal Budget Reform

Statement on Social Progress under the Johnson Administration

Statement on Awarding of Defense Contracts to Lawbreakers

Statement on Education and the Federal Government

Statement on Savings Bonds Campaign

Statement on Air and Water Pollution

Statement on Urban Affairs

Statement on The Growing Menace of Industrial Bond Financing

Statement on Consumer Legislation

(Continued)

Page 4: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

-Page 3

.!.!!JlEX • Continued

!]_BRUARY:

24

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

2

3

3

6

Statement on Viet Nam

Statement on Highway Program

Statement on Africa and Independence

Statement on Organizing the Fann Worker

Statement on Mounting Thr eat to Peace in Middle East

Statement on Legislative Protection for Agricultural Worke·rs

Statement on The Enlargement of Consular Relations with the Soviet Union

Statement on Wage Nego tiations

Statement on The War on Poverty

Statement on Overseas Aid

Statement on Civil Rights

Statement on Situs Picketing

Statement on The Universal MLlitarv Training and Service Act

Statement on Federal Governmen t Employees

Statement on The National Economy

Statement of Cases Filed Under Article XXI

Statement on L. S. Buckmaster

Labor News Conference - For Better Corrununity Health -Leo Perlis

As We See It - Civil Defense -- Still Necessary - Acting Asst. Secretary of Defense Joseph Rorrun

President Meany's remarks at NLRB luncheon celebrating 25 millionth ballot cast in NLRB election.

President Meany's wire to NAACP Regional Director on murder of Whtirlest Jackson in Natchez, Miss.

AFL-CIO announces that President Johnson made a special filmed address to be shown at AFL-CIO's Social Security Rallies, Sunday, March 12

As We See It - Progress in the Dominican Republic - Jack Goodwyn & Donald Bruner of AIFLD

(Continued)

Page 5: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

7

7

8

8

9

12

13

13

15

15

15

16

16

17

19

22

29

29

29

Page 4

Thomas Harris' testimony before Senate Subcommittee re Administrative Procedure Act of 1967

President Meany's testimony before House Committee on

Social security

Labor News Conference - Social Security - Bert Seidman

A. Biemiller's testimony before Senate Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Human Rights of Comm. on Forei~n Relation~, urging U.S. to take lead by ratifying convention to abolish forced

labor in the World.

AFL-CIO files brief with U.S. Dist. Court for Maryland asking dismissal of lawsuit challenging expansion of ~ederal minimum wage coverage to include public school & hospital

employees

President Meany's remarks to New York rally on Social

security

President Johnson's filmed address to Social Security

rallies in 15 major cities

As We See It - Pensions Below the Poverty Level - Mollie

Orshansky, HEW

Labor News Conference - Better Health for all Americans -

Richard Shoemaker

Biemiller testimony before Senate Subcommittee re Discrimi­nation in Employment because of Age

Secretary-Treasurer Schnitzler's address to Labor-Management Conference, St. Louis, Mo.

A. Biemiller testimony before Senate Subcommittee re War

on Poverty

President Meany's statement on Summit meeting of the Presi­dents of the American States at Punta del Este to be held in April

A. Biemiller's testimony before House Committee on Education and Labor in support of H.R. 6230, Elementary and Secondary Education amendments of 1967

As We See lt - Make Social Security More Just - President Johnson

Labor News Conference - New Safeguards for Farm Workers -William F. Kircher

Labor News Conference - Consumer Protection - A continuing Battle - Evelyn Dubrow

Secretary-Treasurer Schnitzler's address to the American Paper Institute and Fibre Box Association Industrial Relations Conference, Chicago, Illinois

A. Biemiler's testimony to Senate subcommittee on veterans'

affairs re apprenticeship programs

(Continued)

Page 6: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

Page 5

~ ~:

31

~:

3

3

4

5

5

12

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

26

26

27

28

President Meany's statement on AFTRA strike

Announcement of speakers for 12th annual AFL-CIO National Conference on Community Services, April 16-20, New York

President Meany's telegram to Cesar Chavez, director of United Farm Workers Organizing Co~ittee re winning contract with DiGiorgio Co. in Delano, Calif.

President Meany's statement filed with House Labor Subcommittee in support of H.R. 100 - situs picketing bill

Labor News Conference, Subsidizing Business with your Taxes -

Frank Fernbach

A. Biemiller's letter to Senator Russell B. Long re: repeal of 1966 law which allows taxpayers to credit $1 in income tax payments to the financing of presidential election campaigns

Labor News Conference - A Victory for Farm Workers - Wm. L.

