CIO PAC Cleared by Biddle in GOP Charge Case
Francis Biddle, the attorney general, declared CIO and the Political Action Committee acted within election laws. He noted no illegality under the Federal Corrupt Practices Act without labor contributions, while the House committee pressed on with the Committee for Constitutional Government over disclosure.
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Washington—Cio
Political Action Committee
Francis Biddle
House
Frank Gannett
Dewey
Edward A. Rumely
Biddle
Sen
E. H. Moore
R. Ok
Cio-Pac
CIO Political Action Committee
Textile Wages Below Standard in South Textiles
A National War Labor Board finding notes most southern families with four plus members rely on one wage earner live under substandard conditions. A survey of 24 southern cotton mills shows 20 percent of unionized workers affected, with 11 mills paying below 47 1 2 cents per hour and 2 above. The CIO union seeks a 60 cent minimum and a 10 cent across the board raise plus a third shift differential of five cents and a week of paid vacation.
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Washington
Nati War Labor Board
Textile Workers Union
CIO
Screen Writers Back 4th Term
Hollywood group Screen Writers Back 4th Term supports FDR and Truman. An executive committee of 16 includes Chairman Robert Andrews and co chairs Dalton Trumbo Irving Brecher Guy Endore Howard Dimsdale Jo Swerlin Edwin Blum Edward Eliscu G. K. Williams. Members-at-large include Clifford Odets Julius Epstein Philip Epstein Helen Deutsch Don Hartman Sonya Levien Paul Trivers. The group notes writers’ films would total four daylight years if run consecutively, aligning with a fourth term for Roosevelt.
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Hollywood
Roosevelt
Fdr
Truman
Robert Andrews
Dalton Trumbo
Irving Brecher
Guy Endore
Howard Dimsdale
Jo Swerlin
Edwin Blum
Edward Eliscu
G. K. Williams
Clifford Odets
Julius and
Philip Epstein
Helen Deutsch
Don Hartman
Sonya Levien
Paul Trivers
Roosevelt Denounces Old Guard in A Democratic Rally Speech
President attacks loyalists of the Old Guard Republican faction while praising workers, labor unions, and patriotic voting rights. He contrasts New Deal aims with GOP stubbornness and cites production gains as proof of preparedness. Dewey counters Roosevelt on demobilization and labor PAC sharpened by Truman criticism.
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Dewey
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Truman
Senate
Sidney Hillman
Political Action Committee
Pay Raises Will Not Justify Price Increases
Economists of the OPA say postwar wage gains can cover the 40 hour week return without lifting commodity prices above 1942 levels. Labor Dept figures show July 1944 earnings up 6.7 percent from July 1943, with the automotive field highest at 59.30 weekly.
Anti-FDR Group Dodges Questions
The Constitutional Educational League led by Joseph P. Kamp declined to answer questions from the Special House Campaign Expenditures Committee saying its activities are purely educational and patriotic. Kamp attacked Sidney Hillman and John L. Lewis as part of his anti New Deal stance.
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Washington
Special House Campaign Expenditures Committee
Constitutional Educational League
Joseph P. Kamp
Labor Leader Calls for World Trade Union Conference
President R J Thomas of the CIO urges a world trade union conference at the earliest date. The call comes after his London tour of French battle fronts with American labor leaders as Allied Labor News reports.
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NEW York
London
Pres. R. J. Thomas
United Seweeorkerne
War Manpower Commission Offers Local Speaker
The War Manpower Commission will provide an informed speaker for local meetings to explain manpower regulations and workers rights. Contact John A. McKennon at the Informational Service or write to the WM C at 427 Cleveland Ave Columbus 16 ten days in advance to arrange a speaker and publicity.
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War Manpower Commission
John A. McKennon
George de Nucci
State Cio
Cleveland Ave
Columbus
Who Said Strikes Time Lost in California Q1 1944
San Francisco report by State Labor Commissioner John F. Dalton notes that time lost due to strikes in California in the first quarter of 1944 amounted to about 0.02 percent of all time worked.
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San Francisco
California
John F. Dalton
Tobin predicts Washington votes for Roosevelt in Sept. 19
AFL President Daniel J. Tobin told reporters at Democratic headquarters that Seattle and Washington will vote heavily for Roosevelt. He accused Dewey of being financed by anti labor interests and defended New Deal agencies on production aiding Allies and Russia. Tobin heads the labor committee for the Democratic national committee.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Seattle
Daniel J. Tobin
Intl Bro
Teamsters
Tobin
Democratic National Headquarters
Labor Committee
AFL
Dewey
Labor
Pew
Sun Oil Co
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward
Weir
Steel
Great Britain
Europe
Hitler
Roosevelt
GM May Layoff Fourth Of Force
General Motors chairman Alfred Sloan said postwar output could exceed prewar levels but a quarter of current workers may be laid off. He expected many war workers, especially women, may not stay in the postwar workforce. Sloan warned industry must provide postwar jobs or risk socialization. Civilian cars matching 1942 models would begin four months after reconversion with full output soon after, while redesigned models would arrive two years later due to engineers' workload.
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Los Angles
Alfred Sloan
General Motors Corp
Sloan
Primary endorsements reshape Ohio race slate
In a party shake up, Republican secretary of state Hummel’s vote went to Democrat A. Lee Fair amid claims he hindered soldier voting. Democrat Joseph T. Ferguson was endorsed for state auditor and Carl V. Weygandt for chief justice of the Supreme Court.
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Hummel
A. Lee Fair
Hummels
Joseph T. Ferguson
Carl V. Weygandt
The
Supreme Court
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