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Cincinnati The Sun

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1944

Page

3

Wings of the Future in Los Angeles Aircraft Plants

Union action by IAM CIO and Aircraft Welders bands together to halt wage cuts and demotions in Southern California aircraft plants. They push for postwar conversion plans and better pay while resisting management policies that shrink staffing and drive workers to quit. Grievances mount across Douglas, North American, Consolidated Vultee, and Lockheed.

Intl. Assn. of Machinists AFL United Auto Workers CIO California Cradle Donald Douglas Douglas Long Beach UAW Santa Monica North American Consolidated-Vultee Downey San Diego IAM Lockheed

Union Action Fights Aircraft Down-Grading After War Plans

At Lockheed a group of 19 sign painters reclassified as aircraft painters with a 10 cent hourly cut. Four quit. the rest fell 30 planes behind on P-38 work. Unions IAM and UAW won after five meetings with top management. They seek a halt to down-grading through the National War Labor Board and push for wage increases, productivity gains, and full employment plans for southern California aircraft industry. A tripartite WLB panel held 36 days of hearings in Los Angeles and San Francisco with extensive exhibits and transcripts.

Los Angeles California Wilhl Victory Lockheed Douglas Aircraft IAM UAW Nati War Labor Board WLB Murray War Contracts Senate Military Affairs Committee San Francisco

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Wings of the Future West Coast By Herbert A. Klein Federated Press Time Magazine UAW West Coast Lew Michener
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