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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09
Insurance Firms
Seek Exemptions

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (LPA)
Organized labor's qualification
over a Supreme Court decision
last year which held that in
surance companies were an in
terstate business and therefore
subject to the antitrust laws
may be short-lived.
Currently being pushed thru
Congress at the behest of the
powerful insurance lobby is leg
islation designed to make spec
ial exception of the business and
exempt it from prosecution on
frequently repeated charges that
insurance companies have con-
spired to set rates .unreasonably
high and to freeze out competi-
ton.
Now before the House Judic-
iary Committee is a bill which
declares that the Sherman and
Clayton antitrust acts shall not
apply to the insurance business
or to acts in the conduct there
Of" The same bill was passed
by the Senate on Jan. 25.
President Roosevelt, on Jan.
8, expressed opposition to pre-
ferential treatment for the
wealthy insurance firms and as
serted that "there is no valid
reason for giving any special ex-
emption from the antitrust laws
to the business of insurance.
Both the Senate and the House
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Mrs
Delecia Allard has seen a lot of
Army half-tracks come and go
at the Whittemore Ordnance
Depot Aver, Mass, where she
works on the assembly line.
Last week combat-scarred
half-track came into the plant
for repairs. Mrs. Allard looked
at the dashboard and gasped.
Scratched on one of the panels
was the name of her son, Pvt.
Robert Allard, who participated
in the American drive through
France and Belgium. Pvt. Allard
was wounded in Germany but
there was no way to tell wheth-
er he had been in the vehicle at
the time.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09

WASHINGTON (LPA)-The
notion held by some employers
that time-and-a-half pay for a
sixth days work can only be
ordered by the Tar Labor
Board when it has already been
established by custom or union
contract was demolished last
week by the WLB. Over objec-
tions of industry members of
the Board, the WLB awarded
time-and-a-half land also vaca-
tions with pay) to 1900 men,
bers of the United Rubber
Workers-CIO at the st. Mary's
Manufacturing Co., st. Marys,
Ohio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09

and will hold a full meeting
on Feb. 13, at which time a
favorable vote is expected.
Chairman Mary Norton set this
date for committee action last
week.
Basically, the perm n e n t
FEPC bill will be the one spon-
sored by hundreds of labor,
Negro, church and other organ
izations, working through the
Council for a Permanent FEPC.
Sponsors of the bill in the
House include: Charles M. La
Toilette, (R, Ind.); Charles R.
Clason Or, Mass.); Everett M.
Dirksen, (R, ILL; Joseph Clark
Baldwin, (R, N. "; John M.
Vorys, (R, Ohio); William L..
Dawson, Cd, Ill); Frank E.
Hook, Cd, Mich0; Adam c.
Powell, Jr., Cd, N. "; Mrs.
Helen Gahagan Douglas, Cd,
CALI; Frank Bender, Or, Ohio)
and Clyde Doyle, Cd, CALI.
A subcommittee of the House
Labor Committee has already
incorporated in this bipartisan
bill the preamble and several
minor changes taken from a bill
proposed by Chairman Mary
Norton ID, N. JO.
Not Fair Test
The defeat by vote of 148
to 113, of a no-discrimination
amendment to the "work-or-
jail'' bill on Feb. l is not con-
sidered a fair test for the idea
of a permanent FEPC, the bills
sponsors assert. They have re-
iterated that they were not re-
sponsible for its introduction.
The amendment, introduced by
Rep. Clason (R, Mass) was con-
sidered by many Administration
supporters to be a hindrance to
passage of the slave labor bill.
Clason's amendment to the
labor draft bill would have pro-
vided that no employer could
get labor who Disseminated for
reason of race, creed, color or
national origin. Every employer
who wished to get forced labor
for turning out war goods would
have had to certify to the direc-
tor of war mobilization and re-
conversion that he did not dis
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09
Vote Gives
Reactionaries Victory
(LPA Photo)

WASHINGTON, Feb. QPA)-Organized labor and
liberal groups suffered their first major defeat OF President
Rooseves fourth term last week the Senate by
whelmng majority of 742 voted to cut in two the job of
commerce secretary which FDR has nominated Henry
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09
Speedy Action Seen
For Permanent FEPC

