Davis Reelected President at Local 757 Election
Unofficial results at Local 757 United Electrices Radio and Machine Workers show MacKinley Davis reelected president and Helen Ferguson reelected financial secretary. Mae Rist retains recording secretary, with an executive board including Everett Hines Roman Seibert Horace Phelps Milton Liebrook Taylor Hick and Robert Quade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
757
United Electrices, Radio and Machine Workers
Formica
MacKinley Davis
Helen Ferguson
Mae Rist
Everett Hines
Roman Seibert
Horace Phelps
Milton Liebrook
Taylor Hick
Robert Quade
William Burton
Rose Miles
Brown Luther
Owen Ward
Carl Finch
District Council
Elmer Kauffman
Carl Fiach
Greater Cincinnati Cio Industrial Union Council
Cecil Long
Louis Block
Raley Reelected As Local 766 Leaders Named
Local 766 annual elections reelect business agent Talmadge Raley and choose John G. Parker as president Howard Jones as vice president Vivian Reitmann as recording secretary George W. Fosner as financial secretary Clifford Schorr as sergeant at arms and trustees Harry Faught John Boex and James Halcomb. Delegates to the Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council include Raley John Boggs Waldo Stager and John Crawford. UE District No 7 Council delegates named as Jay Chapman Raley John Parker George Fosner Howard Jones Ben Lieberman and Waldo Stager. Installation set for February with date to be announced.
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United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Talmadge Raley
John G. Parker
American Tool Unit
How
Harry Faught
John Boex
James Halcomb
Raley
John Boggs
Waldo Stager
John Crawford
Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council
Jay Chapman
John Parker
George Fosner
Howard Jones
Ben Lieberman
Lithographers Set March Wage Demands By Local 8 Leaders
The Negotiating Committee of Local 8 Amalgamated Lithographers of America met on Friday January 10 to plan wage demands set to begin in March across all lithograph shops. The committee includes Wilfred Porter Ray Pohlman Adolph Kuechler Hansel Gill and George Weinman. Hansel Gill was elected delegate to the Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council replacing resigning Carl Yaeger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Lithographers of America
Wilfred Porter
Porter
Ray Pohlman
Adolph Kuechler
Hansel Gill
George Weinman
Greater Cincinnati
Formica Notes Wage Increase and Plant News
The two cent general raise for Formica workers is paid for the full weekend ending Jan 3 though slated to start Jan 1. Virginia Tuchert returns to work after surgery and Bertha French expects to rejoin soon. Ruth Roberts visits home after Mrs. Mabel Roberts suffers fatal carbon monoxide exposure. Rose Miles steps down as Notes reporter after long service. thanks offered to stewards and staff for Christmas gifts.
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Formica
Virginia Tuchert
Virginia
Bertha French
Bertha
Ruth Roberts
Mabel Roberts
Rose
The
SUN
Plant 2
Community Update From the Plant
George Miller from Maintenance is recovering well after ulcer surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital. Sympathy extended to Emma Brayne whose father George Carl died January 9 and to Cora Setters whose husband Joseph Oswald died New Year’s Day. Albert Gross remains seriously ill at Good Samaritan. Clayton Leist welcomes a new son born January 10. Nettie Shopper returns to work after a long illness.
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George Miller
Steward
Good Samaritan Hospital
Emma Brayne
Punch Press
George Carl
Miller
Northside
Cora Setters
Joseph Oswald
Kentucky
Albert Gross
Good Samariitan Hospital
Papa Clayton Leist
Clayton
Nettie
UTSE News Auxiliary Holds First 47 Meeting
Local 809's Women's Auxiliary opened the year with higher attendance and three new members. Officers were unanimously reelected: Tessie Doe president, Rosalie Manns VP, Lalitha Jordan recording secretary, Frances Brown financial secretary, Ellie Balkom treasurer, Mary Hardy chaplain, Eva Lee Jackson sergeant at arms. Two new officers, Margaret Williams assistant secretary and Hilda Jeffries reporter, joined. Plans for the Jan 22 installation dinner were completed by the Social Committee, with efforts to boost interest in the organization.
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Women’s Auxiliary
Tessie Doe
Rosalie Manns
Lalitha Jordan
Frances Brown
Ellie Balkom
Mary Hardy
Eva Lee Jackson
At-Arms
Margaret Williams
Hilda Jeffries
UE-761 Workers Receive $225 Back Pay Each
Local 761 of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers in Cincinnati reports back pay of $225 for every member. Ray Tucker says the lump sum was paid as the current contract expires May 1 1947 with a wage re opening clause. Starting wage now $1 038 and gains include better grievance procedure and time and a half for Saturday work plus full group life and hospital insurance.
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United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Cincinnati Time Recorder
Ray Tucker
Tucker
Textile Workers Contract Ratified at Carnation in Kentucky
The Textile Workers of America Local 567 ratified a new contract with Carnation Co Can Plant in Maysville Ky. The deal emphasizes a stronger grievance procedure. Wage talks open after Toledo regional wage conference next week with Local 567 and Local 691 eligibility. Delegates attending include members from Local 337 21 148 138 and 210 across several cities.
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Textile Workers of America
The
Carnation Co
Can
Maysville
Carl Johnson
Toledo
Johnson
Jess Hay
Carl Forman
Victor Denton
David Green
Harry Galbraith
Francis Taylor
Ben Riley
George Holstein
Mary Mussetter
Dan Comfort
Xenia
Johnnie May Norwood
Annette Lyons
Cincinnati
Nati Cane
Iva Baker
Bosses Double Incentive Plans Amid Efficiency Push
The article notes managers issuing twice as many incentive plans while maintaining current work hours. It highlights a shift toward greater employee motivation as productivity rises and plans proliferate across departments.
Scab ad in Editor and Publisher prompts embarrassment claims
The reader notes an Editor and Publisher ad by a strikebreaker expelled from ITU AFL asking publishers to send confidential replies and joking about a warm climate. The remark critiques ad waste and questions budgeting.
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Itu-Afl
Stinko
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UE News
Davis
Ard Jones
King Machine’ S Tool
Vivian Reitmann
General Electric
George W. Fosner
Lodge & Shipley
Clifford Schorr
Tom Raley
Formica Notes
C.do.d
Finch
Mbar Segoe
National Labor Service
Labor
Utse News
By Nathaniel Jordan
Local 809
Social Committee
UE-761
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