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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
TX Election
Set

Representative of UAW-
.CIO, MESA and the Packard
Motor Co. management met
on March 8 and set the date
for the TX Division election
for April 4. The balloting will
take place in the company plant
at the South end of the restricted
area in the TX Division.
UAW-CIO representatives are
confident that they will be able
to win the election, but are Ieav-
ing no stones unturned to in
sure the victory in the April 4
election Approximately so per
cent of the workers in the divi-
sion are signed and paid mem
bers in UAW-CIO.
Additional memberships are
being secured from day to day
in the division despite the ef-
forts of the rival union to dis
credit the UAW and secure
more members. Last minute eff
forts Of the MESA to throw mud
through handbills and other
methods seem to be having an
opposite effect than that which
they were designed to accom-
plish.
According to the NLRB rep
resentative, there is possibility
that the election may be moved
up to March %, but this was
believed to be remote in view
of the situation in the coal in
duStrV.
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workers hired after May 1,
1910.
The Legion's plan, which
would have thrown millions of
war workers out on the street,
was supposedly designed to turn
over war workers jobs to re-
turning vets.
Backtracking quickly after
other veterans organizations re-
fused to go along on the scheme,
which labor economists declared
could disrupt established collec-
tive bargaining machinery as
we'll as the nations postwar eco
nomy, the Legion agreed finally
to a formula which provided
that "veteran-seniority credits
shall not be used to displace
worker on a job or to displace
worker involved in a tenn
porary layoff of 80 days, or
less"
COncurs With Others
The Legion, tacitly admitting
defeat on its original proposal,
concurred on the new program
with the Disabled American
Veterans and the Veterans of
Foreign aWrs.
The new agreement was pro-
posed, as was the Legion's orig
inal union-busting idea, at a
meeting of the Retraining and
Unemployment Advisory Coun-
Gil which is headed by Veterans
Administrator Hines. The Coun-
Gil was set up under the G. l.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16

amendment to the Revercomb
substitute, which would apply
Selective Service draft dodger"
penaltieS-of up to 5 years in
Jail and $4,000 fine-to work
ers from 18 to As who quit war
jobs without draft board permis-
sion or who refuse to go to jobs
where ordered.
Bailey's rider" was a thinly
disguised scheme to put over the
heart of the May labor draft bill
which previously passed the
House but which at no time had
a chance in the Senate.
Bailey was thoroughly trounc-
ed, however, Senators turned
down his amendment by 60-to-
%, and followed up by rejecting
the Revercomb substitute also,
54-to-27.
After that reversal, the ad-
vocates of forced labor" legis-
lation practically ran up the
white flag and the Military AT
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CosSer InsfolIs
I2's Officers

Newly elected officers and ex-
ecutive board members of Local
II, UAW-CIO were installed by
Regional Director Richard Cos
ser at the March 9 meeting of
the Local.
In his brief talk following the
installation ceremony, Director
Gosser used as his subject the
last part of the officers obliga-
ton. He told the officers that
he hoped that they would gain
the esteem of their brothers by
their conduct in office and that
they would secure the approval
of their own conscience.
Director Gosser emphasized
the importance of union office
and spoke of the economic well
fare of the workers which is in
the hands of those chosen to lead
tnem. sooner or later ne SAID,
1--WE must all listen to our con-
science and live with it"
Those installed were Melvin
Schultz, president; Tom Burke,
vice-president; Randolph Gray,
financial secretary; Lloyd Spei-
dell, recording secretary and
Norman Meyers, treasurer.
Also obligated were William
Weston, parliamentarian; How
ard Cutcher, assistant guide;
Heinze Sieve and Ted Modrow-
ski, trustees; Gerald Biddle,
guide; Marcene Biddle, sergeant
alarms; Frank KoWalski, assist
ant sergeant-at-arms; Bart De-
derman and Ernest Kubacki,
board members -at-large.
John Kiplinger truste is a
holdover serving the long term
as trustee.
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Bill of Rights.
The Legion, at first, tried to
deny that any proposal for SEN
iority cancellation had been
made, but the facts were veri-
fled by labor officials and rep
resentatives of other veterans
groups.
The final agreement of the
three organizations, which is ad-
vanced as an addition to the Sc
lective Training and Service Act
of 1910, provides that:
&c. all persons entering the
armed forces on or after May l.,
1910, and prior to the official
termination of the present war
and who are released from ac-
tive duty under conditions other
than diShonorable, shall be
edited with seniority rights
for employment purposes at a
ratio of not less than day of
seniority credit for each day of
service in the armed forces, and
that such continuity and reten-
ton apply in obtaining employ
ment as we'll as for continuity
and retention in employment.
Seniority credits in the same
ratio shall also be credited for
periods of disqualification and
treatment, education or
vocational training, following
release for discharge from ac-
tive service. Provided, that with
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Coal Strike
Still Possible

