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VOL. XI.V. No. 41
Hannah Demands Special Session of
Legislature To Remove U. C. Law
Benefit Disqualifications
thousands of Ohio Workers Suffering Hardships During
Critical Reconversion Period
Columbus.—-Phil Hannah, secretary
treasurer of the Ohio State Federation
of Labor, this week demanded that a
special session of the legislature be
called to correct unfair disqualifica
tions in the Ohio Unemployment Com
pensation Law.
In a letter to Gov. Frank Lausche,
Hannah said that "thousands of Ohio
workers are suffering needless hard
ships during this critical period of
reconversion from a war to a peace
economy because of unfair disqualifi
cations in the unemployment compen
sation law."
He reminded the governor that the
disqualifications existed because "the
General Assembly refuspd to write a
'suitable work' definition into the un
employment compensation act."
"It is not fair or common sense or
in the interest of the welfare of this
great state that skilled, semi-skilled
and specially-trained workmen are re
fused benefits because they cannot ac
cept, job referrals as restaurant work
cis and other service employment.
Skills Become Dull
"Such employment not only dulls
their skills and nullifies their special
training and experience but actually
prevents them from finding jobs for
which they are best suited and at
which they can produce the best for
themselves and for the community,"
Hannah said.
He said there was a mounting list
of complaints on his desk from Ohio
AFL members who had been refused
SETTLES FILM
JOB CONTROVERSY
Washington, D. C.—A special com
mittee of the American Federation of
Labor set up detailed jurisdiction
boundaries for its various unions in
Hollywood movie studios, in a decision
ending a long controversy.
The committee, consisting of Felix
H. Knight of the Brotherhood of Rail
road Carmen, W. C. Birthright of the
Barbers Union, and W. C. Doherty of
the Letter Carriers, was delegated by
the AFL Executive Council to make
a final settlement of the 7-month dis
pute.
Unions involved are the Painters,
Decorators and Paperhangers Elec
tricians Plumbers and Steam Fit
ters Building Service Employes Ma
chinists the Carpenters, and the
theatrical Stage Employes, and Mov
ing Picture Machine Operators.
The special committee said that it
unanimously agreed that the best so
lution to the controversy would be "a
division of work designations within
the industry patterned after previous
agreements negotiated mutually by
the various crafts."
Each jurisdictional question was
decided by the committee according
to this policy after extended hearings
and after personal inspection at a
Hollywood studio of the various types
of work involved. The decisions are
final and binding on all parties.
Green Urges All Members
To Maintain Bond Plans
Washington, .C.—AFL President
William Green issued an appeal to all
...AFL workers to continue purchasing
Victory Bonds under the payroll sav
ings plan.
Mr. Green said in a letter to all af
filiated unions that he had discussed
the matter with Secretary of the
Treasury Vinson who expressed the
hope that AFL members will not aban
don payroll savings plans in peace
time.
Secretary Vinson praised the lead
'ing part which AFL officers and
members played in the successful out
come of the Treasury's War Finance
program.
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benefits because the sta&law does
not include a "suitable work" defini
tion.
"With almost a half-billion in the
U. C. fund, it seems that Ohio should
adopt a more liberal and sensible poli
cy in the payment of benefits to tem
porarily displaced workers. That is,
after all, what the fund is for.
Fund Not Shrine
"It is not a shrine at which to wor
ship," the letter continued.
Hannah asked that the governor
include the following matters in his
legislative call, which he said need
ed the urgent attention of the law
makers:
1.Consideration of removal of bar
riers in state law to permit additional
federal low-rent housing projects for
Ohio.
2. Consideration of legislation to
prevent the further ravaging of Ohio
natural and scenic resources by strip
coal mining operations.
3. Consideration of a state bonus to
Ohio veterans of World War II.
4. Consideration of legislation to es
tablish the 40-hour week for all state
employes and to raise the now sub
standard wages of employes of state
hospitals and institutions so that a
higher type personnel will be attracted
to these positions, thus affording com
petent care for the indigent and men
tally ill.
The governor was urged to call the
special session as "speedily as possi
ble."
David Webb & Sons
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FARM PROSPERITY
HINGES ON WAGES
Washington, D. C.—The American
farmer starts the New Year leaving
behind him the most prosperous 12
months in history. His gross income
for 1945 hit $24,200,000,000, accord
ing to the United States Department
of Agriculture.
Why were farmers unusually pros
perous last year? Because, Secretary
of Agriculture Anderson emphasizes,
industrial and other city workers gen
erally were fully employed and earn
ing higher-than-ordinary wages.
"The city worker had plenty of food
dollars to spend," Anderson says, "and
they spent those dollars right over
the farmer's counter.
"They spent more than 30 billion
dollars for food, a third of their en
tire consumer outlay.
"Contrast that with 1933, when con
sumers had only 11% billion food dol
lars, and after the middleman took
his toll there was mighty little left
for the farmer."
The surest safeguard against an
other crash for agriculture, Anderson
says, is full production and full em
ployment, "with lots of food dollars
going into pay checks."
Fire Fighters Back
Mile of Dimes Fund
Committees and chairmen to conduct
the infantile paralysis fund campaign
in Hamilton, sponsored by the City
Fire Department, were announced
Monday.
Those named included Assistant
Chief Ralph Lenehan, general chair
man Harold Sheperd, Williard Gilles
pie, and Capt. Louis Stoeckel, co-chair
men Lieutenants Carl Ellis and Ed
ward Duff icy, March of Dimes Capt.
Harvard Clark, dance and advertis
ing Don Koons, coin boxes Leslie
Garrett, theater collections Capt.
Louis Stoeckel, school collections Lt.
George Schlotterbeck, industrial col
lections, and Capt. Herbert Joyce,
merchant collections.
A March of Dimes booth was placed
on High street this week. Plans have
been completed for benefit dances
January 26 in the Moose Club, Eagles
Temple and the Anthony Wayne Hotel.
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HAMILTON, OfflO, FRIDAY,
AFL Radio Forum Hits
Fact-Finding Proposal
Washington, D, C.—The AFL in
augurated its 1946 radio forum series
over NBC's "America United" pro
gram with a highly interesting and
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informative discussion on "How Can
Labor-Management Relations Be Im
proved
Representatives of tiie AFL, U, S.
Chamber of Commerce and National
Farmers Union agreed that the Pres
ident's fact-finding proposal won't do
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Robert J. Watt spoke for the AFL,
Thomas W. Howard for the Chamber
of Commerce, and Russell Smith for
the National Farmers Union.
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