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'MBERT J- FITZGERALD, Gen. Prei. c JULIUS EMSPAK, Gen. S*c'y-Tr,as. JAMES J. MATLES. Director of Organization UniTED ELECTRICRL.RRDIO & fllRCHIRE WORKERS OF RfDERICR 1 0 0 0 E L E V E N T H STREET, N . W . • W A S H I N G T O N 1 , D. C. • REP U BL I C - 0 5 5 5 October 22, Mr, Marriner S, Eccles Member Federal Reserve Board Washington, D.C# Dear Mr. Eccles: The members of the United Electrical, %dio and Machine Workers, as all other workers, today are facing increasingly serious economic difficulties. At the same time as the workers' economic hardships grow, prices are continuing to soar and corporation profits are breaking all previous records. c To express our members concern over this situation, the UE has been circulating the attached petition in the factories where our members work, and are approaching 150,000 signatures as this letter is written. On Thursday and Friday, November 2-3, 195>O, a representative delegation of UE members is coming to Washington to present these petitions to the White House. The delegation also hopes to present its views on economic policies affecting wages, prices, housing, rent, taxes and profiteering to the Government agencies and officials directly concerned with these matters. Accordingly, on behalf of these UE workers, I am requesting an appointment for a representative group from our delegation with you and such members of your staff as you deem appropriate at a time convenient to you Thursday afternoon, November 2, or Friday, November 3« We are particularly interested in seeing you in view of your public announcement on installment credit regulations in force and in prospect, and specially the emphasis you have placed upon the need for closing tax loopholes which now exist. Your cooperation in arranging such an appointment would be very greatly appreciated by our entire UE membership. I look forward to hearing from you as to the most convenient arrangement for our requested aDpointment. RNjmw http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. uopwa Louis Respectfully yours, Russ Nixon Washington R e p r e s e n t a t i v e October 30, 1950. M r . ioiGs i N , Washington Representative, United Eiootricu.1, Etadio St Uac .Ine Workers of Anieri ca, 1000 Eleventh Street, U. i . , »iL.wirijjigtoii i_j L« C . Deartfr.Hlxon: Your letter of October icZ9 addressed to Mr. Marriner S. Eccles, r-olotlve to the UE workers an appointaent with hi« and members 3f the Board's st&ff on Thursday afternoon November 2 or Friday, Koveaber j, coon rocsived during his absence. Mr. S c d e a left for the ».est on October 21 and does not expect to return to Washington until about November i-i. In hia absence I turned the letter over to Mr. S. E. Carpenter, Secretary of the Board, .aui ne returned it to me saying boat Br. ICcCabe, Chairman of the Board, also received such £ letter. You no doubt hcive hoard directly froa eitner Mr. liicCabc or Mr. Carpenter. On October '^k I called your office and in your absence 1 talked to Mr. iaybttr and asked him to advise you of air. Eccles1 absence. Very truly ^ Va Lois Egbert, Secretary to Mr. M. S. Eccies.
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