Kircher

President Meany's appearance at Georgetown University forum "FOCUS" -- ls Collective Bargaining Dead

President Meany's telegram to Mrs. R. J. Thomas on her husband's death. Mr. Thomas was a past president of the UAW.

Labor News Conference - Situs Picketing and the 90th Congress,

C. J. Haggerty

A. Biemiller's testimony on S. 5, the proposed truth-in-lending

bill

President Meany's cablegram to Ludwig Rosenberg, President German Trade Union Federation on death of Chancellor Konrad

Adenauer

Thomas Harris' testimony on S.928 - Congress should pass legis­lation prohibit all wiretapping or eavesdropping by police and private persons

A. Biemiller's testimony on rent supplement program

Walter G. Davis testimony before Education subcommittee on "Higher Education Amendments of 1967."

Labor News Conference - New Opportunities in Education -Walter G. Davis

Secretary-Treasurer Schnitzler's address at annual luncheon for contest winners of "physically handicapped" contest

A. Biemiller's testimony on S.1160, establishment of inde­pendent radio and television corporation

(Continued)

Page 7: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

2

2

3

3

3

4

4

8

Page 6

President Meany 's testimony on legislation to cover farm

workers under NLRA

. .11

r's testimony on Federal water pollution control A. B1em1 e

T easurer Schnitzler's address to convention of Secretary- r · M · · B h the United Shoe Workers of America, iami eac

Labor News Conference - The Public Facilities Gap - Marvin

Friedman

President Meany's telegram to Sen, John 0. P~s~ore urging

t f r the President's proposal for addi.tional funds

suppor o fo ~ QEO (summer employment for youngsters)

A. Biemiller's testimony on S. 780, Air Quality Act of 1967

Announcement of winners of the AFL-CIO College Merit Scholar­

ships for 1967 Pres. Meany' a sta tement in answer to Pres. Johnson's stateme~~i~~oads Members of Executive Council send telegram to Harry Truman

on his 83rd birthday

Executive Council Meetin - Washin ton D. C. - Ma 8-9 1967

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

10

11

11

12

16

17

Statement on The Ra ilroad Si t uation

Statement on Su22ort of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1967

Statement on Murray-Green Award

Statement on Punta Del Este 1967

Statement on Cris is in Greece

Statement on Summer Job 022ortunities

Memorandum re Boycott Against Sears, Roe buck a nd Co.

Labor News Conference - Industrial Injuries and Wage Protection - L. Smedley

A. Biemiller's letter to Sen. Philip Hart re jurisdiction of shale deposits on federal land

A. Biemiller's testimony to House Committee on foreign affairs and foreign aid

A. Biemiller's letter to Labor Secretary Wirtz on proposed safety and health standards covering uranium miners .

Thomas Harris statement on behalf of the AFL-CIO on Commission ?olitical Activity of Government personnel

Labor News Conference - Organized Labor Responds to Change -Gus Tyler

(Continued)

Page 8: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

Page 7

INDEX _ Continued

l~

17

19

19

22

23

24

3 1

7

7

12

14

14

14

16

21

22

23

26

27

President Meany 's wire them to support amount

to members of Congress urging for Model City and Rent supple-

ment project

T surer's ~chnitzl er's address at opening

secre tary- rea ~ h · Ph · Of

1967 Union Industries S ow in oenix ceremonies

t r a nsc r i pt of Pr es ident Meany's p~ess conferences a after

E· r.tve Counc il mee t i ng i n Wa~h:1.ngton :O~~~r of AFL- ClO St anding Comm:1.ttees Pre sident Meany's l et t er to H. R. on Quie Amendment El emen tary and s e c ond a ry Educat ion Act of 1967)

(H. R. 7819-

Labor News Conference - Gove rnment Employees and Political

Activity - Tom Harris

A. Biemiller's testimony on S.J. Res. 81, Ra ilway labor

dispute

Labor News Conference - Unions and Latin American Progress -

Wm . Doherty

President Meany 's statement on the Middle East

Labor News Conference - Economic Trends-1967 -- Nat Goldfinger

A. Biemiller's letter to Sen. Yarborough on S,J. Res. Bl -

Railroad dispute

President Mean y 's address to 12th National Legislative Con­ference of Building and Construction Trades Department ,

Washington, D. C.

