Electrical Workers 766 Win Victory In Gray Co Case
U E Local 766 won before the Regional War Labor Board in the dispute with G A Gray Company. The company had refused job descriptions and automatic raises and must provide information and negotiate. Increases will be retroactive to Nov 15 1944. Vacations set at one to five years one week pay and over five years two weeks. About 70000 people suffered permanent disability in 1944 per the National Safety Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. E. Local 766
Regional War Labor Board
G. A. Gray Company
Waldo Stager
Local 766
U. E
War Labor Board
National Safety Council
Workers Resist Provocations at J H Day Company Contract Talks
Waldo Stager of U I Local 766 said the J H Day Company refused to extend the contract or negotiate with the union. UK members, at a 150 strong meeting, voted to take the case to the War Labor Board, seeking a wage increase and back pay following a 10 cent per hour raise ordered two years earlier.
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J. H. Day Company
U. E. Local 766
Waldo Stager
War Labor Board
Stager
Allis Chalmers Wage Directive Stalemate Reaches Board
A wage directive from the War Labor Board remains uncleared after Allis Chalmers and United Electric Workers Local 765 failed to agree on a proper job evaluation. Union leaders push for the company to present a job evaluation, which they refused. retroactive pay dating from December 30, 1943, ranges from 2 cents to 21 cents hourly. Negotiations for a contract renewal at Lodge and Shipley are ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WLB
Allis Chalmers Company
United Electrical Workers Local 765
War Labor Board
Lodge and Shipley
Charge Filed Against Heekin Can Plant by Union Rep
The NLRB filed charges this week accusing Heekin Can Company in downtown Newark of fostering a company dominated union. Hearing date has not been set.
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Heekin Can Company
New and Culver Streets
Margaret Sonnycalb
United Electric Workers
NLRB
Shipley Local 766 Members Split $100000 Fund
Five hundred members of U. E. Local 766 will divide among themselves a $100,000 pool at the Lodge and Shipley Machine Tool Company's two plants. Waldo Stager, business representative of Local 766, announced the sum of money.
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U. E. Local 766
Lodge
Shipley Machine Tool Company
Waldo Stager
Formica News Guarding Health and Home Front Happenings
Kate Hill reports her husband Sgt. Jack Hill is on a 30 day furlough from the Pacific theater where he served two years and was wounded at Luzon. He returns to Army Hospital in White Sulphur Springs after furlough for further treatment. Nettie Muncy receives leave to be with her husband now home from the Navy. Virginia Jeffries to undergo an appendectomy at the hospital. Good luck.
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Kate Hill
Jack Hill
Pacific
Luzon
White Sulphur Springs
Army Hospital
Nettie Muncy
Inspection Department
South Pacific
Navy
Virginia Jeffries
Fur and Leather Negotiate Oak Pact at Local 214 Meeting
The Fur and Leather Workers Union and the American Oak Leather Company discussed a new contract at Local 214 last week. Key points include holiday pay, with Christmas as the current paid holiday, and three weeks pay in lieu of vacation for employees with eight years or more service. George Grigsby notes eastern practice alignment. Thomas Battle, long‑time company employee, recently returned from military discharge and now works in the rolling department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fur and Leather Workers Union
American Oak Leather Company
George Grigsby
Thomas Battle
American Oak Company
Army
Missing Ensign Bob Decker Reported In Action
News from Virginia reports Ensign Bob Decker of Rochester New York listed missing in action. The Red Cross is trying to notify him that he is father of a baby girl. In bowling, Walter Peters led with 204, Bill Weil 181, Bud Hodson 171 as The team posted 550, Pulleys 493, Rods 458.
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Virginia
Bob Decker
Rochester
N. Y
Red Cross
Walter Peters
Bill Weil
Bud Hodson
Native Fascism and Americanism in War Department Pamphlet
The War Department pamphlet condemns native fascism calling out hooded gangs such as the Black Legions Silver Shirts and other racial and religious bigots. It asserts these groups use undemocratic methods and doctrines identified as fascist in the name of Americanism.
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War Department
Auto Lobby Work Aims at Reducing Government Spending
A lobbyist told the House Appropriations Committee that 13 million Americans could be unemployed if a full employment bill passes. He urged Congress to scale down expenditures accordingly, arguing that widespread job loss would shift policy priorities.
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House Appropriations Committee
Congress
United Steelworkers Local 1861 Elects Medick President
United Steelworkers Local 1861 chose Wm F Medick as president at the June 16 1945 meeting with Al Jones as VP Dugan Lauck as recording secretary and others named for financial secretary treasurer and grievance posts. The club added two wins to reach 2 2 on the season after a 6 2 victory over Goldsmiths led by Dewald Brooks and pitcher Hagen with Egan adding a two run homer.
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Wm. F. Medick
al Jones
Dugan” Lauck
al Triemplar
Pat Mulvey
High Fly
Goldsmith’s
Alston Heads Local 3404 Officers for USW
Local 3404 of the United Steelworkers elected new officers this week. Clifford Alston was chosen president with Edward Kramer as vice president, Clarence Ward as recording secretary, James Graves as financial secretary, Roy Latham as treasurer, James Seibles as guide, Jordan Wallace inside guard, John Foster outside guard, and trustees John S. Mitchell Jack Shepard and Benny King.
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United Steelworkers of America
Ray Sowder
Sawbrook Steel Casting Company
Clifford Alston
Edward Kramer
Clarence Ward
James Graves
Roy Latham
James Seibles
Jordan Wallace
John Foster
John S. Mitchell
Jack Shepard
Benny King
Court Upholds Anti Labor Law in Florida
A federal three judge panel in Tampa ruled unanimously that Florida’s right to work law does not violate the U S Constitution or the Wagner act. The AFL had challenged the anti closed shop provision as unconstitutional while the court upheld its validity as a proper exercise of state police power.
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Tampa
Fla
U. S. Supreme Court
Florida
The
AFL
Labor
Government blocks state bans on contract enforcement
A High Court decision holds that states may not pass laws that interfere with the execution of valid contracts. The ruling clarifies limits on state power over contractual obligations and upholds enforceability across jurisdictions.
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Gray Co
Allis Chalmers
Emerson Sonnycalb
Victor DeCavitch
UK District 7
Sonnycalle
Bill Rhien
Homer Cochran
Charles Fagin
Ben Armstrong
Charles Andrews
Heekin
Shipley
Formica News
By Rose Miles
CIO
Neil House
Columbus
Ohio Senate
Senate
Prix Neikk
United Steelworkers
American Can
Medick
William Medick
Charles Bland
Joe Uehlein
Harold Braun
Ludwig
Andrew Kummer
Emerson Mahan
Ray Roth
Bill Krippendorf
AB Medick Dewald Clark
Sontoct Pc Iice
Ast
Eane Brooks
Egan Erent
Henry Cox Sete
Wes Gagen
Ewe
Goldsmith AB
Switzer
Redder
Hellgrewe
Pry
Bishop
Hirshner
Lonmille
Feighler
Kiefer
Querces
Alston Heads
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