Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-27
An Editorial
An Editorial --- ---
A Bill Of Goods

bin Members of the AutoLite being subjected to
&great sales campaign to sell them bill of goods spe-
officially, separate charter
This selling campaign which being directed at Auto
Lite members is intended to show the advantages that
would be gained if the members of the chose to buy
the product that is offered for sale.
1t is to every worker at Auo-Lite consider all
the points involved and to their judgment in making
certain that whatever they buy useful to them and
worth the price they will be required for it, Every
member of the Unit it to themselves carefully
anime all the arguments and calmly rejecting
much of the emotional fever possible in order
where they, industrial workers. After ALL it
to the workers themselves to determine wherein they
best served in the detectives for which they organized
The question of a separate charter is which af-
fectS the individual pocketbook and of Jockey
ing for position by leadership will impress the
members it their interests not properly handled
We would like first discuss with Auto-Lte workers
the reasons for amagamaed Local Union in Toledo
which believe should be given careful consider
alton by those who may be swayed by the promises
others who favor separate charter
Those of u.s. including Auto-I.ite members who were
in the beginning of Local H. feel that hit upon
happy solution to problem by the formation of Local
Union that would bring the workers all shops under
charter AT that Time biggest aim parallel the
type of organization of the employers of this city, This
done that could pool all available
OF spirit physical power and finance We put finance last
because didn't have much of it,
In doing this, we felt that we were ntegently sell
fish, because knew that had the bad con-
dOns in the big shops first and then put an organza
tiona campaign among smaller shops This was neces-
because if the small shops allowed continue
at low standards and with bad working conditions
objecves would not be reached, if they
tanned the gains did make would be seriously threat
ened if not actually eliminated.
1t therefore of prime importance to each indi-
vidual worker in the big shops that their Local Union
out program of organizing eevang the stand
ards of the small shops 1t is continuing necessity that
Local Union maintain these gains strive to in
and broaden them. 1t money our pockets
workers. In order for the Local to pursue this
it must have the complete support of all its units
large and small.
Local Unions non-profit organizations. The in
received solely for the purpose providing proper
operating BY the application of good common
and sound business principles this money be so
used that comfortable amount be set aside for
emergencies.
The Auto-Lite Unit a separate Local Union could
likely operate SUCCESSFULLY in financial way 1t is
large enough But Local Union only operate for
the money which it receives income 1t must operate
and exist principally for the purpose of first enlargng
individual income of its members and then protect
enlargement
We ask all Auto-Lite workers to give this separate
charter careful thought and fall into the error
of pulling irons out of the fire for people who have
other interest than vindctve action against the Local
Union leadership because they have been
rying out the Local Union program.
The program of Local IL which has worked so sue
cessfully during the since its adoption is greatly
indebted to AutoLe Unit itself for its many contribu
tions to outstanding job. Auto-Le Unit had to
do with organizing that program and making it work
And now simply because the shop leadership Auto
Lite has been unable to muster the strength top
dog in Local leadership it wants the members of Unit
to be part of the Local. continuing help them
selves by helping the small shop worker make his.
Politics is something that escape and it's
game like but don't like to large body of
workers victimzed and damaged by political maneuverng
Let Auto-Lte workers look deeply into the present
separate charter and carefully and seriously
slider their economic interests without
sideration for the individual political advancement of
those who seek to lead them into what may prove
be a serious error. AutOLite members know what thew
have in Local IL; they do know what they will get
into a separate Local Union It's serious problem
which Auto-Lite workers are called upon to solve.