Labor News Conf e rence -- A Social Role for Productivity -­

Irving Beller

A. Biemiller's letter to Sen. Long re : campaign financing

A. Biemiller's letter to members of the House regarding proposal to establish compulsory arbitration in the shop craft unions' dispute with rail carriers

A. Biemiller's testimony in opposition to S . 1214, Central Wage Boa rd bi 11

Labor News Conference - Growing Social Welfare Needs - Bert Seidman

President Meany 's speech to the Seafarers International Union Convention

A. Biemiller's testimony on_S,S, the truth-in-lending bill

A. Biemiller's letter to Sen. Morse on Teacher Corps

President Meany's address before the National Press Club

(Continued)

lUVI.. '"' •

Page 9: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

tNDEX _ ContinuPd

28

28

30

:DJ:l :

2

;

l()

ll

11

12

13

13

14

16

17

18

18

19

19

Page 8

. F ·edmon•s testimony before the Senate Subcommittee Marvin r ·1 ~ . on Housing and Urban Affairs

Conference - Union Members and their Communites -­

Labor News Leo Perl is

1 edi'tori'al in June Federationist on the President Meany s Middle East crisis

Secretary-Treasurer Schnitzler's address at the commissioning

of USS SAMUEL GOMPERS

AFL-CIO Department of Education announces schedule of union

su[ll_~er schools around the country

Labor News Conference - Strike in the Rio Grande - Wm. Kircher

President Meany's letter to 58th annual convention of the

:>AACP, Boston

President Meany's testimony before the subcommittee on Migratory Labor of the Senate committee on Labor and Public

Welfare on Farm Labor

Secreta ry-Treasurer Schnitzler's address before 7th biennial Middle Atlantic States Apprentice.ship and Training Conference,

Norfolk, Virginia

Labor News Conference - War on Poverty - Labor's Role - Julius

Rothman

President Meany announces AFL-CIO contribution to United Rubber Workers in support of their strike

A. Biemiller's testimony on H.R. 9960 - Budget for the Depart­ment of Housing and Urban Development

President Meany's editorial in July Feder;•tionist on organizing

Al Barkan's (COPE) for August issue of Federationist regarding Kraft poll on union members and their attitudes, etc.

President Meany's address to 25th convention of the Retail Clerks International Association in Miami Beach

President Meany's address to 75th convention of the ILA in Miami Beach

President Meany's comment on the report of the Commission on Food and Fiber to President Johnson

Labor News Conference - Quality Health Care: Ability vs. Costs -Bert Seidman

A. Biemiller's testimony before the subcommittee on Livestock and Grains concerning meat inspection legislation

(Continued)

Page 10: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

" INDEX _ Continued

20

21

26

26

26

27

2-:

2

3

7

8

8

9

14

16

16

16

Page 9

A. Biemil ter's testimony before House committee. on Inter-

d Foreign commerce on H.R. 6736-Educational Television

state an

Biemiller's testimony before Housing Committee on Pending Housing and Urban Development legislation

Labor News Conference - Union Organizing in the South: The

Of an industry, a union and a law - Wm. Pollock

story A. Biemiller's letter to all members.of the House re: joining with Latin .American nations in boosting financial support in

western Hemisphere

A. Biemiller's testimony before House Committee on Education and Labor on H.R. 8311 - To amend the Economic Opportunity

Act of 1964

Biemiller's statement to a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on need for more Federal wage-hour investigators

Pre sident Meany's telegram to A. Philip Randolph praising their statement on r iots in American cities

Labor News Conf e r e nce - The lLO - International Effort to Raise Workers' Standards -- Rudolph Faupl

President Meany's comment on President Johnson's tax message

Wm. L. Kircher's statement to special Labor Subcommitteee of the House Education and Labor Committee on HR 11725 bill to amend National Labor Relations Act

Labor News Conference - Indonesia May Support South Vietnam -

Darius Ma rpaung

Biemiller's testimony on consumer credit and truth-in-lending

bills

A. Biemiller's letter to House of Representatives re Presi­dent's proposal to reorganize the D.C. government

A. Biemiller's statement before the Education Subcommittee on the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare in support of Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1967

Labor News Conference -- Worker Education, 1967 - Walter Davis

President Meany's statement on strike in non-ferrous metals

industry

President Meany's letter to Senate on foreign aid funds requested by President Johnson

(Continued)

-mu Le-

Page 11: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

p

lNDEX _ Continued

17

18

20

21

23

23

23

24

24

JO

Sl::PTEMBER :

3

4

4

4

4

4

6

8

Page 10

M 'kleJ' ohn's statement on discrimination in

Ken e 1 .

nt on account of age (not releasea)

employme

President Meany's statement on Social Security

p ident Meany's letter to Whitney M. Young, Jr., N:~~onal Urban League Convention, Portland, Oregon

President Meany's address before Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Convention in New York

Labor News Conference -- Truth in Lending in the

90th Congress -- James Doherty

P esident Meany's statement on the House Ways and

r , I Means Committee on the President s tax proposals

President Meany's statement on the Fair Housing Act of 1967 and other related bills before the Senate committee on Banking and Currency

A. Biemiller's letter to House urging passage of

Foreign Aid bill

Address by President Meany at Urban Coalition meeting

in Washington, D. C.

