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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1948
Page
1
Ohio CIO officials rally members warning of a bust and urge immediate political action. William Lavelle calls for a 1948 drive to elect pro labor candidates, promising a fall campaign and urging unions to place PAC on all meeting agendas and verify member voter registration.
Lavelle notes a shift toward bust despite calls for a decent standard of living. He blames elected legislators for ongoing issues in employment workmen's compensation and old age security. He believes these problems can be met.
The Ohio CIO Council asks Gov. Thomas J. Herbert to expand the special session to include state aid to municipalities. The telegram proposes returning to 40 percent of sales tax receipts for local governments and matching federal funds for aged and blind pensions, increasing benefits from $55 to $60 monthly.
Lavelle urged block workers to enroll and vote after they receive the facts. He pressed a vigorous dollar drive to mobilize supporters and spread information. He warned that better workers compensation and unemployment laws require different Hamilton County legislators, noting progress by Henry Seibert, Walter Grainger, and Ben Herman in local campaigns.
Cincinnati labor representatives from steel, clothing, paper, brewery, and other unions formed a Joint Labor Committee at the Hotel Gibson to back Earl T. Wagner in the November congressional race. Walter Grainger and George Starling were named co chairmen as work begins on steering, speakers, and a women’s committee.
The UAW CIO reported key local wins as Ilsco Local 17 ratified a contract after a six week strike gaining nearly all demanded improvements including a 13 cent raise retroactive to May 5 and enhanced vacation provisions. Randall Co machinists also secured a new contract and Hamilton GM workers voted 90 percent backing the UAW.
Stanford Margoshes, a Princeton psychology student, finds 51 to 73 percent opposition to key T H provisions among New York maritime and clothing workers. A separate survey shows only 9 percent view Dewey as friendly to labor. The piece notes political heat over a forthcoming congressional session and criticizes Rep. Hartley’s anti-labor hearings while urging focus onTaft Hartley repeal.
A San Jose man named Union Temple faces nonstop phone calls from people seeking union meeting details. For Mrs Temple the nightly calls are especially bothersome as suspicious spouses seek to confirm her activities. Some callers doubt the number is incorrect.
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