Oil Workers win 17 percent wage rise at Sinclair Oil
CIO Oil Workers International Union announced a 17 percent general wage increase for 9,000 Sinclair employees in production, pipeline and refining, effective July 1 after the current contract expires. The rise adds 3.276 million dollars annually and lifts average pay to 1.825 per hour, with fringe gains. Negotiations followed months of offers from 8 to 14 cents, approved by the union’s wage policy committee and awaiting ratification. The OWIU also plans talks with Standard Oil for Toledo Sleeve fineries contracts.
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Oil Workers Here Hold Gulf Plant
A de certification election at the Gulf Refinery in Cleves was won by Local 508, Oil Workers International Union, with 134 votes for and 108 against. Nine ballots were challenged and 11 eligible workers did not vote, most on vacation, with 10 of them union members on check-off. Local 508’s first contract at the refinery was signed last June and will be renegotiated next month. the local also represents Gulf Marketing workers and International Mineral and Chemical Workers.
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National Labor Union: first U.S. federation formed in 1866
The National Labor Union was the first federated union in the United States, organized in 1866 to unite diverse labor groups under a common national banner. It marked the origin of coordinated labor organizing in the country.
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Inside Story on Gas Regulation Bill Sputters in Senate
The Moore Rizley bill to cut federal control of natural gas pipelines and rates faced an 8-4 defeat in the Commerce Committee and is deemed nearly dead for this session. Senator Moore defended the proposal arguing the public interests were at stake.
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Firemen adoption of 40 hour five day week in 1947
In 1947 Columbus Ohio and Rochester Minnesota implemented a 40 hour five day work week for firemen. The Carpenters Society of Philadelphia traces its roots to 1740 as the first recorded association of craftsmen in the United States.
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