Senate Demands FBI Probe In Second Reuther Shooting
The Senate unanimously urged an FBI probe into the shotgun attack on Victor Reuther in Detroit, as doctors said he may lose an eye from the six pellet blast. The resolution, led by Humphrey Morse Ferguson and Vandenberg, followed speculation the violence involved Communists.
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FBI
Reuther
Detroit
Spa
Victor Reuther
United Auto Workers Cio
UAW
Walter Reuther
Washington
Henry Ford Hospital
Victor
Hubert Humphrey
D, Minn
Wayne Morse
Ore
Michigan
Homer Ferguson
Arthur Vandenberg
Second Labor Man Gets ECA Top Job
Michael Harris former district director of the United Steelworkers of America CIO was named chief of the Economic Cooperation Administration mission in Sweden. He succeeds John H F Haskell and is the second trade unionist in Europe to hold a top ECA post.
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ECA
Washington
LPA
Michael Harris
United Steelworkers of America-Cio
Economic Cooperation Administration
Sweden
Harris
Marshall Plan Mission
France
John H. F. Haskell
Europe
John Gross
Colorado Federation of Labor
Philadelphia
Steel Contract Talks Under Way
Negotiations for new contracts are active with Al Whitehouse of USA District 25 reporting progress at the Wm Powell Valve Co. and Aluminum Industries. The Wm Powell agreement extended to June 14 with James MacNamara from the U S Conciliation Service to assist. Aluminum Industries has seen slow progress after 15 meetings, with the contract extended again to Saturday midnight in hopes of a timely deal.
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al Whitehouse
USA
District 25
Wm. Powell Valve Co
James MacNamara
U.S
CWA Wins First Round of Recognition Fight
Washington LPA The Communications Workers of America CIO won the first round in its recognition dispute with American Telephone and Telegraph the Bell System holding company. After a two to one vote CWA members allied with CIO, Bell System firms nationwide are shifting to CWA and NLRB challenges test CWA strength in Michigan Bell cases dismissed. President Beirne predicted similar action by NLRB in the other disputes.
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Washington
LPA
Communications Workers of America- Cio
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Bell System
CWA
CIO
Waite-iocs
NLRB
Michigan Bell
Joseph Beirne
Bell
Bierne
Ohio CIO School Draws 250 Delegates In Columbus
The Second Annual Workmen's Compensation Safety and Unemployment Compensation School of the Ohio CIO Council drew 250 members from across Ohio at the Seneca Hotel in Columbus May 26 27 and 28. Delegates from Cincinnati included Al Jordan R G Chister USA Local 674 Oscar Karhoff Norbert Litchfield Local 1858 USA and William Krippendorf Harold Braun and Irwin Lauck Local 1861 USA.
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CIO
Ohio
Ohio Cio Council
Seneca Hotel
Columbus
Cincinnati
al Jordan
USA
R. G. Chicester
UAW
Oscar Karhoff
Norbert Litchfield
William Krippendorf
Harold Braun
Irwin Lauck
Seneca
Loveland Plant Votes for ACW in NLRB Election
Workers at Relax Wear Co. in Loveland Ohio chose the Amalgamated Clothing Workers as their union and bargaining agent in a May 27 consent election. Arthur Hartmann announced the result. ACW organizers included Ben Herman and Joseph Sepate with a shop committee featuring Norma Parker Jennie Myers Selma Rich and Lou Houser.
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Relax Wear Co
Loveland
Ohio
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
NLRB
Arthur Hartmann
Ben Herman
Joseph Sepate
Amalgamated Joint Board
Norma Parker
Jennie Myers
Selma Rich
Lou Houser
UE Local Wins Wage Increase After Six Weeks Talks
United Electric Workers Local 757 secured a seven cent rise for members after six weeks of bargaining with Formica Company. At a May 27 mass meeting in Turners Hall the union voted to accept the final offer, raising the previous proposal by two cents. The contract, signed in 1948 with a reopen clause, now runs to May 1950. Bargaining Committee members included McKinley Davis, Helen Ferguson, Mae Rist, Luther Richmond, Arvil Chriswell, Elmer Kaufmann, and William Burton. Lou Torre and Larry Williams attended as international and local financial secretary representatives.
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United Electric Workers
Formica
Turners Hall
McKinley Davis
Helem Ferguson
Mae Rist
Sec’r
Luther Richmond
Arvil Chriswell
Elmer Kaufmann
William Burton
Lou Torre
International
Larry Williams
Financial Sec’y
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Justice Dept
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George H. Thompson
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Cleveland
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