Women workers and management in wartime industry
An article critiques how an aircraft plant with a female workforce used a woman counselor to reduce absenteeism and turnover. It argues that promotions, pay, respect, and union engagement affect women’s long term employment, urging labor to energize female voters and integrate women into postwar union efforts.
Arbitration Results Expected Within Few Days
The article notes that arbitration results are anticipated within days with management represented by two lawyers at all sessions. It highlights contract language that the Board’s majority decision is final and binding for the duration of the agreement and clarifies the board cannot alter wage terms or job classifications.
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Board of Arbitration
War Labor Board
Board of
Steward Council Meeting Notes Prompt Local Involvement
A steward attends council meetings to learn how peers better serve residents. The notice invites attendance at the next session on Wednesday September 6 to discuss improving local service.
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Stewards Council
Walter Brown Leads 758 Dept War Bond Row and Honors
Walter Brown of department 758, a Kentucky arrival in 1942, now skilled on many machines, holds a 100 percent attendance record and signed the first UAW CIO card in his group. He has a son in the Pacific and supports the war effort while aiding coworkers, including addressing alleged department write-up bias toward Coxey. A 788-9 Nite Owls win Gear Butchers League crown with a full season lineup led by Hessler and Brown.
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Walter Brown
Department 758
Wright
Kentucky
Walter
Pacific
758
Uaw-Cio
Coxey
D. Hawke
Nite Owls
Gear _ Butchers
Earl Hessler
Bill Porter
Lee Biddle
Joe Nienaher
J. Horton
Mel Ashe
Marshall
Walke
Brown
Yorin
Brockman
Hicks
Labor Carries On In Veteran Fight
UAW-CIO Local 600 at Ford Motor Co announces that compensation cases and returning veterans are entitled to vacation pay even after absences over 45 days, reflecting a national policy stance on veteran labor rights within Ford.
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Uaw-Cio
Ford Motor Co
Ford Motor Company
Bomber Local of UAW Donates Bowling Building to Army
Army officials at Romulus Michigan witnessed Willow Run Bomber Local 50 UAW CIO present GI’s at the Air Base with a fully equipped six alley bowling building. The project cost the local $20,000 and aims to foster friendship between armed forces and civilians.
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Romulus
Mich
Willow Run
Uaw-Cio
Union
Steward Council Call Promises Better Union Insight
A call urges stewards to attend council meetings to gain stronger union knowledge. The next meeting date is set to ensure stewards are informed and prepared.
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