Hillman Lands World Labor Conference
Sidney Hillman of the CIO PAC said the preliminary world labor conference talks were very promising during a London press conference. Also present were R J Thomas Emil Rieve and CIO counsel John Abt as British and Russian labor leaders planned the agenda for the conference set by the British Trades Union Congress for London on February 8. Hillman stressed substantial US labor interest in progressive international policies and a Good Neighbor approach despite AFL and UMW absence.
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New York
Sidney Hillman
CIO Political Action Committee
London
Allied Labor News
Hillman
Pres
R. J. Thomas
United Auto Workers
Emil Rieve
Textile Workers Union
CIO
John Abt
British Trades Union Congress
U. S
AFL
United Mine Workers
Fight Anti Labor Texas Measure
AFL unionists in Texas form battle lines to meet the threat of new attacks on organized labor as the Legislature prepares to convene on January 9 in Austin.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
AFL
Texas Federation of Labor
Christian American Assn
South
Florida
Arkansas
Labor Leaders Back World Bill of Rights Declaration
Thirty four top labor leaders led by William Green and Philip Murray joined 1326 signers in a American Jewish Committee appeal for an International Bill of Rights as a postwar safeguard. Roosevelt approved the declaration signed by Dewey Wallace Roberts and Murphy, issued on the 153rd anniversary of the American Bill of Rights.
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New York
William Green
AFL
Philip Murray
CIO
American Jewish Committee
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Henry A. Wallace
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Frank Murphy
Joseph M. Proskauer
Kaiser May Enter Low-Cost Housing
New York based Kaiser plans to enter low cost housing projects as part of a broader expansion. Details on locations and timelines were not disclosed in the snippet.
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Kaiser
Fragmentary Quote Describes Absence From Horror Scene
The passage notes that the earth is unable or unwilling to return to the scenes of unforgettable horror from which they fled. It suggests enduring trauma and reluctance to revisit causes or memories of the event.
Amalgamated Xmas Party Set for December 16
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union plans its annual Christmas party for children of members at 2 p.m. Saturday December 16 at union headquarters 1015 Vine Street. Santa will distribute presents and entertain with a dancing singing and magician act.
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Vine Street
Santa
CIO Organizes Pennsylvania Railroad Workers
The CIO reports strong success organizing Pennsylvania Railroad workers in the Cincinnati area. Eligible members include machinists boiler workers fitters welders car repairmen and various shop employees. Locals have been formed and charters granted under national director A. B. Martin.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Cincinnati
CIO
A. B. Martin
Telephone Girls Win Vacations
Oxford Ohio telephone operators in the Utility Workers Organizing Committee receive paid vacations after one to two years of service. Employees with over two years gain two weeks.
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Oxford
Utility Workers Organizing Committee
New Year's Eve Party Announced by Happy Hunters Club
Members of the Happy Hunters Club will host a New Year’s Eve party at the UAW hall with an 11 piece orchestra and traditional festivities. Reservations are available by calling University 5000. The event space is highlighted amid broader labor union activity including CIO actions and organized labor campaigns.
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Happy Hunters Club
UAW
Cincinnati
University 5000
Negro Housing Worst In City Says NAACP Leader
Theodore M. Berry of the Cincinnati NAACP told the Public Welfare Committee that Negro housing is at its worst with no vacancies, poor sanitation, severe crowding and tuberculosis risk. He urged private firms to build affordable homes and city state and federal bodies to cooperate on public housing and slum clearance.
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Public Welfare Committee of City Council
Theodore M. Berry
Cincinnati
NAACP
Fur Workers Party Celebrates Victory
The Fur and Leather Workers Local 214 held a victory party described as a huge success by president George Grigsby who noted strong interest in the November elections. Phil Parr returned from field study in North Carolina and West Virginia. The next Local 214 meeting is set for 6 p.m. December 16 at Stowe School Cutter and Seventh Streets. Grigsby urges full attendance.
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Fur and Leather Workers
Local 214
George Grigsby
Phil Parr
Mid-West
N. Carolina
West Virginia
Stowe School
Cutter
Seventh Streets
Grigsby
Improvements in contract for U S Playing Card Co workers
Clarence Rau reports gains for Plaything Jewelry and Novelty Workers Union Local 256. Improvements include one extra vacation day per year after five years, a new hospitalization plan, Form 10 for wage change increases, and a contribution to the American Communications Association for organizing. Officers reelected Rau president, Foster secretary, Wolfram treasurer.
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Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council
Abe Goldberg
al Jordan
Arthur Hartmann
Max Sien
Elmer Kauffman
Claude Sampson
Newspaper Guild
Ray Tucker
United Electrical Workers
Earl Davis
United Transport Workers
Waldo Stager
George Kuhl
Clarence Rau
Plaything
Jewelry & Novelty Workers
Herman Dick
U. S. Playing Card Co
Plaything, Jewelry and Novelty Workers Union
American Communications Association
Western Union
Sorg Union and Company Banquet Attended by 300
A labor management banquet at Sorg Paper Company in Middletown Ohio on December 9 drew about 300 attendees from the union and company. Speakers included mill manager Les Courier and PWOC leaders Harry Sayre and Thomas Mitchell, with an incentive bonus plan announced for workers.
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Sorg Paper Company
Middletown
Don Driscoll
Les Courier
Harry Sayre
Paper Workers Organizing Committee
Thomas Mitchell
Chas. Aull
PWOC
Cincinnati
Logan Goff
Nat Goldfinger
William Walters
Virginia Dye
Edna Mae Shoup
Clara Kanan
Textile Workers
Loraine Covert
the Sun
Walter Smethurst
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Navy
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Bleecker Marquette
The
Better Housing League
Charles Sagmeister
Berry
Jesse D. Locker
Welfare Committee
Fur Workers Party
James Wolfram
Grace Foster
Wolfram
Sorg Union and Company
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