WASHINGTON Feb UPA-Quick action on bill
Job discrimination because of creed color
natural origin expected the House of Representatives
The House Labor Committee has virtually agreed on a
bill for permanent Fair Employment Practice Commission
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09
Wages Froze.
Profits Boil

WASHINGTON (LPA) - The
only part of President Roose-
velt's seven-point economic pro-
gram that has been put into real
effect is the wage freeze, the
Natl Women's Trade Union
League pointed out last week.
"The limitation on $25,000-a-
year executive salaries was re-
scinded by Congress. Corporate
profits have scared beyond pre-
depression boom days. Farmers
and meat packers have been
given generous subsidies denied
in similar proportion to con-
sumers. with the result that
prices of consumer goods and
services have risen.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09

wallace.
The smashing victory for
big business and anti-labor
forces came on the George bill
which divorced the Federal
Loan Agency with its various
lending corporations from the
Commerce Dept. Expectations
were that the House would also
approve the bill.
At the same time the Senate
agreed to postpone the vote on
Wallace's confirmation to the
cabinet post until March l. Both
opponents and supporters of
Wallace Immediately prepared
all-out campaigns to sway as
many on-the-fence votes as
possible during the next three
weeks. Wallace supporters were
urging that he take the issue
to the people with a series of
addresses in industrial centers
such as Detroit where his labor
support is strong.
Take Grave View
Union leaders in Washington
took a grave view of the 74-l2
defeat, expressing fear that 1t
will influence many uncertain
votes in both the Senate and
House on future legislation con.
corning labor such as the
work JAIL bill. The six to
one majority was seen as pre-
saying an especially close fight
on Wallace's confirmation.
Vastly important in deciding
the margin of the anti Wallace
vote, it was admitted, was Presi-
dent Roosevelts last minute
message to Congress announcing
that he would approve the bill
which removed from Wallace's
control several agencies which
may prove major factors in
achieving the postwar goal of
60,000,000 jobs.
Despite the fact that large sec
tions or organized labor opposed
the George bill a number of
Senators supported by labor
voted for it.
That Senate reactionaries con-
sidered the George bill vote a
promising omen for the drive to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09
Security IS
Emphasized
AT Dinner
Continued from Page i

SOhtIhuCu AAOAh OBJ
resentatives are impressed with
such requests and they will pay
attention to U.S."
Warning the Local IL leader
ship of the temporary unemploy'
ment which faces the country
Immediately following the de
feat of Germany, Mr.. Gossel
said, $4,000 people will be laic
off in Toledo plants following
victory in Europe. Your hour!
will be reduced from So or more
to 40 with a reduction in your
pay and you'll be hard put tC
get by"
Seeks More Benefits
"When these things occur, in
creased unemployment benefits
would aid those temporarily un
employed. Not only that, but in
creases should be granted te
take care of the millions o.
workers when their hours are
reduced"
Continuing, the UAW heac
said. "We must make fight fol
these things if we expect to gel
them. You people, the leader,
ship in the shops, must go back
to your people and tell them
about these things. Without
your support and cooperation
and theirs we cannot gain the
security which we must have.
Director Gosser outlined the
future of Local IL and said that
it could 60 far if unity and CO.
operation were continued in the
future as they had been in the
past. "Our fight" he said, sis
for freedom from want"
Schultz Presides
Melvin Schultz, Local IL pres
ident, chaired the meeting which
followed the dinner and told of
the services and benefits which
membership in Local IL brought
the workers. He said that the
dinner would be an annual af-
fair and expressed the hope that
the union would continue on the
road of progress to greater ac-
complishments.
Entertainment was furnished
by Chuck Truckee, Arnold She
Jean and his guitar, Joe
and his juvenile aero
bats, and Betty Jane Ball.
Joseph Shea and Melvin La
zette were in charge of arrange
ments for the dinner.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09
WLB Admits War
Workers Downgraded

