Reuther pitches guaranteed annual wage plan for auto industry
Walter Reuther told an Economic Club of New York audience that the CIO and Auto Workers would push a guaranteed annual employment program for autos. He warned against trickle down economics and urged expanding demand, not just capacity, as Detroit braces for year end unemployment and a recession risk in 1955.
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Washington
Walter Reuther
New York
Economic Club of
CIO
Auto Workers
Reuther
ABC
Detroit
Principles For Fair Collective Bargaining
CIO President Reuther outlined seven guiding principles for 1955 collective bargaining at the Economic Club of New York. He stressed freedom as indivisible, common ground for labor and management, good faith at the table, societal welfare, facts over power, and equal standards for both sides. In Q A Elliott V Bell asked what unions would seek after a guaranteed annual wage, and Reuther replied for a shorter work week to share productivity gains.
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CIO
Pres. Reuther
The
Economic Club of New York
Timely Advice on Unemployment Pay for Members
Local 1861 and USA CIO present practical guidance on claiming benefits. Keep records with dates and earnings, file promptly at the local employment security office, understand rights under state law, avoid pitfalls that lead to denials, explain unsuitable job refusals, know why benefits were denied, appeal promptly within five to ten days, and file claims in another state if you move.
CIO Warns on Communist Infiltration into Unions
CIO General Counsel Arthur J. Goldberg warns affiliates that the Communist party may try to infiltrate remaining unions into the AFL and CIO to evade the Communist Control Act. He urges careful distinction between genuine rank and file rebellion and camouflage by leadership, noting the act presumes unions affiliated with anti Communist federations are not Communist dominated.
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Goldberg
Washington
Communist Party
AFL
CIO
Arthur J. Goldberg
Red
AFL, Cio
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