Union Wins 2 Year Old Grievance and Back Pay
After two years of processing a grievance an arbitration award orders Beekman street plant department 15 to restore all changed rates and pay five employees retroactive sums dating to May 1948. The dispute began November 1947 amid management’s push to speed up under new rates and a revised contract, with counsel resisting the union at every step.
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Truman Extends Greetings to CIO Convention Delegates
President Truman offers best wishes to CIO 11th Convention delegates including Philip Murray, regrets not attending, and warns of two opposing groups threatening progress. The message highlights support for union efforts and confidence in defeating counterproductive forces. Local 310 pays tribute to Father Mathias P. Wissel with thanks to union members.
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Mathias P. Wissel
Acheson Praises Labor Role in Marshall Plan Speech
Secretary of State Dean Acheson praised American labor groups for aiding foreign policy and called labor’s part in the Marshall Plan highly effective. He urged using Point Four to boost productivity in backward areas and argued it would counter communism.
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Acheson
Labor
1950 CIO PAC Campaign Launched By Convention
The 11th CIO convention authorized launching the 1950 CIO-PAC to mobilize voluntary labor contributions. Delegates resolved to fight at the political heart, register members and families, and push reforms including open primaries and lower legislative pay. A constitutional amendment would raise monthly per capita taxes to 10 cents per member.
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Cio-Pac
CIO Political Action Committee
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