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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-10

SAVE ELECTRICITY Electricity requires coal for its
manufacture Thousands of tons burned every day
in Detroit Edison power plants Every time you turn
on an electric switch in your home plug in cleo
tric appliance, you actually burning coal coal
that has been transported by boat and by rail-coal
that represents vital production and manpower Coal
is critical material So is electricity and should
not be wasted Save electricity whenever you can as
much as you cam Help urgently needed fuel
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-10
Your Health
Tonsil Function
Still Puzzle TO
Doctors
B. '.",' ~ ~NDFNING NJ n

THE NEWS comes that our
military and naval doctors are
having some anxiety with cpl
denies of tonsilitis. The number Of
lost man hours directly attribut-
able to inflammations of the throat
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-10

~ MILLION TONsI AS part Of the nationwide
National Fuel Efficiency Program to save % million
tons of coal (or their equvalent) this winter, 1900
business establishments and small-in south
eastern Michigan have enrolled to put into effect fuel
savings for this years heating Coal rationng
can be avoided if everybody helps by saving fuel
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
Ward Hailed Before
WLB In Two Cases

KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 29
(FP)-Two separate Natl. War
Labor Board panel hearings on
labor controversies involving
Montgomery Ward & Co. were
underway here May %.
One hearing involve d the
company's Kansas City, Mo-, re-
tail store and the United Re-
tail Wholesale G. Dept. Store
Employees (CIO). Principal is
sues in the dispute are: 1. The
firms challenge of WLB's au-
thority. 2. The unions charge
that the firm refuses to negotiate
a contract following choice of
the union as collective bargain
ing agent in an NLRB election.
3. Demands of the union for
wage increases and maintenance
of membership for the firms 250
local employees
The other hearing involves the
company's Kansas City, Kans.,
retail store and the Retail Clerks
Protective Associa-
ton (AFL). Chief issues here
are maintenance of member
ship clause in proposed con-
tract and union demands for
guaranteed minimum wage and
15% wage increase.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02

pride to Sandusky which has had
no serious strike in the past sew
eral years.
The editorial patted labor
leadership in Sandusky on the
back for its intelligence, vision
and appreciation of its respon-
sibilities and opportunities with
in the community, and ended
with the pious hope that nothing
would occur to break and alter
the team spirit between labor
and management which had
been built. up over the years.
Question Motive
Farrell-Cheek workers are
questioning the sincerity of the
company in sending out the
marked editorial and wonder
what object it had in mind when
it paid the Sandusky newspaper
to make over its editorial page
and place Mondays editorial in
Tuesdays paper.
Some of the workers are
wondering if the company might
not have been moved by consid-
erations bearing upon the con-
tract negotiations which have
been going on since April IA,
See PAPER, Page 2
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ment will "open the door to un-
limited price increases in every
commodity consumers use" He
charged that the amendment
will encourage every profiteer-
ing interest now pressing to lift
ceilings and destroy price con-
troll"
Murray called it the first Grip
pling amendment to the Price
Control act and warned that the
House committee, preparing a
similar bill, would be encour-
aged to follow the Senate if the
amendment survives an expected
storm of public protest.
Every CIO m m b e r and
housewife must at once wire an
urgent protest to their Senators
against the Bankhead amend
ment," Murray wrote. They
should express the same protest
to their Representative, to head
off similar proposals in the
House. Failure to do so will de-
stroy price control and result in
further serious wage cut for all
workers."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02

Sandusky paper which the
Farrell-C h e e k management
was so anxious for its work
ers to read, was an editorial
Leadership Proves It's Quality, !"
which had appeared in the Mon
day issue of the Register-Star-
News.
The paper in which the edi-
torial appeared and which was
marked with red pencil before
sending to the Farrell-Cheek
workers was Tuesdays paper,
which means that the company
paid the newspaper to make
over its editorial page in order
to carry the editorial the COM
pany was interested in.
Praises Leadership
In its editorial, the Register
Star News viewed with feelings
of regret and with rising patri-
otic ire, the seemingly incessant
series of labor disturbances at
Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland and
other nearby centers."
The editorial went on to say
that work stoppages cannot be
justified at time of national
peril, regardless how deep-seated
the grievances of the workers
may be, and then pointed with
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
PofernoIism No
Substitute For
Union Security

