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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1949
Page
3
At a noisy meeting since repeal of Prohibition the local membership rejected the executive board’s plan to raise dues from 1.50 to 2.00 per month just shy of the required two thirds. The editorial notes rising costs threaten operating funds and grievance procedures. Local 674 coverage includes Dayton visit, new vice president Leo OLeary, and praise for leader Joe White.
Walter Steuer of the Amalgamated Lithographers of America local 8 has been endorsed for Norwood City Treasurer on the Democratic ticket. He has thirty years of Local 8 membership and prominent union activity, with the endorsement approved at the local’s meeting on October 21 at the Hotel Metropole.
The item notes Halloween traditions with imagery of pumpkins and witches. It mentions Joan Fulton as a figure and hints at a playful, lighthearted tone connected to Federated Pictures.
A large majority of G E Lockland plant workers voted to join the United Auto Workers after a National Labor Relations Board election. Final tallies: 258 for the union and 128 against, with certification pending. The organizing drive was led by UAW international rep Al Bush and George Gent aided by long time activists and a committee of local workers. Local UAW locals 674 392 647 and 933 supported the effort.
President Truman told reporters he will press Congress in January for 4 billion dollars to offset a revenue loss and will demand repeal of Taft Hartley. The Republican 80th Congress ignored the request this year.
Local 1861 members near the end of a strike deadline against the American Can Co. are praised for steadfast efforts by the national bargaining committee, described as extraordinary and crucial to avoid mass layoffs.
The message warns that striking workers face hunger risks for their families as leaders like Ben Fairless back long standoffs. It argues workers still on the job must support their fellows to prevent concessions or pension plans being challenged if the strike fails.
A vocal union official exhorts solidarity and deeper effort to support fellow workers, urging peers to contribute meaningfully to collective aid as a moral imperative. God’s blessing is invoked for those who assist their brothers in need.
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