Tag: Q1 1946
GM’s Strike-Related Offer Leaves Union Leaders Hanging
In the scorching Detroit heat, a 105-day-old labor standoff between General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers (UAW) hung precariously in the balance. The UAW, led by President R J Thomas, Secretary-Treasurer George Addes, and Vice President Walter P Reuther, anxiously awaited a response from GM on a proposal that could either resolve or…
Strife in the Motor City: Union Leaders Face Deadline as GM Awaits Response
In the midst of a 105-day-old labor standoff, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union is waiting with bated breath for a response from General Motors (GM) on its proposal to hold a worker referendum on the terms of the company’s latest offer. Over 175,000 production workers have been on strike since December, and tensions are…
Bridges Blasts Government Secrecy in Pearl Harbor Probe
Washington, D.C., January 18, 1946 – A heated debate is brewing in the nation’s capital as Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire takes aim at the government’s handling of peace enforcement bases. Bridges, a vocal critic of the administration, has declared the government’s position ‘unsatisfactory’ and predicted that the entire issue will be a ‘Pearl…
