Elections Committee Named by Local 647 at Sun Meeting
Local 647 members appointed a fifteen person elections committee on Sunday at Music Hall to manage all election mechanics. Ronald McDonald was elected chair with Julia Flint as secretary. The panel includes Charles Burns, W F Brown, Frank Fehr, Ike Dixon, Fred Schmitt, Howard Helmuth, Otto Kendricks, Harry Luedeke, Jess Applebee, Henry Duerson, Al Haglage, Joe Sandow, Allan Craig and others, and rules are posted plantwide.
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Local 647
Music Hall
Ronald McDonald
Julia Flint
Elections Committee
McDonald
Miss Flint
Charles Burns
W. F. Brown
Frank Fehr
Ike Dixon
Fred Schmitt
Howard Helmuth
Otto Kendricks
Harry Luedeke
Jess Applebee
Henry Duerson
al Haglage
Joe Sandow
Allan Craig
No-Strike Pledge Reaffirmed by Referendum Vote
The United Auto Workers CIO voted nearly two to one to retain the No-Strike Pledge. Local 647 praised the decision as a leading union in the push for reaffirmation. 647 represented the largest delegation remains active in the effort.
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United Automobile Workers-Cio
Local 647
Majority Plurality Procedure For Deciding Elections
The article explains the difference between plurality and majority voting. It notes the membership chose the majority system, which requires a candidate to win more than half the votes, with runoffs eliminating the lowest candidate until a majority is reached.
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Bership
Local 647 Celebrates First Year with UAW CIO Letter
R. J. Thomas president of the International Union UAW-CIO sends warm congratulations to Local 647 Reading Ohio on completing its first year as an autonomous Local. Thomas, recently returning from the World Labor Conference in London, praises the Local’s service to members and community and hopes for continued wartime and peacetime prosperity. The letter, featured in the yearbook, is signed by R. J. Thomas.
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Bob Spitzmiller
R. J. Thomas
International Union
Uaw-Cio
Thomas
World Labor Conference
London
Local 647
Robert Spitzmiller
Church and
Benson Streets
Reading
Ohio
Brother Spitzmiller
The
International
Uvaw-Cio
Spitzmiller declines bid to lead local union
Robert Spitzmiller known as Spitz will not seek reelection as president of the Local Union 647. He had told intimates he would not run, and this week official notice confirmed his refusal of the nomination. His year end report on the union’s progress was distributed at the Sunday meeting, with extra copies available at Union Hall on Vine Street.
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Robert Spitzmiller
Spitz
Bob Spitzmiller
Vine Street
Company Prohibits Clock-Outs to Vote
Officials announce workers must not clock out during scheduled hours to vote in Monday elections. Local 647 says no grievance route available for disciplinary action against violators, and international union says accountability rests with responsible individuals or groups. Members urged to heed warnings and cooperate.
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Local 647
International Union
UAW Meeting Nominates Officers at Music Hall Sunday
A large UAW gathering at Music Hall Sunday nominated candidates for upcoming elections including for president George Meyer and Ralph Beiting. Incumbent Spitzmiller announced open nominations until all members are recognized. Other contests include trusteeships with George Jent, Jack Herfurth, and Victor Feldhaus seeking posts as an issue of the CYCLONE points to back-page candidate lists.
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Democratic Action
Music Hall
Elections Committee
Robert Spitzmiller
UAW
Spitzmiller
George Meyer
Ralph Beiting
al Busch
Bush
George
Jent
Jack Herfurth
Victor Feldhaus
Forthcoming Elections Featured Prominently In CYCLONE
The CYCLONE highlights upcoming elections as the major portion of content this week. Readers are reminded that elections occur annually and carry significant importance, with coverage focused on the electoral events and turnout expectations.
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