Labor March on Memphis Urged by Cincinnati AFL-CIO
Cincinnati district leaders urge union officials to join a Labor March on Memphis to support 1300 sanitation workers on strike since February 12. AFSCME Local 1733 seeks recognition, dues check off, wage increases, and fair grievance handling while Meany calls for good faith bargaining and settlement efforts.
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Memphis
van Hagen
Afscme
U.S.A
Delano
California
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Tennessee
Sanitation Department
American Federation of State
Delegates Raise Funds for Memphis Strikes at Cincinnati Meeting
At the Cincinnati AFL CIO Labor Council gathering on April 3 delegates donated 107 to support AFSCME strikers in Memphis Tennessee. Joe Septa of Amalgamated Clothing Workers and Council Executive Board member led the hat pass and urged clothing relief.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Memphis
District 51
al van Hagen
Afl-Cio Labor Council
Aflcio Labor Council
Memphis, Tenn
Joe Sepate
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Council Executive Board
Afscme
Memorial March for Memphis Striking Sanitation Workers
Officials of AFSCME sponsor a peaceful memorial march in Memphis honoring striking sanitation workers. The event aims to show sympathy to affected families and highlight the workers’ plight while demonstrating solidarity and respect.
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Memphis
Afscme
We Have Lost A Friend At 8 P M In Memphis
A memorial reflection condemns hate after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in Dallas. The piece urges action to expel bigotry and discrimination and notes King as a friend of labor and an opponent of Right to Work laws.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Dallas
Texas
Martin Luther King, Jr
Cincinnati
Dr. King
Labor Movement
Labor Council Officers To Be Installed May 1
Delegates to the Cincinnati AFL CMA Labor Council elected officers for the next two years under new voting rules at the Sheraton-Gibson hotel. Incumbents Oscar G. Lee and William P. Sheehan were re elected along with several officers and 14 member Executive Board choices. Newly elected board members include Edward Campbell Frank Kruse Richard J Nagle and Gene Frey.
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Labor Council
Cincinnati
Afl-Cio Labor Council
Sheraton-Gibson Hotel
Oscar G. Lee
William P. Sheehan
Edward Zeuch
United Steelworkers
Andre Carson
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Arnold Tucker
Machinists District Council
Edward Campbell
Frank Kruse
Richard J. Nagle
Gene Frey
Harry Haake
AFL-CIO Metal Polishers Hold 26th International Convention
The AFL-CIO Metal Polishers convened their 26th international meeting with President Jim Siebert and VP Emanuel Wilburn guiding key sessions. William P. Sheehan welcomed delegates, warning that 1968 faces labor dangers akin to 1947 Taft-Hartley era amid an election year. Jesse Gallagher noted ongoing challenges.
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Afl-Cio
Jim Siebert
Emanuel Wilburn
William P
Jesse Gallagher
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Carroll Jamison
Meat Cutters Local
George Schmidt
Garment Workers
William LeMaster
United Auto Workers
Orville Henderson
Amalgamated Transit Workers
Joseph Hyatt
Fred Loze
Int'l Brotherhood Electrical Workers
C. P. Questa
Joseph Lepate
Robert Simcoe
Painters District Council
Rufus Skaggs
Int'l Union Electrical Workers
Jim Travis
Laborers
Russell White
Carpenters
Sheehan
Int'l Union of Metal Polishers, Buffers, Pinters and Helpers
Sheraton-Gibson
U.S
Canada
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