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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Wage Dmerentials
Abolished by WLB

WASHINGTON (FP)-Dr. Frank
P. Graham, the only southern mem
Der of the National War Labor
Board, June 7 was receiving scores
of congratulations from unions for
his opinion in the boards decision
abolishing differentials between
white and Negro workers for the
same work.
The decision was hailed by Wash
ington Representative Neil Brandt
of the United Electrical Radio e.
Machine Workers (CI0) as "prece-
dent-making," in a letter to dis
tricts over the country. He urged
that unions advance programs of
upgrading and training Negr o
workers for higher skilled jobs
and, where companies refused to
agree, bring the cases before the
WLB.
The board directed the Southport
Petroleum Co. of Texas City, Tex,
to grant wage increases to its
Negro employees which would "place
them on basis of economic parity
with the white workers in the same
classification" The employees were
represented by the Oil Workers
international (CIO). Quotations
from DR.. Graham's opinion:
"In this small but significant
case, the National War Labor
Board abolishes the classifications
'colored labor and white labor
and reclassifies both simply as 'la-
borers' with the same rates of pay
for all in that classification with
out discrimination on account of
color"
Economic and political dscrim-
ination on account Of race or creed
is in line with the Nazi program
d. The American answer to diff
ferences in color and creed is not
a concentration camp, but cooper
alton"
"The Negro is necessary for
winning the war, and, at the same
time, is a test Of our sincerity in
the cause for which we are fight
ing"
There is no more loyal group of
our fellow citizens than the Ameri-
can Negroes, north and SOUTH"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Return of Lewis 10 AL
Seen as Good, and Bad

a certain application for memb II
ship in the AFL, whether it cay,
ries in its wake the diamember-
ment of the CIO or a political de-
orientation of the AFL or the aim
of keeping the estwo forever apart
all of these appear ponderous, pro-
found.
They would just fall to the
ground as that much verbisge if
the leaders on both sides would
just rise to the occasion, stand up
to their full height and say: Let
US sit down to settle this matter
in fair, American, give -and-take
manner. They would emerge from
one good sitting with an ashcan
full of timeworn shibboleths, petty
ambitions, two-by-four schemes
and-a just and irrefutable claim
to true leadership of men, based
not on jurisdictional lines of en-
pire, but on merit"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Cannot Stand Alone
Summer School for
Workers Begins June Ia

CHICAGO (FP) - Courses for
union members and others inter-
ested in labor unionism and labor's
role In the war effort will be Of
fered this summer at the Abraham
Lincoln School, 80 W. Washington
ST., Chicago. Glasses begin June
IA. Harvey O'Connor, noted Chi
cago author and labor editor, will
lecture on Labor's Role in Victory
and Postwar Planning. AFL and
CIO union leaders who will col
laborate in teaching courses de-
signed to develop union leaders
are: Ernest De Maio, Albert E..
Glenn and Herbert March of the
CIO, and Wilhelm Levander Of the
AFL.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Anfi-Sfrike
Bill Passed
In House
Continued from Page One

tee, told FP May 81. "It's mobbed
for slaughter"
But the next day new walkout
in the mines began. When the first
round of the fight on the bill be-
gan June 2, the temper of the
house had changed. Howard Smith
3D., Va.), who the previous week
had gloomily dwelt on the opposi-
ton of administration leaders,
perked up.
Taft Objects
On June 3, Robert Ramspeck
d., Tex.), majority whip, proposed
adoption of the original Connally
bill, and was backed by McCor-
mack. The bill provided for seizure
of struck plants and mines by the
President, but this feature was
knocked out in the house commit
tee, after Senator Robert Taft R.,
Ohio) and others in the senate
had objected to it because it ap-
peared to give the President too
much power over private enter
prise.
1t also provided for prison SEN
tences Of one year and fines of
$4,000 for anyone who influenced
another to go on strike. This clause,
the AFL pointed out, would pre-
vent ordinary correspondence be-
tween internationals and locals,
say, on grievances. This was the
provision of the Connally bill saved
for final passage.
The weakened administration
leaders who were willing to give
labor only half a knockout blow
rather than fight full knockout
blow, didn't achieve their aim.
Forest A. Harness (R., Ind,) Of
fered a substitute bill knocking
out a few of Smiths most odorous
provisions.
Smith, smooth operator, had
made a deal with the reactionary
Republicans, it became apparent.
He accepted the substitute and
asked to amend it to include his
provision giving the National War
Labor Board statutory authority.
Vito Marcantonio (ALP, N, W
asked if that wouldn't include
provision preventing the WLB
from awarding closed shop or even
maintenance of union conditions.
Smith admitted it did. This amend
ment was beaten. The provision in
effect outlawing the Norris-La-
Guardian act is not in the final
bill, either.
1t prohibits unions from con-
tributing to political campaigns if
federal office is involved. II pro-
hibits use of union funds to aid
strikers. A secret ballot is required
before a strike.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
WHAT WE HEAR

