Smyrna times., 1946-10-03


To The Editor
Smyrna Times
Dear Sir:
In the Smyrna Times of September g. under the heading
"a Grave Issue you attention organzationa
currently being carried by the employees of the Wilson Cab
met Company who have named the International Union United
Automobile Aircraft Agricultural Implement Workers of
America CIo exclusive bargaining agent Your article
that advent of the CIo in the city of Smyrna
vital studied every thinking citizen
We Fundamentally and in order that the citizens of
SMYRNA may become acquainted essential which
appear your previous article feel that you will be
glad to publish this letter
First let it be understood the UAW-CIO did not
INVADE Smyrna to capture plants the Wilson Cabinet
Company plain and unvarnshed facts that the
poyees of the Wilson Company desire to better their
wages working conditions established their own Union
organizing committee to the CIO with request that
their organization be allowed to affiliate with this strong ma
body wageeamers All organizatona work to date
campaign has been carried exclusively by en-
pyees the Wilson Company whose desire for the security
advantages CIO working conditions is sufficiently strong
the necessity of assistance by our organizers
amply proved you will stop to consider that when
the workers committee first approached office seek
ing admission in the Co they carried with them the voluntary
125 Wilson workers requesting us to represent
them for the purposes of collective bargaining.
The citizens of Smyrna may why the Wilson workers
have independently the opinion that they need CIO
this is simple and fortnight Because
they wages higher working conditions are bet
and individuals job secure in plant operating
llustrate at the present time the
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation, Akron Ohio is building
pete deepfreeze the Wilson Cabinet Company The
Goodyear plant operates under UAWCIO contract For
performing the work identical product the UAW
workers Goodyear receive rates far in of their
fellow workers at Smyrna The comparison below makes
this clear.
Classification Goodyear Rate Ra undsf n5ss'sS co tas Confines
Assember s11s1a per .s5 plus 3a1s per
Welder 1881 95 plus .4315 per hr.
Spray Painter 1.24 95 plus 29 per mr.
Finisher 1.25 80 plus AS per hr.
the shows does that under CIO
contract make almost 3s cents hour the for
the work. the good of the Wilson companys
oyees in seeking gain these advantages for themselves
clearly be to be the sole movang force behind the
organzational activities in the Wilson plant
Reference is made article to the Wilson Companys
rates the highest in this area Not off, at the Plant
of Beanca Aircraft Corporation New Castle operating
under UAWCIO contract since 1912 find janors and
floor receiving the cIo contract rate of go cents
hour with skilled employees receiving rates of $175
hour Does the Bench hand, skilled man. Wilson,
who receives only 20 80 cents hour have to stop
ponder between Smyrna
New Castle the absence of CIo contract the his
earnings compare unfavorably?
On the question of vacations should suf
fee In the plants of the Victor Products Corp Hagersow
Mda competitive manufacturer deep freezers milk
and allied products employees receive weeks vacation for
one years sece two weeks vacation for two years service
under CIO contract Where does this leave the Wilson
on of week for two years service and two weeks for 10
years service?
To further acouaint the citizens of Smyrna with the
record of the UAW-CIO citizens wage
let state that organization officially praised by the
Secretary General Eisenhower
job turning the stuff to beat the 1870 of all
material used in the late produced by members of the
CIO Our work has also been officially recognized ousand
ing supporting the Bond drives of Treasury
which members subscribed mos securing blood donors
for the American Red Cross and factor in the
the United Fund many national
funds On the national legislative front the UAWCIO is in
the forefront of the battle against imitation and high prices
Our calls for house for who it, job for
all who wish to work. and minimum wage sufficient support
American standard of living We against only those
who laying the groundwork for another depression
other and support those who America whole
rather than any isolated class interest
Concerning organizations methods of operation,
maintain the low initiation fee of So monthly of $150
Our organization is by the rank with annual cleo
ton of all officers from the local the national level Our
books and finances audited quarterly by Certified public
contans and published in natiora newspaper The Auto
the press large The basic idea of the UAW
constitution guarantee freedom democracy within
the organization to member while working increasingly
to advance and protect him wage and citizen
the foregoing the citizens of Smyrna readily
that coming the UAWCIO to their in
the purchasing power the Wilson Company workers.
which in turn will higher income and increasing
y the merchants farmers and professional of Smyrna
security happiness the families of
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