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The Sun (Newspaper) - October 21, 1949, Cincinnati, OhioPublished by the greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council the l4,l \ pc a a Liberal Cio weekly owned by its Reader vol. 11, no. 23 20 �0 30s t. I ii. Entered As second class master june so 1944 at the Post i 111 Iii ii. Pill mfr office at Cincinnati 2. Ohio under act of March 3, 1879 Loof v m i \ 7 r the steel strike Murray predicts Victory enlists Public support new Ohio labor league unites for political action a we know that you the american people will support the unions Case Cio pres. Philip Murray Leader of Over a half million striking steelworkers said in a nationwide radio broadcast last week. Murray s speech was part of a Campaign he has embarked on to enlist Public support for United steelworkers pension and insure Quot up demands from which he made Clear there would be a a a of both in his radio address and in a speech the Day before at Youngstown o., which marked the opening of his personal appearance tour Murray declared the Union would not Back Down from its insistence that the steel Industry Bear the entire Cost of the 10c welfare package As recommended by a presidential fact finding crowd an audience of 15,000 steel strikers turned out to hear Murray at Youngstown. They cheered and stomped their Quot feet in approval when Murray revealed that he and All other steel Union officials would forego their salaries until the strike is settled. No salary Quot our enemies have teen trying to paint us As grasping people in this Union Lor what we can get out of it Quot said Murray who earns $25.000 a year As president of the steel Union and receives no additional pay from the National Cio. Quot there is not a Man in this organization who will receive a dime in salary until this strike is won. As for me i will work until i die for the people i love. And i will work in the spirit of Complete self sacrifice Quot Murray was scathing in his denunciation of the position taken by . Steel and other firms in the Industry that their workers must share in the Cost of welfare and pension profits a i do not care if. The companies say they can afford it or not a Murray asserted. A a company should not be in business if it can to. I am supported in that belief by the presidents Board which says that Protection of the human machine against the Vicissitudes of old age and ill health should be recognized As one of the first charges against the is confident expressing Confidence in the successful outcome of the strike Murray assured his Youngstown audience a the United steel workers will emerge the Victor the american people will be the beneficiaries. This is a struggle for everybody a struggle for Security against poverty hardship and degradation Quot labor s Hoke brings steel strike to Public in the first of several Public appearances. Pres. Philip Murray of the United steelworkers Speaks to More than 15.000 at Youngs lion steelworkers there would be Quot no Retreat Quot on demands for a town Later on a nationwide Hookup Murray told Over a half Mil company financed pension and insurance plan. Federated pictures Columbus Ohio a formation of a political action coordinating committee which includes official representatives of All major labor organizations in the state of Ohio was announced Here this week. First official action of the newly formed political Arm of organized labor in Ohio was a Iasi at the so called Massachusetts Type ballot which it labelled Quot a deliberate attack on our two re gum and an attempt at political manipulation of our election Laws by the Taft organization trying for temporary political advantage without regard for the Basic democratic principles included in the newly formed United labor league of Ohio Are representatives of 1,200,000 Trade unionists in the United they represent the Ohio c i Council the Ohio state federation of labor the United mine workers of America the inter National association of machinists the communications workers of America and the following Railroad brotherhoods the brotherhood of locomotive fire men and engine men the brotherhood of railway trainmen the order of railway conductors the brotherhood of locomotive j engineers the brotherhood of railway clerks and maintenance j of Way employees. Following an organizational meeting held in Columbus late j last week the United labor Lea i gue of of a elected an executive committee composed of leaders of All of these organizations. Dive committee m a Val charter is no Stooge for any company Everett says by Rollin h. Everett City councilman tote strangest Campaign Issue Ever raised by men wishing to be elected to a City Council is being Laboured these Days by some organization Republican Council candidates. They say that Street car fares should be raised and should have been raised Long before now they say that water rates should be raised and should have been raised before now they say that the fight against Gas and electric rate increases should be dropped they charge the Jcarter majority in Council with a political dishonesty Quot because these rates have not been increased without a struggle. The facts Are that the charter majority is concerned with the welfare of the consuming Public of Cincinnati and Are not stooges for the Cincinnati Gas amp electric co. The Street car fare Issue is a Clear Cut one. Starting with my Resolution and demand to the company several months ago in regard to the it. Adams incline we have tried to work out a critical situation in Public transportation without further rate savings the program we have adopted is one of rapid change from Street cars to trolley buses and gasoline buses which can be operated at a substantial saving Over Street cars. It has double barrelled benefits. Getting rid of Street ears we also get rid of loading platforms and Street car tracks. The buses move to the curb to Load and unload instead of cluttering up the Center of the Street. Traffic movement is greatly improved. Trolley buses and buses move More rapidly and get the Public where they Are going More quickly. The savings which can be made Are the Only Hope of bailing the company out financially and giving Cincinnati decent a inclined in the first place i made a provision of my introduction of a Resolution on the incline that the company work out with the City a stopping of fare increases. Instead of having to Lay aside Money for the incline while the Legal question of forcing them to repair it was being threshed out my Resolution provided that they use their funds to buy trolley buses and buses. Mayor Cash then worked out with the company an arrangement whereby the City would assume Street repairs while the company used its funds to further Speed the Purchase of new vehicles. Councilman Gordon Scherer gop j Campaign manager at first agreed to the working out of such a plan. Then it occurred to him it might be politically advantageous to the republicans to have two More fare rises before election. So he and his group refused to vote for the is a a dishonest in other words for political purposes he was willing to Saddle on the car riders another Penny of fare and to jeopardize the whole future of Public transportation. I am asking who is Quot politically there is no evidence whatever at present of a general increase in water rates being needed. A Cost accounting study is now underway with Scherer a approval and until it is completed no one will know the future of water rates. The City is making $15,000,000 in waterworks improvements assuring an adequate Supply for 50 years. This is being financed with the Sale of Bonds in anticipation of Revenue a Standard City procedure voted for by republicans As Well As Charte rites. The question of fighting Gas and electric increases is one which i hardly need to discuss further. We believe they Are unnecessary and should be fought strenuously. Iii he a hip 1 a nah Secretary treasurer Ohio state federation of labor and j Jacob Dayman Secretary treasurer Ohio . Council Secretary treasurer Roland Woots Secretary treasurer District 6, i United mine workers and mat thew de More representing the International association of machinists c. H. Spangler representing the Railroad brother hoods and Thomas Ryan repro a setting t h e communications workers of America. Co chairmen Hannah and Clay i Man speaking for the executive j committee said that All of the organizations represented were j in perfect Accord and determine to work together in the Field of political action. They added a we share the Complete realization that the actions of senator Taft and other reactionary leaders affect All workers in the same goal 1% a we Are jointly convinced that the interests of All workers will i Best be served by All of organized labor working toward a common goal getting every Trade unionist in this state and every Mem a ber of his family registered i acquainted with All the issues in the election and to the polls on election Day. A that shall be the goal of the United labor league of Ohio. We Are determined to achieve it in i 1950.&Quot i in its first joint action the United labor league of Ohio loosed a vigorous blast at the a ballot tampering proposal of the Taft j gang known As the Massachi i setts Type ballot change detailing arguments against the constitutional amendment which will appear on the ballot on november 8th, the United labor league said a a we Are unanimously opposed to this attempt to Rig our election Laws in favor of any politician be he senator Taft or another. A presently Ohio voters have the right to vote for the party that will Best serve them or for individual candidates if they prefer. In place of this free Choice the Taft gang would substitute compulsion and confusion. City Council

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