Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-01
Political
Action

of the Political Action Committee
The bills to increase un-
employment compensation in
Ohio, which have taken so
much of our attention lately
will soon be before the Ohio
Legislature for passage. These
bills call for increasing unem-
ployment compensation from
S16 for 18 weeks to $25 for
26 weeks.
Organized labor throughout
the state will send representa-
tives to Columbus to lobby for
passage of these bills which
are known as Senate bill 94
and House bill 1877. These
lobbyists from shops all over
the state will let the legisla-
tors know how organized
labor feels about this legisla-
ton.
If 1t were not an important
bill the Unions would not
spend the money which it will
cost to be heard on the meas
ure. Yet the labor represen-
tatives are speaking for organ
izations. In this respect they
will not command any more
attention than the representa-
tives of big business who will
be modified to prevent pas
sage of these bills.
The legislators are quite
naturally interested in the re-
action of the people. For ex-
ample, if particular piece of
legislation will please the big
shots of business and not be
given enough publicity to an
tagonize sizeable proportion
of the people, that is one thing.
However, If piece of legisla-
ton is so obnoxious to the
people that it's passage will re-
suit in opposition at the polls,
|, that is something else. Like
wise, If passage of a piece of
legislation is demanded by the
people, that fact will effect
the results, because the legis-
lators are always interested in
being reelected.
LETTERS
Therefore all the arguments
that can be advanced by the
labor representatives on the
bills to increase unemploy-
ment compensation will not
carry the same weight as let
ters from the voters to the
legislators.
These letters or post cards
should be sent to State Sen
ators Raymond Hildebrand
and Virgil Cramer and State
Representatives, VIM. Dono-
van, Opal Mundy, Fred Hunt,
Chester Early and Ben. Read
ing, at the State House, Col
umbus, Ohio.
The letters can be very
simple. 1t is only necessary
to ask your representative to
support Senate bill "a and
House bill 1877, or to ask them
to support the bills which will
increase unemployment COM
pensation from $16 for 18
weeks to $25 for 26 weeks.
Don't put this off as it will
soon be too late, Don't depend
on others to write because the
letters of ali of us are needed
to assure passage of these
bills. AS your contribution to
the cause of Social Legislation,
sit down right now and get
these letters or cards off to the
legislators. They tell us that
they are interested in us every
time they seek election or re-
election. Let us show them
that we are interested in them,
not only at election time. but
all the time.
OTHER BILLS
There are other important
bills which come up before the
legislature that are of particu-
lar interest to the workers. 1t
is the task of the PAC to keep
the people informed on these
matters so that they can keep
an eye on their elected repre-
sentatives.
On Saturday, June End, the
Ohio legislators from Lucas
County will hold an open
meeting starting at 200 p, m.
In the City Council Chambers
of the Toledo Safety Building.
At this meeting representa-
tives of the PAC anC. of the
labor movement, as we'll as
representatives of social agen-
cies will present the desires of
the workers relative to the
various bills now pending and
soon to be voted on. Every
one interested in improving
the welfare of the people
through effective political ac-
tion should make an effort to
be present, Those attending
will be entitled to be heard If
they wish. Such meetings will
help offset the campaign
against our program which big
business spends so much time
and money to defeat.