UAW mocks GM offer of 20 cent weekly wage rise
Detroit report says General Motors offered the UAW a 6 percent raise in exchange for a 45 hour week and wage law changes. Union leaders argue GM can afford a 30 percent bump and keep profits high, while NLRB votes show strong strike support if talks fail.
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Detroit
Pres
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
United Auto Workers (Cio
Wilson
Washington
Walter Reuther
UAW
GM Department
Harry Coen
Corporation
C. F. Hughes
New York Times
National Labor Relations Board
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
CIO
Big Industry Aims to Scrap the 40 Hour Week
A Tribune analysis argues that U S industry seeks to end the 40 hour workweek to push wage gains, with GM and U S Steel proposing 45 hour plans tied to higher pay while questioning guaranteed employment. The piece links wage policy to the upcoming Truman labor management conference opening November 5.
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OPA
U. S
U.S. Steel
Benjamin F. Fairless
Steel
America
ACW Girls Win Championship in 1945 Soft Ball League
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers girls' softball team of MacGregor Goldsmith, Inc. clinched the Cincinnati Industrial Soft Ball League title with ten straight wins. They defeated Wright, Delco, Powell Valve, Metal Specialties and K. D. Lamp, with players Dot Bedel, Marion Meyer, Mary Jane Hay, Irene Doerger, Mary Lou Helferich, Grace Kestel, Nellie Reace, Ethel Pieczonka, Audrey Gardner, Marie Caminiti, Alice Kappel and manager Alma Supe. Listen next Monday at 10 p m on WSAL for CIO on the Air.
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Cincinnati
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Girls
MacGregor Goldsmith, Inc
Wright
Delco
Powell Valve
Metal Specialties
K. D. Lamp
Amalgamated
Dot Bedel
Marion Meyer
Mary Jane Hay
Irene Doerger
Mary Lou Helferich
Grace Kestel
Nellie Reace
Ethel Pieczonka
Audrey Gardner
Marie Caminiti
Alice Kappel
Rita Helferich
Alma Supe
Norwood Voters Urged to Mark for Hellkamp
Norwood progressive and labor voters urged to elect Edward Hellkamp a Local 674 United Auto Workers leader and Bargaining Committee chair to City Council to advocate for workers rights and voices in Norwood.
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Norwood
Mark
Hellkamp
Progressive and Labor Voters
Edward Hellkamp
United Auto Workers
Story of a Baby Walking and Growing Up
A baby narrates lessons on when to walk and why rushing a child isn’t wise. The mother avoids a baby walker but offers support while the child learns to stand and climb. The gains include stronger muscles and balance as the narrator aims to walk to meet Daddy next week.
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Old Fogg
Chrysler
NLRB
By Travis K. Hedrick
U.S
Pittsburgh
ACW
WSAL
Lady In Waiting
Navy
Barbara Kenny Davies
Queen Optical Co
Palace Theatre
East
Junior
Sperts
Rollman’s
Fanger & Rampe, Inc
Pearl & Broadway
All the Family
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