Chamber Opposes Higher Unemployment Aid for War Workers
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce rejects President Truman’s plan to raise unemployment benefits to 25 dollars weekly for 26 weeks for jobless war workers. The chamber cites state liberalization since Social Security and argues higher payments are unnecessary, while the Social Security Administration notes 1944 average benefits at 15.90 dollars, with state variations from 7.91 to 19.57.
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Washington
The
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Pres
Harry S. Truman
VU SS. Social Security Agency
North Carolina
Hawaii
Race Against Time Wins Proudly At Oak Ridge Bomb Project
Oak Ridge workers cheer news that their secret atomic bomb project will shorten the war and save lives. The wartime town grew to nearly 75,000 people with 26 000 construction and 49 000 operating workers on a 59 000 acre site.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Oak Ridge
U. S
AFL
CIO
Knoxville
Denounce UFEW Vote Sparks CIO UAW Rift
Chicago report notes Regional UAW Director Joseph Mattson denounces the UFEW referendum on whether to merge with the CIO order, stating that neither the UAW nor the CIO has been consulted on the vote.
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Chicago
United Farm Equipment Workers
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Joseph Mattson
Alvin York to Speak for Farmers Union Drive
Sgt. Alvin York, WWI hero, will headline the Natl Farmers Union campaign in Tennessee. He endorses farm cooperatives and warehouses and pledges to support the union’s efforts.
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Wolf River
Tenn
Alvin York
Natl
Farmers Union
Tennessee
Myles Horton
York
Nati Farmers Union
Chile First to Implement Social Security 11 Years Ahead
Chile pioneered nationwide social security ahead of the United States by about eleven years, marking its early establishment well before the U.S. Congress enacted the Social Security Act in 1935. Americans celebrated the act’s tenth anniversary on August 14.
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U. S
Congress
Chile
Step Ahead in Medical Care Passes Preventive Law
The region adopts a 1938 preventive medicine law covering both manual and white collar workers, signaling progress in healthcare and workplace safety ahead of the United States.
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U. S
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