Unions Seen As Key To Easing Low Income Problems
The CIO urged Congress to repeal Taft Hartley, raise minimum wages, and ensure full employment to lift 10 million families earning under $2000 yearly. It cited union gains in wages and productivity, highlighted disparities in wages between factory and retail workers, and pressed for health housing and education measures.
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GM obstacles block union security vote at GM plants
UAW CIO accuses General Motors of denying U S Government access for a Taft Hartley union security election. T A Johnstone says GM places obstacles, mocks the law, and seeks to suppress votes by weather and access limits, while pledging to ensure a representative vote in February.
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Second Detroit Bomb Plot Reported As FBI Moves In
Detroit area faced a new bomb plot as the FBI began investigations while threats targeted UAW CIO and other unions. A bomb outside UAW headquarters on December 20 prompted rewards totaling near a quarter million, with ties to past Reuther shootings and ongoing union violence.
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CIO Radio Commentator On 150 Stations But Not WSAI
Robert R. Nathan, a leading economist, starts a weekly CIO radio commentary January 3 on ABC. It airs eight Tuesdays at 10 45 p.m. EST on about 150 stations, with WSAI in Cincinnati not carrying it. Nathan, a noted liberal thinker nicknamed the lay man’s economist, previously led wartime economic planning roles.
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