Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-21
It's News
To Me
By O. J. Pecord

As we sit in our homes on day. by
our families enjoying feeling contentment should stop
or minute two the General Motors strikers
who are carrying the workers of America
This will be slim Christmas the General Motors
strikers 1t pleasure strike at time but to strike
year walk the picket lines in the bitter
cold is bordering upon the heroic
should forget debt to the people of General
making possible for US to enjoy Christmas
day these people bearing the
burden fighting for every worker in America.
There isn't Motors striker who wouldn't rather
be working takes courage conviction and confidence in
persevere the way the and OF GM have
should not merely words of gratitude but
give the terrific burden placed
upon whose only livelihood
from their daily work
GIVE AND GIVE
Those of us who are fortunate enough drawing
weekly wages should the great which
fellow in GIN have taken They have challenged
the worlds largest corporation in the OF the
of American and they have not whmpered or faeed
a struggle this powerful titan of ndustrialism.
Every worker in has any idea of what the
the significance of the General Motors
strike and recognizing it means only to the GIN
all the workers without regard to
afaon they will want to give the strikers their
plete backing
One of the things that every person money
with which purchase necessities efood cloth
ing shelter These things must be supplied to GM
workers. only through healthy of people
expect maintain spirit that wins strikes Hungry people do
not win strikes.
RESPONSE
Response of the workers America the General Motors
strike has been exceptionally good well that it should be-
General Motors strike is lost organized labor will
setback which delay the forward march OF
the plain people for many years to come.
Solidarity the ranks of organized labor being shown
in that gives great hope for the outcome OF the sh
which corporation means
a. al rs 1 ] d b AF1 bacEins G strikers % an indca
The dollars which being given workers
until the strike satisfactorily settled spells than mere
aid to the strikers 1t definite and concrete demon
saton OF the concern OF the workers not only Io th wages
which be gained result OF successful strike but the
feeling another in the face adversely.
The poor traditonaly help poor be
morale builder than to have workers help workers Ger
any there has been little evidence that the employers would
be of assistance to the wage earnerS who make the pro
possible Corporation If GM had to do
thing would at least have made gesture of attempting to
rbtrae its differences in the wage dispute with its workers
prior to the strike.
AN OPPORTUNITY
Instead sitting down being employees
GIN bigwgs elected the union hard and by
its actions and its failure to act provoked its workers into
ceptinE the challenge which it threw down.
argue that the union picked the
time to force showdown OF the wage issue that the strike
would have been better had GIN been in full production with
the rolling off its assembly lines and similar arguments to
show that the time for the strike wisely selected AS
matter of fact the workers their leaders had little alter
native
Regardless of the merits of the the
the strike necessary; and
making the fight for themselves all the workers
America that the people doing the fighting need
complete support moral financial and perhaps before the
strike ends physical aid
Every recognizes his is inter-
esed in the advancement of his of v
ing will shrk his duty those carrying
the fight Give what you Give all
remember that in aiding the strikers you also
aid your fight.
wish strikers success as quickly it
be earned and to them and all the this column
extend sincere wish that this will be Merry Christmas
the prelude many happier ones to come when the worker will
be indeed worthy of his hire when the General Motors
Corporation will recognize the justice of cause
A Merry Christmas to all.