AFL Convention opens with war, peace aims and wage disputes
In New Orleans the 64th AFL convention gathers 600 delegates from 101 unions and 50,000 locals to chart postwar policy. They back Labor's no strike pledge, press to revise the Little Steel Formula, and foresee postwar reconstruction and broader social security gains. Delegates express optimism over Allied advances and anticipate a strong labor voice in the new Congress and in peace production programs.
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AFL Unions Win Door to Bargaining at Northwest Power Project
The Bonneville Administration agreed to negotiate with AFL unions on the Columbia River power project including Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams. Officials say any agreement will be oral for now, with hope for later written contracts. Union leaders hail the move as a significant step within civil service rules toward real collective bargaining.
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Oscar G. Havbak
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Marion H. Hedges
Civil Service Commission
Hedges
Commission
AFL to Launch War Bond Drive at AFL Convention
New Orleans reports the 6th War Bond Drive for 14 billion dollars of securities to fund the war effort will begin at the AFL 64th annual convention on November 20. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau will speak by radio, AFL President William Green will address labor, with Henry Kaiser also on the program from Portland.
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Henry Kaiser
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Richard Harkness
NBC
Soldier's View From Front in Holland
A New York Times correspondent with the Second British Army describes a British Tommy amid Holland combat. He carries a decorated past from Africa and 120 rounds, bearing a burdened pack. Asked about the US election, he says there is little future for soldiers like him, but desires decent homes, wages, and savings for a family.
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