Labor Aims to Mobilize Voters After CIO AFL Merger
AFL President George Meany outlines the labor political push as the CIO and AFL plan to merge into a single federation in December. He argues for aggressive voter education and turnout to counter Taft Hartley restrictions and right to work laws, aiming to shape elections regionally and nationally.
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Labor Push Prepares for 1956 Elections Across Key States
The piece notes labor support growing in Pilichicun Texas Missouri and states like New York Pennsylvania California Illinois Ohio New Jersey for a political push. It questions labor's influence on candidates and whether leaders can align with voters, hinting at a possible third party.
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