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Norwich Bulletin
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
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In Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 13, delegates from 45 local unions of printing crafts decide to inaugurate a 44-hour workweek on May 1 or stop work until employers agree, affecting non-daily publishers. They form a temporary state allied printing trades council and call a statewide meeting in Marion on April 9-10.
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Columbus, O., Feb. 13—Printers, pressmen, photoengravers, stereotyper and electrotypers employed in Ohio commercial publishing plants plan inaugurate the 44 hour week May 1 or stop work that day until employers accede to the demand.
This decision was reached here today by 65 delegates representing 45 local unions of the five crafts called together by the Cleveland union. A temporary organization to establish a permanent state allied printing trades council was effected and a call for a statewide meeting at Marion on April 9 and 10 was decided upon.
The only publishers who will be exempt, the union men said, are those of daily newspapers. They said that weekly newspapers, semi-weeklies, monthlies and straight commercial houses will be affected.
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Columbus, O.
Event Date
Feb. 13
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plan to inaugurate 44-hour week or stop work on may 1; temporary organization formed for permanent state allied printing trades council; statewide meeting called for marion on april 9 and 10; daily newspapers exempt, others affected.
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Printers, pressmen, photoengravers, stereotyper and electrotypers in Ohio commercial publishing plants plan to inaugurate the 44 hour week May 1 or stop work until employers accede. Decision reached by 65 delegates from 45 local unions of five crafts, called by Cleveland union.