No Hope Of Agreement Carey Says Of WEFTU
Paris CIO withdraws from the World Federation of Trade Unions executive bureau citing no possibility of agreement on important issues. Carey foresees CIO action at the March 2 executive board meeting and stresses the need for a world labor body free from governments and political parties.
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Carey
WEFTU
Paris
CIO
World Federation of Trade Unions
WFTU
Litical Parties
World Organization of Labor
United States
U.S
Stanley Ruttenberg
Congressional Committee
Rumor Debunk and Trade Talks Highlight CIO Banquet
The item disputes a circulating rumor about CIO President Philip Murray illness, noting he only has a lingering cold and will return soon. Frank Graham, UNC president and War Labor Board member, received Amalgamated’s Sidney Hillman Memorial Award at a Washington banquet amid a smear campaign by radio commentator Fulton Lewis.
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CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Washington
Frank Graham
University of North Carolina
War Labor Board
South
Graham
Amalgamated
Sidney Hillman
Million Dollar Foundation
Fulton Lewis
Rent Controls Backed by Threats as Landlords Back Off
The CIO News reports landlords warned eviction to pressure rent controls, prompting lawmakers to push stronger controls. Tulsa actions trigger national debate as Tighe Woods signals caution. CIO witnesses seek wage-hour increases and enforcement power for federal oversight amid tariffs debate.
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CIO News
America
Oklahoma
Tighe Woods
Tulsa
CIO
Uncle Sam
Soviets Brand Carey Traitor Over WFTU Rift
The Soviet radio denounced Secretary of the Treasury James B. Carey of the CIO and British and Dutch delegates to the World Federation of Trade Unions as traitors to the working class for taking their national union groups out of the WFTU.
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CIO
James B. Carey
Bureau
Sec.Treas
World Federation of Trade Unions
WFTU
Pressing Problems Typos End Long Strike in Hammond
The 14 month Typographical Union strike was settled in Hammond Indiana ending a long news drought for Chicago area papers. The Taft Hartley act and closed shop ban influenced the dispute with minor coverage in Cincinnati papers. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers consider wage talks for 1949. Victor Riesel’s Toledo visit and UAW CIO Local 12 social hall setup noted.
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International Typographical Union
Hammond
Ind
Chicago
Wage Hearings for Steel Announced in Washington
Federal hearings to set Walsh Healey act minimum wages for iron and steel under government contracts will be held February 23. Current minimums range from 45 to 62 and a half cents. United Steel Workers urge $1.04 in 12 southern states and $1.18 and a half elsewhere.
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Iron and Steel
Labor Department
United Steelworkers
CSO
Maurice Tobin
South
Union
Walsh- Healey
U. S
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