NOVEMBER 29, 1945

Full News Archive

• Headline: Nassau Taxpayers Challenge Capital Budget. Impact: This budget battle led to the creation of a secret society known as the 'Fiscal Avengers,' who meet in basements to discuss how to prevent another budget crisis with homemade spreadsheets and an alarming amount of caffeine.. Fact: The Nassau Taxpayers League is widely considered to be the original 'team that could have used a better PR agent' in the fight against budget mismanagement..
• Headline: Court Holds Union Officials Liable If Employers Suffered Damage; LETS COMPANY SUE OFFICIALS OF UNION Nickel Company Sues in Strike. Impact: The court ruling set a precedent where unions started hiring lawyers faster than they could organize strikes, resulting in a booming legal industry and a serious shortage of coffee for the workers.. Fact: This case is often cited in law schools as the moment when unions realized they needed a better strategy than just yelling loudly outside factory gates..
• Headline: Steel Workers Vote 5 to 1 For Country-Wide Strike; Overwhelming Majority of 281,047 to 59,042 Backs Up CIO Leadership to Call Walkout Over Demand for $2 Daily Rise STEEL UNION HEADS WIN STRIKE POWER Largest Strike Vote in History Vote Here Is 15,661 to 2,588. Impact: This monumental vote not only galvanized workers but also inspired labor movements across the world, with countless workers asking, 'If they can strike for $2, why can’t we strike for pizza breaks?'. Fact: This strike vote was so large it made headlines, but it was also the first time in history that workers were offered free pizza in exchange for their votes. The pizza was never delivered, naturally..
• Headline: UTILITY STRIKE DEFERRED; Public Service and Union to Meet Again Today in Wage Row. Impact: The deferral of the strike led to a decades-long saga of negotiations, resulting in multiple generations of union members mastering the art of polite arguing over coffee.. Fact: The phrase 'meet again' was coined during this meeting, as it perfectly encapsulated the union's strategy of endless discussions that lead nowhere..
• Headline: FIELD IS ELECTED TO AP MEMBERSHIP; Gets Associate Status at Own Request--By-Laws Revised on Lines Court Indicated FIELD IS ELECTED TO AP MEMBERSHIP Membership for Radio Planned Gives Local News to UP Contempt Threat Explained. Impact: This election not only changed the landscape of news reporting but also sparked a fierce rivalry between news agencies, leading to the invention of the exclusive 'scoop' coffee blend.. Fact: The AP membership meetings were so dull that even the coffee needed a coffee to stay awake..
• Headline: ASKS YEAR CONTROL OF RARE MATERIALS; Small Tells House Group That Some Supplies Will Stay Scarce After June. Impact: This request for control of rare materials led to a black market for paperclips, as people started hoarding everyday items in fear of impending scarcity.. Fact: The House Group’s obsession with rare materials was so intense that they considered trading them for vintage baseball cards at one point..
• Headline: STRIKE VOTE TODAY AT WESTERN UNION. Impact: The strike vote led to an unexpected surge in telegrams being sent to loved ones, as people decided to communicate their feelings before the inevitable chaos of a strike ensued.. Fact: Western Union's strike votes were famous for being more exciting than the actual results—like watching paint dry, but with more anxiety..