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To all Local Councils-- 2              July 27, 1948

a theatrical manner, saying he would have no further part of negotiations unless his point was included in the contract. We were able to agree to the section relating to hours of service with the remaining Company representatives despite Mr. Dennis's objections. 

That afternoon about 2:30, Mr. Dennis again put in his appearance. He stayed at the meeting for about fifteen minutes, until we reached the point in the meeting where the Company again asked us to sign a non-Communist affidavit. We would not do so, and again Mr. Dennis left the room in a manner similar to the morning performance, stating that no contract would be signed by him unless it contained the non-Communist affidavit. A little later that afternoon, Mr. Vincent made some uncomplimentary remarks that all d--n labor unions were full of Communists, and he would not sign any d--n agreement unless it contained an anti-Communist affidavit. He further stated, apparently for the benefit of the hostesses, that he was sick and tired of negotiations and if he had his way he would replace all the hostesses with stewards. After these outbursts from both Mr. Dennis and Mr. Vincent, it was apparent we were getting nowhere and further negotiations were useless. The meeting was adjourned about 3:45 p.m. that afternoon.

Representatives of the Company at this second round of negotiations were; Mr. Roy F. Vincent, Director of Personnel; Mr. L. Dennis, Director of Flight Service; and Mr. Freeman Fish, Manager of Passenger Service. Association representatives were: Miss Mildred Nordell and Miss Margaret Poitz, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Local Council No. 48-Denver; Miss Virginia McNeil, El Paso-based hostess; and Victor J. Herbert, Acting President of the Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association.

On June 2, 1948 we petitioned for the services of the National Mediation Board. On June 22, 1948 the case was docketed by the Mediation Board as Case No. A-2895, and a mediator will be assigned in the near future.

We have been informed that during the interval between our first round of the negotiations and the beginning of our second series of negotiations, certain Company officials had gone up and down the airline's routes talking to the hostesses and trying to influence them against the Association, stating that the hostesses were getting in with a group of radicals who would do nothing but get them in trouble. We further understand that the overtures had also been made by the Company to the hostesses in which the Company promised the hostesses a substantial salary increase provided they formed a Company union.

Several days after our last negotiations with the Company, articles with the contents supplied by Continental Airlines appeared in newspapers stating that Continental Airline's hostesses shied at the non-Red pledge, inferring that the Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association was Red-tinged. 

Our record in dealing with the other scheduled air lines has been one of mutual cooperation and understanding and it is difficult to under-