Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14

| iloHl TIE record IL Is clear
that the Union in its refusal to
accept a wage increase that in
wolves price increase has lifted
the whole matter of collective
bargaining to a new high level
by insisting that the advance
ment of Labor's interest shall
not be made at the expense of
the public. The Union has shown
sense of social responsibility
that indicates its growing ma
turlty and is certainly to be
commended. The public has a
vital interest in holding the line
of present prices against in
flation.
d. Because of confusion in
the public mind, the Committee
wishes to emphasize that the
record of the proceedings clear
ly shows that the Unions propo-
sition was not "30% or else"
The transcript repeatedly shows
that the Unions 800 demand
was subject to reconsideration
if and when management proved
the 800 wage increase was i'm
possible without a raise in
prices.
T. Considerable data from
the General Motor Corporation
and U. S. Government reports
were submitted by the Union in
support of its contention that
the Corporation can afford a
substantial wage increase with
out raising prices. Outside of a
flat denial supported by figures
based upon sources not open to
the Union, to this Committee or
to the public, no convincing evil
dence has been submitted by the
Corporation to show that the
Unions wage proposal cannot
be met.
8. While future profits can
not be computed with absolute
certainty, it is common practice
to base the prospects of them
upon experience and estimated
volume and costs. The Union is
that wages be projected
in such a forecast as other cost |
factors and profits are projected. |
1t is the concensuS of the Com
mittee that the Union is making
legitimate claim in asking that |
wages be negotiated in terms of |
future expectations.
8. With regard to the Unions
24-hour ultimatum on the ac-
ceptance of arbitration, the pub
lie should be reminded that the
was on the question
of the willingness of the Cor
ooration to arbitrate and not on
he basic wage demands, which
would have required longer
consideration.
10. The Committee reviewed
carefully the Unions supporting
argument for the maintenance of
ake-home pay. 1t was based on
he thesis that purchaing power
must be commensurate with
The CO m m lite e
lgrees with this principle of
wages since without adequate
purchasing power to buy the
PRODUCTS of industry there can
'e neither full employment nor
prosperity.
MEMBERS OF NATIONAL
COMMITTEE
chairman: DR.. Henry Hit
Crane, tral Methodist
Church, Detroit, Michigan.
'ice-Chairman: DR.. Harry A. :
Overstreet, College of the City /
of New York, New York City. :
ecretary: Mrs. j. Birdsall Cal
kins, N tional President,
YWCA, New York City. 8
Professor Ernest w. Burgess, r
Professor of Sociology, Uni E
versity of Chicago, Chicago, /
Illinois. n
Rabbi Leon Fran, Temple
Israel, Detroit, Michigan. t
Robert E. Garrigan, ASSISTANT O
Director, New Council of r
American Business, Washing i
ton, D. c. Q
John B. Hanna, Church =
Counsellor of the Council for t
Social Action of the Congre- c
gational Christian Churches
in the u. S. A., New York b
City. p
Leon Henderson, Research In n
stitute of America, Washing h
ton, D. c. h
Mrs. Dorothy S. McAllister a
National Consumers League, &
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