CIO Plans To Fight Ban On Sound Trucks
The Greater Cincinnati CIO Industrial Union Council plans a fight against a city ban on sound trucks. Albert Jordan, president, announced delegates will gather July 3 to challenge the measure, which City Manager Kellogg proposed as part of an anti noise program. Council split 5 to 4 against PAC use, Marines allowed for recruiting, Ninth Ward PAC blocked. CIO also votes to send two delegates to the Ohio CIO Summer School at Antioch College, July 29 to August 3.
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Greater Cincinnati
Kellogg
Jordan
Ninth Ward
PAC
OPA
Everett
Alibert Cash
Edward Waldvogel
Sid
Gordon Shearer
Russel Wilson
Ohio Cio
Antioch College
Fight To Save OPA Faces Setback In Senate Vote
The Senate voted 49 26 to exempt meat poultry eggs and related farm products from new price controls. A series of amendments sought FEPC or 1940 profit baselines, weakening OPA and risking a veto and effectively leaving rents as the only controllable item.
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Bilt
Senate
Friends of
OPA
Lee O’daniel
Texas
FEPC
Sen. Taft
Sen. Barkley
Sen. Ball
Minnesota
Armed Truce At A C Merely In Name Says UE Strikers
Waldo Stager of the United Electrical claims a so called armed truce between Allis Chalmers and Local 765 is a farce. He says scab violence attempted once, police intervened, and picketing continued peacefully. He accuses the company of provoking scabs while delaying negotiations.
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A-C
Allis-Chalmers Co
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Waldo Stager
Stager
Labor Leader Sidney Hillman Dies Mourned Worldwide
The Labor of World mourns Sidney Hillman with praise for his role as chief architect of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a major organizer of the CIO and World Federation of Trade Unions. The statement credits his work with shaping independent political action and labor movement strength.
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
International Labor Organization
The
World Federation of Trade Unions
Sidney Hillman Dies as Labor Leader in Dawn of World War II
Sidney Hillman, immigrant youth turned Amalgamated Clothing Workers president and CIO founder, died of a heart attack at 59 on Long Island. Leaders across organized labor mourn his leadership, devotion, and courage amid attacks over his religion and birth, as Hartmann of the Cincinnati Joint Board notes his lifelong work for better world conditions.
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers
CIO
PAC
World Trade Union Federation
Sidney Hillman
Lithuania
Hillman
Koyono
CIO Asks Power Lobby Probe on Valley Development
John Brophy chair of the CIO Missouri Valley committee urged the Senate military affairs committee on July 5 to approve a resolution for an official probe into the power lobby. He wrote Senator Elbert Thomas that the CIO opposes the power lobby’s actions against progressive public power legislation and supports valley development measures like the Missouri Valley Authority bill.
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Washington
Chmn
John Brophy
CIO
Missouri Valley Committee
Senate Military Affairs Committee
James Murray
D. Mont
Commitee
Sen
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Brophy
Missouri Valley Authority
Ohio CIO Council To Meet In Akron
The Ohio CIO Council calls a state convention in Akron at the Mayflower Hotel from September 6 to 9. Local unions may send delegates. aims include advancing welfare of Ohio CIO members and setting the 1947 convention city.
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Ohio Clio Council
Akron
Ohio Cio Corncil
Mayflower Hotel
State Council
CIO
Ohio Cio
Progressive Detroit paper debuts with Midtown Record bow
The Midtown Record, a new eight page tabloid in Detroit, makes its bow with the June 28 issue. Published by war veterans led by Roy Lancaster, the paper promotes a progressive policy.
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Detroit
Midtown Record
Roy Lancaster
UAW Plans Nationwide Rally Over OPA Law
Cincinnati locals of the United Auto Workers will join a nationwide rally to reinstate the OPA law as it stood on June 30. The Detroit directed demonstration is set for Tuesday July 16.
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UAW
Cincinnati
United Auto Workers
Detroit
Union wins contract and rally plan in Cincinnati area
Chalk t p Albert Busch president Amal gamated Local 647 United Auto Workers announced a Cincinnati victory. A contract covering about 30 workers was signed with L. T. Patterson Co including general wage increases, union shop, six holidays and improved vacation. Rally plans target all 11 UAW plants in the district with possible plant shutdowns for two hours if resisted.
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Albert Busch
Amalgamated Local
United Auto Workers
L. T. Patterson Co
Ray J. Quinlan
UAW
Quinlan
OPA
Congress
Hamilton
Ed Brendel
Butler County Cio Council
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CIO Council
Outlook
Stager Sama
Labor of World
Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Connects
Organized Labor
Arthur Hartmann
Cincinnati Joint Board
Jack Kroll
Hartmann
Kroll
Ben Herman
Jewish Hospital
Long Island
United States
Franklin Roosevelt
Russia
Power Lobby
Progressive
Busch
William Beckham
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