WASHINGTON-(FP) = Sim
ply because a corporation has a
long history of a model pater-
nalistic policy towards its en-
ployes (used to block union
ization drives) is no reason for
denying union security in the
shop, the National War Labor
Board ruled May %.
The decision came up on the
case of the Endicott Johnson
Corp, Endicott, N. Y. in dis
pute with the international Fur
g. Leather Workers (CIO).
Endicott Johnson has a profit
sharing plan, a pension system,
disqualification benefits, pension
and retirement plans in its big
shoe factory.
Despite this, the WLB major
ity held the need of a union is
right for the workers, not the
employer to decide and having
exercised this right, the union
formed by the employees is en-
titled to the same degree of
union security as any other
union so long as it observes Ia
bor's pledge not to strike in war
time and in all other respects act
responsibly."
The union security clause and
checkoff were awarded the
workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02

DETROIT, May 9-Asked to
comment on the proposal of
Harry Bridges that labor fore
go its right to strike after the
war and indefinitely" r. j.
Thomas. president of the UAW-
CIO, said:
THE idea that labor should
surrender its right to strike in
definitely, as has been suggest
ed, is ridiculous, defeatist pro-
posal. The labor movement
cannot possibly survive if it
throws away indefinitely its
most effective weapon.
There will be vital issues
after the war. There will be
day of reckoning with some en-
ployers who have taken ad-
vantage of labor's wartime no.
strike pledge. Labor does not
intend to 60 into that period
with its hands tied behind its
back.
such proposals merely in
flame the rank and file of la
Dor, the vast majority of whom
are showing great restraint now
by withholding their right to
strike. The UAW-CIO is un-
alterably opposed to wartime
strikes, and, as far as I am con-
cerned, will take that position
until the day of victory over
Nazism. However, any sugges-
ton that that will be labor S
position after the war, as well,
makes more difficult enforce
ment of the no-strike pledge
today.
Il hope there will be few
strikes after the war. That will
depend on the readiness of man.
agement to bargain sincerely
and in good faith. For those
who will refuse to do so, we
must have the strike weapon
as a final recourse"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
Pledges No
After-W
Strikes

SAN FRANCISCO, May %
(FP)-A proposed preamble to
contracts pledging not to strike
in peacetime in return for guar
antees of basic union security
was unanimously approved by
5000 members of Local s, Init.
Longshoremen's g. Warehouse
mems Union (CIO).
After adopting the preamble
and another resolution brand
ing strikes in wartime as trea-
son, the local urged similar ac-
ton by other ILWU locals. The
preamble was approved at a
Local 6 membership meeting at
which ILWU President Harry
Bridges explained the unions
reasons for backing extension
of the no-strike pledge into the
postwar era.
This measure would defend
the security of the nation now
and after the war, permitting
both employers and labor to
concentrate on defeating the
enemies of labor" Bridges de-
clared. These enemies are the
Axis powers now, and unem-
ployment after the war. Unem-
ployment will only be licked
by cooperation "a partnership
of management, labor, farmers
and government-which is free
of industrial strife"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
JAW Board Gusts
Is Strike Leaders

DETROIT-(FP)-Pres. Will
liam jenkins and IA admin
strative officers of Local 400,
United Auto Workers (CIOO
were unanimously ousted by the
UAW International executive
board May "a for violating the
CLOS no-strike pledge made to
Pres. Roosevelt and the people
of the U. S.
The ousted officials had led
an 8-day strike by 800 work.
ers at seven Chrysler Corp.
plants. Leo Lamotte, head of the
UAW Chrysler division, was ap-
pointed by the board to take
charge of the local until an
election can be held within go
days.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
Jack KroII
Assistant

