Phone Workers in Electric Strike Crisis Looms
Western Electric installers Local 23 and the Association of Communication Equipment Workers near a strike set for Friday September 17 after extended talks. If picket lines form at the 7th and Eim’ ance, Long Lines workers may cross and continue duties, while union leadership calls for solidarity and membership funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Electric Installers
Local 23
Association of Communication Equipment Workers
Mes
Labor dispute looms as Yas AY negotiates with Western Electric
Negotiations since May reach stalemate as union offers arbitration rejected by Western Electric. Company demands wage rise not retroactive and contract extension to November 1949, plus transfer allowance cuts. Wage talks with A T and T set for September 15. if unsatisfied, 31 local presidents will convene in Cincinnati. PAC drive urged to fund labor activities and voter outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yas. AY
Western Electric
A.t.&t
Cincinnati
Local committee appeals for $1 contributions
A local committee member asks readers to support a community effort by contributing one dollar each. The appeal emphasizes collective responsibility and thanks contributors in advance for aiding the cause.
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Mittee
Unions Plan Mass Demonstrations Over Wages
Leaders of the Telephone Workers Organizing Committee and the Communications Workers of America met in Washington last week to press wage demands against American Telephone & Telegraph. They announced mass demonstrations at telephone buildings in coming weeks and pledged cooperation in raising pay for their 375 000 members. The industry reportedly paid 23c below the U S average per hour a year ago.
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Washington
Telephone Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
Communications Workers of America
American Telephone & Telegraph Corp
U. S
Auto Worker Board Backs Truman and CIOQ's Policy
The UAW CIO executive meeting endorses Truman for President and Barkley for Vice President and plans an intensive campaign for national, congressional, state, and local races. It pledges to roll back prices, ensure affordable homes, advance civil liberties, and economic security. It vows to mobilize sixty million votes to protect sixty million jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Executive Board
Uaw-Cio
CIO
Harry S. Truman
Alben W. Barkley
CIO Executive Board
America
Cio-Pac
Union Meetings Form Listed Local Sessions Citywide
Amalgamated Clothing Workers and other locals announce union meetings at multiple venues. Dates range September 17 through September 23 with times in late afternoons and evenings across addresses in Norwood Cincinnati and surrounding areas.
Japanese Scrap Iron Sold to U S Army Units in Japan
Japanese scrap iron totaling 17 000 tons collected from a countryside was sold to three American firms by U S Army units in Japan. The government kept the proceeds, though the material remained Japanese. No danger to Pearl Harbor is indicated at this time.
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Japan
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Local 674 to Hear Black Friday Night Speaker
William Black of the Greater Cincinnati CIO Industrial Union Council will address Local 674 United Auto Workers at 8 p.m. Friday September 17 at the Oddfellows Hall Norwood. Edward Hellkamp Local 674 president said this will be the first meeting since July and re-
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Auto Workers Local
Oddfellows Hall
Montgomery Road
Norwood
William Black
Greater Cincinnati
CIO Industrial Union Council
United Auto Workers
Edward Hellkamp
Local 674
Oil Companies Agree To Negotiate With CIO Union
Five of six major oil companies agreed to negotiate with the Oil Workers International Union CIO. Shell began talks and urged active union participation. Local 674 PAC chairman Jim Clark urged riders to join political activity as registration nears. Garnet Tharp, Local 674 member since 1934, died last week in Williamsburg Ohio while employed at the Chevrolet Truck Cab Tin plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Oil Workers Intl. Union
CIO
Shell
Jim Clark
Local 674
PAC
Garnet Tharp
Williamsburg
Ohio
Trin
Oil workers seek nationwide settlement pattern
The California Conciliation Service and Standard, Union, Associated and Richfield will proceed immediately. Traditionally oil workers accept a settlement with any one company as a model for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ornia Conciliation Service
Standard, Union
Associated and Richfield
Ants balance boards as tenants win rent advisory parity
Washington report shows tenants now hold 90 percent of rent advisory boards with landlords. only 20 percent balanced in May 1948. Housing Expeditor Tighe E. Woods notes substantial progress toward parity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Kroll Addresses Summer School At Tar Hollow Camp
Jack Kroll national PAC director spoke at the Ohio CIO summer school at Tar Hollow Camp near Chillicothe. He predicted Truman’s reelection if 60 million votes are cast in November. Cincinnati CIO members Dan Evans Charles Shotts Emma Ferrara Ed Schadler Clancy Todd Iona Miller Martha Moorman Al Jordan attended from Local 59 Glass Ceramic and Cilica Workers Clothing Workers United Steelworkers.
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Jack Kroll
National Pac
Ohio Cio
Tar Hollow
Chillicothe
Kroll
Truman
Cincinnati Cio
Dan Evans
Charles Shotts
Local 59
Glass
Ceramic
Emma Ferrara
Ed Schadler
Clancy Todd
Iona Miller
Martha Moorman
Cothing
al Jordan
United Steelworkers
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Local 28
Greater
Dollar Drive
New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Sidney Hillman
New York Clothing Manufacturers’ Exchange
Federated Pictures
Auto Worker Board
Truman and Cioq
Detroit
Vine Street Board of Directors
Coat Shop
Mack Shirts
Hutchison
McGregor
Electrical Workers Local
Formica
Spring Grove Avenue
General Electric
East 8Th
East 8Th Street
Metropole
Paperworkers
Public Workers Local
Linn Street
Carll Street
West Central Pkwy
Kroll Addtresses Summer School
Neighborhood Buyers Guide
the Sun
Camp
Johnny Walker
Colerain
Marshall
John M Walker
Wood
Colerain Ave
Elimswood
Kirby
Valley Hardware CO
Vine St
Madisonville
Herbert
DRY Cleaners
Plainville Rd
AGN
Main Ave
Montgomery Rd
Melrose
Walnut Mills
A. & N. Furniture and Appliance CO
McMi Dodburn
Fricidaires
ST. i
Atlas Motors Inc
DODGE
Plymouth
Dodge Trucks
Oakley
Vordenberg Chevrolet CO. Repai
Brotherton G
Madison Rd
G. Koehl, Inc
Reading Food Shop
Jefferson Ave
Reading Dept. Store
Reading
Benson
Jefferson
St. Bernard
Heller Radio 6
Admiral
Cuatanteec Repairing
Vine Street
Capitol
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