Reuther calls for labor unity amid CIO AFL merger talks
President Walter P. Reuther urges unity as the CIO and AFL near merger, outlining a seven point economic program and criticizing corporate resistance while praising wage gains and social security progress. He warns of economic and political risks and emphasizes growth, broader consumption, and UN backed global progress.
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Ohio Court Invalidates State Minimum Wage for Women
Franklin County Court of Appeals nullified Ohio minimum wage orders covering women and girls in hotel, restaurant, laundry, dry cleaning, and beauty industries. The ruling found the state violated the 1945 Administrative Procedures Act by following the 1933 act, leaving no state minimums for those workers except where federal law applies. The decision eliminates weekly and hourly minima such as 19.20 dollars per week for waitresses and 23.52 to 26.40 dollars for others, prompting calls to correct the situation.
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Eisenhower Proposes Broad Model Workmen’s Compensation
The administration unveils a model law to states, redefining injury as any mental or physical harm arising from employment and expanding eligibility. It also suggests raising the weekly maximum to at least 66 2/3 percent of average wages, potentially about $57 in Ohio, up from $40.25, signaling a push to reform current comp laws.
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