Social Security, 1935-1957

Letter from AFL President Green to Senator LaFollette, opposing amendment to Social Security bill exempting contribution by employers offering private retirement plans; letter from AFL President Green to U.S. Civil Service Commission, urging that labor representatives be allowed to serve on Social Security Board, January 16, 1937, reply clarifying regulations, January 29, 1937, 4 pages; report of the AFL Committee on Social Security, January 26, 1939, 3 pages; testimony by AFL Vice-President Matthew Woll before the House Ways and Means Committee re revisions in social security, March 7, 1939, 8 pages, and by AFL legislative representative, March 9, 1939, 3 pages (both sent as package with cover letter from AFL President Green to all State Federations and Central Labor Unions); letter from AFL President Green to Chairman House Ways and Means Committee re need for federally-administrated unemployment compensation, January 26, 1942; letter from AFL legislative representative to Congressman re federalization of unemployment compensation, February 6, 1942; letter to AFL President Green from AFL legislative representative re payroll deduction increase for social security, November 27, 1944; letter from AFL President Green to member of Senate finance Committee opposing freeze on payroll deductions for social security, December 6, 1944; statement adopted by the AFL Executive Council protesting reorganization plan of Federal Security Agency, May 22, 1946; statement by AFL to House Ways and Means Committee re public assistance aspects of social security, March 18, 1949, 7 pages; statement by AFL representative before House Ways and Means Committee in support of revisions in social security system, April 20, 1949, 7 pages; report of AFL Committee on Social Security, February 7, 1950; statement by AFL representative before Senate Finance Committee in support of revisions in social security system, March 1, 1950, 6 pages; letter from AFL Vice-President Matthew Woll to Senator Herbert H. Lehman clarifying position of AFL re coverage of state and local government employees under social security, March 20, 1950; statement of AFL position re revisions in social security, May 26, 1950, 5 pages; report of Committee on Social Security to AFL Executive Council, February 1953; "The Conception, Gestation and Birth of the Social Security Department [AFL]," July 12, 1957, 7 pages, (frank discussion by AFL Director, Department of Social Security, prepared for P. Taft, re personalities involved in AFL activities).