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Lehman Signs Bill Outlawing Race Prejudice in Unions

February 19, 1940
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Governor Lehman has signed the Perry bill making it a misdemeanor for officials of labor unions to discriminate in connection with union membership or activities on grounds of race, creed or religion. The bill was one of the measures which the Governor had urged.

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