REUTHER'S FOREIGN POLICIES REBUKED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73-00475R000100820015-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 17, 2014
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: August 23, 1966
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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CHICAGO, Aug. 22?Walter P. Reuther, the No. 2 ? . Fosters company unions.
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anal-, n th J.S. labor movement, received another sting. in Latin America.
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.1no r tzk on foreign policy here today fromthe leader- Intervenes in the internal
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affairs of foreign countries. .
ship of thc: AFL-CIO. r... . ? Supports anti- democratic
dernned his brother by in
Fedaration's executive'leaders in Latin America.
direction. They also speculata
? tGuncil v?..-ed, 210 2, to "re" ed that a yes vote from Wal-
Bierne said he was not un-
;jut ant af hand the campaign ter might have implied that dulY disturbed when "this fa
? of vication that has been he is in accord with overall brie" of allegations was woven?
? conducted against the AIFLDAFL CIO foreig,n poli cies by individual newspaper and:
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(the American Institute For: when indeed he is not. Pres-,ma,gazine writers.
Pro.c. Laboz. Development)." idei t George Meany has Public Changes
"i'he prime target of the scheduled a special executive: "It still clicin't have cre-
resolatic,r, wasn't Reuther, council meeting for after the ?
who heads both the 1.3-million-millionNovember election. at which clence until someone from the
movement (Victor Reuther)
member United Auto Workers *Reuther and his supporters,gave it credence," he said.
(UAW) and the Industrial Un-., will have a.? chance to debatesh,rtiy after 'Victor first
ion- Department of the AFL- these policies.
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CIO madebut statements made by' acle his charges public in a
his brother Victor.
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No Comment ...Inewspaper interview last May,
Bierne asked Meany for the.
Walter Reuther would not
Victor 1).euther is director
?opportunity to defend the
comment on today's action. of the U.a.W'S department of
? The Rcuthers' earlier defeat'AIFLD, which is an outgrowth'
International Affairs ? and has pilot projects in.' Latin.
publicly assailed the AIFLD,! foreign policy came ih?f
his own union..
June when the council trah ld 'America by among other things, he hasToday's report was the 'flail;
18 to 6, the walkout of Ameri-''
charged the AFL-CIO-spon-
can labor, delegates to the Iriti?11 of that request.
sored institute with working Ilierne said his! action was.
ternational Labor Organizza,
with the U.S. Central Intel,' ' ?not an attack on, ? Victor
tion meetings in Geneva after
ligenee Agency and interfer- Reuther as a person but on
ing
election of a Polish Commu in the internal political ,afa' the statements he made."
' as president. Walter
fairs Latin American naa The CWA chief, wile called'
. ? Reuther, aided by his brother,!
tions. the AIFLD "the one bright
had protested the action bit.J
Wrong ha Att.acks terly as inimicable to a fre-estar in the whole alliance for
Although the quarterly exe-' labor movement and askedP"gress," said he told the
. cutive council meetings that. Meany for a special hearing, council the Institute has
opened here today are closed, F' The episode was regarded 0 . Latin Amen-
members said Walter Reuther! as -a tempest in a teapot by cans as labor ' leaders, spent or
conceded his brother had! some rank-and-file unionists committed $63. million on
been wrong in his attacks on; who contend AFL-CIO 'foreignworker housing and spent an-
the AIFLD. other $100,000 on such "im-
policy holds little interest.for
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The UAW president non:i the membership as a whole. ipact" items as sewing ma-
But higher-ups view both;chines for cooperatives, sanita-
theless voted against the mo-1
? tion along with Joseph Cur-. the ILO and AIFLD incidentsrY facilities, schoolhouse im-
ran, president of the. National as greatly weakenina ..W.alterprovements and the like. -
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Maritime Union. President JaiReuther's chances of suCceed-?!resolution The council. also passed a.
supporting the corn-
cob S. Potosky of the Amalgaling Meany as federation pres-:
; mated- Clothin,g Workers of.ident. Even some. of hismunications workers in theirl'
America abstained and ! threefriends, while supporting hinefforts to shatter the "shield"!
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other council members were an o the Administration's 3.2 per the ILO fight in theory,,
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' absent. were dismayed by what cent wage guidepost which
theyithe union says Westeni.Elec-'
Walter Reuther reportedly.iconsidered Reuther's? decisive'
,:favored the first part of the.tactics in bringing the mattertic has erected to resist CWA. -
:demands for "decent wage
resolution, which commended into the open before the coun- 'levels."
the AIFLD for its "work in cil could consider it. :?
carrying out the policies of , It asked the Senate to act
the AFL-CIO in the interna-
Repot Outcome. ..promptly on an improved min-
um
tional field." Today's. resolution was. the!im wage bill, asked that
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But colleagues said they be- outcome ?of a long report de- ?
the House expedite the so-
Loved he could not lend sup-.,fending the AIFLD by Joseph called truth in packaging bill
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. port a.. mgtien.....whicli.con-,A..Eierne. its secretarvrtreasu-
which it said has become
;bogged down in committee,
;and gave) "support without
:reservation" to seven unions
'seeking to bargain collective.
ly with General Electric, and
?Nerestinghouse. ? ? ? ?
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