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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1949
Page
1
The Nation reports the Senate enters week two of debate on repealing the Taft-Hartley Act. Liberal senators push five amendments to require good faith bargaining, affidavits, financial reporting, free speech guarantees, and possible plant seizure powers. Senate actions and counterpoints unfold as Taft promotes a substitute bill aligned with Wood’s proposal.
Washington reports CIO President Philip Murray and AFL Chief William Green denied John L. Lewis accusations of secret deals to accept oppressive amendments to Taft-Hartley repeal. Murray telegraphed senators defending CIO’s public stance for repeal and Wagner act preservation without crippling changes. Green tied Lewis tactics to Taft, asserting unity with Taft on the issue.
Rollin Everett argues Cincinnati must mobilize urban redevelopment and major public works to cushion a potential economic downturn. He cites highway projects, new city hall, libraries, schools, pools, sewage plants, and slum clearance funded by state and federal housing programs, urging a June 24 meeting to advance redevelopment.
Organized labor scored a win as the House Elections Committee blocked S.B. 272, which would have strengthened political bosses. The CIO AFL and Railroad Brotherhoods united against the measure, noting business support and linking it to past open shop battles. Labor plans to push H.R.339 and H.B.399 for eight hour days and votes after delays in Rules, while Governor signs three labor bills S.B.142, H.B.531, and S.B.134 setting August and September effective dates.
American labor movement lawyers condemn Sen. Tafts proposals to repeal Taft Hartley. They say the amendments would largely reenact the Taft Hartley law and offer only insubstantial concessions that would not substantially change the existing statute.
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