The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-13
President OF
Foundry Has
Militant Reign
Popular Unionist
Tells Of Fight
For Negro Women

Otis Eaton. militant Young
leader and president OF the Pro-
cuction Foundry unit of Ford Lo-
cal 600 TAW-CIO. announced
Monday that he and his thous-
ands OF fellow Ford workers were
supporting local president Paul
Ste-Marie for reelection.
In setting forth his reasons for
endorsing Ste-Marie's candidacy.
Eaton said:
Under the leadership OF Pres
ident Paul Ste-Marie. Ford Local
900 was able TO eliminate dis
elimination in hiring women for
Jobs at Ford Motor company
Brother Ste-Marie has waged a
bitter fight with certain union
politicians who pretended TO be in
favor OF establishing the right TO
work for all women, but whose
activities were in favor of only
the so-called silk stocking class
OF women. As result-women
without higher education are now
working at Fords.
Paul Ste-Marie has guarded
The sacred rights OF every union
member in fighting political ma
chimes and preventing the growth
OF ambitious political leaders
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"Equal job opportunities. high
or pay. housing for workers and
recreation have been his most
sincere desires.
Gets More Days
Paul Sic-Maries leadership
has brought TO more than 10000
Ford workers, an increase from
five to six days per week. He
has fought TO preserve the Union
J" spite of wartime demands.
Ills wise leadership has made
Local COO. the greatest Unit fight
ing for the rights OF each and
every worker.
Paul Ste-Marie realized that
Labor has a definite wartime
program. A program - which
among other things calls for un-
interrupted production OF the wea-
pons OF war. AZ the same time
The worker has rights which
must be protected and fought
FOR This he has pledged to do.
II reelected president OF Ford
Local COO. UAW-CIO.
THAT is wNy Brother S.c-Marie
is seen day after day and night
alter night fighting for the rights
Of all Ford workers. regardless
CT their race. creed or color.
"Ste-Marie realized that IL was
Tho Negro worker ms well as his
other workers, who fought
side-by-slde for the democratic
ideals and blessings that are en-
joyed by the Thousands OF men
and women at the Ford plant
lie has pledged TO see that the
colored worker will not he dis
eliminated against in any way.
Many Rumors False
"In every way. there are groups
within the Union that are striv-
ing to create amongst the public
as well as the members. the i'm
preston that labor leadership Is
divided and not working in the
best interests OF Ford workers.
There is no time like the present
10 spike false and misleading ru-
mors. Ford workers at the Rouge
plant are united and any attempt
made by special interests TO di-
vide will not only fail. but will
actually weld the workers to-
rether.
Under Paul Ste Marie's leader
ship tho members OF Local 600,
UAW-CIO. are fighting a peoples
war. and the leadership of thous-
ands OF members are resolved
that nothing shall deter them
from throwing the full power OF
their united strength behind the
war effort. Those seeking 10 de-
stroy that unity OF purpose and
create in its place confusion and
discord. arc doing a dIsservice TO
cur country and the members OF
the Local
$1,000 Minimum
"Ste-Marie has pledged 10 fight
for $1,000 per day minimum
wage; Postwar security: Jobs
fer wives and mothers OF all Ford
men in the armed forces; Last
but not least--not 10 let the Tn.
ion sell out to the Communist
psrty-or accept their proposed
piece-work plan"