Labor leaders

In New York City at an AFL-CIO banquet, former President Harry S. Truman sits at the dinner table listening to the conversation of two unidentified labor leaders. From: AFL-CIO Community Service Activities, 9 East 40th St., New York 16, N.Y.

At ceremonies at CIO headquarters, CIO President Walter Reuther, CIO Secretary-Treasurer James B. Carey and USA-CIO President David J. McDonald presented checks in the amount of $250,000 to Basil O'Connor, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Harry S. Truman Library, Inc., to be used for construction of the Truman Library at Grandview, Missouri. The CIO contribution amounted to $150,000, and the gift of the Steelworkers Union was for $100,000. Left to right are: James B. Carey, Basil O'Connor, David J. McDonald, and Walter Reuther.

President Truman in the oval office signed into law the controversial Public Housing and Slum-Clearance Bill--the first of his so-called "Fair Deal" measures to be approved by Congress. Looking on as the Chief Executive affixed his signature, left to right: Senator Burnet R. Maybank (with his head turned) (D.S.C.); Senator Ralph E. Flanders (R. Vt.); Senator John J. Sparkman (D. Ala); Raymond M. Foley, Federal Housing Administrator; Brent Spence (D. Ky.); and James E. Carey, Secretary-Treasurer of the CIO. The other men are unidentified. (See also 66-2306.)

Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio (left) welcomes A. F. Whitney, President of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, to the Senate Labor Hearing this morning. From: Beth Gore.

Walter P. Reuther, UAW-CIO President, testifying before Congress against cutting the Marshall Plan funds on the assumption that "an apple a day will keep totalitarianism away." Reuther urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to take a "long second look" at the proposed $6,800,000,000 down payment to see whether it should not be increased, instead of reduced as many prominent persons recommended. From: Beth Gore

Walter P. Reuther, President of the United Auto Workers (CIO), charged at a hearing before the Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Steel, that the steel industry wanted "planned scarcity" and that that would cause a major depression. He stated the industry had no faith in the future. From: Beth Gore

Walter P. Reuther, President of the United Automobile Workers (CIO), as he appeared before the Senate Labor Committee. He told the Senators that punitive labor legislation cannot avert industrial strife which would be inevitable unless the economic lot of workers improved. During his appearance, Reuther had many sharp exchanges with member of the committee, Senator Joseph H. Ball (Minnesota). From: Beth Gore

Walter Reuther, Vice President of the United Auto Workers and Head of General Motors UAW Department, as he appeared before a fact-finding panel. From: Beth Gore.

James C. Petrillo, head of the Musicians Labor Union, is shown in testimony before the House Labor Subcommittee. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of CIO President Philip Murray as he testified before the Senate Labor Committee. Mr. Murray indicated that Congress would shove the nation towards economic "catastrophe" if it attempted to weaken unions instead of business monopolies. From: Beth Gore.