Big Steel Strife Pushes Toward Nationwide Strike
The United Steelworkers prepare to mobilize nearly one million workers in a possible Sept. 25 strike as U S Steel and other producers reject a Presidential fact finding board. CIO chief Murray accuses Fairless of a public be damned stance and vows action if talks fail.
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United Steelworkers
Philip Mufay
U.S. Steel Corp
Murray
U.S. Steel Pres
Benjamin F. Fairless
Fairless
U.S. Steel
CIO
Pittsburgh
David Lawrence
People of
Philip Murray
USW Sec
Treas
David McDonald
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Fedrated
Steel strike talks falter as Fairless resists pension basis
Murray pressed whether Big Steel would use the board report as bargaining ground. Fairless refused to accept the report as a negotiating basis citing principle against noncontributing worker pensions. Murray noted executives enjoy similar plans and warned union hopes to avert a strike rest on Big Steel.
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Truman
CIO
Philip Murray
U.S. Steel
Fairless
Murray
Pittsburgh Mayor backs steel union
Pittsburgh Mayor David Lawrence urged settlement of the steel strike, stating the union appears right and management wrong. He sent a telegram to U S Steel president Benjamin F. Fairless urging settlement along Truman fact finder board lines, warning of national economic impact and praising conciliation efforts.
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Lawrence
Pres. Benjamin IF. Fairless
U.S. Steel Corp
Factfinding Board
Pres. Truman
Union Election Held at Planer Co in Cincinnati Colony
A National Labor Relations Board election will take place on Thursday September 22 at the Cincinnati Planer Co in Colony to determine if workers will join the United Steelworkers of America or vote against a union. Voting hours are 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 6:30 p.m. USA staff representative Chester Morgan has led the organizing effort at the plant.
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NLRB
Cincinnati Planer Co
Colony
United Steelworkers of America
Chester Morgan
USA
Cemetery Workers Settle Ten Day Strike Wage Benefit
United Cemetery Workers Local 1334 settled a ten day strike with the Cincinnati Cemetery Society. The contract grants a ten hour raise and improved vacations and sick leave. Negotiators included R. J. Davidson CIO regional director James Rodgers local vice president John Leightner Tom Reeves and Owen Ford.
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United Cemetery Workers
Local 1334
Cincinnati Cemetery Society
R. J. Davidson
CIO
James Rodgers
John Leightner
Tom Reeves
Owen Ford
Charter Group Campaign Push for Inclusive City Government
The piece argues for a Charter ticket representing labor, business, and professionals to govern Cincinnati. It contrasts this with a Republican slate aligned with bosses and big interests, accusing the GOP of splitting independents and resisting cooperative city improvement efforts. It highlights Gordon Scherer’s role and the dynamics of the local party bosses.
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Everett
Cincinnati
Gordon Scherer
GOP
Scherer
Jim Stewart
Supreme Court
Carl Rich
Rich
Gradison
Molloy
Locker
Ninth Street
Eyrich
Schneller
Fact Finders Propose Wage Pension and Insurance Terms
The President's fact finding board urges no general wage rise now unless prices fall. It recommends a wage related pension funded at 6e per hour per worker ($120 yearly) plus insurance at 4e per hour ($80 yearly). A joint union management committee should begin immediate work with a report due by next April for 1950 talks.
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Republican Organization
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