UE Board Outlines Program and Growth in War Years
The UE-CIO board endorses continued union drive with Steelworkers and Auto Workers for Little Steel Formula revision, strengthens contracts, backs CIO reconversion plans, and forms Political Action Committees for 1946 elections. Nearly 50,000 new UK members in three months plus new locals and contracts.
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New York
Ue-Cio
CIO
Veterans’ Welfare
War Labor Board
Taylor
Stettinius
Sec.Treas
Julius Emspak
National Labor Relations Board
UE Issues Vet Guide for Returning Veterans
The United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers CIO releases a 64-page pocket guide titled When You Come Back. It uses the story of Tom to show how veterans can rejoin civilian life with union support and answers common service rumors with facts.
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New York
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
CIO
Tom
John Lewis
Pearl Harbor
Guide cost list for service pins contracts and families
The illustrated guide by Julian Brazelton costs per copy four dollars and fifty cents for 100 copies and thirty seven dollars per thousand. Copies are available from the UK national office at 11 East 51st Street New York 22 New York.
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Julian Brazelton
E. 51St St
New York
N. Y
School for union leaders planned by Training Workers in Industry program
T. J. Farrell of the government's Training Workers in Industry program explains a forthcoming one week school for union leaders at 711 Union Trust building. Ten students will join the first class to learn best practices for assembling grievances and presenting them to members. locals wanting representation should contact Farrell at Parkway 0100.
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T. J. Farrell
Union Trust Building
Farrell
UE Mother Honors Hero Son With Posthumous Awards
Mrs. Audry Tuel Freeman receives the Presidential Citation for Gallantry and the Purple Heart for Pfc. Neil Tuel, who died in France on July 12, 1944, from wounds sustained in action. Tuel, 22, served as a machinist at Norfolk Navy Yard before training at Polk Louisiana and overseas duty. He is survived by his mother and two sisters, with one sister married to a Formica employee now in Hawaii.
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Audry Tuel Freeman
Pfc
Neil Tuel
France
Freeman
Formica
Tuel
Norfolk Navy Yard
Norfolk
Polk
Gladys V. Tuel
William Tuel Summers
Hawaii
Rule of the Week Dont Be a Gutter Stander
A concise rule of the week advises against standing in gutters or drainage areas. It emphasizes safety and proper behavior near street edges, warning of hazards and potential harm.
Amalgamated Board Hosts Annual Party
The Joint Board Amalgamated Clothing Workers drew more than 125 members to a Saturday social with a buffet by Henry Siebert. Roy Beck and Babe Grainger led piano music while a juke box played for dancers. Local 200’s annual party is set for Jan 19, coinciding with its regular meeting night for Goldsmith and Hutchenson sporting goods workers.
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Henry Siebert
Roy Beck
Babe” Grainger
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Unions
Goldsmith and Hutchensons
Farm Bureau Mutual Buys Schultz Building in Columbus
The Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has purchased the Schultz building at 228 234 North High Street in Columbus. The purchase places the building adjacent to the Farm Bureau Cooperative Association headquarters.
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Columbus
CLNS
Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
U. S
Cupid Contract Sparks Union Matrimonial Tie In UE Shift Work
Dan Cupid worked overtime on the Formica plant second shift over the past two months and four couples married. Joint tax filings begin for Myrtle Williams to El mer Mitchell, Graci Bailey to John Vorg Toth, Evelyn Cowan to Jonny Bonett, Virginia Spade to Mose Hastings. All except supervisors belong to the United Electrical Workers Union Local 757.
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Dan Cupid
Formica
Myrtle Williams
Elmer Mitchell
Graci Bailey
John Vorg Toth
Law
Evelyn Cowan
Jonny Bonett
Plate
Virginia Spade
Mose Hastings
United Electrical Workers Union
CIO Council Urges Early Parlysis Drive Support
The Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council urged full support for the 1945 Infantile Paralysis Drive at its meeting. The Executive Committee will supervise donation box distribution to affiliates, and Arthur Hartmann urged locals to begin campaigns at the earliest moment.
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Greater Cincinnati
Arthur Hartmann
Retiring Union Vets Honored By Amalgamated Workers
A farewell party last week honors Mat Bayer and Antonio Melchiorre both retiring from Seinsheimer’s Clothing. Bayer served 15 years as an off presser. Melchiorre 13 years as off presser. Union roots go back to 1904 with Garment Workers and Amalgamated Workers.
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Amalgamated
Mathew Bayer
Antonio Melchiorre
Seinsheimers Clothing Company
Mat Bayer
Seinsheimers
Garment Workers
Amalgamated Workers
Seinsheimer
PAC Leaders Convene In Columbus To Unite State Progressives
Leaders of a statewide political action committee meet at the Ft. Hayes Hotel in Columbus to organize unity among progressive groups. The Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council sends Arthur Hartmann president and Ben Herman PAC chairman for the Sunday session.
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Political Action Committee
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council
Arthur Hartmann
Ben Herman
PAC
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Him
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Amalgamated Board
Co-op Insurance Home
Cupid
CIO Council
Paralysis
Prive
Tony Melchiorre
Air Force
Tony
Martin J. Hogan
Atlas Bank
Netherland Plaza
Bank of Hope
Fountain Square
Kroll
Jack Kroll
Hartmann
the Sun
University of Texas
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Pappy
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