ACW Insurance Plan Reaches Five Year Benefit Total
New York report marks the fifth anniversary of the ACW insurance plan. The employer financed program has paid out 9,965,225 in benefits over five years to 123,463 members and beneficiaries. Health, life, accident, hospitalization, maternity, surgical and old age benefits are included. In 1949 benefits are expected to top 5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
CIO
ACW Exec
Hyman Blumberg
Blumberg
You're Joining a Family Tells Local 566 Members
Jack Kroll, manager of the Cincinnati Joint Board ACW, addressed about 135 charter members of the new Local 566 at Versailles Mfg. Co. Lexington Kentucky. He said, You are not just receiving the charter of your local union, you are joining a family. We welcome you. Officers were installed at a ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Versailles Mfg. Co
Lexington
Jack Kroll
Cincinnati Joint Board
ACW
Local union celebrates NLRA victory and charter with gala
More than 200 Kentuckians attend a ceremony in Lexington marking the National Labor Relations Board election win at the plant and the union charter. Officers Mildred Stansell and Marie Peer lead, with speakers including Thomas Marcello and Joseph Lepate. Music and refreshments end the event as weekly meetings are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
National Labor Relations Board
Mildred Stansell
Marie Peer
Josephone Sutton
Emma Dee Henry
Louise Farris
Mary Powell
Lilian Sickles
Krgid
Alben Barkley
Whs
Wwe
Henry Seibert
Cincinnati Joint Board
Thomas Marcello
ACW Western Division
Walter Grainger
Joseph Lepate
Joint Board
New Orphan Asylum for Colored Children Opens
The Rev Council Harris serves as superintendent at the new establishment for colored orphans located at 3132 Van Buren Avenue in College Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren Avenue
College Hill
Council Harris
Powers Hapgood Dies at Wheel in Indianapolis
Powers Hapgood, a founder of the CIO and former CIO regional director in Indiana, died unexpectedly at age 49. He was found slumped over his car steering wheel after possibly collapsing on the way from a physician's office. He later served as an assistant to National CIO Director Allan Haywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Powers Hapgood
CIO
Hapgood
Indiana
Allan Haywood
Retail unions agree on cooperation in clothing trades
The Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union and RWDSU switch jurisdiction over department and men's clothing stores to the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, which pledges full cooperation to organize unorganized workers and spread industrial unionism. They plan frequent meetings to advance the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Retail Wholesale & Dept. Store Union
CIO
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
ACW
RWDSU
Allans. Haywood
Sup
Haywood
Vera Miller
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Research Staff
Amalgamated
House Moves to End Ban on Public Employer Strikes
A labor committee debate covers raising minimum pay from 40 to 75 cents with calls for higher targets, and inclusion of more worker groups. CIO and AFL factions press for ending filibuster rules to restore majority control while warning on rent controls and housing programs.
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House
Spence
House Banking Committee
Congress
Senate
CIO
U. S
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York St
Newport, Ky
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Shriner’s Air
Nes
Clothing
Labor*committee
the Administra
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Mum
Solomon Barkin
Textile Workers Research
White House
James Brey
AFL
Irving Levy
Auto Workers
Administration
Sparkman
D., Ala
U.S. Senate
Nathan Cowan
Senate Rules Committee
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