0181. Meeting Minutes of August 7-18, 1939. 258 pages., 1939

Major Topics: American Actors and Artists of America jurisdiction dispute with American Federation of Actors and Theatrical Stage Employees; Congress of Industrial Organizations activities; American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations peace negotiations; Canadian Trades and Labor Congress dissociation from Congress of Industrial Organizations; Carpenters jurisdiction disputes; Japanese aggression in China; American Federation of Labor legislative program; Longshoremen's dispute with Masters, Mates, and Pilots; Molders Union dispute with Stove Mounters Union and Foundry Workers Union; discrimination against African Americans by American Federation of Labor unions; Upholsterers dispute with Carpenters; women's auxiliaries representation in State Federations of Labor; prevailing wages in Works Progress Administration work; American Federation of Labor finances and membership statistics; Summary of Legal Activities of American Federation of Labor.