Union Organized So Animals May Get Human Treatment
Howard Benedict reports a new union, the American Guild of Animal Artists, seeks to protect animals in film, TV, stage and modeling. It proposes benefits including up to 150 dollars weekly, retirement fund, sick leave, paid vacation, double matinee rations, and dignified burial for performers. Peggy Foldes leads the effort with Harley Cole backing the project.
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New York
Lucky Creatures
American Guild of Animal Artists
Chicago
Los Angeles
AGAA
Peggy Fordes
Australia
Creed
Union organizing in the South remains tough says AFL CIO
The piece notes worker apathy, hostile public relations, and resistance to unions in Dixie. It cites low win rates in NLRB elections, regional differences in Mississippi, and a planned AFL CIO campaign to reframe unions as beneficial. It mentions existing union strength in Southern plant locations and right to work laws.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Southern Textiles
Dixie
Southern
Afl-Cio
South
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Seag Eee
Mississippi
Atlanta
National Federation of School Teachers
United Auto Workers
AFL - Cio
Textile Workers Union
Deering
Milliken, Inc
England
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