Employers Attack Ohio Jobless Pay in Unemployment Board Hearing
The Ohio Labor and Commerce Committee opened hearings on shortening unemployment compensation. Senator Pollock led an employers' bill to cut benefits by eliminating dependency allowances, shifting child support burden to public relief. Witnesses from Ohio Manufacturers’ Association and Ford urged reductions.
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Columbus
Labor and Commerce Committee
Ohio Senate
Ohio
Robert A. Pollock
R. Canton
CIO
Labor
Pollock
Walter Mackey
Ohio Manufac
Turers’ Association
Frank C. Manack
American Steel and Wire Co
Cleveland
Kenneth Lloyd
Mahoning Valley Industrial Council
Youngstown
Porter Dale
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Corp
Thomas Maher
Ford Motor Co
Cincinnati
George Bradley
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
George Hammond
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Walter Ward
A. & P. Food Stores
Manack
Mitchell
White House
Paul Douglas
Unemployment Benefit Bill for Public Employees Fails In Ohio Senate Panel
The Commerce and Labor Committee killed the bill 4-2, with four Republicans opposing and two Democrats in favor. Testimony supported by labor officials and employees, while President Eisenhower urged states to expand benefits to public workers. The Ohio Advisory Council also recommended the change unanimously.
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Commerce and Labor Committee
Ohio Senate
Eisenhower
State Advisory Council
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Ohio
GOP
Wage hike clash with labor groups over 90 cent proposal
The administration and major unions clash over Fair Labor Standards Act amendments. CIO chief Reuther and AFL leader Meany push for at least 1.25 dollars, dismissing 90 cents as insufficient. Labor hearings feature Senators urging higher pay and broader coverage.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Senate Labor Committee
William Purtell
Connecticut
Irving Ives
New York
CIO
Union Label Drawing Seeks Local Member Nominee
ACWA invites local members to submit their names for a drawing at the CIO Council meeting on May 18. The winner receives an ACWA UNION LABEL suit, a creation unique to the Amalgamated Clothing Workers. Send entries to Joe Sepate at ACWA Center, 425 E Fourth Street.
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ACWA
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
CIO
Joe Sepate
Fourth Street
UAW CIO Radio Eye-Opener Plugs Wage and Automation
The UAW CIO announces a morning program on WSAI 1360 from 6 15 to 6 45 called Eye Opener sponsored by the Educational Department in Detroit. The segment features questions and answers on the guaranteed annual wage and automation along with music and entertainment and invites member tuning and comments.
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Uaw-Cio
WSAI
Educational Department of
The
Detroit
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Conk
Walter Reuther
AFL
George Meany
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Reuther
James B. Carey
America
United States
Jacob S. Potofsky
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Potofsky
Beirne
CIO Communications Workers
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