Avery Defies WLB On D Day Hearings Over Ward Seizure
SENIOR store executive Sewell Avery, chairman of Montgomery Ward, testified before a House committee on D Day against government rulings. He denied WLB and NLRB compliance, claimed union-busting motives, and faced evidence showing check-off payments to unions exceed his claimed figures.
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House
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward & Co
Nati War Labor Board
NLRB
Avery
Special
Chicago
WLB
Paul Revere
Robert Ramspeck
D. Ga
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Ramspeck
Ward
Samuel Wolchok
United Retail Wholesale & Dept. Store Employes
CIO
Wolchek
Wolchok
Freedom
Ward Defies War Price Controls in Court Ruling
Chicago firm Montgomery Ward & Co. lost on appeal as the U.S. circuit court upheld a lower court finding that Ward did not comply with the Office of Price Administration maximum price regulations. The decision cited Ward’s lack of effort to meet the price ceilings in Sewell Avery’s case context.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sewell Avery
Ward
Circuit
Industrialists Denounce Sewell Avery Amid Ward Case
Industrialists and industry members of the War Labor Board condemn Montgomery Ward in the ongoing hearings. Harry L. Derby calls Ward the greatest disservice to private enterprise, while Roger D. Lapham accuses Avery of a one sided portrayal to stockholders and the public.
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Montgomery Ward
War Labor Board
Harry L. Derby
WLB
OWI
United States
American Cyanamide and Chemical Co
Manufacturing Chemists Association of the
National Association of Manufacturers
Roger D. Lapham
The
American- Hawaiian Steamship Co
San Francisco Employers Council
United States Chamber of Commerce
Ward
Avery
Valentine Card From Local 65 Saves Soldier in Italy
Pfc Elliot Zingman of Local 65 CIO credits a bulky humorous valentine by Frances Berg and 15 V mail letters for saving his life under heavy fire in Italy. The couple, both Local 65 members, shared the moment as 600,000 CIO workers pledge blood to Red Cross for D-Day effort, with Local 65 promising 12,000 pints.
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Chicago
Pfc
Elliot Zingman
Local 65
Wholesale & Warehouse Workers Union
CIO
Elliott
5Th Army
Italy
Valentine
Frances Berg
Frances
Elliot
New York
D-Day
Red Cross
Europe
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
Mfg. Machine Tool Co
Carthage Mills Union Negotiations Seek Wage Increases
Carthage Mills, Inc. faces contract renewal talks with Textile Workers Union Local 138 led by Leroy Wilson. The union requests wage bumps of 5 cents per hour on the second shift and 10 cents per hour on the third, plus paid vacations: two weeks for five-year employees and one week after one year.
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Carthage
Textile Workers of America
Carthage Mills, Inc
Leroy Wilson
Hears Daughter From London Amalgamated Clothing Workers News
Cpl. Betty Berglund WAC, formerly with Storrs Schaefer Co, spoke from London to Amalgamated Clothing Workers. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Horton of 1976 Queen City Ave. her husband Cadet Rene Berglund earns his wings in August at Craig Field Alabama.
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Storrs-Schaefer Co
London
England
Cpl
Betty Berglund
WAC
Cpl. Berglund
Paul Horton
Queen City Avenue
Mr. Horton
Acwa Joint Board
Rene Berglund
Craig Field
Selma
Ala
Army Air Corps Base
Atlantic
Fur Workers Sign For Bonds At American Oak and Leather
International Fur and Leather Workers Local 214 reports 294 employees, about 90 percent of its membership, have signed as Fifth War Loan bond purchasers at the American Oak and Leather Company. President George Grigsby says efforts extend to Buckeye Wool Pulling Co. and anticipate similar results with 146 workers remaining to be contacted.
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International Fur and Leather Workers
The
American Oak and Leather Company
George Grigsby
Buckeye Wool Pulling Co
American Oak & Leather Co
Grigsby
Price control vital for postwar planning says OPA official
John E. Robinson Jr. cautioned in a radio address that postwar plans rely on stable prices and wages. He warned that if prices drift, businesses suffer as wages follow, making price stability the foundation for postwar planning and economic recovery.
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John E. Robinson, Jr
OPA
Robinson
Sunshine and Sizzle in War Time Headlines
A collage of blunt items and quips from wartime headlines. Notable notes include Mary Jane Higby walking 20 miles daily to perform on NBC radio and humorous jabs at political figures like Sewell Avery. French Resistance Day is highlighted as a sign of Allied support.
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Mary Jane Higby
NBC
Haberthear Urges Union Confidence At Local 57 Meeting
Harry Haberthear CIO regional organizer told Local 57 of the American Communications Association that labor is the best postwar protection. He urged confidence in union leaders and local officers to prevent fear of management and protect job security. The ACA will elect national and international officers, with results announced from New York headquarters.
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Harry Haberthear
CIO
American Communications Association
Haberthear
New York
Whitehouse Attends Union Board Meeting in Pittsburgh
Al Whitehouse regional director of the United Steelworkers of America was in Pittsburgh this week for an Executive Board meeting. The agenda covered important matters related to the union bargaining program.
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al Whitehouse
United Steelworkers of America
Pittsburgh
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