WASHINGTON, Il P Al -
archaeological improvements in
machines and advancing mass
production techniques will in
evitably mean that some jobs
will be sinplified, but this may
warrant reclassification and
downgrading, leading to reduc-
ton in wages" the WLB warn
ed last week.
Serious disagreements over
this problem, the WLB disclos-
ed, ''have already arisen in thEr
airframe industry which, in tbs
short space of three or four
years has developed into some
thing approaching the modern
belt-line type of operation. The
aircraft unions are currently
protesting against downgrading
of large numbers of workers" "
ton, is espected to be the CLOS
choice. Eby also has been an
official of the AFT-AFL, having
served the Chicago Teachers Un-
ion as executive secretary for
several years.
Two "teams" of three people
have come to this country for
the Workers Education Associa-
ton of Britain in the past year.
Both groups toured the nation,
speaking before central labor
bodies and local unions, tellinga
of the great progress made by
programs for war workers and
members of the armed forces.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09
cIO Hero Cited
By Armv

WASHINGTON (LPA)-The
heroism of a member of the
United Steelworkers-CIO in
ri1king his life to remain at his
radio station on Biak Island has
been rewarded with the Army
Silver Star, it was revealed here
last week. Technician 4th Grade
Harry M. Sayka, of Gary, Ind,
whose father is also a member
of the USW-CIO stuck to his
radio post on the island to sum-
mon aid or a battalion threaten
ed with destruction by Japanese
fire.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09
Labor Draft
Passes House
Continued on Page 2

ed to investigate manpower
boarding in stated plants
The battle for this substitute
was led on the floor by Rep.
Forrest A. Harness (R. Ind) and
when the showdown came 1t
was defeated by only the mar
row margin of 1877 to III on a
tellar count.
1t is anticipated similar SUBJ
stitute will be offered on the
Senate floor when the May bill
comes up there.
Another hot fight occurred
over substitute proposed by Rep.
Jerry Voorhis ID. Calif.), which
would have given the force Of
law to the present regulations
of the War Manpower Commits
sion. This, however, was de-
feated by much larger ma
Jorlty OF zUo-Il.
Pressure by the White House
and by Administration leaders
notably by Speaker Samuel
Rayburn-also resulted in the
defeat of all proposed amend
ments to the bill.
Diders Defeated
One of those licked was a
rider which would have virtual
ly nullified union shop con-
tracts in plants to which drafted
workers are assigned. Another
was the "FEPC amendment"
which would have barred dis
elimination against workers be-
cause of race, creed or color.
The first was rejected by 178|
to 142, and the second by 148
to 113.
Many other minor amend
ments were crushed under the
Administration steamroller. Had
any of them been enacted that
would probably have resulted IN
defeat of the May bill. Admin
istration wheelhorses knew that,
and fought desperately to keep
the measure clear of amend
ments.
AS the bill stands, it freezes
male workers from 18-45 in
their present jobs, requiring
them to get permission from
draft boards to leave. Also, the
boards may require workers in
non-essential jobs to shift to war
jobs where manpower shortages
exist. Workers who violate the
regulations are subject to fines
of up to $4,000 or Jail terms
up to five years, or both.
Various "sops" to labor were
included to sugar up the bill
such as provision for payment
of transportation expenses of
transferred workers and protec-
ton of seniority rights - but
these concessions failed to di-
minish labor's opposition to the
idea of a labor draft for private
profit.
Despite the final passage of
the May bill by a substantial
majority in the House, labor
chiefs predicted that a good
chance still exists of defeating
the measure in the Senate. In
any event, a knockdown and
dragout battle in the Senate
over the bill is assured.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09

Members of the Greater To-
ledo Tool, Die and Maintenance
Council will hold their regular
meeting at Local IL head
quarters, AIS Winthrop st. Mon
day, Feb, IL at $50 p. m.
Members of the second trick
will meet at Local IL, Parlor l,
Thursday, Feb. Is at 1000 a. m.
Wages scales and skilled
trades problems will be dis
cuSSed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09
Political
Action
by
Clayton
Rusch
Chairman
of the Political Action Committee

