The Wilmington Morning Star (August 10, 1944)
AFL Machinists support Roosevelt’s reelection
Portland, Oregon – (Aug. 9)
The Pacific Coast Conference of AFL Machinists endorsed President Roosevelt for reelection by a 70 percent vote today.
The endorsement followed a stormy controversy over the advisability of the union’s entering political issues.
Delegates also approved government intervention in jurisdictional labor disputes in cases which cannot be settled by the unions alone.