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UAW Solidarity
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1959-04-01
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Vol. 2 No. 4
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than 7,000 unemployed workers, in an all-day meeting in
ic doldrums
Cherry
Capital's
not
was
val
country’s
the
if you
that
direction,
other
in the
looked
near-
of
problem
the
theory
the
on
operating
been
had
dignitaries
these
and
ex-
notable
but
few
the
Commerce
of
workers
ly 5,000,000 jobless
would go away. But they could-
Beginning with a resolution by
Lyndon
Leader
Majority
Senate
Tex.), who spoke
B. Johnson (D.,
to
delegates,
conference
to the
to
commission
a special
create
“stark but true” facts
dig into the
a substantial
of unemployment,
and influential number of legislators
the submission
April.
to
stave
to garner enough
dential veto.
The Johnson
gained
the
two-thirds
nightfall, drew
CIO
President
the
of
more
Senate
presi-
Continued
on page
heads.
any.
to make
not
appearances at which he
to use his
be required
because of a stubborn
public
would
voice,
Reuinfection, prevented
throat
ther from testifying in person be-
fore
than
before
House
the
Reuther
urging
the praise of AFL-
George
president
Doctor’s orders
votes
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April, 1959
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on
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by James
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which would:
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committee.
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seven—near
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Washington.
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period,
While
you
50%
wage
ized
labor
tion
on
is lower.
spokesmen
were
this
administration
and
its
ards.
available
for
for
all
coverage
at
average
for
was
to
of
Labor
the
And
the
they
objectives
penetrate
with their
“do
critical
some-
problem
ent—delegates
ate
got
results.
quickest
specific
reply
from
Sen.
Lyndon
B.
jobless
crisis.
Three hours
dressed the ral;
one
or
of
the
two-
wage
organ-
stand-
James
B
Mitchell, invited to be leadoff witness
unem
about
to
for
legislation to create a businesslabor commission to investig
demonstrating
federal
ess
Johnson
(D. Texas), who told
delegates
he
was
introducing
TUE,
or
l
major
the
of
The
came
pressing for acbill, the Eisenhower
opposition
Secretary
a flat 39-week
with
benefits
whichever
the front and near
benefits
1.
of the
grievz
almost
in mid-
thirds of the state’s average
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worker's
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in
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five,
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pages
president
workers
in firms
more employes.
rally
a
B. Carey,
AFL-
Cc
demands
thing”
and Means C ommittee
gi
of the
conference—to
the halls of Congre
Walter P.’ Reuther continued the fight for a minimum
duration of unemployment compensation benefits with
Ways
of
one
On
ing
EER
of testimony before a hearing of the House
UAW
the
which
which
resolution,
support
of
a
override
or
off
str ong—by
results—fast
got
postage paid
Second
class
FFICE—8000 E.
TORIAL
Published m
olis 7, Ind.
Printed in
U.S.A
On the Inside
America
act legislation to “Get
Back to Work.” One of their pur-
poses was
mailing label to
7, Ind
GUARANTEED
Form
Reuther’s testimony was presented to the hearing
who appeared as secretarytreasurer of the AFL-CIO industrial union department,
en-
to
work
to
set
earnestly
special tr
cars to attend
Reuther Continues Fight
For Federal UC Standards
entire
an
for
doorstep
on their
day.
with
President
WASHINGTON—UAW
federal standards bill on amount and
parked
the 7,000 who
n't eseape
under
ndlanapolis
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from
flow
that
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from
copies
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desperate,
the cold, expression-
Departments
With
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and
lawmakers
statistics
a
hide
to
enough
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faces behind
less
Blossom
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th
redress
Michigan Edition
Vol. 2, No. 4
.
the
of
climate
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more
OF AMEN CA- Ohm
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ment
and
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of
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nation
the
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out of its “colossal indifference”
to the problem of unemployment
and put the wheels in motion to
pull
& AGRICULTURAL
Washington
official
jolted
April
Armory,
C.
D.
the
HAFT
before the House committee
Continued on page 3
lution was form
the
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unusual
unanimously
son-proposed
on
As
Un
House
follow
a few
press
to
approval was expected to
the Senate’s action within
days
Johnson
said
will
be
a
and
not
“merely
group.”
It
Democratie
islation
The
areas
went
Solidarity
the
“prelude
this
commission
to
action,”
another
seemed
clear
goal is to pass
study
the
leg-
session.
commission
v
go into
unemployment
of critical
for on-the-spot investigations and
report back to Congress within 60
days
with
recom
Continued
ndations
on page
3
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(Dp.
Wis.)
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more
from
the
Our Jobless Had Bul’
“Get America B3
AND TV greet UAW President Walter P.
PRESS
from Flint, Mich., wave posters for benefit of TV
TICKET
ready to
capital
ment
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and
supper
been
from
Chrysler
careful
judging
by
Local
212,
of
trays
balancing
(above).
cafeteria-style
breakfast
enjoyable,
Washington
te
traveling
DELEGATES
the
Detroit
on
appetite
hearty
laps
(below),
(at
even
The
by
train
meal
were
have
if it did
mean
some
the
t}}
in hand, delegate gets
board train to nation’s
for
AFL-CIO
unemploy-
conference.
fed
must
by
displayed
Reuther and
cameras.
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right).
&
JOBLESS
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unemployed
WORKERS
to Augusta”
were
in
from
signs
the
Flint parade at
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Washington’s Union)
delegates in referer
capital.
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was
just
by
delegation
outside
from
National
Macomb
Guard
County,
Armory
in
Michigan,
Washington.
tells the whole
tragic story
in a few
FACES
the
OF
President
THESE
to “do
DELEGATES
something
trom
besides
Region
golfing,
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hunting
the
and
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arriving
at
Washington's
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right
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DODGE
About 12% of the Motor City’s work force is still unemployed.
ster
ident
arriving
for
April
Eisenhower's
stay
8
AFL-CIO
at
Augusta,
unemployment
Ga.,
golf
club
while
and
TIME
warm”
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discussed
at
the
conference,
Note
poster
up
banner,
Washington”
the
“nice
problems
“wake
conference.
TAKING
ue
with
petitioning
OUT
are
these
in Washington
coatless
that
day,
delegates
to the
April
8 conference.
It
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