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CIO Purge of Communist Unions Expands
Washington dispatch reports six international unions expelled by the CIO during a four month purge, with trials pending for others. Elections at General Motors plant favored the International Union of Electrical Workers over the expelled United Electrical Workers, while California CIO councils are reorganized and several unions face expulsion for following Communist lines rather than official policy.
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