City and CIO urge special session on bond rule
City Council and Industrial Union Council backed The SUN proposal for a special Legislature session to lower the 65 percent bond-issue threshold for postwar programs. The CIO urged tax-free housing and home rule, while editors and the planning chair favored lowering the limit though doubt lingered on action.
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Industrial Union Council
the Sun
Bricker
Russell Wilson
CIO
Cincinnati
City Planning Commission
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Union Council Pledges Aid to UAW in Strike Stand
The CIO Industrial Union Council offers its services to the United Auto Workers to help end the Wright plant wildcat strike. CIO leaders condemn the strike as intolerant and contrary to CIO principles and to UAW President R. J. Thomas’s wartime call against strikes. Army officials deny rumors that engines are unnecessary as production remains vital. The War Labor Board warns those not back by midnight Friday would be discharged.
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CIO Industrial Union Council
United Auto Workers of America
Wright
CIO
UAW
R. J. Thomas
National Uaw
Army
Army Air Force
War Labor Board
Editorial Lets Face The Facts On Wright Plant Strike
The Sun joins CIO unions condemning Wright plant leaders amid UAW opposition. The piece argues democracy and equality, condemns racial discrimination, and calls Cincinnati unions, employers, officials, and media to act beyond lip service to improve relations and human dignity.
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SUN
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Cincinnati
Wright
UAW
Wrights
America
Liberal Buys Radio Here Signals Liberal Bias in Cincinnati
The purchase of WSAI by Marshall Field, liberal publisher of PM and SUN, portends a liberal broadcast era in Cincinnati. Rumors swirl about Field seeking the Enquirer, though no confirmation exists. Field recently acquired WIND Gary and previously invested in Hammond Illinois stations, reshaping his news operation.
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WSAI
Crosley
Marshall Field
Field
New York
Big Daily
the Sun
Chicago
Cincinnati Enquirer
The
Enquirer
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W. F. Wiley
WIND
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Ind
Pool Request Up Soon
Finance Committee will hear a recreation commission statement on the cost of operating 10 indoor pools and 12 playgrounds this summer. Each pool would cost 1230 to operate, with no assurance any indoor pools will run without more funds. Red Cross aid is hoped for for three pools, but not guaranteed.
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Recreation Commission
Tom Deering
Red Cross
Willis D. Gradison
SUN
Miss Buffalo Workers Spring Frolic
Miss Buffalo Workers CIO hosts a spring frolic event. Her husband serves as an infantryman in England, reflecting wartime home front connections.
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CIO
USA-CIO Opens Three New Offices in Ohio
The USA-CIO announced three new organizing offices in Ohio this week. P. P. Haubner and C. A. Morgan will represent Lima, Glenn Hess and Ralph Light in Dayton, and Babe Shelton and Rudy Huddleston in Hamilton.
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CIO
Whitehouse
United Steelworkers of America
Ohio
P. P. Haubner
C. A. Morgan
Lima
Glenn Hess
Ralph Light
Dayton
Babe Shelton
Rudy Huddleston
Hamilton
UE Wins Strong Labor Victory at Allis Chalmers Plant
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America won a decisive NLRB election at the Allis Chalmers plant with 836 votes for UE and 316 for the rival company union. The 1942 race favored UE 764 to 433. Campaign leaders included Emerson Sonnycalb, Local 765 president, and Waldo Stager, UE representative.
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NLRB
Allis Chalmers
CIO
Company Union
U.E
Emerson Sonnycalb
Waldo Stager
U. E
Soldier Ballots Ready Soon For Servicemen
The Board of Elections expects to receive this week forms for servicemen's ballot applications said clerk Carl Wenzel. Applications will be printed and ready soon, allowing any relative of a service member to help them vote. Page 2 analyzes the soldier's vote procedure by CIO's state office.
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Carl Wenzel
the Sun
CIO
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