Clothing Workers Convention Pushes Political Action and Southern Organizing
ACWA delegates led by Jack Kroll pledge full mobilization for the 1946 election and endorse CIO-PAC and the American Labor Party. The southern drive gains backing with a $200000 contribution. new vice presidents are proposed as the organization expands. Sidney Hillman calls for higher living standards and constructive governance.
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ACWA
Amalgamated
Cio-Pac
American Labor Party
General Executive Board
Sidney Hillman
America
Hillman
Congress
Paper Workers Win Pay Increases at Two Plants
Union officials report wage gains for Progress Lithographing Co Local 1005 and Gardner Richardson Co Local 1009 following contract talks. Goff cites CIO era wage rises from 30c to 67c hourly at Progress Litho. Two week paid vacations and union shop conditions secured. Local 1009 saw increases up to 20c in several classifications and 15c overall gains.
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Progress Lithographing Co
United Papers
Logan Goff
CIO
Goff
Gardner-Richardson Co
Novelty Workers Name Three To Attend Convention
Local 256 of Plaything Jewelry and Novelty Workers elects John Sink James Wolfram and Clarence Rau as delegates to the national convention in Atlantic City on May 22 23 and 24 Rau will attend IEB sessions before the convention and a June meeting will decide a proposed $50 death benefit The drive for Cancer Society funds is reported to be strong and Rau urges all locals to participate.
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Atlantic City
John Sink
James Wolfram
Clarence Rau
Rau
International Executive Board
IEB
Cancer Society
CIO-PAC Gains After Press Attacks Stir Interest
UTSEA reports the CIO-PAC gaining supporters this week as reactionary press attacks on Sid ney Hillman and PAC backfire. Three Cincinnati papers discredited the committee, but their ad exposure drew rail workers and others to inquire into PAC program and aims.
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Cio-Pac
Sidney Hillman
PAC
Cincinnati
Guild vows to defend grieving workers and vets against post layoffs
Cincinnati Newspaper Guild unit denounces management for cutting time off after family deaths and pressuring over time. Ray Wilkerson leads a vow to picket if grief leaves are curtailed while veterans protest reduced three week vacations. Fred Giesel and Carl Groat resist.
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Post
Cincinnati Newspaper Guild
The
Cincinnati Post
the Post
Fred Giesel
Carl Groat
Auto Workers GM Local Sets Friday Meeting and Special Vet Session
Local 674 and GM management discuss the Delco successor clause giving priority to old Delco workers. Local 809 reports CIO PAC aims to inform members about programs. A call goes out to Fisher Body plant staff to return to work as vacancies reopen.
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Aries
PAC
United Transport Service
Ciopac
Ed Hellkamp
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Allis- Chalmers
Local 674
Delco
Fisher Body
Eld
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Jack Kroll
Kroll
England
France
Canada
Amalgamated Clothing Workers (Cio
Federated Pictures
UTSEA
By Nathaniel Jordan
Newspaper Guild
Ray Wilkerson
Pollack
Auto Workers
GM Local
United Auto Workers
Oddfellows Hall
Montgomery Road
Norwood
Chevrolet
Fisher
Veterans Committee
Joseph White
R. G. Chichester
Local 809
National Association For the Ad
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