U E 761 Benefit Party for Paralysis Victims Planned
Local 761 U E sponsors a 8 p m January 27 birthday party at the UAW hall in Cincinnati to raise funds for the President Roosevelt Paralysis fund. Jimmie Agee and his band will provide music with a prize waltz and jitterbug contest. Donations are 165 per person. The event lists Ray Tucker as chairman with a large volunteer committee. Opened headquarters February 1 at Daniels and Vine Streets and new executive meetings schedule announced.
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U.E
UAW
Dolg Kahn
President Roosevelt
Tucker
Daniels and
Vine Streets
Textile Meetings Set by Textile Workers Joint Board
The Textile Workers Joint Board schedules meetings on the second Sundays of April July and October with a representative from every local expected to attend. Mrs Clara Kanun an international representative who recently surveyed the industry in Cincinnati has been sent from Newark Ohio to aid organization efforts in the south.
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Textile Workers Joint Board
Clara Kanun
Cincinnati
Newark
South
Office Workers Organize First Union Meeting
The first meeting of the United Office and Professional Workers union will be at 8 p m on January 25 on the second floor of the Railway Brotherhood Building at Court and Vine Streets. Esther Tempchin, a former PAC worker, and Sarah Sione, social
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United Office and Professional Workers Union
Railway Brotherhood Bidg
Court and
Vine Streets
Esther Tempchin
PAC
Sarah Sione
Union Talk Hinted For City. Charter Likely
Barenhoi and Statenu discuss forming a CT union in the city. A national organizer may visit later to cover the territory. Officers to be elected and forms filled to secure a charter. Interested persons invited to attend.
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Barenhoi
Statenu
Elect Davis Local 757 President Elect Davis
McKinley Davis is the new president of UE Local 757 after this month’s election. Helen Ferguson is vice president, Elmer Kauffman re-elected financial secretary, Mae Rist re-elected recording and corresponding secretary, with six board members and four delegates to District Council No 7 named.
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McKinley Davis
Helen Ferguson
Elmer Kauffman
Mae Rist
Esther Tice
Roman Seibert
Einley Gray
Cecelia Engelke
Clarence Moses
Formica Company Appeal Rejected by War Labor Board
The War Labor Board denied Formica Insulation Co and UE Local 757 appeal seeking separate women’s rates. Board was unanimous in denying the request for reconsideration of the interim directive order. No ruling yet on sound and tested rates.
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Formica Insulation Co
War Labor Board
UE Local 757
Phares Assigned to Ohio Valley Region by Store Union
The Wholesale Retail and Department Store Employees union assigns Glen Phares as international representative to the Ohio Valley region. He will operate from 812 Keith Building under Lawrence N. Steinberg, with Kroger negotiations led by Phares. Previously lived in Chicago.
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Glen Phares
Ohio Valley
Keith
Lawrence N. Steinberg
Ohio State
Kroger, Grocery and Bakery Company
Wr&dse
Phares
Chicago
Oak Co adopts sick and accident plan for Fur and Leather workers
George Grigsby, president, announced a new sick and accident insurance plan for Oak Leather Co employees in Local 214. The plan provides ten dollars weekly for sick or accident leave, with premiums split 45 cents by workers and 56 cents by the company, and includes an existing death benefit of five hundred to one thousand dollars based on tenure. Grigsby, an Executive Board member, is en route to New York for Finance Committee meetings and will head to Atlantic City for the board gathering. he recently returned from Asheville, N C, where he and Phil Parr surveyed a tannery plant finding wages below par for skilled workers.
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Oak Leather Co
Fur and Leather Workers
George Grigsby
Grigsby
New York
Atlantic City
Ashville
N. C
Phil Parr
Mid-West
Local 1861 Meeting Set for Saturday in Knowlton's Corner
Members of Local 1861 United Steelworkers will meet at 4 30 p m Saturday in the Jr O U A M Hall Knowlton's Corner with Jacob G Rentschler presiding. Agenda includes negotiating a new contract with American Can Co and a blood donors plea.
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United Steelworkers of America
Knowlton’s Corner
Jacob G. Rentschler
American Can Co
Rentschler
Matt Maloney
Irvin Lauck
Albert Triemplar
Robert Mulvey
Charles Ludwig
CIO
al Jones
Leonard Guinn
Joe Uehlein
al Jordan
United Steelworkers
Radio Program Examines Steel Jobs for Tomorrow
CIO radio program at 2 45 p m Saturdays on WCKY features a Pittsburgh centered look at the nations steel industry describing its functions and postwar role through union workers. WSAI will air LABOR USA at 5 45 p m Saturday as the fourth program in the series.
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CIO
WCKY
Pittsburg
WSAI
Labor-Usa
Labor union aims to organize southern plants for wage parity
A speaker urged organizing smaller plants first and then bringing larger plants into unions to raise workers' wages. He contrasted living costs with the region and called on established unionists in the north to lead the way for southern members.
Steel Workers Win Union Election at Williams Co
The United Steel Workers Union chosen as bargaining agent for maintenance and production units at D. T. Williams Valve Co after NLRB election on Jan 16. Maintenance unit 92 to 2, molders inspectors unit 9 of 11 for USA. Plant under contract since 1937 with local president Joe Eyerman.
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United Steel Workers Union
NLRB
D. T. Williams Valve Company
USA
Joe Eyerman
Amalgamated Announces Organizational Drive in Clothing Industry
Amalgamated Clothing workers plan an intensive drive covering the shirt and tie sector and the unorganized portion of the clothing industry. Jack Kroll, director of the Joint Board, will lead the effort with his staff and active local members assisting in various shops.
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Jack Kroll
After VE Day UAW forecasts job shifts for 1 million workers
Detroit report from the CIO UAW Research Director J H Wishart outlines 600000 to stay on war jobs, 150000 to civilian work, 150000 to other civilian labor, and 100000 unemployed after VE Day. He cautions figures may revise with war policy changes and reconversion planning.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
CIO
Hitler
UAW
J. H. Wishart
Japan
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U. E
CIO Industrial Union Council
Ray Tucker
CIO Council
William Jones
Mary Morris
Vernon Sennett
Greater
Davis Local
Formica Company
Beats Union Gay
R. J. Thomas
Texas
U. S. Supreme Court
Thomas
Federated Pictures
Oak Co
Steelworkers News
Can Local
Williams Co
Amalgamated
Jumbo
Anne
Johnnie
Frough
Joannie
Yumgo
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