No Winners in First Round Of T H Battle
In the House the contest over labor laws ended in a draw as the Thomas Lesinski bill and alternative plans failed or passed in a series of votes. The Sims compromise collapsed 211 to 183, and the Wood Bill won 217 to 203 with a planned printing delay before a final test.
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House
Senate
Sims
Lesinski
D, Mich
Kelley
D. Pa
Celler
D. N.Y
Thomas Lesinski
Labor
House votes to send bill to Labor Committee
A motion passed 212 to 209 to send the whole question back to the House Labor Committee. Overnight, 0 Democrats and 1 Republican defected from the Wood Bill as two Republicans joined the coalition. Labor Chairman Lesinski and Speaker Rayburn said a new labor bill would be ready in a few weeks. CIO leaders plan continued political action. Harry Is Fighting President Truman says he remains committed to repealing TH. He says party loyalty tests are working.
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House
Truman
CIO
Wood
T-H
Philip Murray
Sims
Rayburn
Tex
House Labor Committee
Labor Committee
Lesinski
Harry
Massachusets
Tobin
Kroll
Cio-Pac
Kro
Albert D. Cash
Tobin urges Ohio voters to back Democratic 1950 aims
Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin spoke at a May 10 victory dinner by the Duckworth Democratic Club of Cincinnati at the Gibson Hotel. He traced Democratic gains since 1933, highlighted Wagner Act and Social Security, warned that Republicans seek to roll them back, and urged organizing for 1950 victories to raise living standards and purchasing power.
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Duckworth Democratic Club
Cincinnati
Labor
Maurice Tobin
Gibson Hotel
Congress
Dixie Strats
Truman
Tobin
Ohio
Charles Ginocchio
George Harrison
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
AFL
Jack Kroll
Cio-Pac
Harrison
Kroll
Secretary of Labor Honored by AFL CIO in Cincinnati
The CIO Industrial Union Council and AFL Central Labor Council of Greater Cincinnati honored Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin at a May 11 breakfast at the Gibson Hotel. William Black, CIO Council president, chaired the meeting as John Hurst of the Central Labor Council noted the historic AFL CIO gathering.
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CIO Industrial Union Council
AFL Central Labor Council of
Greater Cincinnati
Maurice Tobin
Gibson Hotel
William Black
CIO Council
John Hurst
Central Labor Council
AFL
Cincinnati
CIO
Hurst
Steel Drafts New Contract Program
The 36 man Executive Board drafted a union wage policy program ratified by 70 member committee. About a million Steelworkers in basic and fabricating plants will be affected. The plan calls for equal emphasis on three demands including a general wage increase and strong pension and unemployment measures.
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Whitehouse
Local Phone Workers Join CIO in Cincinnati Move
J E Sigafoose reports Division 46 of the Communications Workers of America voted 798 to 634 to join the CIO, expanding CIO reach by about 200 000 telephone workers. National tally was 71 312 for CIO and 34 419 for independence after years of deliberation. Affiliation adds approximately 200 000 workers to the CIO. The charter was formalized May 9 with CIO director Allan S Heywood presenting to CWA President Joseph Beirne.
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J. E. Sigafoose
Division 46
The
Communications Workers of America
CWA
CIO
Cincinnati
CIO Organization
Allan S. Heywood
Joseph Beirne
American Union of Telephone Workers
Greater Cincinnati
CIO Council
Bell System
Telephone Workers Organizing Committee
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D. S.C
Wood Bill
Vol
Card J. Welch
Calif
Augustine B. Kelle
D. Penn
John Lesinski
D. Mich
Federated Pictures
Secretary of Labor
AFL, Cio
Steel
Execu
Tive Board
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