CIO Wins Representation in Ohio Safety Congress
Four CIO members, including two from Cincinnati, win section officer posts at the 18th annual All Ohio Safety Congress in Columbus. Ray Sowder of United Steelworkers becomes Metal Section secretary and Edward Hellkamp of Local 674, United Auto Workers, is chosen vice-president. Additional CIO nominees join the Nominating Committee as the 1949 Congress officers are set.
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CIO
Ohio Safety Congress
Cincinnati
All Ohio Safety Congress
Ohio Cio
Columbus
Ray Sowder
United Steelwork
Ers
Edward Hellkamp
United Auto Workers
CIO Forces Equal Representation in Metal Section Officer Nominations
The CIO challenged a Metal Section nominating committee dominated by management. Delegates urged parity or floor election. a vote awarded equal representation, elevating Griffin Sowder and Griffin to Metal Section officer posts, signaling CIO influence and momentum for broader action.
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CIO
Management and Labor
Griffin
Sowder
Manage
Local union and TSA staff representatives named in listing
Chester Morgan Frank Jansen Glenn Hess and Sam Stokes are listed as TSA staff representatives. The entry names local union affiliates including Local 757 United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers Ed Helikamp CIO Council Local 674 UAW Tom Evans Plaything Jewelry and Novelty Workers representative and other signatories.
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Chester Morgan
Frank Jansen
Glenn Hess
Sam Stokes
TSA
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Ed Helikamp
CIO Council
R. G. Chichester
UAW
Tom Evans
Plaything
Jewelry and Novelty Workers
Trailer Co Offer Rejected By Local 392 UAW
Local 392 UAW members vote unanimously to reject Trailmobile Co wage offers of 7e and 8 cents. Negotiations resume Thursday morning after a strike vote ordered by the Executive Board following a January start to talks and no prior wage proposals.
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United Auto Workers
Trailmobile Co
Inside Story on Washington Bills and Civil Rights Tactics
The piece notes unnamed accusers deter entry into government service and warn of conformity pressures. It discusses Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing bills stalled by amendments. GOP leaders weigh anti-lynching labor and FEPC actions against potential sacrifices while wage hour bills face Senate study and Ball proposals.
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Washington
Potomac
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
FEPC
Senate Committee
Taft
Gearhart Bill Overridden Veto Aims to Cut Social Security Benefits
The 80th Congress backed an override of President Truman’s veto on the Gearhart Bill, which would remove newspaper and magazine salesmen from social security benefits. Truman urged expansion of the system, with only 28 liberal Congressmen voting to sustain the veto.
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House
Truman
Packers Fail To Break Strike
CHICAGO April 19 pickets and police faced strikebound Armour and Co plants as no scabs appeared. United Packinghouse Workers CIO president Ralph Helstein surveyed reports on the stalled effort and the lack of replacement workers.
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Packers
Chicago
Armour & Co
Ralph Helstein
The
United Packinghouse Workers
CIO
Armour Admits Talks Faltering as Union Operations Resume
A report quotes Armour as calling the company’s plan to resume operations at 21 plants a complete failure. He then pressed for a back channel after talks broke down on April 6.
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Crease
Company effort to reopen plants backfires on labor
Helstein said the firm's push to start plants has boomeranged with fewer workers reporting for work than at any time since the strike began, affecting office and supervisory staff as well.
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Helstein
Murray Urges Bond Buying
Philip Murray advocates payroll deduction for U S Savings Bonds. He claims bonds pay $4 for every $3 over ten years and gives an example of investing $3.75 weekly to reach $2,163.45 in ten years. He urges workers capable of signing up for the payroll plan immediately.
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U. S
Charter Rummage Sale To Aid City Committee
The Charter Women's Club sponsors a rummage sale to raise funds for the City Charter Committee from 9 30 a m to 5 p m on April 29 30 and May 1 at the northeast corner of Ninth Street and Central Avenue. Donations of household goods books magazines and clothing will be received at the store beginning at an early date.
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City Charter Committee
Charte Women’s Club
Ninth Street
Central Avenue
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al Jordan
Committee of Arrangements
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Piith St
Government Square
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Madison
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Hartley
House Committee
Alexis Smith
American Cancer Society
Cansor
Miss Smith
Murray
Philip Murray
Summer Toys
Rollman’s
Rollman’s Toys
Carl D. Grat
Zipper Repairing
Kathman S
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Race
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Madison Rd
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