Union Workers Hammer Out 85 Percent of Weapons
ROCHESTER NY The WPB vice chairman told the Seventh Semi Annual Convention of the Union Label Trades Department NY that 85 percent of weapons in GI hands bear union labels. He noted a 99.44 percent no strike pledge and warned schedules aim to lift critical material output 25 percent this year. Co operation of labor and management, he said, has aided war production and should guide postwar welfare planning.
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Rochester
N. Y
WPB
Joseph D. Keenan
Union Label Trades Department
State of
New York
Keenan
Germany
Japan
Fur Workers Endorse FDR For Reelection
Fur and leather workers in the United States and Canada unanimously endorsed Franklin D Roosevelt for a fourth term. The Atlantic City meeting in New Jersey brought together the executive board and convention delegates from Local No 214 Cincinnati. Paul Robeson addressed the convention urging the elimination of racial prejudice.
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Roosevelt
Fur & Leather Workers
United States
Canada
Cincinnati
Atlantic City
N. J
Fur and Leather Workers
George Grigsby
Postwar Job Backlog Urged For Women Industrial Workers
Nathan Ransohoff urged government led cooperation between business and labor to establish a postwar backlog of jobs. Mary Pierce commended women workers for taking on responsibilities and pushing for a continued program for women in industry after the war. Guests included UAW AFL and CIO officials, helmeted workers, and union representatives at the YWCA Industrial Progress Day dinner.
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Nathan Ransohoff
Beckman Dispensary
Burnet Ave
War Manpower Commission
Community Chest
Ywca Industrial Progress Day
Mary Pierce
Allis Chalmers
Pierce
Lucille Coleman
UAW
Emma Ferrara
ACWA
Alfred Coleman
Uaw-Wright’s
E. F. Eckert
Uaw-Afl
Globe Wernicke
Hazel Baker
Wage system critique sparks labor board debate
A speaker attacked wage brackets and the NLRB proposal amid CIO AFL protests, calling for one wage for one kind of work with bonuses for exceptional production. The session noted limited individual progression fueling worker dissatisfaction, with Gerald Reilly bearing much blame and White House staff present.
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NLRB
CIO
AFL
Gerald Reilly
Mr. Whitehouse
James Gallagher
al Jordan
Arthur Bishop
M. R. Wigbells
Lunkenheimer
Logan Goff
Luther Cornett
Gardner-Richardson
Aaron Fields
David Scott
Maimiz
Sorg
UE Leader Esther Tice Returns After Pneumonia Fight
Esther Tice a business representative of UE Local 757 and chair of the child care committee returned to work this week after a brief illness from pneumonia. She was hospitalized at Jewish Hospital for six days after falling ill on May 15.
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Esther Tice
Miss Tice
Jewish Hospital
Red Cross Blood Drive Encourages Donations
Organization appeals for blood donations to support patients in need. Event urges community members to donate at designated drives and emphasizes the impact of each unit on lifesaving care.
Winning Trip This Roosevelt Murray And Kaiser Cenfer
Philip Murray CIO president Henry Kaiser met at the White House with President Roosevelt to discuss postwar labor and industrial plans. Murray and Kaiser planned to present written recommendations, following Kaiser's speech to the United Steelworkers convention where he was praised as a model employer.
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Roosevelt
Murray
Kaiser Cenfer
Washington
Philip Murray
CIO
Henry Kaiser
Presiden Roosevelt
White House
Kaiser
United Steelworkers of America
Labor Wins California Primary Behind AFL CIO Support
United labor scored an near perfect showing in the California primary on May 16. AFL CIO and railroad unions backed 36 of 41 endorsed candidates, defeating Rep. John M. Costello. Downey led Democrats to renomination. 31 percent of Republicans supported labor backed Roosevelt candidates.
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Los Angeles
United Labor
California
John M. Costello
Dies
Martin Dies
Tex
Joe Starnes
Ala
Costello
AFL
CIO
Railroad
Sheridan Downey
Frank Houser
Roosevelt
Los Angeles County
Brotherhoods
Labor
State Assembly
NLRB Orders Election at Norwood Works
The National Labor Relations Board orders a 30 day election for 1425 Norwood Works employees to choose between the Employer Association of the Norwood Works and Local No. 765 United Electrical Workers. The election follows an April 25 hearing before NLRB examiner Thomas Shroyer. The CIO has been certified as the collective bargaining agent. the unaffiliated association claims 467 workers.
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Norwood Works
Alis Chalmers Corp
National Labor Relations Board
Martin Wagner
Employer’ Association of the
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
CIO
Thomas Shroyer
NLRB
Association
Auto Workers Win Raises at Wright Plant in Local 647
The bargaining committee of Local 647 secured wage increases for Wright plant workers. Raises of 3 to 18 cents per hour will apply to 75 or 80 percent of staff, with retroactive pay from last May to be issued July 14. The gains came via job reevaluation and grade consolidation after WLB rejected a general raise. William Beckham chairs the committee. Jerry Maxey is secretary. F L Innis and Robert Spitzmiller participated in Detroit wage stabilization talks.
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Wright Plant
WLB
William Beckham
Jerry Maxey
F. L. Innis
Robert Spitzmiller
Beckham
Detroit
UAW
Miners Win Pay for Travel Time Under CIO Lead
The War Labor Board awarded a portal-to-portal wage contract to United Mine Workers covering 70 percent of the bituminous coal industry. The 10 to 2 decision adds $8.50 daily wage and $40 retroactive pay for underground travel time after a 14 month case. John L. Lewis sought $2 more and the prior contract was 35 hours weekly at $7 daily.
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War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
CIO
Robert J. Davidson
New Orleans
John L. Lewis
Housing Director Defends Rentals
Metropolitan Housing Authority director George Garties rejects claims that rent limits at federal housing projects hurt local labor. In reply to WMC area director John Baker, Garties says tenants work hard and schedules have been adjusted to meet the situation, arguing higher limits would cut into low-cost housing.
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George Garties
Metropolitan Housing Authority
John Baker
WMC
Garties
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