Ohio CIO Council Briefs PAC Strategy and 1948 Outlook
Nine new Ohio CIO Council Executive Board and PAC Steering Committee members met to discuss PAC in Ohio. They noted PAC’s growing importance for 1948, reviewed past election results, and laid out plans to offset payroll tax encroachment while reorganizing standing committees for faster action ahead of the January Legislature convening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Cio Council Executive Board
PAC
Ohio
Jack Kroll
William Lavelle
Lavelle
Council
Jordan Reelected President of Greater Cincinnati CIO Council
Albert C. Jordan is reelected to a second term as president of the Greater Cincinnati CIO Industrial Union Council. New executive board members include Ray Tucker Elmer Kauffman and others across United Steelworkers United Electrical and other unions. The council also urged action against discrimination in college athletics and protested federal court fines on miners.
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Albert C. Jordan
Greater Cincinnati
CIO Industrial Union Council
Jordan
United Steelworkers
Ray Tucker
Elmer Kauffman
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Jerry Maxey
United Auto Workers
Council
United Mine Workers
John S. Lewis
Ray Sowder
Norwood
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Willard Stargel
UC Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Burns
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers (Cio
Ohio Republicans Spend Big in Campaign Financing
Ohio GOP reports spending 1,037,060.74 while Democrats show expenses of 10,983.00. The 100 to 1 spending ratio is documented in filings with the Secretary of State after the recent campaign. The Herbert Bricker ticket benefited from the larger Republican outlay.
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Columbus
Ohio
Herbert-Bricker
Impressive CIO Program Tactics Highlighted for Legislature
Discussion focused on presenting a CIO program effectively to a GOP-dominated Legislature. Emphasis was on clarity, impact, and strategic messaging to gain executive support and funding.
CIO Member Charges She Suffered Atomic Poisoning
Dorothy Burns a CIO member sues Westinghouse Electric for 200000 claiming radiation from uranium exposure caused fibrous lung disease a heart ailment and nervous disorder. She worked four years earning 40 dollars weekly learned June 4 1946 the Bloomfield plant supplied pure uranium.
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CIO
Westinghouse
Burns
Army
Bloomfield
Southern Bourbons Face Backlash Over Party Switch
A caustic political label targets the Southern Democratic Bourbons for selling out to Republicans, recalling Benedict Arnold’s betrayal and warning that no one, including their allies, tolerates a stooge.
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Bendict Arnold
In Ohio TB Death Toll Drops After Christmas Seals
In Ohio officials note tuberculosis claims every three hours, prompting the campaign to buy Christmas Seals to raise funds for prevention and cure efforts.
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Ohio
Food Prices Leap Again to New High
Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for Sept 15 to Oct 15, 1946 show a 0.6 percent overall rise with food prices up 1.2 percent. Compared to a year earlier, cost of living essentials are 13.1 percent higher, with eggs up 12.7 percent, sugar 15.2 percent, and coffee 8.2 percent.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wilson Death Fortifies Gradison Grip On City Hall
The death of Councilman Rus sell Wilson tightens control by Willis Gradison over City Council. A successor is expected to be a Gradison follower, limiting independence from Gordon Scherer. Union leaders reported that wage talks were delayed as city officials refer all such matters to Gradison for handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Wilson
Council
Willis D. Gradison
Gordon Scherer
Gradison
Wilson
Charter
City Hall
Rollin Everett
Everett
Stewart
Labor Relations Committee
Willis Gradison
OPA report shows industries boosting wholesale prices amid wage hikes
A table from the OPA's eighteenth quarterly report reveals 15 major industries raised wholesale prices beyond wage-driven costs. The percentages detail how profits expanded as lenders and producers adjusted to labor's higher pay.
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Washington
OPA
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John Dehner
Arthur
Harold Braun
George Grigsby
Fur and Leather Workers
Warren Maxwell
Dehner
Harry S. Truman
All Labor’s Fight
Gop
Iron and Steel
Renee Nee One
Ewe
Oreeeee
Cay
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