Labor and Church Leaders Plan Monthly Luncheons
United Steelworkers of America District 25 arranged a luncheon with 37 ministers priests and rabbis and union leaders at Gibson Roof Garden to launch regular meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. John Ramsey USA CIO spoke on labor religion relations and officials from CIO and AFL attended. A coordinating committee led by Rev Richard T Deters Rev H P Atkins Al Whitehouse and Phil Ziegler will organize the next event.
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United Steelworkers of America
District 25
Gibson Roof Garden
al Whitehouse
John Ramsey
Usa-Cio
Columbus
CIO
AFL
al Jordan
Richard T. Deters
H. P. Atkins
Phil Ziegler
Farmers OK FDR Stand By Patton
The National Farmers Union renominated all national officers led by James G. Patton who backed Roosevelt and Repudiated a call to replace him for partisan campaigning. Patton urged a postwar economy near 200 billion in gross production and continued government support through loans and public works when capital spending falls below 40 billion annually.
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Denver
Nati Farmers Union
Pres
James G. Patton
Nati Citizens Political Action Committee
Patton
Roosevelt
NFU
Farmers Union
90 Days Allowed Vets to Reclaim Their Old Jobs
Washington report notes a provision giving veterans 90 days to reapply for former jobs rather than 40. The measure aims to ease reentry for service members and aligns with veteran employment priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ure
War Bond Buy Supports Sixth War Loan Drive
The Cincinnati Newspaper Guild voted to purchase a $500 war bond to aid the Sixth War Loan Drive. Selective Service Director Hershey warned the 40 day period hurts discharged veterans in hospital care. Early action onGuild cases before the WLB Newspaper Commission from the Times Star and Post was forecast.
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Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Cincinnati
WLB
Times-Star and Post
PWOC Opens Cleveland Office and Expands Organizing Drive
The Paper Workers Organizing Committee plans a Cleveland office opening in January with Walter Smethurst heading operations and staff including Harry Sayre Nat Goldfinger and Virginia Dye. Since February the PWOC has organized locals in the Miami Valley winning NLRB elections and gains in pay and conditions at Gardner-Richardson Paper Co. and Sorg Paper Mill with raises back pay Christmas bonuses and paid vacations.
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Walter Smethurst
CIO
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Harry Sayre
PWOC
Nat Goldfinger
Virginia Dye
Miami Valley
NLRB
Logan Goff
Thomas Mitchell
Middletown
Board Mill
Gardner-Richardson Paper Co
Lockland, O
Sorg Paper Mill
Store Employees To Meet Soon On New Contract
A special meeting of the Wholesale, Retail and Department Store Employees will be held to present a proposed contract for member approval before it goes to Kroger Co management. At last week’s regular meeting back pay checks to Dec 22 were announced. A 283 job reclassification was approved by the WLB in October. An overall pay raise of four cents applies up to the fifth bracket, with some workers receiving up to 10 months back pay. Members volunteered to aid Russian War Relief by sorting clothing for shipments to the Russian people.
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Kroger Co
WLB
Russian War Relief
Textile Survey Joined by Clara Kanun Aid
Russell Quackenbush announces Clara Kanun international representative for TWA will aid in surveying textile plants in the area. Kanun has been a TWA representative for over a year, based in St. Paul Minnesota, where she worked as a legal secretary. Her husband is a captain in the Dental Corps in Saipan.
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Russell Quackenbush
Clara Kanun
TWA
Kanun
St. Paul
Minn
Saipan
Soldiers urge union education for postwar jobs
Two former UE officials now in the Army visited Cincinnati and urged expanded union education and public relations to counter anti union sentiment among soldiers. They cited lack of information about labor aims and wartime activities as a key issue, stressing job availability and decent pay as postwar stakes. They urged unions to educate members and ensure soldiers receive the unions' perspective.
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Cincinnati
Tom Raley
George Hessler
Local 675 Elects Slate of Officers
Local 675 of the United Electric Radio and Machine Workers union elected a largely new slate. Emerson Sonnycalb remains president for a third term. Charles Andrews is vice president. Harry McAdow is financial secretary. Elmer Steinman is recording secretary. Executive Board members include Harry Prues Morris Price Harry Kueffer William Rhein Arthur Fuhrman and Harry Overstake a former vice president. Trustees are Elmer Stone Mary Pierce and James Layman. Chief stewards are William Rhein first shift and Homer Cochran second shift. The Negotiation Committee lists Carl Grigo Charles Fagin Ben Armstrong Emerson Sonnycalb William Rhein and Homer Cochran.
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Emerson Sonnycalb
Charles Andrews
Harry McAdow
Elmer Steinman
Harry Prues
Morris Price
Harry Kueffer
William Rhein
Arthur Fuhrman
Harry Overstake
Elmer Stone
Mary Pierce
James Layman
Homer Cochran
Carl Grigo
Charles Fagin
Ben Armstrong
Formica Girls Bowling League Led by Inlays
The Formica Inlays lead the Formica Girls League with 29 wins and 7 losses led by Helen Watson the league secretary. Close behind are the Pulleys 24 12 and Table Tops 23 13 with high single game 742 by Counters and M Weingartner holding 201 high game. The Inlays own high three game 1989 and Weingartner high three game 543. League bowls 6 45 pm Mondays at Sankers alleys. Remainder lists teams and members with captains and players.
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Formica
Helen Watson
M. Weingartner
Sankers Alleys
CIO Opposes Proposed Social Security Freeze
The CIO urged every member of Congress to vote against a social security payment freeze. Legislative Director Nathan Cowan called it a time not to undermine social security and said workers and employers could absorb a tax increase now rather than later. He criticized Ways & Means Committee reactionaries for voting to freeze payroll taxes at 1 percent.
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Washington
Congress
CIO
Nathan Cowan
Workers of America
UAW Wins Election at Delco Remy Division Kings Mills Plant
The United Auto Workers won representation at the Delco Remy Division of General Motors in Kings Mills. About 800 workers were eligible. 403 voted CIO and 163 voted against.
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United Auto Workers
Labor Board
Delco Remy
General Motors
Kings Mills
CIO
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