Auto Workers Warn Foremen Over Threats at Plant
Report from Local 674 notes foremen using threats to force more work. Union warns management to curb intimidation and protect operators. Members urged to contact their committeeman if threatened.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1949
Page
7
Report from Local 674 notes foremen using threats to force more work. Union warns management to curb intimidation and protect operators. Members urged to contact their committeeman if threatened.
Members who have not filed Death Benefit Fund beneficiary cards are urged to do so immediately by Harrison Dunseth the financial secretary. Cards may be left at the union office Norwood. The piece emphasizes pride in work and notes management efforts to speed car production, joking about adding more help.
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Newly elected stewards of the Local will convene Monday February 28 at 7 30 p m at the Junior Order Hall Weyer Avenue Norwood to begin duties and discuss monthly shop steward meetings. The piece notes high attendance at past meetings and promotes a women focused feature in The SUN For Women Only while praising Ed Bell and his wife Dorothy for recent assistance in a teller role. It also mentions Knoc kout Hettel’s recent haircut and cites living costs rising 75 percent since 1939.
The Trailmobile plant faces ongoing layoffs with 35 workers affected. Management had promised no further cuts and a possible four day week if needed, but the bargaining committee received only vague assurances and 24 to 48 hours notice. The union cites national manufacturing policy as a driver and seeks holiday pay for those laid off before Christmas while preparing for escalation.
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The current Social Security system provides an average monthly benefit of $25 to individuals. This figure highlights the typical support level under the present setup.
Under the Railroad Retirement Act average payments to aged railroad workers are now about $85 per month. The figure reflects current benefit levels for retirees relying on the program.
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