WASHINGTON (LPA)-John
L. Lewis last week had the pub
lie and government officials
guessing as negotiations for a
new contract between the Unit
ed Mine Workers and the coal
operators started behind closed
doors at the Shoreham Hotel.
The guessing involved questions
of just how much Lewis would
give in, whether he would insist
on the location royalty demand
and other points of the 18 pro-
posed contract improvements.
Major speculation, however, was
on the question of whether the
unpredictable Lewis would dare
to call a wartime strike to win
his demands.
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Marion Company
Siqns Contract

Old Fort Mills Co. of Marion
signed a contract this week, after
negotiations had been completed
by International representative
James Crowley of Director
Richard Gosser's office. The
contract signed by the company
management contained most OF
the clauses of the master con-
tract including grievance pro-
cedure, plant seniority, main
tenance of membership and
checkoff, vacation clause and a
five cent bonus for End and 3rd
shift workers.
Mr.. Crowley is also conduct
ing negotiations with the Far
rell-C Cheek Foundry Co., San
dusky for Local $40 of that city.
The case of the Pilliod Cab
met Co. Swanton, in which the
company refused to recognize
the UAW-CIO as plant bargain
ing agent has been referred to
the company by a WLB directive
of March l in which the Board
ordered the company to recog-
nize the union and negotiate an
agreement within the 80 days
period allowed by the Board.
Mr.. Crowley stated that this case
will also be handled by him.
The balance of Mr.. Crowley's
time has been spent in negoti-
ating grievances for the work
ers of Local so employed by the
Universal Cobler Co. of Marion.
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WLB chairman William H.
Davis = modify the harsh
ness of the directive. Filling
Davis seat as WLB chairman is
DR.. George w. Taylor, previous
ly vice-chairman.
Vinson's directive eliminated
q long tug-of-war with the WLB
over what limits should be
placed on wage adjustments in
volving fringe" issues-such as
night shift differentials, job re-
classifications, vacations with
pay, and the like.
Gives OPA Veto
The WLB insisted that II be
permitted to continue its present
policy of deciding such cases
on their merits within reason
able guideposts which have been
developed by the Board over a
period of time. Vinson demand-
ed that no such adjustments in
volving price increases be grant
ed without prior OPA approval
in other words, giving the
OPA veto" power over the
Board.
Vinson broke the stalemate
last Friday with sweeping di-
rective which some newspapers
at first interpreted as Lifting
the lid but which later turned
out to be a "slamming of the
lid"
Among other features, the or
der prohibits the Board from
granting job reclaSsifications
and job re-evaluations to COR
rect inequalities in a plant be-
yond an amount averaging one
cent an hour or one percent for
all employees.
How drastic is this restriction
can be seen from the fact that
in the Boards recent decision
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JAW Again Ask
CIO to Quit WLB

