Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
UAW-CIO Executive Board
Levies SpecioI Assessment
TO ALL LOCAL UNIONS AFFILIATED WITH The lNIERNA
TIONAL UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AIRCRAFT AM
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA
, UAW-CIO
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Greetings:

- UAw-CIo
Greetings:
You International Executive Board
1948 in the city of Columbus Ohio acting under authority
by International Constitution
levied of $OO the membership of all Local Unions
affiliated with the International Union UAW-CIO.
The following rules and regulations regarding the collection of the
unanimously adopted and local is asked to
conform to them in all respects
The shall be collected by all affiliated Local Unions
where collective bargaining has been established either through
oil NLRB elections.
shall be levied all members the books
all Local Unions affiliated with the International Union of
February 28, 1943 inclusive in line with Point No. l.
shall be due and payable May 193 and all
having paid within the time required by Local Union
which shall than calendar months shall be
automatically suspended.
The usual penalties do fines imposed suspended members
by the International Union Bylaws shall be
mandatory, such eligibility delegate to convention
Local office,
membership agreements
effect further collection made those
bers who have not paid the within the prescribed period
of tme and in accordance and International
Constitution all such members shall be suspended.
Local Union and units within amagamated Local failing
all due the International Union within twomonth
period shall stand automatically suspended and shall not be priv
ieged seat at the Convention
The levied primary enabling
the International Union enlarge its organizaona activities The
steady and even remarkable growth of our clearly nd
Gates that the workers of America deous of having the UAW
CI0 for their sole collective bargaining yet statistics
growth is not increasing proportion the tremendous influx
of workers into the plants coming under jurisdiction
1t is of impossible the number of workers pres
emily employed plants being constructed
with Government equipment
well the hundreds
of these workers is of the
worker joining the UAWCIO increases the prestige of the
Union and enables it to better uphold living and
fight for better postwar
The chief obstacle organizing these aircraft
their size and location They
result that little direct help
organized and the entire burden
various localities by the International Union anticipated
the membership voted increase monthly
sufficient funds available organizing
pagn With the defeat of the proposal picture
International Union completely
with e program would have meant spending
possibly using up portion of
Members of the UAWCIO distinction of being
the highest paid of large in the world
because practically the entire industry organized standards
we have been able to establish during
and atterward must continue overwhelming ma
Jory OF and in all automobile and farm pe
ment plants Day by day this difficult but we can
not afford to stand STILL We continue
The SlOO assessment to the majority membership
represents less than hours and
and protection that will worth MANY times
the investment Three did the iob At
Fo Two years the provided
IN aircraft industry We confident assessment this wear viii
enaoe our Union to keep with the
ana IN all lnduStrs coming under Jurisdiction
For these reasons the International
voted TO levy assessment Union officers
committeeman and stewards will energy So that
the tu amount due be prescribed period Of
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Fraernaly yours
GEORGE F. ADDE'S
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