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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-06
FDR Memorial
Drive Ends

CIO shops which conducted a
fund drive for the past month to
erect a Franklin D. Roosevelt
Memorial wading pool at the
Toledo Society For Crippled
Children's home were turning in
their collections this week fol-
lowing the close of the campaign
on July 3.
Walter Madrzykowski, fund
treasurer, reported that the re-
suits were incomplete and that
he would be unable to give a
detailed report until later on
this month. However, he said
: that it appeared certain that the
fund would reach the point set
by the Memorial Committee.
To Aid Home
Regional Director Richard
Gosser, fund chairman, stated
that any money not required for
the wading pool would be used
10 aid in the equipment of an
operating room at the home.
considerable equip m e mt is
needed to fit out a complete
operating room with tables,
lights, and other necessities.
Should there be a surplus after
the pool is built, we will turn
the money over to the Society
For Crippled Children to use
for this purpose" he said.
Mr.. Madrzykowski has asked
all shops to return their con-
tainers to his office in the UAW-
CIO regional office at the earli-
est possible time SO the money
may be counted and an account
ing made. Once the list is COM
pleted, the list of shops and their
donations will be published in
the TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL.
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Unions Fight
Black Market

WASHINGTON (LPA) - A
strong weapon against the meat
black market is being used by
organized labor. The three mil
lion meat ceiling price lists made
available by OPA through local
War Price and Rationing Boards
are useful in spotting over
charges, intentional or otherwise.
(If you can prove that the over
charge is intentional-and you
can keep your name secret If you
want to-you can get three times
the amount of the overcharge, or
$50, whichever is greater). All
labor organizations are working
together to wipe out the meat
black market. Their efforts
were praised by George Mon
charsh, Chief of OPA Enforce
ment Operations, in statement
here last week.
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dreamy speculation of imprac-
tical planners. 1t is a hard
headed and potent instrument
for the construction of world
a man can live in. 1t is likely
that no other single measure
would do more to bring about
the traditional American dream
of a social order worthy of man.
A very apparent benefit of the
annual wage would be increased
stabilization of family life. Who
can measure the good this alone
will give us, since a strong FAM
lily life is the basis of strong
nation. If there is security for
corporate profits, surely there
should be security for the men
who make the profits possible.
Urges More Activities
Il strongly urge that labor
unions extend their activities be-
yond a mere definition of wages
and hours and the settlement of
isolated grievances. These are
the minimum actions of any Ia
Dor union. l submit that all labor
unions must participate in the
management of industry. The
economic reason for such union
management cooperation is
the need for job protection and
for proper living wages" he
continued. Another reason. lis
the need of the individual work.
er for self expression and free
dom at work. And the worker
needs to feel satisfaction in his
daily job, to which so much of
his life is devoted.
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Labor lawyers and govern
ment economists, after study
ing the bill carefully, discov-
cred that it was much more
vicious than was though at first
quick reading.
Typical of the reactions of
many non-union authorities was
that of DR.. William M. Leiserson,
who served for many years on
the Natl. Mediation Board and
the Natl. Labor Relations Board.
Some sections of the bill, Leiser-
son said, are stark crazy" and
"just don't make sense"
Newspapers Support Bill
Only support for the measure,
which labor leaders contend
would undermine many of the
hard-won gains of unionism dur
ing the past IL years came from
the reactionary daily pres. Sen.
Wayne Morse (R. Ore.), former
member of the War Labor Board,
was quick to denounce it, as was
Rep. Andrew Biemiller 3D.,
Wise former head of the WPB's
Labor Pro d u t i o n Division.
Other Congressman, after a be-
lated reading of the bill, joined
in with condemnation.
Washington reporters observ-
ed that the Natl. Assn. of Manu-
facturers and the Chamber of
Commerce played it cagey" by
their failure to join in the hosan-
mas of the reactionary press, fig
uring that any expression of
their glee over the proposed leg
islation might give it the kiss of
death.
Long Pants" Refrain
Constant refrain of editorials
in eastern dailies was that or
ganized labor now has long
pants" and should be willing to
assume a share of unfair labor
practices with employers.
What these papers, notably the
II Scripps-Howard sheets which
are giving the bill its most Wig
orous backing, refuse to mention
is the fact that the legislation
would completely undermine the
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ownership and profits and
also some voice in its manage
ment," he said.
Surely this is not an exces-
sive demand on the part of la
bor," Bishop She'll asserted. ut
is not a question of labor taking
over management, lock, stock
and barrel. 1t is simply the
workers request that they
should have voice in things
that affect them vitality"
For Murray Bill
The prelate argued vigorously
for the Murray full employment
bill and guaranteed anual
wage. The Murray bill, he said,
''is a providential weapon in the
building of world man can
live in. The bill is based upon
the premise that men make de-
pressions; and upon the further
premise that men can avoid de-
pressions through economic dar-
ing and bold craftsmanship"
what are we offered by the
opponents of full employment"
Bishop Shell asked, "It is strange
but true that there are some
who wish to leave the post
war unemployment problem to
the natural forces of private en-
terprises; as if the jungle tao
tics of unrestrained competition
were natural. Nothing less than
a full program of jobs for all will
fill the needs of postwar Amer
ica."
THE guaranteed a n n u !
wage" he emphasized, lis no
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Packard Motor Car Co., is
the only major Toledo plant
to be effected by the Detroit
work stoppages, with only
skeleton crews working as a
result of the material shortages
caused by the Detroit situation.
William Wisenburn, Packard
MESA chairman is said by his
fellow members to welcome the
lull in employment because he
has avoided lot of kidding
from those around him.
Despite the layoffs, Packard
CIO employees are awaiting
with interest the next handbill
from MESA wondering what
Earl Streeter will have to say to
save his face in view of his testi-
mony before the National Labor
Relations Board hearing Officer
when he admitted that MESA's
claims to have sought and Sc
cured vacation checks for CIO
production workers at Packard
was untrue.
To Give Statement
Information has reached Pack
ard Unit officers that Mr.. Street
er has an elaborate statement
prepared to attempt to show that
the handbill was an error on the
part of someone else. He will
use the occasion to again attack
the UAW-CIO, a move which
would attempt to divert atten-
ton away from the obvious
falsehoods which his organiza-
ton has been telling to under
mine the CIO and build itself.
CIO members are unimpressed
with the MESA claims now that
it has been brought out under
Mr.. Streeter's own sworn testi-
mony that the handbills put out
by his union were false. Some
Packard Unit workers express
the belief that if the MESA
would tell untruths about vaca-
ton checks in an attempt to Sc
cure credit for something they
did not accomplish, they would
follow the same, plan in other
matters.
A member of the CIO ex-
pressed it bluntly when he
said, the first requisite for be-
ing an organizer in the MESA
is the ability to distort the truth.
MESA heads have told SO many
whoppers so often that it now
appears that they have reached
the point where they believe
their own stories"
Tune In wToL Every Thursday. 80 p. m.
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Strike
Scare
/ Headlines