Somewhere in Toledo there are
some intelligent industrialists.
They sometimes wonder why
Union people, particularly nego-
itators snicker or just politely
smile at them. For the edifica-
tion of the really intelligent in
dustrial executives, here is a
sample of some Of the bright
sayings of one Of Toledo's we'll
known industrialists during con-
tract negotiations.
All the sayings can be sub
stantiated and any industrialist
wishing proof can apply to Local
IL, UAW-CI0, 425 Winthrop st.
HERE 1T is
Il didn't fall off Christmas
aforementioned 18 times.
"Try it out on the dog"-men-
toned 81 times.
Grub of the green"-mentioned
IL times.
"The company prefers to be it's
own Santa Claus"-mentioned II
times.
I'll give them their union so
fast it'll make their heads swim"
mentioned 10 times.
Gust between US girls"-men-
toned 5 times.
Before God and all the ma
aforementioned times.
"It's ambiguous and contradic-
tory and don't make sense
mentioned % times.
"You can't threaten me in my
office"-mentioned 8 times.
"You think every manufactur-
er is a crook"-mentioned 10
times.
"My dream, for a long time,
has been a guaranteed annua,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
CIO, AFL Discuss Lewis
In Opposing Views

NEW York; June 8 (FP)-
Opposing views on the proposed
return of the. United Mine Work
ers (unaffiliated) to the AFL,were
expressed here June by the In
ternational Ladies Garment Work
ers Union (AFL) and the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers (CIO).
Justice, official publication of
the ILGWU, characterized as "un-
adulterated bunk" the suggestion
that UNIV President John L. Lewis
had decided to rejoin the AFL to
convert it into a Republican
stronghold for 1914 or into
weapon of offense against the
President. Advance, ACW organ,
called for real AFL-CIO unity to
counteract Lewis "one-man chal-
lenge to the country"
Lewis hnOWS AFL
Lewis knows the AFL too we'll
to be nursing such delusions," JUS
tice says. "He is quite familiar
with the political geography of the
organization with which he was
affiliated for several decades, and
he probably remembers too well
that he could not swing even his
own miners in 1910 against the
New Deal and the President, to
embark on new lost causes.
"This, however, is not meant to
imply that by reentering the AFL
Lewis will ipso facto abandon his
antagonism to the administration.
Whether or not acceptance of the
no-strike policy is made condi-,
ton of reaffiliation for the miners
union, by the time. their reentrance.
becomes a fact, several months
from now, the no-strike policy in
sofar as the miners are concerned,
will largely be an academic issue"
Cannot Stand Alone
Aggressive and pugnacious as
Lewis may be, he realizes above
all today, as we in the ILGWU
recognized in 1910 after two years
of independent existence, that no
labor union, no matter how strong,
can stand alone"
Advance, in a different tone,
comments: Speculation in the
general press as to the meaning of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

To Stage War
Production Rally
Continued from Page One

Speaking at the regular meeting
Of the Willys Unit early this
month, Mr.. Gosser urged all mem
bers to attend the rally.
Mr.. Gosser complimented men,
berS for their unity and fine work.
manship in producing the WHY'S
built Jeep for the armed forces,
and said that the Monday evening
rally will be an excellent oppor-
tunity for WHY'S workers to show
the Army and Navy officers and
war heroes that they are 100 per
cent back Of the armed forces.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
FORD LABOR POLICIES
TO REMAIN UNCHANGED,

DETROIT-FP) - Election OF
octogenarian Henry Ford to sue.
ceed the late Edsel Ford as presi.
dent of Ford Motor Co. means the
continuance of present labor re.
lations policies, according to Di'
rector Richard T. Leonard Of the
Ford Dept. United Auto Workers
(CIO).
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
WHY'S Unit
Holds FroIic
Dancing, Refreshments
Please 5000 Members

