USA. Steel Strike Averted
NEW YORK, Fri. (2.30 p.m.)— A na-tion-wide steel strike, due to begin at producers finally accepted President Truman’s proposal for a 60 days’ truce, midnight, was averted today when big The powerful United States Steel Corporation was the last to hold out. Mr Truman asked the employers to continue existing work contracts with the United Steel Workers’ Union, while a fact-finding board investigated the issues in dispute, including higher wages and pensions. At least 375,000 workers would have been involved if the strike had not been called off.
In Washington Mr Truman today signed into law the first major item of his “fair deal” domestic programme —a long-range housing bill. The measure had been approved by Congress, although critics attacked it as Socialism.
The main provisions include a fiveyear slum clearance plan and construction of 810,000 publicly-owned dwelling units in six years.
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Northern Advocate, 16 July 1949, Page 5
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