Policy Statement by Northern Kentucky PAC
The Kenton and Campbell Counties Political Action Committee issued a policy statement outlining endorsements in local elections. It reaffirms no endorsements by the PAC for city or county offices, invites prospective candidates to a meeting on Friday July 20, 1945 at 8:00 pm, and states that candidates must appear in person with no letters accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton and
Campbell Counties
Kentucky Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations of State
Political Action Committee
Political Action
Free Trade Best for Workers, Commerce Data Show
Department of Commerce figures show export industries pay higher wages than tariff protected ones. Agricultural implements average $29.60 and cotton goods sheltered from competition average $14.26, suggesting free flow of goods benefits workers in the long run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Buy War Bonds Annual Wage Program Aims Stable Economy
The piece argues for the annual wage program as a workforce and economic stabilizer. It contrasts weekly versus yearly earnings and notes only 42,000 workers are covered while citing Roosevelt’s 1934 example of an auto worker earning 1.25 dollars an hour but only 650 dollars yearly. It highlights seasonal workers and feast or famine wages for households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
NAM Spends Lavishly to Fight Unions in 1944
New York report reviews How Your NAM Dollar Was Spent in 1944 showing $1.89 million in receipts and $538,582 on broad propaganda including media and group lobbying to promote free enterprise and undermine labor and wartime controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Child Labor Too Demanding, Paper Laments
The Atlanta Journal laments waning blackberry picking income at 5 to 10 cents per quart in Moultrie Georgia. It notes higher pay for tomato pickers and cotton choppers, and worries about child labor and rising wage expectations in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Moultrie, Ga
Atlanta Journal
NAM Propaganda Service Grows
The Natl. Assn. of Manufacturers press service IPS expands to 4,750 grassroots papers. NAM News notes orders for mats and features rose by nearly 1,200 in the last year, making the eclipsheet widely used as a free press service for newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Natl. Assn
NAM News
Trade Journal
Argentina urged to join peace work in San Francisco
The article notes Argentina resisted anti-Hitler unity but was invited to help build a postwar peace framework in San Francisco. It reports U S leaders favor extending the open shop to domestic industry through the Hatch Burton Ball bill as part of the new international relations order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Luther
Martin
Barton
Hatch
Ball
Mr. Dilworth
Luther
NLRB
John Paine
Federated Press
Argentina
San Francisco
U. S
Burton & Ball
Hormel Leads Nation with Most Experienced Meat Packers
Hormel claims the most experienced group of meat packers in the nation amid widespread difficulties crippling other packers. The statement emphasizes Hormel’s skilled workforce as industry conditions strain competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hormel
Hormel Plans and Wage Program for 1945
The article details NAM and government aims in 1945 funding two legislative goals costing 167,000 dollars and a 98,747 dollar effort to sway sentiment on price relaxations postwar. CIO praise contrasts with NAM opposition to full employment and anti-labor actions. Hormel workers’ wages and homeownership are highlighted as outcomes of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NLRB
War Labor Board
Law Dept
NAM
WLB
Washington
CIO
Hormel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northern Kentucky Pac
Fred Thomas
Pres. Roosevelt
OPA
FEPC
Securities & Exchange Commission
Horme Meat Packing Company
Nunn- Busch Shoes
Pocter & Gamble and Wrigley’s
Hormel Company
Batten, Burch and
State Dept
United Nations
Asst
Clayton
NAM Propaganda Service
Bretton Woods
Church
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