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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1946

Page

3

Travel Pay Demands Hit Steel Workers Suits Seek 120 Million Back Pay

The CIO United Steelworkers filed federal suits against Carnegie-Illinois Steel and National Tube Co seeking portal-to-portal pay totaling 120 million dollars for about 120,000 workers. The claim covers six years and bases time on 20 minutes travel plus prep on company property. West Virginia article notes East-West all-star game to be held in Charleston next August and identifies union officers and 1946 Negro scholastic football champions.

Pittsburgh Cio-United Steelworkers Union Carnegie-Minors Steel Corp National Tube Co Charles J. Margiotti Lee Pressman CIO Cleveland Republic Steerp Margiotti Carnegie-Illinois Pennsylvania South Chicago Joliet Canton Mingo Junction McDonald Youngstown South Charleston Lorain Gary Ind U.S. Supreme Court Mt. Clemens Pottery Co Mt. Clemens, Mich Morgantown West Virginia High School Athletic Union Charleston Z. L. Davis Huntington James Harriston Elkhorn Union Stratton High Beckley John Edwards l H. Smith Jones Logan J. Douglas Anderson Bluefield

Year s 335th Highway Fatality Reported

State police said W. S. Skinner, 63, was struck and killed on State Route 19 in Monongalia County. It marked the year s 335th highway fatality. The note adds wartime malaria rates from World War II across 1942 to 1945.

State Police Accident Prevention Bureau W. S. Skinner Monongalia

Government Cafeteria Workers Plan Strike

Government cafeteria workers including about 150000 employees posted a strike notice through CIO United Cafeteria and Restaurant Workers Local 471. They demand wage increases, while negotiations with Government Services Inc. for 20 cent an hour raises continue. current pay ranges 63 cents to $1.10 per hour.

Washington CIO United Cafeteria and Restaurant Government Services, Inc Federal Catechas

Twelve Believed Trapped In English Coal Mine

Whitehaven England December 9 Twelve men were believed trapped today by an explosion in an underwater section of the United Steel Co Lowca coal mine near here. The blast shook the colliery, tore loose roof sections, and left 39 men in the vicinity. Four suffered severe injuries and 23 escaped. rescuers had not yet determined if others were buried under rock falls.

Whitehaven Eng United Steel Co Lowca Rock Falls

Drugless High Blood Pressure Method Promises Relief

Excelsior Springs Mo December 9 suggests a drugless treatment using mineral waters and a new book titled High Blood Pressure The Killer. The Ball Clinic offers free copies and a system of health correction by mail, promising relief and removal of causes.

Excelsior Springs Acelsior Springs

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