WASHINGTON, July 3,
(LPA) - Newspapers have
made a Roman holiday" out
of a flareup of work stop
pages during the past few
weeks. Many of them have seized
upon the brief rise in strikes as
arguments for enactment of the
vicious Ball-Burton-Hatch anti
labor bill or other repressive Leg
islation.
Actually, however, even with
the utmost securing and scratch
ing, the newspapers were unable
to add up more than 100000
workers idle during the peak of
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Corporation.
Officials Are
Underpaid

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Gen.
Motors Corp, probably the most
outspoken industrial foe of pay
raises and the guaranteed annual
wage, modestly admitted last
week that six of its executives
are among the 10 most highly
paid individuals in the U. S.
Frequently called the richest
company in the world" GIN paid
its president Charles E. Wilson
$459 ,041 in 1943. The other GIN
big shot salaries were: Ormund
E. Hunt, executive vice presi-
dent, $3.50, $40; Albert Bradley,
executive vice president, $780,
432; John Thomas Smith, vice
president, $306,310; Donaldson
Brown, vice chairman of the
board, 306,160; Charles F. Ket-
tering, vice president, $306,117.
Ford had two executives, c. E.
Sorenson, now Willys-Overland
president and B. j. Craig, draw
ing salaries of $230,000 and
$119,5 ,543. Others in the top
brackets were William Randolph
Hearst, 100000; President E. G..
Grace of Bethlehem Steel, $221,-
645; w. S. Clifford, of A. T. & T.,
$210,350; Thomas J. Watson,
Init. Business Machine Corp,
$425,548
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Senator Ball
Called
Renegade

