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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Program For Toledo

aided doubt by of astute businessmen,
that Toledo is clean perhaps cleaner than any city of its
size class in the country
This fiction of Toledo being tough labor town hav
ing its foundation back in the early days of industrial
ganzaon still persists aided doubt by those who gain
by maintaining this reputation for the town 1t hangs
despite the fact that Toledo has had less labor trouble
during and since the than any industrial city its size
in the United States.
Just few days ago, there appeared in the Wall ST.
Journal advertisement paid for by Wichita Labor
Union headed Labor Invites Industry to Wichita tell
ing industry of the outstanding labor record of the Unions
of that city
We believe that the action of the Wichita labor group
inspiraOnal, for if labor does not tell its story
and try and of the lies and prejudCes
aed long period of years, is certainty that the
Chamber of Commerce will not do it,
Toledo must not he allowed to stagnate because of
the inability nwillingnesS of the Toledo Chamber of
Commerce to make sincere effort to bring industry
here 1t therefore becomes the job of labor to do for this
city what the city cannot will not do for itself
Labor wants industry, because it feels that this
would be of the greatest contributing factors in aid
ing this city to the growth and progress which the major
ity of its citizens want.
If it requires national advertising and publicity to do
the job labor in Toledo should not hesitate to let the
world know that il welcomes industry in a town
where labor has and acquired its long pants
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
WLB Successor
IS Nominated

w SHIN GTON, Nov. 10
OPA)-A skeleton organization,
10 administer national wage
policy under the Sterilization
Act, has been set up to carry on
after the War Labor Board
folds up not later than Jan. /,
1946.
In announcing that a Stabil-
ization Division, to be
"quasi-judicial entity" within
the Labor Dept, was now being
organized, War Labor Board
chairman Lloyd X. Garrison also
announced that the public mem
bers would be w. Willard Writ,
chairman and Sylvester Gar
rett, at present chairman of the
Third Regional WLB in Phila-
delphia.
Also last week, the Natl WLB
announced that by unanimous
vote the building construction
industry is to stay under war
time wage controls until Dec.
81, l945.
WLB chairman Garrison made
clear, in his announcement about
the Sterilization Division, that
this was not intended to block
the setting OF more extensive
wage -stabilization m c h | n cry
that might be proposed by the
current labor-management Con
ference.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Many Will Attend
Women'S Meet
Continued From Pare One

Continued From Page One
Msgr. A. j. Sawkins, pastor of
the Immaculate Conception
Church, will deliver the invo-
cation.
Mildred Jeffery, director of
the Women's Bureau, UAW-C -CIO,
Detroit, will be the featured
speaker and will discuss Women
of the Shops. The balance of
the morning session will be de-
voted to discussion period and
report from the resolutions
committee.
Saturday afternoon will be
devoted to educational program
with talk by Virginia Mussel-
man, YWCA industrial secretary,
on How to Build an Educa-
tional Program.
The conference will adjourn
at 500 p. m.
Merle Keerschman, Auto-Lite
Unit of Local IL, will preside
over the conference sessions, as
sisted by Irene Cherry, Cham
pion Unit, who will be confer
ence secretary.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
A&P Workers
Back On Job

Members of the United Retail
Wholesale, Department Store e
Employees-CIO who ended their
nine weeks old strike last week
were reported to be back on
their jobs In the A e. p ware
house early this week by Law
renee N. Steinberg, union state
director.
Preparations will continue
throughout this week TO reopen
the IA retail stores operated by
the company. Time set for the
reopening by company officials
is Monday, November 26. Ap-
proxlmately $50 persons are en-
ployed in the retail outlets.
End Of the warehouse workers
strike marked the end OF the
controversy between the Union
and seven Toledo warehouses. A
uniform contract, wage raises,
vacations and other Union de-
mands were met by the com
panies involved in the dispute.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Seomen's Homes
To Be Closed

