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Dates: during 1930-1939
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What made this retort timely was that Willie Bioff had just tied Hollywood producers into knots. On behalf of 1,900* A. F. of L. studio workers, Tsar Bioff had ordered the companies to up wages 10% ($360,000 a year). Likely to be demanded later if he got this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Sweet Willie | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

At the start of the fracas, what Chrysler executives wanted was a satisfactory new contract with C.I.O.'s United Automobile Workers, whose old agreement had just expired. Chrysler bargained for the lowest possible wage increase, also hoped to defeat union demands for 1) all-union hiring in the corporation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Fourth Quarter | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

But what you do?

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Wagon Wheels | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

Settled in a strange, silly, democratic land, what could Fritz Kuhn do to show his devotion? With great energy and great devotion but not with great success, he did what he could: he collected $2,300 for Reich relief, had a Golden Book signed by 6,000 loyal U. S...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: Trouble | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

Back to the U. S. with greater devotion than ever hurried Fritz Kuhn. Nobody knew better than he what a tough job he was in for. Those Jews were everywhere. Recruits came, but there was no stampede to jump on the Bundwagon. And everywhere the Gottverdammt Jews made trouble: Fritz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: Trouble | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

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