American Tool Local 766 Ratifies New Contract
Over 450 members of Local 766 United Electrical Workers met Sunday Feb 8 to ratify a one year contract effective Feb 3. The deal adds a 10 cent wage package a 7 cent general increase 80 cent minimum hiring rate six paid holidays and night shift differential. It also grants one year leave for union activity and other protections including a sick leave bonus and limits on foremen duties. Negotiating committee members were Charles OBrien chairman John G Parker John Benton George Fox William Emig Tom Raley and Lem Markland.
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American Tool Unit
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Charles O’brien
John G. Parker
John Benton
George Fox
William Emig
Tom Raley
Lem Markland
UK District 7
Lamp Unit Elects Duncan Herbert
Duncan Herbert was re elected last week as chief steward for the day shift of the K D Lamp unit Local 766 United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers.
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Herbert Duncan
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Formica Notes First Shift Foreman Ray McDonald Passes
In the Press Room Ray McDonald, foreman, died last Thursday. Local 757 sends sympathy to his family. Estrid Ferguson of Inspection is out after a knee injury from a fall. Convalescents Eva Creary Wilma Lancaster and Frances Cope return to work. Mary and Rose Russo mourn the loss of their mother who died February 1. New stewards Clifford Barth and Frank Edelman elected. Romey Seibert jokes about hunting in Batavia. Dorothy Conley of Inspection and William Teague, from Covington, recently married. Ben Sudarth married January 29.
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Ray McDonald
Ray
Estrid Ferguson
Eva Creary
Wilma Lancaster
Frances Cope
Mary Russo
Verichrome
Rose Russo
Clifford Barth
Frank Edelman
Harold Moorman
Romey Seibert
Batavia
Dorothy Conley
Inspection Dept
William Teague
Covington
Ben Sudarth
Malnutrition Drives TB Toll on Polish Children
The report notes tuberculosis mainly from malnutrition kills 18,000 Polish children each month. The CIO opened a medical clinic and welfare center in Manila to treat over a thousand people monthly, with child care, maternity wards, dental clinic and personal service. It cites $175,000 in CIO milk aid to hungry Italian children and two dollars from American Overseas Aid for UNICEF milk funding three children for a month.
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CIO
Manila
United Nations Appeal For
Schott Unit Members Win Improved Contract
Schott Mfg Co Local 766 of the United Electrical workers won a new contract after about 15 members participated in negotiations. The 9 percent wage increase takes effect Jan 1 with a reopen clause, 5 cent general rise, six guaranteed holidays, and a new vacation plan with two weeks for five-year employees. Overtime rates include time and a half Saturdays and double time Sundays. Negotiating committee members were M. T. Banks William Metz and John Eckert.
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Schott Mfg. Co
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
M. T. Banks
William Metz
John Eckert
Rubber Workers Demand 30c An Hour Increase
United Rubber Workers demand a 30 cent hourly raise for about 200000 workers to fund a union welfare program. The move followed a two day policy committee meeting and includes automatic cost of living bonuses while preserving 1948 minimum wage settlements, per President L S Buckmaster.
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Cleveland
United Rubber Workers
CIO
URW
Pres. L. S. Buckmaster
Three CIO Unions Seek Joint Parley for Allis-Chalmers
The Allis-Chalmers Council met in Chicago on February 7 and decided to pursue national negotiations and a nationwide contract among the three CIO international unions UE United Auto Workers and Farm Equipment Workers representing Allis-Chalmers workers and the AC Company. Walter Reno of Local 765 UE attended. Local 765 formally requested negotiations opening to begin here.
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Allis-Chalmers Council
Chicago
CIO International
Allis-Chalmers
AC Company
Walter Reno
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
United Auto Workers
The
Allis- Chalmers Co
Pressman resigns as CIO general counsel and lawyer
Washington reports that Lee Pressman resigned last week as general counsel of the CIO and the United Steelworkers after 12 years to enter private practice. He will handle Taft Hartley legal matters under an arrangement with Philip Murray, with a successor not named.
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Washington
Lee Pressman
CIO
United Steelworkers
Pressman
Henry A. Wallace
Philip Murray
Murray
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