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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1947
Page
1
Rollin H. Everett argues unions and working people have a stake in Cincinnati’s council race. He urges a broad citizen committee including labor to study master plan changes and predicts a pro labor majority will form if workers register and vote consistently for nine targeted candidates.
Former NLRB director Martin Wagner told a Progressive Citizens Committee forum at the Gibson that the Taft-Hartley Act will weaken unions and hinder strikes, not promote industrial peace. He noted Congress ignored Truman labor recommendations and doubted union officials speak for workers. Other speakers included George Bidinger Ben Stoner Bleecker Marquette John Bachman Morse Johnson. Rita Hackett narrated.
Labor groups in Cincinnati rally to preserve proportional representation in city government while CIO and AFL leaders push for wider voter registration. The Central Labor Council and CIC oppose the GOP plan to end PR, with Hackett Committee efforts and September 15–20 designated as Labor Registration Week to boost union member participation.
Williamstown mass public opinion analyst Elmo Roper told a conference that the GOP led 80th Congress mistook the 1946 election as a mandate. He urged creation of a government run opinion survey to track public wishes. Economist Stuart Chase echoed that citizens are ahead of leaders.
The railroad unemployment insurance act sets a maximum of five dollars per day in unemployment benefits and a maximum payment period of 26 weeks per year.
City Manager Kellogg faced a call from Councilman Rollin H Everett to probe Police Chief Weatherly over two year inaction in a police beating case aimed at blocking a damages suit. Everett listed four beatings including Earl T Cole 3109 Harvey Ave Hanney Bradley pin boy and Wilbert V Harrison 425 Cutter St James Perkins 17 beaten off a streetcar at Fifth and Main.
Most of CIOs Cincinnati leadership attended the annual Ohio CIO convention at the CIO headquarters in Cleveland. The event runs Friday through Monday with anti-labor legislation and Taft Hartley Act concerns making political action a key agenda item.
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