Expect Steel Wage Decision In Fall
The War Labor Board faces a fall decision on the Little Steel Formula and wage levels as United Steel Workers seek a 17 cent hourly raise and guaranteed annual pay. Philip Murray argued that postwar plans and wage parity are needed to avoid poverty and decline in living standards.
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Washington
War Labor Board
United Steel Workers
Little Steel
Usa-Cio
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
America
United Steelworkers
Black Market Buyers Are Just Suckers
John E. Robison Jr. urges consumers not to overpay during wartime scarcity. He says retailers overcharge when forced by wholesalers and manufacturers, and warns that persistent black market acts hinge on willing customers. He stresses refusing higher prices can curb this robbery and protect the nation.
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John E. Robison Jr
OPA
Robinson
Penalized AFL Paper Workers in Wage Dispute
Kansas City report says Papercraft Workers Union members were penalized by the War Labor Board for striking during a wage case with F. J. Schleicher Paper Box Co. The board cut retroactive pay by 60 days and approved 5 cent hourly raises, setting minimum wage at 50 cents. Back pay starts April 7.
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Kansas City
Papercraft Workers Union
AFL
St. Louis
Regional War Labor Board
F. J. Schleicher Paper Box Co
Roosevelt Victory Shown In Cudahy Poll
A Wichita poll of United Packinghouse Workers CIO members at the Cudahy plant shows 698 votes for President Roosevelt and 2 for Dewey and Bricker.
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Wichita, Kans
United Packinghouse Workers
CIO
Cudahy
Roosevelt
Dewey and Bricker
Martis Jane Miller Leads Detroit CIO Precinct Captains
Jane Miller, the first of 110 CIO members in Detroit to sign up as precinct captains, stands to sway voters with organized reach and rising political activity in the city.
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Martis Jane Miller
CIO
Detroit
Riley's Alley Mirrors Cincinnati Slum Overcrowding
Welfare director Omar Caswell cites lack of housing as driving dangerous overcrowding in Cincinnati slums. Madeline Quitter’s SUN visit reveals vacated, condemned buildings housing hundreds, with white vacancies scarce and Negro families displaced. Riley's Alley shows filth, no sanitation, and cramped rooms with children exposed to smoke, lightless interiors, and no escape.
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Cincinnati
Omar Caswell
Madeline Quitter
SUN
Riley’s Alley
Department of Health
East
Pearl Street
Pearl
Third
Pike
Third Street
Steel Owners Profits Show Big Gains Before Taxes
The United Steelworkers presented data to a War Labor Board panel claiming steel profits before taxes rose by 241 percent when comparing four peace years 1936-39 to four war years 1940-44. Dividends to stockholders also rose 60 percent in the peace years, with notes that some federal taxes were temporary and the industry enjoys kickback benefits.
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Washington
United Steelworkers
CSO
War Labor Board
Steelworker Sends Forthright Note to Rep Smith In LA
Carl Steel of Torrance Local 414 United Steelworkers writes to Rep Howard W Smith to defend labor political action. He asserts support from AFL unions nonunionists and CIO and says workers will vote as they please and demand pro labor and pro war effort candidates despite congressional investigations.
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Los Angeles
California
Howard W. Smith
D. Va
Congressional Committee
Carl Steel
Torrance
United Steelworkers
CSO
Steel
Congress
Senate
Wealthiest Bank Reports Record Mid Year Earnings
Chase National Bank posts deposits of 4 677 872 688 and resources of 4 990 182 843 in a world record mid year. Net earnings reach 1 23 per share, up from 98 cents, totaling 9 134 000 dollars for six months after costs.
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NEW York
Chase National Bank
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Sears
Federated Picture
United For Victory
Charles de Gaulle
Anna Boettiger
Riley
Department of Buildings
Say. Riley
Lytle Park
Michael Mullen
Mullen Memorial Committee
Mr. Smith
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