NEW YORK (LPA)-The last
Seamen's Rest Homes must close
with the end of the year, because
the United States Budget Bureau
refused funds for their continu-
alton, in spite of the need of
them. Exhausted merchant sea-
men recuperated, during the
war, at the seven rest homes;
with the closing of the last three
on Jan. /, the men who served
diligently to transport men and
supplies will have mo place to
60 except a rooming house" ac-
cording TO DR.. Joseph Devlin,
former port medical supervisor
of the United States Public
Health Service.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23

the CIo. In addition the AFL
could depend on the vote of the
Railroad Brotherhoods.
Lewis Is Rsbuffed
Lewis suffered one important
rebuff when industry joined
with CIO to vote down his pro-
poSal, supported by the AFL,
that there should be unanimous
approval of any recommenda-
tions made by the Conference.
The idea was rejected by the
Rules Committee, but If it had
been passed it would have
meant that Lewis alone, or any
other of the 36 delegates, could
block a Conference resolution.
Underscoring Murray's in
sistence that the wage issue is
paramount to any discussion of
peaceful labor management re-
lations was a new CIO pamphlet
titled THE CIO Case For Sub
stantial Pay Increases. Indus
try, Murray declared, must not
be allowed to drag America into
the mire of another devastat-
ing depression. The welfare of
all Americans - wage earners,
salaried employees, professional
and business people, farmers
and industry itself - requires
the immediate granting of sub
stantial pay increases"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
cufholie Women Toke
Liberal Sfdnd

WASHINGTON (LPA) 49, En-
dorsing the principles of equal
pay for equal work" as propos-
sed in the Pepper Morse bill, the
Natl Council of Catholic Wom-
en- last week adopted several
liberal proposals. Repudiating
efforts TO endanger women in
industry through the so-called
equal rights amendment" the
Catholic Women's board of di-
rectors supported such measures
as the full employment bill, the
abolition of compulsory peace
time military training, and the
Csc wage law. Concerning this
last, they saw It as lesseninR
"the need for wives and mothers
TO supplement inadequate family
income by working outside the
home"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Local II Planning
ChriSfmoS Party

Continued From Page One
with his singing, dancing and
stories.
Plan To Attend
Local IL parents who have
attended the Christmas parties
of other years make it a point
to plan to attend each year with
their children. Those who have
never attended are urged to
make their plans to bring their
children to this years party.
Members of the committee in
charge of the party include Mel
vim Schultz, Local IL president;
William Healey, Howard Red
iger, Charles Ballard, o. j. Pc
cord, Ed Courtiene and Charles
Radgen.
Volunteers are needed again
this year to help in the prepa-
ration of the gifts and candy
for the children and are asked
to contact the members of the
committee who will take their
names and addresses and call
them when they are needed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Minimum Wage
Faces Squeeze

WAS SHIN GTON, Nov. 10
(LPA)-A tough battle behind
closed doors in the House Labor
Committee may decide the fate
Of the Csc minimum wage bill
this week. Executive sessions of
the Labor Committee, which
has been holding open hearings
for the past month, began Nov.
20. Chairman Mary Norton, who
has just returned from Europe,
is presiding.
An extremely close vote Is
anticipated in the committee,
with seven Democrats and two
Republicans expected to def
nitely vote for the Csc minimum
wage bill with expanded cover
age, out Of the 20-man commit
tee. Labor representatives here
have sent out an urgent appeal
for expressions of support of the
Pepper-Hook bill to the mem
bers of the committee.
In the Senate, where hearings
have concluded before the Labor
and Education Committee, ac-
ton is being delayed until three
key members return from Euro.
pean trips. Sen. James Murray
ID, Mont.), the committee
chairman; Senator Ebert ID.
Thomas Cd, Utah) former COM
mittee chairman and supporter
of the 65-cent bill, and Senator
Claude Pepper Cd, Fla), the
bills author, all are aboard.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
JAW Cells
GIN Strike
Continued from Page 1

