Pac Expert Named Editor of Sun
The CIO Council Executive Board appointed George H. Wartenberg Jr of New York and Washington as editor of The Sun. He will assume duties Monday after leaving the CIO-PAC publicity post to edit the paper. He played a key role in the 1948 campaign and is noted for the CIO-PAC Speaker's Book of Facts.
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SUN
CIO Council
George H. Wartenberg, Jr
New York
Washington
The
Wartenberg
CIO Political Action Committee
Cio-Pac
CIO
Cincinnati Newspaper Guild
George Rose
Robert Stevens
Rollin H. Everett
Jeanne Wibben
George Brackman
Eleanor Bell
Ohio House votes to repeal Ferguson Act amid union push
The Ohio House of Representatives approved repeal of the Ferguson Act prohibiting public employee and teacher strikes and allowed collective bargaining for public workers. Governor Lausche may veto, while Senate action remains uncertain. The session featured strong union lobbying and debate on workers’ rights and benefits.
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Columbus
State
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Lausche
Lesson for Labor Blue Cross Protests Shillito’s Ouster
A union oriented critique details Shillito’s move from Blue Cross to hospital insurance provided by the firm. Blue Cross argues advantages like non profit status and full hospital bills coverage while noting the communication gap and lack of discussion with Hospital Care Corp. The piece frames a labor lesson on employer insurance shifts and worker protections.
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Blue Cross
Shillito
Hospital Care Corporation
James E. Stuart
Hospital Care Corp
Stuart
Shillito Company
Blue Shield
Jeffrey L. Lazarus
Shillito’s
Plans For New York CIO Council Forming Feb 10
About 300 union representatives meet in New York on Feb 10 to draft rules for the new CIO council replacing the dissolved Greater New York CIO Council. Louis Hollander will designate a committee to draft a proposed constitution and bylaws, with full organization deferred to April to allow dues payment and representation.
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New York
New Cio
Greater New York
State
CIO Pres
Louis Hollander
Congress moves beyond Taft-Hartley repeal on labor bills
Congress shifts focus from the Taft-Hartley repeal as Senate committees press ahead with labor measures. After a slow start, action is expected on multiple proposals affecting labor policy on Capitol Hill this week.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Senate
Labor bill debates cite Taft-Hartley outcomes and union victories
CIO counsel Arthur J. Goldberg endorses the administration bill in principal while urging constructive changes. He praises restoring the Norris-LaGuardia act and outlawing state bans on closed and union shops, citing cases where Taft-Hartley restrained unions and shifted bargaining power in California oil, Hadley textile, and West Coast longshoremen disputes.
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General Assembly
CIO
Jacob Clayman
Joe Ferguson
David Ferguson
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
NLRB
T-H
Phil Murray Undergoes Emergency Appendeectomy
CIO and United Steelworkers President Philip Murray underwent an emergency appendectomy this week. His condition was reported satisfactory as more than 900000 Steelworkers voted for his reelection, with no opposition reported.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
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