Kroll Unites Retail Clerks in Cincinnati Organizing Drive
The Retail Clerks Organizing Committee of the Cincinnati Joint Board launched a broad campaign to organize 16,000 Cincinnati retail clerks focusing on department stores in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. Jack Kroll urged maximum cooperation and noted past union struggles, while Henry Seibert was named to the Kentucky Economic Advisory Committee and Beau Brummell Ties arbitration terms were discussed for holiday pay. Arthur Hartmann reported robust work in shirts ties and sporting goods amid seasonal layoffs in Cincinnati's clothing market.
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Cincinnati Joint Board
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Jack Kroll
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Kroll
Henry Seibert
Clothing Workers Business
Arthur Hartmann
Joint Board
Beau Brummell Ties, Inc
Hartmann
Law on Taft Hartley repeal pushed in Senate
Sen Elbert Thomas D Utah introduces a repeal of the Taft Hartley law to restore the Wagner act with anti labor amendments debated after President Truman's state of the union push. The measure would keep five NLRB members with a $12 000 salary and include other proposals on wage hours education and science funding. March timing anticipated as labor committee organizes.
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Washington
Senate
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Thomas
Labor Committee
AFL
CIO
NLRB
Senate Labor Committee
National Science Foundation
Education, Science Foundation
ACW Plans Nationwide Drive to Organize Dept Store Workers
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers CIO will hold a three day Washington meeting starting January 27 to finalize details of a nationwide campaign to organize department store workers. Potofsky says regional HQs will form in major cities and 500 ACW units in 38 states will serve as rallying centers. In New York a dedicated organizing office will open in the Fifth Avenue area with Blumberg Hollander directing. Louis Yagoda is named director of organization with Nemser assisting.
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NEW York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
CIO
Washington
ACW
Jacob S. Potofsky
Raleigh
Dept. Store
National Cio
Retail Wholesale & Dept. Store Union
Amalgamated
New York City
Fifth Ave
ACW Exec
Hyman Blumberg
Louis Hollander
New York Joint Board
Louis Yagoda
Western New York
New York State Board of Mediation
Blumberg and
Hollander
Hyman Nemser
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