The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1970 Page: 4 of 4
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Although it has been several
weeks since we’ve had an article
in The Craftsman, we have still
been very busy. Since we’ve last
reported Bro. Fred Gardner, In-
ternational Representative and I
have attended another pre-job
conference In the East Texas area
of Atlanta, Texas. I also attended
the COPE Administrative Com-
mittee Meeting in Austin, Texas,
May 15 where the political situa-
tion was being discussed. There
was also at this meeting a mo-
THE DALLAS CRAFTSMAN
cause of its potentially destruc-
tive impact on women's labor leg-
islation.”
At the same time, the resolu-
tion re-emphasized the federa-
tion’s support of women’s employ-
ment rights it called for full en-
forcement of the 1963 law and pro-
tection for women under the 1964
Civil Rights Act.
“The labor movement," the reso-
lution noted, “has historically pro-
moted the interests of women
through trade union objectives of
raising wages, shortening working
hours, promoting job security, and
improving the conditions of work.”
Biemiller reiterated the AFL-
CIO’s two principal objections to
the Equal Rights Amendment:
One, it could destroy more
rights than it creates by attempt-
ing to create equality through
“sameness.”
Two, the practical effect of the
amendment could be to wipe out
state labor standards on wages,
hours and other conditions of em-
ployment that apply to women
rather than to accomplish exten-
tion of coverage to men.
The amendment, Biemiller testi-
fied, "creates no positive law in
itself to combat disrcimination
against women where private em-
ployment or other discriminatory
practices are concerned."
On the other hand, he added,
it would pave the way for “ene-
mies of labor egislation" to speed-
ily wipe out all forms of protec-
tions afforded specifically to wom-
en whether restrictive or not—
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ment of silent prayer in recogni-
tion of the late, great labor leader
Walter P. Reuther. Bro. Reuther
has been credited to leading his
union to many breakthroughs in
industrial contracts. He has also
been labeled as liberal oriented
because of some of his views and
convictions. The memory of his
untimely death still draws sad-
ness among many of us in the
labor movement, also, those of us
who have been in the vineyard
of evil right, human dignity,
equal opportunities for Bro. Wal-
ter Reuther was a member of the
National Board of Directors of
the NAACP for many years.
Bro. Wilson is back on the job
in the Longview area since his
recent illness.
minimum wage laws, rest periods, I
meal periods, seating require-
ments, and other provisions."
Nixon's Advisory Council on the
Status of Women, Biemiller
pointed out, was "unrepresenta-
tive” of any group “except busi-
ness and professional women”
and that it held no public hear-
ings.
Bro. Orona is doing a fine job
in the East Texas area.
We are still striving to continue
the progress here in the Dallas
area also.
Looking forward to reporting
next week.
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Washington—The so-called
Equal Rights Amendment to the
Constitution would destroy more
rights for women than it would
ever create, the AFL-CIO told a
Senate Judiciary subcommittee.
Legislative Dir. Andrew J.
Biemiller reiterated labor's long-
standing opposition to the “essen-
tially negative” amendment which
has been debated and rejected by
Congress over a period of 47
years.
In 1963, a Commission on the
Status of Women created by Pres.
Kennedy found that the Constitu-
tion “now embodies equality of
rights for men and women” and
that the amendment was not
needed “to establish this princi-
ple.”
In that same year, Congress
passed the Equal Pay Act to pro-
hibit the practice of paying women
less than men for equal work, and
in 1964 enacted the Civil Rights
Act which forbids discrimination
in employment on account of sex.
Both measures were backed by
labor.
It was thought that these devel-
opments put to rest any need for
the amendment. Congress has not
even considered it in recent years.
However, the amendment has been
given a new’ push by Pres. Nixon’s
Advisory Council on the Status
of Women.
In his testimony, Biemiller
pointed out that the 1969 AFL-
CIO convention continued labor’s
opposition to the amendment “be-
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