The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-18

the women IN
some plants and In others wom-
en- workers have been aifronted
by offers Of increased severance
paw In return for surrenderink
their seniority rights and jobs.
Women whose skin happens In
he dark are double victims OF
these discriminatory tactics. And
1t times Il In rather difficult for
them 10 determine II they are be-
INK ill-used because Of their sex
or because OF their race or color
MANAGEMENT is not without
blame in creating this present
state NJ affairs Some Arms would
like nothing better than 10 see .
hght between women unionist and
men unioniSt or between mistreat-
ed women and equally mistreated
Negroes
In some plants here in Detroit.
the BOYS in labor relations make
pre,ense OF recognizing Negroes
ov deliberately offering them
transfers % the hardest the dirticSt
and the lowest paying jobs in the
plant. And IL they refuse this in
suit 10 their LONG reriod OF service.
they are given "Quit-slip" which
effectively bars them from receiv-
ing unemployment compensation.
The chief blame however. rests
with preiudiced local union OIL
hcials After Ave years, IL still ia
extremely difficult 10 convince
come men workers that women
have entered industrial employ
rent Ia stay: that they are not
implv another war fad to be dis
carded or returnei 10. peaccfur-
ness of homelife when war produc-
ton is over. Sooner or later how
ever. the men in our unions and
IN our plants must open Their ewes
80 the facts. they must realize that
heir women fellow-workers are
not "expendahle". and the sooner
he men accent this fact the more
NarmonyAtherc will be in labor
circles
WE DOUBT very seriously.
though il the current rahblc rous-
in- campaign few misguided
Detroit women workers Are con-
Quoting against their international
union will haSipu- this day Of
masculine reaSonableneSs W 9
doubt. too. IL the leaders Of this
feminine contingent are truly
representative Of JAW women
and their thinking in this matter
On one point. al least. we
know these diSgruntled women
sre away off base and that Is
their demand for q woman mem
her on JAWS executive hoard
We think they are out 81 bounds
because we believe that the
practical minded women mem
hers In JAW, just like the prac-
tlcaI-minded Neeroes. know
that YOU can not elect . woman
nor q Negro to JAWS execu-
tive hoard nv threatening
the board. or crying on Its
shoulder. or ricketinE the Inter
nationals HEADQUARTERS. or
(. h,.si,ps In ibr 1+Aiiy paper At tbs
unions four top ofIicers--eveu
II II were desirable land we
doubt ~ IN have Nero ar
woman on that board Just for the
sake of sex or color variety.
COLORED JAW members
learned al Buff'lo in l943 that you
get representation on the board
Just like you get anything else you
want in JAW or in .anv demo-
cratic organization. by sheer vo,-
ing power and streng 9Th They
learned too that il cannot be done
with all Negro votes just as II viii
not be done with all women votes
And while zee are on this subject
Ne may say that not until Negroes
women and the others who feel
themselves denied adequate repre-
sentation IN their unions. &C.
around IN taking . more active
part in union affairs and thus dem.