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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Chronicle
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1968
Page
6
The Ohio Valley labor publication notes its dedication to the American tradition. Wm. P. Sheehan serves as editor with Walter Gorman managing advertising and Jim Carter as managing editor in a newsroom aligned with AFL-CIO ideals.
Mrs Hubert H Humphrey addressed about 150 wives,mothers,sisters and daughters of union members at a two day AFL CIO national conference. She urged auxiliaries in 2000 units to donate one day weekly to political action through November and praised their record in education poverty care and civil rights while noting further goals. Meany in a message urged continued female participation, saying labor gains depend on women in the movement.
PPP Campaign COPE Director Al Barkan told AFL-CIO Women’s Auxiliaries that they knew how to come thru in a pinch. He recalled Oklahoma workers sought signatures to place the open shop proposition on the ballot. The women formed a “3 P’s Club” of teenagers to Protect Poppa’s Paycheck, signaling a victory.
A summary of Senator Humphrey’s work from 1949 to the 1960s highlighting health insurance via Social Security leading to Medicare, Social Security expansion, anti discrimination in hiring, aging programs, wage increases, and federal youth job programs including Job Corps and Headstart as major achievements.
A formal group portrait lists officials elected and installed on May 1 1968 among Cincinnati AFL CIO labor bodies. Officers include Oscar G Lee president since 1966 and William P Sheehan secretary treasurer with trustees William LeMaster George Schmidt and Carrol Jamison. The lineup also names twelve of fourteen executive board members and several district and local union leaders from IAM AWU USW BCTU and others.
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