Dewey Promises Big Changes in Campaign Speech
In a Pittsburgh address on Oct. 11, Governor Dewey pledges to break housing obstacles, extend Social Security, boost benefits, and raise the minimum wage by 40 percent. He contrasts this with GOP claims of legislative efforts, referencing past anti monopoly actions and the Reed Bulwinkle bill criticized by officials.
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Wendell Berge
Taft Hartley Law Weighed In After 1948 Pledge
A book by Rep. Fred A. Hartley reveals Republican leaders told labor to expect no further reform until after the 1948 presidential election. The account labels the promise as big and the follow through as a lie.
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Dewey
Fred A. Hartley
Congress Records a Patchwork of Stagnation in Housing and Social Policy
The 380th Congress laid aside major housing legislation and blocked public housing funding. Business Week notes Dewey’s quiet approval of the stance. Gearhart bill exempts publishers from social security coverage. Federal Security Administration funds were cut. Minimum wage proposals died, with talk of erasing the 40 cent baseline. Republicans led by Sen Ball blocked price-control measures.
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Business Week
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Thomas McCormack
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House
NLRB Upholds Lcabs Over Strikers In Taft Hartley Ruling
The NLRB decision in 1948 case District 54 IAM (unaffiliated) and Pipe Machinery Co. of Cleveland with P M Co. Independent Union clarifies Taft Hartley 9c3 voting rules. IAM strike voters and company unions contested ballots after a year on strike, affecting representation outcomes.
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Pipe Machinery Co
Cleveland
P. M. Co. Independent Union
IAM
NLRB Finds Replacement Justified by Permanent-Job Assurance
The NLRB sided with the company, ruling workers were permanently replaced after management assured the strikebreakers of lasting employment. The union contended Sec 13 protects rights to organize, but the board focused on assurances given and lack of demand for reinstatement.
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IIU Leader Aims to Use Scabs to Break Strike
The IIU accuses the employer of planning to crush a union by bringing in scabs through the picket line to influence a future union election. The move is described as driven by economic motives rather than worker welfare.
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