Ford UAW reach new contract with raises and safeguards
Dearborn based Ford and the United Auto Workers announce a new contract ratification by members. It raises the average hourly rate to about 1.40 dollars retroactive to January 5 and expands fulltime committeemen at the Rouge plant to 263. The deal replaces fines for wildcat strikes with a tiered layoff and discharge system and tightens penalties for continued unauthorized stoppages.
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Carl Haessler
Dearborn
Mich
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
CIO
UAW Ford
Richard T. Leonard
Rouge
Spring Evening School Offers Credit for Veterans and Adults
The Cincinnati Public Schools announce an evening high school spring term starting March 18. Registration runs March 11 to 14 from 7 to 9 30 p m at Hughes Western Hills and Woodward High Schools. Courses aid veterans and adults to earn credits with refreshers available. Contact Mr. Gold at Parkway 5085 or the Superintendent at 216 E 9th Street for details.
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Cincinnati Public Schools
Hughes
Western Hills
Woodward
Mr. Gold
Parkway 5085
Superintendent of Schools
E. 9Th Street
Anaconda Settles U.S. Claim on War Wire and Cable
The Anaconda Wire & Cable Co. settled with the U.S. government for 1.626 million dollars over irregular manufacturing practices during the war. Attorney General Tom C. Clark announced the settlement on February 28. The issues involved field wire for the army and degaussing cable for the navy.
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Washington
Anaconda Wire & Cable Co
U. S
Atty
Tom C. Clark
Army
Navy
CIO Plans Southern Organizing Drive
CIO President Philip Murray announced a major effort to recruit thousands of workers into CIO unions in the South. He named a special national organizing committee headed by Allan S. Haywood to raise funds, hire organizers, and deploy specialists, with top officers from United Steel Workers Textile Workers Amalgamated Clothing Workers and others.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
South
Murray
Allan S. Haywood
Sec. Treas
James B. Carey
Exec
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
George Baldanzi
William Pollack
The
Textile Workers
Treas
Julius Emspak
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
Jacob Potofsky
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Charles Lanning
United Rubber Workers
Pietro Lucchi
Fur & Leather Workers
Bigelow Blames Legislators for Industry Domination
Herbert S. Bigelow writes to Ohio AFL agent Phil Hannah alleging Hamilton County lawmakers and the state legislature are controlled by industry. He cites a Hannah report showing 19 of 21 AFL labor bills died and says elected officials act under orders from powerful interests. He seeks a Senate seat to end the grip after 33 years away.
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Ohio
Hamilton County
Herbert S. Bigelow
Phil Hannah
Ohio Afl
Bigelow
Hannah
AFL
State Senate
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