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August 2, 1962
Arizona Sun
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
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Roy Wilkins of the NAACP thanks New York Governor Rockefeller for ending a two-month strike by Negro and Puerto Rican hospital workers at Beth El Hospital and Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat, promising legislative amendments for collective bargaining rights.
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Wilkins Thanks Rockefeller For Ending Hospital Strike
NEW YORK. - Roy Wilkins, in behalf of the NAACP and thousands of Negro and Puerto Rican non-medical hospital workers, this week thanked New York Governor Rockefeller for ending a two-month strike.
The workers, employed at Beth El Hospital and Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat, were promised by the Governor that he would ask the Legislature to amend labor laws so that hospital workers may bargain collectively.
Mr. Wilkins, the Association's executive secretary, congratulated Governor Rockefeller "upon the leadership manifested in a time when hospital employees were in dire need of aid in their struggle for a decent standard of living."
Full text of Mr. Wilkins' message follows.
THE THOUSANDS OF WORKERS IN VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL ACT TO BRING THEM UNDER STATE LAWS SO THAT THEY CAN ORGANIZE AND BARGAIN TO IMPROVE THEIR WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, WHICH HAS BACKED THESE EXPLOITED WORKERS IN ALL THEIR EFFORTS DATING BACK TO THE STRIKE IN 1959, CONGRATULATES YOU UPON THE LEADERSHIP MANIFESTED IN A TIME WHEN HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES WERE IN DIRE NEED OF AID IN THEIR STRUGGLE FOR A DECENT STANDARD OF LIVING.
NEW YORK. - Roy Wilkins, in behalf of the NAACP and thousands of Negro and Puerto Rican non-medical hospital workers, this week thanked New York Governor Rockefeller for ending a two-month strike.
The workers, employed at Beth El Hospital and Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat, were promised by the Governor that he would ask the Legislature to amend labor laws so that hospital workers may bargain collectively.
Mr. Wilkins, the Association's executive secretary, congratulated Governor Rockefeller "upon the leadership manifested in a time when hospital employees were in dire need of aid in their struggle for a decent standard of living."
Full text of Mr. Wilkins' message follows.
THE THOUSANDS OF WORKERS IN VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL ACT TO BRING THEM UNDER STATE LAWS SO THAT THEY CAN ORGANIZE AND BARGAIN TO IMPROVE THEIR WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, WHICH HAS BACKED THESE EXPLOITED WORKERS IN ALL THEIR EFFORTS DATING BACK TO THE STRIKE IN 1959, CONGRATULATES YOU UPON THE LEADERSHIP MANIFESTED IN A TIME WHEN HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES WERE IN DIRE NEED OF AID IN THEIR STRUGGLE FOR A DECENT STANDARD OF LIVING.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Justice
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Hospital Strike
Naacp
Rockefeller
Labor Rights
Collective Bargaining
Civil Rights
What entities or persons were involved?
Roy Wilkins
Rockefeller
Naacp
Where did it happen?
New York
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Key Persons
Roy Wilkins
Rockefeller
Naacp
Location
New York
Event Date
This Week
Story Details
Roy Wilkins thanks Governor Rockefeller for ending a two-month strike by hospital workers and promising labor law amendments for collective bargaining, highlighting NAACP support since 1959.