Tolerance Is Convention Keynote At CIO Convention
Ben Herman reports on a CIO convention where Catholic Bishop Bernard J Sheil drew the greatest ovation for urging an anti discrimination stance. Sidney Hillman received strong support from diverse delegates, and Bishop Sheil advocated revising the Little Steel formula with a guaranteed annual wage for workers.
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Herman
Sidney Hillman
PAC
Bernard J. Sheil
Archdiocese of
Chicago
CIO Convention Reports Record Union Membership Growth
President Philip Murray announced at the CIO convention that membership has reached six million, with 41 national unions and 1,051,000 in United Auto Workers and 983,000 in United Steelworkers. About 1.25 million CIO members serve in the armed forces. He urged action against fascism and racial discrimination, saying unity in labor can curb economic injustice and help Negroes gain equality within unions.
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Chicago
CIO
Philip Murray
United Auto Workers
United Steelworkers
U.S.A
Cooperation By Vets CIO Pledge From Chicago Conference
Omar B. Ketchum of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and CIO president Philip Murray pledged labor veterans cooperation to back the 60,000,000 postwar jobs outlook. Ketchum defended VFW records and urged mutual support for seniority rights within CIO and VFW while questioning draft memo 190 A. Murray denied rumors of a CIO-VFW takeover and party interference.
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Chicago
CIO
Omar B. Ketchum
Veterans of Foreign Wars
CIO Pres
Philip Murray
Ketchum
VFW
Murray
Veterans’ Organization
Democratic Party
AFL
CIO Leaders Rally As Democrats Back Progressive Forces
In Chicago CIO delegates push for social programs from child care to housing while affirming loyalty to the Democratic party. A veteran labor figure notes divisions within the miners ranks, with unaffiliated United Mine Workers following CIO President Philip Murray rather than their own leader.
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Italian Confederation of Labor
Italy
CIO
Chicago
United Mine Workers
CIO Pres
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
van A. Bittner
West Virginia Miners District
CIO Con
AFL
William Green
Hillman
Bill Green
Roosevelt
Dewey
Hoover
Gerald Nye
Martin Dies
Sen
James Davis
Sec
George Meany
Labor
Senate
Bob Wagner
New York
Wagner
Wallace in 48 Wins Support at CIO Convention
At the CIO convention in Chicago delegates cheered Vice President Henry A. Wallace as they cried for Wallace in 48. He urged turnout of 60 million votes for full postwar employment and warned that world peace hinges on reducing unemployment and economic rights.
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Chicago
CIO
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Stevens Hotel
AFL
Brotherhood
Roosevelt
Washington
America
Convention Gives Sidney Hillman Great Ovation
At a Chicago CIO convention a 25 minute rally produced the strongest ovation of Sidney Hillman’s career. He shared the moment with CIO President Philip Murray while endorsing the Nov. 7 victory and the future of the CIO Political Action Committee.
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Chicago
CIO
Sidney Hillman
CIO Convention Warns Anti-Semitism A Labor Threat
The CIO resolutions condemn anti-Semitism and race hatred as tools of enemies of organized labor. They pledge aid to anti-discrimination efforts and criticize agencies like the War Labor Board and NLRB. The report urges broader PAC activity, independent labor political action, and coordinated campaigns to back pro labor goals.
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CIO
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
WLB
Gerard Reilly
NLRB
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