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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Page
4
Critics claim the Taft Hartley Bill failed due to heated anger, but the act was passed calmly after planners allied with the National Association of Manufacturers. Industrialists sought to curb collective bargaining postwar, leveraging tax benefits to restrain unions. they partly failed initially, but later achieved restricted labor actions.
Martin Wagner regional director of the NLRB resigns rather than administer the Taft-Hartley bill. He is described as a fair public official and a seeker of peaceful industrial relations. His resignation is seen as a critique of the measure.
Local 1009 of the United Paperworkers, nine weeks after the Gardner Richardson Co strike, is reportedly gaining strength. Members continue dues without checkoff as some who backed the Back to Work movement return to the union. Officials cite unresolved seniority issues and the company’s refusal to bargain.
An election set for Friday August 1 will decide if United Paperworkers becomes the bargaining agent for 121 Ohio Paper Co employees at Miamisburg. CIO regional director Robert Davidson said the plant is 100 percent organized and a consent election was agreed after 12 fired union leaders were reinstated last month.
The United Railroad Workers report nearly full unionization in Pennsylvania Railroad workers after a bargaining rights victory. CIO regional director Robert Davidson announced the URRWA was certified as bargaining agent for seven of nine Pennsylvania system units last month, with extensive organization in the Cincinnati area continuing this week.
In the Cincinnati area, the Brewery Workers union requires members to be good citizens and registered to vote. Unregistered workers will be ineligible for work, and new applicants must register before receiving a work card. Local president Henry Kramer notes rising voting interest since the Taft bill, with many members pledging to register and vote in Kentucky as well.
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers Cincinnati Joint Board will meet at 7 30 Monday night with shop chairmen and local union officials to discuss PAC registration problems. Jack Kroll is expected to address the group as the union notes only 60 registration days remain before October 6 polls close.
Local 8 Amalgamated Lithographers reached a wage agreement with the Miami Valley Lithographers Assoc. The contract, effective until May 1, 1948, provides retroactive raises from May 1 1947 and special increases for plate makers and various pressroom positions. Members will vote on the pact Thursday amid ongoing talks with U S Playing Card Co. President Wilfred Porter reported two meetings held.
The SUN invites CIO locals and readers to submit labor civic and political news with priority for local items. Contact editor Rollin Everett at MAin 4813 or write to 15 East Eighth Street Cincinnati 2. The paper mails to thousands of workers weekly and welcomes ideas and corrections.
The Taft Hartley Act’s coercion provision raises questions about what constitutes coercion in recruiting for unions. Experts predict long labor board trials and federal appeals, delaying final determinations for years.
The text argues unions delay NLRB action by filing petitions while employers file unfair labor charge charges, extending elections from months to years. It claims Taft-Hartley aims to stall labor disputes, pushing unions to rely on collective bargaining and strikes for recognition and better wages, hours, and conditions.
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