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Newspaper
The Cincinnati Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1955
Page
8
A note indicates the unemployment compensation matter will be labeled with the number four. The text provides a brief reference to a formal issue or filing designation associated with benefits processing.
Albert Tulipamo, a Youngstown steelworker, lost work for nine months in 1954. His family faced hunger and rent arrears as Ohio unemployment benefits capped at 26 weeks. The CIO urged extending payments to 39 weeks. Mrs. Tulipamo says job loss costs a year of life.
A 1950s Ohio issue argues for an initiative to expand unemployment safeguards. It notes 1954 figures of 78 000 unemployed in a 26 week period and cites abuses by employers against claims. The measure would penalize wrongful appeals and shift burden of proof to appellants to curb delays and harassment.
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell urged industry to support more adequate unemployment compensation as “just good business.” Speaking in Toledo at the Ohio AFL convention, he cited public programs or public-private plans like General Motors and Ford guaranteed annual wage as means to maintain purchasing power during layoffs.
The Ohio Information Committee targets union members CIO and jobless workers in a letter to Central Ohio employers. It calls critics hypocritical and accuses CIO of notorious strong arm methods, prompting heated reactions over a bill affecting registration of opposed voters.
Ohio ranks among the harshest states for unemployment compensation disqualifications. Business Week notes Ohio, Iowa, and South Carolina had the highest rates in mid 1953, with Ohio disqualifying about 47.3 percent while the average state stood at 24.4 percent. Florida, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky posted the lowest rates. The CIO seeks to curb employer appeals and protect workers by new provisions in a humanizing bill.
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