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Newspaper
The Cincinnati Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1954
Page
6
The CIO condemns scabbing by eight floaters in Cincinnati who fill strike jobs, labeling them as weak individuals not representing any race. The statement asserts the CIO’s stance against discrimination and its history of fighting for Negro rights and fair employment.
Local 674 UAW Retired Members list includes a note thanking members for loyal support during the past year and wishes a happy New Year. The letter from pension committee chairman Harry Eckstein is quoted beginning with thanks as the year ends.
A CIO European office film strip titled The 17th of June portrays the East German worker uprising with unpublished photos from behind the Iron Curtain. Based on Reuther’s East Berlin visit, it highlights the German people’s struggle for freedom and the Free World Fund support.
Floyd Repp CIO Steelworkers Local 2172 member spotted the armed robber hiding in a plant warehouse near U S Steel Products Co. He alerted police and directed officers to the suspect, earning praise from local law enforcement.
A Christmas edition message thanks advertisers and urges union members to buy UNION LABEL products. It emphasizes supporting other unions, promoting UNION LABOR, and buying from stores handling UNION PRODUCTS and publishing the SUN, the union paper. It calls on Mr and Mrs Union Member to back fellow workers and on wives to purchase union-made goods.
Reported trends show labor unions facing setbacks in 1950s policy battles. CIO delegates pushed for Taft Hartley repeal while backing anti repression measures and a guaranteed annual wage. Election outcomes shifted power as Democrats gained ground and labor leaders blamed GOP promises.
ACWA wins a state charter to build a health center in Chicago for 12 000 members and families. The $750 000 facility will provide complete care except hospitalization and be named after Sidney Hillman. Samuel Smith notes the center aligns with union traditions and will be housed in the remodeled headquarters.
The UAW-CIO hosted 300 underprivileged children at Central Turner Hall in Cincinnati for a Christmas party. Dick Hageman of WLW-TV led a program as union members from Auto Workers Locals provided ice cream, cakes, and bags of fruit, candy, and toys. Santa Claus handed out dolls, skates, watches, guns, footballs, and more, with buses returning the children home at day’s end.
Local 390, RWDSU CIO, defeated Teamsters Local 661 by 375 to 150 in a union election at a Kroger plant. The firm praised workers for resisting raiders and thanked American Can Co. staff for assisting with literature. Unfair labor charge against Teamsters remains pending.
The article extols Columbia Oldsmobile of 525 Sycamore Street Cincinnati as a top city business due to honesty in dealings and courteous customer treatment. It lauds owner George Joseph and urges residents to visit for new or used cars or first class service.
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