Union Steel Organizers Face Georgia Reign of Terror
In Macon and Milledgeville Georgia local officials including Sheriff J R Hicks Jr threaten and raid United Steelworkers organizers. Milledgeville authorities bar halls and clubs while Macon eyes an anti union ordinance demanding a 5000 license fee and 12 month residency. Organizers vow to stay and may take the case to the U S Supreme Court.
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Macon
Georgia
United Steelworkers
CIO
J. R. Hicks Jr
Bibb County
Milledgeville
Steelworkers Union
R. E. Starnes
Starnes
Hicks
U. S. Supreme Court
Banks Pile Up Big Profits In Wartime
FDIC chair Leo T. Crowley reports 1943 net profits for 13,274 U S banks insured by FDIC at 638 million dollars, 45 percent above 1942 and the highest since 1933. After taxes, officer salaries, and expenses, profits rose despite wartime constraints.
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Washington
Leo T. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
U. S
FDIC
Textile Workers Seek Higher Wages At National War Board Hearing
Emil Rieve of the Textile Workers Union told a three member panel on June 4 that the Little Steel formula is obsolete and that 20 000 American Woolen Co workers face substandard pay. He urged a 65c hourly minimum, 10c raise, universal minimum rates, paid vacations after five years, a 5c second shift premium, and group insurance while citing rising profits 1939 1943 to justify wage gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
National War Labor Board
American Woolen Co
Rieve
WLB
Drive against labor linked to California anti union drive
A La Follette committee report ties California employer activity to broader nationwide efforts to restrict labor rights. It notes similar anti union laws in southern and western states and suggests coordinated organized employer pressure beyond the committee’s 1940 investigations.
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Washington
California
U. S. Senate
LaFollette Committee
UAW Local 72 Members Demand FDR Reelection
In Kenosha Wisconsin 2000 members of Local 72 United Auto Workers demanded reelection of President Franklin D Roosevelt by acclamation signaling strong labor support during the period.
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Kenosha
Wis
United Auto Workers (Cio
Roosevelt
Cost to Workers of Hostile Congress
The CIO warns that coalition actions by reactionary Democrats and Republicans threaten workers with high costs, job losses, and reduced take home pay after the war. A 10 percent living cost rise could cost a family $160 yearly, and a federal sales tax would worsen finances. The outlook predicts employment declines and lower wage growth as wartime boosts end.
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Congress
Pen
Taft
CIO
Department of Research and Education
Southern Wage Differential Called Free Way
U S Steel, among the nation’s wealthiest firms, defended the southern wage differential during a National War Labor Board hearing. D K McKamey for Tennesse Coal Iron & Railroad Co. argued geographic pay gaps are an established part of American industry and will persist under free enterprise and competition.
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Washington
U. S. Steel
America
North
D. K. McKamey
Birmingham
Tennesse Coal Iron & Railroad Co
National War Labor Board
United Steelworkers
CIO
OPA Efficiency Shown With Grocery Exhibits
Grocers and food dealers in the Cincinnati district join with local ration boards to present cost of living exhibits the week of June 23. The displays compare World War I item costs with today and highlight OPA price control efficiency in keeping foods stable or lower.
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Cincinnati
OPA
Coop Store Hope Grows in Flint With Labor Backing
In Flint Michigan a cooperative store gains momentum as several groups including the United Auto Workers CIO participate in a kickoff meeting to launch the project.
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Flint, Mich
Flint
United Auto Workers Cio
Rest break homes praised by war workers for recovery
In a letter to The British War Relief Society Mrs. Esther Ryans a munitions worker affiliated with AFL and CIO lauds Estcourt rest break home at St Annes on Sea. She recalls a nervous breakdown and how rest and care aided recovery noting the piano radio and library helping a widow and others regain health and strength.
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Britain
British War Relief Society
Esther Ryans
Cecil H. Gamble
Ryalis
AFL
CIO
Estcourt
St. Annes-on
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