More than 5000 members of the
Willys-overland Unit of Local ~
UAW-CIO, enjoyed the spring
frolic held in the Overland Admin.
istration Building June 5.
Dancing, contests, eats and re-
freshments were the principal in
gradients used to promote a good
time for the huge crowd which
turned out to attend the party.
New Band PIeases
Carmen Broderick, director of
the Local IL band surprised every
one by showing off his new band
which has been organized but a
short time. The new dance band
not only surprised but pleased
everyone, for it was distinctly big
time and probably accounted for
the fact that every dance was
crowded.
Charles Ballard, chairman of
the Willys-Overland Unit was mas
ter Of ceremonies introducing the
band as well as the various dane
ing contests which were the high
spots Of the evening.
Winners in the dancing contests
were the following: Old time waltz
Mr.. and Mrs. Grabarski, 100 Nett
Ter St; Fox trot, Miss Geraldine
Saunders, 924 Tecumseh St., John
kulwicki, l116 Buckingham St.;
litter bugs, Miss June Jones, 439
Indiana Ave, and Harold Mills, 72
Brand Whitlock Homes.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
What Is Initiation?
Do you have excess cash?

DO you nave excess cash?
You will answer, mo" But
the fact remains that you do.
For almost every wage Garner
these days has an income. in
checkboOk or pocketbook, well
above the cost of his living,
taxes, insurance and debt re-
payments.
You never actually "bid"
against anybody for a porter
house steak, but when you take
the spending of all average
Americans rs a group, it's a
different story. So II Is i'm
portant that excess money be
saved rather than used collec-
lively to bid up prices. If ii is
spent, instead of saved, prices
soar. That's imitation.
Ideally, Ii should be invested
m Government securities dur
Ing the Second War Loan.
They give their lives
You lend your money"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Council
Is Boring
Continued from Page One


boring property owners were up
in arms.
When Councilman Czelusta asked
that the matter be turned over to
City Manager George N. Schoon-
maker for investigation, Mayor
Lloyd Roulet remarked that this
was a case for his own attention
and that he would take over for
the city manager. Upon furth~
questioning, it was revealed that
the property in question was a lot
owned by Mayor Roulet himself.
Result = no further action was
taken.
Restricted Parking
Legislation was passed giving
the safety director the power to
order the towing away of any
cars parked in or around the vi
cinity of defense areas of Toledo
defense plants. This would cost
the owner of the vehicle the usual
fine of parking violation plus a
towing charge and the cost of
storage, which would have to be
paid before he could take possess
sion of his car.
Zone Changes Approved
AS result of petitions from
property owners on both sides of
Nevada St., between East Broad
way and the Toledo Belt Railroad,
council approved a public hearing
July IA, at 10 a. m., for discussion
of proposal to change the zon-
ing in the above mentioned district.
Authorization of legislation pro-
viding for the paving of certain
sidewalks in front of certain lots
streets and the construction of
was approved by council during
the meeting.
Bame, Thacher Excused
Councilman Ollie Czelusta was
given his turn, or rather pilfered
it from Councilman Michael V. Di-
Sale, to ask for councils indul-
gence on the absence of Ira Bame
and Addison @. Thacher at the
Committee of the Whole meeting
of June 2.
The meeting adjourned with the
notice of next meeting being sched-
uled for next Monday night, June
ID, at 1880 p. m.
1t was noted that one spectator
was present, also lost in medita-
ton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

WASHINGTON-FP) = While
Pres. Roosevelt ordered $4,000
striking coal miners to return to
work by Monday, June 7, nego-
tiations between the United Mine
Workers (unaffiliated) and the
mine operators were at a stand
still under a National War Labor
Board order.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Gosser Explains
I.cbor Unrest
Blames Management F.
Part OF Problem

Richard Gosser, regional director in Region 2B UAW-
CO which includes Toledo issued statement June bla-
the War Labor Board and the OPA for the
unrest which exists in the ranks of the workers.
DELAYS in the War Labor Boards decisions failure of the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
WAsHINGToN-lFpn-I

