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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISION\n\nBIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET  \nORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD  \n308ZBox 742 Conference for progressive labor action.The call to action.2nd year of C.P.L.A.A short review of the origin,purposes andactivities of the Conference for progressivelabor action.  193=?,  NewA.13-了  \n12,p.20cM  \n### RESTRICTICONS ON USE:\n\n Reproductions may not be made without permlssion trom Columbia University Libraries.                \n## TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA\n\nFILM SIZE:            35mmREDUCTION RATIO:              9:/  \nMAGE PLACEMENT:IA  \nIB IIB  \nDATE FILMED:                     397INITIALS:         TM  \nTRACKING\\#:                                                                                              27032  \nFILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA.  \n## The Callto Action\n\n2nd Yearof  \nC.P.L.A.  \n308  \n2  \n14742  \nA Short Review of theOrigin,Purposes andActivities of theCONFERENCE FO RPR O G R E S S IV EL A B O R ACTION  \n|  |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| The Call to Action   | cion which are carrying western  \u003Cbr>civilization rapidly toward the preci-  \u003Cbr>pice of war.  \u003Cbr>On the other hand,we have an of-  \u003Cbr>ficial Labor Movement which is still  \u003Cbr>wedded to the outworn tradlit:ons of  \u003Cbr>craft unionism and no11-partisanship  \u003Cbr>in politics.It acknowled ges the social  \u003Cbr>philcsophy of big business.It is im-  \u003Cbr>bued with the spirit of nationalism,  \u003Cbr>and has no vision in dealing with in-  \u003Cbr>ternational problems.  \u003Cbr>C.P.L.A.and Unemployment  \u003Cbr>FoR YEARS the masses of the Ameri-  \u003Cbr>can people were psychologized by these  \u003Cbr>agencies into the belief that American  \u003Cbr>prosperity was permanent and inde-  \u003Cbr>structible and that no effort on their  \u003Cbr>part was necessary to improve the  \u003Cbr>weak spots in our economic structure.  \u003Cbr>The depression which set in late in  \u003Cbr>1929 has changed their views.Work-  \u003Cbr>ers have been ruthlessly thrown on the  \u003Cbr>streets by the millions.Many of those  \u003Cbr>who have been fortunate enough to  \u003Cbr>1946  \u003Cbr>retain their jobs have had their wage  \u003Cbr>slashed.Searcely a vestige remains of  \u003Cbr>the boasted benevolence of the Ameri-  \u003Cbr>O  \u003Cbr>can employer uncler the New Capital-  \u003Cbr>ism,which had made the workers feel  \u003Cbr>SEP  \u003Cbr>so secure as to spttrn all appeals to  \u003Cbr>unionize.  \u003Cbr>The number of workers now unem-  \u003Cbr>ployed is estimated at between six  \u003Cbr>and seven million.  Some place the  \u003Cbr>total at an even higher figur.Our gov-  \u003Cbr>ernment agencies have developed no  \u003Cbr>machinery for accurate and reliable  \u003Cbr>estimates of unemiloyment,leaving  \u003Cbr>state and federal officials free to make  \u003Cbr>appraisals to suit their immediate po-  \u003Cbr>litical ends.lnstead of adopting im-  \u003Cbr>mediate measures to mest the desperate   |\n| HAT is the Conference for  \u003Cbr>Progressive Labor Action?  \u003Cbr>How does it function and  \u003Cbr>what has it accomplished in the one  \u003Cbr>and one-half years of its existence?  \u003Cbr>What definite lines of action does it  \u003Cbr>lay down for its members and sympa-  \u003Cbr>thizers during the coming year?  \u003Cbr>The answers to these questions will  \u003Cbr>be found in the pages of this little  \u003Cbr>leaflet.  \u003Cbr>The environment in which the Con-  \u003Cbr>ference for Progressive Labor Action  \u003Cbr>launchedl its program two years ago  \u003Cbr>was indeed a challenging one.It con-  \u003Cbr>tained every element of opposition to  \u003Cbr>progressive opinion and action.That  \u003Cbr>situation is in no way modified today:  \u003Cbr>if anything,even more threatening—  \u003Cbr>and so more challenging.  \u003Cbr>A dominant comlbination of indus-  \u003Cbr>trial and finncial forces uses govern-  \u003Cbr>ment in this country for its own ends.  \u003Cbr>Our natural resources under our big  \u003Cbr>business and Republican regime have  \u003Cbr>bzen bartered and despoiled;human  \u003Cbr>rights have been cynically destroyed;  \u003Cbr>public channels of communication  \u003Cbr>have bcen s","cbCaigSk3oCiDc7O","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigSk3oCiDc7O","pdf",534610,"English","# The Call to Action\n## Restrictions on Use\n## Technical Microform Data\n## What is the Conference for Progressive Labor Action?\n## C.P.L.A. and Unemployment","[{\"question\":\"What is the Conference for Progressive Labor Action, according to the leaflet?\",\"answer\":\"The leaflet presents it as an organization that launches and advances a program for progressive labor action, answering how it works and what it accomplishes in its early years.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the conference respond to unemployment during the depression?\",\"answer\":\"It argues for compulsory unemployment insurance as the core remedy for relief needs and promotes the idea through its publications and public outreach.\"},{\"question\":\"How were the conference’s ideas circulated before national agitation?\",\"answer\":\"Through its organ (LABOR AGE) plus special articles and pamphlets, the conference spread its message among workers, including agitation in public places and around employment exchanges.\"}]","Conference for Progressive Labor Action - A Short Review of the Origin, Purposes and Activities - The Call to Action | PDF",1789963669,25]