Word: pledgee
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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"That boy was myself thirty or thirty-five years ago. I still adhere to those convictions. To him, to his generation, to his elders, and to the youth of today I pledge my word that I shall never let them down. ...
The world's biggest single union, the C.I.O.'s United Auto Workers, last week at Grand Rapids reluctantly voted to stand behind its no-strike pledge until Japan is beaten. But it was not a final decision; a majority of the 1,095,538 U.A.W. members must also...
On the first day, after a disorderly, hot-tempered session, the delegates voted nearly 2-to-1 against a flat repeal of the no-strike pledge. Next morning they voted the other way (against reaffirming the pledge), by a closer tally, 5,232-to-4,988. In complete confusion, the...
Gentle Philip. The vote in favor of the no-strike pledge was a victory for U.A.W. and C.I.O. leaders, but the addition of the referendum showed how deeply American workers are split on the issue. The rank & file is obviously anxious to get back the right to strike, their strongest...
The strength of this "rescindist" movement convinced U.A.W. officials that they had better not try to handle the situation alone. They called in suave, spellbinding1 C.I.O. President Philip Murray. Before he even mentioned the no-strike pledge, Philip Murray was being loudly booed. Murray raised his hand for silence. Calmly...