Leather Workers Wage Fight Declares National Holiday
The International Union of Leather Workers called a nationwide holiday on Thursday November 15 as part of a 30 percent wage increase demand. Demonstrations swept the U S and Canada with over 60 000 workers and families participating in organized tanneries. Cincinnati rally speakers and a mass meeting featured Ben Gold and Rev Francis J Flanagan as they urged a living wage and democratic goals.
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International Union of Organized Leather Workers
United States
Canada
Francis J. Flanagan
Union Advice Warns Formica Workers Over Seniority
A former Local 757 member quit after a quarrel and a new hire at 65c per hour was kept, prompting union guidance to consult stewards before actions. The notice outlines probation rules, wage steps every 60 days, and urges all stewards to attend the November 28 meeting to discuss the $2 daily issue.
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Local 757
Formica Notes Banquet Honors Longtime Cincinnati Employees
The Formica Insulation Co celebrated a Nov 15 banquet for employees with 10 years or more at the company. Watches were awarded to 6 staff with 25 years, while 10 to 25 year workers received engraved pins. The notice also reports sympathy for the death of Pat Bolden and Lulu Munson's father, and lists union delegate nominees for the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers convention in Atlantic City. A merchant mariner, Louis Gooch, returned from Japan on furlough. The piece warns against spreading unfounded rumors at the plant and urges checking with officials before worrying.
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Cincinnati Club
Formica Insulation Co
Pat Bolden
Lulu Munson
Local 757
Formica
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers
Atlantic City
McKinley Davis
Helen Ferguson
Elmer Kauffman
Roman Siebert
William Burton
Harry Kunkemeller
Ed Hines
Findlay Gray
Mae Rist
Louis Gooch
Merchant Marines
Japan
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