Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-11-26
Education
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Brothers and Sisters: We believe
one Of the greatest gifts our coun-
try has given us is free schooling.
To be able to receive an education
without cost is something no coun-
try other than ours can afford.
How many Of you take advantage
of this opportunity? Any of our
younger members who do not will
sincerely regret it some day.
Many important subjects are
taught in our schools today, and
among them the topic of capital
and wealth. However, a far more
important subject should be taught
too, and that is the benefits one
would receive in later years as a
member of a trade union, prefer
ably the CIO. Students should be
made to thoroughly understand the
rules, regulations, and fundamental
truths concerning the CIO union, so
that when adults they would oe
able to act as intelligent union
members.
Another point that should be un-
derstood as students, and carried
out as adults, is the fact that as
good American citizen it is ones
privilege as well as duty to regis
ter. This enables you to vote for
the right people to provide good
laws for you and others like you.
Laws which are not the kind that
this present congress is imposing
on you. AS an example, the Smith
Connolly anti-strike law presents
itself. This law is against every
thing that a worker believes in.
Judging from this law and other
laws like it that have recently been
passed, it commences to look as
though the would be group of
"Anti's" in Washington are at
tempting to force down our throats
the things that they and capital be-
lieve in, and exclude everything
that we, as labor want. Yes, we
know that we just won an election
in Toledo and wish to thank every
one who helped to make it possible.
However, a much larger and more
important election is going to be
held in 1914. We must also win
that one.
Sisters, do you know how hard
women once fought in order to OBJ
tain suffrage for themselves. What
is suffrage? Why, the right to
vote side by side with men. Now
that you have this right, use il!
Don't let those women down who
worked so hard in order for you to
have this chance to assert your
selves. We know in our hearts
that everyone of you who are old
enough to vote are going to make
sure that you are registered. We
know too, that you are going TO
personally escort any union brother
whom you know, that has not reg
istered down to 217 Superior Street
so that we all, each and every one
of us will be ready for the 1914
election. To vote, ] say, for the
same kind of people that the
Tommy Burkes are made of, Let's
be positive that the people who
are elected will be CIO people with
love and understanding for the
common worker,
Did you know that at Buffalo they
the constitution so that !
it requires all International Of |
ficers, Board Members and Repre-
sentatives, as well as all local union
officers of your unit to register and |
in all local elections or face disci-
pline? Thereby, they made it the
duty of every union officer, local
Dr. otherwise, to participate in every
election, city, state or federal The
one thing wrong about this amenI-
ment is the fact that every one
should have been made to face
if they do not vote. It
IS just as important for your own
good as for the good of our Of
ficers to vote for the right people
Please give this a lot of thought
as it will mean a great deal 20
you to enact laws that will help
all of us. Laws that will protect
the one thing we love the mos, Our
Union! Let's all get set for 1944.