CIO Booth Praised as Key Kentucky Outreach Tool
The report highlights R. Fred Foss state secretary treasurer and Al Whitehouse Kentucky Council president as part of a booth regarded as one of the best instruments in Kentucky to gain friends for CIO.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1948
Page
6
The report highlights R. Fred Foss state secretary treasurer and Al Whitehouse Kentucky Council president as part of a booth regarded as one of the best instruments in Kentucky to gain friends for CIO.
United Steelworkers Local 310 presses for a general wage increase as management stalls, noting many workers take home 30 to 40 dollars weekly. The group funds a CIO Packinghouse Workers relief donation, attends Dayton unemployment meetings, and campaigns to register members and spouses to vote.
Ed Connolly elected as local president of Local 3737 United Steelworkers. Elwood Lockhart and Malcolm Campbell joined Connolly to represent the union at the district clinic on compensation and welfare. The local plans to use clinic findings to guide a three phase program with delegates specializing in social security workmen's compensation and welfare. September meeting honored past president Steve Bittner with a cigarette case for his service.
Local 1858 Steelworkers push membership registration with PAC support led by Leon Bolinger. William Black praised the PAC talk at the last meeting and urged voting. Members will attend the Steelworkers District conference next month. Norbert Litchfield is proposed for the Wage Policy Committee. Litchfield and Oscar Karhoff attended the welfare and compensation clinic and will relay information to members.
The Steelworkers Community Services Clinic, held in Dayton Ohio on September 18 and 19, drew ninety six attendees with twenty two chartered locals sending representatives. Union leaders urged active involvement in industrial safety, compensation, and community programs amid legislative opposition to the Murray Wagner-Dingell bill.
The plan aims to secure benefits for district 25 steel locals long denied due to information gaps. It includes year round relations with public and voluntary health agencies and board representation. Al Jordan, Cincinnati staff representative, is noted among progress participants.
Local 3105 invites members to hear Earl Wagner, 2nd District congressional candidate, at the next meeting on Oct 7. Carl Miller, vice president, now a crane operator, sees son Billy following in union footsteps on the Shipping floor. Register for the November election at 622 Sycamore Street Board of Elections.
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