Labor's Voice On Wages Tied To Politics In Talk
Whitehouse and Jack Kroll headlined the District 25 conference urging labor to push wage demands through political action. They stressed mobilizing workers, registering voters, and backing labor allies like Roosevelt while warning of a CIO crisis after the election. The event runs Oct. 28–29 at the Hotel Gibson Roof Garden with plans for PAC fundraising and broader community cooperation.
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Whitehouse
District 25
Jack Kroll
Cio-Pac
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
United States
Murray
War Labor Board
Labor
Roosevelt
Dewey
Taft
Elston
Hess
Kroll
CIO
Gibson
Phil Murray
Cooperation Urges Labor Peace Through Understanding
Al Jordan of United Steelworkers District 25 told Kiwanis Club in Lawrenceburg Indiana that postwar labor management requires cooperation. He said management must use the workers power for greater production while labor recognizes managements finances and government limits. Jack Stacey organized the event with notable local attendees.
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al Jordan
United Steelworkers
Kiwanis Club
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Jordan
Jack Stacey
Dearborn
Andrews Steel Co
al Whitehouse
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
The
American Can Co
Cincinnati
ACW Man Urges Aid For PAC Support
Arthur Hartmann, ACWC business agent, urged Local 200 Amalgamated Clothing Workers to back the PAC drive to elect liberal candidates. He said jobs would follow for servicemen from union-covered firms and stressed funding for Social Security and Old Age benefits, warning gains could be lost if reactionary forces win. Members were asked to support the PAC and contribute a buck for Roosevelt.
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PAC
Arthur Hartmann
Amalgamated Clothing
Hartmann
ACWC
Amalgamated
Roosevelt
Would Broadcast Congress Debate
Labor ally within radio proposes airing congressional sessions to the nation. WMCA New York plans broadcasts once permission is obtained, with Nathan Straus urging passage of a joint resolution to air proceedings. Straus notes his efforts to broadcast debates since buying WMCA and cites AFL CIO moves as context.
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New York
WMCA
Nathan Straus
Claude Pepper
Dem
Fla
U. S
National Association of Broadcasters
Straus
Pepper
Congress
AFL
CIO
Strauss
PAC Pledges Action for Permanent FEPC Legislation
The CIO Political Action Committee pledges vigorous support to end the last hired first fired bias against Negro workers by urging Congress to adopt legislation for a permanent FEPC with full statutory powers. Telegrams were sent to Senator Dennis Chavez and Representative Mary Norton from PAC Chairman Sidney Hillman.
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New York
N. Y
CIO
Political Action Committee
FEPC
Dennis Chavez
Senate
Education and Labor
Mary Norton
House Labor Committee
PAC
Sidney Hillman
Congress
Bill Pickrel Opposes Taft in Ohio Senate Race
Dayton area profile of Bill Pickrel 56, a Democrat opposing Senator Robert Taft. The piece contrasts Pickrel’s labor ties and Roosevelt support with Taft’s pro‑business stance and anti‑labor record. It notes Pickrel’s Ohio roots, education, and grassroots campaign, including appeals to 150,000 Ohioans for voter registration and leaflets.
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Dayton
Husky
William G. Pickrel
Ohio
Robert Alphonso Taft
Taft
Senate
Hell
Pickrel
Bill Pickerel
Tait
Washington
Pickerel
Gas Election Won By AFL Gas CIO Loses Cincinnati Bargaining Rights
The NLRB election in Cincinnati for Cincinnati Gas and Electric workers ended with AFL winning 504 votes, CIO 195, Independent Union 234, and 14 none. Harold Straub of UWOC said CIO members may stay unified until one year remains on the contract, then a new drive is planned.
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CIO
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Workers
NLRB
AFL
Utility Workers Organizing Committee
Independent Union
Harold Straub
National
UWOC
Union Growth In Ten Years Shows Rise In Membership
Washington reports union membership roughly fivefold in a decade with 90 percent coverage by collective bargaining in key industries including aluminum fabrication automobiles and steel. The January 1944 CIO Outlook notes 60 percent of manufacturing workers under agreements. By March 1944, 5 million workers voting in NLRB elections chose unions in 80 percent of cases.
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Dept. of Labor
CIO
NLRB
Corporate Profits Reported Soaring in Early 1944
Department of Commerce figures show after tax profits of U.S. corporations rose by 13 million in the first quarter of 1944 compared with 1943, totaling 2.213 billion dollars. Manufacturing profits per worker were 292 dollars for the quarter, or 1,168 dollars annualized, with caveats on estimates and exclusions.
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Washington
Dept. of Commerce
U. S
CIO
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Ted Cox
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Yale
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