WAsHINGToN-RP)-J. Ken
meth Galbraith was fired by oPA
Administrator Prentiss M. Brown
and was told that Lou R. Maxon
Detroit advertising man whose
resignation as information chief
had been asked by the oPA labor
policy committee, would remain,
it was learned here.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Employment
Notice

Boys from Is to Is years of
age, who are seeking employ.
ment, must have Work Per-
nit, Social Security card and
Birth Certificate.
Apply at Local IL, 425 Win
throp Street, Room 40, from
to 4 p. m, Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

HR 2429, 242S, 23O9 and 1882
Abolish exclusion of our Chinese
allies under immigration laws.
In house immigration committee.
Lost by one vote June z. Up
later in week. Wire support.
HR 147-Patman: Provides Grim
inal penalties for strikers. In
house judiciary committee.
Hartley: introduced June q:
would kill OPA and turn over
food price and rationing to VIA
Chief Chester Davis, oil to Pc
troleum Administrator Harold L..
Ickes, clothing to WPB's Civilian
Supply, and rent control to Ma
tional Housing Agency. Would
further cripple the home front.
S 1I30 - Thomas: Provides $780,
100000 for child care. Supported
by labor, with amendments sug-
gested to increase to $100, ,000,-
900 in order to care for the mil
lion children of working mothers
who need care. In senate educa-
ton and labor committee.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Cute Sayings Of Bright
Management
BY Ina Negotiation

living wage" mentioned IL
times.
"The annual take-home is what
counts"-mentioned 8 times.
Sometimes you get so close
to the forest that you can't see
the aforementioned A times.
"You cookies"-mentioned 19
times.
even some of the ministers
are crooks"-mentioned 6 times.
''I'll give you a little tip. You
can catch more flies with sugar
than with vinegar"-mentioned
13 times.
"This business of getting so
far out on a limb that you have
to saw it aforementioned 10
times.
1--WE got walrus hide"-men-
toned 8 times.
Don't go way around Robin
Hoods barn" mentioned 6
times.
THE SCORE
Compiling the score, the ex-
preston "try it on the dog" wins
by many lengths, with " / didn't
fall off a Christmas tree" running
a poor place position. "The Com
pany prefers to be its own Santa
Claus" was in show position run
ming neck and neck with the
Xmas tree business during the
negotiations. The also rams also
put up a good race and it was a
good fight all the way. The "try
it on the dog" expression won
the race, however, by a wide
margin and so the Union nego-
tiator came home to sit and
wonder where some of the better
people acquire their vocabularies.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Labor Urges President TO
Supporf Price RoIIback

WASHINGTON, June 5 (FP)-
The Combined Labor Victory Com
mittee June met with the Presi-
dent at his request and urged his
full support for a $4,000, 100000
grant for subsidies to hold down
food prices.
AFL Pres. William Green and
CIO Pres. Philip Murray and the
other members told reporters they
did not ask for removal of OPA
Chief Prentiss Brown, but did pro-
test the retention Of Lou K. Max
on, whom Brown is considering
as general manager, because of
his policies.
Want Labor Represented
They urged meeting with Of
flee of War Mobilization Director
James F. Byrnes to discuss its
functions and to obtain labor rep
resentation on the committee which
is set up to advise Byrnes. Muir
ray urged that Byrnes direct all
agencies to comply with and sup
port the policy of rolling back
prices, together with subsidies to
achieve the rollback.
In a memorandum submitted by
CIO members, who included also
Pres. r. j. Thomas of the United
Workers and Sec. julius Ebspak
of the United Electrical Radio &
Machine Workers, it was charged
that administration officials actu-
ally are working to defeat subsi-
dies.
Davis Opposes Subsidies
Chester Davis, food admins
traitor, actually testified before
one Of the congressional commit
tees that he opposed subsidies. 1t
is open knowledge that Jesse
Jones, who is supposed to furnish
the money for these subsidies, is
also opposed TO this practice"
Demanding en- end to this
policy of apparent weakness in re-
gard to the basic issues of roll
back of prices and subsidies" the
memo declared:
at is becoming increasingly
impossible 10 prevent the rising
resentment on the part of the
workers who are abstaining from
any wage demands because of the
promise Of a rollback, which is
proving to be a myth"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11


