Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-10-15
By Claude Hess

eCbn was built for all of US, and
~ a small selected group with a
lot of selfish ideas. We refer to the
few who take every advantage to
do the least amount of work, and
condemn the union and what it
stands for.
If these people would become act
i've in their union and find out what
its officers are trying to do to OBJ
tain better working conditions and
better wages, we feel sure you
would feel ashamed. If your Off
GERS walked off the job, how long
do you think this union would last?
Your officers sacrifice their time
and do not get paid for attending
meetings. That's slot of bunk, or
is it someone who would love to de-
stroy what it took years to build?
We know that many of our men,
bers are young and just out OF
school, but you cannot start too
young to learn what our aims for
future generations are. We are ask
ing you to be tolerant and to kick
the seat odt of those who condemn
us without reason. Too bad lot
of you did not work in the W.O. in
the gay 20's, and find out what diff
ference there is between today and
then. If you are going home when
you are supposed to be out to lunch
tell your foreman or steward and
do not violate rules laid down by
the union. If you are an active
member, you are part of the union
1t will keep you out Of trouble.
THIS AND THAT
What's this we hear about the
foreman of COS throwing party
and, oh, boys and girls, what kick
back it had!
Have you any poultry you want
killed and dressed? If so, contact
Dutch Mohlet, second shift fore
man, Dept. 401. He is specialist
We have been wondering lately
why we are greeted with smiles in
stead of the cold stare we used tc
get on the second shift in Aircraft
That's OK. with US, brothers anc
sisters. 1t makes us happy to see
H. smile.
i 1ne of the sisters on the thirc
<@xss6or of the Aircraft has been mis-
informed regarding the soldiers
collection and the boxes we senC
out every month. Sure you are pat,
riotic by buying bonds, but who
isn't? That kind of investment ISM
the only thing you can give to II
this war. We think the best one
and the cheapest, is the 25 cents &
week we give to send boxes anC
cigarettes to our brothers and sis
ters in the armed services. We gef
100 per cent return in the form o.
letters or a clasp of a handshakt
when one of our boys comes home
that repays us for the little sacri
flee we make out of our spending
money every week. Think this over
Bessie.
How many of you know fin,
man in 321 who has been a foreman
there for long time, and whC
should have been promoted ant
would have been if some big sho
in the Overland had not put /;
friend of his on the job Kit de
serves? He could hold the position
down to better advantage for tn,
company than Mr.. Matchett. Thi
fellow must have sold insurance al
his life, for all his knowledge o
inspection and the handling O.
workers amounts to. We know XII
won't like this and has no knowl
edge of it, but we always go to tn,
front for our friends.
We see that they have a new
foreman in 610, second shift, b!
e name of Davis, who does no
I've much patience when it come
instructing new workers, espe
daily boys, how to inspect shells
Maybe he thinks Lee Jude shoult
d. it all. We have not asked tn,
girls if he got impatient with then
or not, but we do know he get
that way with the boys. Don't yol
like to stand on your feet tha
long?
This is sad tale coming from
one of the big betters in Dept. 662
second shift. Brother Bill Boos los
box of cigars and we will bet h,
looked all over Toledo to find tn,
ropes to operator Alec Bledsoe
This was the bet, that Brother Bill
would not work with helper Johl
-Tharer for more than week. Nov
Bill would donate another box O
ropes If someone can teach Brothel
John to heat and not pay so mucl
attention to the operators job O
running hammer.
Mr.. Pargeter says We were al
wrong about that article of las
week. The job of cleaning the aisl,