Meany Calls Lasting Peace No. 1 Objective
AFL leader George Meany calls for post war world peace via international cooperation and a powerful international body. He warns against laissez faire and urges full employment with rising wages to sustain consumer buying power and prevent mass unemployment after World War II.
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Meany
Toronto
Labor
George Meany
Mr. Meany
AFL
United States
Canada
Fed
India a Beneficiary of War Fund
Jamnadas Mehta of the Indian Federation of Labor thanked the CIO AFL War Relief and British War Relief for a $100,000 gift to India during October famine. He urged ongoing American labor aid, said India needs 6 million industrial workers and 230 million agricultural workers, and called for fraternal exchanges as federation of states develops. He warned hunger and impatience could trigger more bloodshed if action stalls.
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Jamnadas Mehta
Indian Federation of Labor
Leo Perlis
National Cio War Relief Committee
India
CIO
AFL
British War Relief
National War Fund
Mr. Mehta
Federation of States
Labor Day Address Urges High Wages for Postwar Prosperity
AFL President William Green urged a high wage policy with cooperation among labor management and government to ensure full employment and a swift postwar recovery. He spoke to shipyard workers in Jacksonville and on NBC, stressing peace, reconversion, and a strong, distributed national income.
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Jacksonville
Flice
AFL
William Green
St. John’s River Shipbuilding Company
NBC
Green
APL
Florida
Arkansas
California
Wartime Gains Should Be Held Says Miller
Labor Day 1944 sees women form one third of civilian labor as Frieda Miller, head of the U S Women’s Bureau, proclaims women at work total 18 590 000 the peak for their sex in U S history. She says these workers helped supply ammunition tires radar and B 29 bombers for the invasion forces and anticipates a world at peace in Labor Day 1945 with women in every line of activity ready for the future.
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American Federation of Labor
Washington, D. C
JLNS
America
Frieda
Miller
Women’s Bureau
U. S
Department of Labor
Miss Miller
Women Labor Day Speech Praises Civilian Workers
The new director’s first Labor Day message lauds women in essential civilian industries like laundries and restaurants. She calls for recognition of their pivotal service and urges continuation of gains into peacetime production and peace.
AFL RENEWS FIGHT FOR POST WAR BILL DEFEATED IN SENATE
Washington DC The AFL plans to renew in the House efforts for post war reconversion and a national unemployment compensation system. The Senate defeat of the Murray Kilgore Truman bill spurs tighter action to pass effective legislation. The George Bill fails to provide national unemployment benefits and would keep state systems.
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AFL
Senate
Washington
D. C
American Federation of Labor
House of Representatives
Emocainwel
Geller
House Judiciary Committee
House
Wage and Means Committee
Drop In Traffic Toll During July
Chicago reports a 1 percent drop in July traffic deaths from a year earlier. The National Safety Council lists 1,770 deaths in July versus 1,790 last year. Seven months total reaches 12,620, 8 percent above 1943 but 88 percent below 1941 prewar levels.
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Chicago
ILNS
National Safety Council
Big Union Buying of War Bonds
Charles Linnigan reported to the New York State Federation of Labor that unions affiliated with the federation have purchased 200000000 in war bonds. Local 802 of the Musicians Union led with 22000000. The committee urged organized labor to prepare for active participation in the upcoming sixth war loan drive.
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Syracuse
N. Y
SNS
Charles Linnigan
New York State Federation of Labor
Musicians Union
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Americain Federation of Labor
David Webb & Sons
Ross
Yee
Congress
Fundies
Adeircan Tabor
Lond
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