The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-18
UNION WOMEN AND LABOR's FUTURE

I'tH Unless ALL organized labor acts to influence
- and educate women workers." said the presi
lent Of one of Americas largest unions last week
the work OF years the slow and painful building
Up or the trade union movement, may be de
5tToyed Uneducated in unionisnl, they represent
| potential danger to the labor movement; edu
lated they can be constructive and powerful par
II it and contribute much to its further advance
|nent"
Here is Labor's opportunity, and the time K
lct IS now. The hand that rocks the cradle anc
Inods the rVeting gun can be the decisive one il
5teadying the postwar world.
The following ive-point program Of action fol
every union woman, shows how she can strength
9n Labor as a War-Wlnnlng force now and create
he mature leadership to carry us through the
dangerous days Of postwar transition.
1. Union Loyalty and leadership: Unionisn
began when some workers thought more for the
welfare of others than just for their own, anC
upon their unSelfiSh teamwork and sacrifice the
abOr movement was built. Your union member
ship sets you in the steps Of these pioneers. 10y
aty to your fellow union members and regular
attendance and constructive ideas at union meet
ngs is the kind Of leadership that will maintain
Labor's essential unity in these critical days
Patience and planning in union meetings gets
|muCh further than blowing off steam all by your
self. AS they say in the MIRA Revue "YOu Can
Defend America" "There'll be no V for Victory
without u for Unityn'
union in industry is to establish human values as
the yardstick Of progress, promote economic JUS
tice, and chat industry fufls its true function
of service to the nation. Here is where teamwork
comes IN. Every woman knows how teamwork IN
the home with her husband and family makes all
the difference. It's the same in the union and the
plant. Friction between men slows work more
than friction in machines. You can end friction
wherever you find it by making friends with the
person you don't get along with and getting others
to do the same. Honest apology starts teamwork.
g. Sound Homes: Unions need the family
spirit Of happy homes behind them. Women who
nave discovered the real meaning Of uniOniSm
know this and try to make their homes production
centcrS Of a new spirit that can be carried by
themselves and their husbands into the union and
plant. A shipyard workers wife, speaking at the
recent Moral Rc-Armament Training Center at
Mackinac Island, said: "There are three things |
must send my husband off with in the morning
4 good meal in his lunch pail, a plan in his head,
and q passion for America in his heart" After
the war there will be greater need than ever for
this patriotic spirit. And union women who under
stand the battle for Ob-Security will fight as hard
for seniority rights for the returning soldiers as
they have for their own.
4. AuXarieS in Action: The thousands Of
women who will leave wartime Jobs when the
boys come home must not be lost to the cause Of
Labor. Through WOmen's AuXiharieS they can
remain 4 potent force for Labor in the nation.
With this new blood fresh from the plants added
TO their membership the AuXaries will have
greater influence and responsibility than ever.
Even now union women educated to the issues Of
the hour can work with their allies in the AuXil-
ialioS Together they can give other women Of the
an understanding of I.abors highest
aims and inspire them to play their full part in
the team spirit and the standards of
Justice and honesty throughout the nation.
s. Labor's New World: Labor is fighting to
bring in the kind Of world every woman wants f0r