COntlnued from rage i
refused to pay a 30 per cent
wage restoration to its emplo-
yees without an increase in its
prices. at the same time denying
to open its books or show cause
why 1t should have the price
increase.
Denied Increase
Chester Bowles, chief of the
Office of Price Administration
two days ago in Washington in
giving out the price ceilings for
new cars, not only denied GIN
an increase, but actually gave
it slight cut below its 1912 car
prices. Other cars were given
increases, the largest, 9 per cent
bing granted to the Studebaker
Corporation of South Bend, Ind.
which is Expected to increase its
competitive position If the Cen
eral Motors strike becomes re-
ality.
Final officer of the Auto
Workers union came several
days ago when the union through
ce-President Reuther offered
to take the case to arbitration
provided that the corporation
would open its books and show
cause why it could not grant
the 80 per cent wage increase
without a corresponding lifting
of the prices of its cars.
The situation will probably
clarity itself in a day or two as
to whether or not the strike will
become effective Immediately,
or whther the union is waiting
for General Motors to give its
final and decisive reply.
Meanwhile, the Local Union
affiliated with the United Auto
mobile Workers in all sections
o fthe country are pouring Of
fers of help into the Information
al UAW-CIO offices here and
urging the GM workers to stick
by their guns.
Members of Local IA, UAW-
CIO of this city employed in the
Chevrolet plant here will be the
only UAW workers to be eff
fected by the GIN strike.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
A. J. Higgins
Is Called
Four FIuSher
Continued From Page One


receiving the financial help
from Higgins, Holdridge re-
signed on Jan. IL, from his po-
sition as national executive Sec
retary of AMVETS.
Nevertheless, despite Higgins
pledge to help raise the $780,
900, the only money that the
southern industrialiSt ever gave,
according to Holdridge, was
$500 to Lamar Bailey, of Texas,
who won nationwide notoriety
by splitting from AMVETS and
announcing that he was setting
up an organization to fight or
ganized labor.
Blast Higgins Democracy
Higgins apparently doesn't
believe in democracy, said Hold
ridge, because he denied me
the right of political dissidence."
He pointed out that he had new
er met a Socialist before the last
presidential campaign and that
all of his speeches for Norman
Thomas, some of which were re-
corded for overseas broadcast to
American troops, were approved
beforehand by the War Depart
ment.
In a letter to Higgins on Jan.
16, Holdridge pointed out: Zone
of the stated aims of AMVETS is
to unite divergent groups in the
overall interest of American de-
mocracy.' / wrote that state
ment into its constitution. You
agreed that such unity was
needed. Is it your thought that
unity is to be achieved by un-
conditional surrender to your
own economic PHILOSOPHERS, and
that anyone who differs must be
eliminated" Higgins never re-
piled to this inquiry.
The Natl Conference of
Union Legionnaires in a state
ment titled Look Here, Mr..
Higgins" told the union buster
in strong words that 1--WE didn't
fight on battle fronts through
out the world that a few men
who own tools for production
and have the power to provide
jobs could lockout their work
ers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23

mittee, negotiated the settle
ment after assurance from
three doctors that Mr.. Whites
would not have any infections
set in his foot. Mr.. Cousino said
the settlement for the claim was
agreed on between management,
union and Mr.. Wits in two
hours. He added that it is the
largest lump sum ever paid to
an employe for injury at the
WHY'S plant. Larger sums have
been paid but not in lump form.
During his three years under
the doctors care and medical
treatments Mr.. Whites received
compensation.
The Welfare chairman ad-
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viseS all Unit members to con-
tact his office before agreeing
to any settlement for a claim.
There should be a careful exami-
nation for future infections and
indicated that Mr.. Whites in
jury was examined as a precau-
ton and to guard against a un-
reasonable settlement.
Mr.. Cousino pointed out that
progress is being made with the
Industrial Commission in settl-
ing claims but II is not up to
par as yet. He revealed that the
Commission wanted to settle Mr..
Whites claim for half the amount
that was granted him.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Wage Fight Breaks
In PorIey Open
Continued From Page One