ST. PAUL, June 80 IPA)
Sen. Joseph Ball (R.,
Mimi, one of the authors of
the anti-labor Ball-Burton-
Hatch Federal Industrial Re
letions Act, was assailed here
last week at the annual conven-
ton of the American Newspaper
Guild-CIO as "renegede" from
the Guild and a political turn
coat"
Guild President Milton Muir
ray declared that Ball dropped
from the union while he was
still reporter on the st. Paul
Dispatch" "It seems to me, ="
Murray said, "that Minnesota
should be particularly anxious
for the end of this war so that
they can have back Commdr.
Stassen, a man of responsibility
and stature to take over again
some of the leadership that Joe
Ball is apparently trying to steal
from him while he is serving his
country"
Sen. Bail has achieved for
himself a reputation as liberal
at the expense of the American
people because he chooses to be
a wanderer on the international
front; he has visions of interna-
tional this and international that,
which he can reduce, with some
rewrite assistance from the par
lor, to rather flowery language. !"
The Gull d is holding a
"streamlined" convention with
only so delegates, in conformity
with ODT regulations.
Tune In wTOL Every Thursday, 1880 p. m.
L.S.M.F.T.
NEW YORK (LPA) - Local
dailies and nationwide a d o
hookups and other advertising
media accounted for 1858, ,000,-
600 worth of local and ST.
407, 100000 national" advertis-
ing in 1914, according to Print
ers Ink, June 4, 1945.
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fusal to come to terms with
them on a new contract.
Union officials and man.
agements of the Libbey-Owens-
Ford Co. and Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Co. will meet July 9 to IL
before a special board created
by the National War Labor
Board in Washington to settle
the dispute between the two
parties.
Points In Dispute
Points in dispute which will
be presented before the board
include the following: Recogni-
ton, union shop and checkoff,
grievance procedure, seniority
for organizers, shift differential
(from IL to 16 hours), wage ad-
justments for production work
ers.
Origination of the strike ac-
ton came following break
down of contract negotiations
between the union and manage
ments of the two glass COM
panies in Atlantic City. Appli-
cation was made by the union
for a strike vote under the
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economics instructor at Corneu
and research associate for the
Carnegie Corporations Negro
In America" survey.
1.-The fundamental philosophy
of the CIO unions" Northrup
declares, ''is to take in every
body: no one familiar with the
situation can deny that its vari-
Gus affiliates have been doing
Just that. Competition from the
CIO, moreover, has forced most
of the AFL and the indepen-
dent unions to adopt a more
tolerant attitude than they had
previously displayed"
Unions Fight Discrimination
Discriminatory promotion pol
icies have been particularly
fought by the AFL Int'l Ladies
Garment Workers, and five CIO
unions; the United Steelworkers,
the United Auto Workers, the
Marine & Shipbuilding Work
ers, United Electrical Workers,
and the Natl Maritime Union.
There are, however, an i'm
portant minority of approxi-
mately 80 unions, which con-
sistently practice discrimina-
ton against Negroes, Northrup
asserts. Among these he names
the following organizations, list
ed by types of discriminatory
practices:
l. Unions which exclude Ne
groes by color bar in bylaws:
A. AFL affiliates:
Int'l Assn of Machinists
Railroad Telegraphers
Railway Mail Assn.
Switchmen's Union
Wire Weaver's Protective
Association
B. Independent unions:
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STRIKES AT
0.2boo

