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Showdown Session Called In Labor's Internal War
AFL-CIO leaders held a closed showdown session to bridge competing plans for settling inter union jurisdictional feuds. Rival unions proposed arbitration or settlement methods as Meany and Reuther led a high stakes fight over how to resolve job rights disputes. The council urged Congress to cut the forty hour work week if unemployment stays high while conceding progress on shorter hours remains limited.
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