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Northern Fight Against Job Discrimination Rages On
An Associated Press roundup from New York Philadelphia Detroit San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago and Washington outlines troubled North labor markets. Negroes face higher unemployment and limited access to skilled work while employers and craft unions blame supply rather than race. Leaders warn demonstrations may grow as token hiring and apprenticeship efforts fail to broaden opportunities for Black workers.
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North
Philadelphia
New York
Associated Press
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chicago
Washington
Loop
Hamp McKinney
Urban League of Chicago
America
Herbert Hill
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Department of Labor
Hill
Romeo Jenson
Aflcio Iron Workers Local 11
Newark
N.J
John E. Joyce Jr
Philip A. Campaneschi
Civil Rights Commission
South
Afl-Cio
Aflcio
Camponeschi
Edward A. Hailes
Royal Naacp
Angeles
James Craig