Clothing Workers To Invest Million In Retail Drive
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers will invest $1 million to organize department store and retail apparel workers nationwide, pending approval. The drive, approved at a two day meeting of the Dept. Store Organizing Committee led by Jacob S. Potofsky, follows CIO support and a jurisdiction shift from RWDSU. The plan includes educational leaflets and respect for existing bargaining agreements while boosting unionism in big stores.
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New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
ACW
Jacob S. Potofsky
CIO Pres
Philip Murray
Retail Wholesale & Dept. Store
Prom
Irving M. Simon
AWC
Simon
RWDSU
Samuel Wolchok
Murray
Potofsky
CIO
Special ACW Board Meeting Planned in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Joint Board Amalgamated Clothing Workers called a special activities meeting for January 10. Attendees include Joint Board members local union officers and shop officers to discuss the department store organizing drive and methods for the Cincinnati area. Productivity of railroad workers is reported up 33.9 percent from 1939.
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Cincinnati Joint Board
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Jack Kroll
Joint Board
ACW
Lavelle Named National CIO Assistant Director. Clayman Promoted in Ohio
William Lavelle, long time Ohio CIO Council secretary treasurer, is named Assistant Director of the National CIO Legislative Department by President Jack Kroll. Jacob Clayman becomes Ohio CIO Council secretary treasurer. Clayman, 42, remains general counsel. Lavelle to assist Nathan Cowan in Washington. Lavelle’s Ohio roles include labor activist, lawyer, and community trustee.
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Lavelle
National Cio Post
Clayman
Ohio
Columbus
William Lavelle
Ohio Cio Council
National Cio Legislative Department
Jack Kroll
Kroll
National Cio
CIO
Philip Murray
Nathan Cowan
Jacob Clayman
Cleveland
United Steelworkers of America
War Production Board
Treas
Field Artillery
Ohio Cio
Ohio Bar
Knights of Columbus
The
Columbus Community Chest
Warren
Boston
Niles
Youngtown
University of Michigan
Detroit
St. Paul
Trumbull County
United Steelworkers of America, Cio
CIO Proposes Joint Meet To Outline Labor Action
CIO President Philip Murray urges united action by AFL, CIO, and rail unions to coordinate labor’s legislative push in Congress. He notes alignment with the New Deal and Truman platform and calls for quick committee meetings to plan strategy and carry out the program. The Dec. 14 CIO officers meeting approved the plan.
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CIO
Washington
United Action
Labor
Congress
AFL
Railroad Brotherhoods
CIO Pres
Philip Murray
Murray
Pres. Truman
Rail
War stock rally lifts arms linked shares from May lows
So called war stocks, investments in companies closely linked to arms production, were selling for 25 percent higher than they did at their May 1947 low.
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Vice Pres
Samuel Meyers
Retail Clerks Intl
Union
Cam
Cincinnati
Thayer American Rug Cleaning Co
Gilbert Ave
Woodburn
First National Bank
FDIC
Oldest National Bank
Northern
Kentucky
N. W. Cor. Sixth and Madison Sts
Covington
Hemlock
Peoples Liberty Bank
Madison
Cincinnati, Ohio
William Green
Pres
A. F. Whitney
Pres Alvanley Johnston
Loco
H. W. Fraser
Railway Labor Executives Assn
Wm. F. Martin
Neave Building
Main
Frank RE & CO
Sycamore ST
Commercial Square
Western Printing Co
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