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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1946
Page
2
The Cincinnati Federation of Teachers notes a long history of underpayment with little progress in twenty years. From 1927 to 1946 the minimum wage rose only from 1600 to 1850 and the maximum from 3600 to 3650 after multiple board actions.
The United Auto Workers report another contract victory between Local 570 and two Cleveland Wire Spring Co. plants, covering union shop checkoff 48 to 96 hours vacation Christmas bonus profits premium pay and an 18c retroactive raise. Dayton Forging and Heat Treating Co. workers voted for UAW representation on June 21, making the plant a unit of Local 758. George Wilkins oversaw the drive.
Labor backed candidates topped in North Carolina and Maryland contests. Rep. John Folger won a runoff in North Carolina's Fifth District aided by unions and Negro voters, with strong turnout in Winston-Salem and union canvassing. Maryland saw William Preston Lane win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination over Millard Tawes amid AFL CIO PAC and Railroad Brotherhood support, while Sen George Radcliffe lost to Gov Herbert OConor in the Senate race.
The NLRB said the Textile Workers Union won collective bargaining rights for over 17000 American Viscose Corp employees after an election against United Construction Workers of District 50 and United Mine Workers AFL. The tally shows 8987 for CIO and 1747 for AFL across seven Pennsylvania West Virginia and Virginia plants.
Young employed girls and home women may reserve at the YWCA Camp Lenmary in New Trenton Indiana twenty eight miles from Cincinnati. Activities include swimming and outdoor recreation from Aug 17 to Sept 2. Weekends cost 3 dollars and the 10 day period 17.50 dollars. Reservations at Central YWCA Ninth and Walnut Cherry 7090.
Washington reports April shows average hourly wages for manufacturing production workers at 1.06 dollars, a new high, while weekly earnings lag by 4.50 dollars from January 1945 peak and total 42.92 dollars. Wage gains come from strikes but overtime losses reduce weekly take home. May estimates suggest 1.07 dollars hourly and durable goods at 1.15 versus 9.7c in nondurable goods.
Cincinnati delegates report the NCPAC political school and conferences were outstanding. Jack Methard says 600 delegates show demand for a permanent school to train political techniques, with plans for a Cincinnati program. Walter Grainger and Henry Wallace also spoke at the conference.
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, a 276000 member union, plans to affiliate with either the AFL or CIO this fall. President A F Whitney said unions must unite in an era of mass production and that the convention in Miami Beach opens September 16 with over 1000 delegates.
The Ninth Ward Political Action Committee plans a sound track campaign in the Ninth Ward starting at 6 p m Friday July 5 to persuade residents to retain price controls. A James Lehman chairman says the effort keeps the issue before the people and could be adopted by other ward clubs citywide.
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