The document from Walter O'Bannon Company expresses disapproval of the Fair Employment Practice Act (H.R. 2232) and urges Congressman George Schwabe not to sign a petition in support of the bill. The company believes the bill would create trouble between employers and employees and should not become law. The document requests Congressman Schwabe's influence to prevent the bill from being passed. Congressman Schwabe responds that he has not signed the petition and is inclined to agree with the company's views on the bill.

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Correspondence Regarding the Fair Employment Practice Act of 1945

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_5_13_0002
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Correspondence Regarding the Fair Employment Practice Act of 1945
Date Created:
1945-05-18
EDTF:
1945-05-18
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The document from Walter O'Bannon Company expresses disapproval of the Fair Employment Practice Act (H.R. 2232) and urges Congressman George Schwabe not to sign a petition in support of the bill. The company believes the bill would create trouble between employers and employees and should not become law. The document requests Congressman Schwabe's influence to prevent the bill from being passed. Congressman Schwabe responds that he has not signed the petition and is inclined to agree with the company's views on the bill.
Topic:
Employment & social affairs
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_5_13_0000, Box, 5, 13, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
4 Pages