Housing Headache Is Nothing New
The piece recalls Labor Day protests in New York City in 1882 with banners against tenement landlords and favorable lawmakers. Slogans reported include Pay No Rent and Who Stole the Tenement House Reform Bill.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1946
Page
7
The piece recalls Labor Day protests in New York City in 1882 with banners against tenement landlords and favorable lawmakers. Slogans reported include Pay No Rent and Who Stole the Tenement House Reform Bill.
The article argues that organized monopoly employers aim to depress wages and push profits by obtaining price increases from OPA and loosening controls. It cites postwar wage gains, rising prices, and argues price control proved crucial during wartime to maintain production and stable labor relations. It warns against profit-driven schemes harming living standards.
Local 214 of the Fur and Leather Workers condemns rising crime across the United States and urges unions and civil rights groups to support the CIO and NAACP in ending robberies, lynchings, and rapes. Members propose measures including more police, foot patrols, earlier closing hours for nightclubs, and education to foster harmony among all races and creeds.
Local 647 of the United Auto Workers won an NLRB election at the Western Auto Co. warehouse. Albert Busch said 68 workers are employed there and negotiations for a contract will begin once the local is certified.
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