Twin-Barreled Walkout Hinges on Pension Fight
Pittsburgh dispatch details a nationwide steel and soft coal strike over pension and insurance demands led by CIO President Philip Murray and UMW chief John L. Lewis. It covers walkouts, potential renewed negotiations, production impacts, wage losses, and regional effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Murray
Big Steel
Lewis
Grain Mill in El Paso Bought by Globe Firm
Lone Star Elevators of Amarillo announced the purchase of Globe Mills Inc of El Paso by Lone Star Elevators, with Jack P Burrus Lone Star president noting the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Globe Firm
Dallas
Lone Star Elevators of
Amarillo
Globe Mills, Inc
Jack P. Burrus
Lone Star
Strike Pickets Bet Baseball Outweighs Strike Issues
In Chicago on Sunday pickets at struck steel plants carried portable radios tuned to baseball games. Interest in pennant races drew attention away from strike issues as workers and management watched broadcasts, including at US Steel's Loop office where many stayed by the TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Struck Steel
US Steel
Warsaw Peace Day Parade Draws 10000 in Independence Square
A crowd of more than 10 000 gathered in Warsaw's Independence Square for an International Peace Day demonstration with speeches. Similar events occurred in Poznan Katowice Wroclaw and other large towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Independence Square
Poznan
Katowice
Wroclaw
Four Industrial Leaders Shape Long Strikes Timeline
The article profiles John L. Lewis Philip Murray Benjamin Fairless and George Hutchinson Love as key players in the 1 000 000 man steel and coal strikes. It notes their backgrounds leadership roles and personal histories shaping negotiations with unions and industry groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
CIO
Benjamin F. Fairless
US Steel Corporation
George Hutchinson Love
Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Company
Northern and Western Coal
Lewis
Love
Murray
Fairless
Scotland
Burr
Steel
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Big Steel
John A. Stephens
Truman May Ask New Steel Talks
The next government step in the steel crisis may be another conciliation move. President Truman shows no sign of seeking drastic steps such as seizure or Taft Hartley power yet and will rely on Cyrus S. Ching to craft mediation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
Pittsburgh
New York
Congress
Board of Inquiry
Czech Reds Plan Purge of Youth Front Members
Prague report states about 100000 of the 668000 members of the Czechoslovak youth front will be dropped as political unreliables when new cards are issued. The purge targets farm youth and factory workers while the front remains open to members of other parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovak Youth Front
Communist Party
Rude Pravo
Kiement Gotwald
Steelworkers End 13-Week Strike at Wickwire Brothers
CIO workers vote to end a 13 week strike at Wickwire Brothers Inc in Cortland return to work Monday. Agreement provides 72 000 back vacation pay six paid holidays two hours reporting pay four hours call back pay company paid social and health insurance and a company funded pension plan to be set within 10 days. The two year contract allows wage and pension reopeners on Oct 1 1950. Plant employs about 950 workers and makes wire screening and nails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortland
N. Y
CIO
Wickwire Brothers, Inc
John Kowalski
Kowalski
Mexican pair shocks Fry and Larsen in Pan Am mixed doubles
In Mexico City on October 2, two young Mexican stars defeated United States third-ranked Shir ley Fry and partner Art Larsen to win a major upset in the Pan American tennis championships mixed doubles event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
United States
Shirley Fry
Art Larsen
Shorter Work Week Proposed As Next Goal for AFL Unions
AFL leaders call for a bargaining drive to cut the standard 40 hour week to 35 hours five days, aiming to raise living standards and reduce unemployment. They note productivity must include leisure gains, not just labor saving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL
ST. Paul
American Federation of Labor
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Portsmouth Steel Corp
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Company
Steel Makers
Mine Workers’ Pension and Welfare Fund
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
UMW
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Malcolm N. McKinnon
Utah Independent Coal Producers
Emery County
Bryant Nelson
America
Steelworkers
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Virginia Coal Association
J. V. Sullivan
West Virginia
CIO Steelworkers
Bethlehem Pacific Steel Corporation
Vernon
California
International
Chicago-Calumet
United Steelworkers
International Soundphoto
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Homestead
Geo. Wesley Cleaners
Geo. Wesley
Jare
Austin
Guadalupe
San Jacinto
Labor
Princeton
Harvard Law School
Pittsburgh Company
Welchman
Central Alloy Steel
Republic Steel
Carnegie Lllinois Steel
Bing Crosby
Sea
Wat
Armstrong
Rauscher, Pierce & CO
Fry
Larsen
AFL Council
Aye
Sternenberg Lumber Co
Turkey
City Market
Fryer Parts
Frankfort Distillers Corp
N.Y
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