I wish through this column to
urge everyone to write to At
torney General Biddle COM
mending the work of his Special
Assistant, John o. Rogge and
urge that the sedition trials
which were halted at the death
of the trial judge be resumed.
The people to be tried include
such notorious. characters as
Lawrence Dennis, Elizabeth
Dilling, Eugene Sanitary and
Joe Williams whose fascist lean
ings have, on more than one oc-
casion, been exposed. If the
blood of the flower of American
Manhood is spilled on the battle
field in the endeavor to pre-
serve the democratic way of life,
then surely those who would de-
stroy democracy should not be
protected from exposure and
punishment.
Leaders of workers move
ments, such as the CIO and
PAC must be able to bear care
full scrutiny as the industrialists
make 1t a point to see that our
leaders are periodically inve-
stigated. We feel that some of
this effort should be expended
to prevent the spread of incl
pient Fascism in America which
stems from the very group who
are always trying to put the
subversive label on the cham
pions of the workers. All the
members of the CIO and PAC
and the entire working popula-
ton should demand that the Sc
dition and conspiracy trials be
resumed. Address your letters to
Attorney General Biddle, Wash
ington, D. c.
1945 DRIVE
The 1945 membership drive is
now in full swing and the mem
berships are coming in. There are
many people who say they have
not been approached to buy a
1945 membership ticket. 1t
takes time to get every depart
ment covered. In the smaller
shops it may be that your Local
or Unit has neglected to select
PAC representative for your
shop. AS soon as someone raises
the question a PAC represent
ative will be appointed or elect
ed, to obtain PAC membership
applications through this office
to sell in the shop.
Anyone who wishes to take
out membership is not required
to wait for the particular re-
preventative, for we also sell
memberships at the PAC office.
Membership is only one dollar
per year and includes member
ship in the National, State and
County PAC as we'll as in your
neighborhood Ward or Town
ship Club.
PROGRAM
Our program is SOCIAL LE-
GISLATION to insure - Full
Employment, Adequate Social
Security measures and Protec-
ton of Civil Liberties for all.
We expect to achieve the reaIiza-
ton of this program by seeing
that people who believe in it
are elected to public office.
We expect to insure the cleo
ton of progressive legislators on
both a State and National Scale
by building Ward and Township
organizations which can success
fully rally the vote behind the
PAC supported candidates.
/ again want to remind every
one that the PAC is giving a
dance in Parlor A Local II Hall
on Saturday night, February 10.
There will be contests and
prizes. We want to sponsor So
cial affairs regularly and if this
lance is well attended we will
sponsor dances often, as a reg
llar part of our entertainment
program. So let's make this
dance a big success.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-09
Union Educators
On British Mission
WASHINGTON Feb = TPA

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (LPA)
Two outstanding men in the
field of union education are
scheduled to go to Great Britain,
to return the visits by British
workers education officials to
this country, the Office of War
Information announced Feb. 5.
John Connors, director of the
Workers Education Bureau of
America, will be the first to visit
England, as the guest of the
British Workers Education Asso-
citation. Connors has been an
active member of the American
Federation of Teachers AFL,
first in New Bedford, Mass, and
later in the unions national or
ganizing campaign. He was for
three years national represent
ative of the AFL.
Within about three months, a
CIO representative is also ex.
pected to make a speaking trip
to England, to meet with work
ers' education groups there. Ker-
NIT Eby, newly appointed CIO
director of research and educa-
The sub., 1945-05-19

blocked" the AF of L council warned.
 Also the council demanded inn. mediate action by Congress and Federal agencies to protect human needs during the reconversion per- iod." It appealed to President Tru- man to recommend to Congress re- vival of legislation along the lines of the Kilgore bill, defeated in the last session, which provided for planned reconversion and higher unemployment compensation pay. ments to jobless workers than now prevail in the states.
 Finally the council stressed the need of revamping the Little Steel' formula without delay so that frozen wage rates can be in- creased to make up for the loss of overtime pay as hours are cut back from 48 to 40 week or less. Such pay raises are vital to main- tain purchasing power, the council declared.
The sub., 1945-05-19

