Marrer Passes UAW 674 Gavel to Ed Hellkamp
Willis Marrer the retiring Local 674 president officiated at the installation of officers March 19. Ed Hellkamp was elected new president and praised Marrer for his untiring union work. A gift of appreciation will be presented to Marrer. The meeting also reported election results and discussed by law amendments. Orville Priest was named chair of a new fund raising committee with activities set for the April 16 meeting.
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Willis Marrer
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Ed Hellkamp
Marrer
Orville Priest
Miller Gains CIO Endorsement for Ohio Governorship
Cleveland Mayor Ray T. Miller announced in The Monthly Review that the Ohio CIO Council backs his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. He praised labor gains, urged continued legislative progress, and cited eight-hour days safety laws and social programs as essential rights protected by law.
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Monthly Review
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Ray T. Miller
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CIO
Miller
America
Ohio Cio
CIO councils oppose third party and back Marshall Plan push
More than a third of CIO state councils vote against third party in 48 and support the Marshall Plan as others plan action. USA-CIO Local 1630 members petition Congress in Washington urging aid for Europe. Congress likely to pass by April 1, Italian elections loom. Columbus CIO Council predicts city would waste $20 000 in a payroll tax special election while CIO seeks May ballot placement.
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New York
Washington
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
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Poland
Italy
Columbus
CIO Council
Rising prices outpace wages 1940s savings decline
Evidence shows prices rose faster than wages. In 1944 nearly a quarter of disposable income was saved. By 1946 savings fell to 10 percent and since then it has dropped to 6 percent.
Party Line Dictates Ohio Vote On Tax Bill
Ohio's 19 Republican congressmen voted for the Knutson tax cut bill while four Democrats opposed it. The measure aims at large reductions for the wealthy and is stalled in the Senate. Also notes a union shop determination affecting workers and NLRB poll results in January.
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Ohio
Washington
Senate
CIO establishes plant guard organizing committee
Washington announces the formation of the CIO Plant Guard Organizing Committee under Organization Director Allan S. Haywood. The group aims to organize guards across industries while adhering to the Taft Hartley law. Frank MacGahey of Detroit was named chairman with headquarters in the Hoffman Building.
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CIO
Allan S. Haywood
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Frank MacGahey
Detroit
Hoffman Bldg
Goldberg Named General Counsel for CIO and United Steelworkers
Arthur J. Goldberg of Chicago has been named general counsel of the CIO and the United Steelworkers. President Philip Murray announced the appointment. Frank Denner will assist, bringing years of experience with the CIO and the steel union legal team.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
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CIO
United Steelworkers
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Frank Denner
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