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Newspaper
The Cincinnati Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1955
Page
2
The Detroit Free Press and the Rocky Mountain News condemn right to scale laws as obstructing free collective bargaining. The Free Press argues unions grew from democratic need and will endure, defending the right to work and its role in labor relations.
The National Religion and Labor Foundation denounces compulsory open shop laws as immoral and destructive to labor harmony and urges repeal of 14(b) Taft-Hartley provisions. Leaders from Jewish Catholic and Protestant bodies condemn state laws, calling for federal action and civil rights protection for workers.
The piece argues that an organization is a group of individuals with a right to express itself through its structure and to benefit from that expression within negotiated limits. It notes labor and management are “getting along very well” and that government interference should be minimized, per the Rocky Mountain News.
Walter P. Reuther, head of CIO and UAW-CIO, calls for labor joint partnership in safety, health, and compensation. He says labor groups must gain know-how to boost safety, notes 2,000,000 annual injuries as a societal challenge, and supports union participation on joint labor management safety committees.
The article argues that economic progress in less-developed states relies on raising incomes and expanding consumer markets, not on right to work laws. It contends anti union measures hinder wage growth and benefit only a small group of low wage employers, with broader growth driven by national economy and resource development.
The Cincinnati SUN weekly publication prints as the official organ of the Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council CIO. It lists address, date, contact, subscription rate, and an executive board full of local labor leaders and union organizers.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp notes a surge of bank mergers, with over 200 in 1954, 116 in 1953, and 100 in the prior year. In New York, 66 commercial banks disappeared by merger in three years. Congressman Emanuel Celler calls for a congressional inquiry into the trend and warns of losing banking competition.
CIO President Walter Reuther and AFL leader George Meany advocate union unity. Reuther says a united labor movement will lift schools housing and elder security while Meany argues stronger unions raise living standards and increase national wealth for all workers.
George S. Mitchell, director of the Southern Regional Council in Atlanta, will address the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Gibson Roof Garden. Mitchell, a former PAC-CIO regional director, will discuss "Searchlight on Freedom" and has authored works on textile unionism and southern industry. Reservations via PA 3160.
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