UPWA Officers Elected In Local Union
Leonard W. Sipe was re elected president of the Local Union for the coming year. New officers include Bernard J. Early as vice president George DuCharme recording secretary Harry Blackhaw chief steward days James Bouska trustee three year term. Re elected were Harold J. Smith Frances Ives Frank Sasek. Officers with non expiring terms were Robert Simmons and John J. Coppess. Installation will occur at February meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard W. Sipe
Bernard J. Early
George DuCharme
Harry Blackhaw
James Bouska
Harold J. Smith
Frances Ives
Frank Sasek
Robert Simmons
John J. Coppess
Early contract origins and freeholders rights emerge
The article traces how early man traded services for pay and how contract law began. It notes that near the end of the Middle Ages the English Parliament affirmed freemen could set their own prices for services, signaling a move toward market rights and price setting.
Labor past and the fate of indentured servitude in colonies
The article traces colonial labor laws from the Statute of Artificers to later reforms, detailing indentured servitude, wage limits, and the shift toward free labor. It notes early use of indentures, shifts in Massachusetts and other colonies, and the evolution through Revolutionary notes and postwar policy, ending with the idea that only organized sports saw transferable contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New World
Elizabeth T
Atlantic
National Labor Relations Board
Selves
U.S
Massachusetts
England
Colonies
Group Provides Scholarships to Negro Students in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids service group formed to aid Negro high school graduates with college. Initiated by local business and professional leaders and De Percy Harris, the group raises funds to provide counsel and loans or grants to students who might not otherwise attend college. Vernon Smith notes the goal is to reveal many doors open to youth and to screen those requesting aid for need and situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edar Rapids
Vernon Smith
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Greenlee scholarship aid to Negro students at Tuskegee Institute
A Cedar Rapids notice describes the establishment of the Howard S. Greenlee scholarship for Negro students with the highest grade point averages at Tuskegee Institute. The fund comes from members’ dues and assessments, with loans and grants not limited to children of members. Jack E. High, succeeding Dr. Harris as president, calls the Civic organization a bootstrap effort reflecting local leadership and purpose. Membership remains open though no white persons are currently involved, and inquiries are welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Howard S. ‘Greenlee
Coe College
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Greenlee
Jack E. High
Dr. Harris
Smith
Cedar Rapids AFL CIO Elects Officers at IBEW Hall
John R. King heads local AFL CIO delegates as Cedar Rapids Labor Assembly elects officers for 1966 at IBEW Hall. Ceremony honors King for uniting AFL and CIO factions. he receives a plaque and congratulatory letters from national leaders. New president is Clyde Traw. other officers include Kriz, Berger, Jahnke, Smith, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor
Cedar Rapids
IBEW
6Th St
Cedar Rapids Labor Assembly
John R. King
AFL
CIO
George Meany
Walter Reuther
William Schnitzler
National
AFL Cio
Clyde Traw
United Packinghouse Workers of America
Jerry
Kriz
Painters
Donald Berger
United Auto Workers
Eugene Jahnke
American Federation of Teachers
Harold Smith
UPWA
Gerald
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