Continued From Page One
withdrawn. David Sarnoff, Ra-
dio Corporation of America pre-
sident, proposed that the ques-
ton be referred to special
committee to be composed of
Green, Lewis, Murray and three
management repre- s entatives.
Murray, who had fought through
the executive committee session
for his wa &c resolution, declined
to serve, pointing out that both
Green and Lewis have already
expressed their opposition to his
proposal.
Murray, in a press conference,
made 1t clear that the CIO will
continue the fight for consider
alton of pay raises. 1--WE be-
lieve," said Murray, that it is
the most important thing pend
ing before the bor-Manage-
ment Conference" The CIO
president said that he had told
the closed session of the Con-
ference's executive committee
that he wanted action on his re-
solution which "has been lay
ing on the table since Nov. r.
and which emphasizes that wage
increases are imperative, as
President Truman asserted, to
provide mass purchasing pow
er. Murray declared that Il ex-
pect a declaration from the
Conference TO favor an imme-
diate and substantial wage in
crease"
Prentis Offer Condemned
Management'S counter pro-
posal on wages, offered by H
w. Prentis president of Arm
strong Cork Co, was condemn
ed by Murray as wholly in
adequate. The Prentis proposal
was that "the Conference not
consider national wage policy
nor attempt to define formulas
to implement the wage policy
announced by the President and
further defined in Executive
orders"
The Conference, which now
has six working sub-commit-
tees, Is expected to continue
after a Thanksgiving recess.
While both John l.. Lewis and
Green publicly denied rumors
that the United Mine Workers
had already re-joined the AFL,
il became increasingly evident
that the UNIV vote would be
thrown with the AFL's against
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23

FairleSs' action a "brazen at
tempt to bludgeon the Gov
ernment of the us" since
Fairless insists that .-.e steel In
dustry must get higher prices
from OPA before they will even
sit down to discuss the unions
request for a So a day wage
raise.
u. S. Steel. Murray told
Schwellenbach, "has the unmiti-
gated gall to advise the Govern
ment of the United States that 1t
will not perform its legal and
public duty unless the Govern
mnet agrees to unconditional
surrender to the demands of the
industry for immediate price re-
lief and a guarantee that for
any wage increase that may be
agreed upon in collective bar
gaining there will be additional
price increases"
Meanwhile, preparations went
ahead for Smith-Connally
strike vote in 1853 steel COM
panies on Nov. % and Dec. 6.
More than 100000 workers will
then have an opportunity to in
dicate their willingness to go
out on strike if necessary in or
der to get the So pay raise.
While the steel companies
claim that they're losing money
now, the American Iron and
Steel Institute last week went or
the radio and bought space in
metropolitan dailies to explain
why the Steel Industry Cannot
Pay Increased Wages Now" The
answer, they said, was a price
boost. Continuing their refusal
to bargain, they insisted that
Until OPA authorizes fair
prices, nothing can be settled
through collective bargaining,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Step Lively. Please

LONDON, ENG. (LPA) - A
Passengers Trade Union" is
crystallizing here as a result of
long dissatisfaction with anti
quated methods and rules of
travel within the city. A million
Londoners are expected to join,
to get for themselves and others
relief from crowded, dilapidated
bus and train transportation sys-
TENS.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Employment Bill
Being Sabo+aged
BY Congress
Continued From Page One

continued From rage One
passed the full employment hill
and even after Truman charged
the House committee with
damaging delay" Manas c o
stopped the hearings and set up
the subcommittee.
Playing completely into the
hands of reactionary employers
who have fought the bill from
the start, Manasco said that his
subcommittee would eliminate
this crucial section of the bill:
ITO the extent that continuing
full employment cannot other
wise be achieved, it is the fur
ther responsibility of the federal
government to provide such
volume of federal investment
and expenditure as may be
needed to assure continuing full
employment.
Echoing the words of numer-
Gus union hating employers
Manasco asserted that, ITO keep
that section in would mean to
imply that the bill would give
everybody jobs paid for out of
the federal treasury. He
aroused a storm of resentment
by contending that the bill
would remove any necessity
for the Congress of the United
States"
Opposes Favorable Testimony
Manasco's deliberate sabotage
Of the bill came in the face of
overwhelming testimony in its
favor by AFL CIO leaders, rep
resentatives of religious groups,
Labor Sec'y Lewis Schwellen-
bach and other government Of
ficials.
One consequence of Manassas
stalling may be that Congress
will not take a Thanksgiving re-
cess until the legislation in some
form comes to the floor of the
House for a vote. Supporters of
the original bill predict that
hot floor fight is inevitable be-
cause of their determination to
add amendments to restore the
measures original strength.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Prices Affect Schools