WASHINGTON GPA)--
Strikes and lockouts in May
amounted to only 0.26% of
the available working time,
the Labor Dept. reported
last week. More than half
the time lost was due to the
19-daysanthracite strike e
early in the month.
A total of 425 strikes and
lockouts were listed, inv0lv-
ing $4,000 workers out of
the nations non-agriculture
working force of $4,000.
The wartime average has
been about OIL %.
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refunds to corporations, and
profit insurance" already
enacted by Congress for post
war years now provide Ameri-
can industry with reserves equal
to fifteen years of normal, pre-
war profits.
2-That war-bond savings in
the hands of American consum-
ers are greatly exaggerated and
that only substantial wage in
crease can maintain purchasing
power in the months and years
ahead.
3-That Federal agencies, spe-
officially the National War Labor
Board and the Office of Price
Administration, are operating
on a double-standard: wage con-
trolls, despite risen living costs,
are being tightly maintained,
while price increases have been
granted on flimsy or no evidence
whatever.
U. S. Encouraging Low Outpu.
The brief filed by Reuther
charged that present admin
stration policies are discourag-
ing business from planning
speedy reconversion and maxi
mum expansion by assuring rich
profits at low rate of produc-
ton.
Current government policy"
Reuther declared, "discourages
the possibility of a Henry Ford
OR any other company-an-
nouncing that he win produce
cars in the postwar period at
their pre-war prices.
Because it will take them, by
their own estimate, ninety days
or more to get into civilian pro-
duction, government proposes
that they be protected for the
indefinite future from pressures
which would induce them to
lower prices and achieve maxi
mum production as soon as pos
sible Thus the government acts
to discourage revival of the poll
icy which made the automobile
industry great-the policy of
maximum production at low
prices while paying compare
lively high wages"
Sent To Vinson
The GIN workers brief was
sent by Reuther today to Fred
M. Vinson, director of War
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of any government agency.
The magnitude of NLRB's
job during the past 10 years
and its achievements can be
partly estimated from the fol-
lowing figures taken from the
Boards records:
Handled $4,000 Cases
NLRB handled over $4,000
cases and issued more than
1900 formal decisions. These
decisions involved approximate
ly $4,000 union representation
cases and $500 unfair labor prac-
tice cases. More than $4,000 of
the $4,000 cases were disposed
of informally without formal
and expensive hearings.
More than 1000 company un-
ions were disestablished. About
100000 employees were rein
stated. More than 10000 en-
ployes received back pay. About
$9,000,000 was awarded in back
pay, About $4,000 elections
were held involving 7,250,OOO
employees. In 10000 of the a.
600 elections a majority of en-
ployes voted for a union. CIO
unions won $500 elections. AL
unions won 5000 elections. Inde-
pendent unions won $500 cleo
tions. No union was selected in
$500 elections.
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CIO Attorney
On The Air

David Guberman, Local
IL attorney will be the
guest speaker on the CIO
radio progra m, Labor
Views and News" over
radio station WTOL, Thurs
day, July IL at 1880 p. m.
Well known to thousands
of CIO members in Toledo,
Mr.. Guberman is rapidly
establishing a reputation as
one of the outstanding labor
attorneys in the state. He
will discuss Truman and
the Domestic Situation"
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Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers
Brotherhood of Firemen &
Enginemen
Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen
Railroad YardmasterS
Railroad Conductors
Train Dispatchers Assn.
2. Unions which habitually
exclude Negroes by practices
based on unwritten rules:
A. AFL affiliates
Asbestos Workers
Int'l Brotherhood
Electrical Workers
Flint Glass Workers Union
Granite Cutters Int'l Assn.
Journeymen Plumbers &
Steamfitters.
B. Independent unions:
Marine Firemen, Oilers,
Watertenders & Wipers
Brotherhood of Railroad
Shop Crafts.
3. Unions which confine Ne
groes in Jim crow auxiliary
locals:
A. AFL affiliates:
Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers
& Helpers
Boilermakers, Iron
Shipbuilders, Welders &
Helpers
Maintenance of Railway
Carmen
Railway & Steamship Clerks
Rural Letter Carriers
Seafarers Int'l Union
Sheet Metal Workers
Int'l Assn.
B. Independent unions:
Am. Fed. of Railroad Wkrs.
Rural Letter Carriers Assn.
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UAW-OO Asks National
Wage Policy Alteration
Reuther Shows Means
Or Raising Wages

