CIO PAC Sees 1954 Elections as Its Peak
CIO-PAC reports its most effective work occurred in the 1954 elections. The group argues PAC activity shaped campaign issues and party strategy, with gains in liberal standings reflecting administration employment and production concerns.
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CIO
Political Action Committee
Cio-Pac
United States
PAC
Taft-Hartley Law Deteriorates Under Republican NLRB
CIO Legal Dept reports that a Republican controlled NLRB is reversing years of interpretation to favor employers and hurt workers. Chairmen Farmer and Rodgers aim to shift policy toward management, citing changes on jurisdiction, captive audiences, no strike clauses, recognition, and cross-picketing protections. The U.S. News & World Report notes the unchanged stance pleases employers.
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NLRB
Congress
CIO Legal Dept
CIO
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S. News & World Report
Eisenhower Administration urges Ohio to expand unemployment pay
Secretary Mitchell calls on Ohio and other states to liberalize jobless pay with 26 weeks and at least half the worker’s wage. CIO seeks to raise Ohio’s maximum from 30 to 50 dollars and extend benefits to 39 weeks amid rising exhausted claimants. Governor Lausche and state lawmakers urged to act in 1955 as Congress debated federal options.
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Columbus
Eisenhower
Ohio
Lausche
Labor
Mitchell
CIO
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