Detroit Workers Rally for Faster Plant Reconversion
Thousands of Detroit mass production workers gathered in Cadillac Square to press for speedier reconversion of war plants, repeal of the Little Steel formula, overtime pay under Executive Order 9240, and 48 hour pay for 40 hours. President R. J. Thomas of the United Auto Workers criticized reconversion delays and warned of 6 figure layoffs in the Detroit area.
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Minneapolis
Start Annual Wage Studies Start Annual Wage Studies
Federal effort to study guaranteed annual wage is led by Office of War Mobilization & Reconversion with a focus on a voluntary plan for employment continuity. President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Eric Johnston, announced the plan at a press conference. Co directors are Arthur S. Meyer and Murray W. Latimer, with labor and industry reps among attendees.
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Office of War Mobilization
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Eric Johnston
U. S Chamber of Commerce
Johnston
Office of War Mobilization & Reconversion
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Arthur S. Meyer
New York State Labor Board
William H. Davis
Murray W. Latimer
Railroad Retirement Board
Chicago
CIO
Ted Silvey
Pres. Philip
Bilbo Attacks Sister Of War Hero In Dago Slur Row
Senate debate and a series of letters trace Sen. Theo Bilbo of Mississippi using the insult dago toward a Brooklyn woman whose brother died fighting foreign fascism. Critics call Bilbo's remarks anti Italian and anti Semitic as the clash over race hate and FEPC policy widens.
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Theodore G. Bilbo
D. Miss
Brooklyn
Mississippi
Senate
Ku Klux Klan
Josephine Piccolo
Vito Marcantonio
ALP
Bilbo
Miss Piccolo
Jim Crew
Marcantonio
UAW Plans Nationwide Demonstrations Over Reconversion
The United Auto Workers CIO calls for mass protests on August 12 to press for higher wages and a strong reconversion program as Congress runs the reconversion issue to October 1 and Detroit war workers rally in Cadillac Square on July 24.
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Detroit War Workers
Cadillac Square
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CIO
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War économie drives Detroit layoffs amid UAW tensions
Union countermeasures faced layoffs of union staff as Detroit workers struggle with economic strain. Thomas cites weak war bond uptake, saying money for government securities has vanished at the old rate. Rebels press for strikes, but Thomas argues against strikes and blames employers for fostering unemployment.
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