Union Dues Used for Politics Denies Members Voice, Protest
At a December 15 1955 press conference in the Senate Rules Committee room Michigan rank and file union members voiced opposition to using dues for political purposes. Speakers including Harry F Brothers Walter Brauninger and Clarence Bridgman argued union bosses divert dues from economic goals to political ends and urged laws to bar such coercion.
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Senate Rules Committee
Michigan
INS
CBS
NBC
ABC Radio and Television
Nathe Tagesism
Harry F. Brothers
Ypsilanti
Uaw-Cio
Willow Run General Motors
America
Walter Brauninger
Chelesa
CIO
American Broach and Machine Co
Ann Arbor
Vaw-Cico
Clarence Bridgman
Marquette
Ubwa Cio
Shelly’s political crusade stirs Cocoa County intrigue
The Cocoa County scene sees Shelly promoting a “clean government” group for Coos County that fizzled after one meeting. He has bought 11 California newspapers, drawing threats of libel suits and accusations of slush funds tied to labor bosses. Oregon’s race with Wayne Morse looms as labor factions back his bid, while Shelly and his media network push unlikely narratives.
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Cocoa County
Shelly
Coos County
Kielly
California
Herald
People of America
Labor
New York
Walter Winchell
Congress
United States
Oregon
Portland
Wayne Morse
Coos Bay
Portland “World
Wayne
Ings
Ote
Washington
Debate on Civil Rights and South Attitudes
An op ed surveys Southern views on race after integration, praising some social gains for Black residents while opposing federal civil rights mandates. The author argues states should manage their own civil rights issues, cites Autherine Lucy’s Birmingham incident, and recalls local historical perspectives from Myrtle Point.
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South
Vilence
Autherine Lucy
Birmingham, Alabama
Alline
Addicon
Asia
Africa
Kremlin
United States Supreme Court
North
Merse
United States
Supreme Court
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Western N Mercantile
Phene Ital
Ted St Committee
R. W. Miles
Billingsley-Huggins
Tex Billingsley
Billingsley-Huggins Insurance Agency
Thornton
Gooddale
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