Dewey Opponents Hamper Wage Rise at U E Convention
Philip Murray CIO president warned U S electrical workers that Dewey supporters are using the Little Steel Formula as a political football. He predicted a 30 percent take-home pay cut from overtime loss and urged revision to reflect postwar living costs. The convention backed Roosevelt and Truman.
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U. E. Dewey
Murray
U. E
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Philip Murray
CIO
Dewey
New York
Esther Tice
Jack Parker
Amalgamated Machine Tool Local 766
Harry Hines
King Unit
George Thompson
J. H. Day Company
Joe Austing
G. A. Gray Planet
Little Steel
War Labor Board
Emspak accuses GOP-Tories of blocking labor bills
Julius Emspak, UK-CIO treasurer, says Dewey’s Republicans in Congress ally with poll-tax Democrats to block labor favored measures. He cites vetoes over the Smith-Connally Act, Soldier-vote Act, and anti poll-tax legislation as proof of political obstruction harming public welfare.
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New York
Dewey
Julius Emspak
Uk-Cio
Emspak
GOP Official Upsets War Workers Over Registration Hours
Wichita, Kansas: Republican Election Commissioner E. R. Mooney refuses to extend registration hours beyond 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and says he favors quality over quantity in voting. He dismissed requests to run late shifts for war workers.
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Wichita, Kans
E. R. Mooney
AFL Leaders Deny Dewey Endorsement in Seattle Visit
Newspaper and radio reports claimed a large AFL delegation endorsed Thomas E. Dewey during a one night stop in Seattle. AFL leaders denied the endorsement. Dewey's publicity staff admitted the error and a retraction ran in papers on Sept 19. The local denial could not erase the nationwide broadcast.
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Seattle
AFL
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Store Employees Meet Next Week
The Wholesale Retail and Department Store Employees Union local 390 holds its regular membership meeting at 8 p m on October 6 at the Railway Clerks Building Court and Vine streets. Guest speakers will discuss matters important to members. All members asked to attend.
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Wholesale, Retail and Department Store Employees Union Local 390
Railway Clerks Bldg
Court and Vine Streets
Redwood
Father Deters
Central Labor Council
Amalgamated Clothing Workers and Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Brotherhood
Vine Street
FDR Supporters Led By T R s Granddaughter
Mrs. John G. Palfrey Jr. leads Servicemen's Wives to Re elect Roosevelt nationwide with headquarters at 9 Sutton Place New York. Any serviceman's wife may write for membership.
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FDR
T. R
New York
Sutton Place
N. Y
Self-Cure of Gonorrhea Warned as Dangerous
Public health article urges readers not to self treat gonorrhea and to seek medical examination. It explains the risks, transmission through sexual contact, and the importance of physician supervision with sulfa drugs, while warning against quack cures and unapproved remedies.
Xavier Labor School Opens After Late Registrations
Xavier University's Labor School accepts late registrations through Tuesday night. Rev. Richard T. Deters, director, notes regular enrollment closed Friday. Programs run Tuesday and Thursday evenings with courses in economics democracy propaganda analysis labor ethics law and public relations. Eligibility includes workers both union and non union with managers excluded.
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Xavier University
Labor School
Richard T. Deters
Richter Defends Labor Rights in PACA Talk
Frank J. Richter, candidate for Congress in the First District, told Democratic workers at 3936 Eastern Avenue that labor may use political action to defend its gains. He argued workers must stay politically alert to preserve votes and dismissed claims that any single leader can deliver the labor vote.
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Labor
Frank J. Richter
Congress
Democratic Workers of
First Ward
Eastern Avenue
Sidney Hillman
Richter
Hillman
U E W & M W CIO Wins Rights at WE Plant Claire
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers gain sole collective bargaining rights at the Western Electric electronics plant in Claire Wisconsin. The union claims a foothold in the broad WE manufacturing empire as the first wedge of organizing momentum.
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EU Claire
Wis
Western Electric
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
CIO
WE Eletronics
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Walter Clarke, M.D
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American Social Hygiene Association
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Xavier Labor School
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