Clothing Workers Honor Grandinetti at Retirement Dinner
The Cincinnati Joint Board of Amalgamated Clothing Workers names Emilio Grandinetti as a long time organizer retiring after 49 years. National officers will attend the testimonial at the Hotel Linton Grand Ballroom on January 10 as tribute to his labor movement work in Italy and the United States and his anti fascist and relief efforts.
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Cincinnati
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Emilio Grandinetti
Hotel Linton Grand Ballroom
Italy
United States
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Amalgamated
America
Office of War Information
American Committee For Italian Relief
3000 Telephone Workers To Join CIO On Coast
In San Francisco 5261 members of the United Bro. of Telephone Workers voted to join the Telephone Workers Organizing Committee CIO. Preliminary results show CIO 1867 vs AFL 296 and CWA unaffiliated 284 with 117 void. Final ballot will decide TI WOC CIO affiliation. The executive board urged TWOC to unify coast phone unions. Similar moves expected in northern California Oregon and possibly southern California.
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San Francisco
United Bro. of Telephone Workers
Telephone Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
Brotherhood Executive Board
Intl
Bro. of Electrical Workers
AFL
Communication Workers of America
Twoccio
Harold McKay
Ubtw Exchange
Union Monthly Journal
TWOC
Eisen as Santa Delights Amalgamated Workers Party
Joseph Eisen played Santa at the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Joint Board Christmas party. Attendees cheered the jovial figure and the gifts he brought. The omission of his name in last week’s report was unintentional.
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers Joint Board
Santa Claus
Joseph Eisen
Taft Accepts Trusteeship In AVC Homes Project
Councilman Charles P Taft president of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America accepts pledgor trustee role for AVC Homes the Cincinnati housing venture aiming to build about 400 rental apartments in Greater Cincinnati He joins James A Maxwell Morse Johnson as incorporators and Taft will serve on the Advisory Committee with E C Calvert George Garties Max Hirsch and John C Taylor Equity capital of three million dollars comes from Ohio veterans bonus funds Investors will receive rental priorities The AVC Homes office is at 15 E Eighth Street Walton R L Taylor named executive director and info is available by mail or phone at Dunbar 5256
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Charles P. Taft
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Pledgor
AVC Homes
Cincinnati
American Veterans Commitee
James A. Maxwell
Veterans’ Housing Committee
Morse Johnson
AVC
Taft
E. C. Calvert
Liberal Savings and Loan Co
George Garties
Metropolitan Housing Authority
Max Hirsch
Lincoln National Bank
John C. Tay
State of
Ohio
E. Eighth Street
Walton R. L. Taylor
The
Cincinnati Citizens Planning Association
Dunbar
Auto Workers Chey-Fisher Employees Enjoy 4 Day Holiday
The four day New Year holiday at Chevrolet and Fisher eased workers after a period of heavy production for cars and trucks. The piece notes union leaders opposing Henry Wallace's third party and urges unity to defeat labor’s enemies. A Moraine Products Division bonus gift of woolen blankets to employees is highlighted.
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Chevrolet
Fisher
UAW
Labor
Moraine Products Division
Dayton
Norwood appoints James Hellkamp to Civil Service Commission
Norwood Mayor R. Edward Tepe named James Hellkamp a Democratic member of the Norwood Civil Service Commission. Hellkamp, recording secretary of the Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council and a leader in Local 674, UAW, was active in the recent Norwood political campaign and ran for council in 1945.
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Edward B. Hellkamp
Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council
United Auto Workers
Norwood
Factory Wages Rise Slightly in October November
Washington reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows manufacturing production workers earned an average weekly wage up 4 cents from October to November. The typical worker logged a 40.3 hour week at 126.6 dollars per hour earning a gross 51.02 dollars.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Pickets March Outside Hearst Herald American Chicago
In a clash over the Taft Hartley law publishers move to end the closed shop while the Ind Typo Graphical Union fights back. Pickets march outside Hearst's Herald American as publishers unite against the ITU.
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Ind. Typo- Graphical Union
AFL
Hearst
Herald-American
Chicago
ITU
Federated Pictures
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Grandinetti
Frank Rosenblum
Jack Krell
William Reznicek
Journeymex Tailors
Rochester
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Duluth
St. Louis
California
Oregon
Eisen
Charles Taft
Lor
Peck, Shaffer and Williams
Kathman
Goodyear
West Fifth St
Dr. Scholls
Auto Workers
Chey-Fisher
By Paul Fichter
Henry Wallace
James Hellkamp
Ray’s Upholstering CO
Pearl ST
Washington
Aufdemkampe
Freeman Avenue
Carter
Mabley
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