they must be baloney to the core"
 "Smitty."
 Shop Steward.
 End Shift Tin Knockers. Hello Rowland:
 We'll, I'm a Hell of long ways from home now, and expect to be just 5000 or 1000 more miles fur. ther in month or so. Things hap- pened so fast that I still haven't had time to think about it.
 We'll, I'll tell you just how hap pened to get out here so fast. volunteered to go to Panama a week ago Friday and went on 8 weekend liberty. When I went back to camp Monday morning, the commander told me that the Pan- anna draft was called off. Eleven o'clock that morning, an announce ment came over the loud speaker that they wanted 30 men to volun- teer for the 147th Battalion. I signed my name second on the list and had my seabags packed, ready to go at 11:3O a. m. We boarded the train at 2:3O the following af- ternoon, California bound. It was a nice trip. We stopped in Buffalo. N. Y.; Akron, Ohio; Chicago, Illin- ois; Denver, Colorado; Reno, Nev~ ada; Salt Lake City, Utah; Sacra- mento, California; and we also went through the Rocky Mountains. We also went by Salt Lake, which was beautiful to see.
 I have liberty this weekend, and I expect to make trip to Frisco. Well, Rowland, haven't any, thing too exciting to say, and I'll have to close for now. I don't ex- pect to go overseas for two or three weeks. I didn't figure I'd feel right unless I went over-that's why I volunteered. I'll be able to let you know just where I am going in q week.
 Tell all the boys and our two little girls I was asking for them.
 The one thing I'd like to hear most of all is that the boys are out there fighting to beat the CIO Com- mics the Hell out of the E. B. Co. If we have 8 fighting gang at the E. B. Go. like we had in August Of "A, the CIO should be chased back into their hole to stay.
 I'll write later, and keep me posted on all Union activities.
 I'll also try to find time to write an article from the Fighting Navy c. B.'s to help in your campaign.
 So long, Pal,
 Dave Telage.
The sub., 1945-05-19
A Reply from the Tin Shop
 May IA. 1045

May 14. 104C
 In reading the current issue of The ShipbuiIder, I find a lot of accusations that reflect on me as Shop Steward as the men involved come under my jurisdiction as steward of the second shift tin knockers.
 In the case of Walt Benedict and Monty Weaver, may I state that neither belonged to the AFofL or to any Union in fact, and neither deserved any consideration from me as shop steward whatsoever. In reply to the specific charges stat ed, may say that neither were ap- preached with any offer of transfer or continuation, and why should they? If man working for liv- ing does not believe in Unionism, we'll I'm simply sorry for them. Nuf Sed.
 As for c. McNamara and Miss Charron, both Union members, they were contacted by me and tod what procedure was available to enable them to continue employ ment. Neither were interested, and although I urged them to file a grievance to set this machinery in operation, neither felt so inclined Sorry, Mac, but the time to gripe is while you're still with us so we can help you, not after you leave to the CIO who couldn't help you any time.
 Buck Gavitt, Union member true, was transferred to the Ship filters, but also on his own request. At the Unions insistence he was started as a first class shipfitter's S helper and on the day shift which he has been trying to get for some time. This is his own personal bus mess and incidentally, he stii re- tains his classification of first class sheet metal worker. Glad to have been able to help you out, Buck and good luck on your new job.
 If man or woman in my de- partment has 8 legitimate gripe, let's have it and get it settled and I, as your steward, vii be in there pitching till we get a satisfactory ending.
 In closing let me thank the CIO for the faulty accusations and ut- ter disregard of the truth, as after reading these lies four men came to me and signed up in real Union, the AFofL, with this remark: If the CIO print baloney like that,
The sub., 1945-05-19

Citing widespread contract can- cellations and reductions that have already occurred, the Council pre- dicted that the war production pro- gram will be cut in half within few months" after the war in Europe ends, thus threatening wholesale unemployment.
 To head that off the council urged that "a large scale reconversion program be undertaken at once" and that war industries be given sufficient advance notice of con- tract cutbacks so they can readily plan to reconvert to peacetime pro- duction and retain their workers.
 Unless the reconversion process is expedited. mass unemployment will grip America in 1945 and pur- chasing power will be reduced to such a low point that expansion of postwar production will be