DETROIT, (LPA) March 10
For the second time the United
Auto Workers-CIO, the nations
largest union, has asked the CIO
to withdraw its members from
the War Labor Board.
Last weeks action by the
JAWS executive board reaf-
firmed the same request made
last month by the board in a
meeting at New Orleans.
In Detroit, while ballots were
being counted on a nationwide
referendum on revocation of the
no-strike pledge, striking UAW
workers had returned to their
jobs at the Chrysler Dodge plant
and negotiations were in prog
ress to end another strike at the
Briggs Manufacturing Co.
Final tabulation of votes in
the no-strike referendum will
not be completed until the votes
of UAW members in the armed
services are counted. Prelimi-
nary estimates by an auditing
committee estimated that more
than 100000 votes had been cast
and that approximately 800 of
the ballots were against the
pledge.
Back Pay Granted
A WLB directive handed
down last week will mean at
least $10,000,000 in back pay for
General Motors workers, Walter
Reuther, UAW vice president
and director of the unions GIN
department, declared last week.
The WLB ruling, Reuther
said, "raises third shift pre-
miums from 5 to 712 % an hour.
Since this will be retroactive to a
period when third shift opera
tlonS were extensive, there WlH
be approximately $5,500,000 in
back pay.
The WLB decision removing
previous To-day limitation on
back pay due for adjusted hour
ly rates will mean another
substantial sum of retroactive
pay" Reuther said. "The ap-
proximate sum is not easily es-
timated, but it will bring the
total to we'll over S10,000,000.
In addition 1 am informed that
the WLB has reached a directive
in the case of GINS Brown
Lite-Chapin Division, Syracuse,
which will mean some S500,000
in back pay for approximately
1000 women workers there"
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legislation demanded by the
''brass hats" and the Admin
stration which would have
subjected workers to indirect
military control and to work
or Jail" penalties for disobeying
regulations.
Instead by a 63-to-16 margin,
the Senate adopted a substitute
bill prepared by its Military Af-
fairs Committee which gives
statutory backing to the existing
regulations of the War Man.
power Commission and leaves
manpower controls in civilian
hands.
The really decisive test oc-
Cured earlier, when another
substitute sponsored by Sen.
Revercomb (R. w. Va.) and con-
tanning some semi-compulsory
features was up for considera-
ton.
Sen. Josiah w. Bailey, reac-
tionary North Carolina Demo
crat, tried to get through an
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Pipe Threading Unit
Aids Red Cross

Officers and members of the
Toledo Pipe Threading Unit Of
Local u, UAW-CIO are proud
of their record of 100 per cent
participation in the current Red
Cross fund drive. A total of
S418.58 has been donated to the
drive which included gift for
500 voted by the Unit men,
bers.
Successful elimination of the
drive was due to considerable
extend to the hard work of
Melvin Lazette, William Eick
and Virgil F. Muetzel who soli-
cited the gifts. A check for the
total collection will be sent to
the Toledo Chapter of the Red
Cross.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
You're limited

If you are skilled work
er, you are invited to at
tend the stewards meeting
at Local IL Friday, March
% to hear vice-president
Walter p. Reuther of the
international UAW-CIO.
You will want to hear
this authority on skilled
trades, will tell you of the
recent developments in the
skilled trades division and
the efforts which are being
made by your union to ad-
just your wage inequalities.
The meeting begins at 500
p. m.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
Vinson Puts Wage Straitjacket
In lis Last Official Act
fringe Issues
May | cad To
BIowup

WASHINGTON, March TO- LPA) = The most drastic
wage sraiacket since imposition of the Little Steel for-
la was put over last week by Fred M Vnson of his
last acts in the role of director of economic stabzaon be-
fore he took his position of Federal Loan Admin
Strator.
If Vinsons directive stands unaltered then it will
doubtedly lead to bowup in the Natl War Labor Board
union chiefs predicted anticipated immediate ef-
fort will be undertaken to have Xnsons successoformer
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in l943 atter
serving for 13
years returned
this week to
his former po-
sition with the
Leader.
AS editor of
t h e u n i o n
L e a d e r, M r.
Guntrup made
a host of good
friends in and
out of his own
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troops to cross
t h e bri d g G
over the river
at r e m a gen,
and the latter
was the first
American SOL
dier to cross
to the east side
of the Rhine.
S e r G e a n t
Drabik's fe a t
in addition to
bringing honor
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
Speakers

