Members Of 674 Ratify GM Contract
Thirteen hundred members of Local 674 United Auto Workers met Sunday and ratified the national agreement with General Motors. The deal provides an 18 percent raise and equal pay for women. Locals not yet back at work hold unresolved plant issues, with Norwood disputes ongoing as talks continue. Ed Hellkamp says local rates remain stubbornly in question despite ratification.
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Scientists Protest U S Control of Atomic Energy
Leading American scientists from Los Alamos Oak Ridge Chicago New York and California publish facts to oppose military control of atomic energy. They warn bombs vastly increase destructiveness lack of defense and future powerful weapons in prospect. Continued discussion promised on page 2.
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England
Taft Leads Senate Anti Labor Fight
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Cincinnati predicts a softened Senate Labor Committee bill will be brought to the floor with tighter limits on unions. He would restore Case Bill provisions to curb union strikes and invoke industry disorder lawsuits. Labor Secretary Schwellenbach warns the revised bill could invite companies to provoke labor clashes to sue unions.
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Allis Members Join Strike Ranks in Norwood
Two thousand workers at the Allis Chalmers plant in Norwood and about 10 000 other CIO members in Greater Cincinnati walk out over postwar wages and working conditions. Local 765 accuses the company of refusing War Labor Board directives and failing genuine collective bargaining.
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Cincinnati
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al Whitehouse
Emery Auditorium
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West Allis, Wis
New PAC Clubs Organize In Many Parts Of County
Hamilton County director Jack Methard reports new PAC clubs form across Greenhills Lockland North College Hill Addyston Cleves and other communities. He notes rising registration but thousands remain unregistered and urges clubs to doorbell and register before the April 8 1946 primary deadline.
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CIO Wage Boost Totals $621 Million for 1.76 Million Workers
CIO News reports a wage movement among affiliated unions yielding 621.2 million dollars in major gains for 1,764,800 workers. The tabulation highlights total major gains in the latest wage lift effort.
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