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Statement by the President on the Labor Dispute in the Meatpacking Industry.

April 09, 1948

I HAVE carefully considered the report of the Board of Inquiry on the labor dispute in the meatpacking industry. The report, of course, does not contain recommendations. It is, however, a thorough, careful, and objective analysis of the dispute. I am convinced that if it is read and studied by the parties with an open mind, it can provide a basis for renewed negotiations looking toward a prompt settlement of the dispute.

I have, therefore, requested the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to arrange further conferences between his representatives and the parties in the light of the information contained in the report.

I am also requesting the Board of Inquiry to reconvene and to be available for assistance to the parties and to the Service in any manner which I may hereafter find essential.

Note: The report of the Board of Inquiry was made available by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The Board was established by Executive Order 9934A of March 15, 1948 (3 CFR, 1943-1948 Comp., p. 692).

Harry S Truman, Statement by the President on the Labor Dispute in the Meatpacking Industry. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/229264

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