Additional speakers are
needed for the PAC. Any
one who believes they have
the ability to talk before
small groups, or who would
be interested in gaining the
experience of speaking in
public are requested to
contact the PAC office,
Main 9126 or to see Clay
ton Rusch, Room 410, 425
Winthrop st. You need not
be an experienced public
speaker. If you can talk
you can speak in public.
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to PAC Chairman Clayton
Rusch, who said that 5000 cir
culations have been printed
for distribution throughout CIO
shops and for a house-to-house
canvass.
Mr. Rusch explained that
while 13,500 valid signatures
! would be required to place the
PR referendum on the ballot,
there was no doubt in the minds
of PAC officials that this could
be accomplished. "We hope to
secure at least 10000 signatures
which will more than take care
of the number required to get
the question on the ballot" he
said.
Invites Groups Support
Discussing the various groups
in the city which are favorable
to repeal of the PR system, Mr.
Rusch said, 1--WE earnestly solicit
the aid of any and all groups
which are in agreement with US
that PR should be repealed. We
will welcome their cooperation
in liquidating a system of elect
ing municipal officials which
has proved itself bankrupt"
Mr.. Rusch explained that
>plans were under way for a
Joint meeting between PAC and
members of civic associations
and other groups interested in
repeating PR.
Women To Canvass
Not only will the petitions be
circulated through shop COM
mitteemen, stewards and mem
bers of the PAC, but one wom-
ems group has volunteered to
circulate the petitions houSe-to-
house in an effort to secure
every possible signature.
Mounting evidence of the in
terest which is being taken in
the PR repeal proposal is the
increased number of new PAC
memberships which have been
taken out by more than 5000
since the PAC-..s membership
drive began six weeks ago. The
current drive is expected to end
with approximately 10000 new
members.
Enthusiastic reports of the re-
suits of the membership drive
in the various shops was given
by PAC shop representatives at
a meeting held at Local II head
quarters on March IL. More
than 5000 new memberships
were reported from the WHY'S
Overland plant alone with other
plants showing similar gains.
A speakers committee is being
organized to carry the PR repeal
campaign to all groups of the
city. Any group, desiring a
speaker may secure one by call
ing the PAC office, Main 9126
or writing to the PAC, 425
Winthrop ST., Toledo 10.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
Go Man
First To
Cross Rhine
Alex Drabik,
Local 65,
Wins Distinction

Major General John w. Leon
ard and Sergeant Alex Drabik
made it Toledo day on the Rhine
last week. The former COM
manded the first American
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
WiLIys Workers Giuen
Increase By WLB
Skilled Workers To Share
In Wage Hikes

Several thousand non-productive workers at the WHY'S
Overland plant, members of Local H. UAWCIO will
ceve wage increases ordered by the War Labor Board in
directive announced by the board March 49, Included
the were several caegore of skilled workers who
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
National Supply Unit
Denies Strike Charge

Officers of the National Supply Unit of Local H. UAW
CIO deny that the work stoppage March 10 strike
The first shift sent home after the company refused to
assist the union in settling dispute involving union
bers Cause of the difficulty the action of union
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
l. esion Backtracks
On Firing Plan

WASHINGTON, March 10 GPA) = Just in time last
week, the American Legion ducked from beneath
gathering storm of labor and liberal condemnation of pro-
posal had made behind closed government doors Feb
21 which would have Cancelled the seniority of all
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16

union who welcome him back
to his old position which he
served so we'll for years. His
return follows change in officers
of the Central Labor Union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
Gun+rup Returns To
Edit Union Leader

Walter Guntrup, former edi-
tor of the Toledo Union Leader,
AFL publication, who resigned
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
Labor Wins Fight Against
Labor Draft

WASHINGTON, March 10 NPA) = Organized labor's
long hard battle against mtarizaon of the nations work
under labor draft has eliminated in sweeping victory
in the u S. Senate
The Senate by knockout maortes last week rejected
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
PR Repeal Petitions
Are Being Circulated
To Hold Joint Meeting With
Other Interested Organizations

Hundreds of petitions for repeal Of the PR system of
eecting city councen circulated this week through
the efforts of the Political Action Committee which spon-
sorng the charter amendment to eliminate PR
More petitions will be circulated next week according
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23
Name Hickey
On Rent Unit

Richard s Hickey, vice
president OF Bondholders'
Management, Inc. has been
named a member Of the houS-
ing rent industry advisory
committee by Chester Bowles.
administrator of the Office of
Price Administration, il was
announced Saturday at offices
Of the Detroit Real Estate
Board.
HicRey, who was vice chair
man of the former quasi
official committee, becomes a
member of the new committee
set up by Congress in the
amended price control act,
consisting Of Is members rep
resenting as many populouS
cities in the country. II. Wal
ter Graves. Philadelphia,
chairman of the former COM
mittee, has been named 10 the
new committee.
Administrator BoWleS has
asked tt1t. committees f1efp IN
the formation of policies 10
stabilize rents during the re-
conversion period.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23
Halt Building
Homes

