Hillman Memorial Drives CIO Pledge Campaign
In New York, CIO leader Philip Murray launches an all out registration campaign as a memorial to Sid ney Hillman on the first anniversary of the labor leader's death. Murray says Hillman would lead a broad mobilization in cities across the nation.
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New York
CIO
Sidney Hillman
Philip Murray
Murray
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Hillman
ACW
Hyman Blumberg
Jacob Potofsky
William O'Dwyer
Federated Pictures
Murray honors Hillman at memorial tribute by 2000 ACW workers
On platform amid red rose portrait of Hillman Murray praised the Amalgamated Clothing Workers leader who led for 32 years. He warned the Taft Hartley law targets workers and said labor will resist attempts to crush it as Potofsky and tributes from Truman LaGuardia Haas were read. The event closed with a musical tribute.
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Murray
Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
United States
Jacob S. Potofsky
ACW
American Congress
Pres. Truman
F. H. LaGuardia
Francis Haas
New Jersey Farmers Get Pennies for Tomatoes
New Jersey farmers receive as little as 2c a pound for tomatoes while New York markets sell them at 20c a pound.
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New Jersey
New York
Ford Pension Talks Drag On As Taft-Hartley Looms
The column recalls months of pension negotiations at Ford Motor Co for hourly workers. It notes the Taft Hartley Act influence delaying agreement and warns that a strike could affect all labor. It urges members to buy PAC tickets to support anti campaign funds.
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Ford
Ford Motor Co
Salami
Crystal Ball
Ford Co
PAC
Taft Faces GOP Nomination Question in Ohio
CIO PAC director Jack Kroll warned Taft would not carry Ohio in 1948 and cited Taft's denunciation of Truman as signaling a presidential bid. The comment came amid anticipation of a Joint Economic Committee probe into the cost of living, chaired by Taft.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Truman
Ohio
Taft blamed for high cost of living by Kroll critics
Kroll attacks Taft over price rises and the Taft-Hartley law. He accuses Taft of cynicism and says PAC aims to mobilize voters. In Ohio, union members push to register at about 100 a day in Hamilton county, Taft's home area.
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Kroll
Sen. Taft
PAC
Ohio
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Sen
Taft
Shoe Prices Jump After War With Higher Costs
Prices for footwear rose 72 percent from prewar levels and sit 30 percent above OPA ceiling limits, reflecting wartime economic strain and supply constraints.
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OPA
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