Labor ranks unite for Roosevelt fourth term push
In mid April 1944 unions across the United States and abroad rallied to draft Franklin D. Roosevelt for a fourth term. AFL CIO groups including United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers and United Rubber Workers led endorsements with numerous state federations and local councils backing the war effort and unity.
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New York
Organized Labor
Roosevelt
Ntl
AFL
CIO
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
United Rubber Workers
Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers
Nati Martime Union
Intl Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union
United Farm Equipment & Metal Workers, Transport Workers Union
American Communications Assn
Intl
Fur & Leather Workers Union
United Furniture Workers
United Auto Workers
Bro
Teamsters
UAW
R. J. Thomas
IBT
Daniel J. Tobin
FDR
American Labor Party
Draft Roosevelt
New York State
Sidney Hillman
CO Political Action Committee
Wendell L. Willkie
Republican Party
Pres. Roosevelt
Inti. Assn
Machinists
Providence
R. I
Tacoma
Wash
Washington
Ohio State Council
Richmond
Calif
United Afl Political Action Committee
Los Angeles
Central Labor Council
District Council
Joint Council
California
Arizona
Louisiana
New Jersey
Ohio
Texas
Colorado
Florida
Indiana
Maryland
Minne
Detroit
Wayne County
Local Unions Seek Pay Hikes in UE Negotiations
Two UE Locals pursue raises with Local No 757 opening talks April 28. August Warrene says the package asks for 17 cents an hour for all employees and a 10 cents an hour extra rate for second and third shifts. The proposal includes severance pay for members entering or serving in the armed forces. Local 765 negotiates with Allis Chalmers on a 17 cent increase aligned with steel demands and union security.
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CIO
August Warrene
Local 765
Allis Chalmers Corp
Women's Vote Vital in 1944
Mrs Verda Barnes CIO Women's Division director told CIO women leaders that 60 percent of national votes may come from women in November. She warned servicemen and women face voting obstacles and urged coordinated action by women's organizations to influence the election.
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CIO
Verda Barnes
CIO Secretary Marries Cincinnati Attorney in Louisville
Wilma F. Weber, secretary to regional CIC director Robert J. Davidson, wed Leonard Teichmoeller a Cincinnati attorney in a ceremony held last Saturday in Louisville Kentucky.
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Wilma F. Weber
Robert J. Davidson
CIC
Leonard Teichmoeller
Cincinnati
Louisville, Ky
Boss Talks Too Much Election Is Set Aside
Martin Wagner regional director cites company interference in a Tool Steel Gear and Pinion Co. election among Elmwood employees. Workers voted 166 to 103 against United Steelworkers of America, while Leroy Brooks Jr. allegedly urged nonvote and circulated letters, leading to the election being disallowed.
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Martin Wagner
NLBEB
Tool Steel Gear and Pinion Co
Township Avenue
Elmwood
United Steelworkers of America
al Whitehouse
District 25
USA
Leroy Brooks Jr
Brooks
The
Local 57 Backs Roosevelt Endorsement and Voting Hours
Local 57 of the American Communications Association endorses Roosevelt for a fourth term and supports extending legal voting hours from 6 am to 9 pm. It also backs election boards staying open three nights weekly to allow war workers to register after shifts.
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CIO
Roosevelt
American Communications Association
Local 94 Chooses New Vice President and Meeting Hall
Margaret Spinneweber was elected vice-president of Local 94, Pullman Laundry Workers. The union moved its meeting place to the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks building at Court and Vine streets.
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Margaret Spinneweber
Pullman Laundry Workers
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Court
Kroll
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
AFL
Women’s Auxiliaries
Ohio
Fur Leater Unit Elects Grigsby New Officers
The Local 214 Fur and Leather Workers Union elected George B. Grigsby as president with Harry Kinney as first vice president Manning Thompson as second vice president Rufus Allen as secretary. Abe Feinglass inducted the officers, Ben Herman spoke on labor goals, and the program received unanimous endorsement from Local 214 and Feinglass.
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International Fur and Leather Workers Union
George B. Grigsby
Harry Kinney
Manning Thompson
Rufus Allen
Abe Feinglass
Ben Herman
Industrial Union Council
Feinglass
Unions Stirring in Ohio Says CIO State Leader
State CIO Director Jack Kroll reports workers are waking to political action across Ohio. He cites union growth, urges primaries voting, and stresses registration and awareness of senators and congressmen voting records, noting Taft’s reaction to CIO scrutiny.
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Jack Kroll
The
CIO
Amalgamated Clothing Shop
Cleveland
Columbus
Akron
Kroll
Robert Taft
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Sota
Camden and
Union Counties
United Electrical, Radio, and
Machine Workers of America
Armed Forces
Mohammed
Women’s Army Corps
North Africa
First Division
WAC
Tec 4
Rhoda M. Laird
Houston
Wagner
Vine Streets
Grigsby
Unions Stirring’ —Kroll
RED Cross
Blood Donor Service
University
Doctor's Building
Garfield Place
CIO Industrial Union Council
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