Labor News Conference - Administration Tax Proposal -

Nat Goldfinger

President Meany's Labor Day Message

Secretary-Treasurer Schnitzler's Labor Day Message

A. Biemiller's statement filed with the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce supporting S. 780 as passed unanimously by the Senate concerning air pollution

V-P Joseph A. Beirne's Labor Day radio broadcast over ABC

V-P l . W. Abel's Labor Day radio broadcast over CBS

President Meany's Labor Day radio broadcast over NBC

V-P Paul Hall's Labor Day radio broadcast over Mutual

S-T Schnitzler's address at wreath-laying ceremony at statue of Samuel Gompers in Washington

Labor News Conference - Social Workers, New Directions for Old Problems - Leo Perlis

President Meany's endorsement of CWA's petition to Congress re : urging jobs, housing and education, etc.

(Continued)

- mvLc-

Page 12: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

Page 11

tNDEX _ Continued

~: 11-1.3 1967

£:(ecutive Council ~ieetin New '{ork Cit

Products

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

ll

11

ll

lL

LL

lL

12

12

12

13

19

20

20

20

22

22

24

Boycott of Boren Clay s ta te'.llen t on

.fuilarv Increase for Federal Employees Statement on

Support for the UAW Strike on Statement

Statement on ES:!:!u!£f~O!_!r::_!t~o~fS_;S;?.E.tr!:_!:.ik~e~i:!.n!.....!N~o~nc!.--'F~e=r;r;o:=u:,:,s:......o~:;;.le::..t::.:a=-l--=I"-'nc;:d"'u'"'s'""'t'""'r:....

Statement on Social Security Bill

support of the American Federation of Teachers Statement on __

Statement on Alien Strike Breakers

Statement on Subscription Television (STV)

Statement on The Application of Article XXl to Collective Bargaining Relationships with Govet'nment Agencies

Statement on special Committee on Application of Article XXl

~e port of Cuses Filed Under Article XXI

Stotement on Anti-Poverty Legislation

Sta tement on Americ an Fa rm Bureau federation

Statement on Runaway Plants

Statement on America's Urban Cris is

Statement on Export of American Capital

Statement on Harry c. Bates

Labor News Conference - A National Master Plan for Education, Charles Cogen President Meany on NBC interview with Ed Newman

President Meany's statement to Senate Committee on Finance on Social Security Amendments of 1967 (HR 12080)

Labor News Conference -- Updating Labor's Magna Carta William L. Kircher

Testimony by Tom Harris before Subcommittee on Constitu­tional Rights on S. 1026, Civil Rights Act of 1967 and related bills

A. Biemiller's letter to members of House to support Public Broadcasting Act-- 1967 (H.R. 6736)

President Meany's letter to Congressman Elmer J. Holland on Construction Safety Act (HR 2567)

Wm. L. Kircher testimony on the use of "Green Card" immigrant labor to break strikes

A. Biemiller's testimony on Gas Pipeline Merger Bill (S. 1687)

(Continued)

- mu1 -=-

Page 13: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

l~DEX _ Continued Page 12

_grTEMBER :

2)

27

28

29

~:

4

ll

, press conferences, Sep. 11-12, New York President Meany s Executive Council meeting

Labor News Conference _ Call to Congress for Action Now -

Joseph Beirne

President Meany's statement reg~rding appointments to the District of Columbia City Council

Call fo r 7th Constitutional Convention of the Convention AFL-CIO

Labor News Conference - Election in Vietnam - David Sullivan

Testimony on making October 12 a legal holiday

President Meany's letter to Secretary of HEW, John W. Ga rdn e r on escalation of physicians' fees

Labor News Conference - The Senate Fight for Social Security­flert Se idman

lM Labor News Conference - Strikebreake rs from South of the Border - Cesar Chavez

,3 President Meany's add ress to annual meeting of International Federation of Commercial, Clerical and Technical Employees, Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D. C,

