Reds in Trade Unions

Archive Report

Labor Union Offensive Against Communists

Within the last two years America's two great trade-union federations—the A. F. L. and the C. I. O.—have become prime movers in efforts to rid the labor movement of Communist influence. When the Taft-Hartley Act was passed in 1947, labor leaders voiced strong objections, not only to the law in general, but particularly to the provision designed to force union officers to execute non-Communist affidavits. Labor resentment at being singled out for such special treatment has not lessened. Nevertheless, trade union leaders have been taking increasingly vigorous steps to clean their own houses and have been cooperating to combat Communist infiltration of international labor groups. The full results of such efforts will become clearer during the coming autumn, when the ...

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