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Fa 4a: ( ‘ 4. "persons in the teaching profession following the revelation of this Committee, the members of the AFT revoked the charters of Local 5 and 537 in 1941 by referendum, on the ground that these locals were under the control of the Communist Party and had crecyeee engaged in prectices inimical to democracy," 5p ' fhe "Daily Worker" issue of February 16, 1953, page 2, column 5, noted that the New York TU "acting in accordance with a joint membership and special delegates meeting of Februery 8 (1953)" had announced it would hence2orth be an independent organization of teachers and had ended its affiliation with the United Public Workers, The "Directory of National and Internation- al Labor Untons in the United States, 1955" pages 3 and 4, reflects that the United Public Workers of America was one of 11 unions expelled from the CIO on charges of Communist domination.- “According to this pamphlet, the United Public Workers of America was expelled on March 1, 1950, and disbanded in February, 1953. LA. BELIA V. DoDD, former Legislative Director of the TU from 1936 to i544, and who left this position to become Legislative Director of the New York State Communist Party, makes the following characterization of the TU in her book "School of Darkness, " page 160: CONTA