23 Pre sid ent Meany's statement to the presidential review on la bor-ma nagement r e lati ons in the Federal service

24 President Meany's testimony before the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders

25 Labor News Conference - Meeting the Urban Crisis - Nat Goldfinger

29 President Meany's letter to central labor councils regarding urban problems

:\O\'DIBER:

B

8

Labor News Conference - Meat Inspection, Half-way Measures Not Enough -- Arnold Mayer

' President Meany's letter to Senator Long regarding recipients of family welfare payments being hired by private employers through a federal subsidy

giemiller's telegram to Senate Finance Committee regarding Socia 1 Security

Labor News Conference - Unions in Public Service - Jerry Wurf

President Meany' 1 · · s comment on e ections in Boston, Gary and Cleveland

(Continued)

-lllUL t:: -

Page 14: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

• Page 13

iNDEX _ Continued

~:

9

9

g

9

l s

LO

23

2h

29

L9

30

t 20 AFL-CIO unions urging

President Meany's telegram o

kers strike cooperation on copper wor

address to Jewish Labor Committee in

President Meany's New York

, testimony to senate committee on Consti­~oward McGuigan s tutional amendments

Senate members regarding Natural A. Biemiller's letter to Gas Pipeline Act of 1967

~. Biemiller's testimony on Federal Power Act

Statement on death of Serafino Romualdi

A. Biemiller's statement to Senate Agriculture Committee

nn Meat Inspection legislation

La~or News Conference - Unemployment Insurance Today -

J;imes O'Brien

l'rr·siclenl ~leany's statement on social security bill reported

'. thL· s~n(1te Finance Corrunittee

"· l\iemil lc·r's telegram to all members of Senate-House c,,nfcrence Committee on the Poverty bill

H. McGuigan's testimony on proposals to amend the Longshore­men's Harbor Workers Compensation Act

A. Biemiller's address to Milwaukee Urban League Equal Opportunity Day Luncheon

Statement adopted at meeting of 22 unions of the AFL-CIO on strike in the non-ferrous metals industry

,\, Biemiller's statement regarding Montoya-Mondale bill

Labor News Conference - Automation and White Collar Workers - James Suffridge

President Meany's statement on Social Security bill passed by the Senate

President Meany announces roster of speakers who have accepted invitations to address AFL-CIO 7th Constitutional Convention

Labor News Conference - Labor Relations in the Federal Service - E. C. Hallbeck

President Meany's comment on budget cutting by Congress

Departments of Organization and Community services set up community programs in cities involved in copper strike

President Meany's letter to city central bodies regarding ~\odel Cities program

(Continued)

-lllULt::-

Page 15: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

Page 14

INDEX _ continued

~CEMB_g:

3

4

4

4

4

, address to convention of Building and P ident Meany s F res . T d s Department, Bal Harbour, la. Construction ra e

ent in support of new Coordinated President Meany's statem Federal Wage System

, telegram to Bishop Cooke on death of President Meany s Cardinal Spellman

, address to convention of Maritime Trades President Meany s Department

address to convention of International President Meany's Labor Press Association

. M • letter to Walter Reuther on resolution President eany s that is being withdrawn by UAW which was supposed to be considered at AFL-ClO Convention

dd to Convention of Union Label and President Meany's a ress Service Trades Department

Releases on Executive Council Report to AFL-CIO Convention

:z •culi\'c Counc il ~eeting. Miami Beach, Fl oc-ida, December 6, 1967

h SLatement on Suppo~t for Strikers in Non-Ferrous Industry

6 Labor News Conference - Living Standards, Rising Levels, Rising Costs, Nathaniel Goldfinger

6 President Meany's statement on defeat of Right to Work Amendment in Oklahoma

8 A. Biemiller's telegram to Senate Judiciary Committee on Safe Streets Bill

ll President Meany's telegram to all members of Senate urging rejection of conference Committee Report on Social Security

l3 President Meany's comment on AFL-CIO convention and President Johnson's visit to convention

l3 President Meany's call for fund-raising campaign to support strike in non-ferrous metals industry

13 Labor News Conference - Longer Vacations, Trends and Effects -Rudy Oswald

20

27

Labor News Conference - Public Welfare; Leo Perlis

Who, Why and How?

Labor News Conference - Union Members in the Arts and Sciences -Jack Golodner

(Continued)

-mu Le-

Page 16: AFL-ClO PRESS RELEASES

Page 15 INDEX - Continued

QfCEMBER: 2i President Meany's telegram to Mrs. Cyrus Ching on her

husband's death

28 President Meany's letter to President Johnson regarding labor's disappointment with present social security bill