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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1944
Page
4
The Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council CIO lists Rollin H Everett as editor at 306 Bell Block 606 Vine St Cincinnati Ohio with a telephone and office space. Subscription information appears referenced but incomplete in the fragment.
The piece recalls Franklin D Roosevelt promising federal action to free coal miners from oppression and to enact labor legislation. It credits his policies with organizing six million workers into CIO, expanding AFL, raising wages, and creating security while provoking backlash from big business and critics who disliked a president who kept his campaign promises to labor.
The Cincinnati mayor and GOP gubernatorial hopeful Jim Stewart, once praised as everyone’s friend, faces criticism for a Chicago convention remark that linked labor leaders to leftist figures. Critics call the line mud-slinging aimed at the CIO while praising Bricker’s vice presidential bid.
Governors and party leaders show lingering respect for Herbert Hoover after the Republican convention. Hoover’s invitation to speak, contrasted with Wendell Willkie’s omission, fuels talk of his advisory role should Dewey win. Critics note Roosevelt’s social programs as a counterpoint to Hoover’s influence.
Safety Director Scherer blames parents for juvenile delinquency but suggests other practical causes. He cites slums and lack of year-round recreation under capable leaders as targets. He argues peace-time employment with fair wages could improve family living conditions.
From the Philadelphia Record a defense of Wendell Willkie for his liberal views on labor government intervention civil rights and social security. The piece argues Willkie’s postwar plan needs federal countercyclical action and support for employment while criticizing GOP conservatives and urging a revival of the two party system.
In St Paul and Minneapolis soldiers and sailors may ride the local streetcars and buses for free after the union organized token collections. The company refused a proposal to grant free passage. Division 1005 of the AFL union set up department committees to collect tokens from employees for the Red Cross to distribute.
Veterans of Foreign Wars at their Los Angeles encampment passed a resolution opposing the right-to-work amendment backed by Merchants and Manufacturers Association and Assemblyman John B Knight. The VFW said the measure would wreck union shop contracts and fuel industrial warfare warnings.
The article outlines Ohio statutes prohibiting employer influence on voting. It details penalties for printing on pay envelopes or posters to sway employees, discharging or pressuring employees to vote a certain way, demanding pledges from candidates, and urges reporting violations to union heads and the prosecuting attorney.
The War Department calls skilled electrical workers to volunteer for at least 90 days on two crucial war construction sites in Hanford Engineer Works Washington and Clinton Engineer Works Tennessee. Electric workers currently employed by contractors utilities or shops should take a leave of absence to support either project. Employers should ensure volunteers keep seniority and have job security upon return.
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