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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1947
Page
4
The notice records the Sun Editor Office telephone as a second class matter at Cincinnati Ohio with the date June 30 1944 under act of March 3 1879. Rollin H Everett listed at 15 East Eight Street Cincinnati 2 Ohio Main 48.3.
A university analysis shows auto workers under standard living costs by $35.59 to $71.52 in a budget table. Wages rose 47 percent 1940 to 1946 while car prices climbed 56 percent, cutting consumer purchasing power and boosting profits. Savings declined sharply as war bonds redemptions outpaced purchases, signaling unsold goods and possible layoffs.
The CIO United Railway Union outpolled AFL and Brotherhood of Shop Crafts in a system wide Pennsylvan ia Railroad election. Robert J. Davidson, regional CIO director, reported the totals CIO 18 410 Brotherhood 17 559 AFL 6 648. A runoff will decide representation for machinists sheet metal workers electricians and carmen crafts.
The Cincinnati Communications Workers Union thanked Al Jordan and George Grigsby for helping in their mutual fight for labor. President James E. Sigafoose said the efforts have built a bond beneficial to both organizations.
The United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers sponsor a weekly broadcast anchored by Leland Stowe heard in Cincinnati on WLW at 11 30 p m Wednesdays and over NBC. Similar programs air in Dayton Columbus Louisville and other cities with additional CIO and AFL sponsored shows featuring Frederic March and Florence Eldridge to oppose labor bills.
The cost of living in the United States has climbed by 53 percent since 1939, reflecting broad inflation and higher prices across goods and services. The figure underscores decades of economic pressure on households and policy debates over wages and affordability.
A mock scenario shows how the Hartley Bill could cripple union actions. Workers face immediate firings, delayed Board justice, and bans on strikes while administrative remedies lag. The piece notes Ohio’s Mammoth Negro Insurance Co and coalition actions by the Urban League NAACP and Negro press backing union pressure.
The Mammoth Life Insurance Co. and United Office and Professional Workers began talks this week at the U S Conciliator’s office after the union won an NLRB election in February 1947 for Ohio agency staff by 48 to 16. The union accuses the company of bad faith bargaining amid threats of dismissal for union activity. The Bite land unit votes to strike as demands include job security and living wages with a union shop. Most agents earn under $30 weekly and high turnover forces many to leave within a year due to low earnings.
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