Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-02
BY Claude Hess
A GREAT TASK

A GREAT TASK
We are confronted with one Of
the greatest tasks organized labor
has ever faced, in the passing Of
the Smith-Connally bill, which re-
stricts and forbids strikes.
You should know by this time
that 90fl Of the strikes are not
caused by your leaders, but by the
rank and file, who can take Just
80 much injustice from the indus
trialists and their supervision, and
then rise up and walk out.
We have an idea. They should
prosecute the bosses right along
with the rank and file, when
strikes occur.
The new bill gives the WLB
more power than ever, and it seems
10 me it would be a good idea to
write and tell every senator and
representative who voted for this
bill over the Presidents veto to go
TO work in defense factory so
they would have authentic truths
about factory life instead Of what
the members Of the NAM tell
them. Better still, get yourself
registered so as to be able to vote,
and then vote those NAM stooges
out of office. We refer to Taft
and Burton, the two United States
senators from Ohio.
Thank the Lord, we have one
person in Congress from this part
IF the state who believes in labor,
and that is Homer Ramey. We
think it would be a good idea if
every member Of organized labor
would write q postcard thanking
Ramey for supporting labor.
The worst is yet to come, with
the stopping by Congress Of roll
ing back the food prices. Wages
ere kept at the Little Steel For
mula" rate, but the gap between
the wage line and the food cell
ing prices is growing further
apart If you do not believe it,
eat your meals in a restaurant and
find out for yourself. All you read
in the daily blabber is initiation,
and if il ever comes there is only
one place the blame will rest on,
and it will be that reactionary
Congress that is now in session in
Washington.
We can see but one out and
that is to elect people who believe
in the workers Of this country
and not a lot of buck passers who
are now holding an office that
I they are not fit for.
REMEMBER WHEN?
Remember when the factory hos.
pital was situated in 33 building
Or when it was in its infancy anc
was presided over by character
known as Doc" Iodine, who gave
you epson salts when you used Il
inhale too much gas in the old 4;
building?
Remember when they got th'
first ambulance? The compan!
had a Willys-Knight chassis ant
they had an ambulance body bull
for it.
The hospital in SO building wa
one of the finest equipped anC
completely stated as any factor!
hospital in this part of tht
country, but with the collapse o.
the Willys-Overland, Inc, the hos
pital was forced to move to it!
present quarters in As building
The new hospital is better
equipped and stated by more
competent doctors and nurses thar
it ever was. Also we have another
ambulance built out of one of oul
covered wagons and another to bt
built out of one of our station
wagons. In addition to the am
bulance driven by Gus Schwachen
walde to haul our injured to th'
hospital and clinic we have TIVE
more driven by Leo Wilder anC
Art Cain.
There are very competent nurses
on all three shifts who are skill
full in taking care of the injured
"a hours of the day, seven days {