Rogin - He could have set up an effective Ethical Practices Committee to continually monitor corruption and the lack of democracy in member unions. He could have done more on discrimination. One could not, however, have expected these things from Meany, given his background. In regard to organizing, Reuther must take the blame for he decided the Director of Organizing would not be an elective position, and he selected for the job a person he wanted to get out of the UAW.

Fiester - The Ethical Practices Committee was put into the AFL-CIO constitution, but it was not given administrative machinery. Not only did the AFL-CIO permit Reuther to appoint a poor person as Director of Organizing, but it hindered the Department's effectiveness by permitting jurisdictional claims to thwart organizing efforts. These things could have been done right, but not by George Meany.