CINCINNATI, May 81 The
appointment of Garland Ash
craft of Cleveland as assistant
Director, Region 5, CIO Politi-
cal Action Committee, was an
nounced this week by Jack
Kroll, director.
Ashcraft left a position of act
ing Public Relations Director
for the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen by arrangement be-
tween Director Kroll and A. F.
Whitney, president of the bro
therhood.
A newspaper writer, publi-
city and public relations man
by training and experience, Ash
craft also brings to the PAC
many years of experience in
labor union Industrial and po-
litical organization.
He is member and was one
of the original organizers of the
American Newspaper Guild,
and is credited as having been
the first to start unionization
of the daily publishing field.
Under KrolPs direction, he
will handle the public relations
in Ohio, West Virginia and
Kentucky, and will also assist
the Regional Director in the or
ganization work.
"We are glad to have Brother
Ashcraft with us, and with our
office more adequately stated,
our local PAC Committees and
workers may expect stepping
up of the activities of the 5th
Regional Office, which proper
stating makes possible" Direc-
tor Kroll said.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02

The WHY'S Unit protest on
the payment of the sales tax
was brought about when the
state sales tax division forced
the Unit to pay the tax on
cigarettes purchased in Michi-
gan for shipment to $500 WHY'S
workers now serving in the
armed forces.
WHY'S Unit paid the tax un-
der protest, basing its claim for
exemption on the fact that the
cigarettes were purchased in
Michigan and were brought
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02

was petitioned for by Local
2, AFL. Local II interviewed
and was also placed on the
ballot. Results OF the election
were Local 12-22 votes; AFL-
IA votes. Four votes were chal-
lenged.
In the election held for the
plant guards, the results were
Local 12-26; No Union-5. Four
eligible voters did not cast a bal
lot.
With the winning of the two
elections last Friday, the entire
plant is represented by Local II,
UAW-CIO, In an election held
at the company plant, March %,
the employees, with the exception
of the two departments voting
last Friday voted for Local II as
bargaining agent.
Negotiations on the contract
for the employees who voted il
the March % election have been
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02

under way for the past few
weeks. Good progress is being
made in negotiations and the
contract should be signed with
in the next few weeks. A sup
plement will be added to the
contract now being negotiated
covering the two new depart
ments added in last Fridays
election.
Members of the Packard Exec
utive Committee who were IN
charge of the organizational
drive preceding last weeks elec-
ton were, Lee Shafer, chair
man; Fred Gelow, vice chairman
and Evelyn Melton. secretary.
The executive committee mem
bers were assisted by Edward
Duck. Local IL representative.
+. Arthur Stark, field examiner
for the National Labor Relations
Board was in charge OF the elec-
ton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02


unaffiliated unions entered
their protests against the
board granting the right to
employers to petition for cleo
tionS.
Were the NLRB to make such
a change in its rules, it would
permit the employer the right to
petition for an election upon the
expiration of the annual con-
tract based on a reasonable
doubt in the mind of the en-
ployer that the union no longer
represented a majority of the
employees.
Officers of the Council were
instructed to notify army and
navy officers assigned to Toledo
war plants of the protest and in
form them that such a change
zeiN NLRB regulations would in
aWere with war production by
= Aying collective bargaining.
Tlsest Gas Cut
sent to the Washington office
of the OPA on the refusal of
the Toledo OPA office to pro-
vide gas for shop stewards to
travel to union meetings The
ruling of the Toledo OPA is
contrary to directions from the
Washington office.
Efforts of the Republicans in
congress to pass an amendment
to the constitution eliminating
the poll tax was denounced by
Council delegates who voted to
express their opposition to such
action. 1t was the feeling of the
delegates that such an act was
for political purp oses and
that the chances of the amend
ment passing was very slight in
view of the fact that the child
labor amendment passed by con-
gress has never been ratified
by a sufficient number of states
to make it law.
Change Meetings
Voting to reconsider the ac-
tion taken at the last meeting of
the TIUC Council, delegates by
a close vote decided to hold one
meeting instead of two during
June, July and August. Meet
ings will be held the second
Thursday of each month. Time
of the meetings was also
changed from 800 to $50 p. m.
Earl Ordway, member of the
TIUC executive board was Civ
en- the unanimous endorsement
of the Council for state senator.
Mr.. Ordway was nominated in
the May 9 primary on the
Democratic ticket.
Council voted $500 to finance
the work of the Political Action
Committee.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02

