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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1947
Page
22
United Steelworkers president Al Jones asks 1861 laid off members to inform the company promptly whether they will return when recalled. If not returning, the next senior worker will be recalled. The note emphasizes speed in resuming production. The text also mentions Mrs. Joe Martin and a reminiscence about Irwin Lauck with a Toonerville Trolley reference.
The article reports a delay caused by hot weather at the plant and notes the union’s willingness to cooperate with management on beneficial changes. It states management and the union committee have not met for eight months and that regular union meetings will resume after September, with local meetings on the second Thursday and executive meetings on the first and third Tuesdays.
Community notes include plans for a fall dance organized by Andy Busam and his committee with upbeat anticipation. The column also highlights long service milestones, a birth, a midwife calf story, and varied local happenings.
The Werk road plant will come to the picnic on September 13 with the best ball team they can muster. We hope Plant 1 does the same.
Management asks union committee to reconvene to finalize the job evaluation program started about 26 months ago. The note indicates ongoing negotiations and a request to resume talks to complete the evaluation plan.
On Labor Day 1947 Local 1861 members thank their officers for a two year contract with wage, vacation and grievance gains plus a near 100 percent membership drive. They cite Taft Hartley concerns and vow to fight anti union politicians in 1948. Robert Ester reports Local 310 has 98 percent eligibility, wage gains, holidays, vacations, more cooperation, and plans for a union building funded by dances and picnics starting with a Sept 13 event.
Local 310 notes improved relations with top management and foremen at Aluminum Industries over the past year, marking a notable shift in labor dynamic and cooperation within the plant.
Labor Day 1947 marks the CIO PAC kickoff urging members to register and vote. The appeal emphasizes door knocking, meetings, and a dollar drive to invest in national and union welfare through organized political action.
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