CIO Council Officers Take Oath in 1955 Meeting
The CIO Council swore in officers led by Ed Hellkamp as president with Grainger handing him the gavel. Absent officers will be sworn in at the next meeting on Wednesday February 15 due to bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO Council
James Grace
Government & Civic Workers
Marco Meccia
ACWA
Charles Miller
IUE
Corkie Durham
CWA
Ed McDonald
Grainger
Hellkamp
Jobless Pay Bill Before House
The Ohio CIO petition drive to humanize unemployment compensation cleared the first hurdle as Secretary of State Ted Brown certified sufficient signatures. House Bill 114 now moves through the legislature, proposing boosts to weekly benefits from 30 to 50 dollars and extending benefit periods from 26 to 39 weeks, with higher dependency allowances and fewer employer appeal hurdles.
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Columbus
Ohio C.ilo
Ted Brown
CIO
Brown
Unionism Its the Law of Our Beloved Land
A CIO backed appeal praising the Wagner Act and urging Idento Tag Inc workers in Cincinnati to organize. The piece cites historical backing for collective bargaining and invites employees to join the CIO as part of a broad labor solidarity effort.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Idento Tag., Inc
Cincinnati
Idento Tag Co
Idento Tag
Greater Cincinnati
Joy Brigel Quiet at Home With Bad Throat Infection
Joy Brigel longtime secretary for CWA Local 4400 has been confined at home for a week due to a throat infection. Friends wish her a swift recovery. Congratulations to Melvin and Shirley Klaiss on their new son James Joseph born weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces. Melvin works as night committeeman at Fisher Plant Local 674 UAW and Shirley was first president of Local 1693 United Office Employees CIO.
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Joy Brigel
CWA
Melvin
Shirley Klaiss
James Joseph
Fisher
UAW
Shirley
United Office Employees Cio
More Jobs Sought Fewer Found in 1954
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reports 1954 shows 557 052 job applications up 27.9 percent from 1953 while placements fell to 358 752 from 480 626 a 25.4 percent decline. Men increased job seekers 33.1 percent, women 18.3 percent.
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Columbus
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
BUC
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Ernie Locknane
Walter
Babe) Grainger
Joe Scherra
Steel Workers
Ed Hellkamp
Steve Chevalier
Brewery Local 12
Willie Snow
Jim Pearson
Legis
Cco
The
Polio Foundation
Uaw-Cio
Council
Harold C. McCellan
National Assn. of Manufacturers
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