Labor Day Greetings
Carolina China
Market
Wholesale and Retoil
China. Pottery and Glow
Wilkinson Bhrd.
Telephone 4-4273
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
Labor Day Greetings
Charlotte Auto
Parts Co.
"The House with Parking
Facilities"
328 No. Brevard
Tel. 3-8881
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
' Labor Day GraaMngt
Cos* Brothers
Piono Co.
"HOUSE OF BALDWIN"
117 Watt Sixth St.
Dial 2-2919
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Labor Day Greetings
Cunningham
Wholesale Co., Inc.
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SCHLITZ BEER
Na. Try on Stmt
Tal. 3-1306
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Labor Day Greetings .
Charlotte Radiator
Shop
E. O. Bast, Prop.
Oar purpose to terra, and
serving our purpose since
1917.
229 So. Mint St.
Tel. 7252
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Labor Day Greetings
Charlotte Plating
Works
711 So. Mint Si.
Tel. 4-6262
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Sabwription to Charlotte Labor Journal, $2.00 Annually
LABOR DAY GREETINGS
C. K. CALLAHAM & SONS
109 South Mint Street
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
LABOR DAY GREETINGS
CAROLINA AUTO SERVICE
General Auto Repairs—All Makes
Alignment Service
2514 No. Davidson Tel. 4-3310
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
LABOR DAY GREETINGS
CHARLOTTE FISH & OYSTER CO.
THE BEST BRICES ON THE FRESHEST OF
ALL SEA FOODS
300 East Trade St. Telephone 3-7194
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Labor Day Greetings
City Chevrolet Company
SALES AND SERVICE
"Home of Friendly People"
e
710 SOUTH TRYON PHONE 7156
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Keenan Sounds Politic
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By JOSEPH D. KEENAN
Director, Labor's League far
Political Education
On this Labor Day two questions
come to mind: (1) How much
progress have wa made in the
last year? (2) How do things
look for the year ahead?
We of Labor’s League for Po
litical Education have tried to an
swer those questions as we look
back on the first session of the
81st Congress and plan for the
1960 elections.
First, how good—or bad—is the
81st Cognress? Do we have suf
ficient legislative results to show
for our hard campaigning in 1948 ?
Let’s look at the record st the
Congress:
We finally have adequate hous
ing legislation. Since before World
War II liberals have been work
ing for a housing program that
would provide good living quar
ters for persons with low incomes.
We also have slum clearance leg
islation and federal aid to build
ers. The housing bill is probably
the outstanding achievement of
the 81st Congress.
The 81st Congress has prevented
enactment of even more unfair
labor legislation than the Taft
Hartley Act. The conservatives’
plan for 1949—should they have
won control of Congress and the
White House last November — is
familisr. They were all set to
shift their antiunion drive into
high gear.
Although the Taft-Hartley Act
has not been repealed, the work
ing men and women of America
now have far more friends in
Washington than they had two
years ago. In 1947 we had only
83 friends in the House. Today
we have 212. Two years ago we
had 26 friends in the Senate. To
day we have 44.
Congress this year has also ex
tended rent controls, continued the
Labor Day Greeting*
Charlotte Willys Co.
Incorporated
116 Dalton Ave.
Phone 5-3795
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Compliment* of
Cochran fir Ross
Coal Co.
601 W. Sixth Place
Tel. 7149
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Labor Day Greetings
Frank H. Connor Co.
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
711 So. Tryon St.
Phone 5-1466
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Labor Day Greetings
Creech Motorcycle
Co., Inc.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
MOTORCYCLES
201 W. More head St.
Phone 7675
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
greetings
City Ice Delivery Co.
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700 W. Ninth St.
Tel. 2-2171
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
GREETINGS
Cheerwine Bottling
Compony
2305 Hutchiton Ave.
Phene 2-2977
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Marshall Han for another year,
provided crop storage facilities for
farmers and started government j
reorganisation. Some public power
victories have been won. A start !
has been made toward revision and |
extension of the Social Security
program. Progress has been made
on federal aid to education legis
lation.
So, just a glance at the record
of the 81st Congress shows that
liberals have come a long way
since the 80th Congress. But the
record of the present Congress also
reveals that we have a lot more
work ahead of us.
To get a really progressive
working majority in Congress we
need to reelect all of our friends
and, in addition, elect 18 to 20
more liberals to the House and
at least 8 more liberal Senators.