DETROIT, July = Pettoning for immediate and
change in the national wage policy the Gen.
era Motors Department of the United Automobile Workers.
CIO today forwarded Federal reconverson economic and
labor Agencies documented brief pointing out how wages
can be increased without raising prices
Walter P. Reuther, UAW-CIO vice-president and d-
of its GIN department which speaks for $4,000 GIN
workers. declared
That corporate wartime net profits scheduled tax
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Paul M. Herzog, appointed
by President Truman to head
the National Labor Relations
Board, was sworn in on the
same day the NLRB celebrated
its 10th birthday. A former
chairman of the N. Y. State
Labor Board, HerzOg at 39
heads into the stormy recon
version and postwar battles
between the CIO and AFL on
jurisdictiOnal issues the NLRB
has never before had to con-
front. But almost all organ
lied labor approved his ap-
pointment. (LPA).
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NLRB Ends Decade
or Hectic Years

WASHINGTON, July GPA) = The National Labor
Relations Act frequently called organized labors Magma
Carta celebrated it's anniversary this week July 81 as
NRB officials reviewed what attorneys
NAV well have been the 10 hectic years in the history
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the stoppages. That's less than
2/10 of 10 of the 100000
workers on the job during that
period.
By last weekend, that figure
had taken a nosedive, and strik-
ers were back on the job in
nearly all the major disputes.
Settle Big Controversy
Biggest of the controversies
that involving jurisdictional diff
ferences between the AFL Build
ing Trades unions and the UAW-
CIO over reconversion construc-
ton in Detroit area automobile
plants--was settled, at least tenn
porarily, by leaders of the rival
organizations.
Another big strike that prac-
tically folded up" during the
week was that of 5000 truck
drivers represented by an ''in-
dependent" union in Chicago.
The men walked out in protest
a gainst unsatisfactory wage
awards from the National War
Labor Board, and at the begin
ming quite few thousand MEM
bers of the AFL-Teamsters also
struck.
Strikes Called Off
A strike of $4,000 workers at
IL Pittsburgh Plate Glass and
Libbey-O -Owens-Ford plants in 10
cities also was called off, on
WLB appeals, as were many
other smaller walkouts, includ-
ing one of drivers that had tied
up publication of the Pittsburgh
Press.
Among strikes still under way
was that of the Printing Press
men at the Lakeside-Press of the
hard-boiled, anti-union R. R.
Donneley & Sons in Chicago. De-
spite WLB order tn the men to
return, the strikers stayed out,
insisting their stoppage did not
affect war production.
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Bishop Asks Union
Share MANAGEMENT

CHICAGO July 3, (LPA = "AH labor unions must
participate in the management of industry Roman Cath
oic Bishop Bernard Shell declared in speech.
This is not bid for anarchy but bid for that form of
partnership which would permit graduated share in the
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Die Council
Cancels Meeting

The meeting of the Greater
Toledo Tool, Die and Mainte-
nance Council scheduled for
Monday, July 8 has been can
celled. The meeting will be held
instead on Thursday, July 19.
First and third shift workers
will meet at Local IL headquar-
ters at 800 p. m. Second shift
meets at 1000 a. m.
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Race Bias Discovered
In But Few Unions

NEW YORK, July (LPA) - The majority of the 200
unions in the u have made honest effort to ELI
discrimination in their organizations according to
an article Discrimination in Union written for the July
issue of the Mercury Norhrup.
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B2-H Act Ripped
.Bv Labor Leaders
Non-UniOn Authorities
Condemn Anti-Labor Bill

WASHINGTON, July 8, QPA) - Damned by every
Section of the trade union movement plan esave
labor the proposed Federal Labor Relations Act being
carefully ripped apart bit by bit last week for the benefit of
Congressman who will be asked to vote on it next fall
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L-O-F Workers
= Return To Jobs
10 Day Work Stoppage
Ended By CIO Union

Nearly 1000 employees of the Libbey- Owens-Ford
Glass Co., members of Local g. Federation of Flat Glass
Workers. CIO returned to their jobs Monday morning of
this week after staging Today strike under the SmhCon
nay Act in protest against the company managements
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Gone TO Tile
Come

Local IL dues offices will
close at 1900 p. m. instead
of the usual $3.50 time,
Thursday, July 10 to per-
NIT all Local employees an
opportunity to attend the
CIO ball game between the
Mud Hens and IndianapO-
lis Indians.