Reel 17

98 pp.: Report of proceedings of 1944 AFL convention; AFL executive council failure to act on UMWA applications for reaffiliation and UMWA withdrawal of application; AFL-UMWA unity negotiations; AFL jurisdictional disputes with UMWA District 50; AFL executive council matters; Thomas Kennedy; William Green; Daniel J. Tobin; George Meany; Matthew Woll; Harry C. Bates; A.D. Lewis; John Kmetz.

97 pp.: AFL-UMWA controversy and unity negotiations; UMWA application for reaffiliation with AFL; report of proceedings of 1943 AFL convention; AFL executive council matters; war mobilization efforts; legislative programs; AFL jurisdictional disputes with UMWA District 50; Daniel J. Tobin; William Green; Matthew Woll; Boris Shishkin; John T. Mates; George Meany