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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1947
Page
1
Labor Day Edition Urges Bold Political Action Across CIO
Labor Day messages from CIO leaders urge immediate forceful political action to counter the Taft Hartley Bill threatening union growth and collective bargaining. The call stresses solidarity among union members and those relying on wage earnings to defend prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Labor ideals and business greetings featured in city issue
The issue highlights labor history, economic and political analyses of a year under threat to free labor. Greetings from Cincinnati firms honor union labor’s role in prosperity, with both labor and fair minded business men sharing common interests. The edition is printed in two sections, the second containing regular Sun features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
SUN
Small Business Praises Drive Against High Prices
The National Federation of Small Business backs Atty. General Tom C. Clark in pledging to prosecute price conspiracies in food clothing and housing. NFSB President C Wilson Harder credits decades of weak anti trust enforcement for business concentration and supports tougher penalties and end of no contest pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom C. Clark
Nazi Federation of Small Business, Inc
NFSB
Wilson Harder
Clark
Harder
Leaders urge workers to back progressive candidates in elections
In Cincinnati CIO leaders call for registration and $1 PAC contributions to back progressive candidates. Philip Murray and Jack Kroll say political action starts in shops and precincts to defeat reactionary machines. William Black urges full organization for local state and national election participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Murray
CIO
Jack Kroll
National Pac
William Black
Ncinnati
Labor Day Challenge in 1947 Taft Hartley Debate
The CIO leaders warn workers face unprecedented threats as the Taft Hartley Act and wage hour protections are weakened. They urge defense of freedom through the ballot box and democratic action in the postwar era.
Truman Praises Free Workers On Labor Day 1947
President Truman lauds the free workers of the United States and urges labor and enlightened management to cooperate for the common good. He calls for higher minimum wages health insurance broader social security and less government regulation.
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Washington
U. S
Pres. Truman
Truman
Congress
Voting rights debated by Washington legislators
Fragment discusses lawmakers claiming a mandate from voters to restore labor to conditions of past slavery and urges friends and neighbors to ensure proper voter registration. The note references continuation on Page 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Free America
Defeat Reaction Is Krolls Plea
A CIO official Jack Kroll urged workers to use Labor Day to back repeal of Taft Hartley and elect a Congress responsive to all. He warned that consumers and tenants face shrinking savings after Congress removed rent and price controls.
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Kroll
Washington
Congress
Jack Kroll
CIO Political Action Committee
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Ohio
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National Association of Manufacturers
Cal
William H. Black
Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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