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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1947
Page
6
Negotiations on the Formica Co contract will begin May 8 or 9 under a 50 day clause to adjust terms before the May 28 expiration. The piece argues that wage increases do not necessarily raise prices and urges Ohio lawmakers to oppose the Van Aken anti labor bill, citing a Columbus hearing and local representations.
The Court of Appeals took under advisement the appeal from a 30 day sentence in the Waldo Stager case involving charges from last year’s Norwood Allis-Chalmers strike. A decision on the right to appeal is anticipated soon with J. W. Brown, attorney, handling the case.
Verda Bell returns to work after a strep throat infection as second shift welcomes two new stewards Brothers Wiggins and Smith. Wiggins will head Inlay Dept and Smith in Shipping. Lou Schmidt and his wife welcomed a daughter Sandra Marie born April 26 at St. Marys Hospital. Ruth Ritter mourns a brother. Job evaluations approved April 28 include promotions within several departments and new positions across the plant.
The United Office and Professional Workers union restarts its attack on Metropolitan Insurance Co. over racial bias in selling policies to Negro customers. Elmer Martin, Cincinnati Local 32 president, says substandard policies target African Americans with lower commissions and higher costs, limiting coverage and creating harder-to-maintain life insurance. The union reports to state officials and plans meetings with Metropolitan executives to resolve the issue, with Local 32 backing the national campaign.
The maintenance department restudied the assignment after adding help ers on the job and reclassified it to E.
A petition for an election to determine a bargaining agent has been filed at the Cincinnati Gilbert Co. Cecil Scott local UE organizer said this week. Involved are 62 employees. No other union opposes UE on the ballot.
Local 1858 United Steelworkers chartered a bus to take members to Columbus on April 30 to attend the hearing of the Van Aken anti labor bill. Nort Litchfield, local president, said members are pledged to an all out fight against passage of the measure, seen as far reaching and as vicious as the Hartley bill in the U S House.
Citizens urge lawmakers to oppose proposed anti-labor statutes. Activists and unions straighten calls for protections on worker rights and fair wages amid rising corporate pressures. Public campaigns stress accountability and legislative resistance to restrictive measures.
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