Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Political
Action
by
Clayton
Rusch
Chairman

"A squad OF fAO volunteer
workers are reporting for
duty each Wednesday evening
at 8 p. m. Between the hours
of 8 p. m. and 10 p. m. each
Wednesday evening con-
siderable amount of detail Of
flee work is done. This con-
stitutes real contribution to-
ward the realization of the
PAC program.
Last week Esther Kosha,
Margaret Lather, and Marie
Healey all of the WHY'S Over
land Unit, worked on this
project. The project will be
continued each Wednesday.
Anyone desiring to help Is
welcome.
The PAC office service bu-
reau was created so that any
one with social problem
such as unemployment, un-
employment c o m p n sation,
old age pen n, indus
trial compensation, widows
pension or any other problem
could bring it to our office.
Those with problems of in
dustrial compensation are urg-
ed to come to our office as
soon as possible after the oc-
curance in order to avoid the
claim being outlawed by stat
ute of limitations.
Now is the time when the
Ohio legislators should be
bombarded with mail de-
manding passage of Senate bill
94 and House bill 167. These
bills call for increasing unem-
ployment compensation from
SIG for 18 weeks to $25 for
26 weeks. Every worker
should declare himself a COM
mittee of one to recruit all his
friends to send penny postal
cards to the Ohio legislators
on these bills.
Address the communications
to the following legislators,
State Senators, Raymond Hill
debrand and Virgil Cramer
and State Representatives,
VIM. Donovan, Opal Mundy,
Chester Early, Fred Hunt,
Benz. Reading, State House,
Columbus, Ohio.
To send a postal card to
each of them cost the sender
seven cents. Passage of these
bills means the difference in
unemployment compensation
between 1888, the present
maximum and $3.50, the maxi
mum provided or in Senate
bill "a and House bill 167.
This means that if enough peo-
pie send the cards the work
ers gain 1882 in unemploy-
ment compensation.
This is far above the 600 to
one percent of the numbers
game is not gambling, but
legitimate political sction.
This incident among many
others proves that political ac-
ton pays off" with increased
economic security and civil
liberties for all the people.
CREDIT
Credit for the rapid ad-
vances being made by PAC
this year should be given to
those who have worked hard
in and out of their shops
signing up new members fol
the organization. The growth
of PAC while not being spec
tacular has surpassed our ex'
pectations this early in the
year and gives promise oi
reaching a new high.
The really spectacular work
of PAC members showed up
during the past week wher
thousands signatures on peti-
tions for repeal of the Pr
system of electing city coun'
cilmen were turned into the
PAC office. The amazing thing
about this was that two mem
bers alone secured 1860 sig
natures to the petitions which
is remarkable in view of the
fact that the job of securing
the names was done on theii
spare time.
Another group to whom
great credit should be giver
are the members of the speak
ers committee. This group ha'
volunteered to serve during
the year and will go into
various meetings to carry the
message of the PAC and ex
plain its program for social
legislation.
One of the most important
functions of the speaker
committee will be to conduc.
the active campaign agains
the PR system of electing cit,
councilmen. Our speakers are
being trained to they will b.
able to discuss the PR system
intelligently and show all thu
reasons why it should be de
feated.
A research department ha
been created which will b.
headed by Harold Billheimer
Local IL research director
T,h;s dapa rfY1nent has imDOr