Taft-Hartley Repeal Sparks House Clash in April Return
The article previews a legislative showdown as the House plans to repeal the Taft-Hartley labor act in late April, replacing it with the Wagner Act. It contrasts unions and big business, noting the NAM and Farm Bureau position, and explains the narrow legal difference between the two measures. It mentions an alternative substitute by Rep. Wood of Georgia to be offered.
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Flarm Bureau
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National Association of Manufacturers
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NAM
T-H
Farm Bureau
Rep. Wood
Wood bill aims to improve law after two years of tests
The text discusses amending the law to address valid objections and improve practicality after two years of experience. It notes support for the Wood substitute and describes union agents framing opponents as part of a Southern Dixiecrat and Northern Republican alliance to sway wavering members. A California congressman warns that a Southern Republican coalition could provoke a fight over Taft-Hartley repeal on the House floor. Shades of Grapes of Wrath.
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House
Pseudo Democrats and Southern Solidarity in Party History
The piece argues that long ago Southerners kept the Democratic Party intact while the North leaned away. It decries minority pressure and cross‑party coalitions, recalling Senator Norris of Nebraska who quipped that Democrats vote with him, not him with them, to lampoon demagogues.
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Nebraska
Puns and polarity as lawmakers weigh country’s welfare
Parlor pinks and party-line politicians decry a coalition when a Congressman or Senator acts for national good over partisanship. Stand by for the results of a major political clash.
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