AFL Urges Action to End Wage Freeze and Raise Pay
AFL Secretary-Treasurer George Meany opened a NWLB hearing in Washington detailing that the cost of living has risen sharply since January 1941 and demands to modify the Little Steel formula. He calls for executive order changes to allow wage adjustments without board approval.
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AFL official decries wage strain as war bond sales fall
AFL leader says workers cut War Bond purchases amid rising living costs and urges wage increases to match costs. Meany highlights need for social insurance and real pay raises, with AFL representatives in a three day War Labor Board hearing on wage inequities under the Little Steel formula.
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Dies Committee Charges CIO PAC Subversive Ties in 1944 Effort
Washington reports the Dies Committee charges the CIO Political Action Committee with communist influence and aims to steer the 1944 election. It lists 34 leaders as avowed Reds and accuses leaders like Murray and Hillman of aligning with Communist pattern across the nation. New York factions split from the American Labor Party accusing Earl Browder of capturing the party. The New York Times and Herald Tribune comment on the shift toward a radical alignment within labor and politics.
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Peamsters Organize Southern Conference
The Southern Conference of Teamsters and Chauffeurs Unions was formally organized in Memphis Tennessee with 60 local unions across 10 southern states and over 35000 members. Memphis named headquarters James E Hamilton elected president F L Medlin vice president and John Biggers secretary. States joining include Kentucky Georgia Alabama Florida Mississippi Louisiana Texas Arkansas Oklahoma Tennessee with North and South Carolina expected to join soon.
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