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June 30, 1949
The Potters Herald
East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio
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ILGWU approves plan for political shop stewards to enhance union's political influence, mobilizing members against Dixiegop coalition for 1950 Fair Deal Congress elections.
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ILGWU To Have Political Shop Stewards Too
Unity House, Pa. (LPA)—In the closing sessions of its quarterly meeting last week, the executive board of the Int'l Ladies Garment Workers Union-AFL, approved a plan designed to increase the union's political effectiveness.
Drafted by ILGWU political action department director Gus Tyler, the plan calls for the selection of political action shop stewards in each of the thousands of ILGWU-organized garment shops.
President David Dubinsky and other ILGWU leaders made it clear that the political stewards are not to be "political commissars."
Their main task will be to enlist the energies of union members in support of labor's political aims.
They'll keep Congressmen and state legislatures posted on labor's demands, as well as mobilize union members for electoral action
Tyler said that the ILGWU is starting work this year on the campaign to elect a Fair Deal Congress in 1950. ILGWU members throughout the country, he declared, have pledged "unceasing warfare" against the Dixiegop coalition which has scuttled much of President Truman's program.
The already heavy load of work that the union's regular shop stewards and shop chairmen carry makes it necessary to create the new posts if the union is to make its full weight felt in politics, the executive board members declared.
Unity House, Pa. (LPA)—In the closing sessions of its quarterly meeting last week, the executive board of the Int'l Ladies Garment Workers Union-AFL, approved a plan designed to increase the union's political effectiveness.
Drafted by ILGWU political action department director Gus Tyler, the plan calls for the selection of political action shop stewards in each of the thousands of ILGWU-organized garment shops.
President David Dubinsky and other ILGWU leaders made it clear that the political stewards are not to be "political commissars."
Their main task will be to enlist the energies of union members in support of labor's political aims.
They'll keep Congressmen and state legislatures posted on labor's demands, as well as mobilize union members for electoral action
Tyler said that the ILGWU is starting work this year on the campaign to elect a Fair Deal Congress in 1950. ILGWU members throughout the country, he declared, have pledged "unceasing warfare" against the Dixiegop coalition which has scuttled much of President Truman's program.
The already heavy load of work that the union's regular shop stewards and shop chairmen carry makes it necessary to create the new posts if the union is to make its full weight felt in politics, the executive board members declared.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Ilgwu
Political Stewards
Labor Politics
Fair Deal Congress
Dixiegop Coalition
What entities or persons were involved?
David Dubinsky
Gus Tyler
Where did it happen?
Unity House, Pa.
Story Details
Key Persons
David Dubinsky
Gus Tyler
Location
Unity House, Pa.
Event Date
Last Week
Story Details
The ILGWU executive board approved a plan to select political action shop stewards in garment shops to boost political effectiveness, enlist members in labor's aims, inform legislators, and mobilize for elections, targeting a Fair Deal Congress in 1950 against the Dixiegop coalition.