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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1948
Page
1
Councilman Rollin H. Everett denounces Toledo and Columbus payroll taxes as unfair to workers, arguing no exemptions or gradation. He favors an income tax with allowances, cites Cincinnati Master Plan funding needs, and criticizes past state tax sharing. He notes Zoo Board plans to turn Food Show profits into zoo funds.
Washington taft as Senate Labor Committee votes seven to five to approve a plan for a national commission against job discrimination by race creed or color Taft leads the opponents in blocking the measure The report notes Tafts opposition shapes the committee result and signals a heated partisan clash on civil rights policy
Shop stewards of Amalgamated Clothing Workers distribute 2000 blank post cards to members and urge immediate letters to congressmen and senators pushing a 75 cent minimum wage and stronger Fair Labor Standards Act provisions.
A March 3 rally on the second floor of the Railway Clerks Building will mobilize local union officers and members plus potential PAC block workers. The Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council formed a new Political Action Committee chairing leaders William Black and Robert J. Davidson with James McLendon as secretary.
CIO leaders urge letters to Senators Taft Bricker and Congressman Spence urging stronger wage hour protections and immediate rent control renewal. They back S 2062 for higher minimum wage, oppose H R 4599 repeal, warn of weak last minute bills, and align with health insurance price controls and civil rights goals. Letters should go to Washington offices from Greater Cincinnati constituents.
The CIO News reports subpoenas issued to its staff and a grand jury appearance on Feb 9 as part of a test of the Taft-Hartley Act. The case questions whether unions may fund political activity and if newspapers may endorse candidates without violating the law.
Members of the Columbus CIO Council voted unanimously to support the National CSO Executive Board’s opposition to the creation of a third political party in the United States.
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