SPRINGFIELD, III. (FP)-A
long organizing campaign
by District so, United Mine
Workers (unaffiliated), ended in
defeat when a majority of the
workers at the Allis- Chalmers
plant here stuck by their for
mer collective bargaining choice,
the United Farm Equipment g.
Metal Workers (CIO) in an
NLRB election.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02

you, are engaged at work IN
your plants. But a union is
only as strong as its weakest
link. A minority, even hand
full, can do union irreparable
harm, even destroy it.
Wild Cat Strikes
The workers who insist on
taking part in unauthorized
strikes may be such a minority.
Within recent weeks there have
been too many wildcat strikes.
Public opinion has become in
famed against our union. Word
of these strikes is going to our
millions of men in uniform.
Our union cannot survive if
the nation and our soldiers be-
lieve that we are obstructing the
war effort Our loyal member
ship must face that fact. They
must see that the good name
of our union is maintained, that
the facts of isolated handfuls
are not permitted to continue,
to the detriment of all of us.
Today our armed forces are
poised for an attack on the Nazi
war machine. Already more
than $4,000 of our American
brothers have been killed in
action. Many more have been
manned, many of them for life.
These figures will increase
many-fold in the months to
come.
Does any reasonable and
responsible person believe that
in the face of these terrible
facts, our union can tolerate
wildcat strikes in war plants
and still survive? II can't be
done.
Either we set our own house
in order at once, cease all wild
cat strikes, or we will face an
attack such as no union can
withstand
Observe Pledge
Let us ali resolve today to
obey our constitution and the
no-strike pledges made by our
conventions. There can be no
such thing today as legitimate
picket lines. Any person who
sets up picket lines, is acting
like an anarchist, not like a dis
See STRIKES. Page 2
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across the line for shipment to
servicemen and that the cigar
cites were not resold
Investigation by the TOLEDO
UNION JOURNAL revealed
that cigarettes sold or sent the
war prisoners quartered at
Camp Perry were not taxable
under the Ohio state law, be-
cause Camp Perry is federal
property.
Commenting on this compar-
See RULING, Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
SPECIAL
MEETING

AutO-Lite Unit will hold
a special meeting at Civic
Auditorium, Sunday, June
4, at 200 p. m.
Important subjects will
be taken up by the meet
ing. Every Unit member
should make it a point to
attend.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
R. J. Thomas Appeals to JAW
Aqainst Use Of Wildcat Strikes
Says Union Survival Rests
Upon Outcome Of Crisis

R. j. Thomas, president UAW-CIO, has addressed the
following appeal to the membership of the union:
THE UAWCIO today faces of the greatest Crisis
history On the of this crisis will depend the
possibilities of survival in the postwar period The test
this the membership of union and its leaders
willing to abide by the democratic decisions and mandates
of constitution and conventions?
ITO Of than million members this state
will surprise. Most Of you virtually all of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02

PORTLAND, Ore. (FP)-La-
boris political action scored
against another reactionary con-
gresham with the defeat of Sen
ator Rufus c. Holman in the
Oregon Republican primary.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
UPW Grows

CHICAGO-(FP) = Member
ship in the United Packinghouse
Workers (CIO) since its forma-
ton in October 1943 from the
former organizing committee
has bounded from $4,000 to
$4,000, according to Pres. Lewis
J. Clark.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
Crawford
Plans

