Davidson to Direct Drive at Weirton Plant
Robert J. Davidson, regional CIO director, is called from Cincinnati by Philip Murray to direct the CIO drive at the Weirton, West Virginia steel plant. Walter Smethhurst will temporarily replace him here, bringing long organizing experience and a history with United Mine Workers and CIO. Allan Heywood arranged the changes and chairs the Paperworkers Organizing Committee in the area.
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Robert J. Davidson
CIO
Cincinnati
Philip Murray
Usa-Cio
Weirton
W. Va
Davidson
Walter Smethhurst
St. Louis
United Shoeworkers of America
Allan Heywood
Heywood
Paperworkers Organizing Committee
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Murray
Forced Labor Bill Idle After Senate Hearing Walkout
Senator Robert R. Reynolds halted further hearings on the Brewster Bailey forced labor bill on June 1. AFL and CIO opposition warned the measure would harm the war effort. The last witness was UAW-CIO president R J Thomas urging an intelligent, unified approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert R. Reynolds
Senate
Reynolds
AFL
CIO
R. J. Thomas
The
United Automobile Workers
Public Housing Opponents Seek to Sabotage in Cincinnati
The SUN reports a drive to undermine Cincinnati public housing via the Metropolitan Housing Authority appointment of Ray Skirvin by Mayor James G. Stewart. City planners urge suburban projects to relieve basin slums and enable true property value assessments, while opponents push for restricted, decayed slum areas.
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Cincinnati
the Sun
James G. Stewart
Ray Skirvin
Metropolitan Housing Authority
High
Unions Open Brooklyn Welfare Center For Members
Brooklyn unions with local welfare groups opened a central agency to handle family and personal welfare issues for about 200 000 union members in the war industry hub. The May 17 launch followed a joint meeting with New York CIO officials and Brooklyn social service agencies.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Brooklyn Labor Welfare Center
New York Cio
Brooklyn Social Service
Catholic Charities
Jewish Family Welfare Society
Brooklyn Bureau of Charities
Brooklyn Council For Social Planning
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
CIO
Clothing Workers Set Bond Quota For War Drive
Amalgamated Clothing Workers decided this week to set quotas for every local and shop for the Fifth War Loan Drive and give every possible aid to bond purchasers. ACWA leaders here say supporting the fighting forces with bond purchases outweighs opposition.
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers
ACWA
Public Politics Fund of CIO-PAC releases itemized 1944 report
The CIO Political Action Committee discloses receipts of 669764.11 and disbursements of 189112.12 from organization to May 31 1944. Salaries and travel for 97 staff total 99398.61, office costs 43788.63, publicity 19064.83. Chairman Sidney Hillman defends the PAC as an open effort for good citizenship and wartime aims.
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New York
CIO Political Action Committee
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
PAC
Wright's Strike Continues as CIO Condemns Walkout
The UAW leaders persuade 15,000 strikers to return to work after seven Negroes join an assembly line formerly all white. CIO unions denounce the Wright plant strike, call to expel defying members, and urge workers to resume production for victory.
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UAW
Robert Spitzmiller
F. L. Innis
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Montana
Missouri
Kansas City
France
Andy” Schain
Parkway & Vine
EGAL
Douglass High
Cincinnati Real Estate Board
SUN
Makes Public Politics Fund of
Cio-Pac
Wright
Jack Kroll
Ben Herman
Industrial Union Council
Waldo Stager
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Arthur Hartmann
Joint Board
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Greater Cincinnati
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