CIO Campaign Expands Voter Registration Drive in Cincinnati Area
William Hopper leads a drive to register CIO members and families in Cincinnati Norwood and St Bernard. Thousands of voters are added using color coded cards, master lists, and field work, with plans to extend to Northern Kentucky and all unions next period.
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William Hopper
Brotherhood Building
CIO
Cincinnati
Norwood
St. Bernard
Hopper
Board of Elections
Political Action Committee
Northern Kentucky
Wright Aeroutical
Union Leaders Promote War On Race Bias At Local 809 Meeting
William Jones reported from Columbus on a CIO State Council Committee To Abolish Racial Discrimination urging unions to aid all groups facing bias. Three roles were outlined: union duties to minorities, democracy building in the community, and postwar union responsibilities. Earl Davis urged immediate action and spoke of talks with Sidney Hillman in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Religion
Jaber
United Transport Service
William Jones
Columbus
CIO State Council
Jones
Earl Davis
State Central Political Action Committee
Davis
Sidney Hillman
New York City
Back Wages Collected In Wartime Wage Readout
A 1943 wage audit shows 210 314 dollars in back wages collected from 7 028 Cincinnati firms as part of 17 million dollars nationwide. Labor officials, including Grace G Glascott and Robert J Davidson, warned that legislative changes threaten Wage Hour protections and noted widespread unpaid minimum wages and rising female and youth employment.
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Cincinnati
U. S
Grace G. Glascott
Ohio
Michigan
Miss Glascott
Robert J. Davidson
CIO
Harry Proctor
Painters District Council
AFL
Davidson
Ohio Machinists Back Roosevelt for Fourth Term
The Ohio State Council of the International Association of Machinists AFL unanimously endorses President Roosevelt for a fourth term. The 65,000 machinists statewide were represented at the Columbus convention held Sunday April 18. J. E. Chapman was reelected state president.
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Roosevelt
Ohio State Council
International Association of Machinists
AFL
The
Council
Columbus
J. E. Chapman
Machinists Union of Cincinnati
Cooper to Lead Political Action for Voter Registration
The Education and Political Action committee of Local No. 674 United Auto Workers (CIO) plans to educate members on political action and maximize voter registration. The committee is led by James Cooper, per secretary Arnie Roberts. Members await NWLB action on a contract that expired October 5, 1943.
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United Auto Workers of America
CIO
Arnie Roberts
James Cooper
NWLB
Legion Scores Rep Fish in First Defeatist Charge
The California American Legion released a detailed report accusing Rep Hamilton Fish of misusing his franking privilege to send pro Nazi material. It cites 1.7 million franked envelopes between 1940 and 1943 and links Fish to figures such as Leon DeAryan Elizabeth Dilling and George Viereck.
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Los Angeles
California American Legion
Hamilton Fish
Frankie Leon C. DeAryan
San Diego
17Th
Dist
National Legion
Fish
Legion
Frank
Chicago
Elizabeth Dilling
U. S Printing Office
George Hill
DeAryer
DeAryan
Trail
Broom
Leaders Named by Local 155 as Political Action Representatives
Joe H. Meier secretary of Local 155 Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and Schneider named as political action representatives by Local 155.
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HK. Schneider
Joe H. Meier
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Meier
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CIO Campaign
Steel
United Electrical
Hisey-Wolf
Reeve Brothers
Kemper Thomas
Cincinnati Time Recorder
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Textile Workers
West End Power
Spring Grove Cemetery
ILSCO
Utility Workers Union
American Communications
Kroger
United Transport Service Workers
Fur & Leather Union
Cocks & Waitresses Union
Kentucky Carpenters Union
Chevrolet
Delco
United Automobile Workers
Cincinnati Cio
Railway Clerks
Court and
Vine Streets
Federal Building
WSAI
Proctor
Ohio Machinists
Rep. Fish
Goverment
Lepion
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