High Court Rules Florida Labor Law Conflicts With Wagner Act
The Supreme Court struck down Florida statutes requiring union organizers to register with a state board and to file financial reports, ruling they interfere with workers rights to choose bargaining representatives. Justice Black led the majority with dissent from Frankfurter and Roberts. The decision says Florida penalties for licensing locals undermine federally protected collective bargaining.
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Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Florida
Hugo Black
Felix Frankfurter
Owen J. Roberts
Harlan Stone
Black
Leo H. Hill
Local 234
United Assn
Journeymen Plumbers
AFL
Florida Supreme Court
Hill
Unions Sweep Across Europe After Liberation
The Union movement grows rapidly in liberated Europe with one million French workers joining in the first week after liberation. In neutral Sweden unions reach 1,030,000 members, about a sixth of the population of 6.5 million.
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Europe
Sweden
Ohio Senate Shrugs at Slum Dwellers in Housing Bill
The piece accuses Ohio lawmakers of blocking low rent housing provisions and subsidies, aiming to keep federal slum projects out of Ohio. It portrays real estate operators and building and loan firms as gaining from municipal aid while displaced residents have nowhere to live. The call urges Senate repudiation of the Senate’s callous stance toward the under privileged.
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CIO
Ohio
Senate
National NAACP Board Sets Three Meetings Outside New York
The National Board of Directors of the NAACP adopts a policy for three annual meetings outside New York City. The first such meeting is set for Cincinnati on July 7 with travel conditions canceling the national convention. Executive Board plans are to facilitate these meetings.
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National Board of Directors
NAACP
Cincinnati
New York City
Two New British Films Available
The British Consulate Film Division offers two 16mm films for circulation to unions and organizations. Miss Ruth K Donohue says one film, French Town, shows a French village reborn after liberation, while A City Reborn presents Coventry rebuilding plans, the first city with completed schemes.
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Carew Tower
Coventry
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