Steelworkers Converge in Cleveland Cast War and Politics Role
Greater Cincinnati sends 27 delegates to the United Steelworkers of America convention in Cleveland. They report the event as large and serious, praise CIO backing for a fourth Roosevelt term, and endorse keeping the no strike pledge. They urge a 17 cent wage raise, a guaranteed annual wage, and creation of a Wage Policy Committee. The group also notes possible amalgamation with Aluminum Workers and Roosevelt Wallace endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Cincinnati
United Steelworkers of America
Cleveland
CIO
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
City Council urges special session to protect soldier vote
New York City lawmakers denounce Governor Dewey over his stand on the soldier vote and vote 13 to 1 for a resolution demanding a special legislative session to amend the law. They label his position an infamous political move aimed at barring servicemen and women overseas from voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
New York
Mailers Vote to join CIO as union eyes August convention
International Mailers Union led by Walter Weissman and W C Weaver nudges its move to CIO at the August Grand Rapids convention. The Cincinnati Local 17 head helped direct a NLRB election win over the International Typographical Union to represent mailers in bargaining with three Cincinnati daily newspapers. The union has 28 locals and over 1300 members, ending a 1901 Typographical Union affiliation and 1904 local contracts as publishers pursued independent bargaining with William Ahrens of the Publishers Association backing the challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nati
Grand Rapids
Weissman
W. C. Weaver
Indianapolis
International
NLRB
International Typographical Union
Mailers
Cincinnati
Independent International
William Ahrens
Publishers Association
Ohio
Norwood
St. Bernard
Cool Days Coming More Ice Cream Less Underwear
Industry forecasts higher consumer ice cream as summer heats up while underwear output falls 25 to 30 percent from 1943. Mills threaten to strike against OPA ceilings unless ceilings are relaxed, risking civilian supply and army needs. Government intervention may come via mill closures or rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Roy A. Cheney
The
Underwear Institute
Cheney
Give this copy of The Sun to your neighbor
A brief plea urges readers to pass along the current issue of The Sun to a neighbor. The message emphasizes sharing the publication to widen readership and community engagement.
Blood Champ Drives Local 1728 Blood Drive Effort
Margaret Rettig a Hyde Park Coats Newport machine operator plans to give her 14th pint of blood on June 14. Rettig says donating is easy and vital for servicemen, while her brother Edwin has 5 pints and she has encouraged relatives to donate as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Schuler
United Steelworkers
Margaret Rettig
ACWA
Miss Rettig
Hyde Park Coats
Newport
Rettig
Edwin
W. Elderstreet
Labor Place Asked In Latin Planning
AFL Int. Rep. Robert J. Watt and CIO Sec. Treas. James B. Carey urged labor representation in western hemisphere economic planning. They spoke at a luncheon for delegates from 21 American republics gathered for the Conference on Inter-American Development in New York. Carey argued labor must have a genuine and responsible role to protect US living standards amid Latin American industrialization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western Hemisphere
AFL Int
Robert J. Watt
CIO Sec
Treas
James B. Carey
US Chamber of Commerce
Inter-American Development Commission
Carey
Latin America
Litthe Private Kingdom in wartime at odds with WLB
The piece centers on Sewell L. Avery after the CIO victory, arguing he seeks to secede from the war effort and wage a private anti union campaign. It warns that backing Avery supports strikes and harms wartime industrial relations and the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewell L. Avery
CIO
Mr. Avery
United States
America
WLB
Avery
Hopper renews drive for full union registration in Ohio
CIO Political Action Committee resumes efforts to register all union members as the Wright Aeronautical plant opens registration. William Hopper of the CIO PAC leads with Cal Frech, urging a regis ter to vote drive in plants. Details cover Ohio residency rules and registration windows across Ohio Kentucky and Indiana with deadlines and transfer requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO Political Action Committee
Wright Aeronautical Corp
UAW
William Hopper
CIO
Cal Frech
Hopper
Union Political Action Committee
Jobs Available To Homebreakers
Family Consultation Service a War Chest agency offers paid work for middle aged women to care for and direct a household during emergencies. Miss Bodil Fenger supervisor said at least 10 more women capable of taking over household duties can be employed. Contact 312 W Ninth St Parkway 4900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodil Fenger
Miss Fenger
Ninth Street
One Per Cent Rise In Prices in Year
Prices are up eight tenths to one per cent since a year ago, with no increase from Feb 5 to March 15 noted. Foods fell slightly in 30 days while clothing prices rose. Labor statistics differ, showing a larger rise, but labor leaders credit price controls for recent gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Perkins
Secretary of
Labor
Department of Labor
AFL PAC forms permanent political action committee in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles County the United AFL Committee for Political Action voted to become a permanent legislative and political body. The move represents about 400 locals and 500 000 AFL members, backed by 1 000 delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
AFL
Los Angeles County
United Afl Committee For Political Action
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Philip Murray
USA Cio
Murray
Whitehouse, Usa-Cio
Wallace
Martin Dies
Whitehouse
Oliver Kuhn
Dewey
Council
International Mailers Union
Interna
Tional
Walter Weissman
Cincin
C10 Political Action Committee
Labor Place
Chicago Sun
Board of Elections
Sycamore
Kentucky Rules
Kentucky
Indiana
Afl-Pac
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