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Negroes Demand More Construction Jobs Across Cities
Black workers protest racial discrimination in the U S construction industry demanding greater participation amid protests, strikes, and court actions. Militants threaten work stoppages to gain entry while unions defend seniority and apprenticeship controls, with NAACP planning lawsuits over federally aided projects and Philadelphia Plan style hiring goals.
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Washfington
UPI
Hlack Anger
Betis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Martin Gopin
Urban League of Greater
Gopin
Nixon
Aflcto
City
Coalition For United Community Action
Coalition
Seattle
Herbert Hill
NAACP
Buffalo
Charlotte
N.C
Hill
Wilder
Johnson
Arthur AL Metcher
Fletcher
Philadelphia
Labor Department
National Urban League
Whitney Young
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Washington
Building and Construction Trades Council of
Philadelphia and Vicinity
Loughlin
Philade’phas
Laurence H. Silberman