Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16
UAW Claims
4MiNion Fund
Bio War Chest Backs
Strikes, Says Adde's e

Oti iNN~t
BY IN BRAND
petJap, TUNES Labor Iditor
FLINT. Sept. l5-Thc LAW
Go has $1,000 GOO In cash 10 back
I'd It's new revolutionary strike
program for a 80 PER cent wage
Increase Plus additional AID from
the national CIO, George +. Nd
deS. secretary treasurer or tht
union. announced today.
This amount has been set aside
- despite the admitted fact that The
union Will feel the fun force of q
$500 600 a month loss in dues
through lay offs within the next
four weeks, Adde's said.
Adde's revealed that the Sd
100000 strike fund is held Jointly
by the international union and by
the local unions.
THE international union has
So 100000 already set aside In
n fund TO carry out cur new
strike program and a spot check
of local unions disclosed they
have a totAt or more than
r., 900. 600 in strike funds ac-
cumulated during the war;
Adde's declared.
OPERATING AT DEFICIT
While he refused 10 disclose
exact figures on the unions tinan-
e4ai status until "a special board
meeting is held the latter part OF
November Adde's admitted that
the union has been operating al
q deficit Of about SD 900 a month
for the past several months.
He claimed, however, that re-
6uctions in staff, consolidation OF
departments, reductions in the
mailing list Of the unions news
paper. The Auto Worker, plus
a policy of issuing the paper once
a month instead of hi-monthly will
trim the deficit 10 a minimum
He said this action probably
will be taken before the present
board meeting ends.
Adde's admitted that 100000
dues-paying members have been
laid off due TO cutbacks since
Pearl Harbor and that the in
tprnationai union viii lose Sl2e,-
900 a month in dues if they don't
return to work Within the next
month.
The layoffs will slash an addi-
tional S1SO.o00 monthly from the
various locals. The locals receive
so cents and the international
40 cents out of each dues dollar.
The secretary treasurer refused
20 estimate deficits or how the
union would meet them until the
latter part Of October.
MANY PAY AHEAD
"Many members who have
been laid off had paid their dues
from one TO two months In ad-
vance and we won't be able To
tell how hard we have been hit
until then" he said.
Adde's said a special board meet
ing would be called the latter part
of October at which time the board
members would be presented with
"a full and complete" statement
on the unions finances.
whatever the nd Ions
might be, we will be able to find
ways and means OF operating
within our budget" Adde's said.
"If we are I'm the midst Of n
strike or on the verge OF author
iLlng one, we will have plenty of
financial support The CI0 has
1000, 900 members and one union
hxs the h q b { of helping
6another."
While Adde's was talking. a
member of the finance committee
asked:
'1f we keep operating on
deficit we will have 20 take just
that much more out of the
strike fund TO continue opera
ations, won't we, George?"
Adde's nodded yes.
with reference to the test
strike that everybody ls talking
about" A des observed, "it
might be General Motors and
then ID might be Bendlx. I have
Bendix and It's pretty old case.
Bendix has 1000 workers and
that isn't a small amount by
any means"
CONTRADICTS THOMAS
Adde's remarks concerning Ben
dix were-in sharp contrast 10 the
boast made "a hours earlier by
union president r. J. Thomas.
Thomas said that when the new
strike weapon is used for the first
time IL will be against one of the
country's largest corporations 49,
one with branches in every major
city and state.
First" Thomas said, Eve will
pick out a company 10 close
down. We will not just strike
In one department or in one
plant. We will call everybody
out In every department in every
city In which the company
operates"
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