HR 2S69-Bill to extend life of
Commodity Credit Corp. AS re-
ported out by banking commit
tee, Patman amendment prevents
funds of CCC cor any other
government agency" for subsidies
to main maximum prices on ag-
gricultural products. Aim is to
prevent rollback in prices. Due
on house floor for debate week
of June IA. Labor opposed. Pat
an will also try to introduce
amendment to split up OPA
functions among agencies.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Let Congress
Know

Organized labor is letting con-
gress know it is watching the vote
on the following bills:
HR 7-Marcantonio: Repeats poll
tax. Passed house. Referred to
senate judiciary subcommittee.
Write Chairman Ernest w. Nc
Farland 3D., Ariz.); members
Tom Connally 3D., Tex.) and
Warren Austin (R., VT, op-
posed, and John Donaher (R.,
Conn., and Abe Murdock d.,
Utah, who voted for bill last
year.
S 1856 - Connally-Smith- Harness:
Provides penal sentence for
strike leaders; prohibits political
contributions when federal office
is involved; prohibits use of
union funds to aid strikers; re-
quires a strike vote by secret
ballot; disqualifies member from
National War Labor Board if he
has any "pecuniary interest" in
case, which could be interpreted
to keep all union members off
board. In house-senate confer
ence. Wire senator's.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

OPA to place effective cell
ings on commodity prices, and
what Mr.. Gosser termed, "the
grasping of our no strike pledge
and the war situation by some
employers to harass and provoke
their workers." were given as the
greatest contributing factors to
the workers dissatisfaction.
Minor infractions of shop rules
and discharging employees for
reasons which formerly were salts
factorily adjusted by the union
and management were given as
additional reasons by Mr.. Gosser
for a large share of the troubles
which have occurred in local plants.
He accused some plants Of speed
ing up their machinery past the
point where safety could be main
tanned and said that "we do not
object to increasing output as
long as the persons and lives of
the workers are not exposed to
unnecessary danger, and there is
some fair distribution of the pro-
fits"
Unions Still Object
"Some plants are now putting
measures into force with which
the unions have never agreed
and do not agree now," said
Mr.. Gosser. He added that "when
plants do this, they must realize
that trouble will result when they
attempt to enforce measures to
which we have constantly OBJ
jected."
Workers are human beings and
when they are provoked enough
they blow up and show their
anger like any other class of
people" said the UAW-CI0 Re-
gional Director. eve can't change
the human nature Of the workers
any more than we can that of the
individuals who make up the plant
managements," he added.
Advances Solution
AS a solution for the problem,
Mr.. Gosser advocated that en-
ployers seek to work out their
problems with the workers who
are ready to adjust the difficult
ties if given an opportunity; that
management cease attempting to
take advantage Of the workers and
ineffectiveness of governmental
agencies; and that those who hold
official positions in the plants con-
duct themselves as they did prior
TO the war.
Gosser concluded his statement
with, ut rests in the hands Of
management whether disunity and
unrest is going to continue, or if
the plants want a united group
working together for all-out war
production so necessary for vic
tory"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

S 575-McKellar: Makes appoint
ment of all executives in agen-
cies making $4,000 OF more SUBJ
ject to senate ratification. Up
for debate in senate late in week
of June 7. Labor opposed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

S 1143-Bushfield Smith Aiken:
prevents payment of subsidies
to professors of agricultural
products, including livestock, in
stabilizing prices. Labor opposes
this bill, aimed at insuring infla-
ton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

Tax bill-a 1870 Ruml plan bill
which benefits only the wealthy
and leaves U. S. treasury and
workers holding the bag. Passed
both houses. Labor is urging
President to veto.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-11

Josephine GibsOns cook book con-
tanning more than 800 recipes for
cooking and other information for
Homemakers on sale al Democrat
Office at Is cents. By mail 30 cents.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-11
$50 TAXI DRIVERS
STRIKE IN LOWELL

Lowell, Mass, May 11.-(UP)-Ap-
proximately $50 taxi drivers were
absent from work today following a
strike-call last night which forced
eight companies to garage their
taXicabs and suspend operations
The striking drivers demand So
week wage increase with IS to
40 per cent increase in commits
sions.
A conference held with the state
arbitration board over new union
contracts failed to settle the dis
pute.
Largest companies affected were
the Yellow Taxicab Co. and the
Diamond Taxi System.
The strikers are members OF the
Chauffeurs and Transfers Union
(AFT).