UE District 7 to Elect Officers and Sponsor Summer Institutes
The UE District 7 Council will meet July 10–11 in Columbus to nominate officers and the Executive Board for the coming year. District 7 plans two one week summer institutes starting August 15 and August 22 at Camp Mantua near Cleveland with tuition of $15 per student and remaining expenses covered by the Council.
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UE District 7
Columbus
Elmer Kauffman
Camp Mantua
Cleveland
Council
UE-765 Rejects Allis Wage Offer
Local 765 of United Electrical workers rejected Allis-Chalmers wage offer raising hourly pay by 9 to 12 cents. They demand a 324 percent rise reflecting lost purchasing power since 1935. Similar proposals to Pittsburgh and other locals were also rejected. upcoming meetings in New York planned with Payne and Heine or Reno.
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United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Allis-Chalmer
Allis- Chalmers Co
Pittsburgh
Forrest Payne
A-C
New York
Payne
E. G. Heine
Walter Reno
Tax law cuts varied by income levels and cartel limits
The new tax law cuts $30 per $1,000 for a $3,000-a-year taxpayer but more than $166 per $1,000 for a $100,000-a-year earner. Separately, cartel actions reduced tin industry output to one third of capacity by 1933, driving prices from 27 cents to 46 cents per pound.
Westinghouse UE Strike Ends With 8 Percent Raise
Pittsburgh report says 70,000 Westinghouse Electric workers reached an 8 percent wage increase through United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers CIO. The deal raises hourly pay 9 to 16 cents, adds a paid holiday, and runs to April 1, 1950 with a 1949 wage review option. Similar pact secured recently with General Electric.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
United Electrical Radio
General Electric
Formica Notes and Community News
Formica employees report Fred Wilke injured in a fall and hospitalized with a fractured arm and dislocated shoulder blade. Florence Terheiden leads Gold Star Mothers activities to fund supplies for wounded veterans, with workers saving tax stamps. Welcoming two new babies Wendell Barlage and Ray Conley share June births, and a company ball game at Solway's field ends 19 to 13 for the leading crew.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Roy
Fred
Formica
Florence Terheiden
Press Dept
France
Florence
Wendell Barlage
Nancy Lee
Ray Conley
Wendell
Ray
Solway
Carl Flach
Little Fellow
Reds
Union Teaches Formica Foremen New Contract
Local 757 union and Formica Co. held weekly conferences to explain contract details to foremen. The Shop and Negotiating Committees answered questions, with two more meetings planned this month. The aim is better interpretation to prevent grievances and arbitration. Delegate elections set for July 8. declinations must be in writing 10 days prior.
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United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
The
Formica Co
Local 757
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