Meany Opens AFL Final Attack On Wage Freeze
AFL Secretary Treasurer George Meany urged the War Labor Board to relax the wage freeze now, arguing it hurts workers including those in the armed forces. He said delaying relief risks postwar economic chaos and loss of purchasing power, warning action should come before reconversion.
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Meany
AFL
Washington
D. C
American Federation of Labor
George Meany
War Labor Board
America
Roosevelt
Mr. Meany
Frey presses for government action on wage contracts
AFL Metal Trades leader John P. Frey told the War Labor Board that the government must honor a 142 wage contract that linked pay raises to living costs for shipyard workers. He cited 1942 concessions at Roosevelt's request and argued the 1943 review was never carried out, risking further labor commitments.
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Washington, D. C
John P. Frey
AFL Metal Trades Department
War Labor Board
Mr. Prey
AFL
Roosevelt
Frey
French Labor Returns To Work In Paris Postwar Effort
CGT leaders resume activity at Rue Lafayette in Paris after four years ban under Vichy regime. Many prominent figures remain missing and fate uncertain. Louis Saillant, a CGT secretary, speaks with American reporters about underground work during the occupation.
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Washington, D. C
Confederation General ‘Travail
Paris
France
Rue
Lafayette
Petain
Leon Jouhaux
CGT
Louis Saillant
Occu
AFL Unions Triumph in Shipyard Election
AFL unions won a sweeping victory at Globe Shipyard in a National Labor Relations Board election. The tally was 1,141 for the AFL against 319 for the CIO, with AFL organizer William F. Wright reporting the result to President Green who praised the outcome.
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Superior, Wise
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
Globe
CIO
William F. Wright
Green
Roosevelt Attacks GOP Record Amid Labor Praise Dinner
President Roosevelt addresses labor leaders, accusing Republicans of duplicity on New Deal laws and labor progress. He cites the party’s convention platform and contrasts it with years of opposition while stressing postwar jobs and reconversion priorities. He highlights production gains and the minimal strike impact since Pearl Harbor.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Chicago
Congress
Labor Man Renamed Panama U S Marshal for Eight Years
John E Hushing former United States marshal for the Canal Zone was renominated by President Roosevelt and confirmed by the Senate for an additional eight year term. He is a machinist tool maker by trade and has long been a member in good standing of the International Association of Machinists.
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Washington, D. C
John E. Hushing
United States
Canal Zone
Roosevelt
U. S. Senate
Mr. Hushing
International Association of Machinists
Labor cooperation plan urged by AFL leader in Latin America
In a Labor Day message Washington official AFL President William Green calls for hemispheric labor cooperation to promote employment, humane standards, child welfare, living standards, and social security as essential postwar goals. Relief efforts by AFL CIO aid UN workers, with projects across India China Palestine Britain and Russia supports.
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Washington, D. C
Latin America
Office of Inter-American Affairs
AFL
William Green
Hemisphere Labor Cooperation
Federation
United Nations
Abraham Bluestein
Labor League For Numan Rights
Labor
CIO
National War Fund
India
China
Palestine
Britain
Russia
Bluestein
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