Credit Unions Grow as SUN Articles Influence UK Plants
The SUN articles by Louise McCarren inspire new and embryo credit unions at two UK plants. Local 757 votes to install at Formica and charter applications are underway. Elmer Eisman promotes unions at King Machine Tool Co. and Local 210 leaders endorse unions to ease economic and housing pressures.
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SUN
Louise McCarren
Ohio Credit Union League
Formica
Miss McCarren
King Machine Tool Co
Elmer Eisman
Russell Quackenbush
CIO
AFL
Railroad
Case
UAW 674 Sets Vacation Pay and Convention Nominations
Both divisions of UAW 674 Chevrolet Delco will pay vacation on Sept 21. One year seniority workers receive 48 hours and those with five or more years get 96 hours. Delegates to the UAW CIO convention in Grand Rapids Mich Sept 11 to 17 will be nominated next month, says Arnie Roberts. The convention重点 wage gains to offset rising living costs and to break the Little Steel Formula.
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UAW 674
Chevrolet-Delco
Uaw-Cio
Grand Rapids
Mich
Arnie Roberts
Shipworkers Outstrip Navy Production Goals
The Navy commended about one million American workers in 74 shipyards and 30,000 mills for overproducing landing craft for Europe invasion. Special praise went to Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers at George Lawley & Son in Neponset Massachusetts and the Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders at Manitowoc Shipbuilding in Wisconsin. Through early July 48,267 of the 80 000 to 100 000 target were built. Remaining 50,000 were needed for the Pacific war.
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NEW York
Navy Department
Europe
Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers
CSO
George Lawley & Son Inc
Neponset
Mass
Ind. Bro. of Boilermakers & Iron Shipbuilders
AFS
Manitowoc
Roosevelt’s 1940 campaign stance signals world peace drive
Roosevelt faced a difficult choice yet pledged to serve as a good soldier if the people wished. The move was viewed as diminishing Wallace’s renomination chances, though Roosevelt’s bid was expected to push a clearcut campaign for world cooperation and domestic improvement.
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United States
Jobs During 1944 Sure McNutt Says
WMC chairman Paul V. McNutt warns manpower problems are concentrated in specific industries and worker types. He urges directing male labor and displaced war workers to where they are most needed, noting reports show every worker will be needed through 1944 and 200,000 new workers are required.
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Washington
WMC
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Time To Register For YWCA Camp Lenmary
Registrations for the final campers period Aug 22 to Sept 4 are taken at the Central Registration Office YWCA Ninth and Walnut Streets with 70 places available. Camp Lenmary Indiana offers varied programs for girls in industry with rates 2.05 for weekdays 2.85 for weekends and 14 per week. A physician health check is required and a 75 cent exam fee. Wartime ration book required for stays of a week or more. Lenmary is at New Trenton Indiana on the Whitewater River 28 miles from Cincinnati Route 52 and bus fare is 1.50.
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YWCA
Ninth
Walnut Streets
Lenore Upson
Camp Lenmary
Ind
Lenmary
New Trenton
Whitewater River
Cincinnati
Kroger Wage Dispute Sees Partial 4 Cent Increase Okay
Local 1302 URW DSEA approval comes with a 4 cent blanket wage rise rejected by the WLB. Re classification affects 283 Kroger State Avenue jobs with 5 to 10 cent increases and seven day wage protection after transfers. Vacation pay for 1 to 5 year staff set at a minimum 40 hours. relief periods expanded to 30 minutes daily. Ernie Prater leads the local.
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United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employees of America
CIO
Cleveland
Lawrence Steinberg
Urwdsea
WLB
Kroger Grocery & Baking Co
State Avenue
Ernie Prater
Prater
Slum housing policy and political posture critique
The piece criticizes Governor Bricker for not calling a summer special session to address postwar housing issues including bond issue reforms. It questions Mayor Stewart if elected, citing his appointment of Ray Skirvin to the Metropolitan Housing Authority and describes Basin slums with overcrowding, disease, and delinquency as consequences of wartime housing neglect.
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Bricker
Stewart
Ray Skirvin
Metropolitan Housing Authority
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