Labor Unites Against NLRB Rule Change in Election Proposals
Labor leaders from the AFL CIO United Mine Workers and others join to oppose an NLRB rule allowing employers to file election petitions when only one union is involved. They warn the plan would invite disorder and hurt war effort, urging the board to reject the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Nlrb of Manufacturers
Washington
United Labor
NLRB
National Association of Manufacturers
National Afl and Cio
Nati Federation of Telephone Workers
Confederated Unions of America
United Mine Workers, District 50
WLB
U. S
WMC
FEPC
CIO Pres
Philip Murray
Murray
Pres
R. J. Thomas
United Auto Workers
CIO
Pres. Emil Rieve
The
Textile Workers (Cio
Thomas
National Management Relations Board
Lee Pressman
NAM
Pressman
Kentucky Registration Closes June 6 for Primary
Tuesday June 6 is the last day for voter registration in Kentucky. CIO Bill Hopper notes residency rules require one year in state, six months in county, and 60 days in precinct. Registration closes 59 days before the August 5 primary and reopens 10 days after.
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Kentucky
Bill Hopper
CIO
Urgent Blood Drive Plea From Cincinnati Red Cross
City faces a lag in blood donations as Dr. Carl A. Wilzbach urges faster giving. May shortfalls left Cincinnati sixth among eastern centers. nationwide quota for 1944 is 5 million pints. Donors encouraged to visit Red Cross Blood Donor Center at 19 Garfield Place or call UN 2150 for appointments.
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Carl A. Wilzbach
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
AEF Veterans Association
Columbus
Joseph Sepate
ACWA
Sepate
Red Cross
Cincinnati
Willard Crain
Blood Donor Service
Wilzbach
Crain
Senate
Washington
Service
Red Cross Blood Donor Center
Doctors’ Building
Garfield Place
NAM Head Urges Postwar Prosperity Plan
Frederick C. Crawford head of the National Association of Manufacturers addressed more than 1,000 Southern California industrialists at the Biltmore Hotel. He urged clear field for business profits, elimination of the Roosevelt administration, and a freer postwar economy with lower corporate taxes and reduced government labor protection and anti-monopoly intervention.
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Los Angeles
Roosevelt
Frederick C. Crawford
National Association of Manufacturers
Southern California
Swank
Biltmore Hotel
America
Crawford
Dollar CU Warns Against Gyp Eye Glass Merchants
Consumer Union warns against bargain eyeglass offers and eye examinations that push unnecessary or overpriced glasses. It cites deceptive practices by some firms, notes 75c and 25c price declines, and identifies quality concerns across shorts shirts and bandages with tested brands and safe choices.
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Consumers Union
Washington
Shorts Consumers Union
OPA
Macy’s
Banned Novel Finds Strong Demand in Cincinnati
The novel Strange Fruit, banned in Boston and fined in Cambridge, Mass., draws heavy interest in Cincinnati libraries and bookstores. Librarian Chalmers Hadley says it is adult fiction with social and racial themes, placed on restricted shelves for sophisticated readers. Numerous readers seek it despite restrictions.
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Boston
Cambridge
Mass
Cincinnati Public Library
South
Chalmers Hadley
New England
Hadley
Seek For Miss Negro Victory Winner Named At Rally
New York reports the search for Miss Negro Victory Worker of 1944 organized by the Negro Labor Victory Committee and the Peoples Committee. A national merit award will be presented at the Negro Freedom Rally at Madison Square Garden on June 26. Qualified applicants are employed in a war industry and chosen for work record and wartime activities. Entries with photos should be sent to 308 Lenox Ave.
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New York
Negro Labor Victory Committee
Peoples Committee
Madison Sq. Garden
Committee
Lenox Ave
N. Y
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Federated Press
Fhoto
Trudy Marshall
Screen Actors Guild
Social Security
Nam Head
Consumer Union
Leeds
Sears Roebuck
Lillian Smith
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