Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-01-07
COMMITTEEMAN SINS

TIME.
COMMITTEEMAN SINS
One individual makes so much
money off the numbers racket
that he can promise the rest of
the committee that they will
have a free trip to the UAW
Convention, a promise which he
did not keep, incidentally.
He also is willing to wager an
even hundred dollars that he will
be reelected in February, which
is in effect calling the members
a bunch of foolish people, but ne
has been elected so many times
that his egotism +: boundless.
The head man of the crew is
responsible for the servicemen
not receiving the TOLEDO
UNION JOURNAL, after the
membership ordered that the
paper be sent to them, but he
prefers to play dumb, and deny
that this motion was ever
passed.
No one has ever denied that
any of the allegations in this
column were untrue, and they
haven't the courage to debate
the issues, but they have the
effrontry to expect the member
ship to cast their ballots for
them next month.
Do they think that the people
in the plant are stupid enough
to overlook the fact that they
have lodged the debate chal-
lenge? Everyone knows that for
three months they have failed to
refute anything printed in public
print, and regardless Of whether
the management likes this col
umn or not, hundreds Of Auto
Lite men and women enjoy find
ing out things they never dream
ed were true.
TIME FOR CHANGE
When n committeeman can
brag of having two hundred dol
lars of the members money in
his pocket in exchange for con-
vention votes it is high time
that the rank and file exchange
him for one who will vote as his
conscience dictates, remember
ing the wishes of the workers
who elected him.
When one individual has a rec
ord of having opposed Local II
simply because he was not the
big boss, we should also remem-
ber that when we are figuring
out our 1914 Auto-Lite ticket.
Auto-Lite needs the support
of every decent, union-minded
person in this community, and |
am carrying the ball only be-
cause no one has been able to
bring forth these facts.
Let those who are opposed to
this column come forth next
Sunday, when | will be more
than willing to meet them in
open debate. The membership
should demand that they be
present or forever keep their
mouths still. If they have some
thing to say, let them say it.
Those who feel that this col
umn is fuel to the fires of the
manufacturers can recall that
the manufacturer have never
found any consolation in Brother
Duck. and they never will. / be-
lieve that the writer's record
speaks for itself. Ask the work
ers of Champion Spark Plug
how much consolation that COM
pany got when we organized the
plant; likewise with City Ma
chine and Tool and a dozen other
plants.
Critics of Richard Gosser and
Melvin Schultz are dishonest
with themselves, or else they
would bring forth something
tangible in the way Of justifi-
able criticism. These men have
brought Local IL to the point
where it is a community insti-
tuition, strong enough to elect
its vice-president, Tom Burke,
to a position in City Council.
The opposition ran a candidate
and he finished about where the
rest of their slate finished. There
must be reason.
If anyone has any questions to
ask, let him bring them down to
the Local next Sunday at 2
o'clock. They'll be answered, and
answered well.