LOS ANGELES, May 27
(FP)-Give business a clearer
field for higher profits and
get rid of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration and you won't
need much else in the way of
postwar planning, Board Chair
man Frederick c. Crawford of
the National Association of Man
ufacturers told more than 1000
southern California industrial
lists at the Biltmore Hotel here.
They met on the heels of laborS
recent political triumph in the
state primaries.
Introduced as Americas am
baSSador of free enterprise,
Crawford did his best to rally
the glum magnates by painting
a rosy picture of postwar pros
perity, abundance and even
higher incomes for the high
income brackets-With the lead
ership Of the nation handed over
to big business, lower taxes on
corporate profits, no more gov
ernment protection of organized
labor, no more government in
reference with monopolistic
practices, no more nonsense
about social security.
Paints A Picture
"They tell us that we must
have a fourth more workers
after the war than before,
Crawford said. THAT means a
fourth more employers. That
means a fourth more capital.
How will we get that capital?
Only when more incentive ex-
lists, when we can take risks as
employers. Now they have put
a perfect birth control on busi-
ness through taXes--and you
lose even if you win"
The NAM prophet did not
mention international coopera-
ton in his postwar planning for
America and he forgot to say
where and how markets were to
be found for the goods big busi-
ness is going to produce so
abundantly. He did mention
Germany - comparing Hitler's
fascist regime with the Roose-
welt administration, "the creep
ing collectivism that will de-
stroy US.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
First Move To Hamper
Price Controls Made

WASHINGTON, May 27 FP)-Enemies of price
troll and the OPA have their first victory the
dangerous spiral of initiation On May 26 the Senate Bank
ing and Currency Committee prepared offer its bill
tending the Price Control Act for another year In it the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
Sandusky Company Uses
Paper To Iritate Workers

SANDUSKY, May 27-Efforts of the FarrellChe
Foundry Co. provoke its workers reached new low when
the company using the Sandusky StarNews this
week sent the paper through the mail to 800 production
workers employed by the company The material in the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
W-OUnit Gets
Ruling From State
Herbert Rules Cigarette
Tax Must Be Paid

In opinion handed down last week Attorney General
Thomas j. Herbert ruled that the Overland Unit must
pay the sales cigarettes after the WHY'S Unit
had been referred to him by the cigarette
tax department of the Ohio Sales Tax Division.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
AnnuuI Meeting

Annual meeting of the
Automotive Building Cor
poration will be held at
Local IL headquarters, 425
Winthrop, Friday, June 8.
Shortly after 800 p. m.
Election of trustees to the
Building Corporation will
be held.
BY order of The Board of
Trustees, Automotive
Building Corp.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02

committee has included, by
a II to 6 vote, an amendment
offered by Senator John H.
Bankhead d., Ala
Bankhead's amendment takes
off the lid from price freezing
on cotton goods. That means
* ~. escenalfacturer could and
crusade % TIE cost of work
freedom FWNGlls, shirts, house
'e 10000 In Ming for children
ID, Bad Bhly does the amendment
n, "a green light tx everybody
is RI is waiting and eager to in
/, ooIse costs to the consumer of
aotton textiles, but it stands as
an invitation for the woolen
goods people to get similar
amendment-for the food pro-
cessors, Gamers, and all sorts of
other manufacturers of items go
ing into the workers living cost
to get into the swim and get rich.
Murray Warns CIO
CIO Pres. Philip Murray. in
letter to all affiliated unions has
has pointed out that the amend
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
.UAW In Two
CO. Elections

Packard guards poshers buffers and helpers voted in
favor of Local H. UAW-CIO their bargaining agent in
separate elections held at the Packard plant Friday
May 26.
The election held for the poshers buffers and helpers
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-02
TICU Protests
NLRB Election
Policy Change
Oppose Employers Right
To Petition Election

Proposed amendment of NLRB rules permitting en-
poyerS the right to petition for election by
the Toledo Industrial Union Council at it's meeting of May 25
The protest outgrowth of hearing held in
Washington May 19 at which time the Go, AFL and
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Observe Pledge

See STRIKES, Page 2
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LOS ANGELES, May 27
(FP)-Give business a clearer
field for higher profits and
get rid of the Roosevelt ad-
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Holman Is Beaten

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