Union urged to register and vote in Cincinnati election
Elmer Kaufman urges Local 757 members and other legal residents to register by Oct. 8 and vote on Nov. 6, backing Rollin Everett for City Council to favor working people. The note covers labor solidarity, safety provisions at Formica Insulation, veteran meetings, and vigilance on cafeteria conditions as health concerns loom.
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Elmer Kaufman
Local 757
Cincinnati
CIO
Charter
Rollin Everett
Labor
Formica Insulation Co
State Board of Health
Formica Notes Praise From Congressman Hess on Safety Record
A communication to Mac Davis of Local 757 compliments Formica on its low accident rate for the first half of 1945, noting it as the best six months in some time. The author is identified as Congressman Bill Hess, whose statements are accurate and hopeful.
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Mac Davis
Formica
Bill Hess
Nurse Rose Dean Returns After Two-Week Illness Layoff
Rose Dean, a second shift nurse, returns to work after a two week layoff due to illness and is welcomed by colleagues.
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Rose Dean
B O Waiters Electing Union Across Four Cities
About 800 dining car waiters of the B and O system are voting in four cities Jersey City Washington D C Cincinnati and Baltimore. Ed Welsh international representative and director of organization for United Transport Service Employees is directing the CIO election. UTSEA secretary Earl Davis says prospects favor CIO but results await late month vote tally. Nathaniel Jordan who recently
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Jersey City
Washington
D. C
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Ed Welsh
Organization For
United Transport Service Employees
CIO
Earl Davis
UTSEA
Former Marine released, named local PAC chairman
A recently released Marine has been appointed chairman of the local political action committee. He is reviewing registration drives to mobilize voters and outlining a plan for financial contributions to the PAC campaign fund.
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PAC
Steel profits soar for industry over war years
Washington report notes the American steel industry earned about 2 billion dollars in profits after taxes across five wartime years, a 119 percent rise from the 1935-39 period. CIO President Philip Murray issued a charge last week.
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Washington
CIO Pres
Philip Murray
Classified for Sale items include sewing machine and furniture
Classified notice lists a sewing machine drop leaf oak table metal cabinet window refrigerator flower boxes sick room com mode dishes jelly jars and female apparel coats and dresses size 14 Cal WO 5584.
Local 766 Wins Gains At Wesche Electric Co
Contract talks completed by Local 766 United Electric Radio and Machine Workers of America and Wesche Electric Co. The agreement preserves membership and checkoff, grants vacation based on service, outlines a grievance procedure, and provides a 10 cent per hour wage increase for all employees. Ralph Wesley chaired the negotiations. James Marsh assisted. The Stewards Conference moves to the Linton Hotel October 21. Invites go to locals 757 761 765 in Cincinnati and others.
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Local 766
United Electric Radio and Machine Workers of America
The
Wesche Electric Co
Ralph Wesley
James Marsh
Rookwood
Linton Hotel
Gibson
Cincinnati
Kroger Workers Won Price-Adjusted Pay Rise
Local 390 reports approved wage increases for Kroger Grocery & Baking Co staff after Wage Stabilization ruled wage boosts legal if commodity prices aren’t affected. Retroactive to Dec 30, 1944, with expected payout within a month. appeals and hearings linked to War Labor Board decisions and local union locals. Reverend William Hawley and Rollin Everett slated to speak at the event.
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War Labor Board
Kroger Grocery & Baking Co
Department of Wage Stabilization
Fur and Leather Executives Discuss Wage Increase Plans
The Fur and Leather Workers push toward higher wages amid reconversion. Executives report rehires of former workers and returning veterans as they prepare district meetings to explain the wage program. The Midwest district plans a Milwaukee gathering in late October.
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George Grigsby
Fur & Leather Workers
New York
Atlantic City
Ben Gold
Mid-West
Milwaukee
Wis
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William Hawley
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