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August 15, 1944
United Automobile Worker
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
What is this article about?
The CIO files a friend-of-the-court brief to help 26-year-old veteran Joseph Grasso regain his job at A. J. Crowhurst & Sons in Belleville, NJ, after his medical discharge for flat feet, despite his Army service with the condition.
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CIO Goes to Court To Get Vet His Job
The CIO has gone to court to help Joseph Grasso, 26-year-old medically-discharged veteran, get his job back.
Grasso's bosses, A. J. Crowhurst & Sons, leather tanning firm in Belleville, N. J., say they can't use Grasso any more because he has flat feet.
Grasso says he had flat feet throughout the several years he worked there before going into the Army, and that his flat feet didn't prevent him from completing 20-mile marches in the Army, with 70 to 100-pound packs on his back.
Irving Abramson, chairman of the CIO Allied War Relief Committee, president of the New Jersey State CIO Council, and an attorney as well as a labor leader, has filed a "friend of the court" brief on Grasso's behalf and with his permission in the New Jersey Federal Court of Judge Guy L. Fako.
The brief is filed in the name of both the CIO relief organization and the New Jersey CIO Council.
Grasso is not a CIO member and Crowhurst & Sons is not a union plant. However, the CIO considered the case of extreme importance in establishing through court action the legality of provisions in CIO contracts, guaranteeing the seniority rights of veterans on their pre-induction jobs.
A Tip
You may need the home addresses of all the guys in your outfit if you have a claim when you get home. The Veterans Administration may require statements from witnesses.
The CIO has gone to court to help Joseph Grasso, 26-year-old medically-discharged veteran, get his job back.
Grasso's bosses, A. J. Crowhurst & Sons, leather tanning firm in Belleville, N. J., say they can't use Grasso any more because he has flat feet.
Grasso says he had flat feet throughout the several years he worked there before going into the Army, and that his flat feet didn't prevent him from completing 20-mile marches in the Army, with 70 to 100-pound packs on his back.
Irving Abramson, chairman of the CIO Allied War Relief Committee, president of the New Jersey State CIO Council, and an attorney as well as a labor leader, has filed a "friend of the court" brief on Grasso's behalf and with his permission in the New Jersey Federal Court of Judge Guy L. Fako.
The brief is filed in the name of both the CIO relief organization and the New Jersey CIO Council.
Grasso is not a CIO member and Crowhurst & Sons is not a union plant. However, the CIO considered the case of extreme importance in establishing through court action the legality of provisions in CIO contracts, guaranteeing the seniority rights of veterans on their pre-induction jobs.
A Tip
You may need the home addresses of all the guys in your outfit if you have a claim when you get home. The Veterans Administration may require statements from witnesses.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Veteran Job Rights
Cio Court Brief
Flat Feet Discharge
Labor Support
Seniority Guarantee
What entities or persons were involved?
Joseph Grasso
A. J. Crowhurst & Sons
Irving Abramson
Judge Guy L. Fako
Cio
Where did it happen?
Belleville, N. J.; New Jersey Federal Court
Story Details
Key Persons
Joseph Grasso
A. J. Crowhurst & Sons
Irving Abramson
Judge Guy L. Fako
Cio
Location
Belleville, N. J.; New Jersey Federal Court
Story Details
CIO supports non-member veteran Joseph Grasso in court against employer A. J. Crowhurst & Sons for firing him due to flat feet after Army service, filing brief to uphold veteran seniority rights.