Reuther urges 84th Congress to act on social and economic ills
CIO President Walter P. Reuther addressed the 16th Constitutional Convention urging the 84th Congress to meet obvious national needs in economics, welfare, civil liberties, and civil rights. He promised persistent demand for legislative remedies and rejected do nothing policies.
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CIO
Walter P. Reuther
84Th
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Constitutional Convention
the Congress of Industrial Organizations
Reuther
84Th Congress
Reuther Praises CIO Growth Amid Political Economic Strife
President Walter Reuther reported at the 16th National CIO convention that the CIO's strength grew despite a year of adverse conditions. He credited solidarity and leadership for weathering labor opposition and sustaining progress, noting gains were earned through collective effort.
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CIO
Walter Reuther
Manpower Decisions Ignore Labor's Role
The CIO report to the National Convention criticizes the Administration for neglecting labor in manpower and defense planning. It notes CIO cooperation on the National Labor-Management Manpower Policy Committee as the only active collaboration requested in the past year.
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CIO
Office of Defense Mobilization
Civil Rights Gains Lauded by CIO Civil Rights Committee
The CIO Civil Rights Committee praised the Supreme Court ruling abolishing school segregation and extending non segregation principles to tax funded institutions. It noted NAACP leadership in law, yet highlighted CIO's long allied role and the two decades of democratic progress marked by President Truman's Civil Rights Report.
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Civil Rights Committee
Supreme Court
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
America
Pres. Truman
Committee On Civil Rights
Auto Workers Chip In Give Party for 300 Kids
Three hundred Cincinnati underprivileged children will attend a CIO Auto Workers' Union Christmas Party at Central Turner’s Hall on December 19. Local unions and companies funded gifts and refreshments for youths aged 6 to 12 selected by Community Chest officials. Chartered buses will transport the children and return them home.
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CIO Auto Workers’ Union
Turner’s Hall
Walnut Street
Community Chest
Children Protective Service
Walter Phillips
WLWT
Nawcio
Sisco Copper Tube
Trailmobile
General Electric
Randall, Hess
Eisen
Trouble With GOP Congress Is Detailed
The CIO Legislative Department reports to the national CIO convention that the 83d Congress defaulted in its responsibilities to the American people. It notes limited bipartisan achievements and cites the St. Lawrence Seaway as an example of collaboration across party lines.
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CIO
83D Congress
Congress
St. Lawrence Seaway
House
CIO President Reflects on Social Security Support at Convention
Walter Reuther states bipartisanship on Social Security improvements and criticizes the Administration for opposing CIO positions too often. He notes the November 2 vote showed broad public agreement with CIO analysis and policy stance.
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CIO Convention News Brief Prefaces Pages 6 and 7
A brief note directs readers seeking more CIO convention coverage to pages 6 and 7, indicating extended reports and related details are available there.
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