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Newspaper
The Cincinnati Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1955
Page
3
The A C W A promotes union label campaigns to boost union made products and good wages. It argues non union firms use low wages harming the economy and celebrates labor progress, health insurance, pension benefits, and modern factories. It notes AFL CIO merger will strengthen label promotion nationwide.
The CIO National Union Label Committee issued a call to action to protect hard won conditions. The letter, signed by Frank Rosenblum Karl Feller and Harry Read, states the Union Label is a vital weapon to maintain gains and extend membership. The committee reorganized to meet Taft Hartley obstacles and is launching a local campaign.
A CIO aligned campaign invites local committees to distribute a new poster and leaflet showing Union Labels. The letter seeks active worker names for mailing future materials and proposes an idea exchange to boost use of the union label on CIO member products.
Detroit CIO Auto Workers announce a broad union label program to empower members to buy union-made goods and press for unions’ wages. Local label committees will partner with labor groups and merchants to source union products. An international label committee with regional representation will oversee decals and labels.
Washington CIO unions were warned to beware of scab souvenirs at meetings and conventions. Vice President Joseph Childs cited non union balloons and urged unions to demand the union label. The National CIO Committee on the Union Label urged all union souvenirs bear the label.
The AFL Hatters' Union reached a union shop agreement with the Frank H. Lee Co. after 38 years as an open shop. The deal covers 700 production workers at the Danbury plant, where the firm will use the union label on Lee and Disney men's hats sold in 3000 stores.
In Dayton Ohio a shoplifter took a suit from a department store but ripped out store and brand labels. Police traced the remaining union label and matched its serial number to a shipment sold to the store, proving the suit had arrived there before the theft.
The 66 page officers report outlines the scope of CIO paperworkers work. The Tensalex latex manual was produced by Local 112 from Sorg Paper Co. Middletown Ohio. The cover by Local 1015 from S. D. Warren Muskegon Michigan. The book printed by Local 292 at Hunter Printing Co. New York City.
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