The Cincinnati SUN Weekly Notice
The Cincinnati SUN published by the Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council CIO. Entered as second class matter June 30 1944 at Cincinnati OH. Editor Garfield 2550. office phone listed. Executive board members named. subscription set at $2 per year.
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The
Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council
CIO
Cincinnati
Ohio
George H. Wartenberg, Jr
E. 6Th St
Garfield
Telephone workers’ wages fall well behind era’s promise
An analysis contrasts 1939 and 1949 wage rankings showing telephone workers dropping to 25th in industry pay and describes apprenticeships, peak salaries, and limited gains for operators, maintenance, linesmen, and other crafts. It notes ongoing bargaining with Bell system since 1949 and critiques AT&T for not negotiating in good faith.
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America
Communications Workers of America
Bell System
Bell
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
At&t
Longer Voting Hours Benefit Workers In Elections
A reader suggests extending election day hours to help workers reach the polls after work. Proponents argue every employed voter is vital to sending fair representation to Congress and the State Legislature. The longer ballots require more time, making extended hours reasonable.
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Congress
Reader's Corner Letters Urge Voting Hours Extension
Two readers urge readers to defend organized labor and expand voting hours to 10 p.m. so workers can vote after long shifts. Helen M Holstein and Carl Jordan argue the current two and a half hour window disenfranchises workers and could tilt Ohio elections toward Republicans.
Taft Opposes FEPC Allegedly Protecting Employers
Senator Robert A Taft argues against a federal Fair Employment Practice Commission saying it would discriminate against white workers and empower a federal board to arbitrate millions of cases. He cites Cleveland as evidence that nonenforcement laws fail to curb bias while overlooking established Wagner Act procedures.
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Louisville
Courier-Journal
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Walter Winchell
Taft
U.S
Japan
Germany
Robert A. Taft
Fair Employment Practice Commission
FEPC
FEP Commission
Cleveland
Murray Speaks On Phone Dispute
CIO President Philip Murray addressed a nationwide radio broadcast on February 1 to state CIO support for the Communications Workers of America in their contract dispute with the Bell System. He pledged full CIO backing as talks remained fruitless and a strike loomed.
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CIO
Philip Murray
Bell System
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Murray
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Elmer Kauffmen
Wilfred Porter
Rollin Silver
Max Sevi
John Sink
John Case
Ernestine Locknane
R. W. Schellenberg
Nathaniel Jordan
Hugo Clug
James Wigbell
Bell Telephone Company
Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company
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