Picket Line Voices Demand Better Wages At Allis Chalmers Norwood
Workers at the Allis Chalmers plant in Norwood rally for higher wages and improved conditions. Charles Andrews cites the need for shoes for his three children while Wilma Baker and Mildred Foster describe pay losses from transfers and retroactive cuts. John Carroll notes a base pay of 1.03 plus 17 cents, Betty Winburn faces a 23.50 loss after a transfer, and Albert Sharp emphasizes a decade of underpayment before union involvement. Harry, Lewis, and Carl Kinner are also cited among strikers.
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Charles Andrews
Allis Chalmers
Norwood
Localino
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Wilma Baker
Mildred Foster
Tansfer
John Carroll
John
Betty Winburn
Betty
Kentucky
Albert Sharp
Harry
Lewis
Carl Kinner
Negotiations Stall Between UB-765 and Allis Chalmers
Negotiations between UB-765 and Allis Chalmers in Norwood broke down this week with no agreement. Emerson Sonnycalb reports 1800 employees are on strike over union listed demands including equal pay for equal work, vacation and wage progression improvements, arbitration, wage correction, proper labor grading, across the board wage increases, and continued maintenance of membership.
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UB-765
Allis Chalmers Co
Norwood
Emerson Sonnycalb
War Labor Board
UE-757 Hits Jack Pot for Back Pay to 1944
Local 757 of the United Electrical workers announces a back pay payout totaling 437,829.42 from Formica Insulation Co. The retroactive payment starts May 28, 1944, with December 1945 hires receiving immediate checks and 1945 leavers getting theirs within weeks.
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757
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Formica Insulation Co
CIOPAC Urges Large Vote to Back Marvin Harrison
Ohio CIO PAC calls on all units to register members by April 8 to support Marvin C. Harrison as a fighting candidate against John W. Bricker for the United States Senate. Last day to register for those unregistered is Monday April 8 for May primaries. Registration hours: Board of Elections 624 Sycamore Street 8:30 to 4:30 weekdays and noon Saturdays. A Bricker victory would advance his presidential bid in 1948 and shape Ohio politics.
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CIO
Ohio Ciopac
Marvin C. Harrison
John W. Bricker
United States
Board of Elections
Sycamore Street
Bricker
Senate
Ohio
Reuther Wins Presidency of United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther defeated R. J. Thomas 4445 to 4320 to become president of the United Auto Workers. He pledged no staff purges and support for industry wide bargains and equal pay for equal work. He urged organizing white collar workers and a large prefabricated housing program to use idle war plants and address housing shortages.
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Atlantic City
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
R. J Thomas
Reuther
Taft Denounces 65c Minimum Wage Measure
Senator Taft criticized the 65 cent minimum wage bill saying it wrongly assumes a family of four must be supported. He cited 15 million single workers in the United States as proof that many can live without such support. He challenged the bill’s economic premise in Washington.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
United States
Harrison to Speak at Two Campaign Events for Senate Nomination
Marvin C. Harrison, Democratic Senate candidate, will speak at noon Monday April 8 before the Progressive Citizens Committee at the YWCA. Reservations may be made by calling Main 1959. He will also address a PAC meeting that evening at a hall to be announced.
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Marvin C. Harrison
United States Senate
Progressive Citizens Committee
YWCA
Harrison
PAC
Democratic primary shapes up for Ohio Senate race
Two leading reactionaries vie for senatorial seats, with Sen Robert A Taft in the mix. Harrison gains CIO PAC support for his aggressive progressive campaign while Bricker is seen as beatable through exposing his anti labor record. Other Democratic nominees Huffman and Young are noted progressives with less campaigning power. A separate 10 man for nine state legislative seats also features in the May primary. The FACs recommendations will appear in The SUN next week.
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Harrison
CIO Pac
Bricker
Len. James Huffman
Steve Young
Harerison
Hamilton County
FAC
SUN
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Local 675
United Electrical, Radio and
Butch
Local 765
Crease
Elmer Kauffman
PAG
Ciopac
Marvin Harrison
Little Steel
Big Steel
Aluminum Industries
Orville Hammond
Fred Theide
Steelworkers Welfare Committee
United Steelworkers
Taft
Sen
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