CIO Members Charge Elston Hess Didn't Read Hartley Bill
Ohio CIO delegates report Congressmen Elston Hess and others admitted to voting for the Hartley Bill without reading it. The April Washington visit by 150 CIO members highlighted pledges to defend labor and questioned lawmakers knowledge of unions and labor law. Taft argued points of law. delegates cited thousands of petition signatures against the bill.
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Elston
Hess
CIO
William Hess
Charles Elston
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio Cio
Washington
William Black
CIO Council
Taft
A. E. Stevenson
Cleveland Industrial Union Council
William Lavelle
Labor Wage Cut Plan Sparks City Council Debate
Councilman Homer Toms Republican proposes labor accept wage cuts as part of a price reduction effort. Councilman Rollin Everett objects highlighting living costs and unions. The resolution urges voluntary price cuts similar to other communities. The measure is laid over for one week.
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GOP
Homer Toms
Toms
Rollin
Everett
Cincinnati
Makey
Labor
Truman
Masses Rally in Columbus to Protest Ohio Antiunion Bill
More than 3500 unionists gather in Columbus in opposition to the Van Aken bill dubbed the Little Hartley measure. CIO and AFL delegates from Cincinnati join a large turnout as leaders warn the proposed antiunion laws would abolish closed shops ban boycotts restrict picketing and curb union finances.
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van Aken
House
CIO Faces Program Hurdles With Two Cincinnati Stations
The CIO runs three radio programs in Cincinnati but faces access issues with WSAI and WCPO. The Other Side of The News with Rollin Everett airs Mondays on WSAI, Labor USA on Saturdays via WSAL, and Leland Stone on WCPO Wednesdays at 11 30 sponsored by United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers. Everett defends his Hartley bill analysis as CIO sponsored. WCPO demands a disclaimer and WSAI requires station note of disagreement.
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CIO
Cincinnati
WSAI
WCPO
Rollin Everett
Leland Stowe
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Labor USA
WSAL
Leland Stone
Everett
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Black
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RCM
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Bricker
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AFL
State
Jacob Clayman
Associated Press
Raymond Livingston
Thompson Products Co
Livingston
United Auto Workers
Fur
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