ACWA Insurance Plan Pays $45,000 Benefits
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Insurance Plan reports 1946 benefits and new old age retirement plan. Benefits include $500 death, $50 maternity, $5 daily hospital, and 26 weeks sick pay, with $860 average claim. Hartmann notes six months membership required and plan funded by employers.
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Prices Rose 18 Percent in 1946
Washington reports retail prices of living essentials rose 18 percent in 1946, the first full peacetime year. The BLS summary shows overall retail prices up 18 percent, food prices up 34 percent, while wholesale prices rose 31 percent and wholesale food prices up 30 percent, contrasting with 1942–45 figures.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
US. Dept. of Labor
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