PAC Scores In Several City Contests
CIO affiliated group reports wins in Nov 6 elections across the country. Tom Burke captures Cleveland mayoralty 65 percent amid PAC gains. PAC candidates win 18 of 29 council seats and six of seven municipal court judges. Other wins include Charles Sullivan in Worcester mayoralty and Rollin Everett for Cincinnati City Council.
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New York
CIO Political Action Committee
PAC
Cleveland
Tom Burke
Ray C. Miller
Burke
Frank Lausche
Charles Sullivan
Worchester
Mass
Utica
N. Y
Boyd Golden
Frank Cardano
Amalgamated Clothing Workers (Cio
State Assembly
Rollin Everett
The
SUN
Cincinnati
Jeffries Wins Fourth Term as Detroit Mayor
Edward J. Jeffries defeats Richard T. Frankensteen by a 57 000 vote margin in Detroit with 273 910 votes to 216 818. Frankensteen pins loss on conservative appeals to race and class, while predicting more labor victories ahead.
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Detroit
Edward J. Jeffries
Richard T. Frankensteen
United Auto Workers
CIO
O'Dwyer Wins In New York Mayor Election Sweep
Labor backed William O'Dwyer won the New York mayoral race by a margin of 685 175, carrying a broad ALP Democratic and American Labor slate. Final tally placed O'Dwyer at 1,119,225 votes with 859,957 Democratic and 259,268 American Labor. Judge Jonah J. Goldstein trailed with about 434,000 votes, hurting Gov. Dewey's 1946 bid and 1948 presidential prospects.
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New York
Labor
William O’dwyer
Labor Party
ALP
CIO
O’dwyer
Jonah J. Goldstein
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress Targets Labor with Anti-Union Bills
Organized labor urges action as Congress considers measures to repeal the Smith Connally act and curb union activity. HR 3937 faces floor votes with provisions to liquidate unions that strike and to penalize picketing under anti-racketeering pretexts during reconversion.
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Organized Labor
Congress
House Military Affairs Committee
Bill
Labor bills move through committees amid wage and rights disputes
Ball-Hatch would force arbitration eroding Wagner act rights and cap back wages claims after one year. Hearings pressed in Senate labor committee. House judiciary reported, awaits rules action. Full Employment bills face delay from hostile House committee on expenditures. Minimum Wage bill advances in Senate, hearings continue in House. lawmakers urged to push favorable report and passage.
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Senate Labor Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Rules Committee
House Committee
Senate
House Labor
Job-Wage Plan Support Passes at State Junior Order Meet
Local Union 1861 members Jacob Rentschler and Al Jordan steered a resolution backing jobs for all a living wage and guaranteed annual wage. The 72nd annual JR O U A M state convention in Columbus adopted it unanimously with 200 delegates present. The duo have long served as JR O U A M delegates and deputy state councillors. The convention moves to Cincinnati next year.
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United Steelworkers of America
Jacob Rentschler
al Jordan
Junior Order United American Mechanics
Columbus
Rentschler
Jordan
JR. O.U. A.M
Cincinnati
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Astor Place
Johnnie
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