Further production in this
country Of temporary housing
Tor British workers has been
halted by the Federal Public
Housing Authority Commits
Sioner Philip NJ. KlutZnlck an
nounced today. This action
was taken following tcrmina-
tion OF lend-lease and the de-
ciSion by Great Britain not 10
take the balance OF the houses
ordered.
The FPHA. which acts a.
agent for the Foreign Eco
nomic Administration IN pro-
curing the houses. had preyi-
ously notified contractors TO
put no additional units in pro-
duction pending the British
decision. At the time of ter
mination. approximately To-
900 of an original lend-lease
order Of 27.OO0 houses had
been accepted by the British.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23
State eGrOuD
.Meets0Ct. ;
Detroit Delegation
TO Grand Rapids

The adjustment from war
to peace conditions in real
estate will form the dominant
note in the three-day meeting
of the Michigan Real Estate
Association in Grand Rapids,
opening Oct. 3. Speakers IA
miliar both with the national
and local situations are Sched-
uled Tor the various sessions.
Included in a large Detroit
delegation will be Donald d.
James, president of the Michi-
gan association: j. Truman
Strong, vice president OF
Michigan chapter. American
Institute OF Real Estate Ap-
praisers; j. T.. Atkinson, di-
rector OF the National Associ-
alton Of Real Estate Boards
John s. Spencer. president OF
the Michigan chapter, Insti'
tute of Real Estate Manage
ment; Leonard p. Reaume
who will serve as toastmastel
az the appraisal banquet
Hugo J. Hesse, chairman OF
the finance committee. anc
Philip c. Baker, chairman oi
the real estate license law
committee of the Michigan AS
sociation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23
II BuIdino
Peak Safe
Only $4,000 Units
This Year Seen

1t will require all the inge-
nuity Of the industry and IA
vora Bile developments in
materials for the building in
dustry Of the nation TO pro-
duce $4,000 housing units
during the last three months
OF this year, with the L-4l
ban lifted, Robert p Gerholz
Flint director and past preSi-
dent OF the National Associa-
ton OF Home Builders. told
members of the Detroit Real
Estate Board az their real
estate clinic in Hotel Statler
last week.
Gerholz stated the peak
year OF the industry in hOuS-
ing production was 1927 when
934 900 units were CON
structed. This peak will not
be passed until 1948 at the
earliest, GerholZ estimated.
since it will be that long be-
fore labor and materials viii
be equal 10 the task.
GerhotZ estimate. provided
factors are as favorable As
possible, was $4,000 units in
1916, 800 600 in l947. and
100000 i'm 1913. When the
million units year are pro-
duced, he said, 5000 900 men
viii be employed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23
F HaIts
Title Vi Jobs

Orders to all FILA field Of
ficers TO terminate the war
housing program have been
issued by FILA commissioner
RAYMOND NJ. Foley.
From now on all Fla home
financing insurance operations
will be conducted und G r
normal peacetin4e procedures.
FHA has available $1,000
100000 in authorization for
of loans TO buy.
build, or improve homes.
AT the time instructions to
halt operations under Title VI
were issued, substantially all
Of the authorization under the
program, 81. .S00,000,000, mad
been used.
Foley said that in cases
where applications for war
housing insurance are in proc
ess, a new determination OF
the actual need for the hous-
ing must be made. In cases
of outstanding commitments
where construction has not
started, review of each case
was ordered as TO the con-
tinuing need.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23
Big Field
B Building Ira d e S
0pen=toA oA4ets-

Outlook for the entry Of
many returning veterans into
the building trades is partlc-
ularly bright IN the Detroit
area, Francis b. Baglin, man
ageT OF the mortgage depart.
mcnt Of Hannah Real Estate
Exchange, Inc. said Saturday
in estimating the peak time
when mortgage funds Will bt
used for new building.
'0ne brake anticipated
on new building has been
the labor supply" Baglin
said. "There was little in
centive for young men 10
become apprentices during
the depression. Then came
the war and the absorption
of men into the armed
forces.
"NOw, both on their own
and with the aid of the GI
bill, returning veterans who
aspired 10 various building
trades, VIII enter them in
view OF the long, prosperous
building program ahead :,