AT&T Wage Proposal Negotiations Reported in New York
The Negotiations Committee met with AT&T officials in New York on September 15 and was told the initial wage offer would be completed and handed to union officials on September 21. A 45 page proposal followed, with wage rates varying by territory, and long lines operators in Cincinnati expected to earn the same as a register. The union urges members to volunteer for the Hamilton County CIO Political Action Committee and notes past union gains in working conditions and pay, while warning about Taft-Hartley law if Republicans win.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co
New York
Reasons to register and vote from a local guest columnist
A guest columnist from Auto Workers Local 674 urges readers to register and vote in the upcoming presidential and congressional elections. The piece references past Republican leadership under Hoover and notes current party figures and records from the 79th and 80th Congresses as context for readers. E. S. Patterson, a UAW international representative, will meet Thursday noon with Chevrolet and Fisher Kody committees on negotiations.
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E. S. Patterson
UAW International
General Motors
Chevrolet
Blood donor appeal from hospital patient thanks volunteers
Howereee from Fishes Body at Jewsigh Hospital sends a card thanking local blood donors who helped him. He still needs blood and asks volunteers to contact William Perkins for more donations.
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Howereee
Fishes Body
Jewsigh Hospital
William Perkins
Labor union politics and voting urged amid industry talks
The SUN reports union members urged to register and vote in upcoming elections. It highlights turnout, the Wagner Act's impact, and calls for active participation at PAC rallies and union meetings. Notables include Ray Sowder and Ray Tucker as council figures.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic Congress
Washington
CIO Aids Avert Strike By 30,000 Telephone Workers
Philip Murray of the CIO helped secure a last minute wage settlement between the Assn. of Communication Equipment Workers and Western Electric Co. averting a nationwide strike set for Sept. 17. The agreement grants wage increases of 9 to 15 cents an hour in the eastern zone and 8 to 14 cents in the rest, with gains in transfer and mobility allowances and auto mileage. The strike is postponed pending a membership referendum among 15 locals in 43 states.
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NEW York
CIO Pres
Philip Murray
Assn. of Communication Equipment Workers
Western Electric Co
Meat Trust Suits Filed Against Major Packers
The Justice Department filed antitrust lawsuits against Armour & Co. Swift & Co. Cudahy Packing Co. and Wilson & Co. Inc. alleging monopoly practices that raised meat prices. The firms had earlier endured a bitter strike over wage increases for workers.
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Washington
Justice Dept
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Cudahy Packing Co
Wilson & Co., Inc
Norwood Political No 5 Rue Meeting Tonight
Mayor Edward Tepe of Norwood and Morse Johnson 1st District candidate speak at 8 p.m. Friday September 24 before an open meeting of the United Labor Civic Committee of Norwood. The gathering, at the Junior Order Hall on Weyer Avenue, aims to unite union members for city political action.
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Edward Tepe
Norwood
Morse Johnson
United Labor Civic Committee
Junior Order
Weyer Avenue
Estella Favers Sees Large Labor Day Gathering in Detroit
Estella Favers, a steward in Material Control, spent Labor Day in Detroit where he heard President Truman's address and noted an unusually large crowd in one place.
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Estella Favers
Detroit
Truman
Milk price rise in New York City since 1941
The report tracks 13 increases in milk prices in New York City from 1941 to the present, noting steady cost growth over decades and the impact on consumers and local markets.
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New York City
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