Formica workers win wage boosts under WLB directive
The United Electrical Workers Local 757 reports a WLB directive raising pay retroactive to May 28, 1944, with starting unskilled rates at 65 to 70 cents and top-skilled in the 1.20 to 1.40 range. Company appeal of the order and equal pay bid for women cited. General plant average rise about 10 cents.
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Formica
WLB
Elmer Kaufman
United Electrical Workers Local 757
McKinley Davis
Kaufmann
Allis Walkout Blamed on Company Action
Union officials say the Allis-Chalmers Norwood plant walkout resulted from the company failing to implement part of a WLB decision on contract talks. The directive on salaries was issued 45 minutes after the strike and must be returned for clarification.
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Allis-Chalmers
Norwood
WLB
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers Union
Hopper Named State Liquor Enforcer in Northwest Ohio
William E. Hopper, former PAC regional representative and election clerk, leaves Cincinnati for Toledo to become state agent in charge of liquor enforcement across 13 counties. He will keep his Cincinnati residence and active political ties.
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Cincinnati
William E. Hopper
PAC
Hopper
Toledo
Board of Elections
Formica Notes By Rose Miles Second Shift
Paul Keith former Formica employee and UE Local 757 member is home on furlough after combat in France and will return to the hospital Bill Keith his wife works in the milling department Esther Mitchel machine shop ill but improving March 31 milling department party a victory party for the new contract Gernetta Hill married to John B Wilcox Armed Forces Helen Ferguson elected second shift chief steward Cecil Engelke resigned Hilda Hammond hospitalized for a week John Schmidt third shift milling supervisor called into the Army Friends sent him a fountain pen Nelson Doughty sympathy for tragic death of his 8 year old daughter Joy burned last month her mother died in a similar incident months earlier.
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Paul Keith
Formica
France
Bill” Keith
Esther Mitchel
Gernetta Hill
Inspection Department
John B. Wilcox
Armed Forces
Helen Ferguson
Cecil Engelke
Hilda Hammond
John Schmidt
Goodby
Nelson Doughty
Joy
New Paper Local 98 Gains First Contract With WLB
Paper Workers Local 98 of U S Printing Co wins first contract. Form 10 approved except vacation plan. Retroactive to Feb 1 1945 a 5 cent per hour rate increase from reclassification. Non eligible workers receive 12 to 15 cent raises. Agreement covers about 225 employees with checks, rest periods, and reporting time provisions.
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Paper Workers Local 98
U. S. Printing Company
WLB
Texas Aims to Keep Pace With Top Competitors
Texas trains hard and hopes to match the leading teams soon, pursuing stronger performances and faster times to close the gap with the best in the field.
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Texas
Corrected Meeting Dates For Local 1861
Dates for United Steelworkers Local 1861 at American Can announced last week. The correct schedule has the first Friday of each month at 8 p.m. and a second session two weeks later on Saturday at 4 30 p.m. Two meetings are held monthly.
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United Steelworkers Local
American Can
Xavier Nursery Party A Fund Raising Event
A charity fundraising party by the St. Xavier Free Day Nursery Association will be held at the Hotel Netherland Plaza on April 13. The nursery relies entirely on donations and subscriptions.
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St. Xavier Free Day Nursery Association
Hotel Netherland Plaza
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Roy Jones
CIO Industrial Union Council
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Midwest
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Premier Press
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Goodyear
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