Eight Ohio Congressmen Back Full Employment Bill
Only eight of Ohio’s 23 Congressmen support the Full Employment Bill amid labor backing and White House pressure. The eight named are Bender, Ramey, Gardner, Huber, Thom, Feighan, Kirwan, and Brehm. The wider delegation confronts resistance as hearings and strategy unfold under Outland leadership with 116 Congressmen pledged to oppose amendments weakening the act.
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Washington
Ohio
Bender
Ramey
Gardner
Huber
Thom
Feighan
Kirwan
Brehm
Congress
House Committee
Carter Manasco
Mississippi
William Whittington
Cochrane
Missouri
George E. Outland
California
America
Carey Urges Victory Bond Support From CIO
CIO President Philip Murray and Secretary-Treasurer James B Carey urge CIO members to back the Victory Loan. They frame bond purchases as civic duty to support veterans and sustain postwar peace and democracy, noting costs of war persist and victory is only the start of reconstruction.
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CIO
Philip Murray
James B. Carey
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Davis Reports B and O Victory for CIO
Earl Davis, organizer for United Transport Service Employes of America, said the CIO won the dining car cooks and waiters election on the B and O Railway. The vote covered about 650 employees across St. Louis, Washington, Jersey City, Baltimore and Cincinnati, with plans for a new local and officer elections forthcoming.
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CIO
Earl Davis
United Transport Service Employes of America
St. Louis
Washington
Jersey City
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Davis
GM offers 8 percent wage boost to curb inflation
Auto Workers reject GM plan presented to the CIO union arguing the 8 percent increase tied to price increases would be a public bribe and spark inflation. Walter Reuther says no figure GM could submit to OPA justifies higher prices and car shortages.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
CIO
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Pres. Truman
OPA
Reuther
HUC Students Aid Rollin Everett Campaign Efforts
Twenty five Hebrew Union College students under committee chair Harold Saltzman aided Rollin H. Everett by distributing literature the Sunday before the vote and mobilizing turnout on election day.
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Hebrew Union College
Harold Saltzman
PAC
Rollin H. Everett
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