Lewis Defends Coal Health Fund Demands
John L. Lewis explains the United Mine Workers push for a health and welfare fund. He outlines six aims including medical service hospital care life and disability insurance rehabilitation and hardship relief with fund funding at seven percent of gross earnings and management by the union.
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Washington, D. C
John L. Lewis
UMW
Scourge
United Mine Workers of America
War Labor Board
America
Great Britain
Spain
India
AFL Council Demands Probe Of Basic Causes Of Strikes
The AFL Executive Council called for a detailed Senate study of labor disputes to identify basic causes and economic factors influencing free collective bargaining. It urged continuation of the OPA for a year, opposed broad price controls, and criticized anti strike legislation as unconstitutional or impractical. The council praised unions for peaceful bargaining and criticized policies restraining them.
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Washington, D. C
AFL Executive Council
Iniow
Senate
AFL
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Congress
Precedent Condition for Mine Workers Agreement
The text notes a condition precedent to forming any agreement that does not include provisions for mine workers and must be fulfilled before the agreement is made.
Truman urged to back Red Cross toward union rights
President Truman faced a push from the Workers Defense League to restore a stance allowing Red Cross employees to organize. The group urged Basil O Connor to recognize workers rights to unionize under government policy, countering the Red Cross policy opposing union negotiations on wages hours and conditions.
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New York City
Truman
Workers Defense League
Basil O'Connor
American Red Cross National
Avon S. Gilmartin
WDL
Cwonnor
Red Cross
Gilmartin
Italian Picnic July 4th at Butler County Fair Grounds
The 12th annual Italian-American Society picnic and outing will be held at the Butler County Fair Grounds on Thursday July 4. The committee expects a large attendance.
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Butler County Fair Grounds
The Unseen Guest at Your Table Hunger Warning
A stark appeal highlights child hunger in America with vivid images of starved children and wasted meals. It argues hunger harms bodies and minds, urging readers to feed the unseen guest and prevent a future shaped by scarcity and misused food.
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