Survey Finds 85 Percent Favor Mediation in Postwar Labor Disputes
A Bureau of National Affairs survey shows over 85 percent of U S industrial concerns unions and advisors favor a mediation agency after the war. AFL and CIO replies are fully favorable, with 90 percent of lawyers and 70 percent overall approving a postwar mediation system.
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Washington
Bureau of National Affairs
David Lawrence
U. S
AFL
CIO
BNA
Mediation favored across groups with varying support
War mediation machinery drew 67 percent overall. CIO unions backed federal control at 72 percent, AFL unions 75 percent, and miscellaneous unions 78 percent. Large employers favored it 59 percent, smaller employers 68 percent.
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CIO
AFL
Labor Secretary Backs Full Employment Bill
Labor Secretary Schwellenbach told the Senate Banking Committee that full employment is good business for the nation. He argued the Murray-Wagner bill 5S 380 would reduce unemployment and negate appeals of totalitarian systems, stating fully employed people need no propaganda to favor our system.
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Senate Banking & Currency Committee
Sec. of Labor
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Murray-Wagner
Schwellenbach
Labor Department
St. Louis unions publish their own newspaper
In St. Louis the AFL strike shuttered three daily papers for 17 days. The Newspaper Inter- Union Conciliation Committee published the four-page St. Louis Daily News, funded by four unions and produced by volunteer Guild members. Demand surged, eight-page issues followed, and the venture aims to reach 300,000 circulation with more newsprint.
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St. Louis
St.louis
St. Louis Daily News
Guild
American Newspaper Guild
CIO
St. Louis Typographical Union, No.8
AFL
St. Louis Stereotypers Union No. 8
Mailers Union No. 3
Newspaper
St. Louisans
Charles Nordman Printing Co
Nordam
Wire
WPB
Washington
Bankers clash over Full Employment Bill quote by Von Windegger
St. Louis banker F R Von Windegger argues fellow bankers resist new ideas while backing a stronger Full Employment Bill. He claims the chief banker trait is a constitutional inability to grasp new ideas.
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F. R. von Windegger
St. Louis
CIO donation funds Georgetown Hospital children’s wing
The CIO contributed 55000 dollars to Georgetown Hospital in Washington DC to establish a children’s wing in memory of the late President Roosevelt. CIO President Philip Murray stated the tribute is best expressed through superior medical care for children.
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CIO
Georgetown Hospital
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Philip Murray
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National Labor Relations Board
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