Kroll Congratulates Cincinnati members on New Deal victory
Letter from Jack Kroll PAC director lauds Cincinnati Joint Board members for defeating employer backed foes and strengthening the New Deal in 1948. He predicts Truman’s administration will carry pledges with obstacles from reactionaries and urges sustained Political Action Committee activity into 1949 and 1950. Christmas party committee named to plan Dec 11 event for children of locals.
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Atlantic City
Amalgamated
Cincinnati
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
America
Henry Wallace
Congress
Pact Finalized Between Cincinnati Workers and Sports Products
A revised contract covering about 500 production workers was negotiated by the Cincinnati Joint Board Amal Gamated Clothing Workers and Sports Products Inc Findley and John streets Cincinnati. The pact includes wage increases revised vacation pay and higher hourly rates and takes effect December 1 1948 and runs to December 1 1949. Business representatives Henry Seibert Joseph Lepate aided by Local 200 Sports Products Branch committee members ratified the agreement at the November meeting last Friday. The negotiating group included Carl Stoll Lee Jolley Joseph Kestler William Seipel Martha Moorman Ed Schadler Robert Baldorf Hobart Epperson George Johns Les Studer Frank Howell Joe Steil Edna Vollman Marcella Oliver and Louis Ruehl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Joint Board
Amalgamated Clothing Workers and Sports Products, Inc
Findley and
John Streets
Cincinnati
Henry Seibert
Joseph Lepate
Local 200
Sports Products
Carl Stoll
Lee Jolley
Joseph Kestler
William Seipel
Martha Moorman
Ed Schadler
Robert Baldorf
Hobart Epperson
George Johns
Les Studer
Frank Howell
Joe Steil
Edna Vollman
Marcella Oliver
Louis Ruehl
Phone Workers Overtime Pay Agreement Reached
The Supreme Court Bay Ridge case prompted a pact between American Telephone and Telegraph and the American Union of Telephone Workers to compensate overtime. Local 28 Publicity Committee appointed Mary Jane Warwick, Alice Clark, and Nira Percival to manage photos, news, and features in The Voice.
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Supreme Court
Bay Ridge Operating Co
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
American Union of Telephone Workers
Mary Jane Warwick
Alice Clark
Nira Percival
Voice
Holiday differentials and Local 28 political action drives
The article outlines holiday and night differentials effective Oct 17 for night and holiday tours, with changes in overtime pay including night, in charge, Sunday, and shifted tour differentials for Plant Group A. It lists PAC committee members and praise for volunteers in the Hamilton County PAC and the Local 28 efforts, including the Dollar Drive and election day roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Hollis
Rosella Gannon
T. H. Bush
Emily Budd
Nira Percival
del Skirvin
Alice Clark
Polly Griner
Marie Drosch
Virginia Born
Ernie Lochnane
Jéan Winter
Rose Lavery
Wilma Neal
Jean Schlotman
Erah Reed
Therese Pfieffer
Charles Brosey
Back Pay Dates Set for Plant and Traffic Departments
Retroactive pay for October 15 to October 31 will appear in Plant Dept. paychecks on Tuesday November 16 and in Traffic Dept. paychecks on Thursday November 18.
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Plant Dept
Traffic Dept
Overtime Pay Method Varies Between Union Pact and FLSA
Company officials will compute overtime increments using the union agreement or revised Fair Labor Standards Act interpretations, selecting the method most favorable to employees. Local 28 members remain uncertain about the outcome.
Textile Workers Seek 10 Cent Hourly Wage Rise
The Textile Workers Union CIO proposes a 10 cent hourly pay increase for 120000 cotton and rayon textile workers in New England and the middle Atlantic states. If agreed, the raise would take effect January 15, 1949, affecting 216000 TWUA members across related plants. Arbitration is provided if no agreement is reached.
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Boston
Textile Workers Union
CIO
TWUA
Emil Rieve
New England
Middle Atlantic
Local union gain linked to Hilda Backus encouragement
A faction within Local 28 credits Hilda Backus for urging four members to join last week, praising her outreach and urging continued efforts to grow membership.
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Mitted
Hilda Backus
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