Vacations Planned for 379000 Clothing Workers nationwide
About 375000 members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers CIO will take two weeks off with extra pay for July 4, in a industrywide paid vacation totaling around 30 million dollars. President Jacob S. Potofsky announced the plan. Cincinnati’s 5000 members are largely included in the layoff.
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New York
Almagated Clothing Workers
CIO
Jacob S. Potofsky
Cincinnati
Amalgamated
Potofsky
Ground Breaks for ACW Housing in New York
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers CIO broke ground on a $10 million housing project here to house 750 families. The cooperative apartment houses extend a program started in 1827 and promise private housing at about $15 per room in rent.
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NEW York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
CIO
ACW
Amalgamated Housing Proj
Labor sponsors housing projects to ease slums
Officials state that intelligent application and good management can address the housing shortage. The demonstration shows how labor can aid the community by eliminating slums and raising living standards through sponsored projects.
Dayton GM Votes Soon
The 2500 workers at the new General Motors plant in Dayton will vote on July 13 on whether to form a bargaining unit with the United Auto Workers. The election was requested by UAW several months ago.
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General Motors
Dayton
United Auto Workers
UAW
Union Meetings Across City Schedule
A dense list of labor union meetings scheduled through July across multiple locals. Times and venues include Local 17, Local 392, Local 647, Local 674, Local 12, Local 199, CIO Council, Electrical Workers Local 761, Local 766, Local 729, Fur and Leather Local 214, Glass Ceramic Local 59, Lithographers Local 8, Paper Workers Local 98, Local 1009, Public Workers Local 768, Steelworkers Local 22, Local 310, Local 1728, Local 1858, Local 1861, Local 1895, Local 2022, Local 2416, Local 3243, Local 3737, and Telephone Workers Local 28 at various venues such as 217 East 8th street, Oddfellows Hall, 1015 Vine street, 103 West Central Parkway, Room 206, and others. Some dates include July 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 and July 3 17 with morning and evening slots.
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Auto Workers
Whetsel
East 8Th Street
Garage Council
Vine Street
Oddfellows Hall
Montgomery Road
Norwood
Electrical Workers Local
Exec. Council
Bossert
Lodge & Shipley
Ceramic
Cambridge Tile
Metropole Hotel
Paper Workers
Dunn Street
Lockland Public Workers
Linn Street Steelworkers
Central
Newport
Carll Street
West Central Pkvy
West Central Parkway
Jr. Order Hall
Spring Grove
Legion Hall
Madison Road
Vinestreet
Vinestreet Telephone Workers
Linton Crystal Room
Census hints child labor harms schooling
Census figures show about half of 2,250,000 youths aged 14 to 17 working have left school. U S mental hospitals are 15.3 percent over capacity per Public Health Service. Construction sector reports 151,700 industrial injuries last year, up 15 percent.
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U.S
U.S. Public Health Service
Newspaper Guild Seeks Five Day Week and 35 Hours
The American Newspaper Guild at its San Francisco convention backs a 35 hour five day work week as a top contract aim. Delegates defend member Thomas Buchanan fired by the Washington Star for Communist party membership and urge prompt grievance handling.
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Newspaper Guild
San Francisco
American Newspaper Guild
CIO
The
ANG
Thomas Buchanan
Washington Star
Communist Party
International Press Demands Unity Amid Greece Polk Murder
A broad coalition calls for action against publishers and police reforms while backing the Indo Typographical Union in its AFL fight. They demand a full investigation into American journalist George Polk's Greece murder and denounce threats to free press.
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Dora
Indo Typographical Union
AFL
George Polk
Greece
Inflation readings show April CPI up from prior year
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports April consumer price index 84 percent higher than a year earlier, 27 percent above June 1946, and 71.7 percent above August 1939, signaling broad price increases across goods and services.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Rea
Vinestreet Joint Board
Vinestreet Board of Directors
Plum
Walnut
CIO Council
Knowltons Corner
Short
Fur and Leather Workers Local
Lincoln Community Center
West and Linn Streets
Robert H. Best
Boston
Federated Pictures
Washington
Buchanan
Third Party Movement
Ciopac
Seiberling
Em Seiberling Tires
Harrison Tire
N. E. Cor. Court and Race Parkway
Phil’s Men’s Shop
Madison Rd
Oakley
E. Eighth St
Cherry
Premier Press Company
Cincinn
Schramm
Rugh, Inc
Neighborhood Buyers Guide
the Sun
Camp
Johnny Walker
Colerain
Marshall
John M. Walker
Wood
Colerain Ave
Elmswood
Kirby
Valley Hardware CO
Vine St
Madisonville
Plainville Rd
AGN
Main Ave
Montgomery Rd
Melrose
Wordenberg Cheveurett
Brotherton G
G. Koehl, Inc
Reading Food Shop
Josephine Busch
Jefferson Ave
Reading Dept. Store
Reading
Benson Cor
Jefferson
St. Bernard
Heller Radio 6
Hotpoint — Admiral
Fada
Capitol
Walnut Hills
A. & N. Furniture and Pliance CO
Fricidaires
Towes Ashers
McMillan ST
Dadburn
Atlas Motors Inc
DODGE
Plymouth
Dodge Trucks
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