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M EET S ATLANTA GEORGIA LABOR COUNCIL AFL-CIO AFFILIATED WITH AMERICAN FEDERATION OP' LABOR · CONGRESS OP' INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SECOND AND FOURTH WEDNESDAYS LABOR TEMPLE 250 TENTH STREET. N. E. 876-3096 J . 0. (JIM) MOORE, PRESIDENT R. J. BUTLER, SECRETARY GEORGIA STAT!: AFL-CIO ~ FINANCIAL SECRETARY-TREASURER VICE-PRESIDENTS M ARTH A TRU E HARRY B E XLEY W. G. B, CAUDELLE MELVIN GRANTHAM HERB GR EEN LUCILLE GUTHAS W. W. HUDSON F , H . KING FRA NK LESLEY STEVE C . MCGARITY J. A , B R OOKS CHAIRM AN W. HALEY 18 JOHN B , NIX ROY NORTON R , B . RANDALL C , L, SNEE D J . C, WHITLEY \\ SERGEANT-AT-ARMS FRANK C , GULLATTE COUNSEL J , L , COOPER RUBY JOHNSON F I NANCE COM M ITTEE 250 TENTH STREET, N. E, ATLANTA,GA.3O3O9 GRA C E A L VAREZ O M A B ARTON BEATRICE HENDER SON J une 9, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr . Ma yor City of At lanta City Ha l l Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear May or Allen: The Atlanta Ge orgia Labor Counc il, AFL-CIO, at regular meeting on June 8, 1966, went on record to reaffirm our position in support of the International Assoc iation of Fire Fighters Local No. 134, and as a voice of Organized Labor in g re a ter Atlanta, to make our posi t ion clear. The Fire Fig ht er s Local No. 134 , is t he only organization recognized by the Atlanta Labor Council, AFLCIO, re p resenting Firemen in the Ci ty of Atlanta. The soc a lle d ind e p end ent union has no aff il i ation wit h the Atlan ta La bor Council , AFL- CIO o r a ny other segment of the AFL - CIO . We are in co mplet e s y mpat hy, and s u pport the res olutions s u b mit t ed b y t he International Fire Fighters Local Union No . 134, t o t he City of At la nt a Alder manic Boar d, r e questing be tter workin g conditions and more pa y f or t h e At l anta Firemen , however , we wis h t o make clear that we will not condone this ra sh, irresponsib l e action of this so-called independent union. The officials of the City of Atlanta are not without some blame for this emergency. Had they been sincerely interested in the problems of the Firemen, which were presented to them several months ago, they would have taken some positive action and made some concrete proposal to remedy some of these problems, however, they only saw fit to use the oldest "dodge", a politician has at his disposal, "I-' 11 give it due consideration". �June 9, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. We are a loss to understand why you have n ot seen f i t to recognize, t hrough th e news media, the fact that the International Associatibn of Fire Fighte r s Local No. 134, has been representing the Firemen of the Cit y of Atlant a f or about forty years and duri n g this per io d of emergency, the faithful members of Local No. 134 are working around the clock to man th e fire stations in our c ity , with the prime c ons id eration being the protecti on of the pro p erty of the citizens of Atlanta. The Atlanta Geo r gia Labor Council, AFL-CIO is available at any time to assist in any way you may deem necessary in this matter . With best wishes and kindest pe rs onal regards, I am ~ e r , Se c reta r y an t a Geo rg i a La bo r Council, AFL-C I O RJ B/ fw ope iu 21 af l cio �