The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01

have not secured such clauses IN
their contracts.
This ,eadS 20 offer he follow
~ suggest
First: Insist nUR tHst your local
an on begin negotiations for a no.
4 scrIrlnaIo0 clause IN your pres
Ont UNION contract.
Second: Stay on the payroll JUS,
as org as poSs Die regardless 81
what provocston YOU must suffer.
The sooner this reconverSon
PERIOD ends. the sooner We all 90
back 20 work and the better VII
oe your union BARGAINING posi-
'iop So stay on the JOB even II
II means being compelled - take
dlstasteful work or work al 4 low
er paid classification.
Third: II. IN thus compelling you
10 accept such a work assignment
management violates your senior
ny standing. take the job anyway.
bat fle your grievance immediate
ly Nth yoyr steward or commit.
eeman
Fourth: n YOU already have Seen
aid ~ VOL should consider dong
the following mWedste.v
a. Go - lc.r .ocal union once
and &C. an Ou'-oi.NorN rece ~.
TN.s III ,e>c your local unio IN
menbcrshI ~ cNeTpDrg yoI
from the payment OF dues until
loY return 10 Work. You are en-
;',cd 20 y Z yoa have been OF OF
work for thirty 3ol days.
90 Attend every meeting ~
your union 30 nat No- All have
the ,s'c>' information When NoI
nay expect - - called rack -
work The ocsl Union needs your
active support more noN ;hsn ever
before
CO. Fc sure thai YOU rec s'er
With the United States Employ
ment Service IS an unemployed
WORKER md thai YOU hle your
clam for unemployment coupen-
sation Do this immediately. X
YOU need further advice or ASSIST
ance call al the CAW-ClO Uner-
ployment Couper>s on depart
nent, Room 252S N me Barllm
tower, De,roit
~ II Your lavoF was OFT ~
your ScnouN 'urn, iie your grew
ancc immcdiately There should
be no d lf'lcutv about TINS. but Il
YOU have any q fiiculty N fling or
h5NIns No8r grievance proccSsed,
first. RAISE me ISSUE ~ your local
union meeting, second, II you get
no satisfaction from your local
union oficlalS then 70 10 your
JAW -ClO regional once And "
YOU still feel that YOU have been
solely because 81 your race. creed,
nationality or sex. 50 or write 10
the UAW-ClO Far Practices COM
mlttee. Room SIS IN the Maccabees
building. Detroit = tine regional
once for all JAW east SIDE plants
6 located on the eth hoor Of the
NaccAbees building, and The west
SIDE regional Office ~ JAW Is at
2al West Grand Boulevard
ONE FINAL SUGGESTION u
offered 20 JAW members Who ~
group. may have experienced
discrimination IN The psst-eSpec-
ally Negroes and women. More
than ever before is !, necessary
nov that you know and We mean
really know TWO things the first
is Inc seniority and grievance pro-
VISIONS IN your local unions con-
tract. Get \ copy % tho contract
from your local unions Office and
suNe & from CoVe( "a cover Then
NO one can give you erroneous
advice On what YOU can or cannot
expect under Nour contract
The second hing YOU should
know u how - avail yourself Of
the machinery set up by the JAW.
Go - help you protect your sen.
iorIty and your unemployment
rights just IN case you are the WEE
IN ~ discriminatory prsetices In
our next article We shall discuss
that machinery - the UAW-ClO
Far Practices committee and how
IL operates