WASHINGTON (LPA)-"Suc-
cess in holding prices steady in
the months just ahead" said
OPA Administrator c hes ter
Bowles here recently in connec-
ton with American Education
Week, will directly affect the fiji
ture of education for Americas
children and youth. From 1889
to 1943 and particularly in the
school years of 1941-42 and
l942-43," he continued, "the
average salary of teachers
throughout the country Jagged
markedly behind increases in
their cost of living. f.. A post
war initiation this time would
seriously threaten the living
standards and morale of our
teachers and in turn the quality
Of education offered our chill
dren now in school,"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Steel Company Defies
SchweIIenbach Request

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 LPA)-Twice, u S. Steel
Corp president Benjamin F. Faress has turned down the
request of Labor Secretary Schwenbach that he
negotiations with representatives of the United Steeworkers
of America USA President Philip Murray last week termed
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
PRE-WAR HOLDOUT

Big Industry's postwar plan
ming began in 1910, before we
were In the war.
In 1910, capital went on a
six week SitdoWn strike and
won the five year amortiza-
tion agreement whereby u. S.
taxpayers were to pay for and
hand over war plants to con-
tractors in five years. The
same year the auto industry
turned down the Reuther plan
that might have produced
enough planes to have pre-
vented loss of the Philippines
and Singapore.
In 1941, Big Industry killed
the National Resources Plan
ming Board and chewed up
scarce metals and rubber in
the biggest auto production on
record.
In 1912, Capital quietly
wrote into the tax act the
carry-back and carry-forward
provisions that today can fl
nance a sit-down strike to the
extent of $40 billions in the
next two years, GIN, for ex-
ample, can lock out its $50, 900
workers for all of 1946 and
collect $3.50, 900, 900 from the
u. S. TreaSury--your money.
In 1943, the Kilgore- Pepper
Tolan Bill was beaten. This
would have planned reconver-
sion in the interest of labor
and the public.
In 1914, Big Industry got
the juicy contract termination
act and beat the Murray-Kil-
gore bill that would have as
sured adequate unemploy-
ment compensation to laid off
war workers and veterans.
In 1945, it has won S11 bill
lions tax refund and reduc-
tions and repeal Of the excess
profits tax.
Today, Big Industry is on a
sitdown strike, financed by the
taxpayers, that can run for
two years, The stake is the
very shape of our lives, con-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
WiILys Unit Member
Receives $4,000
Conversation Check
Union PrOUides Expert
SerUiCe To The Workers

Will Whites, member of the WillyS-Overland Unit has
good to smile these days and who wouldn't after
ceiving check for $4,000 The check settlement for
foot injury sustained the job at the WlysOverland
Bob COusino, chairman of the WHY'S Unit Welfare Com
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23

troll of the nations domestic
and foreign economic policies.
A break in the ranks of in
dustry will avert it or shorten
il.
But in the long run, close
cooperation among labor and
all progressive groups must
match the we'll drilled unity
of the c of c and the NAM.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Washington
LaborReport
By Bradford v. Carter
SITDOWN STRIKE

Call II a holdup or a SltdoWn
strike, it Is plain that Ameri-
can capital, working through
the executives of large corpo-
rations in autos, steel, textiles,
oil, railroads and other indus
tries, is hell-bent for a show
down with organized labor
and the federal government.
If consumers wake up before
they lose their shorts and
panties, they will realize that
they are in the showdown too.
Big Capital is after nothing
less than recapture of control
of the entire economy. That
means capture and direction of
government.
Proof? It's in the papers
every day. c. E. Wilson, Gen
eral Motors president, says
GIN will shut down after its
sample cars are out-unless
OPA sets the right price cell
ingS. His vice president, Harry
Anderson, tells Walter P.
Reuther, UAW-CIO vice presi-
dent, that profits and prices
are none of labor'S business.