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Editorial
July 15, 1945
United Automobile Worker
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Editorial urges support for establishing a permanent Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) amid congressional battles over its funding. It criticizes reactionaries and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) for undermining worker unity and fair employment to foster postwar scarcity and division among races and workers.
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THE FIGHT ON FEPC
Reactionaries are making every effort to snow FEPC under in the press of last-minute legislation.
Full appropriation for the existing agency is still a question mark in the Senate.
Meanwhile the House Appropriations Committee voted FEPC a three-month appropriation to liquidate itself! Whatever is the outcome of this present scramble, the big fight now is to get the permanent agency established.
Make sure that your Congressman signs the Discharge Petition for H. R. 2232.
This issue isn't only one of fairness to our Negro brothers. The plot to destroy fair employment policy is part of a much bigger thing, an over-all campaign to destroy the unity of workers. NAM's big boys, including the leading auto manufacturers, aren't planning for full employment. They're planning scarcity, top profits, and a dog-eat-dog fight among the unemployed for the few available jobs. Part of this strategy is the fake "super-seniority" plan which is meant to set veterans knifing war workers to get their jobs. Another part is the destruction of FEPC protection for minorities, with the hope of setting Negro against white in the contest for employment.
It all adds up to breaking down wages, standards and the organized labor movement as such, planning for chaos instead of progress in postwar America.
Reactionaries are making every effort to snow FEPC under in the press of last-minute legislation.
Full appropriation for the existing agency is still a question mark in the Senate.
Meanwhile the House Appropriations Committee voted FEPC a three-month appropriation to liquidate itself! Whatever is the outcome of this present scramble, the big fight now is to get the permanent agency established.
Make sure that your Congressman signs the Discharge Petition for H. R. 2232.
This issue isn't only one of fairness to our Negro brothers. The plot to destroy fair employment policy is part of a much bigger thing, an over-all campaign to destroy the unity of workers. NAM's big boys, including the leading auto manufacturers, aren't planning for full employment. They're planning scarcity, top profits, and a dog-eat-dog fight among the unemployed for the few available jobs. Part of this strategy is the fake "super-seniority" plan which is meant to set veterans knifing war workers to get their jobs. Another part is the destruction of FEPC protection for minorities, with the hope of setting Negro against white in the contest for employment.
It all adds up to breaking down wages, standards and the organized labor movement as such, planning for chaos instead of progress in postwar America.
What sub-type of article is it?
Labor
Social Reform
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Fepc
Fair Employment
Labor Unity
Racial Division
Postwar Economy
Nam
Super Seniority
Discharge Petition
What entities or persons were involved?
Fepc
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Congressman
Nam
Auto Manufacturers
Veterans
War Workers
Negro Brothers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Establishing Permanent Fepc To Protect Fair Employment
Stance / Tone
Strongly Supportive Of Fepc And Worker Unity, Critical Of Reactionaries And Nam
Key Figures
Fepc
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Congressman
Nam
Auto Manufacturers
Veterans
War Workers
Negro Brothers
Key Arguments
Reactionaries Seek To Undermine Fepc Through Rushed Legislation
Senate Undecided On Full Fepc Funding
House Committee Proposes Only Three Month Liquidation Funding
Urge Signing Discharge Petition For H.R. 2232 To Establish Permanent Fepc
Fepc Destruction Aims To Divide Workers By Race And Status
Nam Plans Postwar Scarcity And Profits Over Full Employment
"Super Seniority" Pits Veterans Against War Workers
Eliminating Fepc Protections Sets Negroes Against Whites For Jobs
Overall Strategy Breaks Wages, Standards, And Organized Labor