And all of us should be at work
on the 1980 campaign. Ohr ene
mies have started pouring their
millions of dollars in to the 1960
elections. So we must get busy,
too, although November 7, 1980,
is more than a year away.
Now, what do we do about po
litical education and political ac
tion in a year in which there is
no election?
Register! If your city has per
manent registration, organise a
drive to get all members of your
union, their families and their
friends registered so they can vote
in 1950.
If there is no permanent regis
tration in your area, make plans
now to register the members of
your union, their friends afnd fami
lies when the law permits you to
do so.
Trade unionists everywhere
should compare their membership
rolls with registration lists to see
who must be registered. Last year
we discovered that frequently half
of the members of a local union
were not registered. Let’s not let
that happen again in 1950.
Run contests to spur interest in
registration. Have your members
write essays or jingles or slogans
on the importance of registering
and voting. Award prizes for the
best entries.
Between elections we also must
remind people what is happening
in their Congress, in their legis
latures, in their city councils and
in their county boards. We must
tell our neighbors when a Con
gressman votes against the people.
And we also must point out the
“right" votes and actions of our
representatives.
During the periods between elec
tions we also have to let our Con
gressmen and Senators and other
representatives in state and local
bodies know how we feel about
their work. A personal letter from
a constituent gets attention on
Capitol Hill or in a state legisla
ture.
When your Congressman or Sen
ator comes home during the con
gressional recess, drop in and see
him at his local office. Hell be
glad to talk with you and get your
ideas on what should be done in
Washington to help working men
and women.
Labor must not only cooperate
GREETINGS
Radiator Repairing
Cleaning — Recoring
Rebuilding — Repairing
Established in Charlotte
in 1925
"No Job Too Large or Too
Small"
"You Tried all the Rest New
Try the Rest"
Dial 4-2442
Clawson & Taylor
1523 S. Try on
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
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with its legislative friends, but it
must also work together with other
liberal forces in American politics.
We must cooperate with farm,
teacher, small business, women’s
and professional groups who rea
lize that this nation can remain
strong only as long as its work
ing people are strong.
Finally, we must strengthen our
own organizations. We now have
an active Labor's League for IV
litical Education in every state.
But we need leagues in every city,
in every county and in every pre
cinct if we are to get a true lib
eral majority in Congress next
year. We have to organise for
political action and education in
the same way we have organized
for collective bargaining.
So let us remember this on
Labor Day, 1949:
Last November 2 was a day of
triumph for workers throughout
this nation.
But 1948 was only the beginning
for Labor’s League for Political
Education. We must be .getting
ready for the 1960 elections.
For only through the work and
cooperation of every trade union
ist in the United States can we
turn back once and for all the
forces that are threatening the
freedom of the working people.
GREETINGS
Pobst Blue Ribbon
Beer
Distributed By
Corolino Distribut
ing Co.
505 So. Cedor
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
GREETINGS
J. B. Cox Grocery
Phone 3-1645
PAW CREEK, N. C.
GREETINGS
Carol-Ann Hat Shop
113 So. Tryon St.
Tel. 4-7961
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
unt DAY GREETINGS
CAROLINA CONCRETE PIPE CO.
Don't* Rood
CHARLOTTE, N. C
DM 8874
GREETINGS TO LASOft
CAROLINA PEST CONTROL CO.
Fir* Year Guarantee On
Tormito Control
Inspections Without Obligation
Carolina Owned end Operated
204 No. Long St.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Tef. 3-3951
LABOR DAY GREETINGS
CAROLINA NEON SIGN CO.
Manufocturers of Quality Naan Signs
Rhone 3-8301
Office and Factory 3008 South Bird.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
GREETINGS TO LABOR
CAY'S DRUG STORE
CUT RATE DRUGS
132 W. Trade St. Tel. 4-0044
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
LABOR DAY GREETINGS
CHARLOTTE BASEBALL CLUB
fir AMUSEMENT CO.
CHARLOTTE, N. C
GREETINGS TO LABOR
CHARLOTTE BONDED WAREHOUSE
CO., Inc.
920 No. Graham St. Tel. 3-7119
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Labor Day Greetings
Among the Oldest Merchants in North Carolina, we want
to thank you for your many years of continuous patron
age, and will leave no stone unturned to give you the best
merchandise money will buy, at the lowest possible price.
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