Steelworkers Ready to Strike Over Fair Contracts Demanded
Backed by 400 local union officials, United Steelworkers leader Al Whitehouse vowed to strike at any area plant not offering fair wage and pension terms. He spoke August 7 at Guilford Public School, honoring Van A. Bittner and citing profits and capacity data to press for a comprehensive social insurance program.
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Social Security Overhaul Advances In House Committee
Washington House committee approves broadening Social Security coverage and boosting benefits. Proposed changes include an average 80 percent increase in monthly payments, higher minimum and family maximums, coverage expansion to about 11 million workers, new disability benefits, and a $160 monthly veteran wage credit. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands would join the program.
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Labor Fees Also Oppose Farm Plan
A historical vote comparison shows 245 representatives voted to kill the Brannan plan while 196 also opposed repeal of Taft Hartley. The record lists 73 lawmakers who opposed both workers and farmers across measures including Taft Hartley repeal public housing and rural telephone extension.
Industry Poll Reveals Speed-Up Spreading Across America
The Mill and Factory survey of 1,000 companies finds 53 percent report higher productivity this year than last year, 43 percent similar, and 4 percent lower. Sixty percent cite rising unemployment as a factor, while 61 percent doubt current productivity is satisfactory. The piece notes postwar gains and calls for policy changes to stabilize labor attitudes and unions.
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Southern Bell employees vote to unionize in CIO bid
The Southern Bell Co. canceled its CWA contract and sought a National Labor Relations Board consent election. In the Southern Division the CWA CIO won 26,216 to 4,216, a decisive showing of support for the union and a rebuke to company attempts to drive a wedge among members.
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